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@RationalMadman
You town read him because he’s buddying you. He’s otherwise acting quite anti-town. Remember his reason for wishing to lynch me? That I even questioned his thought process (to which again, he couldn’t even verify having one)
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@RationalMadman
Tagging me that many times in desperation is weird.

While I’d also be up for lynching Wyoted, it’s pretty much going to be one of them today.

why are you trying to force me to not vote off Best.Korea?

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I've given him 20 minutes to explain himself, during a time period he's active....

So apparently Wylted received a message last night. Best.Korea visited Wylted... Being shot by a vig and getting a love letter are not the same thing.

I called out Best.Korea back in #9, which he was posting within 10 minutes of, but waited about 8 hours to reply (but now says we should lynch anyone who has not read every single post...).

I'm as close to confirmed town as is possible right now. I knew the doctor didn't move anywhere NP1, and whom the "1x vig" went to spend their second bullet on (which as I explained above, would be a senseless target for an actual vig, who'd have a scum pile to work though). There are multiple people who have survived my visits, and I've accurately known where they went.

Further, I'm good (not great, but good) at tactics. Were I lying, it'd be way more optimal to just claim that Best.Korea tried to murder the doctor.

VTL Best.Korea
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@Best.Korea
lol, nice OMGUS. You forgot to also vote to lynch me while you're at it. Waiting for the person you're buddying up to to get back, doesn't change how pathetic your own thought process is (apparently the absence of us)
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Hall of Fame V - Voting
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@zedvictor4
@Lemming
Another draw...  Since it affects you two most, how would you like to handle it?
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Battlebots Mafia DP3
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@Best.Korea
In dp2, it was agreed that I take out WyIted in Np2 by confirmed town player.
That makes little sense. Sounds like a scum team trying to get the shield down from the other.

Who did you make this agreement with?
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Battlebots Mafia DP3
Off topic...

Would someone mind hoping into the current HoF thread, and casting a tie breaker vote for  one of the following:
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Battlebots Mafia DP3
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@JoeBob
Name                                   Claim                               Role                      NP1                                  NP2
Greyparrot                          Black Dragon               Bleeder                
RationalMadman              Shatter                          Cop                        whitefame (guilty)           Jib(blocked)
Joebob                                 HUGE                              Motivator              
Best.Korea                          Duck                               Bulletproof/Vigilante N/A?                             Wylted
Ijb1                                         Tantrum                       Jailkeeper               
Lunatic                                  Witchdoctor              Doctor                       Lunatic                                RM
Barney                                 Chomp                          Tracker                     Lunatic(stayed home)   ??(visited  ??)

Scum:
Wylted(scum)                       Fusion                     JOAT?                              ??                                       ?? And visited by letter person.

Graveyard:
7000series(town)                 Hypershock             Even-Night Commuter     lynched DP1 
Whiteflame(scum)               Whiplash                  Roleblocker(non-killing nights)  ??          lynched DP2
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@Best.Korea
Would you mind walking us through your thought process?

You are a 1x vig. Wylted has 1x factional bulletproof. Wylted is not immune to lynching, which unless there's some reason to do otherwise. Since he's the default lynch target this DP, you visiting Wylted doesn't change when he dies.

Also any thoughts as to why you're bulletproof, in a game where there's factional bulletproof abilities?
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The Heroes of Olympus Mafia Sign-Ups
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@WyIted
I haven’t read DP1, but why did you out yourself as scum?

Also, would you mind telling us if you’re team Odd or Even? Your team can’t be hurt from that, but it’ll help with record keeping.

And lastly, what was your proposal for working with town against your competitor team?

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@RationalMadman
Who did Lunatic visit?
Not a clue.

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@RationalMadman
You’re far and above the most active player, and deserve to win.  Unless you get caught with a smoking gun, I won’t vote to lynch you. If you’ve been on any scum teams with me, you’ll know this mentality goes the other way too (the game is no fun to win by killing the few active townies).

Your biggest mistake tends to be showing your ego. A little fake humility along the lines of only proclaiming yourself to be a semi-god like Jesus, instead of Zeus incarnate, would help you lead any team to victory.

Additionally, I advise just a smidgen of patience. The DP started at night for most people, so in fairness to them it’s good to give them a chance to log on before bringing out the guillotine.
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@Best.Korea
This is why when I build a dashboard I aim to include links. Something like 1x, or even/odd nights gets left off it, it becomes easy to cross reference.

Also got to say it, with factional shields your bulletproof seems odd. Also Wylted seems like a poor choice to waste your single bullet on since he’s already queued for the gallows.
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@Best.Korea
How many people have 1x powers, and what’s the justification?


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Battlebots Mafia DP3
Sorry for the 7000 faction mistake. I was updating this late at night.


Name                                   Claim                               Role                      NP1                                  NP2
Greyparrot                          Black Dragon               Bleeder                
RationalMadman              Shatter                          Cop                        whitefame (guilty)           Jib(blocked)
Joebob                                 HUGE                              Motivator              
Best.Korea                          Duck                               Bulletproof/Vigilante N/A?                             Wylted
Ijb1                                         Tantrum                       Jailkeeper               
Lunatic                                  Witchdoctor              Doctor                       N/A                                        ??
Barney                                 Chomp                          Tracker                     Lunatic(stayed home)   ??(visited  ??)

Scum:
Wylted(scum)                       Fusion                  JOAT?                              ??                                       ?? And visited by letter person.

Graveyard:
7000series(town)                 Hypershock             Even-Night Commuter     lynched DP1 
Whiteflame(scum)               Whiplash                  Roleblocker(non-killing nights)  ??          lynched DP2

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Battlebots Mafia DP3
Name                                   Claim                               Role                      NP1                                  NP2
Greyparrot                          Black Dragon               Bleeder                
RationalMadman              Shatter                          Cop                        whitefame (guilty)           
Joebob                                 HUGE                              Motivator              
Best.Korea                          Duck                               Bulletproof/Vigilante 
Ijb1                                         Tantrum                       Jailkeeper               
Lunatic                                  Witchdoctor              Doctor                       N/A                                        ??
Barney                                 Chomp                          Tracker                     Lunatic(stayed home)   ??(visited  ??)

Scum:
Wylted(scum)                       Fusion                  JOAT?

Graveyard:
7000series(scum)                 Hypershock             Even-Night Commuter     lynched DP1 
Whiteflame(scum)               Whiplash                  Roleblocker(non-killing nights)  ??          lynched DP2



Further, I'd say 700series was on team EVEN, since his PM does not mention immunity to factional kills.

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*cough cough* You know who you are. Explain yourself.
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Hall of Fame V - Voting
My runoff votes…

Users:
  • Lemming
  • To be clear, this is close enough that I opted to not tip the scales during the previous round. Reviewing  the  debates and votes cast, he comes ahead by a fair bit in terms of consistent depth and quality. Plus when conversing with him previously, I was left with a favorable impression of someone mature enough to not let a certain troll get under his skin.
Misc.:
  • Rap Battle: Sir.Lancelot vs RationalMadman
  • Just to ensure my own post doesn’t win… Seriously, the HoF need not be a best of for moderation activity, nor do we need to shame someone long term for what will hopefully prove to be a short term lapses in judgement.
  • Plus as I stated  previously, the rap battle showcases the misc section of the HoF far better than yet another thread (or even since post from a thread).

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@JoeBob
The eligibility rules seem to be that any voting user must have an account, and that they only vote from one account.

I haven’t a clue as to why the first rule was necessary. Not like there’s any means available for mail in ballots.
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Hall of Fame V - Voting
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@RationalMadman
I'm conflicted on that one. I'll need to review the eligibility requirements.
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Ban on abortion.
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@FishChaser
What is wrong with being white btw?
While we're very much opposed to this being a 'safe space,' this is one of the few places you can propose that as a reasonable question.

Elsewhere, I advise publicly just assuming that white + anything else = bad. Because? Because fuck you you evil colonizer! You're also too conservative, and too liberal; while also not being conservative and liberal enough.

And FYI, those bullshit tactics were devised by Neo-Nazis back during the 80's, as a way to maintain recruitment.
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Hall of Fame V - Voting
About 24 hours remain for runoff voting.
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Battlebots Mafia DP2
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@Lunatic
Oh I heard back from the mod. You’re confirmed to have not moved last night, and that I was not blocked last night. I’d be told no results if I was blocked, or tried to follow someone immune to trackers.

Doesn’t prove innocence, just that neither of us made a kill.
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@Greyparrot
There's a good chance scum is telegraphing so they can team up against town and then settle afteR.
Nice idea to propose to scum, who probablycan’t communicate.

Since Wylted is a confessed scum, I’ll leave my vote there. But you’re in my scum pile.
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Battlebots Mafia DP2
03.24.2024 02:16PM
I am also not opposed to 7k swapping in for me so long as he is not told who his scum partner is.
Why did no one tell me Wylted has been caught?!

Sure, could be a jester or whatever, but so could anyone.

Unvote
VTL Wylted.
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Battlebots Mafia DP2
Tried of this BS. I'll be back late tonight or tomorrow morning if I'm still alive. If any scum want to out themselves by killing a townie, easy opportunity to jump on a wagon... You can even pretend to just be townies who wanted to throw the game; and if the remaining town players are stupid enough they'll buy that.

VTL Barney
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@RationalMadman
Oh no, a replacement player being immediately harassed had not read 30+ pages, that's so scum. Even worse, he didn't have the benefit of secret team members to assist in getting caught up...  Not being on the scum team is indeed the single most scum thing someone can do.
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@Best.Korea
That does remind me of a problem: scum may help us scumhunt against the other side; or even their own.

For a scum, any successful wagon they join or lead is a victory for them.  Less town is good for them. Less of the other side is good for them. Less of their own side gives them a ton of town cred, so still good for them.
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@Lunatic
Current status of the dashboard. The only possible update is RM trying to counterclaim me for tracker, but it seems more like one of his games rather than something credible (and knowing him, he'll backtrack on it shortly).

Name                                   Claim                  Role                  NP1 
Greyparrot                          Black Dragon    Bleeder
Wylted                                   Fusion                  JOAT? - admitted to scum team 1
RationalMadman              Shatter              Cop                whitefame (guilty)
Joebob                                 HUGE                  motivator
Best.Korea                      Duck                        bulletproof/vigilante
Whiteflame                   whiplash                Jailkeeper
Ijb1                                   Tantrum                 Jailkeeper
Lunatic                            Witchdoctor         Doctor            n/a)
Barney                          Chomp                 Tracker         ???(stayed home)

Graveyard:
7000series                 speed                        Even-Night Commuter  lynched DP1 

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@RationalMadman
First, I distrust RM streaking around as a cop. One does not out themselves casually to get an unknown claim.
?? I didn't out to get an unknown claim what do you mean
Scroll up. You literally pretended to a page or two back.
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@RationalMadman
Barney (tries to) track Lunatic.
That you you got right!

Problem is my results are not that I was blocked, but that he stayed home. Could be different wording from the mod, which I'll ask about and let you know what he says.

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@RationalMadman
Your connection to being tracker makes no sense but Chomp scouting, not tracking,
Chomp apparently used a movement tracker system to predict where the other bot would be, to brutally kill it with accurate hammer strikes.
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@RationalMadman
 I absolutely cc you.
So you're not the cop? Outing yourself as a liar, puts you in the lynch line with the jailkeepers.

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Since no one apparently had a dashboard yet (yes, I copy pasted one, then modified; I'm annoyed at the lack of assistance getting caught up on what's been happening), I have one below...

First, I distrust RM streaking around as a cop. One does not out themselves casually to get an unknown claim. Doesn't say if he's scum or not, but I'd more likely assume bulletproof. Now actually looking over the claims (not sure when or why people outed themselves), that seems unlikely with another player being bulletproof. Could still be something else, and results of cops are not guaranteed to be reliable on the first day.

Which one of whiteflame and jijb1 role revealed first? Two jailkeepers seems very odd. Honestly, were I a vanilla, claiming cop to get a 50/50 chance of killing a liar wouldn't be so bad.

Name                                   Claim                  Role                  NP1 
Greyparrot                          Black Dragon    Bleeder
Wylted                                   Fusion                  JOAT? - admitted to scum team 1
RationalMadman              Shatter              Cop                whitefame (guilty)
Joebob                                 HUGE                  motivator
Best.Korea                      Duck                        bulletproof/vigilante
Whiteflame                   whiplash                Jailkeeper
Ijb1                                   Tantrum                 Jailkeeper
Lunatic                            Witchdoctor         Doctor            n/a)
Barney                          Chomper                 Tracker         ???(stayed home)

Graveyard:
7000series                 speed                        Even-Night Commuter  lynched DP1 
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@RationalMadman
The goat one. It'd take me like 30 seconds to look it up, but I'll honor your request of not, and instead focus on other things.
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@RationalMadman
Pretty sure all copy/pasting from PMs is disallowed. It's like rule #1.

Oh and I have a mild correction. It's "Chomp" not "Chomper"
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@RationalMadman
But tell us the episode rn without rereading.
Now that I've been sent a link to the episode, you want me to tell me the episode, without first looking at the episode? lol

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@RationalMadman
Do you really want to know who didn't move last night now, or wait for the end of the day? (and yes, as I'm a likely target, best to not take that info to my grave)

Of course if they start being voted for, I'll reveal it.
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@RationalMadman
I was given no fight to watch. 
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@RationalMadman
Are we already at mislynch and lose?

Ok, I'm chomper. I murdered a goat, and for some reason because of that I can track.

I did use the tracking ability last night, but no results (presumably they went nowhere).
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Unvote

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@RationalMadman
This isn't my first day playing mafia. That tactic works on brand new players (for better or worse), but has the suboptimal problem of telling roles too early.

IF I'm vanilla, it tells mafia not to harm me. Thereby harming the power roles.
ELSE, I'm a power role and it tells the mafia to harm me. Thereby sparing vanillas.
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Battlebots Mafia DP2
Anyone have a dashboard with role claims and such to share? Or are you all trying to do it strictly from memory?
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Battlebots Mafia DP2
Statistically speaking, mafiosos tend to be better dressed than other people. Therefore:

VTL Barney!
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Please review an opinion on Taylor Swft
FUCK TAYLOR SWIFT SHE IS PEAK WHITE LIBERAL
A friend of a friend posted the above, and the discussion of it got heated.

I’m curious what other peoples immediate reactions are,  so please assist me.
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Hall of Fame V - Voting
Runoff Vote Count:
Updated ~03.25.2024 10:38PM

Users:
  • (5) zedvictor4 - (WyIted, FLRW, IlDiavolo, Best.Korea, RationalMadman)
  • (5) Lemming - (Mharman, ILikePie5, JoeBob, whiteflame, Barney)

Misc.:

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Hall of Fame V - Voting
Results
The first round of voting has closed. The final vote was cast at 03.19.2024 11:08AM.

Users:
  • (5) WyIted - (Best.Korea, ILikePie5, Mharman, zedvictor4, RationalMadman)
  • (4, 5) Lemming - (ILikePie5, Mharman, zedvictor4, FLRW)
  • (4, 5) zedvictor4 - (Best.Korea, FLRW, RationalMadman, Vader)
  • (3) Ramshutu - (WyIted, whiteflame, Barney)
  • (3) ILikePie5 - (WyIted, whiteflame, Vader)

Debates:

Misc.:

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Runoff Voting:
The first round of voting has closed, but the tie-breaker round is open, and shall remain so until March 26th at 1:00pm PST.
From the following, please vote one from each category...

Users:


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Each winner will get a writeup in the Hall of Fame. If wishing to submit one for any of them, please do not hesitate in doing so. Ultimately winners  can choose their own writeup, but its much better all around if there's one or two options available (a lot of past writeups are literally copy/pasted vote justifications).
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The cult of statistics.
"It wasn't me. Accidents happen, Jake, more often than than murder; and way more often than murders committed by supernaturally possessed dolls. That's just basic math." 
-Chucky
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**Celebrity debate tournament sign ups**
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@WyIted
And yes, I understand that this is basically a signup to lose.

However, it’ll be good for the site.
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