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Feb-22-2004 20:32

I have a couple of questions I'd like some feedback on. Please Answer by replying to this post.

1) Is the game fun? Really fun, kind of fun, funner than going to the dentist?

2) Can you think of anything that would make the game more fun?

3) Is the game too hard? Too easy?

Thanks
-Ben

May-12-2004 14:18

I have one thing to add to Kouraditsa's advice. Some people may be mislead by the fact that there is ALWAYS physical evidence pointing to the guilty suspect. While that is true, it does not necessarily mean that you will ALWAYS find that piece of evindence. If your detective either does not have Basic Thread Analysis, or Basic Hair Analysis, you are not guaranteed to find all the evidence that exists.

That said, it is still a useful strategy, and even has application when dealing with witness evidence, rather than physical evidence.

May-12-2004 16:56

On Max Powers's comment about lock picking: I really do not think suspects whose locks I pick clam up any quicker. I have not noticed anything like this. I do think lock picking equals one extra question with that suspect - otherwise it would be of virtually zero use? This is my experience of the thing.

May-12-2004 17:02

That is correct, Kitten. Using the Lock Picking skill does not effect how many questions a suspect will answer. It is essentially one free question for any suspect who starts out not home. You just don't have the opportunity to choose which question you're getting an answer to.

May-13-2004 07:53

Cool. I haven't had it very long, so it may just be a coincidence. Thanks.

May-14-2004 20:35

1 - the game is really fun
2- the total number of cases for those who can't subscribe should be bigger like 60 or 70% of the cases for those who are subscribed... u have to think that there are lots of foreing players that cannot pay with USDollar or don't have an international credit card to use the paypal system!
An other point is the agency... i think that u should have to be subscribed to CREATE an AGENCY, and not to JOIN one!
3 - the game is simply perfect, a lot of fun and a lot of thinking!

bye

May-15-2004 06:29

1). very fun, i can see this game making alot of ground given time for constant improvements

2a). delete your detective? i think this will be quite popular and it would save you memory (e.g. i've got 2 accounts and would like to delete one)
b). ability to pick your own avatar? (e.g. link to an avatar on another website or upload ur own pic?)
c). more variety in cases, items, shops...etc but i'm sure this will come with time
d). more social interaction (e.g. perhaps an ability to pay another detective to solve a case for you? make this a real time payment to avoid ppl solving cases with more than one account?)

thanks

May-15-2004 09:04

Driftwood,

I am still ful'y tracking all false accusations. If you provide me with the mystery title, I will investigate.

May-15-2004 09:06

Justice,

Your situation where you wanted to delete a detective, to get his name completely out of the system was unusual. In most cases, people ask me to delete characters because they want to start over with the same name. I'm hesitant to do that, because I like the idea of retired characters sticking around in the high scores lists and message boards, for posterities sake. There is also the issue of, if a detective was the one who posted a message on the boards, and the user then deletes that detective, what would happen to that post, and all of it's replies? Sticky.

May-15-2004 11:36

Zuzu said

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2- the total number of cases for those who can't subscribe should be bigger like 60 or 70% of the cases for those who are subscribed... u have to think that there are lots of foreing players that cannot pay with USDollar or don't have an international credit card to use the paypal system!
An other point is the agency... i think that u should have to be subscribed to CREATE an AGENCY, and not to JOIN one!
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i couldn't agree more... i am a brazilian boy and cannot pay by sending a check or even with the paypal system... i would like the idea that a detective can Join an Agency without being subscribed, but cannot CREATE one...
i also agree that the nunber of cases for those who are not subscribed should be at least 50% of those who are subscribed...

thankz

May-22-2004 19:38

1) Is the game fun? Really fun, kind of fun, funner than going to the dentist?

Quite fun, and I even subscribed after a few days. Glad there is a limit on the games I can play still, as this is quite addictive!

2) Can you think of anything that would make the game more fun?

After playing the game a few times, I came up with my very own SLEUTH text file template! Helps me keep track of all the nit-picking details so I'm not making too many false accusation. Nice to hear we can report those, as I believe I ran into one of those situations. I'll turn in a bug report if it happens again.

Also glad to hear the red-herrings & misdirection will increase as I progress. Focusing right now on maxing out my experience at the Easy level so I can earn a lot of skill points.

3) Is the game too hard? Too easy?

I haven't tried any of the Hard level ones, mysteries, or treasure hunts yet. Found some of the Intermediate level ones that I've tried as favors to be very challenging, which lead to my developing my own note taking system.

Getting things down to just 2 or 3 suspects is pretty easy for me, and I think I've worked out a strategy that keeps people talking for a decent interval. (Hardest thing to work out!) Do wish I could somehow say to someone, "Why is your bloody footprint at the crime scene." Especially when they've clammed up, and I know they have an alibi! Gets back to my need to improve my interrogation skills I guess...