a2rudeboy wrote:although i'm agreeing with jmurph as of right now... i do have my slight suspicions about him.
*her
Anyway, @Nexus: I think that a lot of the more experienced players (myself included) are holding back slightly in order to let the dust from millar settle. And since, as a general tend, the less experienced players tend not to post a lot to start with for fear of making mistakes. This, to me, is a mistake, since not posting can throw suspicion on you as much if not more than saying something stupid.
In fact, while I'm at it, since no one else has this game, I'm going to give a few general do's and don't's of Mafia:
:arrow: Do talk. As mentioned above, not participating actively
on purpose
is just as liable to get you killed, especially on the first day. Why? Because a lot of mafia players feel that in lieu of a good scumtell, a lynch based off inactivity is just as good as killing scum because it helps town more than having dead weight hanging around. Consider yourselves warned.
:arrow: Do read the wiki. Seriously. Most questions that you will have can and will be answered in the wiki. From common abbreviations (liek WIFOM or OMGUS) to unfamiliar terms (meta, mafia theory), you'll find it in the wiki. Also, some more experienced players will, instead of answering your questions, respond with a link to the wiki. So you might as well cut out the middleman.
:arrow: Do not be afraid to vote. Voting can and does create discussion. Even if you think you don't have enough evidence for a vote, feel free to lay out what you do have. More discussion helps town. Less discussion hurts town. If you still don't think you have enough for a vote, lay out your evidence and add a FoS - finger of suspicion, meaning you find the person suspicious but aren't ready to vote.
:arrow: Do not claim, except in the cases of L-1 or LyLo (if you don't know what these terms mean, where are you going to find them? If you answered "the wiki", you win. What you win is irrelevant). Claiming only serves two purposes: it gives scum more information than they need to have, and it distracts town. Please note: "town" is an alignment. By being town-aligned, you can have one of 3 roles: Cop, Doctor, or Civilian (also known as Vanilla Townie - VT - or townie). Saying that you are townie, VT, or civilian means that you are claiming a role, even if not a power role. You don't want to do this, as it can narrow the field on potential legitimate power roles, thus making it easier for the scum to pick them off.
:arrow: Do not be afraid to die. Remember, you win if your alignment wins,
NOT
if you survive until the end. Yes, it sucks to get killed, but the goal is to win, not to survive.
:arrow: TRY not to appeal to emotion. It happens; we all end up doing it, for the most part, some without even realizing it. And people respond differently to it. But know that if you do appeal to emotion, some will find you scummy.
:arrow: Finally, and perhaps most importantly, scumhunt! The scum are not going to sit around with signs over their heads asking to be caught. You have to ask the hard questions and get them out into the open and make them mess up or say things they shouldn't. And I don't mean ask questions like, "How are you doing today?" Ask people about their motivations for doing things, or why they said things the way they did. Mafia is a game of details, and sometimes you have to be nitpicky.
Anyway, to agree with Beefster, I think we're moving out of RVS, so I will
unvote
as well.
