EPTNewbie Mini Mafia XIX - Page 2
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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iamperfection
United States9645 Posts
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ghost_403
United States1825 Posts
PM games have fallen out of favor on TL for whatever reason. Most of the more recent games here have been played out this way. Maybe tonight I'll sit down and find some guides that deal explicitly with non-PM games. | ||
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BobTheLob
Canada362 Posts
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Qatol
United States3165 Posts
On June 27 2012 00:22 JingleHell wrote: Why are PMs not allowed? It seems most of the guides treat them as almost standard fare, how will people coordinate and get oportunity to lie about each other? Radfield (the guy who makes sure the newbie games are running smoothly) might be able to answer this better than I can, but I'll give it a shot. The biggest reason is because PMs tend to lessen the learning experience (mostly because of the odds that a detective will team up with a townie mouth) without actually helping the skill level of the players. The point of these games is for you to get a taste of actively contributing in the game without relying too much on "follow the leader," which is often "follow the detective" in these sorts of games. Also, it's generally more fun for more players if they can all participate, rather than forcing townies to follow orders from a small circle of players while the mafia try to hunt down those players. Another big reason for the No PM rule in newbie games is often you will see players coaching during the newbie games or hosts giving pointers after the game is over. It gets exponentially harder for a coach/host to give any sort of meaningful advice/pointers if half of the game was played in PM land rather than in the thread. Much of the material from the guides should still be quite useful to you. In fact, they generally tell you to avoid relying too heavily on PMs and try to keep most information in the thread whenever possible. At the very least, the most important information in the guides is the stuff about how to post in the thread and how to read the thread. Learning how to do those two things well should be your focus right now if you are trying to improve. Also, as ghost_403 mentioned, there are more non-PM games than PM games these days. That might change in the future, but that's the current trend. So a non-PM game will prepare you better for most of the games going on in the forum currently. | ||
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Promethelax
Canada7089 Posts
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ghost_403
United States1825 Posts
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Risen
United States7927 Posts
Edit (muahahahahahaha): /in as a player too if those last two names on the list are troll names >.> Double Edit (harharharhar): Should update thread title. | ||
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Hopeless1der
United States5836 Posts
Get it started! | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
When is this mysterious "deadline", and why is it the deadline? | ||
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Hopeless1der
United States5836 Posts
On June 26 2012 05:05 ghost_403 wrote: Time Cycle: This game will follow a 48 hour day cycle. In case I am not able to post around deadline, any votes after the 48 hour mark will not count and the game will be put on halt until the night post is up. Currently the deadline is 22:00 GMT (+00:00), but that is subject to change. Actions/votes will be accepted up to and including the posted time, but not after. Im assuming its related to that deadline. But I could be wrong. Dead wrong. For crossing said line. Or something... | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
On June 27 2012 06:51 Risen wrote: Damn I wish I had made it in time. QQ /in as a replacement if someone drops Edit (muahahahahahaha): /in as a player too if those last two names on the list are troll names >.> Double Edit (harharharhar): Should update thread title. You're already breaking the rules fool! | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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Fencar
United States2694 Posts
This is how I join, right? | ||
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MajuGarzett
Canada635 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES50643 Posts
we have a full set. KT.FlaSh: 1a2a3a KT.FlaSh: START YO! | ||
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xsksc
United Kingdom1044 Posts
On June 27 2012 10:43 JingleHell wrote: If people volunteer for coaching, how does that traditionally work? When I played in a newbie game, each coach was given a few players each to look after. Not sure if that's still the case, though. They are there to assist you with anything you're unsure of. They don't play the game for you and they won't find scum for you, but they can give you the tools to do so. | ||
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marvellosity
United Kingdom36161 Posts
On June 27 2012 10:43 JingleHell wrote: If people volunteer for coaching, how does that traditionally work? mafia coach will usually be in mafia QT to answer any questions there. townies can just PM a coach and ask for advice. I would strongly encourage you make use of it ^^ | ||
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ghost_403
United States1825 Posts
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