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Try some reading retention classes.thinktank wrote:MoS seems suspicious to me. He does not post for a while, then posts only when under the pressure vote and even then his posts say almost nothin except for the fact that hes voting ryan. Seems like lurker behaviour. I understand that Tyler J had similar behaviour but he atleast had a counter argument against the bandwagon.Why did you vote for Ryan, MoS?
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(Note: It says fixed, but that's only because I quoted the original post, which was not fixed)Mastermind of Sin wrote:Original Roll String: 1d9(STATIC) 1 9-Sided Dice: (1) = 1
Do I need to number them for you, or can you count for yourself?
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Setael's vote was the third in a direct series of attacks and posts that could cast suspicion on Fernando. The second post (and first vote, showing initiative) could not really be considered opportunistic, although that doesn't mean he's *not* scum, obviously. However, Setael was the second post and third in a series of attacks, so I would say that definitely falls under a variation on Jeep's Tells.
CA, you clearly don't know what "opportunistic" means, if you think it's opportunistic that I directed attention at Setael's actions rather than letting him slide under the radar and jumping on a wagon of suspicion that I had already started. If there ever was an opportunity for me, it was to place the third vote after finding out that two other people agreed with my post about lurker hunting, pushing him to a claim. I could then have pointed out that it was I who first made the counter-argument against him and have wiggled my way out of suspicion for it.*That*would be opportunistic...Permanent V/LA.-
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Easy. I'm in another game in Little Italy that I also hadn't posted in yet, and that mod prodded me. If you go check that game, you'll note that I posted in both games at about the same time, because I noticed this one after going to check on the other one.ChocolateAttack wrote:And how do u explain about you appear right after someone wanted to prod u for 3days absents?Permanent V/LA.-
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This post is bullshit. I'm the only experienced player here, and I couldn't be mafia with myself.TylerJ wrote:Fernando doesn't seem suspicious but those who jumped on him do.
It seems that Mafia is rather experienced because they have yet to make a noticeable mistakes. I looked through all of the posts, but nothing has popped up yet.Permanent V/LA.-
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What are you trying to say here? I haven't FoSed anyone all game...why are you saying I'm FoSing people, and why are you voting me for it?TylerJ wrote:Your serious???
From the games I have played, mafia usually make some noticeable mistakes within the first three pages. I was just comparing to those games.
I don't think that post was worthy of an FOS. Consequently, MoS, your jumping the gun and trying to point out others faults. You did the same with CA, but left out the FOS.
As for the games *you've* played, I don't think you're the expert around here. You joined, what, a month ago? Unless you're an alt, I think I know how games work around here more than you. You sound like one of those guys who is used to games finishing in like 4 weeks instead of 4 months.
Scum almostNEVERmake a noticable mistake in the first three pages, much less the first ten. Trust me on this. If you think the scum is playing well to not get caught after 3 pages, you're dreaming.Permanent V/LA.-
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So you think we should all passively sit by and just wait for a scum to do something bad? You have to point out what people do wrong and find alternative motives for how they act, or they really will be able to coast through the game.TylerJ wrote:My apologies MoS. You never did FOS anyone. Perhaps you are right and things do take longer here. After all, this is my first game on this specific site.
I still think your are jumping the gun by pointing fingers and making accusations. So as of now, my vote remains.
I will ask though, please be a little less hostile. And if the same can be asked about me, then ask.Permanent V/LA.-
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ORLY? Please, link me to a game where scum got outed in the first three pages. For every game you find on this site, I'll link you to 100 games where they didn't out themselves in the first three pages. Bring it.ryan wrote:Unvote/Vote: Mastermind of Sin
Your statement that scum never make mistakes in the first three pages is just stupid. I've seen lynches happen after two pages and scum get outed by saying stupid things. I'm interested in where this wagon leads.Permanent V/LA.-
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Wow. That's retarded, ryan. THOSE WERE NEWBIE GAMES. THIS IS NOT A NEWBIE GAME. Most newbie games span about 3 game-days in 8-12 pages, so any scum that is lynched D1 has usually outed themselves early. However, the newbie setup is small and doesn't apply here. There are more protown people, and it's inherently easier for the scum to hide. It doesn't take a lot of skill to not do something stupid, and I could still link you to 200 games where scum weren't outed in the first 3 pages. Want me to? Shit, I could do 300 if you could find another one. Just let me know, and I'll do it.Permanent V/LA.-
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Obviously. Good job checking your facts before making random accusations.ryan wrote:
Distance much?Mastermind of Sin wrote:Goddamn. If I was mafia with Setael and ChocolateAttack, we'd be the best damn mafia ever. I don't think the three of us have been on the same side of an argument all game.
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I see that you still don't see the problem with your accusation. I made my post about not agreeing with two players partly in jest, partly with the hope that I would trap a scum who tried to push me on that comment. I feel that I've trapped you, and so far it looks like I have. You were too eager to put more suspicion on me to actually stop and think about the facts.Permanent V/LA.-
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I'm still giving you a chance to recover, but you're digging a deeper hole.ryan wrote:Oh please MoS, you had no plan with your comment except to distance from a couple of your scum buddies. If you did it in jest where was the proof with a smiley face, a just kidding comment or something to show the game you were joking? It wasn't there and now you're trying to spin things in your favor.
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Distance much?Mastermind of Sin wrote:Goddamn. If I was mafia with Setael and ChocolateAttack, we'd be the best damn mafia ever. I don't think the three of us have been on the same side of an argument all game.ryan wrote:
Pretty much just like your reason for voting me than eh? You just said that you Setael and Chocolate Attack haven't been on the same side of an argument all game, basically saying trying to say that you don't agree on anything? It's a fair question. You are obviously trying to say that you three couldn't be on the same side because you don't agree.Mastermind of Sin wrote:
Obviously. Good job checking your facts before making random accusations.ryan wrote:
Distance much?Mastermind of Sin wrote:Goddamn. If I was mafia with Setael and ChocolateAttack, we'd be the best damn mafia ever. I don't think the three of us have been on the same side of an argument all game.
Unvote, Vote: Ryan
Someone's not paying attention and justwants to find a reason to attack people.ryan wrote:I'm flailing to get discussion going again and obviously it worked.ryan wrote:I admitted to putting something to get discussion moving and just because you didn't agree with it doesn't mean it's a bad idea. This game is dragging ass right now. I'm not backing off my suspicions on you as I do still feel you are scummy, but I'm more interested in somebody who I feel is lurking, hence my pressure vote on Setael. I still feel you are trying to distance yourself from your possible scum partners, THAT is why I responded "distance much?" Is this such a difficult argument? You made a big deal of not agreeing with two players in the game, I called you on it and you reacted quite quickly. Shouldn't be much discussion needed on that point, you did exactly what I predicted you would do. (Dropped an OMGUS vote on me and than whined about my accusation)
I had no plan, did I? What about the fact that careless scum would be so eager to jump on my "slip", or whatever you want to call it, that they would forget that this is anryan wrote:Oh please MoS, you had no plan with your comment except to distance from a couple of your scum buddies. If you did it in jest where was the proof with a smiley face, a just kidding comment or something to show the game you were joking? It wasn't there and now you're trying to spin things in your favor.open setup, and that C9+2 only hastwo mafia, so I couldn't be distancing from a"couple of"my scumbuddies. Nor was I making a badly supported argument that us"three couldn't be on the same side".
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I agree that scum generally would know how many scum there are, but I also believe that some scum (such as ryan) would be so focused on attacking their target that they would forget this and try to take the easy potshots.TylerJ wrote:Setael I agree with you. On this argument both sides have their good points and bad ones.
First, ryan did jump on a post, but it could have been just to get something started. The problem with this theory is that MoS has already been active. When ryan said that MoS does seem to get defensive whenever people start point him out, he was right, that is what MoS is doing.
MoS thinks he has cornered ryan on that post but that isn't strong evidence. However, his counter-arguments are just as jumpy as MoS' are, I don't think he likes people pointing fingers at him either. When MoS claimed to have planned his post in order to catch scum I can't help but think he was lying.
Ryan why are you already role claiming? That's the most scumtell move I've seen all game. Im starting to reconsider...
The reason I jumped on Ryan as soon as he made his post was exactly for the reason that I was waiting for someone to fall into that trap.Permanent V/LA.-
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ryan, don't spout bullshit, please. You know as well as anyone else that no scum is going to claim "scum". Just because you claimed townie doesn't make you a townie. We're not going to just sit around and wait for someone to claim scum before we vote. That would be retarded, and you know it.Permanent V/LA.-
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Sure it will. You die, scum or not. That gets us a lot closer. Plus we'll have finally finished D1. That gets us closer. Overall, I'm satisfied with your death improving the town's chances.ryan wrote:
Than state a valid case that I have an option of defending. So far there has been no solid evidence that I'm scum in this game, just wild accusations. I never said scum were going to claim but if you want a legit claim than yes I am a townie and voting me isn't going to get the town any closer to winning this game.Mastermind of Sin wrote:ryan, don't spout bullshit, please. You know as well as anyone else that no scum is going to claim "scum". Just because you claimed townie doesn't make you a townie. We're not going to just sit around and wait for someone to claim scum before we vote. That would be retarded, and you know it.Permanent V/LA.-
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thinktank wrote:so what's the votecount?
People seem to be switching votes or casting new ones , hard to keep track. Atleast now we can get the game going considering we have all active players.
I not not sure if i should be suspicious of Ryan or not. he's quite aggressove and gets defensive really fast, but i dont think that's enough reason to lynch him. People are now voting Tyler, whats the core argument against Tyler?
Tyler's attacks on ryan seem scummy to me. I'm finding myself agreeing with ryan lately. The people attacking him are riding the coattails of my attack. They haven't actually presented a good reason themselves.Mastermind of Sin wrote:vampyrusddg has me convinced.
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I love how Tyler is blatantly lying about which people have given a reason to vote him.TylerJ wrote:*Deep breath*
Thinktank you are the only one besides ryan who has given a reason for voting me. Thank you.
I was quick to, I don't deny it or regret it. I believe ryan is scum. Perhaps my frustration at him has blinded me to think otherwise but I still think he is. Maybe that will change. Unfortunately, I think my angry comebacks at him are going to cause a grudge.
So to you ryan, I ask forgiveness for my anger aimed towards you. This does not mean that my past opinions have changed.
And to reply to your last post, you said I wasn't doing well under pressure. That is too true. I never thought you would have pushed my buttons so perfectly. Nobody is seeing my way, and on top of that you disagree with my intentions and call me scum. I don't like it when people disagree with me and usually want to argue till people see it my way. Hence the down fall.
If you think this is scummy I can't refute it. I didn't do well under pressure, not because you are pointing a finger at me though. Far from it. Rather because you disagree with my true intentions.Permanent V/LA.-
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He's stretching it. My vote was 100% random, because I used the forum's built-in randomizing function. I didn't *choose* my vote, so it's not possible for me to have found an arbitrary reason to vote my scumbuddy if I was scum.
As for ryan, it's not like I feel that he is *that* protown. It's that I think some of the people attacking him are scum by the way they've done it. That's why I'm voting TylerJ. His jump onto the ryan-wagon was overly aggressive and lacked enough reasoning to support the confidence and aggressiveness that he exuded. That is scummy to me.Permanent V/LA.-
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No, seriously. You are making completely baseless and illogical attacks on ryan. I still suspect him somewhat, but I'm attacking you for the complete retardedness of your comments regarding him. I think there is a distinct possibility that you saw a chance to bus ryan when I was attacking him. Now you're getting hung out to dry. Deal with it.TylerJ wrote:Name calling again? Man, MoS please stop. I asked a question, that is all.Permanent V/LA.-
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The gist of the post was "you're wrong because you're a flaming douchebag". That's close enough...it's not like I was making the post without reason. I had plenty of reason to call him a flaming douchebag. Just go to the bottom of the thread, scroll the list to "TylerJ", and click "go". Read, and I'm sure you'll agree.DeathSauce wrote:Calling someone a "flaming douchebag" is simple-minded name calling, you have not even risen to the level ofad hominem.
Seriously, if this game is going to allow mindless insults, I'd like to be replaced.
But that's besides the point. Let's put this all behind us now.Permanent V/LA.