(Vote): Availiblity; My schedule often prevents me from playing mafia.
(Vote): Size; Large games are just too difficult to keep up with.
(Vote): Setup; I prefer to play setups that are interesting or not too crazy.
(Vote): Hosts; I will only join games where the host has a reputation for being experienced and fair.
(Vote): Players; I enjoy playing with a certain group or I will refuse to play with a certain player.

I went with setup. Availability usually isn't a huge issue for me and I don't recall ever not joining a game based on the host (except maybe Caller). Obviously everyone will have certain people they'd prefer to play with over others, but that hasn't ever impacted my decision to join either. Size kinda goes hand-in-hand with the setup and I do seem to play less mini games, but I don't think that's as big a factor as setup.

WaveofShadow

Canada31495 Posts

September 03 2013 19:37 GMT

#84

I honestly don't think I can answer this because I know I would join a Greymist game for host (though that goes hand-in-hand with setup). I know sometimes my schedule prevents me from playing certain games, and I know that sometimes I have played games because people I like are playing in them. Too many factors at any one time to say which is the strongest for me.

Dandel Ion

Austria17960 Posts

September 03 2013 20:02 GMT

#85

Motivation.

Though there are some hosts you should avoid ~~

Alakaslam

United States17336 Posts

September 03 2013 20:10 GMT

#86

All answers negative, I'm positive :D

I would join any of those games for any reason if I had time and many times even if I don't

VayneAuthority

United States8983 Posts

September 03 2013 20:14 GMT

#87

mostly setup, I prefer minis but ill join a themed once in a while

Risen

United States7927 Posts

September 03 2013 20:16 GMT

#88

I prefer being mafia. The game just feels so much more exciting and I love trying to pull off crazy shenans lol. It's so hard to get motivation when playing as town.

FirmTofu

United States1956 Posts

September 03 2013 20:26 GMT

#89

Size & limited availability. I simply cannot keep up with large games and play to the best of my ability because I always have limited availability.

HiroPro

United States2624 Posts

September 03 2013 22:38 GMT

#90

Depends. I'm usually not free to play in a game these days, so that's probably the biggest factor. There are a few hosts whose games I wouldn't join and there are a few hosts whose games I'll try to join if I have time. I usually prefer playing in minis or themed games and there are certain players who I prefer playing with so I'm more likely to join games that they're playing in.

kitaman27

United States9245 Posts

September 09 2013 14:52 GMT

#91

Poll: What is your prefered deadline time?

8 PM EDT to 11 PM EDT (12)

50%

4 PM EDT to 7 PM EDT (8)

33%

4 AM EDT to 7 AM EDT (2)

8%

12 AM EDT to 3 AM EDT (1)

4%

8 AM EDT to 11 AM EDT (1)

4%

12 PM EDT to 3 PM EDT (0)

0%

24 total votes

Your vote: What is your prefered deadline time?

(Vote): 4 PM EDT to 7 PM EDT
(Vote): 8 PM EDT to 11 PM EDT
(Vote): 12 AM EDT to 3 AM EDT
(Vote): 4 AM EDT to 7 AM EDT
(Vote): 8 AM EDT to 11 AM EDT
(Vote): 12 PM EDT to 3 PM EDT

4 PM EDT to 7 PM EDT = 20:00 GMT (+00:00) to 23:00 GMT (+00:00)
8 PM EDT to 11 PM EDT = 00:00 GMT (+00:00) to 03:00 GMT (+00:00)
12 AM EDT to 3 AM EDT = 04:00 GMT (+00:00) to 07:00 GMT (+00:00)
4 AM EDT to 7 AM EDT = 08:00 GMT (+00:00) to 11:00 GMT (+00:00)
8 AM EDT to 11 AM EDT = 12:00 GMT (+00:00) to 15:00 GMT (+00:00)
12 PM EDT to 3 PM EDT = 16:00 GMT (+00:00) to 19:00 GMT (+00:00)

marvellosity

United Kingdom36161 Posts

September 09 2013 14:56 GMT

#92

Voted the 2nd option, although realistically the later portion of that option is way too late for me.

1st option is mostly fine too.

Actually not sure why I voted given I'm kinda bang in the middle of the 2.

Kurumi

Poland6130 Posts

September 09 2013 14:57 GMT

#93

Nowadays I don't play because many people seem really foreign to me. I'd play PTP no matter what though, Oracle never forgets.
Time is not that important, but it plays a minor role.

Clarity_nl

Netherlands6826 Posts

September 09 2013 15:32 GMT

#94

4pm to 7pm although an hour later is fine too (that makes it 2 am for me) any later than that sucks balls.
Morning or afternoon deadline is just terrible I think.

ObviousOne

United States3704 Posts

September 09 2013 18:38 GMT

#95

Write-in vote: Instant

Oatsmaster

United States16628 Posts

September 09 2013 18:47 GMT

#96

no love for Eastern Timezones????

I HATE ALL Of YOULS SUGYSX.

~OpZ~

United States3652 Posts

September 10 2013 03:34 GMT

#97

8pm - 11pm EDT all day...I can understand how that would be bothersome for some of our European players.

iamperfection

United States9647 Posts

September 10 2013 03:39 GMT

#98

8 PM EDT to 11 PM EDT

God bless America

~OpZ~

United States3652 Posts

September 10 2013 03:45 GMT

#99

On September 10 2013 03:47 Oatsmaster wrote:
no love for Eastern Timezones????

I HATE ALL Of YOULS SUGYSX.

Forgot about you guys too....

Man I've been out of touch with the globe recently....lmao...

kitaman27

United States9245 Posts

September 16 2013 19:42 GMT

#100

Poll: Should directly quoting non-host PMs and quicktopic logs be allowed?

No, but paraphrasing should be allowed (10)

59%

No, the conversation should remain seperate from the thread (3)

18%

Yes, there should be no restrictions (2)

12%

Yes, but time stamps should be excluded (2)

12%

17 total votes

Your vote: Should directly quoting non-host PMs and quicktopic logs be allowed?

(Vote): Yes, there should be no restrictions
(Vote): Yes, but time stamps should be excluded
(Vote): No, but paraphrasing should be allowed
(Vote): No, the conversation should remain seperate from the thread

This is a topic that has come up in several recent games, including GoT, Aperture 2, and the upcoming (I hope?) Hydra Mafia. The common policy is to not allow direct quotes, but force players to paraphrase a conversation. Unfortunately, it is difficult to qualify how strict the paraphrase must be and relevant information may be lost in the process based on the wording or flow of the conversation. The question I would have is why would a direct quote be disallowed? If you're coming to a conclusion based on the information in a mason PM, I think you should be allowed to present it to the thread. The counter-point I'm assuming is that it is too difficult to produce fake mason logs, which essentially confirms the role to the thread. In my opinion, this is a challenge the mafia team should attempt to overcome, rather than implementing some type of in-between rule on what is allowed to be shared.

I can understand the decision to disallow posting time-stamps in the case of anonymous quicktopics. Determining ones identity based on their apparent time-zone may be unfair, but it also puts the mason partner in the awkward situation where they have the information available to them, they just aren't allow to explain potential suspicions based on this information.