Mafia Retired TBT mafia players: what would make you play again?

[Geoni]

Or alternatively, what made you stop playing here?

I know a lot of people who used to play are still around and I am curious as to who we can bring back into the group of regulars and how.

 

[Jacob]

I wouldn’t consider myself retired but I stopped joining games because there aren’t enough of my good friends playing around anymore. I still love everyone playing games currently but it feels like I’m not as close to the new members as I was to the community.

When a new animal crossing comes out and new members flood the site, Things will probably be exciting enough to keep me coming back to tbt to join new games

 

[Midoriya]

I played in the very first games as AnimalCrossingExpert(ACE), but I haven’t played at all since those times simply for two reasons. One being the same as Jacob, that I don’t feel close enough to the newer members (though I’m making an effort to get to know the new user base well), and two being that I recall doing well in the games I played and wanted to go out on a high note.


EDIT: And I’m going to go with Jacob on the above. I don’t plan on participating in much on TBT until a new AC game comes out.

 

[Geoni]

Getting people's friends back around so they can feel inspired to play again is hard but I figured as much with a decent amount of them.

Additional question: do any of you play somewhere else now?

 

[Farobi]

My last game burned me out (or perhaps left a bad taste since I played it a week before my finals and I didnt like to take the "big case maker" role) and the long break also made me less inclined to play more since I realized I wasn't really as dedicated as much as I felt i should be. I still check every now and then cause I want to know the state of mafia, but since the demand is slow the shared dead air of mafia also seals it for me.

If AC makes a Switch game and more TBT members join, i'd hopefully be tempted again to pick up some games as more people join in. But for now I'm just waiting for that spark to play again if it ever comes back

- - - Post Merge - - -

The only mafia games i'd like to play are the rare IRL games with some friends. I dont play ToS right now but it's always at the back of my head if I have nothing to do online.

 

[Chele]

I’ve completely dropped TBT Mafia and I’m better off playing Town of Salem, to be honest.
It’s not dead like here and for my small amount of games that I’ve played, I feel like people hated me here. And I know it.
My studies and lack of motivation are the main culprits for me not playing anymore, in other words.

 

[Geoni]

I can't think of anything you've done to be hated for. We can hate each other when games are happening but when it comes to low blows and insults towards the other player as a person it's looked down upon by the majority.

Also by the sounds of the answers so far...hurry up, AC for the Switch.

 

[Ryumia]

Mhm... :T Wasn't sure of what to think when I saw this thread link in the TBT Mafia discord. Reasons of why I stopped playing TBT Mafia games comes up when I asked myself that question. That question of "What would make you play again?".

The main reason why I stopped playing TBT Mafia games altogether is because it feels like I have to play by a "standard" when it comes to playing the game. So... I feel heavily pressured to change the way that I play to fit the need of the "status quo" when it comes to TBT Mafia games. What I mean by the "standard"... I mean like... If I play a certain way it may seem like an anti-town behavioral thing in terms of the "standard". The fun of the game for me gets deprived when this pressure comes on to me. Just makes me feel like an outcast when it comes to TBT Mafia games. Makes me ask myself if there was a point to continuing to play the game when this is inclined to happen.

Another reason why I stopped playing is because I feel pressured to play the games like after I sign up for obs whenever the option is available when it comes to TBT Mafia games. It's just makes me feel really uncomfortable and whatnot. Feels like I wouldn't be playing the game because I want to play the game if I were to sign-up after I placed myself in obs. But... It would look like I'm playing the game because I feel really bad that there aren't enough players to play. I want to feel like I want to play when I actually sign up for a game and not sign up for a game due to feeling bad.

One other reason I stopped playing TBT Mafia games is because I always constantly thinking about the game I am playing whenever I'm playing. It feels like I can't really do much of anything else. This part happened to me on my second TBT Mafia game to the point it had affected me from a physical stance. Like I had problem eating food and it was pretty scary when it happened to me. Sometimes I worry that this was going to happen a second time if I were to play mafia again.

So... These are my reasons why I stopped playing TBT Mafia games altogether. I really thought about the question for a really long time and just answer accordingly with my honest reasons to the question.

And... No. I haven't played a game elsewhere after my last Mafia on here. The last game I played is called Russian Roulette Mafia that was hosted by N e s s.

 

[Chris]

I was actually going to post an anon survey about this today.

For me the lack of excitement for even sign-ups prevents me wanting to host or commit to playing a game right now.

 

[Biancasbotique]

give me a pony and three acres of land

or alternatively, all your first borns

 

[N e s s]

To be completely honest, I dislike how there is a line between "Godfather" players and "Newbie" players. I really don't like the fact that games seem to hinge entirely on how many competent players are on either side while the "Newbie" players just drag things down. I personally stayed with mafia because I enjoyed the thrill of either solving a mystery or lying my ass off, but now when I see the state of things that feeling is just gone.

I would probably play again if there was a more active state for Mafia, but right now I probably won't be coming back. I'll pop in every now and then to edit the History thread, but other than that I'm probably done for good. I would, however, love to continue hosting games, but now it seems like I can't even do that either. :/

 

[Ghostkid]

CHOCOLATE LOTS AND LOST OF CHOCOLATE!!!!!1!1!!

 

[EpicGamer12]

I played in the very first games as AnimalCrossingExpert(ACE), but I haven?t played at all since those times simply for two reasons. One being the same as Jacob, that I don?t feel close enough to the newer members (though I?m making an effort to get to know the new user base well), and two being that I recall doing well in the games I played and wanted to go out on a high note.


EDIT: And I?m going to go with Jacob on the above. I don?t plan on participating in much on TBT until a new AC game comes out.

holy crap you're ACE? LOL

 

[Midoriya]

holy crap you're ACE? LOL

The fact that people still don’t know this is more hilarious than anything cringey I said as a kid. Lol

 

[Geoni]

Ryumia: if you feel like you have to abide by a standard, what is that standard? A playstyle thing or an activity thing? When it comes to the game physically affecting you I have very much been there. Many of us have. I can't tell you it won't happen but with experience and many games behind you, you find ways of being able to breathe outside of the game. Sometimes as town you just have to tell yourself to not worry about figuring the game out until you revisit the thread. As mafia? Try not to linger in defending yourself when it is stressing you out. That applies to being town too.

Tina: I think you tend to be the one who gets people to come back and sign up so I hate to think you would feel discouraged by someone else's sign-ups. Probably would feel unfair to them if they got little signups and you got a lot but I think it is because people have fond memories playing your games and they trust your setup judgement and hosting skills. Call Ships to Port was a success imo.

Ness: if I am to understand correctly you are turned off by there not being enough skilled players and too many new players? If that is the case and you are skilled you need to lead town away from lynching people that are making newbie mistakes. With enough experience on the townside you learn from mislynches what a townie newbie mistake looks like and what a scummy newbie mistake looks like. On the mafia side if you have a new team member making mistakes that is where we have to have patience but are any of us going to grow without making them? If you are talking about human balancing when you say 'godfathers' that is its own subject. I have issues with it too.

 

[Seroja]

hmm I think for me the main reason would be time. as I get older (lol) I get tired more easily after getting home from work and being in a different timezone really sucks too since I usually miss the peak times when more players are online. other than that inactives really put me off because why do you sign up if you're not going to make an effort to post? so I usually look at the player list before signing up to see if the usual coasters signed up.

anyway I'm 5 months pregnant with my first child now so I doubt I will ever be playing mafia again due to real life responsibilities. that said, I miss you all sooo much!!

 

[EpicGamer12]

The fact that people still don’t know this is more hilarious than anything cringey I said as a kid. Lol

don't worry you'll look back in another year to the things you say now and feel the same way

 

[Ryumia]

Ryumia: if you feel like you have to abide by a standard, what is that standard? A playstyle thing or an activity thing? When it comes to the game physically affecting you I have very much been there. Many of us have. I can't tell you it won't happen but with experience and many games behind you, you find ways of being able to breathe outside of the game. Sometimes as town you just have to tell yourself to not worry about figuring the game out until you revisit the thread. As mafia? Try not to linger in defending yourself when it is stressing you out. That applies to being town too.

Um... To answer your question about that then that would be a playstyle thing when it comes to abiding by a standard. It just makes me think that the only way to play the game is by some type of standardized play. Just seems like I have to be shackled by it. Making it seem like the standard of play for TBT Mafia is beyond reach to me. So... That's the gist of the reason why I don't really want to be playing anymore. It would be great to keep playing TBT Mafia, but I don't want to have to deal with that whether I'm playing or not.

I just feel like TBT Mafia isn't worth playing if I have to go through that again. Chances are that it most likely will happen if I were to play TBT Mafia again at some point. So... I'm probably better off not playing anymore and just observing the games in obs.

Don't want to rock the boat. 'Cause I feel like I do whenever I'm in a TBT Mafia game. And... I really like being away from having to play TBT Mafia and I really do want to keep it that way. It something that I had decided to do after my last game.

I would of replied to this much sooner, but I didn't want to deal with the subject at the time.

 

[Geoni]

It's hard to know what you mean Ryumia, when you leave it that vague. Are you talking about the pressure to make cases? Provide rainbow reads? Not overdefend? I'm not sure exactly what the typical playstyle is on TBT outside of pressure to make cases or take stances. But that's mafia in general.

 

[Chick]

I’m useless. Kill me.