This is really, really interesting. I wonder how it will be used and played out. 

this should over ride the CL's BG's IMO, the members should be the CL's BG's essentially

Has this been enacted now? Squishy

Couple questions about this policy:

1. "If the attacker is not perceived as a threat, no action is taken by the loyal member or their BGs." - So if the shot won't kill the boss, this feature won't be used? Or more clearly, this feature is only used if the shot will kill the leader?

2. "Any wraparound damage will still go to the target with whatever damage is left over from the shot that you and your BGs did not absorb." - Does this allow a shooter to get multiple kills with a single shot?

3. Can proed people "take a bullet"?

4. Does this also apply to BG wacks?

Thanks!

Let's use the feature and find out?

While I'm all for "let the users figure it out," I fear that a poor understanding of this feature will result in a total lack of use. I mean, if a cannon can shoot through your loyal members and still take out the leader, I see no reason for it to be used. The less the users know, the less rational it seems to utilize it. Why would I jump into the path of a bullet if it's still going to kill my boss in the end? Considering using the feature is the chief aim of the coding team, I'd be confused why they'd opt not to reveal at least enough information to make the feature seem useful.

I'd rather refrain from providing my opinion on the feature until I understand it, but I'll give a brief perspective. There are already a ton of conditions that must be met for the feature to even be put to use; why bother making it less rewarding by including wraparound damage? Even if you match up all this criteria (which is actually pretty tough to line up when you're the target of a takedown), you still may not even help your boss. Just seems oddly specific and unrewarding without certainty.

Squishy has already clarified, so I guess it is redundant now, but I think all of your questions would have been answered in the fullness of time by actual use of the feature.  

Sorry, took a while to write that and didn't see the post before. Thank you very much for the info Squishy!

Barry, with features like this the only way you really "learn" is by shooting people. That doesn't happen to often, and this feature could greatly impact the next war/takedown. I'd rather know how the feature works before it changes takedowns than after. That may be selfish or impatient, but (like I've already said) if they want the feature used, the more information they provide the better. Otherwise it will more likely go underused and completely neglected. With such extended cycles, it may mean win or loss for an entire regime if a shot doesn't connect as it should etc. Sometimes we can't afford to just sit and wait for everyone to shoot each other to see how the feature works.

Plus, considering how quickly/adequately Squishy answered my questions, I'd say that information was something Squishy wanted public (or at least better understood). I don't think the admin team likes toting around misunderstood or poorly-documented features; that method really only frustrates the people actually trying to play the game strategically and has little to no gains in the quality of gameplay.

Do you ha e to be online at the time of the shot for the take a bullet feature to work?  And can we get rid of bg's while we are at it and or use my suggestion of...

http://mafiareturns.com/comm/thread/495776#90783311

Very very recently online...

Didn't see that sorry.

Facepalm

Sound interesting :) Must be in a great feature Soonish :P

Already implemented bud :) When you're a made man, you can select the option from the manage your profile page.

can actually set it to "take a bullet" before made man

Aye, then it triggers with that requirement. Good point.

Is it possible for some further clarification for 

"If the attacker is not perceived as a threat, no action is taken by the loyal member or their BGs.".

I read it's so that Protection Wacks still go through, however is there any additional information as to what exactly is perceived as a threat, or not a threat?

Is it.. any shot that has less than 2%?
Are shots from within the same family perceived as not a threat?