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Hey nova why are you voting for me and can you please not?
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Well fuckLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:10 pmOnly if you send an official application and give me at least 3 business days to process your application fee and then three months to process your actual applicationMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:07 pmCan I join the club?Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:02 pmOkay speed you can be town toospeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:24 amTo add to Jack's above thoughts, DDL could have just voted as a disapproval and then moved on. A vote can be just as throwaway as the original line. But he's panicking, doubling down then retreating, trying to sound justified, etc.Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:18 pm Basically I voted you reflexively and now I'm trying to save face.
I don't feel like I'm the authority on this, as I'm the one who baited the trap and might be biased, and DDL was the first to respond, but he definitely looks worst at first glance.
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Someone point me at the bad guys
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Expoundspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:39 am![]()
After playing a different cross-community game, this is a breath of fresh air. Gemma isn't afraid to take stances or make posts, not in any way.
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I just realized no one was doing the
thing as a joke I just dont have the emojis on
I thought everyone was memeing fuck

I thought everyone was memeing fuck
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About what
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I recently played a crossover game with another forum, which I won't name directly because it feels like badmouthing. They weren't able to keep up with a game that traveled at slower than normal syndicate speed, and some players were upset about how much posting was done and how it was too stressful.Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:12 pmExpoundspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:39 am![]()
After playing a different cross-community game, this is a breath of fresh air. Gemma isn't afraid to take stances or make posts, not in any way.
I'm... a little cooler on Gemma now because of the "What" and "Why" and "How" posts that keep coming, drilling for repetitive info instead of supplying some. But I like their moxy (and the comics).
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LolDragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:40 am [VOTE: DDL] aubergine
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Okay so for someone who doesnt know Gemma’s playspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:15 pmI recently played a crossover game with another forum, which I won't name directly because it feels like badmouthing. They weren't able to keep up with a game that traveled at slower than normal syndicate speed, and some players were upset about how much posting was done and how it was too stressful.Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:12 pmExpoundspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:39 am![]()
After playing a different cross-community game, this is a breath of fresh air. Gemma isn't afraid to take stances or make posts, not in any way.
I'm... a little cooler on Gemma now because of the "What" and "Why" and "How" posts that keep coming, drilling for repetitive info instead of supplying some. But I like their moxy (and the comics).
Why does that make them town if they arent actually doing anything
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This is a mafioso. Lock it in Eddie.Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:23 pmHuh?
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I usually do black but it’s just so bad....speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:40 amFELLOW WHITE BACKGROUNDER!Luxurious wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:53 pmCan i make a sad request to please stop using yellow i cannot see it on white background
I’m becoming stanari...
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I also can't read Sloonei's shit
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What about this has you ready to pull the triggerMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:17 pmThis is a mafioso. Lock it in Eddie.Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:23 pmHuh?
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I’m Jared, 19
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I don't know Gemma's play at all. I have no meta on them.Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:16 pmOkay so for someone who doesnt know Gemma’s playspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:15 pmI recently played a crossover game with another forum, which I won't name directly because it feels like badmouthing. They weren't able to keep up with a game that traveled at slower than normal syndicate speed, and some players were upset about how much posting was done and how it was too stressful.Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:12 pmExpoundspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:39 am![]()
After playing a different cross-community game, this is a breath of fresh air. Gemma isn't afraid to take stances or make posts, not in any way.
I'm... a little cooler on Gemma now because of the "What" and "Why" and "How" posts that keep coming, drilling for repetitive info instead of supplying some. But I like their moxy (and the comics).
Why does that make them town if they arent actually doing anything
All I know is that they are playing with some amount of boldness, which is indicative of a town mindset, but are also beginning to ask repetitive questions, which is a stand-in for content that indicates a scum mindset.
I'm not sure which direction I lean toward at the moment.
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My magical powersLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:19 pmWhat about this has you ready to pull the triggerMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:17 pmThis is a mafioso. Lock it in Eddie.Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:23 pmHuh?
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Oh from the way you were talking it felt like you knew how Gemma plays.speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:21 pmI don't know Gemma's play at all. I have no meta on them.Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:16 pmOkay so for someone who doesnt know Gemma’s playspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:15 pmI recently played a crossover game with another forum, which I won't name directly because it feels like badmouthing. They weren't able to keep up with a game that traveled at slower than normal syndicate speed, and some players were upset about how much posting was done and how it was too stressful.Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:12 pmExpoundspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:39 am![]()
After playing a different cross-community game, this is a breath of fresh air. Gemma isn't afraid to take stances or make posts, not in any way.
I'm... a little cooler on Gemma now because of the "What" and "Why" and "How" posts that keep coming, drilling for repetitive info instead of supplying some. But I like their moxy (and the comics).
Why does that make them town if they arent actually doing anything
All I know is that they are playing with some amount of boldness, which is indicative of a town mindset, but are also beginning to ask repetitive questions, which is a stand-in for content that indicates a scum mindset.
I'm not sure which direction I lean toward at the moment.
Do you have any scum reads outside of, like, DDL
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Do you have a magical girl transformation to go with itMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:23 pmMy magical powersLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:19 pmWhat about this has you ready to pull the triggerMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:17 pmThis is a mafioso. Lock it in Eddie.Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:23 pmHuh?
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I am a shadow inside a meat sackLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:25 pmDo you have a magical girl transformation to go with itMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:23 pmMy magical powersLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:19 pmWhat about this has you ready to pull the triggerMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:17 pmThis is a mafioso. Lock it in Eddie.Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:23 pmHuh?
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Oh shit what’s up Peter PanMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:25 pmI am a shadow inside a meat sackLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:25 pmDo you have a magical girl transformation to go with itMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:23 pmMy magical powersLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:19 pmWhat about this has you ready to pull the triggerMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:17 pmThis is a mafioso. Lock it in Eddie.
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Haven't read the whole game, probably not going to. Finger of suspicion right now is on:
Gemma
Owner
Ultra
Dragomir
DDL
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I said meat not PeteLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:26 pmOh shit what’s up Peter PanMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:25 pmI am a shadow inside a meat sackLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:25 pmDo you have a magical girl transformation to go with itMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:23 pmMy magical powersLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:19 pmWhat about this has you ready to pull the trigger
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Everything you’ve asked is surface level and doesnt go deeper than that. The whole conversation with epi felt like a weird attempt at questioning, and then the lol at the end doesnt make sense to me.Gemma wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:25 pmumnovaselinenever wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:14 pm I dig your Ultra stuff, Speed. I can see a baddie Ultra using me as a compass to navigate through early game. His prod for reads kind of felt iffy to me, like I was getting a vibe that he actually cared what those were lol.
why is it iffy for someone to care what your reads are and prod you accordingly
i am confused
Why do you think JJJ should be town read?
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I dig it.speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:29 pmHaven't read the whole game, probably not going to. Finger of suspicion right now is on:
Gemma
Owner
Ultra
Dragomir
DDL
I dont really know Dragomir, nor can i remember any of their posts so meh there.
What’s your thoughts on a potential JJJ/Gemma/Owner team
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I know what you said but Peter Pan’s shadow is sentientMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:30 pmI said meat not PeteLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:26 pmOh shit what’s up Peter PanMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:25 pmI am a shadow inside a meat sack
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Speedchuck can you show me where DDL touched you?
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Oy so it isLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:33 pmI know what you said but Peter Pan’s shadow is sentientMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:30 pmI said meat not PeteLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:26 pmOh shit what’s up Peter Pan
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Why do you think he was gaslighting youGemma wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:18 pmgot a better sense of what level novas is playing onJackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:44 pmGive us the bit.Gemma wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:44 pma bitJackofhearts2005 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:35 pmCan’t say it did.
Did any of your questions and the answers you got help you sort anyone’s alignment?
my test subjects have not exactly been forthcoming with their answers
got a better sense of what level you are playing on
realized that i probably shouldn't interact with epig unless i'm the mood for being gaslight a bunch
i didn't actually ask that many questions
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No I just thought the whole line of questioning was bad and I dont get why Gemma doesnt like his responsesMacDougall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:35 pmYou expect a less indifferent response?
From the look of it Gemma expects everyone to have JJJ as a townread right off the bat which, like, why should I? Was does Gemma?
Why does Gemma say this and then go back and say “i have no town or scum reads?” After acting like JJJ is town and then not even have a semblance of a read on Epi?
None of it makes sense to me
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Remove JJJ from my Gemma/ Owner team
I cant tell anymore if Gemma is just incredibly disconnected from the game or if this is actually how they play mafia.
Wish stan was here
I cant tell anymore if Gemma is just incredibly disconnected from the game or if this is actually how they play mafia.
Wish stan was here
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I don't know Dragomir either.Luxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:32 pmI dig it.speedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:29 pmHaven't read the whole game, probably not going to. Finger of suspicion right now is on:
Gemma
Owner
Ultra
Dragomir
DDL
I dont really know Dragomir, nor can i remember any of their posts so meh there.
What’s your thoughts on a potential JJJ/Gemma/Owner team
I don't have any reason to scumread JigglyJunkyJam
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Who is Stan?
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I wanna add Nova to my list but like, I dont know why yet
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Stanari was uh
The season 3 representative for Flight Rising
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Does that mean Ultra is trying to push a mislynchspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:25 pmAt the time I'd posted that, 30-60% of ultra's content was about or directed at Nova, another 25% was filler. Leaving about 1/3 of their content at most directed at other players. And even that content was more 'about' them, very distanced reads, rather than addressing or prodding them.Gemma wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:14 pmspeedchuck wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:07 pmNo. Because I'm not.
I have some town pings from them, but I mentioned something scummy as well. If it continues, their need to cling to and buddy Nova will easily outweigh any town cred they have.
can you explain how you got to the opinion that ultra is using nova as a clutch and how that makes him more likely to be mafia
It is my opinion that it makes them more likely mafia, as mafia often has more trouble being bold in the thread.
Or is Ultra and Nova teammed
What makes you think they aren’t town having trouble making a “presence” and how is directing a majority of their posts towards one player Not Presence
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Okay DDL is town everyone take your votes off himDragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:11 pmNot a fan of this post. I feel like attacking Jay/MP for lower than usual post volume is pretty shallow in terms of how much you can analyse someone. And from what I've seen recently you don't do swallow, you go pretty far in analysing people.Owner of a Lonely Heart wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:36 am I kind of want to vote JJJ. I enjoy playing with him, and it has been awhile since we last played. But I also feel like I'm not quite yet seeing the Jay that I've seen before in 2 other games I played with him. Is that enough to go by? I don't know. Have I only seen his town game? I think so. Then again he might play different with a power role in hand, so maybe that's why he appears different. Or he could be generally busy, but I'm not suppose to make excuses for him. I'm just suppose to read what the thread gives me. Or maybe some games does Jay not get serious super early on? In my mind, it would be hard to maintain a talkative or inquisitive facade like every single game.
M Plus 7, also provided slank or "slang", so I know he's busy, but I still require more from him to really have a solid read on him. I have seen other players (not him) who are generally talkative people who provide slank but still end up posting through the roof as mostly town people; there were some scum outliers though.
Gemma's birds seem fine and fluffy. I like that she is in the thread and posting at least. Could use more content to go by, because the thread seems lacking of it.
Nova, I like so far. Not sure or can't remember if I read him correctly the last time we played together or maybe I was scum that game. Who knows? I guess I want longer content from him. It seems like a lot of his posts are a bit on the shorter side. That as general note seems a little suspicious or holding your thoughts too close to yourself.
I'll be gone for a lot of today unfortunately. I hope to be back on in 12 hours.
[VOTE: JaggedJimmyJay] aubergine Right now, you are the most different to me. I suggest doing something to change my mind or find someone scummier. I hope to see some effort when i get back. (aka I wanted to play with you more, but I can't be your buddy if you are scum)
Heck, coming from you, I would have expected an essay on what the expressions on Gemma's bird's faces mean about her subconscious re: her alignment. Not that I'm demanding that, but point is, I'd expect you to use your little free time to do way more interesting things than what you're doing now.
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I wish tsaiah and mp7 would come play along with everyone else :sad:
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Okay so Owner/ JJJ definitely arent teamedLuxurious wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:41 pmOwner/ GemmaOwner of a Lonely Heart wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:36 am I kind of want to vote JJJ. I enjoy playing with him, and it has been awhile since we last played. But I also feel like I'm not quite yet seeing the Jay that I've seen before in 2 other games I played with him. Is that enough to go by? I don't know. Have I only seen his town game? I think so. Then again he might play different with a power role in hand, so maybe that's why he appears different. Or he could be generally busy, but I'm not suppose to make excuses for him. I'm just suppose to read what the thread gives me. Or maybe some games does Jay not get serious super early on? In my mind, it would be hard to maintain a talkative or inquisitive facade like every single game.
M Plus 7, also provided slank or "slang", so I know he's busy, but I still require more from him to really have a solid read on him. I have seen other players (not him) who are generally talkative people who provide slank but still end up posting through the roof as mostly town people; there were some scum outliers though.
Gemma's birds seem fine and fluffy. I like that she is in the thread and posting at least. Could use more content to go by, because the thread seems lacking of it.
Nova, I like so far. Not sure or can't remember if I read him correctly the last time we played together or maybe I was scum that game. Who knows? I guess I want longer content from him. It seems like a lot of his posts are a bit on the shorter side. That as general note seems a little suspicious or holding your thoughts too close to yourself.
I'll be gone for a lot of today unfortunately. I hope to be back on in 12 hours.
[VOTE: JaggedJimmyJay] aubergine Right now, you are the most different to me. I suggest doing something to change my mind or find someone scummier. I hope to see some effort when i get back. (aka I wanted to play with you more, but I can't be your buddy if you are scum)
Thoughts
Still think Owner/ Gemma are
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so JJJ is spewed town under the assumption Gemma is scum.
The way Ultra reacted to Gemma, however, with “could use more content since the thread seems lacking in it” despite liking her fluffy posting, makes me think they’re teamed since I really havent seen anything from Gemma that’d give me a town vibe
[VOTE: Gemma] aubergine
The way Ultra reacted to Gemma, however, with “could use more content since the thread seems lacking in it” despite liking her fluffy posting, makes me think they’re teamed since I really havent seen anything from Gemma that’d give me a town vibe
[VOTE: Gemma] aubergine
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With that in mind [mention]Jackofhearts2005[/mention] why do you think Gemma is town?
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To make my list easier for those to see and as a tl;dr for everyone who doesnt wanna go through all my posts
[town]
JJJ
Speed
Jack
DDL
[everyone else]
[scum]
Ultra
Gemma
My reads, in order
[town]
JJJ
Speed
Jack
DDL
[everyone else]
[scum]
Ultra
Gemma
My reads, in order
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i forgot Epi :\
He’s town
He’s town
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Trust no one.JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:33 amI've thoughts on this bit regarding @rundontwalk2. He should answer you first.novaselinenever wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:39 amI'm currently beefing with Rundon'twalk and Soneji. I'm not really buying the formers concern with Jay sticking him as good early on, and the whole "he knows I play the same as both alignments" is whack. That has never stopped people from forming read, let alone gut ones. If what he claims is true and Jay knows him well, he should also know Jay well and that flinging poo early on alongside sticking people with an alignment based on first impression is his bread and butter. I think I talked about Soneji's entrance sometime earlier.
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Voted MacDougall. A placeholder until I can be bothered to read back on this because he's cute under pressure.