Help traitors by removing the no-character-reveal rule in AOOC

[NerdyVampire]

I have been thinking about this for a while, and though there might be a good reason, I just can't see it. Why do we have this rule, that prevents traitors from coordinating their gimmicks based on their work-roles and characters? Why can we plan an entire gimmick in aooc, but when it comes to actually executing it we cannot pretend we had a plan at all and knew each other beforehand?

There seems to be some logical connection that might have made sense when the Syndicate was a thing and traitors were all expected to work for them, but it just doesn't seem to be the case anymore to me. No one seems to gain from this rule - non-antag players need to wait longer for the gimmick to start, antag players either wont bother to identify each other because code-phrases are cumbersome to use or they need time to do it which is better spent otherwise. Antags might even mistakenly target each other without intending to.

I am not suggesting we allow traitors to discuss IC developments in AOOC, not at all. But a basic understanding of each other (if they want to know each other) I see no drawback from. It's the exact same thing traitors tell each other first if they purchase the all-access headset chip - but why shouldn't they know this beforehand, if it fits the gimmick to work together?

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by NerdyVampire
Missed a few words

[Carver]

I always assumed this only covered ick-ock of in-round events. If you really can't use it for gimmick coordination under the current rules, then full support, let's make gimmicks more interesting.

[Mazerins]

resident antag main here.

You could always just coordinate a place to meet together in AOOC, and go from there IC, I think that much was allowed, at least in my experience of playing antag it was.

Edited November 30, 2023 by Mazerins

[NerdyVampire]

Perhaps a mod or admin can clarify what the current policy is, it is entirely possible I am mistaken. I'm basing this post only on a few Antag rounds where I attempted to coordinate and was told it wasn't allowed like that.

[NerdyVampire]

Bumping this up 

Also this makes even better sense, sice we have removed the concept of a shared agency controlling the traitors (the Syndicate), so it is more reasonable that the traitors have formed their own groups before suddenly meeting with contraband on the Horizon.