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Unfair meta: "I would never kill X"

over 8 years

I have a question, a rather noob question, so feel free to insult my intelligence. It is, however, a rhetorical question, given that I write it with the presumption that this practice is unfair :

Why is it ok for players (especially experienced players, let's call them Y) to say "I would never kill X" in a game?

This meta, which has nothing to do with the current game assumes that players in the game are aware of some implicit social capital that has been built over many months (if not years) between X and Y.

In the scenario that this is true, it puts new players (not Y) at an undue dis-advantage. As maf, if they kill X without knowledge of past relationships, they are automatically clearing some players in the table who meta-clear themselves instantly.

I do not propose that this is illegal, but rather that it shouldn't be used by experienced players as it gives them an unfair advantage. I realize this is a slippery slope argument, but the lines have to be drawn somewhere.

over 8 years

Harrold says


Venus says

The I wouldnt kill x shouldnt be allowed at all


It's time to get rid of the X kills Y meta. I've always hated it, and I'm sure it turns a lot of people away from the competitive scene, and perhaps even the website itself.


I detest it. If its true and known to be true, its impossible for mafia to win. Top of the lit best kill
over 8 years

Venus says

The I wouldnt kill x shouldnt be allowed at all


It's time to get rid of the X kills Y meta. I've always hated it, and I'm sure it turns a lot of people away from the competitive scene, and perhaps even the website itself.
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luh shamu
over 8 years
Man that shamu guys a metawhoring jerk.
over 8 years
This is now an unfair meta thread.

https://epicmafia.com/game/5296892
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A lot of meta is unavoidable... that is not.
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The I wouldnt kill x shouldnt be allowed at all
over 8 years
There's no such thing as unfair meta. Meta itself is nonsense, and falls under the category of wifom.