The Syndicate

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:03 pm

nutella wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:00 pm I don't really feel like I have any read on Vulgard or Syn one way or the other.

Who do you have reads on?

You

Friends, pretend I'm JaggedJimmyJay for a moment and allow me to assure you that Sloonei is undoubtedly town.



Cue him questioning where my trademark tinfoil of him is.

I don't like Alison's thin read on Long Con, I don't think it's reasonable to townread him for such a thing this early.

I like Sloonei, though. I like how he's already hardcore solving, and he's doing that in a way which doesn't come across as forced.
To answer his question -- I'm honestly not sure how to answer it at this point, because my playstyle tends to be pretty fluid. I usually try to find mafia and/or town through macro reads, and when I want to push a mafia, I case them, like I did last game. This means that I am invariably stumbling around blind on day 1 and only later developing the ability to find people's alignments with higher confidence.

TL;DR Focus on macro reads, gets better as the game goes on, usually.

I think somebody said I'm a Champs player. I'm not. I was a backup for the qualifier, and that's it.

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:05 pm I think somebody said I'm a Champs player. I'm not. I was a backup for the qualifier, and that's it.

My mistake!

nutella wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:04 pm Friends, pretend I'm JaggedJimmyJay for a moment and allow me to assure you that Sloonei is undoubtedly town.



Cue him questioning where my trademark tinfoil of him is.

Checks out, I’ll buy it.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:43 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:27 pm i'm bummed 'cause both mikey and thesunfan rejected me and didn't join this game so i'm alone and that eerily resembles my real life but like it's fine though

we shall WIN THE GAME

You’re not alone, we’ll solve this game together fgal!

What’s nutella’s alignment?

she seems nice and is a mod so i'ma say lawful good

anyways we're polar opposites so i'ma deliver the hot™ take that no one thought they needed and say you're a WOLF
got 'em

Alison wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:58 pm [VOTE: Syn] aubergine

I want to push here right now. His post bothered me and he responded to it with a beetlejuice.

Syn do you have any opinion at all on the way the game has opened/the stuff that has happened so far?

What does "a beetlejuice" mean? I saw the movie once like a decade ago.

We're 7 hours in to D1, so not really. Sloonei and LC have Good Vibes.

I'm curious about the four who can't be in the thread, and if any of them are wolves or guaranteed town. Being able to establish an immediate towncore would be rad. But I doubt Nanook would make it that easy for us.

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:07 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:43 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:27 pm i'm bummed 'cause both mikey and thesunfan rejected me and didn't join this game so i'm alone and that eerily resembles my real life but like it's fine though

we shall WIN THE GAME

You’re not alone, we’ll solve this game together fgal!

What’s nutella’s alignment?

she seems nice and is a mod so i'ma say lawful good

anyways we're polar opposites so i'ma deliver the hot™ take that no one thought they needed and say you're a WOLF
got 'em

I typically identify with true neutral. Sometimes LN, sometimes NG

[VOTE: Syn] aubergine

I checked again and they have done nothing within their five posts. These posts were all spent on talking about themselves, their first post was a comment about the OP (which is not really game-related and is unlikely to out you as mafia when you talk about it as mafia), and they come across as trying to seem relaxed in the thread. Which is probably why they are spending so much time on "settling in."

I liked nutella's start, but I have some respect for their wolfgame, so I'm not going to pull an Alison and make a weakly supported solid townread on her out of nowhere.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:27 pm People have squinted at me for saying that I have "genuine" reads in the past, as if every read I share as town is supposed to be genuine.

So with that in mind, here's a read of unknown sincerity:

Vulgard is mafia.

Was that just a segue, or have people really squinted at you for that? Squinting = suspicion? Suspicion for claiming genuineness?

Not really feeling Funnygurl's posts either. They feel too shitposty. Like, not in a way that comes from town. Does she always do that?

nutella wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:09 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:07 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:43 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:27 pm i'm bummed 'cause both mikey and thesunfan rejected me and didn't join this game so i'm alone and that eerily resembles my real life but like it's fine though

we shall WIN THE GAME

You’re not alone, we’ll solve this game together fgal!

What’s nutella’s alignment?

she seems nice and is a mod so i'ma say lawful good

anyways we're polar opposites so i'ma deliver the hot™ take that no one thought they needed and say you're a WOLF
got 'em

I typically identify with true neutral. Sometimes LN, sometimes NG

I put some thought into it for myself the other night, and decided I'm Neutral Good. I used to think I was Chaotic Good, but I had a different idea or definition of Chaotic, and didn't consider it solely as an opposite to Lawful.

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:07 pm

Sloonei wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:43 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:27 pm i'm bummed 'cause both mikey and thesunfan rejected me and didn't join this game so i'm alone and that eerily resembles my real life but like it's fine though

we shall WIN THE GAME

You’re not alone, we’ll solve this game together fgal!

What’s nutella’s alignment?

she seems nice and is a mod so i'ma say lawful good

anyways we're polar opposites so i'ma deliver the hot™ take that no one thought they needed and say you're a WOLF
got 'em

I mean, posts like this one. This just looks like a really forced joke, and I'm not sure why it exists. "Haha, I'm so random?" Or "Haha, look, I'm relaxed and harmless!"
I'm leaning toward the second.

Votes are changeable, right?

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:09 pm [VOTE: Syn] aubergine

I checked again and they have done nothing within their five posts. These posts were all spent on talking about themselves, their first post was a comment about the OP (which is not really game-related and is unlikely to out you as mafia when you talk about it as mafia), and they come across as trying to seem relaxed in the thread. Which is probably why they are spending so much time on "settling in."

I liked nutella's start, but I have some respect for their wolfgame, so I'm not going to pull an Alison and make a weakly supported solid townread on her out of nowhere.

what kind of opportunistic hogwash is this

Of course my posts are going to talk about me when I was responding to someone specifically asking me about my play style. Bro what

i am now a tuutuu

hi vulgard i see you think i'm FAKE but guess what............................

even if you're right i'ma NEVER CHANGE

Syn wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:12 pm

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:09 pm [VOTE: Syn] aubergine

I checked again and they have done nothing within their five posts. These posts were all spent on talking about themselves, their first post was a comment about the OP (which is not really game-related and is unlikely to out you as mafia when you talk about it as mafia), and they come across as trying to seem relaxed in the thread. Which is probably why they are spending so much time on "settling in."

I liked nutella's start, but I have some respect for their wolfgame, so I'm not going to pull an Alison and make a weakly supported solid townread on her out of nowhere.

what kind of opportunistic hogwash is this

Of course my posts are going to talk about me when I was responding to someone specifically asking me about my play style. Bro what

I don't like making this comparison, but I just used one post for it and moved on. That's not really what happened with you.
Meh. I know this isn't a great read, but it's something.

actually my first real read is that vulgard is fishing 'cause look at their read on alison too

you're gonna need more to catch alison as a wolf she's a goat

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:14 pm actually my first real read is that vulgard is fishing 'cause look at their read on alison too

you're gonna need more to catch alison as a wolf she's a goat

What do you mean by "fishing?"
And I don't know that. I haven't seen Alison play at all.

Syn wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:12 pm

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:09 pm [VOTE: Syn] aubergine

I checked again and they have done nothing within their five posts. These posts were all spent on talking about themselves, their first post was a comment about the OP (which is not really game-related and is unlikely to out you as mafia when you talk about it as mafia), and they come across as trying to seem relaxed in the thread. Which is probably why they are spending so much time on "settling in."

I liked nutella's start, but I have some respect for their wolfgame, so I'm not going to pull an Alison and make a weakly supported solid townread on her out of nowhere.

what kind of opportunistic hogwash is this

Of course my posts are going to talk about me when I was responding to someone specifically asking me about my play style. Bro what

I also seem to recall Alison doing something similar. What stopped you from calling her comment "opportunistic hogwash?"

Syn wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:12 pm

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:09 pm [VOTE: Syn] aubergine

I checked again and they have done nothing within their five posts. These posts were all spent on talking about themselves, their first post was a comment about the OP (which is not really game-related and is unlikely to out you as mafia when you talk about it as mafia), and they come across as trying to seem relaxed in the thread. Which is probably why they are spending so much time on "settling in."

I liked nutella's start, but I have some respect for their wolfgame, so I'm not going to pull an Alison and make a weakly supported solid townread on her out of nowhere.

what kind of opportunistic hogwash is this

Of course my posts are going to talk about me when I was responding to someone specifically asking me about my play style. Bro what

I agree, Syn didn't drive the conversation to be about himself, he was responding to questions and suspicions about him.

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:22 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:14 pm actually my first real read is that vulgard is fishing 'cause look at their read on alison too

you're gonna need more to catch alison as a wolf she's a goat

What do you mean by "fishing?"
And I don't know that. I haven't seen Alison play at all.

"i don't like this entrance" "i don't like that entrance" "i don't like that read" when we're at rvs stage

it looks like you're trying to form reads and give an appearance of wolf hunting when a) it ain't really the time for it and b) your suspicions are of little substance atm

(Despite the Lisa avatar, I guess I see "Syn" as a masculine name. Correct pronouns?)

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:24 pm

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:22 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:14 pm actually my first real read is that vulgard is fishing 'cause look at their read on alison too

you're gonna need more to catch alison as a wolf she's a goat

What do you mean by "fishing?"
And I don't know that. I haven't seen Alison play at all.

"i don't like this entrance" "i don't like that entrance" "i don't like that read" when we're at rvs stage

it looks like you're trying to form reads and give an appearance of wolf hunting when a) it ain't really the time for it and b) your suspicions are of little substance atm

You'd be surprised at how early and frenetic the alignment-judging is these days. This is actually very tame.

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:26 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:24 pm

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:22 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:14 pm actually my first real read is that vulgard is fishing 'cause look at their read on alison too

you're gonna need more to catch alison as a wolf she's a goat

What do you mean by "fishing?"
And I don't know that. I haven't seen Alison play at all.

"i don't like this entrance" "i don't like that entrance" "i don't like that read" when we're at rvs stage

it looks like you're trying to form reads and give an appearance of wolf hunting when a) it ain't really the time for it and b) your suspicions are of little substance atm

You'd be surprised at how early and frenetic the alignment-judging is these days. This is actually very tame.

y'all crazy

im voting for myself now but i got my eyes on you vulgard

Funnygal town

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:23 pm I also seem to recall Alison doing something similar. What stopped you from calling her comment "opportunistic hogwash?"

Alison didn't like the substance of my self-assessment. That's gucci. Your position was "Is talking about himself" when the reason I was talking about myself was because I was directly asked. It's either a misrepresentation or an empty read, and neither are impressive.

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:25 pm (Despite the Lisa avatar, I guess I see "Syn" as a masculine name. Correct pronouns?)

You're the first to assume male. Most assume I'm a girl. But you're right.

I don't actually care, though, if people use other pronouns for me.

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:24 pm

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:22 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:14 pm actually my first real read is that vulgard is fishing 'cause look at their read on alison too

you're gonna need more to catch alison as a wolf she's a goat

What do you mean by "fishing?"
And I don't know that. I haven't seen Alison play at all.

"i don't like this entrance" "i don't like that entrance" "i don't like that read" when we're at rvs stage

it looks like you're trying to form reads and give an appearance of wolf hunting when a) it ain't really the time for it and b) your suspicions are of little substance atm

Yeah I feel like Vulgard's takes have come off too strong for how shallow they are

nutella wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:34 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:24 pm

Vulgard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:22 pm

Funnygurl555 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:14 pm actually my first real read is that vulgard is fishing 'cause look at their read on alison too

you're gonna need more to catch alison as a wolf she's a goat

What do you mean by "fishing?"
And I don't know that. I haven't seen Alison play at all.

"i don't like this entrance" "i don't like that entrance" "i don't like that read" when we're at rvs stage

it looks like you're trying to form reads and give an appearance of wolf hunting when a) it ain't really the time for it and b) your suspicions are of little substance atm

Yeah I feel like Vulgard's takes have come off too strong for how shallow they are

Non sarcastically, how can you tell the difference?

I don't understand the question

I mean like, calling FG out for being a memey person is not a valid suspicion

Don't get me wrong I'm all for throwing out early hot takes and generating reads and content from the response to those reads and such. Maybe I'm just oversensitive to the way he's making quick judgments of Syn's and FG's styles when I'm a bit more familiar with their personalities and want to let them do their thing

Lotta townies here. Only person who has pinged me is Vulgard which doesn't bode well for poor Vulgard.

Hot take one of Enrique and TSP is mafia. Yes only one.

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:57 pm Lotta townies here. Only person who has pinged me is Vulgard which doesn't bode well for poor Vulgard.

You're playing? Hallelujah!

You town, bro?

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:09 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:57 pm Lotta townies here. Only person who has pinged me is Vulgard which doesn't bode well for poor Vulgard.

You're playing? Hallelujah!

You town, bro?

Lol i know what you're doing and I like it

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:13 pm

Long Con wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:09 pm

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:57 pm Lotta townies here. Only person who has pinged me is Vulgard which doesn't bode well for poor Vulgard.

You're playing? Hallelujah!

You town, bro?

Lol i know what you're doing and I like it

Loud and clear, mate!

What

Why

nutella wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:19 pmWhat

My response exactly. Nutella town.

Ama

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:34 pmAma

If there was a moth in your room what would you do?

MacDougall wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:34 pmAma

Everybody in this game is an item in your refrigerator. Who’s what?

oh that's so much better

Define

Oh I get it, ask me anything. Is this a new abstract reads generator?