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May-11-2006 12:36

I know the subscription allows you to play the featured mysteries (which don't count against you if you accuse incorrectly which is very appealling), allows you to do a treasure hunt (as a member of an agency), and allows you to travel to another city, but what else does it get you?

What I'm looking for is how the mysteries you get for your subscription differ from non-subscription mysteries. Are there more locations in each city to visit? Is there another way of proving guilt?

And one last thing: Will the mysteries ever "run out" for those who have not subscribed?

Thank you for your patience.

May-11-2006 12:57

Here's the thread I mentioned:

http://newyork.hypoware.com/map/cityhall/post.spy?id=7072

May-11-2006 14:22

Having never played a FM yet, I can say that it does not affect why I subscribed.

The desire to be part of an agency and the chance at different skills affected my choice. Being part of the community feels better when you subscribe.

Heck Underworld Connections alone as a skill is almost worth the price of a subscription for several months.

May-11-2006 16:15

FMs (Featured mysteries) are EXTREMELY different from a random mystery.

They are usually a little bit harder, have more story line (a LOT more), and are just, overall, more fun.

That's what FMs are.

May-11-2006 17:03

When you're not subscribed you can't travel to other cities and thus can't gather certain faction skills such as pugilism, surveillance and underworld connections.

Pugilism gives a boost to your toughness and helps to solve cases by getting more cooperation from suspects & witnesses.

Surveillance is handy to get extra answers of an uncooperative suspect.

Underworld connections avoids to make a tour of town witnesses when a suspect went into hiding.

May-11-2006 23:43

I think the big draw is in being a member of an agency...it's not just the treasure hunts and different skills and stuff. For me the big plus is the opportunity to switch gear and collaborate on cases. Agencies have equipment lockers with which their members can share items such that you can gear up with the smartest items to make sure you find all the detailed evidence at a crime scene, then switch to very tough or very charming stuff depending on your profile, to increase the chance of success in interviewing. And if that fails, you can file a case (with some exceptions) so that someone else can work on it for you.

Short version...mucho experience points! More skill buying ability! A world of rich functionality at your fingertips! Improved self-esteem!

And all at low low prices. Kicks the ass off that weird chopping tool you bought from an infomercial.

(yoda voice) Subscribe, you will. :P

May-11-2006 23:45

Oh, and no...I don't see how the mysteries would ever run out, irrespective of subscription status.