I wouldn't put a lot of stock into the whole special ability thing. Scum were given safeclaims, and so far everyone has had one special ability and one passive ability.
I don't think Jabber is being coached by scum, whether he is scum or not. In Melee he was a mason with KoN and they used their QT quite rarely; KoN was possibly more to blame here, though.
Since we haven't got the postgame up yet (which is mostly my fault x_x) I'll just say here that I was super impressed with Jabber's play in Melee and I think he's got really good instinct for this game. Unfortunately he's not spoken up much in this game, mostly because Camo has completely oppressed him every time he has tried to.
@Jabberwock, try to ignore him and keep contributing well! <3
...You know, if we're suspecting that Darkrai may stick around after death, that seems a great way to put it into a safe-claim.
This makes no sense, as Darkrai would still almost certainly flip Darkrai when they die. There's no use in him still being able to talk in-thread if he's an indie.
@Camoclone, your role isn't "more likely" to be scum, it's exclusively scum. Never have I ever seen it on a townie. On the topic of Camo, why did everyone assume that he is
Spinda of all Pokemon? I'm pretty sure they are a Pokemon in the town, sure, but personally I didn't think Spinda even had Tangled Feet, as it is something pretty much exclusive on bird Pokemon. When I saw Camo's claim I immediately thought that he was Chatot, who sure enough does have Tangled Feet and who is one of the biggest names in the series besides Grovyle and Wigglytuff. I don't doubt at all that Camo's safe claim is a Spinda, though. I'm just going to go back and see who originally said he's a Spinda so that when Camo flips scum we'll know that his scumbuddy slipped by assuming there weren't any other probable Pokemon species with the ability.
Jabber's claim is weird. I haven't played much WW games but that special ability is pretty..special. If he is scum or indie, it is basically useless, thus the real role should be completely different. Something that might be extremely dangerous if it cannot be changed slightly to appear towny.
Not necessarily. It could be a decently standard mafia role like ninja (can't be tracked or watched) or strongman (nightkill can't be blocked). These both scream scum and can't really be adapted onto a town role. And Camo's role is a buffed ninja, so why we're even having this discussion right now is beyond me. Camo is scum. And this push on Jabberwock is unbelievably fast when no one has presented anything even reminiscent of a case on him. I don't think Jabber is scum, though I don't townread him super hard either right now. Hopefully he'll have more confidence to speak up more when Camo doesn't shove a cushion over his mouth every time he takes in a breath to talk.
@bbninjas, saying "possible scum coaching" whenever a new player does something good is not only flawed logic but actually create disinterest in the game for said newer players. Essentially you're rebranding being towny as a scumtell, which is a huge catch 22 and very WIFOMy.
I agree that Jabber has OMGUS'd on Camo here, though I don't think this makes him anti-town.
@Jabberwock, who are your top 3 scum reads?