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So my lynch had 100% townies on it.
I think the plurality lynching mechanic is in part to blame for this. In majority lynch games the minority team is under more pressure to join wagons and participate in the lynching process, thus generating more readable behaviors. In plurality lynching so long as the top 2 wagons are townies (as in DP2) the scum team need only sit back and let it happen. Even the DP3 mislynch could have hypothetically gone through without scums help due to the plurality lynching, as there were two townies on it and the next largest wagon had only one voter.
I understand that there are pros and cons, I just think the cons outweigh the pros.
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@Greyparrot
@Vaarka
@bsh1
@Club
@Phione
Join up nerds.
Wait, I can only tag 5 people? Eh, only 2 slots left anyway.
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@Cogent_Cognizer
As long as you understand the basic concept behind the game itself fourm mafia is easy to get a hold of. I have added your name to the signups.
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Signup list:
1. Pie
2. Wylted
3. Mharman
4. Speed
5. Oromagi
6. Warren
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@Dr.Franklin
The title promised violence. I got no violence.
I'll be back in a few hours, gotta do something about the violence-blue-balls you just gave me.
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@Dr.Franklin
*Sees title, expects link in OP to be about a violent act or acts*
*Opens link in OP, sees it is about a bunch of celeberties talking shit about a shithead*
Wait a minute, this isn't about violent acts at all. I thought the stereotype was that left-wingers were the ones that said stupid shit like "mean words = violence".
I guess this is what happens when people choose to see the world in red and blue, er... *ahem* I meant to say black and white.
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@Alec
One of my more intelligent mentors in the Marines had a little catchphrase that he always loved to throw in at any opportunity. 'Simple answers for simple minds' he would say.
Idk if I have ever told you this but you are the only human on this entire planet that reminds me of that man and his catchphrase every single time you type words.
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@Alec
So in your opinion an ideal society would have no fast food joints, no waiters/waitresses at restaurants, no sales associates/cashier's at stores, etc. because those jobs tend to be at or near the minimum wage and your solution to poverty is "lul just don't do those jobs do something else instead lul lul" rather than raising the minimum wage.
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This is the signups for OSBM, which will start after Warren's pokemon game is concluded.
What is OSBM?
Open Setup Bastard Mafia is just plain mafia, with a few elements that are unusual to the usual DDO/DART mafia culture.
Open setup - An open setup game means that I will reveal the game setup in full in the OP of DP1, but not which slots go with which players. For example I may say there is a doc and 6 vanillas versus a goon and a strong man but not which player is the doc or who the mafia are.
Bastard - The setup and game mechanics I have planned match one or more requirements to be considered 'bastard' as defined below:
The nature of these bastard mechanics will remain my secret until the start of DP1 but I will tell you now that I will not at any point lie to any players about anything. This means no hidden flavors to roles, no false roles, no dishonesty from me regarding the setup or special game mechanics, and I will not lie in response to Any question asked directly to me by a player (though I may choose not to answersome questions)
Signups
This game setup requires exactly 9 players and spots will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis, though anyone that wishes to may sign up as a replacement whether or not the nine slots are filled.
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@bsh1
IDK how to show you pictures. DDO had albums, but IDK how to do it on here.
Imgur.
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@bsh1
No, I definitely made those posts. Did not notice until I saw Supa replying. Thanks for fast response.
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Doing research later in my life on this matter I found out that there is some religious hatred towards lefties
Sure, has been for hundreds of years. Not just in Christianity but some other cultures too. I was just wondering what their 'reasoning' was. Was Satan left handed or something, etc. In China for example left handedness is considered (like thousands of other things) to bring bad luck.
for no reason
Oh. That's disappointing.
Anyway in answer to your question I am right handed. Have been all my life.
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@Pinkfreud08
When I was younger, I went to a very christian pre-school and elementary school.And whenever I would write with my left hand, the teachers would yell at me and force me to write with my right hand instead.
That is odd. Did they ever explain why?
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@Vader
I do agree this will last for 2 seasons
I said 2 episodes, at most, i.e. I do not think it will stick. Sure I could be wrong but those are my thoughts.
Rock bottom is Season 5 and he can only go up
There are plenty of ways for things to get worse from here. For instance there is some speculation on the internet that season 5's end sequence suggests that Diane dies in a car crash on her way home from dropping Bojack off at rehab. While the show has killed off major characters before I don't think this particular theory is actually accurate but my point remains this... You don't know where rock bottom is until long after it has passed, because you never know what tomorrow might bring.
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@RationalMadman
you haven't met me properly in Mafia yet to understand what I am like as town.
Actually wasn't aware that you have played before. I'm modding the next game, interested in joining?
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@Vader
Expect some sort of revenge sequence or some hero returns moment for Bojack, were finally, there will be some sort of Nirvana that makes Bojack happy
Every time Bojack finds something that seems it might start him on the path to change (whether it be a healthy relationship, his workout sessions to prep for his dream role as Secretariat, his getaway to the Michigan lake house, etc.) it never sticks. Agreeing to go to rehab in the final scene of season 5 is yet another potential starter on the path to change but I doubt it will be any different from any of the other things I mentioned here. I expect it to last for the first two episodes of season 6 at most.
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@Mharman
One thing also to consider is the US population is very large. If adjusted per capita, you'll notice that Australia, acountry that literally banned all guns, is second, waaaaaay ahead of the U.S.
Hey there kiddo, Australia is second on that list because that list is showing countries in alphabetical order. Did you even check the data before linking it to see if it matched your claim? Look at the actual numbers, the U.S. is in the top 10% of most deaths by firearms out of the countries on that list. The data says the exact opposite of what you claimed it would say.
I was going to make an observation regarding this but then I read on and I saw that Omar in post 7 said almost word-for-word what I was going to say before I even saw him say it or knew that anyone had responded to you.
You instinctively thought the data would support your worldview instead of seeing the data without your biases.
I am sitting here typing this and I have not even pressed the post button yet I already know exactly what your response will be. I already know your first instinct is to dismiss this out of hand. You're thinking "I am not like other people, I don't have any such inherent bias. I am better than that."
This goes beyond not noticing that the list on Wikipedia was in alphabetical order. I imagine that every time you hear this topic discussed someone advocating for less gun control makes a claim similar to the one you just made and after hearing this claim so many times you simply internalized it and accepted it without question.
You just accepted it for no reason other than because it matched with your pre-existing opinion.
Go on thinking that you are immune to bias though. Go on thinking that the people you identify as 'your crowd' knows something that nobody else knows. I can't change your mind because I'm not the one that put those ideas in your head in the first place. Funny thing is, you didn't either.
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I actually would like to see rationalmadman in a mafia game. Prefferably as my scum buddy, we would pwn you losers.
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@Speedrace
I think I recognize the character, I've never watched or heard of the show though
Which character do you recognize? They had a fairly well known voice actor guest star for the baboon, not sure where you would know the horse from if you aren't familiar with the show.
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@Speedrace
Is that a Forrest Gump reference?
About as close to the opposite of Forest Gump as it is physically possible to be lol.
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@Speedrace
I know what you meant, still it makes me feel weird when people say sorry in that context. Even when said IRL in that context.
It always gets better though. After all, life is like running...
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@Speedrace
Lol don't apologise weirdo. You're making it sound like I am accusing you of something.
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@Speedrace
RM is pretty right on the money. He said pretty much what I came here to say, though I would replace the word "elders" in his first post with the word "people".
Sex, drugs and gambling is usually how single elders cope with loneliness if they have no family to interact with.
For me it's mostly alcohol. Never did any drugs that weren't perscribed to me and the meaningless sex gets repetitive and isn't really worth the time investment so I keep that to a minimum. I guess I did some gambling too. I have always considered the stock market to be gambling when it is poor people like myself doing it, I have never been to a casino. I quit the gambling after my first $10k lost not because losing a third of my life savings made me realize that I should stop being stupid (I'm only 24 after all, plenty of time to make it up again) but instead because that simply became boring.
Alcohol though... that still does the trick for now.
Don't be like me, son.
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@warren42
we currently need two replacements and have none.
Ahem...
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@Greyparrot
If you're already dead, reveal the flip.
Post 626, weirdo.
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I mean, it is pretty obvious that is what I would have done if I was able to keep track of the game rather than be at work no matter what my alignment.
But yeah, Warren isn't a douchebag. He won't allow my vote. It was just a joke on my part.
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Okay DP is ended but I will catch up on my first break in a few hours and if we are still in twilight I will give my thoughts.
Phi and speedy are town. Y'all need to stop screwing around and lynch club/mharm.
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since I lsat caught up so I will ask me I am.
since I last caught up so I will assume I am*
The mobile version of this site has seriously lost the plot on how typing works.
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@Speedrace
My point was that it was a mistake on your part because you forgot that y'all discussed it in your chat instead of in here
What am I, six years old? You severely underestimate me.
Is it true that I have been lynched?
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IDK if I am lynched or not. Speedy says I somehow got 4 votes on me since I lsat caught up so I will ask me I am. WTF have you all been doing these last few pages that made you think that was a good idea? Anyway I am 1x bulletproof, my character is shuckle. Shuckle is a bug/rock type gen 2 pokemon.
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@Speedrace
But the thing was, NO ONE had mentioned lynching Club up until that point. They were slightly mad at him for the VTNL'ing, but no one said they should lynch him, NO ONE even directly accused him of being scum
Why would I use the DP for that if I was mafia, weirdo? I was referring to posts 33 39 41 and 46. Also only the mod can tell us to stop posting.
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My Hero Academia
I have heard a lot from here and from elsewhere that this is a good show, so I resolved to watch it and just got through the first 7 episodes tonight.
My first impression? incredibly unrealistic from a social standpoint. The hero is loved by everyone but his rival and for no reason other than the fact that he is a good person.
I call bullshit.
In real life people don't become loved just because they deserve it. They become loved through a combination of lucky circumstance and ability. The way this show portrays it (at least from what I have seen) good guys always have a fighting chance just because they are good.
Bullshit. That is not the real world.
Edit: If you are into underdog stories "The Rising of the Shield Hero" is a much better portrayal of such in my opinion, at least up to the Deus Ex Machina of that annoying af bird queen thing. Watch that show if you are into real shit.
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@oromagi
This game is unique with it's plurality lynch system. I am okay with waiting out the timer in this case, let as much as possible be said in the DP.
What about you? What are you thinking right now?
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@oromagi
I still want to lynch club and mharm. As for this debate about which should go first, I think that there are solid mathematics backing up the idea of lynching mharm first but from a purely human perspective removing the confusion and chaos that comes with club being in the game is in my opinion a better option.
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@Mharman
Greyparrot and Disc are trying to claim Club is poisoner, which is stupid.
More words being put into my mouth. How annoying.
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So maybe scum is mharman club and disc and they have the first 3 kills planned and they are demanding a role claim from the poisoned so they can possibly use their multiple universal back ups to pick up extra killing roles.
I don't recall ever giving a damn what your role is lol. I have a few people I would like to lynch sure, but who doesn't?
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@Mharman
He only character claimed in that post.
I think grey has the right idea. I am not going to waste any more space trying to convince scum that they are scum, I'm just going to let the rest of the town catch up and pitch in.
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@Greyparrot
That isn't a role claim, that is just claiming to have a role.
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@Mharman
Club had claimed a PR
Post number please. I just finished rereading the DP and saw no role claim from club.
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Ok, so that part I said earlier about no more fluff?
That is starting... Now.
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