I already said that not replacing Zeke was a mistake. It's a new rule and I thought it was 2 warnings before a replacement. After the second warning I was told that I made a mistake and that I should pay more attention for infractions in the future. But it was never about Zeke our about you. I never tried to benefit Zeke or perjudicate you. It was an error on my part and I admited it when the game ended.
I understand that it was a mistake on your part, but that still didn't make me feel any better as the person who was on the receiving end of it. A better solution would have been apply the same standard to all players. If Ezekel had already been given a second warning, then I should have been given a second warning as well IMO.
I totally understand that it wasn't made on prejudice nor favoritism. At the end of the day, mafia games are no small commitment and so spending all those hours working on posts, following along, and such only to be removed from the game in such a way really made me sad.
For the record, I don't hold this whole experience against you, Fran. I know it was an honest mistake on your part, not intentional malice. I don't hold any ill will or grudge towards you for it. I think anyone could have made the same mistake, and honestly I'm more interested in how to prevent such a situation from happening in the future.
I would have loved that you would have talked to me instead to a game watcher. I was always very open to talk and give answers during the game. And it really bothers me that you never tried to talk to me before complaining and asking to replace Zeke to another game watcher.
I asked a game watcher about the ruling, expressed my frustration with the inconsistencies, and asked if it was possible for them to resolve the issue in a way that was fair to everyone involved in the game - which it did not appear to be the case. I did not desire to go to you because I was feeling hurt when you made the decision. In addition, talking to a neutral third party helped put things in perspective whereas I fear I would have gotten rather heated in any conversation with you directly. I didn't intend to offend.
What can I do about that? Force a player that can't/dont want to play to keep playing? If you think it's frustrating as a player it's 10 times more frustrating as a gamerunner. I was told that it's one of the points to talk during review.
I don't think this is your fault at all. Those stepped in for replacements were great, and you did do a good job of getting replacements slotted into the game quickly. Honestly, this is just one of the problems with the system I think that really was exasperated this game in particular.
I'm sorry but I don't agree. That information was supposed to be secret as you could use that to know that there was a bomb defuser in the game. I only told you because the info about the bomb defuser was public at that point. But it was never meant to be in the PM. And that information should never have affected how anyone played the role.
I did made a mistake with Zipped's PM where I should have told him that his actions were untargeteable and unblockeable, I thought it was in the PM but it wasn't.
Maybe I'm missing something. How would knowing there is a limit to the rooms on the night of the bomb going off indicate there is a bomb defuser in the game? All it would have indicated to me was that my bomb was almost always guaranteed to hit someone, so I could take my time and not rush it. Compare that to no room limits where everyone could potentially stack in one room. This is probably wouldn't make a significant impact on how the game played out in the end and it didn't really impact my enjoyment of the game that much, but it would have changed how I played my role individually I feel.
Can you point me where this happened? We only had a single instance that a player was hostile with another player and they were warned by PM as the rules stated.
I don't want to publicly call out any players in particular, but there was a few instances early on of players saying they are going to quit, asking to be hammered, saying they're done, etc. I'm sure they know who they are. For me, it lessened my fun a bit to see people acting that way. I can send you some links to some in PM if you want. Just let me know.
I don't think it was something that was against the rules though, and I don't think it is your responsibility as a game runner to force people to not act like that.
I'm sorry that you don't liked the game.
I will say outside the fair enforcement of the rules equally which did leave a big sour taste in my mouth, I think you ran the rest of the game well and did the best you could.
