[OLD] Open Setup Ideas and Discussion

[Loranthaceae]

3-head-hydra anonymous

as a prefix for let's say

tit-for-tat

or

newbie setup

(something with simple and familiar PRs, no modifiers no miller no SK).

If the setup has 13 player slots for example that means 39 players in total.

Hydra

constellations are chosen

randomly

. Every slot gets a

separate QT

with unlimited talk. No daytalk for scum. Players aren't allowed to

reveal their identity

in the thread, that means also avoiding characteristic peculiarities and styles of speech. This setup discourages

OOC

and

off-topic

posting and deals

elegantly

with replacement/discontinuity issues and

eliminates

the basis for

personal attacks

.

By branching out like that I expect a

fresh gameplay sensation

emanating from the social dynamic fueled by the need to optimize communication in order to act

as a whole

. In conjuncture with a decent activity level the result should be

high level games

.

[Loranthaceae]

That's like saying you can't stop people from farting in a confined space populated by a decently sized group of people. People know they're not supposed to fart, so they most likely won't in a situation where it's undesirable to do so.

[Loranthaceae]

When they represent the hydra they're using proper formal English like they would in a business letter. Even if something 'slips through' if people ignore it instead of jumping around on it there's no problem. Penalties for braking this rule: a friendly warning. 2x => force replace. I think people are perfectly capable of following this guideline.

[Loranthaceae]

Will do, 10x. All in all I don't like meta. I don't like having to wait for people to get replaced, people acting like they're offended over something that isn't even a personal attack (even if it is how personal can 2 strangers be over the internet), I don't enjoy off-topic and ooc posts that much outside discussion forums so I came up with a setup that is suitable for my taste.

[Loranthaceae]

If not by some weird coincidence all of the players sharing a hydra need replacing then there will be no discontinuity because there will still be someone to represent that slot even while the mod is looking for replacements

[Loranthaceae]

I'd prefer keeping anonymity enforced without interference in the mechanics, to see how the 'addon' effects balance by statistically comparing faction win/loose rate to that of the vanilla setup - assuming it becomes popular.

[Loranthaceae]

Well then people don't even have to know who is signing up for the game. It can be done via PM

[Loranthaceae]

Spectator Duel Mafia

Normal setup + 2 spectators dueling in the art of alignment-guessing the players. The spectator who has the most correct reads for the longest amount of time wins. Every 48 hours they submit a list of players they have an alignment-read on. Reads are evaluated in a stochastic manner based on the alignment probability of the setup (if there are 12 players with a 3 player scumteam the spectator will get 0,25 points (3/12) for a correct townread and 0,75 for a correct scumread. 0,75 for an incorrect townread and 0,25 points for an incorrect scumread will be subtracted)
The read lists are posted in the thread by the mod.

Probably needs 1 more mafia than normal to balance it out.

[Loranthaceae]

Or the scumteam get to rig a read or two from the list each time, which would require daytalk. That would be a more elegant solution. And more fun for the spectator since he gets hints based on what reads have been pre-dictated (not taken into account when evaluating points)

[Loranthaceae]

..posting their reads every 2 days in an unbiased fashion. It should influence the gameplay in favor of town therefore I'd like some feedback.