CaptainJay
November 17th, 2013, 11:34 PM
Okay, I know the old adage, "Nobody's perfect." And the same goes for things and ideas too. But that doesn't mean we can't try. I very often run into games where people are dissatisfied with the save. It's impossible to please everybody, and sometimes those complaints are legitimate. But sometimes I see games where nobody takes issue with the save. I think the worst thing though, is when people who take issue with your save wait until the game has started to tell you.
What I want to achieve is as close to a perfect save as possible. Now we all have concepts of what we like, and this forum is most likely only going to attract the most serious of players. You aren't the guys naming yourselves "ARSONIST" or "420Blazeit" or "Kanye East" or "Unfunnyrapejoke" at the beginning of the game. At least, not often. You're the guys who play the game, rather than letting the game play you. And I get that. But based on what we know about the common player, what I'm looking to design is a save that is as close to universally liked as possible, that will be enjoyable to most people, and will be very balanced and winnable for either side every time. There are some conventions I'm familiar with. For example, it seems like two mafia and two triad is pretty standard these days, as well as neutral killing and neutral benign.
Oh, but there is one catch. I have this one peculiarity... I love the Crier role. Just love it. I love being it, and I love seeing other people be it. I don't know if it's having someone at night to sum things up and theorize while everybody else listens. I don't know if it's their attempts at humor that sometimes fall flat but sometimes work. But for whatever reason, I love the Crier.
So I'm looking for input on two different save ideals. The "perfect" one for most people, and the "perfect" one for most people that includes a crier role by default.
Here's what I've got so far:
-Crier
-Town Government
-Town Power
-Town Protective
-Town Killing
-Town Investigative
-Town Investigative
-Town Random
-Dragon Head
-Random Triad
-Godfather
-Random Mafia
-Neutral Benign
-Neutral Killing
-Any Random
I've gotten a little criticism from this save, but not a whole lot. I do, however, hear a lot of "Town is weak." about it. So... any suggestions?
(By the way, I hope save threads are allowed. I thought it was kinda weird that I didn't see many posts about saves post triad-update. So I hope I'm not breaking a rule by making this thread...)
What I want to achieve is as close to a perfect save as possible. Now we all have concepts of what we like, and this forum is most likely only going to attract the most serious of players. You aren't the guys naming yourselves "ARSONIST" or "420Blazeit" or "Kanye East" or "Unfunnyrapejoke" at the beginning of the game. At least, not often. You're the guys who play the game, rather than letting the game play you. And I get that. But based on what we know about the common player, what I'm looking to design is a save that is as close to universally liked as possible, that will be enjoyable to most people, and will be very balanced and winnable for either side every time. There are some conventions I'm familiar with. For example, it seems like two mafia and two triad is pretty standard these days, as well as neutral killing and neutral benign.
Oh, but there is one catch. I have this one peculiarity... I love the Crier role. Just love it. I love being it, and I love seeing other people be it. I don't know if it's having someone at night to sum things up and theorize while everybody else listens. I don't know if it's their attempts at humor that sometimes fall flat but sometimes work. But for whatever reason, I love the Crier.
So I'm looking for input on two different save ideals. The "perfect" one for most people, and the "perfect" one for most people that includes a crier role by default.
Here's what I've got so far:
-Crier
-Town Government
-Town Power
-Town Protective
-Town Killing
-Town Investigative
-Town Investigative
-Town Random
-Dragon Head
-Random Triad
-Godfather
-Random Mafia
-Neutral Benign
-Neutral Killing
-Any Random
I've gotten a little criticism from this save, but not a whole lot. I do, however, hear a lot of "Town is weak." about it. So... any suggestions?
(By the way, I hope save threads are allowed. I thought it was kinda weird that I didn't see many posts about saves post triad-update. So I hope I'm not breaking a rule by making this thread...)