Ok, big catch up post. Some thoughts on several things that have happened so far:
If you vote me for leader, I'll pull a name out of a hat. It's the only way to be a strong and fair leader
This read like a joke to me right away, but later Ket comes back and clarifies it as a real position of hers.
Do you RNG all of your day one votes?
Natiko was the first to start pressuring Ketkat over that comment.
Anyone who has a history of no lynching probably isn't getting my vote.
Serious question: Is there anyone in this community that is known for, or has a history of advocating for, no lynching? Because otherwise this feels like a weird post to me.
Kind of? There's definitely a lot to be gained from looking back at what's said on Day 1, but it does feel like we just kind of wing it and go for whoever when it comes to the actual votes. It would certainly save me a lot of time to use a hat!
Here's where Ketkat clarifies that she does think most of D1 is basically just RNG, which is odd to me. There's plenty that can be discussed on D1, especially in a game like this where we are presented with some unique mechanics, and we can use those discussions as a source for scum hunting, even if it isn't based on as much information as we'll have in future days. I've found Scum on D1 in my last 2 games, I'd like to make it 3 in a row personally.
Yes, I agree it's wishy-washy, and makes me suspicious of him (hence the prods for more info), but I wouldn't go so far as to elect someone I didn't trust and give them power over the day phase. The trade-off of information vs. exclusive power doesn't seem worth it.
I like this line of thinking because I also don't like the idea of voting someone to be our leader for the day that I'm scum-reading, or at least feeling weird about.
I did play in Conspiracy, but the only thing I can think of is the countdown that started with the map. However, neither the countdown or the map in that had any actual use in the game and was just there to throw people off.
Did you forget all about your Secret Vote power from that game already?
I don't like either Fran or Ketkats feelings vs the leadership vote.
I like Sorian and Panda's reactions because they mirror my own, which is basically ruling yourself out as a leader seems weird right now because right now as a player you only know your own alignment, so you should be pretty alright with leading the charge if you're town. I don't buy getting it wrong on day 1 as a valid reason to sit out.
I agree with most of this, I don't know if I'd put Fran and Ketkat in the same category in my mind yet for their thoughts on that, but I definitely agree with the second part here.
I'm kinda skeptical that anyone is that good at reading players off of one day.
As I said before, 2 games in a row so far, let's make it 3 together GP! Who do think is looking scummy?
Just wanted to get these two gifs back-to-back the way they were meant to be, no other comment here.
Damn y'all post too much.
Maybe you don't post enough!
Maybe people just want to have fun.
That's not allowed!
How is voting him for leader applying pressure? While it would be funny to vote for Blarg in the Blarg game, I'm pretty confident that most of us would not want to leave the day one vote in his hands regardless, so it's probably not going to go anywhere.
Agreed, I don't think we should be voting for Blarg to be our leader. Sorry, Blarg.
Also, I'll just be straight up now, if I'm leader I'm not treating this like a normal day 1. I'll consider the mood of the room but I'm choosing one of my scum reads, if everyone is voting for someone I don't scum read then I'm just going to ignore the majority.
We can gain info on both the majority and the leader today; it doesn't have to be one or the other. The point of electing someone is to make the final decision for us. We are ultimately putting our trust in them, and if they choose wrong, then we can still get reads and thoughts from them.
This is also my position if I were to be the leader. I think our leader should be someone who can make a scum read on their own without needing the room to guide them.
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Ok, I might have missed some things here and there, but to summarize my overall thoughts for now:
Ketkat is reading as the scummiest person in the room to me right now.
I'm not yet sure who I would want to vote for to be our leader yet. I would of course welcome any votes for myself as I do believe I have what it takes, but otherwise I'll be looking for players that read as strong, independent thinkers to me for the most part.
Just generally, I have early towny feels for Brazil, Monkey, Natiko, and Sorian.