I'm going to respond to every one of my behavioral reads on each player within this post to come to a clear consensus conclusion on where I stand with each other.
First off, in a game where there are 10 people and already a lots of room for chatter and activity to be going on in this game, it would 100% benefit mafia to lay low and not be a center piece of this game. This is because it allows discussion to be had on the vocal players of this game while shining the spot light off them to claim and give analysis. Hence what happened in Dp1 between GP and Whiteflame and then the discourse of JoeBob. It draws less attention to yourself and gives you less pressure to create a claim because you are not actively talking as much and laying low. This logic holds true in most mafia games unless it's some QF games.
With that being my goal, I'm going to give you my reads on who I believe to be the most town and why behaviorally + mechanically they are town
Whiteflame is inherently the most town in this game for a few reasons. For one, he has been the most active town participant in this game and trying to actively scumhunt. Second, he has a role that is essentially confirmed at this point by another member. This is a role that inherently confirms Whiteflame as town. His post DP2 has been in line from what I've seen as whiteflame town throughout the time. Yes, I suspected whiteflame a bit during DP1 and DP3, but this is without the information of his role and what happened during the NP. If a report of a cop comes up as innocent, no matter what, scum usually target the person who is the most town. Whiteflame is actively scum hunting and playing consistent with the meta he usually does, which is theme analysis and overthinking the importance of roles in this game.
Best.Korea is inherently the second most town player in the game. While he is less town than Whiteflame and I think could have the possibility of being scum, I think it is very low. His logic has been consistent throughout the game as a whole and his views of GreyParrot throughout the game have stayed extremely consistent. He has not taken the opportunity to jump onto wagons and was one of the first to claim DP1. While I am not fond of the claim and still think he's weird, I think I have to put my pride to the side and say he is likely town. His interactions with other members make me think that the only possible scum buddy he could have is Austin at this point. From just a behavior prospective and not a logistic perspective, he reads as town. I also have to take into consideration that the niche role he has and him getting an item make him more town. I asked Pie what would happen if WF gave the role to a mafia member, which he responded ...
Now this is where it gets down to my POE
My top choice at this current moment is Barney
Let me get at this by stating that Barney has been on the last 2 lynch wagons in this one while ultimately remaining low and only attacking bits and pieces of certain information that is given to him. He attacked Earth at first during DP2, then attacked JoeBob during DP1. Each of these flipped town. I do understand the effectiveness of the dashboard, but Barney has given 1 read analysis during his entire game. I've seen this style that he played in Naruto Mafia (yes they conceded), but his behavior pattern seemed to align to what I've seen with him as scum. Lay low, give little insight and try to ride the train based on a few bits and pieces of analytical evidence. This is different from how he plays, even when he is a replacement. He usually dives right back into the field of the play and gives his insights right away with key volume. He was also the last to claim as well with a relatively "safe" bodyguard claim. Bodyguard is a safe scum claim that I know I have used on countless times because it is easily justifiable. Thus, he is my top scum read.
I think then it comes down to who I pick is Barney's partner between Austin or Wylted
Wylted has been on my lean town throughout some time, but there are some inconsistencies with his game that would look scummy to me. For one, his willingness to jump of JoeBob and Earth and other wagons relatively quickly throughout this game has thrown me a bit off. He seems rather quick to jump on wagons and hammer other people. This shows with him being on 2/2 lynch votes. I also think he is moving in a way that is relatively "harmless." I understand the defense that "he got an innocent read on him" and it's strong, but it is a role madness game. Pie is known for throwing mafia Electrician in this game, or roles that would be manipulate results. It also comes down to his dreamer claim. This role is not a CC in a Pie game and the fact he considered it as such knowing Pie and his mafia seems to me like he is forcing a lynch on someone. Not to mention his Dream failed last night. With no results at all, it just seems a bit fabricated considering as such.
The next person that comes to mind is Austin
It's also hard to see Austin as scum despite him being the last scum by POE. Austin hasn't been bandwagoning any lynch trains and is carefully placing his vote. He is giving some good insight to the game and is being active throughout the game. While I was suspicious of him at first, I think with the claim he gives and his contributions and his consistent reads, I think it is likely that he is more town. I still think he is kind of flying under the radar at certain points, but it's much less to a degree than Ragnar is doing + plus with some of the irl stuff that he had going on. I think he questioned behavior throughout the DP, gives thoughful insight countless times in this game. My gut is just saying he's town
