UncertainKitten wrote:Most interesting mechanic/mutation, from last years' thread the options are:
"Vi's Battery Powered Deadline" - Arbitrary deadline creation. Mod directly affecting the play of a game on a whim (which is normally frowned upon)
To the first one, I'm pretty sure there IS a formula used, and it's not really arbitrary
There is a formula. I don't talk about it because
*doing so would open it up to "gaming the system"
*only I can understand it anyway (ask Incognito)
That and every deadline is arbitrary to a degree
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I agree with Ythan. There's a certain amount of critical thinking to go with the Scummies, because ultimately these are the games that get noticed (for whatever reason). On the players' side in particular, people occasionally play fairly impressive games. Not all of them are recognized beyond some words in postgame and maybe a wiki entry or two. The important thing is your overall reputation - people saw you play and liked what they saw, therefore they'll play with you again, other people will like what they see, they'll play with you, and if you keep it up you'll eventually have a
clique
group that mutually likes existing on this site with you. After all, there's something to be said for liking the people you're playing with when you're on a site dedicated to arguing over the Internet.
That, and those tags ARE nifty. Except for the one with the baby carriage. And the one with the long nose.
It's just not well-known that literally everyone will consequently ply Burden of Proficiency and Appeal to Authority arguments on you if you have one.