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And yes, from the perspective of pure gameplay, "Mafia" has lost its essence.
Yes, the setting is very good and interesting, but in it, the outcome of the game for the town mainly depends on the first night, and that's not a good thing.
I also don't like the overpowered role of the serial killer, who is very unlikely to be executed at all. Why should the town waste a vote on him if he doesn't bother anyone except the psychos? And the psychos will never kill him because he will simply either hide or lie in wait and kill, and no night action except the first one affects him. What kind of imbalance is this? The serial killer should either win alone or, like "Mr. Death," win by being the last one standing against one team (he'll kill everyone and go home to drink tea with cookies). In general, there is no balance with the serial killer role.
And in general, since when do players have to work for the setting? Yes, from a logical point of view, it would be correct if the good doctors continue to treat the psychos and none of them die. Yes, it would be nice if the cop helps the good/evil doctors get rid of the psychos and competitors and becomes a good/corrupt cop. Of course, from a literary point of view, such scenarios would have a great ending; I'm sure Slonysh will write it well, and there definitely won't be any flying horseshoes. However, such a game in itself loses its flavor. Initially, everything should be like this: the town's goal is to get rid of all the Mafia and serial killers, the Mafia's goal is to remain one, and the serial killer's goal is to kill everyone and not get caught. And all these "do you want non-standard situations? I have them!" are nonsense and take away all the meaning of the game. I've said everything.
P.S. Yes, by the way, I'm still against recruiting Mafia members; it's time to stop this.
