and how many times on day 2 has no useful information been gathered? Quite frequently. At least with day 1 you have chance at getting a mafia killed, and yes I have often gathered useful information on the first day, especially who I should protect or investigate. And more importantly, day 1 provides information that can be combined with information and posts from later days to reveal more information, provided people are not lazy about looking back. I would be willing to try a night start game, but I am certain it will be shitter for the town than anything. And with a role like beloved princess in play, a night start could be incredibly devastating. Yes you are blind at the beginning of day one however you do learn some information which may prove useful, and a night start does nothing to provide better information and indeed could prove even worse. Also, you smell.