Talk:Mayor/@comment-86.99.189.139-20150120111849/@comment-25876622-20150123001742

Well... nobody knows for sure if you're actually Mayor, since you haven't revealed yet.

1. Mayors reveal early because they know: The killing roles have no idea how the Mayor will be protected. A direct attack may result in their own death (protected), possibly a death of a Mafia member (transported) or a waste of a night (jailed).

2. If you only reveal when everyone who can protect you is dead, you will die the next night, being a priority target. So, you used your ability for 1 day at most. How does that help anyone?

3. Mayors, being able to prove perfect innocence, can request role whispers and lynch or send an Invest/Jailor/Escort to anyone they deem guilty. This gives purpose to every single day and lets you counteract the one weakness of the town (not knowing who to trust). If you don't reveal, you can't do this, since there is not enough reason to trust you (even if both the Sheriff and Investigator check you, you might still be the Godfather. They might not even check you, assuming you might be the Veteran).

4. "Invest" is put on trial and has no info at all? "Escort" put on trial but can't say who they roleblocked? "Transporter" put on trial but can't say who they transported? "Mayor" put on trial but won't, or possibly can't reveal? All of these usually result in lynching an evil or a Jester. This game is about deception, don't expect people to freely trust you with a complete lack of evidence.

Feel free to disagree! I like to discuss.