Alright, I'm at lunch break, just finished catching up and will share some thoughts here... I knew the KSiters would have no problem keeping up and contributing, lol.
Devin the Omniscient wrote:It's much more difficult to scum-hunt on Day 0... and Day 1 for that matter. So, to start off, if I don't see anything intriguing come up I'm going to vote for Sockface (MP) just to piss him off.

Agreed.
And LOL, somehow this actually doesn't bother me... unless I get lynched, then it will bother me.
I doubt I'll vote for you, but I really don't know who I'll vote for just yet. I do have a few players I'm eyeballing, but it's early to tell, and nothing has really popped out at me too much (yet).
A Person wrote:I generally prefer to wait for things like vote justifications (or the lack thereof) where everyone needs to post. I don't see how one could make any sort of credible claim on day 0, it makes more sense to me to discuss something concrete. I also don't like the whole "throw as much as you can at a wall and hope something sticks" strategy. Giving the game time to develop its own rhythm better allows one to see when people deviate from it, I think. It seems just as easy to hide behind a wall of accusations as it does a wall of silence.
This is very insightful and, despite the fact that I can be quite a verbose player, I actually find myself agreeing with it.
Totally agreed with others that I love to see this type of posting from you, Matt!
Loulou26 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:
Don't get me wrong, I entirely agree with this... but when your observations are determined internally to be meaningless, why bother posting something meaningless?
Sometimes you can't just go in flailing in the thread based on EVERY single thing your gut is saying because you'd be a basket case.
I would know.

Oh yes I do agree that sometimes it can do more harm than good but some things I feel need to be said outloud. Though tbh on ksite I do kinda like to keep things to myself until I have a better idea of what I'm up against. So I can see both sides of what you and K4J are saying too.
That's what I like to do, honestly -- not every single incredibly paranoid thought that goes through my mind needs to be said because, honestly, most of them are illogical nonsense, especially this early in a game.
My style hasn't always been this way. I used to be a lot more aggressive like you folks. But especially as a civvie I would just railroad civvie after civvie and I'm constantly trying to improve my game -- so I don't feel like doing that anymore. I'm trying to approach the game much more logically, if possible.
Loulou26 wrote:A Person wrote:I generally prefer to wait for things like vote justifications (or the lack thereof) where everyone needs to post. I don't see how one could make any sort of credible claim on day 0, it makes more sense to me to discuss something concrete. I also don't like the whole "throw as much as you can at a wall and hope something sticks" strategy. Giving the game time to develop its own rhythm better allows one to see when people deviate from it, I think. It seems just as easy to hide behind a wall of accusations as it does a wall of silence.
Oh I agree, but sometimes just creating a little chaos can sometimes cause the scum...er baddies to slip up and kinda panic? At least that's what's happened a few times over on Ksite. I mean it is possible to catch someone out in the beginning. Not very likely but possible. That being said, it is kinda nice to have this now where we're all just talking and getting to know one another. I like it because I'm a mafia vet on the other site but here, I kinda feel out of my depth a little. I feel like this is my first ever game all over again haha

Creating chaos has its purpose, yes. And it's actually something I love doing! Regardless of alignment (but for totally different reasons).
But there is a difference between causing chaos to gather information and flooding the thread with mostly useless paranoia.
kneel4justice wrote:Summer wrote:Hmmm, this is interesting.
I never considered myself an aggressive Mafia player.
Guru (K4J) and I would get into squabbles about how serious he took the game and the unnecessary need for it but now, as I was scrolling through, I find myself thinking what he must be thinking on Day 1 when we play. Why is no one scum-hunting? I don't mean to sound snotty by any means, but really, this seems rather pointless. What is the the point of Day 0? To let things develop? I am going to sound like such a hypocrite (because in our games I am always the one holding back and judging the actions, now I know it was because I was watching the other people shake things up) and
Guru will likely call me out on it, but how are things going to develop if nothing happens? People have got to get in there and do things for things to develop. This is going to take some getting used to.
I do have to say (surprise, surprise) I am a little leery of
FZ. I am fixing to reference a Ksite game (sorry, guys, I do that. I will try to explain as best I can) but one time when
FZ was scum (or a baddie, as y'all call them, right?) she made a big hulabaloo about one of the players posting differently and saying how their style has changed. She used this as opportunity to make this player seem suspicious, as if they were hiding something about why they might be playing differently. The player wasn't scum, in fact,
FZ was. So now, with
FZ saying she is trying to match y'alls playing style, that just seems shady to me.
Why,
FZ? Why match them? I can't help but wonder if you are trying to fade in with them so maybe
Lou,
Guru,
Jenny and I (if we are all townies, possibly) won't pick up on your scum play that we know pretty well? I was coming in trying not to suspect you because I always do, but the last time I did that, it bit me in the butt.

Nope, just giving in to my suspicion and if I am wrong, I am wrong. But I am going to point out things I feel are weird for you. (And not just you.

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And break time is over for tonight. Gotta get back to my Christmas gifts. Looks like I am going to have to catch up later tonight or tomorrow. I will admit, it looks like we (at least me, which I never expected!!) may be a little more aggressive than y'all, but I don't know of any other way to play!! I really am a nice person, I promise.

I actually don't find you suspicious because of this. I'm indifferent to what it says about your alignment, but I do agree with it!
And I was wondering the same about FZ but I also understand wanting to reinvent yourself on a new site so no on knows how you are and it's like a complete rookie game. I just don't know if she's doing this for genuine intentions or scummy ones.[/b]
How is it pointless? Though I guess on the flipside of that coin, I thought Day 1 over on KSite was pointless with people pointing fingers at each other and making incredibly declarative statements constantly when I believed there to be little actual basis for making those declarations -- seemed like a bunch of overanalytical, overly paranoid suspicions, and it was really overwhelming. Hard to keep track of.
It was very intriguing and enjoyable, nonetheless, and I love your guys's playstyle, don't get me wrong. I just was (am) not used to it and I feel discussing suspicions is very good, but it actually is possible to go overboard.
kneel4justice wrote:
Of course, you can! 
And to MP, maybe this is just your style. I want to suspect you, if you were someone regularly from KSITE I would be all over you. This is what makes it difficult for me, because you guys seem to wait on things to develop where some of my best suspicions come from literally hours within the start of a game.
It is just my style (as I've explained and elaborated). If you are a civvie, take a step back here and try to reconcile your thoughts to understand that fact.
I find it interesting you say you "want" to suspect me; I'm not quite sure I understand that statement. Why?
Summer wrote:Day 0 ends in a little bit?! Holy crap!
Uh... Okay... Do you have to vote in the poll? Is that a lynching poll or a destination?
I'm going to be honest... I haven't had a chance to read all the rules and regulations. I was hoping to use the time that the game I am Modding on Ksite is in Day phase to do things here, but I wasn't counting on things starting so quickly!!
And I can now see why y'all let things develop here. With such short day phases, things move quickly. On KSite, our Day phases are 5 days in RL so you have to keep the thread moving if you hope of getting anything accomplished before deadline.
Day 0 polls are not lynch polls, 99% of the time.
Don't worry, you have time.
And as to your last paragraph, precisely.
Summer wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:For the record, K4J, I agree with you regarding Sorsha's post; it seemed unnecessary to me, as if she's trying too hard. BUT I have heard of games where those types of statements were "checkable", so maybe it's possible. Seems rarer to me though and kind of pointless, but I suppose her post could be completely legit. I don't THINK I've ever played one where statements that blatant were checkable by a lie detector role though.
Consequently, I'm not sure her post really means anything at all. I don't think it really tells me anything, especially this early in the game. But, out of curiosity, do others agree here with my assessment and was anyone else wildly pinged by that statement?
I'm not sure how I feel about your response.
You seemed a little too eager to jump on
Guru's ship in terms of his thinking with
Sorsha's. Almost feels like you are trying to push suspicion her way.
But, I have also seen where people are catching up and have thoughts themselves that they echo others, so that is not outside the realm. My only problem is that you have been posting more than
Guru so you could have very well commented on this yourself, but you didn't until someone else did. (Proofreading, I see you have explained yourself and I will be starting my reading there tomorrow.

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There could be a number of reasons for this; you are a civ who is agreeing with someone, a scum trying to make her look bad or you and her a scum-buds and you are trying to distance. I am not sure which right now, but this did put you on my radar,
MP.
And to answer your question, I was more "pinged" (that is an awesome description of how it happens, lol!!) by yours than hers.
You either are misunderstanding me or purposefully discrediting me.
I clearly said I believe Sorsha is not suspicious and hence I didn't say that I thought her comment was odd. Again, odd does not equal suspicious.
Therefore, how can I possibly be jumping on anything? I wouldn't vote for her at this point more than I would anyone else.