Board Thread:What happens in Salem/@comment-32852564-20180112043549/@comment-33380803-20180113022617

 Voting for Roles

The most  controversial  strategy in the game, VFR  (Voting for Roles)  is  statistically proven  to help Town. It's a  very common misconception  among new/inexperienced players that VFR is a simply a  lazy way to win  or that it is  boring . With the evil roles playing  competently , VFR is  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(255,128,0);">completely natural  <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">and provides a fun,  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(128,191,64);">difficult game  <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">for everyone which rewards the  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(64,191,64);">most skilled players <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> (for Townies, how they can read the evils, and for the evils, how they can lead the town into chaos). A competitive game works well if it  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(255,0,128);">rewards the most skilled players <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">, hence VFR should be used  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(128,191,64);">competitively.

<span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(255,0,64);">What is VFR?

<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">VFR (voting for roles) is  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(191,64,128);">forcing players <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> to claim a role, and voting them up if they do not do so (you  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(64,64,255);">must claim a role on stand <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">, otherwise you can get suspended). <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(255,0,0);">  It is NOT random lynching.

<span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(128,255,64);">How to use VFR as Town <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">You start on  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(191,64,128);">Day 2 <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> (some people may have claimed Day 1). As Town, you want to get  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(64,128,128);">as many role claims <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> as possible. You want to  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(128,191,64);">lock evil roles <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> into a claim as  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(191,64,191);">early as possible <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">. To do this, you want to  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(64,128,191);">claim before <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> you are on the stand. CCing (counter claiming) roles is  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(255,0,64);">extremely important <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> and allows for the  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(64,128,255);">most efficient <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> gathering of information. Typically, you should pick a player at random (one that hasn't said much, hasn't claimed) and  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(255,128,0);">push for their role <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">. Once they've claimed,  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(191,64,128);">ask for CCs  <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">(i.e. if they claim Sheriff, ask for TI CCs). If voting has began, you should then ask someone who  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(255,0,0);">hasn't voted nor claimed/CCd. <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">As these are  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(191,0,255);">more likely to be scum <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;">, you are  <span style="font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:rgb(191,64,64);">locking them <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"LucidaGrande","TrebuchetMS",Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;"> into a claim.

Pretty much agree with this which I found on forums.

Although you don't have to do it D2, especailly in lower elos it might be better not to.