↑ Mirhawk wrote:@iam
Why would I not go back and look at that post again in those two hours. I obviously had enough time to do so judging from the time stamps.
why would you talk in such hypothetical terms about events you are claiming actually happened. life is full of mysteries.
↑ Mirhawk wrote:Additionally I was arguing with bacde about his and Nacho's interactions during the time in question, Nacho's case is a part of that. I reread that stretch of posts a more than once during that period.
i'm still not following the timeline of events here. ok, you read through the exchange several times, but... when exactly did you change your mind about Nacho's case? was it on the first rereading, or did it take a few passes before you realised that it wasn't as well supported as you thought?
↑ Jabberwock wrote:For example, while the timestamp issue is a good point, the second/third person business is ridiculous. Newer players often switch between second/third person out of an awkward sense of detachment, and
I
do that all the time. I'll even switch in the same post at times. This isn't any kind of valid tell, and with iaaun's continuous attention to this kind of thing, we'd expect him to be aware that it's not alignment-indicative.
i mean, obviously, i've noticed that people jump between second and third person before, and clearly it's not any kind of universal scumtell (as if any such thing exists). but there was something about the specific circumstance of this specific example that felt really off to me, and i was just doing my best to figure out why that is by attempting to explain it. i'm not sure that
i'm
even satisfied with my explanation, tbh, but that post still bothers me, and that's the best explanation i've got right now. v
v
↑ Mirhawk wrote:Are you accusing me of accidentally buddying up to ICE? Because I don't think buddying is a scumtell unless it's on purpose.
also this response feels like 'caught me for the wrong reasons' AGAIN.
↑ Mirhawk wrote:I don't know, I can't really defend my opinion on this. It just feels somewhat artificial to me. I'm having difficulty in telling why I feel that way though.
but then this feels totally town and i don't know what to do with that.
↑ absta101 wrote:@Username
- Other than post #70 and #73, you don't talk to/interrogate your suspects directly. I tried looking through some of your previous games to see if it's your playstyle, but i'm still unsure.
Is this behaviour playstyle? If so, please provide links to some relevant games.
This is you trying to convince town your suspect is scum instead of trying to figure out (by questioning) if your read is correct.
i don't always use the same approach; i change up my playstyle from game to game. i believe that predictability is the enemy. if town play is completely predictable, it makes it so much easier from scum to emulate it. pretty sure i've discussed this in a previous game, but hell if i remember which one.
but yeah, it's
a
playstyle. questioning them is far from the only way to figure out if your suspect is scum, bro. pretending you're totally convinced about minor hunches can be absolutely devastating if you play it right.
here is a fine example of this strategy; in this game i managed to completely nail a scum after just three pages by exaggerating the strength of a town read. i also nailed the other scum later by appropriating the tools of the oppressors and manipulating the hell out of everybody for great justice, but unfortunately i couldn't quite convince the rest of the town that i was right again. it was a really hard sell, that scummy bastard played 'em good.
...god i love rereading that game and remembering how fucking amazing i can be at mafia. it's a real confidence booster, you know?
p.s. hey everybody, this Shamrock lynch that is obviously about to happen is entirely acceptable, but i'd really like to get that whole timeline issue with Mirhawk nailed down before the end of the day, so if everyone could kindly hold off on any hammers for the moment, that'd be swell. kthxbai! xxx
