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What is more effective?

deleteddeletedover 10 years ago

I've noticed more and more than there are two different kinds of scum-hunters in this game:

  • People who say "Why aren't you mafia?"

  • People who say "Why is 'X' mafia?"

I believe the second bullet. I think the most effective way to prove that you are town and your FOS is mafia is by explaining your reads.

Trying to explain all of the "towny things" you've done is a ridiculous question.

I am genuinely interested in this, since I believe the first bullet is pointless and leads nowhere.

Poll
Which one is the best?
"Why is 'X' mafia?"93%15
"Why aren't you mafia?"6%1
16 votes
trolleyzover 10 years ago
Burial
When people start telling you why they arent mafia and referring entirely to their oen play they are scum. Scum are conscious of their own play, they did those things specifically to seem townie. Town arent as conscious in their play.
thats not true at all.

i've seen almost everyone react the same way if they are town and get pushed on by someone because in your head if you just did something so in towns favor, its ridiculous to be scumread

if a town pushes on godfather and lynches them successfully and the next day they are fosed, i think its perfectly natural and have MOSTLY seen this reaction where they say something like "DO YOU REALLY THINK IM MAFIA AND BUSSED MY GODFATHER?"
Burialover 10 years ago
Especially if its unprompted
Burialover 10 years ago
When people start telling you why they arent mafia and referring entirely to their oen play they are scum. Scum are conscious of their own play, they did those things specifically to seem townie. Town arent as conscious in their play.
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
"Why aren't you mafia" is one of the least constructive questions you can possibly ask when trying to scumhunt
madhereover 10 years agoedited
https://epicmafia.com/game/4872801
madhereover 10 years ago
https://epicmafia.com/game/4872775
A&D
LeMeJoeover 10 years ago
People are more drawn to you when you use positives as opposed to negatives. Think about it, would you rather be the only non-brown eyed person in the world, or the only blue eyed person in the world?
(Bad analogy, but you get the point)
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
The most effective way is not playing mafia
hedgerover 10 years ago
both are pointless. The former though since nobody takes you seriously when you say it so you don't get scumread yourself for it.
Gigaover 10 years agoedited
i ask people for their reads
Sonrioover 10 years ago
Why arent you gay vs Why is he gay
Giraover 10 years ago
asking someone their reads can be an effective way of generating content

when defending themselves, people tend to say similar things
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Hibikiover 10 years ago
neither are particularly effective, but the former is almost useless
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Saying their name first is very polite and speaks columes to nice people. Saying "I know" is assertive and claims you don't think but KNOW. Saying "because" shows you have reasons to your reasoning of absolutely knowing! Saying mind games is effective because only Mafia wants to trick town
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
My personal favourite that I use: X, I know you're a Mafia because of using mind games
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
the former results in a lot of wifom and a lot of meta abuse, so i agree the latter is much more effective
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
i don't really use either since it's much better to look for someone unconsciously answering the former than actively taking time to construct an argument for either
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