The whole thought of claiming in this situation sprouted from listening to Pie too much.Macavenger wrote:Very surprised by the massive explosion of talking yesterday. Even more surprised by how little I have to add to it at this point.
I can't conceive of any reason for Coron to claim at that point, and as such am very suspicious of the claim. MBF's explanation makes the most sense of any that I've come up with (not that it makes much sense, very little about that claim does), so I'm sticking with my vote for now. If Coron does accumulate a large enough wagon to potentially deadline lynch, I'd be more likely to switch to it than before, I think.
This is a good point. I know I said this at least a couple of times before, but I want to say it again. From the beginning of the game until now, I was the top suspect for a scum. I was heavily accused for some random voting. Then was put at L-2 just because I was lurking. Then when I came back and tried to defend myself, the accusations seemed to die down briefly, then I was put back to L-2 again. For making WIFOM statements. I was actually pointing out Guardian's WIFOM statement, but even if I was, I don't think these are very good reasons to pursue someone all day long.Coron wrote:He's stealing my reasoning!mikeburnfire wrote:Too many people want to lynch Near, IMO. Perhaps there's a good reason for it that I didn't pick up, being the replacement and all, but I think it's too strongly pushed, and a lot of people are just saying "Near is scum and I won't pursue anyone else until he's lynched".
That still dosn't make any sense. Why would coron claiming tracker get people to unvote Near? Or do you really think that Coron claimed tracker just to get people to vote for HIM so they'd unvote Near? That would not only be terrible scum stratagy, it dosn't even make any sense; there's no reason to think people should be MORE likely to vote someone just because they claimed a protown power role. (And, btw, there IS no reason why people SHOULD be more likely to vote someone just because they claimed a pro-town power role; "he claimed tracker so he's scum" dosn't at all follow).DarlaBlueEyes wrote:Why shouldn't I be happy with either? Both have exhibited Suspicious behavior, and Coron's timing is enough to cause dissent and split the vote, and IMO his intent was to get me lynched to save both his and his scumbuddy's neck.
Again, it's a BAD play for him to claim here, but I don't see what it has to do with the Near wagon. People like you and MikeBurnFire reacted in a wierd way to his claim, and you're saying that you're reacting like this to his claim because his claim was scummy and his claim was scummy becuase it'd make you react like this. Uhhh....He suddenly claims as a deadline looms? and Near is one vote shy of a Lynch?
Well, sure, except it looks like DarlaBlueEyes is more likely to be scum, and she's already at 3 votes anyway.Dasquian wrote:We wouldn't be at this point if you'd claimed a week ago when you first got the pressure. As it stands, with one day to go and you claiming vanilla townie, to do anything else now would be a bad plan.
So I'll be home tomorrow morning and will contribute more then. 
Please actually claim, otherwise it just increases my suspicions, half claims are not good.DarlaBlueEyes wrote:obviously I could claim now, but as it seems some people are set on my scummyness I have doubts I would be believed. Although I may not be attacking this game with the standard MS strategy I am using my own logic (allbeit is an odd logic) and maybe thats what seems so scummy to you all.
But I am not Mafia, I am a Power-wielding Townie.
and I really don't see the logic in not wanting to be lynched = SCUM!!
I don't think anyone wants to be lynched Scum or town, so my desire to protect myself may be read as scummy, but its merely a will to survive and lead the town to victory.
