and this isn’t really even true
for classic wow, much like forum mafia, to do the end game content that people want to do, you need to do it around many many other player’s schedules all simultaneously
and once you’re done it’s over for the week, no matter how much you wanna do it again
and again, every hobby has it’s downsides
fm has already existed for 10+ years
it isn’t going anywhere
you might stop
but it’s probably still gonna be here
just because you dont do something doesn’t mean it’s going to die out
i really do hope youre right, i feel like mafia is a good thing to have around
Hi. I’m JaggedJimmyJay, and my first post on Fortress of Lies is a wall.
I am sure “forum” Mafia has a shelf-life, in that essentially everything has a shelf-life. Perhaps it dies when forums themselves die, and that is almost certainly happening already. This format for online communication is not as necessary as it once was, back when there was a real benefit to the “bulletin board” style of dialogue in online spaces. Discord and other services like it have already conquered much of the text-based communicative market, and they were preceded by other real-time social media anyway.
However, it may not necessarily be the end of the game we have played for all of this time. We call it forum Mafia, because we play it on forums. It would be better named something more general though, something that captures the essence of what we do rather than where we do it. Just “long-form Mafia” might work well enough. We play the game in a format that allows for extensive permanent records of game material and, when we feel like it, thick analytic efforts that don’t work well in chat, video, or live formats. And I think the spirit of long-form Mafia should persevere, because let’s be honest – the sustaining power of this game lies in the energy of the nerd.
As long as there are nerds that wish to exercise and display their powers of mind, then there will be a place for long-form Mafia. If that means forums themselves will continue solely for the sake of this game, so be it. Or it might mean that other platforms adapt to accommodate. Because it’s hard for any nerd to be their best selves in a real-time Discord server. Even slow-mode Discord could approach the right pace and structure if nothing else.
brought a tear to arete’s eye
god bless you, it’s like i’m watching a fledgeling keldi hatch from its egg as i once did
i think this is not-in-our-lifetime aways away though
Hi 3J
I don’t think it will die because the concept is compelling and simple. It’s like crossword puzzles or something.
Welcome @JaggedJimmyJay, I hope you enjoy your stay! 
Yes. Forum Mafia is dying because I’m playing.
Come to think of it, you kind of have the color palette of omori
Not really.
Except your eye color, you’re pretty monochrome
i like your nickname
Welcome to FoL my friend!
That’s katze :nausea:
i love katze even more now
My thoughts:
Forum Mafia will not fully go extinct. However, given just how much sustained effort and concentration that one needs to give to it, as opposed to more fast-pased mafia games (BotC, ToS, the late ToL, amoogus, etc), it will definitely decline over time as people’s prefered way to play Mafia.
What people want in a modern online game is usually quick, fast-paced games that can fit easily into people’s ever-shrinking schedules.