In post 1516, mastin2 wrote:But I'll be blunt. It's plainly obvious to anyone paying attention--this is not a game we'll win by lynching scum. It's a game we'll win by not lynching town. Basically, via a townbloc and by POE'ing the names not on there. Now, granted, obviously we'll still be aiming to lynch scum, but the important bit is the townbloc. :P
So with that, a quick rundown of the town:
Tier 1:
Amrun and Toogeloo are basically conftown from their claims.
MattP--do I need to say why?
Sangres--nope, no Nacho paranoia here. He's as town as he gets this game.
Sugar Cain--I don't see the case against them. I'm not entirely sure, but I AM
reasonably
certain that this is Nero's townplay, here. If I had to give a percentage, I'd say I'm ~90% sure that he's town, and that's more than enough for me.
Tier 2:
Desperado--this might catch some players by surprise, but I've actually quite liked his posting thusfar. It seems right in line with what I understand to be his town self, though, granted, I haven't had enough exposure to be sure. That said, again, I like his reasoning and like his posts overall.
OhGodMyLife--I'll be blunt. I've read and see the accusation of the scumslip...but I don't see the scumslip. Quite frankly, I don't see why there are so many votes on OGML. Admittedly, I'm more familiar with OGML as a mod than a player, but this is in line with what I understand to be OGML's townplay, not his scumplay.
No Brains Here--Honestly, the only reason they're not Tier 1 is because I historically have sucked at reading both of their halves, but especially DGB. :P Their posting seems incredibly town to me, and I'm not seeing any scum in there at all.
Thor665--similar to NBH, I'd have Thor as Tier 1 if I didn't historically
suck
at reading him. :P His posts look town, breathe town, and so, he's probably scum. :P (But in all seriousness, he's town.)
Those nine names are, as far as I'm concerned, unlynchable. That leaves:
Pitoli, RedCoyote, Titus, Bork, PV, M2, Aj, Elli, AD, and GIF. Ten names remaining. So, I need to narrow it down a bit further.
Red Coyote:
His vote on StupendousKey was bad, as it allowed for the quick end to D1. You can argue whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, but in general, it's considered a mark against a player. Additionally, the post which had it (730) seems a bit "shallow", so to speak, in that RC's not putting the passion of a town player I'd expect.
...
That said
, I still have him as a very weak townlean. Though the content may seem a bit empty (so to speak), the actual content itself looks reasonably town. Furthermore, RC's play is admittedly apathetic, which offers a nice justification for the hollow-looking posting. His heart doesn't look like he's into it because it's quite clear he's not into it. :P Plus (this is only from memory), I seem to recall that RC always posts in a matter similar to this. It's not a strong townread, but it's strong enough to where he's getting a pass.
Unfortunately, I can't say I've got townreads anywhere else.
Titus:
Jon Doe's posts rubbed me the wrong way for the majority of yesterday and today, for that matter. The stupid AtE that got half the hydra kicked out of the game
did
have an air of legitimacy around it, however. Titus's posts are overall better--not great, but better. So, my overall read is ambivalent, pending reread.
Bork:
Bork's posting is a whole lotta null. There may be some playstyle tells regarding bork (I seem to recall that), but I'm not familiar enough with him to actually know what they are. He could be town, he could be scum; I'll leave it to someone more qualified than I am. Gun to my head, though, I'd say more town than scum.
PV:
Not going to even try. :P I'll let others read him. He's the kind of player who I generally can catch if he's scum and interacts with his scumbuddies, but otherwise, my read on him will be off.
Aj:
Not a fan of his posting, but I seem to recall that I NEVER am. :P He's a scumread, but a weak one.
Ellibereth:
Admittedly, my meta of Elli is old, outdated, and not very detailed. However, I seem to recall that Elli's antics in this game are just Elli being Elli. There's not much to see, so I'm waiting for more info, to get a more concrete read.
ActionDan:
A decently-solid scumread of mine, and among my top candidates for a lynchin'.
GiF:
Not enough content to be certain, but what's there is fairly weak. I seem to recall GiF being a stronger player than this as town, and that this is in line with his scum meta. (Then again, I'm Mastin; my memory's faulty. :P)
And last but not least...
pitoli:
I have absolutely zero experience with pitoli. All I know about her is that she's apparently a fan of my MD work. :P I'm going back and forth on her in my head. Sometimes she's town, sometimes she's scum. Overall, I'm not liking what pitoli is saying and pushing, but pitoli's tone and apparent mindset
looks
town. Let me put it to you this way. If she's as good a listener to my MD threads as I remember, she very easily could be scum who is using my tips against me. That is, her reads seem like they're pushing a scum agenda, but are pushing in a matter which
looks
like town. So overall, gun to my head, I'd say scum. But I don't know her well enough to be sure.
Now, let's compile this into a
Red Coyote
Bork
Titus
...Which leaves us with {mastin2, PV, Aj, Elli, ActionDan, GiF, pitoli} outside the townbloc.
Vote: ActionDan
.