Hello! Welcome to SRK Mafia Interviews where we talk about absolutely nothing, but say absolutely everything. DarkGeneral here filling in for lovely regular host Missing Person.
RadicalFuzz: And Fuzz :tup:
Dark General: With me I got our latest guest that’s going to sit down with us and talk about some good ole SRK Mafia.
Dark General: The one, the only, RadicalFuzz. Say hello Fuzzy.
RadicalFuzz: Greetings.
Dark General: So RadicalFuzz, first things first. What’s with the white hood over your head?
RadicalFuzz: Hey, you didn’t tell me it’d be a video interview so I didn’t have much time to make myself presentable.
Dark General: Understandable. Is that everyday attire, or something you only wear on the weekends to go hunting?
RadicalFuzz: My Sunday best.
Dark General: Hahahaha. So let’s start kinda simple. How did you start playing Mafia on SRK? What made you want to sign up for your first game and which game was it?
RadicalFuzz: My first game was the second Marvel game. I think I was just browsing GD, not sure how I came across the thread. I had just picked up MVC3 a few months ago and I saw a thread that said "Marvel something something Mafia"
RadicalFuzz: And then Beta said Wright wouldn’t be a character, so I really debated just backing out. I am a simple man.
Dark General: What made you not back out?
RadicalFuzz: The people all seemed like they were really looking forward to it, like it’d be a really fun thing to do, so I stayed.
Dark General: I never read the Marvel game, I only read a few of the writeups. Tell me how did the game go, were you a Civ or mafia? Or as Vynce would say "Marvel or Capcom?"
RadicalFuzz: That game is the main reason I would get lynched. I was Mafia and led a turnaround victory for them in the last few days. Prior to that I didn’t really do jack, I was too afraid of saying something wrong
Dark General: Why were you afraid of saying the wrong thing? What was the enviornment like up until the end game when you became the leader for your side?
RadicalFuzz: The atmosphere of Mafia is essentially Salem. Because the majority is relatively clueless you could say something perfectly “normal” and have it turned against you all while you’re sleeping.
RadicalFuzz: The environment of the first half of the game was, on the Mafia side, very safe and intentional. Once SoVi3t, our main Mafia voice, got lynched it got much less organized.
Dark General: What became of the group of the group after he died? Was it just a downward spiral because of not having any leadership around?
RadicalFuzz: It wasn’t so much a downward spiral as stagnation. When everyone was alive we were actively doing things, trying to push the thread towards certain conclusions. By the time he died the few active players we had were all dead
Dark General: And how did you turn around the game for your mafia side?
Dark General: What steps did you take to accomplish that, and was there any specific “Aha!” moment where you knew that what you were doing was pulling victory from the jaws of defeat.
RadicalFuzz: About one phase after SoVi3t was lynched I realized that it was impossible for Mafia to win if nothing changed. There were only three of us left, and we hadn’t done anything great to speak of yet so there was no guarantee we could.
Around the same time the civilians were using an encoded chart to discuss their suspicions in public. The password was in the roleless civ PM (they weren’t made public yet) so only roleless civs could see this chart.
RadicalFuzz: Worse yet, Vynce had been hinting for about 2 days that he’d left the key in one of his posts, and only roleless civs would be able to see it as the key to the chart.
RadicalFuzz: I got so pissed off at the entire situation that I sat down and got all of his posts into a Notepad file, removed doubles of any given word, and just plugged in words until I found the password to the file.
RadicalFuzz: In it I saw that all three of us were marked as “Likely Mafia” and that all the talk in the thread was about trying to lynch the other two members.
RadicalFuzz: With that information, it hit me that I needed to drastically change how this was going or we were going to lose. And the people most in charge of the direction the town was going were the civs who knew the password.
So at some point I had to come forward showing that I knew the password. I wasn’t sure when to, but it ended up not being my choice. Duckie had posted a list of suspects, civs, and unknowns and accidentally put one number, his own, in two lists. I pointed this out as a joke and then that led Vynce to the conclusion that I had the password. I mean, he was right, but it still bugs me.
RadicalFuzz: I managed to get him off my back for the rest of the phase, established myself as a fairly civilian voice, and now had a decent amount of sway. That night we silenced Vynce, I was a bit louder to replace him, and we killed him the following night.
RadicalFuzz: At that point one of our Mafia had been lynched so it was just 2 of us left
RadicalFuzz: Luckily, the other Mafia was Hsien-Ko, a role that possess another player on death, allowing the game to continue until her host would also be killed.
RadicalFuzz: That gave us a numbers advantage, but he died a day earlier than I expected him to.
RadicalFuzz: We went into the day phase with me, Hsien-Ko possessing someone, and 3 civs. I was a Silencer/Bomb hybrid, so if I got lynched I could blow up a civ, Hsien-Ko could kill someone at night, and then Hsien-Ko could force a tie the next day phase, winning the game for us.
RadicalFuzz: This was a unique game in that roles weren’t revealed on death, only allegiance. That being the case, I figured a questionable role claim could either get me lynched or make me look more like a civ.
RadicalFuzz: If I got lynched then that would be GG and a Mafia win. If I didn’t get lynched then it would take another day phase to secure the game, essentially.
I decided to role claim the Vigi. He could either kill at night or use a level 3. The level 3 gave him some information and removed his ability to kill. My story was that I popped the level 3 in the mid game and was being kept alive as a suspect and/or because Mafia knew I was essentially roleless at that point.
RadicalFuzz: However, they were still planning to lynch the civ that Hsien-Ko was possessing. That would, ironically, make me the only possible Mafia going into the next day phase. Silencer couldn’t silence himself, Duckie was confirmed Thor by multiple people, and I was probably civilian.
RadicalFuzz: So I went a different route. I said that Hsien-Ko was obviously dead, as Nemesis the Silencer had used his ability that night, and that we should try to lynch her because lynching Nemesis would guarantee a Mafia win. My shtick was that either I or Duckie, a confirmed civ, were chosen as the possession target.
RadicalFuzz: Long story short(er) I got lynched, blew up a civ lyncher, and then we won by numbers.
Dark General: That’s pretty gdlk.
RadicalFuzz: Sankyuu.
Too bad it’ll never happen again. The RNGoddess refuses to give me Mafia on SRK, and even if I did pull it my one decent Mafia showing means I won’t live till endgame
Dark General: Hahahah. Well you said several interesting things that I want to talk about. First, how would you describe your approach to the game?
Dark General: Well, I should say your current approach to the game.
Dark General: Just from reading that I can tell your approach and thought process has changed drastically between then and now.
RadicalFuzz: Yeah, I’ve definitely gotten a lot worse :lol:
RadicalFuzz: But as for my current approach to the game, I have several things I try to do.
RadicalFuzz: Die favorably, make someone crack, and protect a special role
Dark General: That’s interesting. Explain your “die favorably” mantra.
Dark General: That is, if you’re not afraid of giving up your secrets.
RadicalFuzz: Sure thing.
By die favorably I mean get the Mafia to kill me if I’m roleless civilian, preferably as soon as possible. If I’m roled civ then it means to go down while clearing/condmening as many players as possible or explaining my reasoning to the civilians so they have more information to work with.
RadicalFuzz: And as Mafia it means nullifying as much information the Town gets from my death. Haven’t had much of a chance to practice that one though
Dark General: Interesting indeed. I have something to say about you dying as early as possible. But I’ll save that for a later date and time. Actually, with that question about describing your approach I was hinting at something. In my experience you seem to be an emotional player. Would you agree with that statement?
Dark General: In your first mafia game as mafia, it was your desperation to win that fueled you. It was your anger that lead you to cracking the code and you were ultimately determined to turn things around.
Dark General: Notably in the South Park game as the confirmed civ voice, your emotions swayed a bit and it had a noticable effect on the civs being unsure of what to do.
Dark General: In other games in other instances I’ve noticed that some of your emotions have swayed you in how you go about playing.
RadicalFuzz: You’re right, emotions play a big factor into how I play.
RadicalFuzz: A lot of times if I really think someone is hiding something then I’ll go after them. You & Duckie know that the best out of anyone, I’d imagine. That’s one part of myself I need to rein in, but I prefer ignoring facts when it suits me, it’s quite freeing.
Dark General: Hey we all have our moments. Sometimes our strengths can be our weaknesses.
Dark General: Speaking of your relationship with players, that’s smething else I wanted to explore. You mentioned that in the Marvel game that your biggest hurdle was getting rid of Vynce and overcoming him.
Dark General: In the South Park game, one of Vynces challenges were making sure that you couldn’t lead the civs properly.
Dark General: In the proceeding SRK Mafia All Star game you two were after each other from the word “Go” and eventually teamed up and cleared each other/took each other off the chess board as possible mafia suspects.
Dark General: From that moment on it seems like you and Vynce have had a good mafia relationship. What was it that brought about that change, and your willingness to work with Vynce instead of opposite him?
RadicalFuzz: I’ve never wanted to work against Vynce, allegiance aside, he’s my favorite player whether we’re on the same side or not. We think extremely alike and it’s always a realliy intriguing battle
We’ve both only been Mafia once, neutralized the other’s influence/lifespan, he prefers being civ while I prefer being Mafia, the whole Ryu/Ken thing. It’s a yin-yang kinda thing
Dark General: I respect that. I respect that alot. Continuing with your mafia partnerships. What is the origin of Team Texas?
Dark General: How did you all come about playing mafia, and how did you get them interested in it.
RadicalFuzz: “Hey Forge & SAD you guys ever hear of a game called Mafia? I have an interesting story for you guys…”
Pretty much it, not really a story
Dark General: So they were up for playing it right off the jump
RadicalFuzz: Well, somehwat
RadicalFuzz: It took a while but they came around
Dark General: Is that outside relationship with them ever a challenge for you when playing these games?
Dark General: Whether that’s not being able to talk about the game or share information. All the way down to you being untrustful towards them in game spilling over into real life?
RadicalFuzz: We keep what happens in the game in the game, simple as that. We don’t talk about Mafia or SRK in general during a game to make it easier.
The only time Mafia feelings spilled over was after kaz’s Music game where I got SAD lynched. He didn’t like me for a while after that one
Dark General: hahahaha.
Dark General: SAD is an interesting player. I like him. It’s way more than what meets the eye when it comes to him. Personally, I tend to defer to Team Texas opinion of each other during a game.
Dark General: I’ve noted a few… Quirks between you three which I use to set a barometer of sorts.
RadicalFuzz: Quirks, huh? You’ve piqued my curiousity.
Dark General: Oh. Yeah. Absolutely. You three have an interesting dynamic in game.
RadicalFuzz: That’s funny. I can’t speak for the other two but I can’t read their allegiances for shit. Their emotions, particularly SAD, I have down but Mafia/Civ I’m just as clueless
Dark General: Really?
Dark General: Maybe standing outside and not having as intimate knowledge of them as you do put me in an advantage to read them in terms of the game. My experience with them is strictly tied to mafia (and Arena). While your information has been acumulated through your friendship with them.
RadicalFuzz: Sounds about right. So be aware you’re taking a risk defecting to this part of Team Texas for reads on anyone, particularly the other two
Dark General: Well… Let’s just say that for me, it’s more useful than you think.
RadicalFuzz: Glad I can be of some help then
Dark General: Oh, it’s not just you. All 3 of you. I thank you all.
Dark General: Moving on to a different… Relationship? What’s with you and AussieCommando?
RadicalFuzz: I don’t freaking know. He’s an odd one. His main goal in any game, be it Mafia or Bomberman, usually involves me getting brutally murdered and/or trolled to death.
RadicalFuzz: I don’t know why, thinking about it. First thing I remember him doing was a few gay jokes in the Phoenix Wright game’s writeups.
RadicalFuzz: Or, sorry, kick in the dick jokes. Classier.
Dark General: …When did you notice that he singled you out?
RadicalFuzz: I think it was the third kick in the dick joke during the Wright game? I don’t know precisely.
Dark General: So this has been going on a long time. Do you think it’s one sided? Or do you partake in the rivalry?
RadicalFuzz: I mean, I wouldn’t say I “parkate in the rivalry” but I do laugh at his expsnse whenever I get the chance. Does that count?
Dark General: Absolutely yes.
RadicalFuzz: Well fine then.
Dark General: Moving on from your interplayer dynamics, I think you’ve become underrated recently. I’ve always liked your playstyle and your approach to the game. But it seems like you’ve had a stretch of a couple games where you’ve ridden well below the radar. Even in your teamup with The Chief, which you two did an amazing job at, it seems like it went relatively unnoticed.
Dark General: Do you agree with my assessement, and if so why?
RadicalFuzz: There are three different performances I usually have. Either really good, really bad, or okay. I had a string of a few okay to good games, but they’re not particularly spectacular. I agree with you that I think the Musicians game I did pretty well, which is a welcome change from my normal civilian play, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m underrated.
RadicalFuzz: Like you said before, I"m an emotional player. I’m more hit and miss than someone who remains relatively neutral. I don’t see that as an entirely negative thing, it’s just the way I play.
Dark General: Hmmm. An acceptable answer, but I still feel like you’re being slept on.
Dark General: Yes, you were the runner up in getting the the mafia Olympics but it seems like recently you’ve been in this really interesting position. "Good player. Really good player. Potentially harmful, but other threats out there lurking"
RadicalFuzz: Yeah, it’s definitely a weird place to be. I can do really well on either side but I’m not consistent enough to warrant keeping alive or killing because of that possibility when other players might be more consistent with similar results
Dark General: Sounds like you’re primed and ready to steer the thread wrong the next time you get mafia. Isn’t that almost the perfect spot to be in?
RadicalFuzz: It would be if I ever pulled Mafia. But as civ it doesn’t help very much because of that argument you just stated. If I’m Mafia I’m in a better position than if I’m civ. Therefore killing me is statistically better than keeping me alive, if they think that I can do roughly equal damage/good as either side
Dark General: That’s true. How DID you deal with barely missing the cut for representing SRK in the internet wide Game of Champsions mafia tournament?
Dark General: Mind walking me through the stages of that.
RadicalFuzz: Stage 1: Hyped because there was a possibility of me getting picked (until 12 hours before votes were locked)
RadicalFuzz: Stage 2: Pissed off at MP & Syn for being so depressed that they were going & I wasn’t. There was a PM and everything, it was getting super obnoxious
Stage 3: Reading the game, I was pretty happy that I didn’t get picked. Or at least, I could look on the bright side (2 days after game start to infinity & beyond)
Dark General: Why were you happy you didn’t get picked? Was it the atmosphere of the game that turned you off? Or was it the workload?
RadicalFuzz: Everybody was trying to represent their community, which was cool, but they all had a different established meta on no lynching, inactivity, voting, what is and isn’t Mafia behavior, etc that it became extremely obnoxious just to read
Dark General: As an onlooker, it was difficult for me to follow at times. Specially the posting styles.
Dark General: Alright, we’re almost done. What has been your favorite moment playing and your least favorite moment so far?
RadicalFuzz: Getting SAD lynched in the Musicians game was really fun. But the context is my favorite part. I’m completely wrong, just screwing with pie for fun the previous day. He gets promises out of like 4/5 people to lynch me if he turns up civ. He turns up civ. Next day phase I claim I’m UC #2, SK’s win con is killing UC #1, and SAD is UC #1.
RadicalFuzz: Least favorite, everything after Night 1 in the South Park game. That’s what happens when an emotional player loses confidence. I didn absolutely nothing of help after getting night killed, I was effectively dead
Dark General: That South Park game was a rough one. It’s why I told you to not get down on yourself if you got me killed in the Danganronpa game.
Dark General: How long did it take you to recovery after the South Park game anyway?
RadicalFuzz: It took me at least the rest of that game to get my act together to a reasonable level, but it was quite a few games until I remember being really confident on a read without second guessing myself. Pretty sure I ended up being wrong, my reads usually are, but I was confident dammit and that’s like 87% of the difficulty
Dark General: By the way, do you play primarily on mobile or on PC?
RadicalFuzz: I’ve never played via phone, always computer
*Dark General: Same here. I don’t know how mobile players do it. I tried a few times before and it absolutely sucked. Plus took a ton of bandwidth.
Dark General: I might have to play the Attack on Titan game via mobile at times. I’m dredding it already.
Dark General: Alright. Last question of this interview (unless something profound strikes me). Who are your top 5 players and why?
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RadicalFuzz: I can’t get them into a specific order, but I’d have to say Synonym, MP, Pimp, Vynce, & Chief.
RadicalFuzz: Vynce’s ability to avoid lynched without doing literally anything is pretty great. MP can sway the crowd like no other. Syn I’m pretty sure is at least 80% right on his reads. Chief is a hardass who won’t back down on someone. And finally Pimp is willing to do anything to try to win, including getting into a role claim fight with people
Dark General: That’s a great list with very good reasons. Though I have to admit, I’m disappointed that AussieCommando didn’t make your top 5.
RadicalFuzz: He definitely woiuld if he didn’t require my death to be effective
Dark General: Hahahaha. Alright. RadiCalFuzz, the floor is yours for your closing comments
Dark General: Any comments, challenges or anything of the sort you’d like to make can be said now.
RadicalFuzz: Challenge: I want AlphaCommando to play a game well while I’m still alive
RadicalFuzz: Comment: I’m legitimately curious to see if this entire thing will be in italics, or if only your part will be
RadicalFuzz: Conclusion: You’re honestly the only one that thinks I’m overrated, aside from Chief. For some reason he was impressed with me being wrong on pietastic and still getting someone lynched the next day, like he thought it was a plan or something
Dark General: Overrated? You mean underrated?
RadicalFuzz: Oh, my bad, you’re right
Dark General: Well. If me and Chief think you’re underrated… Not that i’m on Chiefs illustrious level, but thats says a lot about you.
RadicalFuzz: Psssh
RadicalFuzz: But I appreciate it regardless
Dark General: Well, that wraps up this interview. This is DarkGeneral and RemarkableFuzz signing off!
RadicalFuzz: Peace