WW CXLVI: Portal GAME OVER - Test8

[tyketime]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

btw watching the Avengers this evening with my boys, so likely won't be around - feel free to lynch me

It's as awesome as everyone says it is! My sons & I all loved it.

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Out for an interview until afternoon. Later b-b-b-b-b-b-biouches.

When did Max Headroom take over the moderator role?

[Barkeep49]

Originally Posted by Simbo Klice

Yeah, that would be one of the benefits. I think this Happy Vote is also worth at least 2 or 3 days worth of voting patterns as well. Someone's going to have to spreadsheet it up and find the common threads.

I agree with this. I think this happiness list is a brilliant game mechanic and one I might "borrow" in some form in the future.

[Simbo Klice]

Originally Posted by tyketime

It's as awesome as everyone says it is! My sons & I all loved it.

I also thought the Avengers was about as kickass as a summer blockbuster film can get.

[Barkeep49]

Originally Posted by Simbo Klice

I also thought the Avengers was about as kickass as a summer blockbuster film can get.

It was fun and I am glad I saw it, but I don't think it packed the same depth of say Dark Knight or the Matrix or even reached the heights of Avatar.

[Barkeep49]

GLaDOS:

Do we list the person we're happiest with at the top of the list or the bottom?

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

When did Max Headroom take over the moderator role?

I couldn't tell you the number of jobs I've received just by pretending to be Max Headroom at the interview.

[KWhit]

This was really hard. I don't have a really good feel about anyone. Since we haven't identified a wolf yet, we can't even really tell much of anything from our voting history, so this is a shot in the dark.

Happy List:
GoldenEagle
Barkeep49
Narcizo
Bhlloy
mckerney

[Julio Riddols]

When I get done dancing I have a bowl of worms waiting for me in my storage cube.

[britrock88]

VOTE
Barkeep49
Simbo Klice
Marc Vaughan
Passacaglia
Ragone

[KWhit]

Hmmm..... I'm not showing up on many of these lists.

How disturbing.

[Narcizo]

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

While I think it's a concept worth exploring, I'm skeptical that it's true. If it is, how do we explain the people being killed with sounds that are wolfish? All of the night kill writeups have included flavor in that direction.

More pertinently what exactly does the seer do in a game without wolves?

[Passacaglia]

Maybe on every scan he got the answer, "X is not a wolf, because there aren't any. sssh don't tell anyone"

Seriously, I think there's got to be wolves. We've got a seer, we've got night-kills, we've got CF making a post as soon as these theories started, saying that we should maybe do something about these killings. It's pretty clear, and it's getting to the point where I'm honestly suspicious of people proposing we "not play" which to me means letting the wolves just picks us off.

[Julio Riddols]

Well people better start voting for me or my lemony ass will be yet another on the pile of dead testers.

[Ragone]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Maybe on every scan he got the answer, "X is not a wolf, because there aren't any. sssh don't tell anyone"

Seriously, I think there's got to be wolves. We've got a seer, we've got night-kills, we've got CF making a post as soon as these theories started, saying that we should maybe do something about these killings. It's pretty clear, and it's getting to the point where I'm honestly suspicious of people proposing we "not play" which to me means letting the wolves just picks us off.

I was never proposing we not play.. i was trying to theorize alternate explainations to this game..

Here's another one i though of last night...

we started with 21ish people(almost all of who are testers), with roles being gradually introduced. What if one of us was really Glados(thusly being the only wolf).

[Raiders Army]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Out for an interview until afternoon. Later b-b-b-b-b-b-biouches.

good luck!

[PackerFanatic]

Happy List
Narcizo
Barkeep49
tyketime
Simbo Klice
mckerney

[britrock88]

UNHAPPY

Hmm. Looks like I read the pre-5:09am version of the test and have missed a few nuances.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by britrock88

UNHAPPY

Hmm. Looks like I read the pre-5:09am version of the test and have missed a few nuances.

What was it that you missed? I didn't see the pre 5:09 version of the test, because I like sleep.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

What was it that you missed? I didn't see the pre 5:09 version of the test, because I like sleep.

The statement of what happens after the vote. Jet lag is fun.

Okay, I'll give this another crack:

Happy List
Barkeep49
mckerney
Narcizo
GoldenEagle
Julio Riddols

[britrock88]

That'll be annoying if CF ignores the list because I accidentally used italics instead of underline.

[britrock88]

FYI...

[mckerney]

Happy List
Narcizo
Raiders Army
tyketime
Marc Vaughan
KWhit

[Julio Riddols]

People really don't think mckerney could be the wolf if there is one?

[mckerney]

I do not, no.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by britrock88

The statement of what happens after the vote. Jet lag is fun.

Okay, I'll give this another crack:

Happy List
Barkeep49
mckerney
Narcizo
GoldenEagle
Julio Riddols

What statement was that? And how did it change the way you voted?

[bhlloy]

Happy list

Narc
Pass
Marc V
GE
RA

Very tough exercise. The last three are just the guys I feel least bad about. I think only Pass and Narc I would say I trust right now. We really haven't learned anything so far
Apologies for not being around, I've been traveling and just settled in. Sounds like a lot of people have made up their mind based on yesterday anyway

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

People really don't think mckerney could be the wolf if there is one?

I don't have much of a read on mckerney, but you seem pretty sure of yourself. Can you run down the story for me?

This is one drawback of today's voting, I think -- we have an idea who everyone trusts, but not who they suspect.

Going on a tangent, it makes me curious as to whether the lynch would be different traditionally, compared to this way.

[Narcizo]

Great work with the voting rundown Brit. And that's not just my ego talking. Of course it's probably a death sentence for Barkeep or me but what can you do?

Something has been bothering me about this though and that's the fact that this voting thing is ridiculously easy for the wolves to manipulate to make sure a villager gets lynched. But honestly I can't see a way around that other than being extra vigilant. And it's not going to be me being vigilant as I'm off soon.

[GoldenEagle]

With hesitation, here is my happy list. I am hesistant because I don't really trust anyone.

Happy List
Marc Vaughan
tyketime
Sumbo Klice
Narcizo
Ragone

Again, I am not sure on anyone and it wouldn't not surprise me if I nailed all five wolves there.

[Julio Riddols]

I just feel like mckerneys post history is suspicious. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but not much has been said though. I just feel like he is sitting back, picking us off and enjoying the relative anonymity of his position at the current time.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

I just feel like mckerneys post history is suspicious. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but not much has been said though. I just feel like he is sitting back, picking us off and enjoying the relative anonymity of his position at the current time.

Can you give me some examples of what things you're reading into, in his posts? Everyone "seems suspicious" to me, and from reading other people's commentary on their own votes, I'm not alone.

I agree that I've given mckerney a pass because he was an alternate who filled in, and I think it's crappy to vote him out a day or two after he took the time to get caught up. But we don't have the luxury of giving out passes anymore, so if you've got some strong suspicions of him, I'd like to hear them.

Granted, even if you convince me, the way voting works today doesn't give me a whole lot of ammo to help -- all I can do is not put him in my Top 5.

[KWhit]

I'm about to go and will more than likely be out until after deadline. I may be able to check in a couple of times from my phone, but it's far from certain. So I hope we do the right thing.

[GoldenEagle]

Originally Posted by KWhit

I'm about to go and will more than likely be out until after deadline. I may be able to check in a couple of times from my phone, but it's far from certain. So I hope we do the right thing.

And by we, you mean the wolves right?

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Can you give me some examples of what things you're reading into, in his posts? Everyone "seems suspicious" to me, and from reading other people's commentary on their own votes, I'm not alone.

I agree that I've given mckerney a pass because he was an alternate who filled in, and I think it's crappy to vote him out a day or two after he took the time to get caught up. But we don't have the luxury of giving out passes anymore, so if you've got some strong suspicions of him, I'd like to hear them.

Granted, even if you convince me, the way voting works today doesn't give me a whole lot of ammo to help -- all I can do is not put him in my Top 5.

Yeah, really right now it doesn't seem to be a viable option since it probably won't affect an outcome today. I just see myself going down and wonder what I might have done that makes people believe I'm possibly a wolf. I've had a pretty steady list since about day 4 I think, once things started becoming a little more clear. My voting clearly reflects that, and I was wrong about Autumn. A lot of us were wrong about Autumn. I feel like folks are getting bamboozled pretty well if there are indeed wolves among us.

[Julio Riddols]

I don't know, just every time I look over mckerney's post history I see the bare minimum. Very little information is being given, just some short remarks here and there.. I feel like he is sort of playing dumb and is probably very amused at the volume of those who think he is not a wolf.

I'm pretty confused about most other people, but he seems to be the most likely guy in my opinion. I'm not entirely sure what to think at this point. I want to press a button or get the opportunity to press a button or use a cube or shoot my portal gun, but I am not aware of what I need to do or what permission I might need to acquire in order to do that. I'm not sure if there are even wolves in here. I'm not sure exactly what we're truly shooting for in this game yet. While the intrigue is fun, the general feeling of being totally unsure makes me feel like this is more of a crapshoot than these games might typically be.

I mean this is my first rodeo, though, so I don't have that experience to draw upon.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by britrock88

That'll be annoying if CF ignores the list because I accidentally used italics instead of underline.

Electric shock dispenser dispensing electric shocks! *BZZZZT*

[Ragone]

UNHAPPY

Happy List
Narcizo
Simbo
Barkeep49
Tyketime
Ge


If all of my people who i thought were wolves hunches have been bad... maybe its time to reevaluate my hunches

[CrimsonFox]

My my there are certainly a lot of numbers involved with this. If only I had some sort of computer to help me with these calculations.

*BLEEPZ*

[Simbo Klice]

So after most of us have voted, Julio and britrock are at the bottom. I'm ok with that, but I do kind of get the feeling that Julio's getting the shaft because he's new. However, I don't have any sort of feeling for him one way or the other so perhaps a shot out of the blue is what we need. As far as britrock, with the continued harping of 5 wolves being in the game, I think he's earned his spot near the bottom.

But we have to remember this is essentially a reverse lynch, so there still should be some sort of team decision making going in to this. If anyone has strong feelings about a certain person being a wolf they should speak their piece now. Since I'm near the bottom, I realize I don't exactly have the most sway here, but some of the people who have accumulated a lot of votes should prove they have the town's best interests in mind and help get a wolf.

[Passacaglia]

Here's my dartboard:

HAPPY LIST
Marc Vaughan
bhlloy
Barkeep49
tyketime
Raiders Army

[Passacaglia]

Blah. Looking at that list is depressing.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

When did Max Headroom take over the moderator role?

C-c-catch the wave!

[Julio Riddols]

Whoever does get the shaft here is going to help reveal some things I hope.

[CrimsonFox]

question:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

GLaDOS when you say in order should the person we are happiest with be first or last?

Correct Answer:

Originally Posted by tyketime

(assuming the order in preference is top to bottom & more happy to less happy):

And a wonderful way of putting it. more happy to less happy

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

GLaDOS:

Do we list the person we're happiest with at the top of the list or the bottom?

Don't shout your colors at me beeootch. I'm the only one that can speak in color around here anyway. *BZZZZZZT*

[CrimsonFox]

Someone has placed an Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cube on button #3. An excellent choice! I will take back buttons 1 and 2....oh if you'd have only placed your Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cube on button #1 or button #2...oh the prizes you could have had.

[CrimsonFox]

You, yes you, have unleashed the Aperture Science Orange Portal Device.

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This is the top of the line Portal Device and is our best product other than the Blue Portal Device. It really is an improvement I think. It is a Portal Device...but in Stereophonic Orange. You can do all sorts of orange things with it.

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*CHIRP*

[Ragone]

oh boy

[Barkeep49]

Happy
KWhit
Raiders
Simbo
Mckerney
Bholly

[britrock88]

Updated list:

(waiting on Barkeep's list)

I will say this. My statement about 5 wolves was a simple assumption from having read discussion in other WW games. Because I'm new, I have no way of knowing whether I would even be aware of how many wolves are in the game if I were a wolf. At this point, we don't even know that there are wolves in the game.

I am also leery of this manner of voting. It makes lynching of the last-place participant less direct, which seems to mitigate its usefulness in pointing out any bad eggs. What could happen other than what CF has told us? I don't know. But the more I think about it, the more I buy into the ideas that we're fighting Gladdy together. In that case, we need to figure out what comes of the button pressing. Do people get portal devices? We've seen the heel shock absorbers on one of the fallen already. I wouldn't be surprised to find that button pressers get equipment that becomes necessary to beat GLaDOS in the endgame.