Open 822: Popcorn Mafia - Game Over!!

[Hectic]

Someone else must've signed in before you could and hijacked the account, don't blame me

[Toogeloo]

Generally, scum like to keep their options open more. Means they have less explaining/faking to do on progressions down the line if they need to scumread someone they previous townread or vice versa

I think the main reason it's scum-indicative though is that most scum feel taking a hard stance one way or another feels more risky, and is more prone to criticism/suspicion. Being open on the read feels like the safer route which is harder to scumread for specific points

And yet you town read me because I have vague reads (I could literally name any three people at any time since) and am WIFOMing the player list that I want to be shot.

/winkyface

[Toogeloo]

I'll throw you a bone.

One of the three people I would shoot immediately upon getting the gun is T3.

[Hectic]

I've been known to die on a lot of hills. It's not outside my scum range lol.

Generally, scum like to keep their options open more. Means they have less explaining/faking to do on progressions down the line if they need to scumread someone they previous townread or vice versa

I think the main reason it's scum-indicative though is that most scum feel taking a hard stance one way or another feels more risky, and is more prone to criticism/suspicion. Being open on the read feels like the safer route which is harder to scumread for specific points

And yet you town read me because I have vague reads (I could literally name any three people at any time since) and am WIFOMing the player list that I want to be shot.

/winkyface

Oi, are you trying to be scumread for posts like these

It makes me want to townread you more

[Hectic]

I'll throw you a bone.

One of the three people I would shoot immediately upon getting the gun is T3.

Would you also throw me the meat on the bone and explain why that is?

[Toogeloo]

Look at it this way. If I don't get shot, then if I'm town, I'm still doing my job.

As for T3, I'll just simply say that I didn't like a majority of his early game interactions.

[Toogeloo]

Luke is a saint though, and I would never shoot there.

[Enchant]

What did i miss?

[Toogeloo]

So, here's why votes and being town read is a fallacy in this game.

Scum CANNOT kill another player. Town does all the killing. So a player who is almost universally town read can live forever in this game. A potential scenario (and in actuality, one of the best plays they can do) for a scum win includes one of them bussing the ever living crap out of the rest of their team and convincing gun owners to shoot scum teammates along with town. This gives the bussing scum member some value of longevity in the game since it's a known fact that scum cannot eliminate threats to them. There can't be a scenario in a game like this where the gunowner questions why the most town read player is still alive, because scum can't kill the most town read players anyways. A player who makes it to endgame who helped decide the fate of 1 or more scum is still just as likely scum as whoever else is in endgame.

It is 100% on the gunbearer, and their ability to read and trust themselves to make the decision that they think is best for the town win, and not a good idea to trust votes, or how a target consensus was reached. This is why the game is more akin to something like Bad Idea.

[Toogeloo]

Gunbearer works better in the hands of players who are more likely to not give a shit about town reads and votes, and the best shots are the ones where you trust yourself and your gut and don't second guess yourself or allow yourself to be directed in any manner.

[Toogeloo]

Last thing I'm going to say is that I have a very slight suspicion that T3 scum slipped a partner, but I'd need T3 to flip scum first before I divulge my suspicion and why. If I had the gun, I'd just shoot T3 and then follow up with the second shot if I was right.

[Enchant]

Saturday morning hot take:

I'm still sitting in null on too many people: Toogelo, Vulture, Enchant.

To those 3: who would you absolutely not shoot today if you were holding the gun?

I just realised, if i get gun, my shot is deciding.
Don't give it to me, too late. I will screw up i think.


If i am somehow still chosen, Macsi looks like typical shapegoat and i think she is in real town. Art impossible to read and i would not risk shot him.

Others is fair game.

[Hectic]

Most likely. I'm going to take the full day and shoot based on votes, as if it were a launch.

I mean, I didn't want say just yet why this is a terrible idea, but yeah, Toog's right, Galron

There are 4 scum, letting them influence your decision via votes is a really bad idea

[Enchant]

I will ask blunt.

Who even thinks T3 is town.
Anyone?

[Vulture]

Who's Marci the scapegoat for?

[HockeyFan]

I will ask blunt.

Who even thinks T3 is town.

Hi! I have him as a slight TR

Anyone?

[Enchant]

I know how this feeling.

For mafia overall.

I don't think she is competent with gun, no offense.
And she also have notstandart game for which she get scumreaded, but actually i don't think mafia would act so outrageous.

I really think, she obvious for try to force her as shot target, because she is easy gain suspiciouns and can quickly lose game via random.

[marcistar]

Why are you scumreading Enchant?

his iso is horrible
(21, 31, 35) + he didn't respond to too much from the pages, even though theres a decent amount to build off of so far. it doesn't look like hes pushing anything, doesnt look like hes solving.

yw for the hard carry

I'm suspicious of players who have voiced minimal or few scumreads, despite the fact there are FOUR scumazzers out and about from a town player's perspective. Players that fall under this category include T3, marcistar, Toogeloo, and probably others

It's probably pretty difficult for scum to voice many scumreads here, given they either have to choose in the limited pool of townies, or give scumreads on their buds

im sus??
the reason i dont give reads is my confidence is nonexistent

Could everyone give 3 or 4 players they think are scum, and why?

sir i like just woke up so this is a struggle for me

prob vulture, for things idk how to explain haha gottem

i dont like pavowski when hes like "based on meta marcis prob town but my gut says shes scum here anyways" something like that that he keeps bringing up to back himself up, but otherwise he seems decently fine.

Anyways, it feel like marci is the best shot here.

Since then, she's almost seemed a little afraid to express many reads/thoughts.

prob cuz i am

But we have tiiiimeee, so marci, if you're not scum, give us a power star; talk about your reads etc

PLS SMSSKSMSK THIS IS SO FUNNY
i dont have too much reads, and im sure not confident enough in them to do anything with it

I don't think she is competent with gun, no offense.

rude i think im fine

can u give ur opinions on other people enchant

[Galron]

Most likely. I'm going to take the full day and shoot based on votes, as if it were a launch.

I mean, I didn't want say just yet why this is a terrible idea, but yeah, Toog's right, Galron

There are 4 scum, letting them influence your decision via votes is a really bad idea

I have a pool. I want to see if others see what I see.

[Galron]

rude i think im fine

Marci, if you had the gun, how would you develop reads?

[Hectic]

How do you think you would be playing differently as scum, marci?

[T3]

Could everyone give 3 or 4 players they think are scum, and why?

I'm suspicious of players who have voiced minimal or few scumreads, despite the fact there are FOUR scumazzers out and about from a town player's perspective. Players that fall under this category include T3, marcistar, Toogeloo, and probably others

It's probably pretty difficult for scum to voice many scumreads here, given they either have to choose in the limited pool of townies, or give scumreads on their buds

If anything, this is town indicative for me. As town I usually prefer to form a townbloc early and then lim people in the PoE. For example, Open Draft Mafia or Large Normal 234 are my most recent towngames in which I did exactly this.

[HockeyFan]

I know how this feeling.

For mafia overall.

I don't think she is competent with gun, no offense.
And she also have notstandart game for which she get scumreaded, but actually i don't think mafia would act so outrageous.

I really think, she obvious for try to force her as shot target, because she is easy gain suspiciouns and can quickly lose game via random.

[Enchant]

I know how this feeling.

For mafia overall.

I don't think she is competent with gun, no offense.
And she also have notstandart game for which she get scumreaded, but actually i don't think mafia would act so outrageous.

I really think, she obvious for try to force her as shot target, because she is easy gain suspiciouns and can quickly lose game via random.

She is simple easy target.

[Pavowski]

The chaotic energy of Marci's 392 is just

But specifically this:

But we have tiiiimeee, so marci, if you're not scum, give us a power star; talk about your reads etc

PLS SMSSKSMSK THIS IS SO FUNNY
i dont have too much reads, and im sure not confident enough in them to do anything with it

Do not like this response at all. Surely you have *something*?