Thread:DragonClaw66/@comment-35356104-20190603171155/@comment-33307613-20190603172237

Currently, the Mafioso is pretty balanced in the game. It's job is to prevent the Godfather from being easily discovered when jailed or roleblocked. The attribute of performing kills for the Godfather is to prevent the Mafia from losing a valuable role too early (the detection immunity and basic defense are quite powerful). The problem in the current game occurs once the Mafioso (or Godfather) dies. For the rest of the game, jailing and roleblocking can easily screw over the entire faction. Not only is a kill prevented (and possibly future kills if the solo Mafia Killing is continously roleblocked), but Town Investigative roles can now freely search for the remaining Mafia. The implementation of Tactical Mafia nerfs the Jailor and the Escort (less so than the Jailor). A Mafia member can choose to forfeit the use of their ability to instead perform the factional kill. Because all living Mafia are informed when a Mafia member is jailed, another member can choose to kill instead. The Escort becomes more powerful in its ability to roleblock because the distraction occurs at the end of the night, preventing the Mafia from changing who kills.

To sum it up...

- The Mafioso is balanced, but the loss of a Mafia Killing makes the game much more difficult for the Mafia.

- Tactical Mafia would be better for the game because it creates more versatility for the Mafia and nerfs the Jailor's ability to roleblock while maintaining the power of the Escort.