@ SS7
What does it matter whether you personally like or dislike a particular strategic play? All that should matter is the results from that play. VABlakes said he was trying to use this ploy D1, but he didn't exactly pull it off did he? He chickened out the moment he had the slightest amount of pressure on him (4 votes iirc) and no info was gained for the town. As I said before I am not an "Ends Justify the Means" guy. I've already outlined how this tactic is bad, that is why I don't like it. It has nothing to do with my emotional preferences, but everything to do with a correctly determined logical play.
I did it the right way, got a viable list which included some clear voting irregularities, and then let my play be known. I stick my neck out there to provide some focused discussion and instead of working with what I provided you (and others) berate me over not liking the play. What have you done to further the town's interest? Nothing- aside from random accusations with the feeblest of evidence to back those accusations. As I said before, you had 4 null reads and 4 "slight" reads after your play was revealed. For multiple posts. You attack me without any evidence but incendiary terminology.
You know, before this I thought you were a good player. This reads like "Look everyone, he used two words that mean the exact same thing. He must be scum!". What? No wonder the wolves won the last game. Did it ever cross your mind that I possibly took what I learned in English class to heart- vary your pronouns when you write so it isn't redundant. I'm extremely disappointed that a so-called vet would grasp at such fine straws and cast a reactionary vote...
My "gambit" (hate that term, but whatever) didn't fail. It accomplished exactly what it was supposed to accomplish. If there is any fail here, it's on the part of you guys who haven't even attempted to use the information I've provided you.
Read the bold please.
I'm surprised at your response to my post. You immediately attack my "vet" status, rather than actually dealing with my points. The underlined text has no place in this game nor any game. Intimated ad-hominems and other attacks on my person, as well as brash assumptions about games that you were not a part of have no place here.
My responses:
1) You realize that I moderated XVII C, correct? You can't attack my play for a game I did not play.
2) You are grossly oversimplifying my point to a
strawman. I agree that variation between verbiage is good. I do the same when writing. But that specific kind of change is suspect in Werewolf. Clarity trumps variation. You are not writing a novel here. Especially when this game's setup is extremely complicated and those types of details are important.
3) With WW grasping at fine straws is sometimes necessary to find well-hidden scum.
4) This is not a reactionary vote. If you would have bothered to read my post you'll see that this is not a snap/reactionary/omgus vote.
5) You ignored all of my points, which I'm repeating/expanding below.
1) You are allowing scum the ability to use this gambit as a defense later in the game.
2) As scum, this would be a proven defense/gambit to use, as Vablakes has survived so far after using it.
3) When I posted, you had 4 "slight" reads and 4 nulls, only one of which you were barely pushing with a whisper of conviction. (PF5)
4) Post 970, 973, 975, and 977 all went by before you realized that you had failed to post your vote. If you truly had a strong read it seems logical that you'd make sure that you said that, either in text or with your vote. But you did none of this until after I called you on it. Unsurprisingly after guessing that you'd go for JQ. While I am understanding for IRL circumstances, a vote that you feel strongly about is not something that can be forgotten (especially if you reread your post once).
5) You attack my person, as well as set up a strawman of my argument, rather than actually resolving any of my points.
6) You finally make a vote, but only after someone else leads the way to a player you had already highlighted before hand.
7) Your vote comes not for the player that you most highlight in your analysis post (PF5), but a player someone already voted for, one that you fail to mention at all in the intervening time until you vote for her (JQ).
8) You have failed to answer my questions about whether you believe PF5 or JQ to be more scummy (minus your vote, which given the percentage of your text which mentions PF5 versus JQ seems to be counter-intuitive), or whether you feel that PF5 is more likely to be a wolf versus generic scum.
9) Your reasons for voting for JQ are non-existent in your vote post.
Why are you voting for JQ?
10) If I were to back-trace your reasons for voting for JQ, they would be:
"hasn't really contributed, has posted twice this game day, seems to lurk quite a bit." Hardly a convincing argument that was garnered from your gambit. The only other reason I can see for voting JQ is that Benzo already has voted for her, and you are seeking to build a bandwagon without starting it.
As I said before. Your gambit failed.