over 7 years

So I was wondering why arent masked games the norm for competitive play here? That would solve the whole meta clearing bs that goes on as well as people staring at one's stats just to see if they agree with their decision or not. It is quite annoying being in a middle of a game, im mafia, almost got the win then suddenly somebody starts getting meta cleared and town wins. Or one person that's obviously mafia will still win just simply because their stats are good and people sheep them. Logic says they're obvious mafia but their stats says win. And they gonna keep their stats good because of how a lot of people stare at them too much. I myself dont base judgement off stats but it seems it's different for a lot others.

over 7 years

Babe says

You do realise xxerox that "what these idiots want" matters.

Even if anon comp will make it more fair and impartial if over 50% of the userbase will no longer want to play comp it defeats the purpose.

The first and foremost reason people play is to have fun and making everything anon will kill a lot of the fun thats had on this site.


You fail to understand that cheating and meta abuse are not fun.
over 7 years

SirDude says

I feel this image is relevant to what you are saying Babe.
http://i.imgur.com/Ybr2fuJ.png


The image is baddly made and has some weird images of GDQ because someone probbably failed to do it right.

But it gets to the point. EpicMafia is full with idiots who just are here to smoke and have fun while core members like me leave , while i stay and try to change things for the better and chase away said idiots.
over 7 years

Babe says

You do realise xxerox that "what these idiots want" matters.

Even if anon comp will make it more fair and impartial if over 50% of the userbase will no longer want to play comp it defeats the purpose.

The first and foremost reason people play is to have fun and making everything anon will kill a lot of the fun thats had on this site.


What about the other 50% that are not having fun because the others cheat and meta abuse?
over 7 years
I feel this image is relevant to what you are saying Babe.
http://i.imgur.com/Ybr2fuJ.png
over 7 years
You do realise xxerox that "what these idiots want" matters.

Even if anon comp will make it more fair and impartial if over 50% of the userbase will no longer want to play comp it defeats the purpose.

The first and foremost reason people play is to have fun and making everything anon will kill a lot of the fun thats had on this site.
over 7 years
*explains difference between playing with meta and abusing the meta*
over 7 years

UniversalStudios says

It's a shame that this game has been so bastardized by point farms that people keep making these threads.

YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING.
SO ARE THE PEOPLE YOU PLAY THIS GAME WITH.
YOUR EMOTIONS AND PERSONALITY DO NOT ONLY EXIST IN A VACUUM OF THE GAME YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN.

Masks will not change this. Masks would only make bad players worse and annoy good players. How about instead of trying to treat this like it's not a social game, you get to know the people you play with so you yourself can improve?


Can you shut up and think what you said? You just asked us to start meta abusing like every other cheater and meta-abuser out there.

Think about for a second.. Do you really want to be one of "those"guys that get suspended for meta abuse?
over 7 years
It's a shame that this game has been so bastardized by point farms that people keep making these threads.

YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING.
SO ARE THE PEOPLE YOU PLAY THIS GAME WITH.
YOUR EMOTIONS AND PERSONALITY DO NOT ONLY EXIST IN A VACUUM OF THE GAME YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN.

Masks will not change this. Masks would only make bad players worse and annoy good players. How about instead of trying to treat this like it's not a social game, you get to know the people you play with so you yourself can improve?
over 7 years

xxerox says

Well, I know if i was admin, this would be added. Not because there won't be any backslash but because i don't care and i do what i must for the site, and not what those idiots want.

I will keep bumping this till it is added. There are enough reasonable people here that want it added, and only thing that its stopping it, it's the mods who prefer their friends rather than the community.


Sound like the mod team just becomes a circle jerk any new mods that aren't already friends with some of the others will just get dropped
over 7 years
This is the same as the really great idea of test mods. A moderator that is tested if he can be a mod, should have been added a long time ago, but once it was added, the other mods tried their best to ruin it because they were idiots.
over 7 years
Well, I know if i was admin, this would be added. Not because there won't be any backslash but because i don't care and i do what i must for the site, and not what those idiots want.

I will keep bumping this till it is added. There are enough reasonable people here that want it added, and only thing that its stopping it, it's the mods who prefer their friends rather than the community.
over 7 years

LeMeJoe says

The US held back the release of the electric car because it detracted from the oil and fuel industries.

The mods won't make a masked comp because it will detract from their report quotas and take away their advantages.


Well said
over 7 years

blacksnakemoan says


Becomeclear says

I am actually in favour of Masked games ONLY for competitive play, although I may be wrong, anyone got a downside to that suggestion?


You could be real awesome and make every comp game use a deck of names drawn from past meta-abusers and cheaters.

Instead of lame like Mario and Luigi, we could have Minie and Crayray.


Just make a deck out of Petricigy's alts.
over 7 years
The US held back the release of the electric car because it detracted from the oil and fuel industries.

The mods won't make a masked comp because it will detract from their report quotas and take away their advantages.
over 7 years
not going to not happen. not because it's a bad idea, it's a great idea, but there's no way people who abuse meta and cheaters are going to give up so easily. there are enough people opposing it to ensure that it will never ever happen even though it absolutely should. if it ever somehow does happen, there will be enough backlash to remove it.
over 7 years
it's just hard to enforce masked games i think. people have their own ways of talking and acting, and you can't exactly make that against the rules, so it's inevitable that some people will get outed.

it's the difference between: do we want anon masks to be a giant disguiser mini-game where we try to guess each other's identity, or is anon masks supposed to be some sort of equalizer in terms of playerbase
over 7 years
Be cool if you can pick your own deck set, but the mask you get is random
over 7 years
Nice!
over 7 years

Becomeclear says

I am actually in favour of Masked games ONLY for competitive play, although I may be wrong, anyone got a downside to that suggestion?


You could be real awesome and make every comp game use a deck of names drawn from past meta-abusers and cheaters.

Instead of lame like Mario and Luigi, we could have Minie and Crayray.
over 7 years

tyrannosaurusrex says


Becomeclear says

I am actually in favour of Masked games ONLY for competitive play, although I may be wrong, anyone got a downside to that suggestion?


Yuge downside. How are you supposed to know who to circle jerk with if everyone is masked?


have you considered cheating
over 7 years
Bump. Can this be moved to Mod Forum and the moderators to consider adding a masked round?
over 7 years

Becomeclear says

I am actually in favour of Masked games ONLY for competitive play, although I may be wrong, anyone got a downside to that suggestion?


Yuge downside. How are you supposed to know who to circle jerk with if everyone is masked?
over 7 years

Becomeclear says

I am actually in favour of Masked games ONLY for competitive play, although I may be wrong, anyone got a downside to that suggestion?


yea i just want it ONLY for competitive. Because.. being that it's really skill based and not just knowing somebody.
over 7 years

Becomeclear says

I am actually in favour of Masked games ONLY for competitive play, although I may be wrong, anyone got a downside to that suggestion?


I think most people that wanted this through the years just wanted it for competitive. Like me. Even if it is one out of every 3 rounds :P
over 7 years
I am actually in favour of Masked games ONLY for competitive play, although I may be wrong, anyone got a downside to that suggestion?