Re: Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Mafia Game [Day 1]
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:34 pm
Epi's posts are not the least bit difficult for me to read on mobile.
Murder, Mayhem, and Mafia
https://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/
I've tried answering the best I could. Tbh I'm kinda hostile as a default which isn't good, so I've been trying to not be that. You asking me why I decided to participate in a conversation you prompted felt really *icky* to me so I probably was more hostile there but I was actively trying not to be if it helps lolSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:33 pmUnsure. I feel like your reasons for being wary of me make sense from a civilian perspective, but your responses to my questions have felt like you are trying not to extend yourself too much, playing it a little hostile rather than just answering the questions I am asking. But sometimes my questions just do that to people, so I'm not going to commit to a read on that just yet.
If I know epi, he's doing this for fun, decided on the gimmick long before role cards were sent out, and there is no sense in protesting. Embrace the journal entries.
I get under people's skin when I do this routine and I think the expectation is that I am trying to be more difficult/interrogative than I actually, so yeah, it is understandable to have those feelings.Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:36 pmI've tried answering the best I could. Tbh I'm kinda hostile as a default which isn't good, so I've been trying to not be that. You asking me why I decided to participate in a conversation you prompted felt really *icky* to me so I probably was more hostile there but I was actively trying not to be if it helps lolSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:33 pmUnsure. I feel like your reasons for being wary of me make sense from a civilian perspective, but your responses to my questions have felt like you are trying not to extend yourself too much, playing it a little hostile rather than just answering the questions I am asking. But sometimes my questions just do that to people, so I'm not going to commit to a read on that just yet.
it's helped a bitSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:39 pmI get under people's skin when I do this routine and I think the expectation is that I am trying to be more difficult/interrogative than I actually, so yeah, it is understandable to have those feelings.Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:36 pmI've tried answering the best I could. Tbh I'm kinda hostile as a default which isn't good, so I've been trying to not be that. You asking me why I decided to participate in a conversation you prompted felt really *icky* to me so I probably was more hostile there but I was actively trying not to be if it helps lolSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:33 pmUnsure. I feel like your reasons for being wary of me make sense from a civilian perspective, but your responses to my questions have felt like you are trying not to extend yourself too much, playing it a little hostile rather than just answering the questions I am asking. But sometimes my questions just do that to people, so I'm not going to commit to a read on that just yet.
I appreciate you putting up with me and your more recent answers have been reassuring. My goal with these sort of questions is to reach a place of better mutual understanding, and I feel like that's happened. At least it has on my end.
the thing is - i do the "I Have Secret Reads That I'm Not Gonna Share Yet" is a maneuver that i do very commonly as either alignmentSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:17 pmMy concern, as TSP alludes to, is that spf's secret town reads maneuver is something I do often, and notably did in the Champs Finale to the frustration of about half the roster. Part of me feels like spf is mirroring my town meta here, maybe unconsciously, as a way to earn my trust.staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:03 pm two primary reasons:
1. cloaking my townreads in ambiguity almost always gets interesting and telling interactions out of people. in this case, i think that foresight's intense amount of stress that only grew larger as i refused to directly answer his question is likely to come from a town indicative place. his irritation felt completely authentic- i honestly don't think that foresight would care that much at all if he was playing from a scum mindset
2. one of my early townleans was on you, but i felt uncomfortable outing that early into the game for a number of reasons. (partially out of the vanity of not wanting to be wrong). the other was on foresight
We have played... three? games together. Two were in the Champs setting (both town/town), and more recently we were scum partners in Grasslands here on The Syndicate. When we've been town together, we were both distinctly aware of one another (I think. I was aware of her, at least) because our playstyles are similar. I would expect a mafia staypositivefriend to be hyper aware of my perception of her in this game, in what would be the first game we've ever been aligned opposite each other. So kicking the game off by doing a combative thing that Town Sloonei does for attention would be a viable way to do that.
Except, like Foresight says, there really wasn't much call for that play here. When I did it in Champs, the thread was moving at a breakneck pace, but I felt it was lacking traction. I did it to slow things down and get people to focus on particular issues. This thread was not moving at a fast pace when spf dropped her post. If anything, it needed more spiciness.
I'm also unclear why she was hesitant to declare a town read on me a half hour ago, but is comfortable doing so now.
Has anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pmnah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
not particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goalSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:47 pmHas anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pmnah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
Who are the town reads?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:50 pmnot particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goalSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:47 pmHas anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pmnah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
ive primarily focused on collecting townreads and then working backwards from there to get scumreads
you, foresight, long conSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:51 pmWho are the town reads?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:50 pmnot particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goalSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:47 pmHas anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pmnah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
ive primarily focused on collecting townreads and then working backwards from there to get scumreads
How do secret reads you don't share provoke discussion?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:44 pmthe thing is - i do the "I Have Secret Reads That I'm Not Gonna Share Yet" is a maneuver that i do very commonly as either alignmentSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:17 pmMy concern, as TSP alludes to, is that spf's secret town reads maneuver is something I do often, and notably did in the Champs Finale to the frustration of about half the roster. Part of me feels like spf is mirroring my town meta here, maybe unconsciously, as a way to earn my trust.staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:03 pm two primary reasons:
1. cloaking my townreads in ambiguity almost always gets interesting and telling interactions out of people. in this case, i think that foresight's intense amount of stress that only grew larger as i refused to directly answer his question is likely to come from a town indicative place. his irritation felt completely authentic- i honestly don't think that foresight would care that much at all if he was playing from a scum mindset
2. one of my early townleans was on you, but i felt uncomfortable outing that early into the game for a number of reasons. (partially out of the vanity of not wanting to be wrong). the other was on foresight
We have played... three? games together. Two were in the Champs setting (both town/town), and more recently we were scum partners in Grasslands here on The Syndicate. When we've been town together, we were both distinctly aware of one another (I think. I was aware of her, at least) because our playstyles are similar. I would expect a mafia staypositivefriend to be hyper aware of my perception of her in this game, in what would be the first game we've ever been aligned opposite each other. So kicking the game off by doing a combative thing that Town Sloonei does for attention would be a viable way to do that.
Except, like Foresight says, there really wasn't much call for that play here. When I did it in Champs, the thread was moving at a breakneck pace, but I felt it was lacking traction. I did it to slow things down and get people to focus on particular issues. This thread was not moving at a fast pace when spf dropped her post. If anything, it needed more spiciness.
I'm also unclear why she was hesitant to declare a town read on me a half hour ago, but is comfortable doing so now.
i did it in grasslands when we were teamed together, i did it in the rock falls invitational game when i was town, and i even did it multiple times in champs. it's just a style of scumhunting/provoking discussion that i really like doing, and i think it's a mistake to assume that this tactic that i do incredibly often of my own accord is something that i'm doing to appeal specifically to ~you~. truthfully, i didn't even associate that tactic with your playstyle at all
i would probably be incredibly aware about your perception of me if i rolled mafia against you, but your analysis implies a depth of thought that i haven't actually put into my posts so far.
my choice to withhold my reads provoked a lengthy discussion that we are still discussing right now 5 pages later - do you not agree that this might be more valuable than if i had simply said: "i townlean foresight and sloonei' and left it at that?
I can never get a real town read Q-Qstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:52 pmyou, foresight, long conSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:51 pmWho are the town reads?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:50 pmnot particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goalSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:47 pmHas anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pmnah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
ive primarily focused on collecting townreads and then working backwards from there to get scumreads
other names (tonystarkprime, esooa) pending
You've got a real townread over here \o/Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:53 pmI can never get a real town read Q-Qstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:52 pmyou, foresight, long conSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:51 pmWho are the town reads?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:50 pmnot particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goalSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:47 pmHas anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pmnah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
ive primarily focused on collecting townreads and then working backwards from there to get scumreads
other names (tonystarkprime, esooa) pending
it usually results in people being suspicious of me for not outing my readsLong Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:53 pmHow do secret reads you don't share provoke discussion?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:44 pmthe thing is - i do the "I Have Secret Reads That I'm Not Gonna Share Yet" is a maneuver that i do very commonly as either alignmentSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:17 pmMy concern, as TSP alludes to, is that spf's secret town reads maneuver is something I do often, and notably did in the Champs Finale to the frustration of about half the roster. Part of me feels like spf is mirroring my town meta here, maybe unconsciously, as a way to earn my trust.staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:03 pm two primary reasons:
1. cloaking my townreads in ambiguity almost always gets interesting and telling interactions out of people. in this case, i think that foresight's intense amount of stress that only grew larger as i refused to directly answer his question is likely to come from a town indicative place. his irritation felt completely authentic- i honestly don't think that foresight would care that much at all if he was playing from a scum mindset
2. one of my early townleans was on you, but i felt uncomfortable outing that early into the game for a number of reasons. (partially out of the vanity of not wanting to be wrong). the other was on foresight
We have played... three? games together. Two were in the Champs setting (both town/town), and more recently we were scum partners in Grasslands here on The Syndicate. When we've been town together, we were both distinctly aware of one another (I think. I was aware of her, at least) because our playstyles are similar. I would expect a mafia staypositivefriend to be hyper aware of my perception of her in this game, in what would be the first game we've ever been aligned opposite each other. So kicking the game off by doing a combative thing that Town Sloonei does for attention would be a viable way to do that.
Except, like Foresight says, there really wasn't much call for that play here. When I did it in Champs, the thread was moving at a breakneck pace, but I felt it was lacking traction. I did it to slow things down and get people to focus on particular issues. This thread was not moving at a fast pace when spf dropped her post. If anything, it needed more spiciness.
I'm also unclear why she was hesitant to declare a town read on me a half hour ago, but is comfortable doing so now.
i did it in grasslands when we were teamed together, i did it in the rock falls invitational game when i was town, and i even did it multiple times in champs. it's just a style of scumhunting/provoking discussion that i really like doing, and i think it's a mistake to assume that this tactic that i do incredibly often of my own accord is something that i'm doing to appeal specifically to ~you~. truthfully, i didn't even associate that tactic with your playstyle at all
i would probably be incredibly aware about your perception of me if i rolled mafia against you, but your analysis implies a depth of thought that i haven't actually put into my posts so far.
my choice to withhold my reads provoked a lengthy discussion that we are still discussing right now 5 pages later - do you not agree that this might be more valuable than if i had simply said: "i townlean foresight and sloonei' and left it at that?
you're like, suspiciously towny. i'm weirded out by how quickly i townread you lmaoEsooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:53 pmI can never get a real town read Q-Qstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:52 pmyou, foresight, long conSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:51 pmWho are the town reads?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:50 pmnot particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goalSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:47 pmHas anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pmnah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
ive primarily focused on collecting townreads and then working backwards from there to get scumreads
other names (tonystarkprime, esooa) pending
Approved!staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:55 pmit usually results in people being suspicious of me for not outing my readsLong Con wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:53 pmHow do secret reads you don't share provoke discussion?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:44 pmthe thing is - i do the "I Have Secret Reads That I'm Not Gonna Share Yet" is a maneuver that i do very commonly as either alignmentSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:17 pmMy concern, as TSP alludes to, is that spf's secret town reads maneuver is something I do often, and notably did in the Champs Finale to the frustration of about half the roster. Part of me feels like spf is mirroring my town meta here, maybe unconsciously, as a way to earn my trust.staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:03 pm two primary reasons:
1. cloaking my townreads in ambiguity almost always gets interesting and telling interactions out of people. in this case, i think that foresight's intense amount of stress that only grew larger as i refused to directly answer his question is likely to come from a town indicative place. his irritation felt completely authentic- i honestly don't think that foresight would care that much at all if he was playing from a scum mindset
2. one of my early townleans was on you, but i felt uncomfortable outing that early into the game for a number of reasons. (partially out of the vanity of not wanting to be wrong). the other was on foresight
We have played... three? games together. Two were in the Champs setting (both town/town), and more recently we were scum partners in Grasslands here on The Syndicate. When we've been town together, we were both distinctly aware of one another (I think. I was aware of her, at least) because our playstyles are similar. I would expect a mafia staypositivefriend to be hyper aware of my perception of her in this game, in what would be the first game we've ever been aligned opposite each other. So kicking the game off by doing a combative thing that Town Sloonei does for attention would be a viable way to do that.
Except, like Foresight says, there really wasn't much call for that play here. When I did it in Champs, the thread was moving at a breakneck pace, but I felt it was lacking traction. I did it to slow things down and get people to focus on particular issues. This thread was not moving at a fast pace when spf dropped her post. If anything, it needed more spiciness.
I'm also unclear why she was hesitant to declare a town read on me a half hour ago, but is comfortable doing so now.
i did it in grasslands when we were teamed together, i did it in the rock falls invitational game when i was town, and i even did it multiple times in champs. it's just a style of scumhunting/provoking discussion that i really like doing, and i think it's a mistake to assume that this tactic that i do incredibly often of my own accord is something that i'm doing to appeal specifically to ~you~. truthfully, i didn't even associate that tactic with your playstyle at all
i would probably be incredibly aware about your perception of me if i rolled mafia against you, but your analysis implies a depth of thought that i haven't actually put into my posts so far.
my choice to withhold my reads provoked a lengthy discussion that we are still discussing right now 5 pages later - do you not agree that this might be more valuable than if i had simply said: "i townlean foresight and sloonei' and left it at that?
or people trying to guess what reads i have, which can be a good way into tricking people into sharing reads that they weren't consciously prepared to out
or people trying to badger me into outing my reads, which can be alignment indicative within itself (and i think it was for foresight)
in any case, it usually gets more interesting reactions than if i just say: "i townlean x'. it's the same reason why i like self-voting in RVS
i thought that town!sloonei would probably be concerned about my lack of inquisitiveness
PLEASEEstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:56 pmyou're like, suspiciously towny. i'm weirded out by how quickly i townread you lmaoEsooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:53 pmI can never get a real town read Q-Qstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:52 pmyou, foresight, long conSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:51 pmWho are the town reads?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:50 pmnot particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goalSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:47 pmHas anyone revealed themself to be a mafier yet?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:46 pm
nah sadly, it was in the ballpark, but it wasn't The Thing
i actually do think his concerns are towny though
ive primarily focused on collecting townreads and then working backwards from there to get scumreads
other names (tonystarkprime, esooa) pending
this makes me wanna townread u lmfaoEsooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:59 pmPLEASEEstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:56 pmyou're like, suspiciously towny. i'm weirded out by how quickly i townread you lmaoEsooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:53 pmI can never get a real town read Q-Qstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:52 pmyou, foresight, long conSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:51 pmWho are the town reads?staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:50 pmnot particularly - i feel that finding the scum in a 26 player list on d1 is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the town is a much more achievable and realistic goal
ive primarily focused on collecting townreads and then working backwards from there to get scumreads
other names (tonystarkprime, esooa) pending
She has made two day 0 posts that tell me very little. why do you ask about her in particular?
her two opening scumreads are one of your townreads (foresight) and another person that you (iirc) implicitly townread (tonystarkprime)
I didn't start to town read c4 until today. I do not recall having anything to say about tsp.staypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:16 pmher two opening scumreads are one of your townreads (foresight) and another person that you (iirc) implicitly townread (tonystarkprime)
i was curious if that concerned you at all
if you told me this in private I unironically would let you end game just to keep you around and it would make me not worriedstaypositivefriend wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:19 pmi am mafia, but buddy anyway and let me take you to endgame![]()
I think it's too bigbrained in this world. Fake, sure. Easy, no.Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:08 pmI scum read sloonei for this post. Saying someone is towny for something like mentioning masons being implicit town perspective just seems fake. It's a completely normal and easy thing to do, that I don't really feel like portrays a towny perspective the way sloonei does.
Nah I sorta think this is just wolf, but the thought process feels ~fine~ hereEsooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:10 pmyour read on LC is weird and I think he's very likely scum. Biggest reason is he immediately switched his posting style when I pointed out he was more serious than normal. You didn't explain your LC town read and I didn't like thatSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:08 pmHow do you read me right now?Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:06 pmmy motivation is the fact I wanna post in thread cause I like talking about mafiaSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:04 pmI am not criticizing you for engaging in discussion. I am asking what is motivating you. You have taken a stance that is distinctly defensive of SPF/critical of me. Why?Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:01 pmthe fact you literally asked for itSloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:56 pmWhat is your motivation for pursuing this discussion to the extent that you are?Esooa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:55 pm as for the "there wasn't an organic reason to do it"
I'm not so sure about that. Honestly, calling attention to your reads in such a way I almost always dislike; it just feels showy to be
but it's also something that I've seen come from town *at least* as often as scum
you asked for discussion about your read, I disagreed with the read. I gave my reasons as to why
past that I still don't really get why you think the mason thing is towny