Xardob said:Your answer here is so serious that I don't know if you missed the obvious implication of my question. you've kind of unbalanced me here.
Oh, I got it. But with so little serious activity in the day, I'm trying to get past the humor. If people can take something from my intentions that starts discussion, great.
Xardob said:Isn't that how you can easily lynch a villager, though? Find behaviors that fit a wolf profile and paint them in the light you want. There's a difference between looking for players being wolfish and wolfish behavior in other players.
Sure, but that's why it's only part of the process. Finding those key behaviors leads me in a direction, but it's the response to pressure that makes the difference. Especially on day one, since we're unlikely to piece multiple "wolfish behaviors" together to generate a pattern that explains a player's actions.
Xardob said:You know, there's a really interesting discussion about werewolf meta somewhere down this line. Let me know if you're interested in having it.
Absolutely! PM me after the game.
Xardob said:I won't deny that wolves have made that joke before, but does it fit the player? I'm not sure. Is it the first joke a wolf would think of making? I see Jock's "don't bait me" as much more wolfish than this.
I'd expect a wolf to post something along these lines as a joke: "Right after you". It would imply he's innocent, throw the attention on me and also establish a connection between both of us. It's much more effective as wolf joke than what Vieira posted.
Nothing about Vieira's play so far fits what I remember of him as a player, so I'm not entirely sure where to go there.
Maybe this is part of why I've never been good at reading joke posts, but I've never thought about their efficacy from a game standpoint. They're either rooted in WIFOM (as is this one) or are excuses for parking votes, as I see them. I might have to explore this line of thought.
Xardob said:You're giving me too much credit here. I'm just having fun talking with everyone. Finding wolves is just incidental at this point.
Also, I could do it with my eyes closed, so why put too much effort into it?
Xardob said:For what's worth it, I like your general assessment of Moose and Vieira.
Considering Moose's posts since that assessment, are you still leaning that direction?
Moose is still nearly opinionless. His most expressive post is where he agrees or disagrees with someone else's opinions, without justifiction for why he thinks the way he does. His assertion that claiming I'd be willing to switch to one of my other top targets, especially to avoid a no lynch, is wolfish is nonsense. Not only for the reason Xardob explained, but also because this is a game where a majority is required for a lynch. Splinter votes risk a no lynch, and consequently I'm happy to change my vote to players I don't even suspect if necessary to achieve a lynch. It's the best weapon the village has, and it shouldn't be wasted. As long as my suspicions are made clear, I'm happy. I'd certainly prefer the village to agree with me, but I'm hardly right all the time.
I'll be here a few minutes longer. If support for the Moosewagon doesn't show, I'll make that switch before I have to leave. Xardob, will you be around for the hammer if need be?