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You could have asked the thread!  I feel like I have a super okay understanding of those roles now, having been mod and being one of the roles itself!

WE COULD HAVE HELPED YOU!
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AS JOAT that early!

So, now i ask.  On the slim chance you hit the mafia or the deaded person while using tracker on the first night, does that show as movement?  I would think it does, and I think Salty made me start thinking it did not.

 
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BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AS JOAT that early!

So, now i ask.  On the slim chance you hit the mafia or the deaded person while using tracker on the first night, does that show as movement?  I would think it does, and I think Salty made me start thinking it did not.
The "tracker" skill is used to show if ANYONE used a night action.  So it's specific to determining if someone is mafia or JoAT.  Townies can't use night actions, so even if they were 'killed' that night, they would still have a response of "Tracked player did not use a night action".

On the other hand, the "motion detector" skill is used to show if ANYTHING happened to or happened because a character.  This is the 'messy' skill because, taking your first night kill scenario.  The mafia player, AND the to-be-killed  townie would have a positive "Motion detected" from the JoAT skill.  The mafia because they're 'visiting' someone (to kill them) and the killed townie (because someone visited them), but the JoAT isn't told who is visiting/completing the action, just that there was motion.   I also think of this skill as 'messy' because if a JoAT uses motion detector on another JoAT, who is using doctor or tracker, this is considered a "motion detected" on that JoAT, which may think that they're mafia.

 
So if say I motion detected you, and JP tracked or protected you, that would show motion around you? But that is inconclusive data, so helpful, but not super helpful.

Edit: you being vanilla townie.
When I was modding the game with RB and JK as JoATs, they both targeted MP. JK used Tracker and found that she did not use a night action, while RB used MD and found that motion was detected, giving conflicting readings.

 
So if say I motion detected you, and JP tracked or protected you, that would show motion around you? But that is inconclusive data, so helpful, but not super helpful.

Edit: you being vanilla townie.
Yeah, that's why I don't really like the motion detector skill.  Big fan of the tracker.

 
Running tally
In: Cheby, Duran, jean15paul, Squar, RB, Bly?: SaltyOut: TJ
I've gotta skip the next round. Was just notified that I'm flying to San Diego for a field inspection next week and won't be able to be active on the forums. The individual originally scheduled had to fly back to another location due to family emergency and is no longer available.

 
I've gotta skip the next round. Was just notified that I'm flying to San Diego for a field inspection next week and won't be able to be active on the forums. The individual originally scheduled had to fly back to another location due to family emergency and is no longer available.
Be safe!!!

 
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