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Danganronpa Mafia |OT| Grin and Bear It

SalvaPot

Member
Sorry for taking a bit to answer.

The answer is yes.

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Sawneeks

Banned
Night kill on franconp also took me by surprise. My theory on this would be that Despair did not want to risk hitting high-value targets due to protective Hope power roles, so they went after a moderately active town player to weaken town’s abilities as in: they rather keep the hardly contributing players in because they hardly add any valuable inputs.

Why franconp specifically remains a mystery to me, as well. I do note that I placed franconp as someone who was more on the quiet side, but when he did post, he made solid posts.

It may be as you all theorize, that it has something to do with his room's placement. I am not certain any concrete leads can be generated from this, however, given that we are basically simply stabbing in the dark with regards to the reasons to franconp's exit.

Possibly? I actually still thought of Fran as scummy or at least borderline-scum at the end of Day 1 and seeing him be Hope and killed during the Night has thrown me off a bit. I am in the process of rereading Day 1 so I can re-asses my strategy going forward but it is definitely a strange development.

It can easily be the Mafia not wanting to focus in on someone who might be protected but with the news of this:

Sorry for taking a bit to answer.

The answer is yes.

It could also be that they wanted to remove someone who could watch them if they move during the Night. Seeing as Fran's placement was near the Gym ( and by extension the Food Court as well ) it could be possible something might be going on there and they wanted to eliminate the possibility of being seen.
 

kgtrep

Member
kgtrep you used it too soon! And again, you keep saying is a one time use only, that is just dumb play...

And I can tell you are not dumb, this is a power play by you.

I don´t even care right now if crab is scum or not, he might be but I am saving that judgement for tomorrow, today I am keeping my voting on you because I reeeeally want to know why you had to vote today, it will keep bothering if I don´t.

Also, crab, if you don´t feel like playing the game anymore and want to role claim, there is little to no point, I am sure you are getting lynched anyway since people think of you as some kind of god of mafia.


SalvaPot, I mentioned a few reasons for using my PR on Day 2 (besides my suspicion of Crab and loss of faith in his ability to guide us).

(1) I wanted Hopes to be aware of another power early in the game, and plan their future move accordingly.

Some of you have begun to wonder whether there is another Hope or Despair with the same power. Had I not revealed it today, I'm not sure if they could do so.

(2) It takes a lot of time to build a case for lynch. As you see from what's going on right now, I am not guaranteed to win the duel just because I initiated it.

(3) Without PR to worry about, I can put more effort into giving helpful discussions in the future days.


I do wish that you would take the time to critique the posts that I made for the duel instead of calling my move a dumb play.

If you disagreed with any of the parts of my analysis, you need to tell us where and why.

It is critical that we all think about what good Crab did for us on Day 1 and whether he is Hope or Despair. If there are posts that Crab made that makes your gut feeling trust him, you need to let us know.
 

kgtrep

Member
So I've taken some time to assess the situation. I don't like the current state of the game. Prior to today, if I were to go with my gut, KG would be more likely to be scum. However I do see Crabs assessment of the situation, and unfortunately, he's probably right. To be perfectly honest, I'm not comfortable with offing Crab yet, and I have zero issue with punishing KG for dumb play, assuming he isn't scum. It's just way too early to make kind of play. Sorry KG.

VOTE: kgtrep

Same with you TL21xx, I'd really like you to take time to critique the posts that I made for the duel instead of calling my move a dumb play.

We all seem to be playing this game under the assumption we are all logical Hopes or logical Despairs, but we're not because we're human.
 

kgtrep

Member
I apologize if this sounds mean, but there's a thing called information overload. My brain sort of shut down halfway through besides "kgtrep thinks Crab is Despair". There's also a bit there that is outside of the pervue of the game itself.

That said, these are well written posts. Your suspicions are aired with links and supporting information.

Shame I think you're both Hope players, but I guess we'll see at the end of the vote.

No offense taken, AbsolutBro. Thanks for going through them.
 

SalvaPot

Member
SalvaPot, I mentioned a few reasons for using my PR on Day 2 (besides my suspicion of Crab and loss of faith in his ability to guide us).

(1) I wanted Hopes to be aware of another power early in the game, and plan their future move accordingly.

Some of you have begun to wonder whether there is another Hope or Despair with the same power. Had I not revealed it today, I'm not sure if they could do so.

(2) It takes a lot of time to build a case for lynch. As you see from what's going on right now, I am not guaranteed to win the duel just because I initiated it.

(3) Without PR to worry about, I can put more effort into giving helpful discussions in the future days.


I do wish that you would take the time to critique the posts that I made for the duel instead of calling my move a dumb play.

If you disagreed with any of the parts of my analysis, you need to tell us where and why.

It is critical that we all think about what good Crab did for us on Day 1 and whether he is Hope or Despair. If there are posts that Crab made that makes your gut feeling trust him, you need to let us know.

I read through it all and it honestly sounded like you trying to convince yourself of going for crab was a good idea, since you used your turn. Its kind of like buying a new cereal and not liking it that much, but hey, since you already bought it might as well finish it, right?

As I said, I think crab is suspicious and I agree with a few of your arguments, but even then I think I´ll rather get you now and crab later, as simple as that.
 

*Splinter

Member
I read through it all and it honestly sounded like you trying to convince yourself of going for crab was a good idea, since you used your turn. Its kind of like buying a new cereal and not liking it that much, but hey, since you already bought it might as well finish it, right?

As I said, I think crab is suspicious and I agree with a few of your arguments, but even then I think I´ll rather get you now and crab later, as simple as that.
Salva I don't understand that last part. Crab has had a lot of influence in the group so far, if you think he's Despair why would you let that continue?
 

SalvaPot

Member
Salva I don't understand that last part. Crab has had a lot of influence in the group so far, if you think he's Despair why would you let that continue?

No, I don´t think he is Despair, I think, again, he is suspicious.

See, in my mind there is a 50/50 chance Crab is despair and I don´t know his role.

Meanwhile, there is a 33/33/33 chance kgtrep is Despair, neutral or hope. So, that means, he is 66% not likely to be hope, AND if his role is already in the open, there is no point to his role. Also, I don´t like the way he forced the second day into a U.S. President Election day, what if I want to vote for Jim Carry? Oh, thats right, I can´t, because he is not on the ballot and because it would be a waste of a vote.

This is going to sound weird, but I honestly don´t care right now if crab is hope or despair, I just don´t care, I care more about what alignment kgtrep has and how his role works exactly, so I want that info... so I want him dead.
 

SalvaPot

Member
Oh, and crap doesn´t have as much influence as your guys think he does, in that you can call kgtrep move successful, it´ll be foolish to trust crab from now on, either despair gets him this night since he is very veeery likely to be a PR, or we get him in the next two days since, if kgtrep dies and reveals to be a good role, then we will feel kind of guilty about it and would want to grant his wish.
 

kgtrep

Member
I'm not sure what franconp said on Day 1 that would have triggered Despair.

But there is always the possibility that they wanted us to go in circles on Day 2 looking at someone innocuous.

Of course, they did not expect my PR to happen and our conversation topic to be mostly about me vs. Crab.
 
Oh, and crap doesn´t have as much influence as your guys think he does, in that you can call kgtrep move successful, it´ll be foolish to trust crab from now on, either despair gets him this night since he is very veeery likely to be a PR, or we get him in the next two days since, if kgtrep dies and reveals to be a good role, then we will feel kind of guilty about it and would want to grant his wish.[/QUOTE

This is insane. He has more influence than you seem to think. He isn't even going to be lynched today that's how much pull he has over everyone.
 

kgtrep

Member
No, I don´t think he is Despair, I think, again, he is suspicious.

See, in my mind there is a 50/50 chance Crab is despair and I don´t know his role.

Meanwhile, there is a 33/33/33 chance kgtrep is Despair, neutral or hope. So, that means, he is 66% not likely to be hope, AND if his role is already in the open, there is no point to his role. Also, I don´t like the way he forced the second day into a U.S. President Election day, what if I want to vote for Jim Carry? Oh, thats right, I can´t, because he is not on the ballot and because it would be a waste of a vote.

This is going to sound weird, but I honestly don´t care right now if crab is hope or despair, I just don´t care, I care more about what alignment kgtrep has and how his role works exactly, so I want that info... so I want him dead.

If, after all the posts that Crab and I made, you believe that the odds for our alignment are in 1:1 or 1:1:1 ratio, then you really did not consider our posts and are relying on your prejudgment of us.

I have already told everyone what my alignment is, what power is, so there is nothing to be gained by lynching me today.

On the other hand, Crab's alignment and power are uncertain, and those who believe Crab is Hope have yet to show evidence (show us his posts) that he is.

It is much easier to kill me than Crab on Day 3.
 

SalvaPot

Member
If, after all the posts that Crab and I made, you believe that the odds for our alignment are in 1:1 or 1:1:1 ratio, then you really did not consider our posts and are relying on your prejudgment of us.

I have already told everyone what my alignment is, what power is, so there is nothing to be gained by lynching me today.

On the other hand, Crab's alignment and power are uncertain, and those who believe Crab is Hope have yet to show evidence (show us his posts) that he is.

It is much easier to kill me than Crab on Day 3.

You told me your power and alignment but you could be lying. Crab told us his alignment too, but again, he could be lying.

It really is up to who I think is going to be MORE USEFUL for town later on. You are clearly not, since you already used your role, and since your role raises its own questions I´ll rather have those solved and focus on crab later.

Because if you are hope, then you are playing awful. Again, I think lynching either one of you is a bad idea, but getting you now seems better to me.
 

CzarTim

Member
My opinion on CzarTim has not changed.
Once again I've posted far more reads and as opinions than most players have. If you have any actual question about any of those I will gladly answer you. However it feels like you are focusing on the players posting the most because you keep seeing their name pop up. If I am scum, you will catch me in an inconsistency eventually because playing a consistent scum game as a top poster is Damn near impossible. I can't respond to "he's deflecting" when there's nothing for me to deflect.
 
To address goshujinsama's and a few others' concern about whether my power can be used more than once:



You have to understand how much time and effort are required to build one solid case. A few reasons that I used it on Day 2 were,

(1) Hopes would be aware early of another power in this game and how it works,

(2) The amount of work that I would need to do would be less than had I used it later, (the power would be useless if I died before I get to use it)

(3) I can now put my full effort into helping you guys decode the messages and provide information.

This gives Despair the reason to lynch me instead of one of you during the night. So far, I am the only person that you know who knows how to encode and decode messages.

I may have worded it badly, but what I meant was that I do not like this mechanic where Hope is forced to choose between two candidates for lynching instead of the full pool of suspects.

Clearly, efforts-wise, it is unfeasible for most players to launch a full-scale attack as you have done here. However, arguing that your power is unlikely to be re-employed due to the amount of efforts that would have to go to it is not quite reassuring as removing that ability from the board entirely.

And bolded parts reads really self-important.
 
Same with you TL21xx, I'd really like you to take time to critique the posts that I made for the duel instead of calling my move a dumb play.

We all seem to be playing this game under the assumption we are all logical Hopes or logical Despairs, but we're not because we're human.

Kgtrep, my vote isn't against you. My vote is for crab. I don't know if that makes sense, but that's how I'm going about today
 
Once again I've posted far more reads and as opinions than most players have. If you have any actual question about any of those I will gladly answer you. However it feels like you are focusing on the players posting the most because you keep seeing their name pop up. If I am scum, you will catch me in an inconsistency eventually because playing a consistent scum game as a top poster is Damn near impossible. I can't respond to "he's deflecting" when there's nothing for me to deflect.

Fair enough. I wouldn't vote for you D3 for what it's worth.
 

kgtrep

Member
I may have worded it badly, but what I meant was that I do not like this mechanic where Hope is forced to choose between two candidates for lynching instead of the full pool of suspects.

Clearly, efforts-wise, it is unfeasible for most players to launch a full-scale attack as you have done here. However, arguing that your power is unlikely to be re-employed due to the amount of efforts that would have to go to it is not quite reassuring as removing that ability from the board entirely.

And bolded parts reads really self-important.


I'm sorry that you don't like this PR, but that is something you need to address to LaunchpadMcQ, not me.

I imagine that we knew when we had signed up for amafia that there would be unconventional PRs. You have to accept the rules that a gamemaster set.

I was trying to say that, despite my not having PR anymore, there is still reason for Despair to lynch me during the night. I did not mean to convey that I was more useful than any others over the past week.
 
I'm sorry that you don't like this PR, but that is something you need to address to LaunchpadMcQ, not me.

I imagine that we knew when we had signed up for amafia that there would be unconventional PRs. You have to accept the rules that a gamemaster set.

I was trying to say that, despite my not having PR anymore, there is still reason for Despair to lynch me during the night. I did not mean to convey that I was more useful than any others over the past week.

My comment is in-game, not towards the design. I mean to say, I would rather that we remove this role, and by extension, the player that wields it, from the current flow. That is why I am voting for you.

I reiterate: I believe Crab will be a more valuable Hope player.
 

CzarTim

Member
Fair enough. I wouldn't vote for you D3 for what it's worth.

Just to be clear I want you to push and pursue people you find suspicious even if that's me. Asking questions and gauging reactions are a big part of reading people. So I think you're doing okay in that regard, and I know I come off as an ass, that's just how I play.
 

Makai

Member
You told me your power and alignment but you could be lying. Crab told us his alignment too, but again, he could be lying.

It really is up to who I think is going to be MORE USEFUL for town later on. You are clearly not, since you already used your role, and since your role raises its own questions I´ll rather have those solved and focus on crab later.

Because if you are hope, then you are playing awful. Again, I think lynching either one of you is a bad idea, but getting you now seems better to me.
How about who is going to be more harmful later? If Crab is Despair, that's a heck of a lot worse than if kgtrep is Despair or neutral.
 

kgtrep

Member
My comment is in-game, not towards the design. I mean to say, I would rather that we remove this role, and by extension, the player that wields it, from the current flow. That is why I am voting for you.

I reiterate: I believe Crab will be a more valuable Hope player.

Ok, that's a fair reason for voting for me.

I want to know, though, why do you believe that Crab is Hope? I can't seem to find posts as evidence from people who believe such, only gut feeling.
 

CzarTim

Member
I town read kg and crab, with crab I'm a little less sure but still mostly town. So this next part will sound shitty but I'd rather crab in the game tomorrow. Completely setting aside either player's history, experience, or skill, I think it's the best choice right now given the situation.

However TB made a good point earlier in that if we are just going to spend all day every day talking about crab, it'd be better just cut him loose now and move on. I'm not saying crab should never be on the chopping block again, but I do expect those of you tunneling on crab to at least give other reads and talk about some other people if he's in the game.
 

SalvaPot

Member
How about who is going to be more harmful later? If Crab is Despair, that's a heck of a lot worse than if kgtrep is Despair or neutral.

Yes, but that is only IF crab is despair, if he is hope and his role is important, then lynching now is a waste.

Either way, my mind is set on getting kgtrep.
 

Makai

Member
Yes, but that is only IF crab is despair, if he is hope and his role is important, then lynching now is a waste.

Either way, my mind is set on getting kgtrep.
Crab wants us to believe he is an Ordinary Student. He has said "optimal play" for a power role is to hide in the middle of the pack, not posting too much or too little. He is the #2 poster, so he is not following his own advice if he is a Hope power role.
 
AbsolutBro, my apologies.
No need to apologize, that's just the way the game is played. Happy to assuage your fears re: Rest and all that.


I have noticed now a few of you have mentioned the relevance of the map now, why is this important now? It was dismissed yesterday as fluff, why is it a conversation point now, did something happened?
I think the bold "what you do isn't as important as how you get there" in the post with the map has finally sunk in for a few players.

Silly mafia, Czar barely capitalizes.
nah man, it's totally me, czar. I killed Franconp, you should totally lynch me D3.

Anyway, moving off of Crab/KG again for a minute:

We should all think about D3, since one of us isn't going to get there. I'm holding my vote until the end specifically so we have time to discuss this. The more we get our suspicions out there, the more we have to work with when, invariably, one (or more!) of us dies.
 

SalvaPot

Member
Crab wants us to believe he is an Ordinary Student. He has said "optimal play" for a power role is to hide in the middle of the pack, not posting too much or too little. He is the #2 poster, so he is not following his own advice if he is a Hope power role.

...what exactly made you believe his an ordinary student? Where or when did he say that? Honest question, since all this time I have seen him soft-claim a minor hope PR.
 

Makai

Member
...what exactly made you believe his an ordinary student? Where or when did he say that? Honest question, since all this time I have seen him soft-claim a minor hope PR.
I do not think he is an Ordinary Student. Crab is scum. Anyway, CornBurrito postulated that I was an investigatory role. Crab said this was unlikely because I was acting too differently from everybody else (insisting on No Punishment).

Sorry, Corn, when I said "not drawing attention", I don't mean "not posting much". Town PRs draw attention to themselves by acting noticeably different to the average town member - mafia think "huh, they're acting differently, they must be X", and they go for them. If the rest of town posts a lot, then town PRs should also post a lot.
If he is a Hope power role, he is not following his own advice. His postcount is far above average. He is much more aggressive than typical - both in accusations and even personal attacks. He clearly has a low opinion of many of the other players - if you don't do what he suggests, you are an imbecile. Definitely drawing attention to himself. Crab also breaks his advice as Mafia, but Crab is arrogant enough to think he will get away with it. Are you guys not seeing the manipulation? I won't be surprised if kgtrep loses the duel with Crab "reluctantly staying in the game for the good of town."

okay im deadly bored with this game now. i dont really want to play with a town where the PRs just throw out random shit and don't know how to use their roles. kalor is right, by being in this game ill derail things regardless of whether i survive or not. lynch me, look like idiots tomorrow, and continue on with the game. the one bright side is you might actually listen to my advice when im dead and confirmed Hope.

VOTE: Crab

will role-claim if anyone wants

He even admits it.

do keep in mind that a huge part of mafia is social deception and that means the emotions people are displaying are not necessarily the ones they are feeling

Deception is the calling card of Despair, which is why Lynch All Liars is a reliable Hope strategy. Lying as Hope is detrimental with few exceptions.
 
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Current Vote Count:
11 Votes Needed for a Majority


Crab (6)
kgtrep
CornBurrito
*Splinter
Rest
Makai
Terrabyte20xx

kgtrep (6)
CzarTim
SalvaPot
goshujinsama
TL21xx
Zippedpinhead
Pau
 
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