User:Starman125/stuff to not do

we all make mistakes, especially when we're playing werewolf. so here's some advice on what not to do during this little game we play


 * don't whine about being villager. seriously.
 * doing this makes it easier for wolves to narrow down their targets, and possibly get your safe mauled.
 * if you're playing sleepy and you're priest/prophet, don't pray for wolf roles until the dullahan is dead. (more on that here)
 * DO NOT REFUSE TO FAKEHINT N1, OR DISMISS SOMEONE FAKEHINTING AS BEING WOLF.
 * fakehinting on n1 is a viable and recommended strategy, and can mean the difference between victory and defeat for the village. typically, when the seer chooses a person to see, they will hint their findings in chat (ex. if noita666 is seen as villager, the seer will type "nov"). as a villager, it is your job to type out a fake hint to throw off the wolves. if you're lucky, the wolves will choose incorrectly and kill a regular villager (better yet, a vengeful ghost). even if this means you are no longer playing, you will still win if the village wins. and hey, if you turn out to be the VG and the wolves kill you, you get a chance at revenge and can butcher all the wolves you want!
 * (Originally from User:Timson/strategy drabble): " Saying "v" at night or something similar instead of fakehinting [is a mistake]. SERIOUSLY. FAKE HINT AS VILLAGER. I'm actually upset about how many people fail to understand that you are playing Werewolf and not just sitting aside idly, even if you're a villager. Look. When you press "!j", that's a commitment. That shows that you're going to contribute to the game no matter what role you are, and help your team further your win condition. That doesn't mean you'll conditionally play the game if you get a role and just do nothing if you're a villager or complain about how boring your game is and how you'd rather be playing maelstrom. Villagers are part of the game. We all get that you're a villager and that you don't have a role and you're going to idle because the game is so boring. Well, guess what? The seer will inevitably hint someone because it's pointless if they don't relay information if they could possibly die, and it is your job as a villager to fakehint for them so that their hint doesn't stick out like a sore thumb to the wolves. I've played and seen so many games where the only person who says anything that resembles a hint is killed off n1 immediately and everyone says "RIP" and "fuck" and "gg" after the seer is killed despite the fact that some of them are villagers who could've possibly prevented that from happening by saying something simple that indicates a hint. Seriously, if you don't want your seers dying the first night, how about you confuse the wolves instead of essentially painting a huge arrow sign over your seer that says "HEY I'M SEER KILL ME!" by whining about how you don't have a role? That's all. I'm sorry for the salt, but it has to be said. This is such a horrible mistake that has led to many close games and losses when the village clearly could've avoided all the fireworks. Also, if you think fakehinting is exclusively a wolf move and makes someone look suspicious if they fakehint and the seer dies, you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the game and should learn logic before coming back to play.

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