I'd actually say the bolded is the more pro-conversation part of that post :# I was trying to see firstly whether you had a sorting mindset during rvs (towntell, not a common thing but pretty handy), then how self-aware you were coming into that situation wrt voting patterns (fairly self aware)
It paints a picture where you, town, see a 2p wagon on NaCl and a 1p wagon on me and decide to join mine because you think that's valuable. Do you think I'm the type of person to alignment tell in rvs? You've kinda already slipped that you believe me to be pretty self aware and unlikely to slip, so this isn't it
Are you town who voted me because lolwagons? hey maybe
are you scum who's slipped in and seen 2/1 leading rvs wagons and decided to vote them to tie rather than taking a conspicuous mid-wagon voting position? You're aware that midwagon votes are viewed as opportunistic so maybe.
You're claiming to generate content but I am not sure what your reads are rn and I'm only seeing pretty superficial conversations with other players - your read on me is pretty interesting as well. I entered this game with a mission to get an early read on you - on that basis I'm basically handling you the way I'd handle a lategame mislynch (position you as "not very towny", find a reason to vote you and then slowly end up with a case).
If you're town I'd expect the way I'm approaching you here to feel kinda over the top and slimy. But you've largely been comfortable working around me and letting me do my thing. Then your stated read of me is "I think NaCl is onto something!" which is a low-accountability way to express a scumread.
Look this is overly elaborate but it's what the inside of my brain looks like earlygame when there's not a lot of facts and all we can really do is sift through motivations and probabilities
Short answer: I think you're reading things I'm doing but I'm not sure you've tried to work through why I'm doing them yet. NaCl has started on this but isn't inside my head yet..it doesn't feel like you have a read yet but it feels like he does. It feels like you're happy sitting behind his read and now that I'm pressing you on it again, #96 isn't really convincing me of your integrity
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:41 pm
by Arkias
I do want to note, I didn't just say reads, I did say tells or feelings. Your opinion on things matter just as much! You're focusing on one part, and yeah, that's why I brought it up. Outside of your interaction with The Worst, you haven't actually done much either.
29, 34, and 37 then you finally respond. I said it strikes me as weird, not as much as anything else.
Town read next, so I can get my 100th post. Otherwise, I'd have done this as one wall.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:42 pm
by the worst
Coming to join us in the speakeasy?
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:46 pm
by Arkias
First, 100th post. Let me into the super secret club, please.
Now, to answer the townsread.
The Worst is clearly town, in my eyes. 52 shows a willingness to be voted in the case of discussion, rather than anything more defensive I've seen from other games.
NaCL in 86 also gives me that vibe, but I'm kind of worried my reads/tells/gut is less good as much as I like aconversation and things that move an idea along.
In post 102, Arkias wrote:I do want to note, I didn't just say reads, I did say tells or feelings. Your opinion on things matter just as much! You're focusing on one part, and yeah, that's why I brought it up. Outside of your interaction with The Worst, you haven't actually done much either.
29, 34, and 37 then you finally respond. I said it strikes me as weird, not as much as anything else.
Town read next, so I can get my 100th post. Otherwise, I'd have done this as one wall.
The questions are meant to prompt discussion which then leads to "reads, tells, feelings".
I feel like my actions are being purposefully twisted here by you.
Read from start to finish and do it unbiased and you'll see there wasn't enough said to come up with anything of substance or actual worth. You're being close-minded rn.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:59 pm
by Uncrowned
Also Duck, I consider votes 2, 3 and 4 to be middle of the wagon, not just the third.
And why would I not vote you just because I think you won't slip? That seems like a stupid reason not to vote. Votes can be changed and I can progress to the next person whenever I want.
And yes, I'm sitting behind NaCl's point because I agree with it. Why would I discredit/ignore something when I actually think it's a decent thought? If I come up with my own read just for the sake of originality, when I don't actually have much better to contribute, then I'm hurting town by cluttering the interaction and not focusing on the actual good point that, in this case, was brought up by NaCl.
And eh, I think both you and Arkias are making assumptions and I'm feeling confirmation bias from you two. I don't really get your whole "I should be seeing you as slimy" because that implies that town has never made an aggressive push that is wrong.
Just because I think you're wrong/unfair doesn't mean I think you're 100% scum.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:01 pm
by Arkias
The thing is, I didn't say you were scum, I said you rubbed me weird. You're taking my finger point as an entire gun. Likewise, I haven't posted much either, and I made my post at the 4th page just as much. I was giving an early impression, not "Kill this person." Don't put words in my mouth!
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:03 pm
by Uncrowned
I'm the only person you've specifically brought up. This implies you're more suspicious of me than others. I'm just bringing up where you've taken things the wrong way.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:05 pm
by Arkias
I've also mentioned I'm waiting on Faustiv. My _overall_ opnion is that not enough people posted. The only other person I think to care about is Thmp, but that was such a stupid move from him that It has to be town. Or am I doing a WIFOM there?
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:09 pm
by Uncrowned
Do you mean Thomth?
I don't really like his playstyle and wouldn't mind him as a policy lynch, tbh. I feel like it's anti-town.
I'm generally of the belief that that sort of thing can wait until D2 though, or at least late into the D1 phase once we've gotten more discussion going.
Since it's not ongoing anymore, I refer back to my first game where we (I) refused to policy-lynch Gyro. He was mafia. I think it's an awful stance, and I agree with what Micc said there -- if he's town or not, does he help us win? Or would you rather wait till we're at a LyLo and have random BS there?
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:14 pm
by Uncrowned
I agree with that.
The only thing is I sometimes feel bad since some people just don't play like others, but if we're going purely competitive then yeah, I'd want Thomth lynched tbh unless his style changed a bit. He's the type that Mafia wouldn't kill themselves because he confuses things and makes accurate reads far harder than they already are.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:16 pm
by the worst
UNVOTE:
"never unvote!!!", he says, "unless you're me!!!"
holding this for something
so I kinda think voting me to L-1 after the discussion about how opportunistic early votes are a scumtell might actually be more erratic than I'd expect scum!Thomth to be?
I uh, don't really think Thomth is playing the game in bad faith either, so much as just inexperienced - not super interested in entertaining a policy lynch discussion rn
Anyone seeing scum motivation?
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:17 pm
by Arkias
That's the WIFOM arguement, isn't it The Worst? I had that same thought with Gyro when I first played with him and it didn't work out well.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:18 pm
by the worst
If Not_Mafia is readable then Gyro is readable them Thomth is readable
We can do it team!! /o/
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:19 pm
by Arkias
Who's Not_mafia?
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:20 pm
by Uncrowned
I don't get that reference but I can attempt to read Thomth as things progress i guess
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:20 pm
by the worst
In post 116, Arkias wrote:That's the WIFOM arguement, isn't it The Worst? I had that same thought with Gyro when I first played with him and it didn't work out well.
I don't think it's a wifom argument, just a level 0.1 read. Just thinking I think we need to work on what Thomth's motivations are if we can try to guess them.
Gyro is a more experienced (and definitely erratic) player than Thomth I suspect
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:23 pm
by Uncrowned
also TW any response to my reply other than your unvote?
In post 116, Arkias wrote:That's the WIFOM arguement, isn't it The Worst? I had that same thought with Gyro when I first played with him and it didn't work out well.
I don't think it's a wifom argument, just a level 0.1 read. Just thinking I think we need to work on what Thomth's motivations are if we can try to guess them.
Gyro is a more experienced (and definitely erratic) player than Thomth I suspect
In post 44, Thomth wrote:To give a reason it is because I feel like a craby crab snibbity snab.
????
I guess we need an answer proper.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:30 pm
by the worst
ya he felt the reason to come back and post about why he was voting (indicates self awareness, or maybe he was called out in the scum pt for it or smth) but he still did it. I don't think it's a very good tell. But I think it's more town indicative than scum indicative, if only 0.001%, and I'd be interested if someone disagrees with that other than just finding it frustrating
In post 121, Uncrowned wrote:also TW any response to my reply other than your unvote?
I don't think this conversation is finished
not really - just keep swimming
I don't feel as confident on you as I wish I did but I don't think you're scum rn