I'm pretty that was directed at me in the Broadway game, and I did not take it to mean you thought I was an idiot.Long Con wrote:Another point of view would be that these people make up the playing field. "Ok," you think, as a baddie, "I'm playing with S~V~S and Golden - I can play off their sympathies to make it through the next lynch by silencing myself!"thellama73 wrote:I don't. I think it's name calling, condescending attitudes, and general hatefulness that makes games unfun, not trying to win. If you say "I won't lynch silenced players" you encourage people to fake being silenced. I don't see how that make things more fun, and I don't see why civilians should have to let baddies live out of courtesy (but not the other way around) when baddies already win a majority of games on the site.Golden wrote:I really agree with these things.S~V~S wrote:Like not lynching the incapacitated, or not killing total nubs during the first cycle. Those were the norm, and done out of courtesy. Now those things seem to be seen as some sort of a weakness.
Is that so bad? Mafia isn't a computer game, it's an organic game that flows off innovation, emotion, deduction, deception, sympathy, betrayal... these are all currents that a winner has to ride, to steer true through, to reach the game's end. There is no one right way, it's a down-and-dirty, soul vs soul extravaganza! Each game is different, and not because of the setup the host provided, but because the players, who make up the most unpredictable part of the game, are always different.
Play the game you're in. KNOW the game you're in. Understand who else is playing, and outwit and outplay them. If not lynching silenced players is a weakness, then take advantage of it, or look for others who are doing it.
Maybe that's a bit off the central topic of un-funness, but not too far off. I have also contributed to un-funness before by having an emotional explosion, and I regret that, but I think I am more on the side of keeping things light and respectful. It is all a point of view. I recently cited "reading comprehension failure" when I was arguing with someone. Some people took it to mean "you are an idiot" but I just meant it more like "you failed to comprehend what I said, and here's how".
Due to snark, I am more likely to be quiet and afraid to speak my mind for fear of not being at the same level as other players and having people think I'm an idiot player. I do enjoy the goofiness.