BBMolla's gambit & Wake wagon.
Looking through this, four votes happened in rapid succession, and then BBM put down his fake Night 0 guilty claim. DBK seemed rather willing at the time to go through my lynch in
(21). Unlike DBK ETL waited with her vote to see my response; breaking this down, I could see ETL as Town for her reservations, or as Scum who knows better to risk something so stupid, while also appearing more credible. With my dismissal of his gambit, it crumbled while he revealed it was so. It ended in #50 and #51. The wagon's reckless, and BBM's gambit gives him a very slight Townread (I'm far more reserved with my reads than general players). If persisted in his lie to the point of actually trying to mislynch a Townie, I'd vote him in a heartbeat and shut it down. I didn't like Cheery's #58
(58) because it felt smart-alecky. As for Gamsimbre's
(57), I don't particularly understand his conclusions. Gambiting in general isn't Scummy, and as Town I've done my fair share of them. As for the wagon, only Aptil and Kalimar are still on it, but that doesn't mean much because they don't do much... and I keep forgetting they and Mr. Blonde are even here.
ETL, DBK, and Unlucky Lucky.
Following hot on the heels of that sideshow, ETL then turned more to Lucky in
(70). Her issue was that he voted Mafiascum.net because of it's constant crashes, instead of voting some player here. Personally I think it's a weak reason, unless to provide pressure. Seemingly in tandem DBK in the very next vote then goes after Lucky, too, At this point, I'm chewing over the possibility that they're both Scum because of how subtly coordinated their actions are. And forget the fact Lucky's post wasn't serious; we just need to vote people seriously for being unserious. It still bothers me a bit. ETL in
(75) said his vote on MS.net was suspicious. I don't equate goofing around with being suspicious. The question is whether ETL is Town, or Scum grasping at straws. BBM also jumps on it, adhering to the same faulty reasoning; at this point his very slight Town read evaporates. ETL didn't like that Lucky wasn't interacting with anyone with his joke vote... well, how dare he joke in his very first post. DBK chimes in agreement with ETL again
(85)... starting to notice a slight pattern. I'm trying to discern if ETL's Scum, so if I think you ETL are doing Scummy things that make no sense, while doing your best to pass it off as legit, I'm going to stop you and let you know what I think. I've played enough games with Scum to not be afraid to question everything, no matter how much some players like or agree with others. And your very deliberate dismissal of my interest in your actions is very telling.
Enter the Gamsimbre.
I just now noticed something on my reread. In
(113) you agreed with me and my defense of Lucky against ETL's overreaching. But then he takes issue his Lucky's deliberate sarcasm in response to ETL's pressure, and suddenly votes for Lucky. SO, you agreed with me that ETL was grasping at straws regarding Lucky's first post, but because Lucky was sarcastic in his responses to ETL you now vote for him. I want you to explain this to me in detail, because you're creating more questions than answers from where I'm sitting. My take on the issue was that we should give Lucky more time to contribute, but I wouldn't mind policy-lynching him if he decided to post that way constantly.
(124) finds ETL going after Gamsimbre instead, because what he said in
(114) also pinged her gut. Maybe I agree with her on that feeling as of this moment. I tend to give players a hard time, so maybe she really is just an annoyed Townie. Maybe. As for Lucky, he did mention that I was defending him an awful lot; although it's true that I am very opinionated about fishy/unreasonable actions I don't quite understand, I don't blame him for being paranoid. I'd do the same.
From one Hunter to Another.
My signature Annihilator Beam was revealed in
(129). It is flavor. Fun for me, and helpful for Town when one has enough time to use it fully. The concept is simple: ask questions, and use every drop of information gathered. What I can say is that it is very useful when used right. If you want to know the namesake of my Annihilator Beam, it's from the very successful
Metroid
series,
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
. Samus Aran acquires this weapon technology once she takes down the possessed, massive Luminoth security drone, Quadraxis. In that game, as in this one, the shots/questions home in on enemies, and keep chasing until they strike true. If you want a laugh, you can see how it all began in
this post. It's just a fun way for me to play, and it helps me organize my thoughts... and past players have mentioned it's untapped potential. This is something I will stand by, and because I cannot please every single person, some people will have to put up with it, while others enjoy the mountains of information harvested upon my flip as Town. It's a signature, sort of like how Natirasha typically self-votes in each game he's in.
Who're the Secret Agent Men?
Seriously. Mr. Blonde, I'm waiting for you to post more. Same with Aptil, Kalimar, Zebe, Smudger, and Cheery Dog. I keep having to check the activity log just to remember who's even in this game. It shouldn't have to be me, DBK, ETL, and BBM contributing the most while the rest of you lurk/whatever.
