Mafia

I'm definitely not burnt out, but I can see where a lot of people might be since it seems... clear that some people are uninterested (cry) even some of the players in this last game.

I'd suggest trying to find a way to entice more Mafia excitement, but I'm not sure how. Hmm.

I'm not burned out either, so idk. I guess a break might help.

I have some of Mafia planned. Would you guys want a themed one or just a plain old mafia?

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GIMME DA MAFIA

I think it was all the restarts on Game 24 that burned people out, rather than simply playing too much Mafia. Dooku, for example, was so excited to play the Serial Killer, but then was switched to Townie and then Cop or something like that. That many role changes could leave even the most dedicated player utterly uninterested, especially if said player lost such a badass role as the Serial Killer.

That said, I wouldn't mind a short break, especially as I'm going on tour with my college choir over spring break and every single night will be a home-stay, and I have no idea if I'm going to be able to get online with my computer (my phone has 3G, so no problem there except that to play Mafia is a bit of a bitch on a phone). To make a long story short, if we dive full-hog into the next game right away, I wouldn't be able to participate for several IRL days due to the tour.

I think how we spark enthusiasm is by rounding up new players. I love the Mafia community we have, but getting new players makes the game a lot more exciting imo. My most exciting games during Mafia were definitely my first few games.

Best game was when I was at Dooku's house and we discussed strategies face to face as an evil mafia duo!

Anyway I think if people are burned out they can take breaks on their own. That's what I do, although lately I've just not felt I have the time to devote attention to the game so I've been missing quite a few.

I'll likely be playing the next one.

I've played in 23 of the 25 reg Mafia games and all four Special Games. And I will play again.

That said I think a few things are hurting the game.

OoG talk: And I will not beat the dead horse again in this thread or any other thread.

Killing players early based on nothing more then who they are. Examples Xhin and Moonray. Why would people want to play knowing that they would not get to enjoy the game past the first or second game.

Starting new games to soon after a game ends. Imo there should be at least a 2-3 week break between game, Maybe even longer.

2-3 weeks (or longer? What a month?????!) is way too long. I'd say a week at most because as I said, if people are getting burned out they can take their own breaks, you don't have to play every game.

Well if you insist.{:P}

Especially when I'm getting prepared for college and such. I'll be in and out, studying/practicing. Oh, and with work too. Since the shifts varies. So, I'm okay with the waiting. No rush = a good game. I'm going to try my hardest. I can promise you that.

I give it all to chief {:P}

A few regulars have dropped but I've noticed that their drop in activity is mirrored elsewhere on the site where they aren't normally posting anyways, so it may have something to do with availability. No Zanic, White Thunder, Female Alpha Wolf, Helius? People could try to convince older players to come back, anyone heard from #85, Vandy?

The game archive is pooched and I would have liked to re-read reset games. It could also be updated for the current games.

Continuing where LLight left off, whatever happened to LLight? He was a good player. Someone should round him up.

I was just about to ask him. {:P}

People have been mean to me OOG so I don't wanna play anymore.

(cry)

Awe. I'll keep an eye out, I promise. I know you miss playing Mafia.

:(

Yeah, you do have to realize that a lot of former players left GT alltogether: CTR Black, Frustro, Knucles(yeah, I know, but he was still an awesome player), Teddy, Zanic, Kassie, Yeano, etc.

We have guys like 85, Xhin, Trever, Helius, Vandy, etc who just don't play anymore.

On the other hand, how many new players have we gained over the last year or so? All I can think of is Flare.

Fun as Mafia is, it kind of lost it's novelty. We need to bring somthing new the table(and I don't mean new roles) so people have a reason to play outside of the fun factor. In the beginning, we all played for the points, but after you hit 20, it becomes irrelevant(and that includes every active player). We need some other incentive for people to play.

On the other hand, how many new players have we gained over the last year or so? All I can think of is Flare.

Myself, Apollo Justice, Pirate_Ninja, and Hindenburg all come to mind.

(my 1 year anniversary is in 3 days lol)

Holy fuck, has it really been a year already?

Also- not sure if this is doubling as the sign-up thread, but just in case, count me in for Game 26.

I don't know how much people would want this but I could invite some people from another site that have played mafia for a long time, if people are ok with that. I'm referring to the same site that Yeano and I would play mafia at that inspired the creation of GTX0's mafia game, so a lot of them are pretty experienced already.

I've considered this for a while now but held back because I always felt (1)it might just be temporary activity, (2)it might be too much activity (see game 18), and (3)the players might not be too well-received. Not intending to insult them or anything, I really don't know how the interaction would go :).

But I figure now might be a better time because mafia activity has been dying down on that site for a while now. The last game played was in December and it suffered from inactivity. There are less players on that site now than there used to be, but there are some that clearly still want to play mafia but just haven't been able to because of the lack of a large community involvement.

I figure at the very least I'd be able to get 3 people to come over, at most, maybe 9 or 10 or more. Would still like some outside opinions on this though.

Uh, that's actually a very wonderful idea provided that everyone gets along well enough, so long as GT can accommodate them, which I don't see why not. If you can make 'em feel welcomed enough to stick around for longer, then that's another story. {;)}

Could also wait for the revamp when the site is all prettied up, but I suppose the times are as good as any.

I'd be okay with it Majora :) I agree with LLight, that's a great idea. If it's alright with them though.

I'm just not sure when Lancer will host the sign ups. Hopefully soon. If not, we can wait.

Hi. Kind of disappointed this wasn't a sign up thread. :(

Why haven't you done this sooner Majora (:|)

But yes it is a good idea.

Who is better at mafia, those guys or so?

Myself, Apollo Justice, Pirate_Ninja, and Hindenburg all come to mind.

Solid list aside from one crucial omission.

I only ever played one game with CtR Black...

And.. and I killed him... (cry)

For the record, I'd be willing to send a link to this forum to some of the people from that other site, but I'd rather wait until there's a signup thread opened. Any idea when signups will start?

Lancer didn't give me an actual date so I'm not sure. I'm waiting on him.

Also, I sent out a lot of private messages on that site I mentioned. Already got one person saying he's interested (but will register later since he's on a mobile device.) I think some others might be interested as well. Should be a decent increase in participation.