The Syndicate

Two 12 hour days in a row, and it's only Wednesday. This week is going to suck

MetalMarmot, are you bad?

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

MacDougall wrote:I see absolutely zero reason for anybody to vote for anybody other than the Marmot right now. This is likely our last chance to actually take the risk that all his gambits are actual truths because if he DOES flip neutral today we CAN still win because the remaining scum teams are going to be trying to kill each other at this point rather than civs, so no civs will actually die until our next lynch day if they shoot right which they have a very good chance of doing by both numbers and the fact that the scum teams no doubt will have a better grip on who is on the other team than we do at this point. If we lynch Metalmarsh and he flips neutral and then the scum team kill a civ, we will still not be at lylo because the scum team will still have kills and they will both be still looking at each other as primary enemy rather than civilians.

There is no other outcome here except for killing Metalmarsh. It is our last chance to remove this chance element from the game and to boot he is the most likely to be scum out of anybody anyway.

Scare tactics. You, my friend are no civilian.

I see you haven't voted yet. Can you vote? If so, would you be willing to follow my vote?

I have mixed feelings about Mac snatching Matt's loudspeaker and starting to preach on the Good Deed of an MM Lynch, because:

1. Matt said he'd ISO in full MM and he got stuck on a tight viewpoint yet again. MM heavily defended zebra on D1. Cool story, dude. You just defended yourself, one post above, against this "X heavily defending Y" being 100% scumtell. So why is MM scumproven from this angle, instead?

2. Day 1 was a banter corrupted Day, in order for post-reads to be accurate. I don't remember anyone treating Day 1 tells as central to a case they made before, so the case on MM, from this angle alone, has a bit of scapegoatism vibe to it. The "case" I made against zebra, that's now being put on a pedestal, wasn't even among the times I was acting in total serious mode throughout my spaghetti phase. That zebra herself hit back at my case is understandable - nub zeeb. That she'd require heavy backup from her teamies is debateable. Nobody moved a finger to lynch zebra on that Day, after all, except... oh... MM. Lulz.

3. Mac switching his weight from Draco on MM. For any civs left, the results of the previous cycle (Wilgy surviving, then getting rekt by the other mafia) shouldn't dramatically alter the initiatives they previously had. So why does it slightly feel like Mac is using an opportunity to drop aside the Draco hunt, which he was adamant about during the previous phase, and embrace a Matt-tailored new case on MM?

If there's one thing I can slightly agree with Mac in his input, it's that (and I've said this before) I didn't sense that MM is intensely trying to shoot the tires of my lynchfest, in order for him to achieve something instead. Yes, he didn't take the bait, but there's not many posts of rallying against this. Maybe it was the difference in the levels of virtuosity with which I tried to achieve my thing and his attempts, but after a few determined posts, the rest almost feels like he resigned to the idea.

FZ, I think your case on Matt has merit to it. Thank you for the Pet Sounds comparison, btw, I had a similar train of thought regarding Matt's behavior in this game, and now it's confirmed that he's done it before as a baddie. I'd be willing to vote there, as well.

Also, I'm gradually starting to think lynching motel is not a bad test option for toDay. Whoever tried to assassinate him, whether civ vigi or baddie vigi, accomplished the same thing - unlocking a potential Kubrick candidacy in motel.

Personality-wise, it's not farfetched: I spoke before about him replacing Bass and potentially getting a "chill" memo. As Kubrick, he'd have no worries in the world during the Night (except, well, potentially being outed, which, if true, just took 9 Nights to happen) and our wind to lynch lurkers died down after the Tranq affair.

Rebuttal-wise, his comeback at this concept of him being Kubrick has been weaksauce. He blamed people profiling him as being the role itself and Wilgys' death just send his angle crashing.

Endgame-wise, he is not a trustworthy player to keep. If truly Kubrick (or baddie), he can add to the votes in the interest of the team. If not baddie, his vote often tends to be in no way invested in the civ's focused cause or attempts. Therefore his vote is loose and he can either manipulate us with it or get himself manipulated.

I'm in Perth now having a holiday. Voting Draconus.

Dat spread ass vote tho.

MacDougall wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I just told you. Even if I was bad, I cannot possibly be the only baddie left in the game. And then, even if I was, 1 baddie out of 10 does not LYLO make.

There are at least 2 baddies left in this game, possibly more. But I am not one of them. You've got the wrong marmot.

I didn't say you were the only baddie left in the game? I said that you need to be lynched today if you are an indie. If you are bad, ironically yes we can afford to lynch a different baddie lol.

But you are literally telling me that we shouldn't lynch you on the off chance that you are bad. Do you realise how retarded that is?

How does NEEDING to lynch and indie this late in the game make any sense?

"Do you realize how slowed that is?" ... Do you realize how dumb that sounds?

motel room wrote:I'm in Perth now having a holiday. Voting Draconus.

You voted with me for Wilgy last time.... Da fuq?

Still not Kubrick. Its hard to get invested cos I dont care here on holiday but hey check it I'm not Kubrick. So Kubrick is still a bad out there. Ok its 2:30am I'm going to bed.

Draconus wrote:

motel room wrote:I'm in Perth now having a holiday. Voting Draconus.

You voted with me for Wilgy last time.... Da fuq?

Yes? That doesnt mean youre good.

motel room wrote:Still not Kubrick. Its hard to get invested cos I dont care here on holiday but hey check it I'm not Kubrick. So Kubrick is still a bad out there. Ok its 2:30am I'm going to bed.

Motel Room.

Hey Mac, it's a 3 way tie now. Happy?

ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

motel room wrote:

Draconus wrote:

motel room wrote:I'm in Perth now having a holiday. Voting Draconus.

You voted with me for Wilgy last time.... Da fuq?

Yes? That doesnt mean youre good.

You're right. But an explanation beyond this would be appreciated. What do you think of any of the other people being brought up as potential teammates of the confirmed baddies?

Ricochet wrote:Also, I'm gradually starting to think lynching motel is not a bad test option for toDay. Whoever tried to assassinate him, whether civ vigi or baddie vigi, accomplished the same thing - unlocking a potential Kubrick candidacy in motel.

Personality-wise, it's not farfetched: I spoke before about him replacing Bass and potentially getting a "chill" memo. As Kubrick, he'd have no worries in the world during the Night (except, well, potentially being outed, which, if true, just took 9 Nights to happen) and our wind to lynch lurkers died down after the Tranq affair.

Rebuttal-wise, his comeback at this concept of him being Kubrick has been weaksauce. He blamed people profiling him as being the role itself and Wilgys' death just send his angle crashing.

Endgame-wise, he is not a trustworthy player to keep. If truly Kubrick (or baddie), he can add to the votes in the interest of the team. If not baddie, his vote often tends to be in no way invested in the civ's focused cause or attempts. Therefore his vote is loose and he can either manipulate us with it or get himself manipulated.

Weren't you upset when I voted for Position 1 on Night 6?

Draconus wrote:I see you haven't voted yet. Can you vote? If so, would you be willing to follow my vote?

I probably can vote. I can't guarantee I'm willing to follow your vote.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Draconus wrote:I see you haven't voted yet. Can you vote? If so, would you be willing to follow my vote?

I probably can vote. I can't guarantee I'm willing to follow your vote.

Kind of understandable. Do you still think Mac could be bad?

I don't know if anyone else pointed this out, but Bass_the_Clever (now motel room) voted for the first option on the poll on Night 0. Then again, so did Elohcin (now FZ.) and juliets.

On Night 1, juliets voted for the first option.

On Night 2, DharmaHelper and MacDougall voted for the first option.

On Night 3, no living player voted for the first option.

Linki: yes, I suppose.

motel room wrote:Still not Kubrick. Its hard to get invested cos I dont care here on holiday but hey check it I'm not Kubrick. So Kubrick is still a bad out there. Ok its 2:30am I'm going to bed.

Doesn't post for two days and a Half.
Posts 11 minutes after I fully Kubricksuss him.

Ricochet wrote:

motel room wrote:Still not Kubrick. Its hard to get invested cos I dont care here on holiday but hey check it I'm not Kubrick. So Kubrick is still a bad out there. Ok its 2:30am I'm going to bed.

Doesn't post for two days and a Half.
Posts 11 minutes after I fully Kubricksuss him.

This is supposed to be a civilian, everyone!

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:Also, I'm gradually starting to think lynching motel is not a bad test option for toDay. Whoever tried to assassinate him, whether civ vigi or baddie vigi, accomplished the same thing - unlocking a potential Kubrick candidacy in motel.

Personality-wise, it's not farfetched: I spoke before about him replacing Bass and potentially getting a "chill" memo. As Kubrick, he'd have no worries in the world during the Night (except, well, potentially being outed, which, if true, just took 9 Nights to happen) and our wind to lynch lurkers died down after the Tranq affair.

Rebuttal-wise, his comeback at this concept of him being Kubrick has been weaksauce. He blamed people profiling him as being the role itself and Wilgys' death just send his angle crashing.

Endgame-wise, he is not a trustworthy player to keep. If truly Kubrick (or baddie), he can add to the votes in the interest of the team. If not baddie, his vote often tends to be in no way invested in the civ's focused cause or attempts. Therefore his vote is loose and he can either manipulate us with it or get himself manipulated.

Weren't you upset when I voted for Position 1 on Night 6?

Yer point being?

Ricochet wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:Also, I'm gradually starting to think lynching motel is not a bad test option for toDay. Whoever tried to assassinate him, whether civ vigi or baddie vigi, accomplished the same thing - unlocking a potential Kubrick candidacy in motel.

Personality-wise, it's not farfetched: I spoke before about him replacing Bass and potentially getting a "chill" memo. As Kubrick, he'd have no worries in the world during the Night (except, well, potentially being outed, which, if true, just took 9 Nights to happen) and our wind to lynch lurkers died down after the Tranq affair.

Rebuttal-wise, his comeback at this concept of him being Kubrick has been weaksauce. He blamed people profiling him as being the role itself and Wilgys' death just send his angle crashing.

Endgame-wise, he is not a trustworthy player to keep. If truly Kubrick (or baddie), he can add to the votes in the interest of the team. If not baddie, his vote often tends to be in no way invested in the civ's focused cause or attempts. Therefore his vote is loose and he can either manipulate us with it or get himself manipulated.

Weren't you upset when I voted for Position 1 on Night 6?

Yer point being?

If we had voted Position 1 on Night 6, Kubrick would not survive nightkills on Night 7, the night motel room was targeted. :P

I'm making assumptions about the night polls though, and I suppose no one can explain if they are laid out how I expect them to be (because rules).

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:Also, I'm gradually starting to think lynching motel is not a bad test option for toDay. Whoever tried to assassinate him, whether civ vigi or baddie vigi, accomplished the same thing - unlocking a potential Kubrick candidacy in motel.

Personality-wise, it's not farfetched: I spoke before about him replacing Bass and potentially getting a "chill" memo. As Kubrick, he'd have no worries in the world during the Night (except, well, potentially being outed, which, if true, just took 9 Nights to happen) and our wind to lynch lurkers died down after the Tranq affair.

Rebuttal-wise, his comeback at this concept of him being Kubrick has been weaksauce. He blamed people profiling him as being the role itself and Wilgys' death just send his angle crashing.

Endgame-wise, he is not a trustworthy player to keep. If truly Kubrick (or baddie), he can add to the votes in the interest of the team. If not baddie, his vote often tends to be in no way invested in the civ's focused cause or attempts. Therefore his vote is loose and he can either manipulate us with it or get himself manipulated.

Weren't you upset when I voted for Position 1 on Night 6?

Yer point being?

If we had voted Position 1 on Night 6, Kubrick would not survive nightkills on Night 7, the night motel room was targeted. :P

I'm making assumptions about the night polls though, and I suppose no one can explain if they are laid out how I expect them to be (because rules).

We didn't vote Position 1 on Night 6!

It was a joke mate.

Ricochet wrote:

motel room wrote:Still not Kubrick. Its hard to get invested cos I dont care here on holiday but hey check it I'm not Kubrick. So Kubrick is still a bad out there. Ok its 2:30am I'm going to bed.

Doesn't post for two days and a Half.
Posts 11 minutes after I fully Kubricksuss him.

Well, we know he's paying attention to the thread.

He did respond immediately after I colored him red for lurking...

I am torn this morning between mm and motel room.

With MM I am a little worried that both Matt and I (especially since I'm dealing with a gut feel) are wrong and MM is just a straight Indy. Even though the normal win con for a straight indy is to survive to the end of the game, which does incent the indy to vote whatever way that allows him to be alive at the end, I wonder if this is a bad enough consequence to earn a vote. How would we feel and where would we stand if we just lynched a straight indy? Mac says we would be ok because we are not in lylo (lylo is not a syndicate word so I'm not even sure I understand it) so is what he says true? I have to say though if you actually go back and read Dom's posts day 6 it is hard to doubt that mm is straight bad. The only thing I wonder is whether Dom had really come up with three baddies(by role checking) by that time or did he just strongly suspect MM was bad. It was Day 6 so out of 6 tries would he have come up with 3 baddies? I guess it's possible.

My other choice is motel room and that one is pretty easy. I suspect him because of the Kubrick tie in. On the other side of the coin he hasn't had enough content for us to really get any type of read on him and people have pointed out he is an excellent play and they've never seen him play like this. So, the only thing we've got is the possibility he is Kubrick. Am I missing anything here regarding a case on him? I basically agree with Rico on what he had to say about motel room.

Right now I am leaning motel room. I'll also say I'm a little worried about the vote getting spread though I guess now it's only on three people (wasn't it more spread a few minutes ago or was it my imagination?) so I'm willing to come to a consensus as to who to vote.

Draconus wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

motel room wrote:Still not Kubrick. Its hard to get invested cos I dont care here on holiday but hey check it I'm not Kubrick. So Kubrick is still a bad out there. Ok its 2:30am I'm going to bed.

Doesn't post for two days and a Half.
Posts 11 minutes after I fully Kubricksuss him.

Well, we know he's paying attention to the thread.

Yeah, no way we can tell he's an alerted B-A-D-D-I-E.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:It was a joke mate.

I'm too tired from work marmate.

juliets wrote:With MM I am a little worried that both Matt and I (especially since I'm dealing with a gut feel) are wrong and MM is just a straight Indy. Even though the normal win con for a straight indy is to survive to the end of the game, which does incent the indy to vote whatever way that allows him to be alive at the end, I wonder if this is a bad enough consequence to earn a vote. How would we feel and where would we stand if we just lynched a straight indy? Mac says we would be ok because we are not in lylo (lylo is not a syndicate word so I'm not even sure I understand it) so is what he says true? I have to say though if you actually go back and read Dom's posts day 6 it is hard to doubt that mm is straight bad. The only thing I wonder is whether Dom had really come up with three baddies(by role checking) by that time or did he just strongly suspect MM was bad. It was Day 6 so out of 6 tries would he have come up with 3 baddies? I guess it's possible.

LYLO = LYnch or LOse.

It's the day phase in the game where civilians must lynch a baddie, otherwise, a baddie team will gain majority and win.

I've pointed this out before (mainly to Dr. Wilgy), but civilians can't really be talking about when LYLO is in a closed setup like this where the baddie count is unknown.

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Draconus wrote:I see you haven't voted yet. Can you vote? If so, would you be willing to follow my vote?

I probably can vote. I can't guarantee I'm willing to follow your vote.

Just noticed something. Did you intentionally avoid my "are you bad?" question?

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

No i don't.

I think Matt's tunneling of MM gives him an easy excuse not to engage other suspects, and it makes his vote record easy to fudge up.

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Yeah, I don't like how long Motel has survived with the way he has been playing. THAT makes me paranoid.
And fwiw, FZ, I don't think it's paranoia. I think there's some merit to that suspicion, like I said.

Linki: Exactly.

Draconus wrote:

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Yeah, I don't like how long Motel has survived with the way he has been playing. THAT makes me paranoid.
And fwiw, FZ, I don't think it's paranoia. I think there's some merit to that suspicion, like I said.

Linki: Exactly.

What do you think of everyone suspicious of you?

Thanks for the answer about Matt, Drac and DH. Did you read his reply to my case? What did you think of it?

Draconus wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Draconus wrote:I see you haven't voted yet. Can you vote? If so, would you be willing to follow my vote?

I probably can vote. I can't guarantee I'm willing to follow your vote.

Just noticed something. Did you intentionally avoid my "are you bad?" question?

No I did not intentionally miss it.

And no, I am not bad.

FZ. wrote:

Draconus wrote:

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Yeah, I don't like how long Motel has survived with the way he has been playing. THAT makes me paranoid.
And fwiw, FZ, I don't think it's paranoia. I think there's some merit to that suspicion, like I said.

Linki: Exactly.

What do you think of everyone suspicious of you?

Thanks for the answer about Matt, Drac and DH. Did you read his reply to my case? What did you think of it?

I thought it was a measured, reasonable response apart from the thinly veiled no-uing.

Just from the people voting Draco right now, I am not comfortable lynching him today. I do think he is bad, but the two probably baddest baddies both have their votes on him.

DharmaHelper wrote:

FZ. wrote:

Draconus wrote:

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Yeah, I don't like how long Motel has survived with the way he has been playing. THAT makes me paranoid.
And fwiw, FZ, I don't think it's paranoia. I think there's some merit to that suspicion, like I said.

Linki: Exactly.

What do you think of everyone suspicious of you?

Thanks for the answer about Matt, Drac and DH. Did you read his reply to my case? What did you think of it?

I thought it was a measured, reasonable response apart from the thinly veiled no-uing.

I don't care about NO Uing. Unlike others, it doesn't bother me. I still need to think about this.

Anyway, I voted motel room

Guys, this game has been epic and fun. Thanks to everyone of you who has poured your heart into this one. I think everyone left alive (and the Papryco) deserves to win.

Let's keep pushing forward!

Or we could all self vote and call it a game.

I'm going to go ahead and put my vote on motel room.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Guys, this game has been epic and fun. Thanks to everyone of you who has poured your heart into this one. I think everyone left alive (and the Papryco) deserves to win.

Let's keep pushing forward!

Curse you until the end of Time if I lose and you win!

...but seriously I'd like baddies to not win, please and thank you.

To paraphrase MM, I'm ok with the motel wagon so far, except for maybe Draconus.

FZ. wrote:

Draconus wrote:

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Yeah, I don't like how long Motel has survived with the way he has been playing. THAT makes me paranoid.
And fwiw, FZ, I don't think it's paranoia. I think there's some merit to that suspicion, like I said.

Linki: Exactly.

What do you think of everyone suspicious of you?

Thanks for the answer about Matt, Drac and DH. Did you read his reply to my case? What did you think of it?

You know, I didn't read through it all earlier, but it sounded genuine to me. He offered legit, reasonable responses showing that the Pet Sounds meta wasn't completely reliable. I'm not a huge fan of the huge no u, though. Don't know what to make of that part.

Ricochet wrote:To paraphrase MM, I'm ok with the motel wagon so far, except for maybe Draconus.

Draconus wrote:

FZ. wrote:

Draconus wrote:

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Yeah, I don't like how long Motel has survived with the way he has been playing. THAT makes me paranoid.
And fwiw, FZ, I don't think it's paranoia. I think there's some merit to that suspicion, like I said.

Linki: Exactly.

What do you think of everyone suspicious of you?

Thanks for the answer about Matt, Drac and DH. Did you read his reply to my case? What did you think of it?

You know, I didn't read through it all earlier, but it sounded genuine to me. He offered legit, reasonable responses showing that the Pet Sounds meta wasn't completely reliable. I'm not a huge fan of the huge no u, though. Don't know what to make of that part.

Have you gone from parroting my votes to literally parroting me

I'm going ahead and voting motel room.

Well, for once I'm happy with how the day is turning out. No funny last minute switches, though, unless it's to Drac or MM, k peeps?

Lulz @ Drac thinking I'm bad off of someone else's case. That surely hasn't happened before this game, Drac latching onto other cases?

FZ - Do you genuinely think I'm bad? I'm not. What I don't want to happen is to be the last civvie lynched, again, as I was in Star Wars.

As for "NO Uing" FZ...does nobody else find it funny that she came up with that bs case 12 hours before deadline? If MM is bad, she should definitely be seen as a possible teammate.

Not that MM will ever be lynched/NK'd for us to see, apparently

FZ. wrote:

Draconus wrote:

FZ. wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:ATTN FZ: I'd support a Mac or Motel Room vote and since you said you'd follow my vote I'd like your input.

I said I will, and I will. I think I'd rather lynch motel room because he's playing exactly like Wilgy but even worse in terms of giving a damn only when his name is mentioned. Mac has his moments.

Do you think my worries about Matt are just paranoia?

Yeah, I don't like how long Motel has survived with the way he has been playing. THAT makes me paranoid.
And fwiw, FZ, I don't think it's paranoia. I think there's some merit to that suspicion, like I said.

Linki: Exactly.

What do you think of everyone suspicious of you?

Thanks for the answer about Matt, Drac and DH. Did you read his reply to my case? What did you think of it?

Sorry. I missed your first question. Could you be more specific? I feel like every person playing this game suspects me to an extent. I feel cold and lonely