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Mafia Idea: Pre-made Screen Names? beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 01/08/2010 06:51:04 AM
So, I've been thinking (I know, that's what that burning rubber smell is).


Our screen names present two liabilities when it comes to this game.

1. It allows for major metagaming. Which is all well and good, but it might be interesting to have a game where we don't automatically focus on Isaac, or obsess whether someone's posting habits are the same as they were last game.

2. It makes this whole "substitute player" thing REALLY confusing. Like, wow. I don't know about you guys, but Isaac's game alone was enough to be a bit confusing- now it seems like half the current game has substitutions. Which is all well and good- much better than just modkilling them all- but it can definitely make things pretty damn confusing, especially when "characters" aren't as memorable and varied as the ones from Isaac's game.



So, I propose... a TWIST!

Next game, the mod creates a dozen (or whatever) new accounts. They could just be "Mr. Green," "Mr. Black," or whatever, or the mod could infuse some meaning into them "One Toothed Man" "Three Breasted Woman" "Ten Foot Tall Eunuch." Then the mod sends out the account information to the players.


This would solve both problems- first, it would make us less likely to focus so much on players and their past habits. Second, it would make replacements MUCH easier- just give the new guy the account information.

Might be a BIT of a hassle for the players, since they'd have to sign in and out, but nothing terrible. Honestly, it'd be even better if we had some sort of "nicknaming" system implemented, but there it is.

What do you guys think?
I amuse myself.
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Mafia Idea: Pre-made Screen Names? - 01/08/2010 06:51:04 AM 496 Views
Haha we totally did that back on Wotmania - 01/08/2010 07:36:40 AM 312 Views
Re: Haha we totally did that back on Wotmania - 01/08/2010 07:56:50 AM 320 Views
I am pretty sure Gher and I had everyone worked out by Night 1 - 01/08/2010 10:04:31 AM 380 Views
Everyone seemed to have it figured out pretty quick. - 01/08/2010 07:28:18 PM 348 Views
Hm. I guess people's styles are pretty distinctive. - 01/08/2010 10:56:26 PM 337 Views
Re: Hm. I guess people's styles are pretty distinctive. - 04/08/2010 03:13:16 AM 340 Views
Well, you'd assume wrong. - 04/08/2010 04:19:09 AM 321 Views
It's an interesting idea - 02/08/2010 12:36:02 AM 339 Views
Oh man, that would be so hard. - 02/08/2010 02:00:32 AM 323 Views
It could also be a lot of fun - 02/08/2010 07:54:03 PM 303 Views
Hahaha - 02/08/2010 07:54:38 PM 295 Views
Play the whole game in Haikus maybe - 02/08/2010 09:27:14 PM 333 Views
That would be awesome. - 02/08/2010 09:29:37 PM 335 Views
that sounds fun - 03/08/2010 01:18:03 AM 329 Views
Oy. I come back, and this is what I find? - 14/08/2010 06:33:31 PM 323 Views
Welcome back. - 14/08/2010 06:59:36 PM 295 Views
*NM* - 14/08/2010 07:23:28 PM 155 Views
I don't really know what style I write in. - 14/08/2010 07:14:44 PM 333 Views
There are alternative ways - 02/08/2010 05:40:33 PM 307 Views
But lynching Isaac just on principle is fun *NM* - 04/08/2010 07:25:10 PM 205 Views

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