Yeah I couldn't disagree more to be honest. I mean I think Survivor as a wincon is garbage and always has been, I'll never use it as a host myself. Outside of that having indies co-operate with the town under the guide of mutual alliance makes sense for both parties and enables the Indie to actually play without having to be careful about getting spite shot by Mafia. You're in this mindset that claiming Indie is some free ticket out for the player to get a pressure free game - Ultra and to a lesser extent you should give the lie to that assertion this game alone.
it technically is. i mean look at blue. was suspected since the start and claimed indie for a free ticket to coast
u just have to accept it for what it is. mafia can fake claim indies any time and the wincons r very easy to fake. there is no reason for town to trust indies anymore after these games. maybe if the indie was fully open with town yes, but alibaba wasnt. his actions were anti town and he never fully claimed his wincon. thats not good faith.
now if u wanna talk about a good faith indie, they are boring asfk most of the time. like u basically tell town what u can do and what ur goal is. u r basically revealing ur entire role. whats the point of playing then. thats boring.
survivors r the most boring roles BUT they can always be fixed by bounties or claim restrictions. but yea they r usually boring. glad i never rolled one.
winning without claiming indie requires good threadplay to stay alive from both town and mafia. thats how a neutral plays. this makes the indie win much more fun and unexpected.
protown indies can claim if they want. they r basically a townie with an easier or harder wincon depending on the indie. thats up to them. claiming is wack imo and just stops giving mafia incentive to kill them while the indie rains on mafia. put a bounty on it and thats better now. or claim restrict or weaken it of it claimed