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Surveillance or Hypnotism? Or Something Else?
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Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Nov-26-2006 20:36

Hey All!

Looking for opinions between Surveillance and Hypnotism - what do you think is better?

I have all my tough except Stress Det, all my smarts, and all Factions except Surv., Hyp, and Safe-cracking.

I am not interested in Charm skills at all.

What do you all think?

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Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Nov-28-2006 04:25

mmm I'd go hypno. I can bump up to 25 in smarts and surveillance still doesn't always work all the time. Great when it does but it's too hit and miss.

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Nov-28-2006 07:44

Hmm ironically Crunch, I don't have safecracking :)

Ranier, as one of the toughest wenches out there, I have both. I find hypnotism to be FAR more useful, and it made not a bit of difference that I could tell by switching to charm equipment.

Surveillance is cool but I use it so rarely, since it only works about half the time, even with the PITA system of switching equipment.

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Nov-28-2006 07:45

oh and forget safecracking, we've got plenty of that :)

R Anstett
R Anstett

Nov-28-2006 11:29

I find that WHO you use Surv. on is more important than the gear you use. I know that everyone says it feels like a 50/50 chance, but I seem to have closer to a 70% rate of success and I never change my gear.

Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Nov-28-2006 12:44

Well, it sounds like Hyp is in.

RAn, how do you know who to use Surv on?

Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Nov-28-2006 12:44

And thanks for all your thoughts everyone!!!

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Nov-28-2006 14:40

Mmm the one thing about surveillance I've noticed is that when there aren't any options open to you - ie all your suspects have clammed, THEN it invariably works. If you just use it when your first suspect clams and you have a list of 4 left to question it doesn't seem to like you as much.

R Anstett
R Anstett

Nov-28-2006 17:27

SS has one thing to look for. The other one I look for is when someone clams who should not have. You have a 90% chance and the clam without answering any questions.

I tend to use it right away during the motive/alibi questioning rather than holding off to wait and see if I need it later.

Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Nov-28-2006 23:22

Okay, great to know! I figure I'll have it in the new few weeks anyway.

Thanks!

reda
reda
Well-Connected

Nov-29-2006 02:09

Seem to me like what SS and Ran are saying contridicts (hmmm how do you spell this? lol) eachother.

SS say: wait till everyone is clammed and then it will work.
Ran is saying: use it emmidiatly in the motive/alibi fase, dont wait till the end.
So my conclusion would be, sur. works sometimes :P

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