So it took me awhile,
To get back on and PbP compile.
(guzzle)
I am going to go ahead and provide my thoughts on players as I think others (who have not already) should do…
KMD, I didn’t like GW at first. I have a pretty good meta on GW. Whenever he was scum, he lurked the hell out of the game and only posted to avoid getting replaced. However, GW was replaced. That did (unfairly) leave some residual scumminess on KMD. I felt decently good about KMD, until he instantly removed his vote from Pac/X2 once Pac claimed. What bothered me here, was how quickly he was willing to except this questionable claim. He rode Pac’s ass with his vote all of Day 2, and Pac claims hider (sloppily and conveniently) and poof gone. Reading Pac’s claim made me question Pac more…and I have a problem understanding how it had the opposite effect on KMD (also see Poro). I realize some of this might be guilt by association. Because I feel that X2 is scum at this point. He seems to be scum hunting though. Asking questions and stirring conversation. His recent questions to X2 have been interesting….but it could be fluff.
I am putting KMD in the neutral category, leaning scum.
X2 (Pac), Been reviewing Pac and now X2….and am now wishing I had been on his lynch yesterday. I didn’t really give Pac the needed look, because I didn’t like those who pushed so hard for him yesterday. I thought Dukes and Llama’s cases against Pac were forced and borderline opportunistic (why I chose Dukes’ wagon). Now Dukes(town) is dead and conveniently enough Pac’s biggest opponent Llama (town) turned up dead today. Pac’s claim today looks put together and planned. However, I think he accidently shot is load to early. He claimed to fast. He claimed he didn’t hide one night and the only night he did hide it was behind the most obvious protown player. Which is fine, but he doesn’t seem to understand his role (hider dies behind mafia?) at first then constructs the role as he goes. He says “if” farside uses the “official” version. Later under scrutiny he mentions “dangerous hiding points”. Well to me, that screams official version of hider, so I don’t understand why initially he said “if”. Also I find the claim convenient. Not only does he earn a buddy by saying the most town player (Jahudo) in the game is obviously town, but he doesn’t have to say anyone else is town (“because he only hid once”) maximizing the amount of suspects left. X2 is worse. He comes in and votes wolf “without” reading and states (which I think is bullshit, too). How are you confident wolf is scum, without reading? I think this was a slip of sorts. Also don’t understand how he is so certain there are 3 mafia (putting us at LYLO), but he wanted to vote no massclaim. Don’t want to expose your buddy(s)? Votes me, yet to explain why? Hasn’t provided any content and game thoughts. Then wants to support a lynch of anyone who attacks his scumminess.
Scum,
Kloud, little tougher. Been in a game with kloud before (different alt) and I remember I felt he was lurkerish and scummy. But for the life of me I can not remember what game. I thought he was town in the end though. In this game is a completely different kloud. What does that mean? Nothing. Just noting it. In this game he is not short of content and provides his opinion and takes stances. Which I like. He was the first to ask the town to take stances on each other, which I feel could be another point in his favor. Today he is looking good as well, asking the right questions and trying to obtain as much insight as possible.
Thinking town here.
Jahudo, If there was a town to scum chart, jahudo would be the top of that chart. Even with Pac’s “clearing” I feel that jahudo was chosen for that, because he is so protown. He asks questions and digs for answers. He is not afraid to take stances. I like the fact that he immediately came out swinging with questions today versus cases and votes. If he would have come out of the Night today with cases and votes (especially after being on the Dukes’ wagon) this would be a different write up.
Town.
Zorblag, Something about Zorblag repeatedly hits my scumdar. I think I have pinpointed it to his posting style. At least I think it is a posting style. As stated earlier, he seems accommodating and sugar coats many points. Again, this might be a difference in style. So I need to judge him on actions maybe. Pushed the Dukes wagon much of yesterday and only at the last second when it might have gone the other way (pac) did he mention he would be open to a Pac lynch. (note: some of this again might be suspicion by association). I read that as a maneuver to cover his ass just in case the lynch swung to Pac and he had to jump on it with little reason…or If Pac was hung, he didn’t jump on it, and flipped scum (like I think he will) Zor (partner) could have said, “oh darn, I should have followed my instinct” and point to that post. ….this all being said, this idea sort of shatters today with his recent vote on X2. Now I could come up with several reasons why Zorscum would vote X2scum at this point, but that is putting me down a road of tunnel visioning….so, meh. Generally I find Zor’s play as reactive versus proactive (see Kloud and Jahudo) which is a strike against him. I am really back and forth on Zor.
Jesus, putting him in the neutral category leaning scum.
Animorph (wolf), I had wolf on town most of the day. Have seen wolf as scum (though he was new) and his play was obvious and opportunistic. Though I am sure wolfscum, would have earned since that game, but I don’t see that type of play here. I have noted his obvious breadcrumbs. I like the fact that he waited to vote Dukes over Pac (though I think Jahudo would differ in that view), based slightly on my meta on him. When wolf posted it was mostly short but inquisitive. Ani replaces. I have seen Ani also as scum (GF) and all he did was lurk. Here he seems to be posting, though I am finding some of it fluffy. Jury really is out here.
Neutral category, leaning town.
Poro, I am simply back and forth on Poro. I had him completely in the protown category after Day 1. I am actually surprised he survived to see Day 2. Poro was in the Pac lynch camp day 2. I find Poro asking questions and scum hunting. He is not short on content. The only thing I don’t like about him today is his insistence that there is only a 2 person scum team and voting against a massclaim. Well the vote is done with and we aren’t claiming, but it leaves me thinking “huh?”. Even with that, I still feel a decent vibe coming from Poro.
Neutral category, leaning town.
Vote Xtoxm
, lucky you getting two scum roles in the same game.
