First off...
I am extremely happy I am not dead as of yet so... Hooray for me I guess \o/. Really wanted to quite forum Mafia cause of that silly "skilled players don't die = Mafia" debacle back in one of the Mafia Seasons which I found quite disgusting. So-- at least I am alive and can actually contribute to this game for once! (I am very happy 'bout that)
Second off...
I really shouldn't be typing this post! Why you may ask? I should really be getting to my continued report on France and other European countries, and its already 10:45 PM... How fantast---!... Oh dear... However, now that I've been able to skim the postings once more thanks to a quick break I am taking... Seeing the current discussions kind of is making me shake my head and wonder... "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!"
Because seriously, the first "major" debate we are having at the beginning of the game is seriously is based on a silly, and must I emphasize a VERY SILLY posting between Digitalmez and Marnixxie BEFORE THE GAME EVEN OFFICIALLY BEGAN?!?
Let's take a look back at what the actual postings that everyone seems to be up in arms with shall we?
I think that digi had 2 lifes, and was hit by the vigilante. And that digi is the serial killer.
Why:
I WILL NOT ACCEPT MY ROLE TILL I GET A COOLER ONE
Oh no, not this drama again.
Suspect no.1. 'Cause of that face
Marn suspect number one. And marn died tonight(By the serial killer). That seems suspicious to me.
No, that doesn't seem in the least suspicious if you ask me.
May I repeat what I said earlier that these were merely postings before the game actually began whence we, the players, stated if we received our role PM's or not so we could officially begin the game. All I see here is a bit of friendly bantering along with silly or funny side-comments to have fun, because you know what, this is a forum game, and we can have fun before the actual game and serious tension begins!--- And during it too. That would be nice.
I remember seeing something similar be brought up by--- I believe our host tonight, The_Road_to_ruin, whom used Marnixxie's "complaining about role" idea before the game actually began as an opening discussion point back in the previous mafia round of Mafia Lite 3.
Now, may I also note that Sjaakeito(however you spell it) also did something similar this round of Mafia with this statement:
I WILL NOT ACCEPT MY ROLE TILL I GET A COOLER ONE
If we, as players, can be able to randomly accuse someone out of the blue based on what was stated prior to the beginning of the game based on a tiny, insignificant comment, then we should be able to accuse this Skaakieto of possible Mafia affiliation and lynch him as it seems we have done so with both Marnixxie in the past, and now Digi!
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No, don't do that, that's a TERRIBLE idea, and I believe this line of discussion should very much end here. Once more, it is a silly line of reasoning based off of what easily is seen as simple banter between players before the game proper.
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Now that that is out of the way, I would very much like it if
The road to ruin would possibly clear some line of information up before we go on any further, and that involves the serial killer.
I would first like to note an idea that has been passing around players thus far:
The arrow flew straight and true into
digitalmez 's heart. He screamed out in pain rousing some nearby citizens, they drug him toward the clinic...
What? Digi is a man? Never knew that o_o
Anyways, for me, it looks like Digi was saved by the doctor from the way she died, but it is possible she could have 2 lives, meaning she'd either be an elite citizen
or the serial killer. However, I think she was just saved by the doctor, reading the story. We have no way of telling if she does have 2 lives or not this early in the game.
However, as it clearly states in the rules presented on page 1 of this thread, I do not see any indication that the Serial Killer has 2 lives during the night, seen here:
Serial Killer
Night ability: Eliminate one person per night
Win conditon: Eliminate all players or all but one
Lose condtion: Die
Unless I'm missing something, I do not believe Digi is the Serial Killer as of this date.
However, even if we can discuss whether or not she is the Serial Killer if it indeed does have two lives during the night, I still wouldn't consider voting her off just yet. This was a problem I had back in Season 5 of Mafia when Old_Man_Oak was being pounded into the ground for being assumed the Serial Killer JUST BECAUSE he survived the night due to having an extra life, and I WAS going to bring this up in a comment post-game how I thought it was utterly counter-intuitive and how I really thought people were going overboard with the whole idea. There is a larger chance (especially since I believe road said there were 3 Elite Civilians?) that since digi was safe tonight, that she either is an Elite Civ, or was saved by the doctor (which is open to debate whether or not she is indeed the doctor who saved herself, or the doctor whom she is not, saved her tonight).
And even so, personally, and this has been a philosophy I've gained over the past Mafia games since Mafia Season 3, personally, and yet another thing I would've added if I ever did get around to making that Season 5 comment...
I wouldn't kill the serial killer off quite yet.
Personally, though risky, I believe that the Serial killer can be a greater asset to the Town at least early on in the game. It allows for a third person to be chosen to be killed during the night, which can include Mafia members, as we have seen tonight. Again, risky, but Mafia is a game of risk, and personally, a risk I would take as a town member in any Mafia season to date.
Plus, now that we KNOW that Digi has lost a life (and if road does say that the Serial killer has two lives), we can keep close tabs on Digi knowing that she can be a potential suspect for the role of Serial Killer, giving us a higher chance of lynching them when we need to.
((And Yes, I am defending digi. I like to defend a lot of people against logic and reasoning I do not find to be extremely good. If I am suspected of Mafia because of this ((I'm looking at you Mafia Season's #something)), then sue me.))
I wont be posting for awhile as I should really get back to doing my report and then sleep and school and whatnot so I didn't post anything on whom I suspect yet/what happened last night/etc. I'll get to that later. Goodnight o/