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New Roles, Items, Game Mechanics

Golbolco
over 8 years

Bug and role fixes thread: https://epicmafia.com/topic/80934?page=1

How to make a role: https://epicmafia.com/topic/80958?page=1

Role interaction: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81045?page=1

Suggestions for the website: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81096?page=1

Moderator functionality suggestions: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81127

Report suggestions: https://epicmafia.com/topic/81126?page=1

UI suggestions: https://epicmafia.com/topic/88317?page=1

This is a dedicated thread for users to bounce around and brainstorm on ideas for new roles, items, game mechanics or anything else to improve and build upon our beloved Mafia game.

Back in 2015 Sims made a thread asking if anyone had any ideas for roles since Lucid was looking to make some new ones (found here: https://epicmafia.com/topic/71173?page=1) That thread's dead now, but it's always good to try to bring the community together and come up with new stuff for the game.

Some of you might know my reputation for designing new roles and my passion for Mafia. EpicMafia is a pretty cool website and can always use some new stuff to spice up and remix the usual game formula, and I know a few of you have ideas of your own.

NOTE: If you're here to complain about Sandbox moderation or the site mods, please don't.

deletedover 8 years
Look ok Lucid if you add profile pets, since this is a mafia site we should be able to steal other people's pets or bash them to death with bats.

Either you add this feature or I give you a box full of hornets.
aquarius
over 8 years
this website is about mafia originally and it has already gotten away from its original purpose so much now that its more social than gaming at this point so i dont see how "profile pets" add anything meaningful to this website. thats just my piece
deletedover 8 years

rockgirlnikki says


Golbolco says


rockgirlnikki says

I made this awhile ago. Thoughts/suggestions?

https://epicmafia.com/role/8861


I remember finding this when I first started making roles! I dig it, though I'm worried it might be a bit niche. GuiltyTownie raises some valid issues with it. Maybe tweak it so that it has to gather items to win? Change it to a Magpie? Leaving it as is is cool too though.


I'm afraid that if its tweaked to having a win condition based on gathering items, then it might never win, ya know?


every time the vulture scavenges for a dead player's items, it should also take their, uhh, victory.... juices....

5 victory juices for an expedited win if not already alive at the end of the game...

lock this thread
Golbolco
over 8 years

rockgirlnikki says


Golbolco says


rockgirlnikki says

I made this awhile ago. Thoughts/suggestions?

https://epicmafia.com/role/8861


I remember finding this when I first started making roles! I dig it, though I'm worried it might be a bit niche. GuiltyTownie raises some valid issues with it. Maybe tweak it so that it has to gather items to win? Change it to a Magpie? Leaving it as is is cool too though.


I'm afraid that if its tweaked to having a win condition based on gathering items, then it might never win, ya know?


True, but it's a little similar to the CM or WW in that regard, right? How about it wins if it survives to the end of the game OR it can end the game early by stealing 2 or 3 or whatever amount of items?
deletedover 8 years
I wasn't aware I was on a site for 11 yo girls
deletedover 8 years
the role icon looks a bit like a protoss unit portrait
rockgirlnikki
over 8 years

Golbolco says


rockgirlnikki says

I made this awhile ago. Thoughts/suggestions?

https://epicmafia.com/role/8861


I remember finding this when I first started making roles! I dig it, though I'm worried it might be a bit niche. GuiltyTownie raises some valid issues with it. Maybe tweak it so that it has to gather items to win? Change it to a Magpie? Leaving it as is is cool too though.


I'm afraid that if its tweaked to having a win condition based on gathering items, then it might never win, ya know?
Golbolco
over 8 years

rockgirlnikki says

I made this awhile ago. Thoughts/suggestions?

https://epicmafia.com/role/8861


I remember finding this when I first started making roles! I dig it, though I'm worried it might be a bit niche. GuiltyTownie raises some valid issues with it. Maybe tweak it so that it has to gather items to win? Change it to a Magpie? Leaving it as is is cool too though.
deletedover 8 years

aquarius says

or we could just...not do profile pets...

deletedover 8 years
cool
rockgirlnikki
over 8 years
I made this awhile ago. Thoughts/suggestions?

https://epicmafia.com/role/8861
deletedover 8 years
Profile pets are a really good idea.
deletedover 8 years
profile pets are the future! i love profile pets.
deletedover 8 years
the real way to deter phil from doing anything is to badger him witless about getting something done. if we continue profile pet discussion for the next 4 pages, i imagine it won't happen.
deletedover 8 years
go home, grace, you're drunk
aquarius
over 8 years
or we could just...not do profile pets...
deletedover 8 years

Ben says


fnoof says

training your pet (jesus christ i actually just used those words) really should be contingent on in-game activity and not social traffic. people need an incentive to play the game and not treat this website like facebook.


certain amount of wins on a role will unlock it as a type of pet?


the unfortunate reality is that unranked statistics are not tracked in any form besides a temporary 'recent activity' log. grant unranked players the same privileges you would offer ranked players for their time.
Ben
over 8 years

fnoof says

training your pet (jesus christ i actually just used those words) really should be contingent on in-game activity and not social traffic. people need an incentive to play the game and not treat this website like facebook.


certain amount of wins on a role will unlock it as a type of pet?
deletedover 8 years
site features that require points(joining a family, commenting, karma'ing, etc.) require points and people just pointfarm it. While profile pets may promote activity for a while I can promise you there will just be petfarming. I'd say try to incorporate a social traffic and a game side to it.
deletedover 8 years
training your pet (jesus christ i actually just used those words) really should be contingent on in-game activity and not social traffic. people need an incentive to play the game and not treat this website like facebook.
deletedover 8 years
Let people pick a dog, cat or rock.
admin
over 8 years
pet rock would be so much easier
Ben
over 8 years

Jimbei says

Hmm I guess stages would be too much trouble. Maybe just have levels? And it goes up a stage/evolves at level 5 and level 20 into a new sprite?

Hats. For every level you should be able to unlock a new hat.


that could work

you start as a villager cat and then unlock more cats as you get more clicks

or you can buy special cats for tokens for that sweet revenue for lucid
deletedover 8 years
Hmm I guess stages would be too much trouble. Maybe just have levels? And it goes up a stage/evolves at level 5 and level 20 into a new sprite?

Hats. For every level you should be able to unlock a new hat.
Ben
over 8 years
Having lots of stages of pet growth will mean a LOT of different sprites. ...Unless only the fully grown stage has the different states.