mass claiming has downsides though. i mean it'll just tell the mafia exactly who to avoid (the hens) and who to attack (the animals that produce resources).
This is true, as there are certain advantages they might want to take in choosing their kills.
But at the same time, I'm not sure what we can do right now.
I feel like I could be putting myself at risk, but, we need to get suss reads fast, and there's no better way then to find inconsistencies with role reveals.
I'm a pig. On the first night, I found a mushroom, I can eat it at anytime and has a 50% chance to kill me. It's a good thing someone mentioned a famine, because I was going to eat it to see if it produced any "effects", but saved it for now. I don't think I was mentioned in the night post as I was allowed to eat it during the day. So I started that night with a 0% chance to die, and this night will only be a 20% for me. I ate it during the day so if I died you'd probably get a clearer message of what's going on.
However, by knowing the animals less likely to starve, it does mean the mafia may target us so it's easier for the rest of us to die out and they win.
Oh, but mafia, if you're reading this I'll be waiting till night to eat another mushroom tonight. If I die from mushroom poisoning and you grab me...well, no promises my meat won't be tainted. :>