Talk:Town/@comment-178.167.254.97-20150730031205

I hate town, honestly.

Sometimes you can get a really intelligent town, and they're always the best games. They present a challenge for the mafia and other evil players. Some of my best games as a Mafia member was trying to take down a really smart town. And if you're a townie and your other town members know what they're doing, you're pretty much golden.

A lot of players don't value teamwork in the town, and that's what kills the townies most of the time. I mean, a doctor, a sheriff, a mayor, a jailor, an invest, a medium, an escort and a vet can really cause problems for the Mafia and SK if they work together, and usually they're coupled with other townies like a vigilante or bodyguard. While the town does get wiped out in the early days since no one can be sure of other players' roles and stuff, usually two thirds of the townies are left, and the sheriff and invest usually have a Mafia member, SK or other evil player pinned down by then. The Maf are only powerful when the town don't pull themselves together.

I've been in games where townies tell other townies the identity of a mafia member, and they lynch the townie that told them instead of the accussed mafia! While you can't be sure, the jailor can always jail the accuser when the accussation is made, as the jailor decides who to jail in the daytime.

I've been in plenty of dumb mafias too. Usually I'm a minor role (framer, janitor) and the GF and Mafioso are two players who don't know what the hell they're doing, and kill the most obvious suspects, like a known towny that's probably protected by lookouts, doctors, BGs, etc. I honestly think a new mode should be created for players who've played less than ten games. Usually by your tenth game you have some idea of how to play. I thought Ranked Mode was a really good idea, and I think it should be expanded upon.

The Neutral roles are the best, imo. I like it in how you can side with whomever you want. However, one of the dumbest games I played was when I was a Survivor, a role which can win with anyone. I announced my role Day One so the SK, Arso, Witch and Mafia would leave me alone. After a few days of doing nothing, the town lynched me, even when I offered to vote beside them.

Do you ever think of maybe doing a tutorial mode where new players are shown how to play, and taught the basics of strategy?