Trying to catch up now. Interesting development.
Sloonei wrote:What so other people think of ika? Am I alone in thinking his behavior stinks of deliberate unhelpfulness? On Day 1 he kept saying he wanted to sort silverwolf first and foremost, which is a reasonable strategy, but on Day 2 he just seems to be saying she's town but not really working together in any capacity with her like he seemed to suggest, and most of the reads he's posting are minimal at best. He is falling back on a meta-defense when I (or anyone else) press him. I can understand differences in culture and playstyle, but this also wreaks of a player who's taking advantage of these differences to hide behind them.
I just want to kind of bounce off of what Sloonei was saying here, I think a lot of ika's posts have been in defense of Silverwolf and her strategy, which given their personal connection outside of the game I think is fine. You'd want your S/O to be on your side after all. I think he's calling town because he wants her to be town. I guess I don't have a problem with that, I don't think it's a good strategy but I understand. That being said, with regard to any other defenses ika has also felt fleeting, as far as contributing to the game outside of Silverwolf's domain.
Metalmarsh89 wrote:agleaminranks wrote:Addressing some things real quick:
Silverwolf, you spun your wheels pretty hard when I asked you to explain why you voted for me with no prior explanation. Then you said that you refused to elaborate, only when another person chimed in did you backtrack and say it was to see how someone reacted. Then when you were asked about what you thought of my reaction, you said it was just OMGUS.
You also said it was impossible to start a bandwagon that early in the game. I beg to differ. All it takes is a margin of one or two votes to start a bandwagon.
Could everyone else please go back to the very beginning of the day period and look at my criticism of Silverwolf's behavior. I honestly, truly believe she is acting completely irrational, and the fact that no one else is pointing it out is absolutely fucking mind boggling. I honestly thought it would speak for itself.
Marmot, would you please explain your vote too and quit with the shitposting.
Also Scotty, how was I acting like a, whatever it was you called me? Wet pancake or something? The hell does that even mean?
I need to go to work and then to some school matters. I probably won't be around until much later tonight.
Sure.
Epignosis voted for you on Day 1, hoping you would say something. You said something 30 minutes later, and didn't seem perturbed by Epignosis's vote. I think it was a coordinated action. I know you have 6 votes now instead of 1, but you did not shrug off my vote like you did Epignosis's.
Thanks for answering.
I kind of shrugged off Epignosis' vote because it felt like he was only voting me to get my attention. I think he said that in his post where he voted me too. He also changed his vote pretty quickly afterwards.
I'm not sure if I agree with your analysis of him, but I do agree with whoever (was it Luffy maybe? Zebra? I'm sorry I can't keep track) that said that he's being unusually distant from this game. In Pikmin mafia when he was civ he was on the offensive all game, kind of spearheading any sort of attack on anyone in the spotlight. He's made a few good analyses as to be expected and there's his usual humor but his presence is so tiny compared to what I'm used to seeing. Maybe it's because this is a big game. I don't know. I still don't know if I'm suspicious enough of him to have any discernible doubts.
I still think Silverwolf is acting irrationally and illogically and, above all, scummily. I wouldn't have cast any suspicions on ika during Silverwolf's accusation of me, but the last couple pages has me reconsidering. I understand frustrations from feeling personally attacked, but I don't know if it's good enough of a reason to excuse the lack of participation. I would favor a vote for either above others right now now, but I don't like doing retaliatory votes and I also dislike bandwagon votes.
I went back and looked at what I think I know about Wilgy and the Day 1 votes and everyone there is someone I'm more inclined to believe is a civilian. With the exception of Golden, who still hasn't posted much, but at least they came in with what I think is a reasonable read of Matt. If he were less active I would be more suspicious.
I would also think that in a time like this when the heat is focused on a specific small group of people, the nonparticipants have the best opportunities to hide under all the ruckus. It's a tactic sure to favor baddies. If the next few days turn out to be civilian lynches I think the no-shows right now would be the best place to look, moving forward. I don't know if I'll survive the day at this rate.
Holy linki.