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potatodude
potatodude

May-11-2005 07:14

hmmm now i'm stuck.

my detective isn't ready yet to deal with really hard mysteries, yet i can't earn any more skill points on hard ones anymore.

should i start stacking up money on intermediate/hard mysteries, to prepare for bribing townies for information?

or should i just wait for favors since i always seem to get 1 skill point from favors...

or should i just look at the way i'm solving mysteries, see if there's anyway i could improve (i.e. waste less questions)...

i'll be doing all i guess, but i just wanted some suggestions. thank you all.

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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-17-2005 04:32

Sure. But in advising newbies, maybe it is best to advise on their game. I tend to not advise people on how I gathered my skills and equipment. I never sought advise, and bought charming skills as smart/tough detective. I got research way too late. And I purchased too much useless stuff in the detective shop and wasted money. I also paid Shady too much, by guessing.
Luckely, I did decide to not advise newbies, until I figured this game out completely both on the charming, smart, tough side of the spectrum. I figured there is no use in advising someone, without having some of the skills that I am advising someone else to get over there other, and to understand your archtype.

I am sorry you picked to be a very smart detective. You'll know what I mean once you start playing rediculously and impossibly.

Sir Kittithaj
Sir Kittithaj

May-17-2005 05:14

Hmm... although I'm not that experienced, I think my advise is generalized enough to be used by anyone expecially newbies.

I consider myself to be an advanced newbie, who can give an advise or two to people who're younger than me and have the same problem as me - like potatodude.

However, I think I understand enough about skills I have learnt, whether it be Flirting or Hypnotism. I will not touch anything that I'm not familiar with - like the whole Tough skills. I also think I understand about my archtype quite well, although may not as much as you.

About the Very Smart archtype: it serves me well until now. I will deal with the highest level problem later (it would take a long while.) Correct me if I'm wrong, I personally think the Tough and Smart would be the weakest skill to begin with since it's opposite of each other and the gears normally would cancel themselves.

However, aren't all archtypes supposed to be equal? Balancing them should be very important job. I think Ben would not let any archtype to have great advantage over others or it will ruin the game.

Sir Kittithaj
Sir Kittithaj

May-17-2005 05:17

A little mistake:

I personally think Tough and CHARMING would be the weakest skill to begin with, since it's opposite of each other, and the gears normally would cancel themselves.

Sir Kittithaj
Sir Kittithaj

May-17-2005 05:19

Arg! A mistake again...

I personally think Tough and CHARMING would be the weakest ARCHETYPE to begin with.

little nell
little nell
Well-Connected

May-17-2005 08:27

Lockpicking gets you into a place when no one is home, and you get an answer to one extra question by doing so. Its a must! It works for any Archtype - smart, tough, charming or combo - its just cheaper to buy in terms of skill points if you are tough. Its not like flirting that only works with charm.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-17-2005 11:02

I am with you on that Nell.

dimitroulis2
dimitroulis2

May-20-2005 03:17

JUST PLAY INTERMIDIATE CASES.

Xeith
Xeith

Jun-28-2007 00:29

I think you should subscribe for a month and use www.sleuthtips.com
to solved all the feature mysteries offered by this site you also get 12 mysteries a
day a temporarily fix for a well I'm stuck maybe I'll follow my own advice night everyone.



crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Jun-28-2007 08:19

*potatodude goes back in time two years, looks around all dazed-like wondering where this sleuthtips thing is then comes back and slaps Xeith repeatedly in the face with a bag of cougars for committing what honestly might be the worst bump ever*

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Jun-28-2007 08:25

Certainly the most pointless one.

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