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Surveillance or Hypnotism? Or Something Else?
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Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter
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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
Safety Officer
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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.
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biggie528
Lucky Stiff
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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.
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biggie528
Lucky Stiff
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Nov-28-2006 07:45
oh and forget safecracking, we've got plenty of that :)
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R Anstett
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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.
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Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter
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Nov-28-2006 12:44
Well, it sounds like Hyp is in.
RAn, how do you know who to use Surv on?
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Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter
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Nov-28-2006 12:44
And thanks for all your thoughts everyone!!!
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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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.
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R Anstett
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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.
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Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter
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Nov-28-2006 23:22
Okay, great to know! I figure I'll have it in the new few weeks anyway.
Thanks!
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reda
Well-Connected
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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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