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Yes another thought
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Reverend
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Apr-19-2005 13:28
Pick Pocketing is kind of a whimpy skill. Since it was little effect on the actual case (only allowing you to get $$ if the client did it), perhaps there would be another way that Pick Pocketing could used for.
1. (this come come up when you first meet the suspect) You see (the suspect's) journal laying on coffee table. As he turns to shut the door, you silently flip through a couple pages. As you glance down, the names (answer to a question)
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2. When used with Survielence, since you are watching a suspect, it raises the proability of successfully tracking down the suspect's movements.
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P. Rockwell
Well-Connected
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May-12-2005 15:35
Hmm...I report after further digging (like a good little detective.)
Try this:
Almost Impossible case
client guilty
pickpocket the reward.
How much did your pocketbook increase.....?
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woody2
Old Shoe
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May-12-2005 23:37
when we were young we found it was handy for one member of the agency to have pick pocketing as we would save cases for them and use money to pay rent etc but now with all the travelling and such and the cash not as important we dont worry about it much except maybe on the real hard levels
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Dogberta
Nomad
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May-13-2005 10:30
I think DaRu (forgive me if I credit the wrong source), did the math, and you get $1000. Before Ben tweaked it, the case files showed various amounts in that range ... like $1120... or $980... but you always got $1000 regardless of what it said. Now it just says special, and the confusion is gone.
It wouldn't be hard to double check, though. Just see how much cash you are holding before you accuse and after.
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P. Rockwell
Well-Connected
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May-13-2005 11:03
Right. Anyone actually do those steps yet? I noticed something different, maybe I'm just wrong.
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Meglet
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May-13-2005 13:17
Now you have me curious P., what did it do??
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DaPenn0r
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May-13-2005 13:58
Yeh, fill us in :D
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P. Rockwell
Well-Connected
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May-16-2005 06:02
Let's just say I'm pretty sure that when I pickpocketed the cash instead of the actual special reward (pearl handled dagger, ect). I actually got what I think it was worth 'new" and not what I would have got if I had sold it to the detective store.
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P. Rockwell
Well-Connected
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May-18-2005 08:38
This has happened a few more times so I thought I would update.
It seemes that it varies. Sometimes you pickpocket $1004, $1200, or $990. Once I got over $1400.
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Brina 21
Sleuth About Town
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May-18-2005 10:16
I think that before Ben switched the cases to read 'special' they used to show a random dollar amount that is in that range. about $900 to $1200 - but when you sold the gear, you always got $1000, so (because our tiny minds couldn't cope with the disconnect) he masked the $ amount. Sounds like it still plays that way - a random value in that range. But only makes a difference if you have pickpocket and its your client. Otherwise the gear sells for 1K
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