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How to buy stuff??!

Teeger
Teeger

Mar-22-2006 13:51

How do you use your money? Can you buy hats and shoes and such? Please answer back. Thanks!

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Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Mar-22-2006 14:40

Hey Teeger, you can use your money at the detective shop thats the icon on the map screen with a magnifying glass on it. Most of the stuff in there isn't as good as the stuff you'll earn by doing favours for the townsfolk though :) there's a recent thread in this section somewhere about that. You can also buy 'stuff' from the heads of factions, like The Dies Arcanum Brotherhood or La Cosa Nostra, depending who you're in good with.

Makensie Brewer
Makensie Brewer
Super Steeper

Mar-22-2006 14:55

...and the better you are in with them, the cheaper the cost is for the faction gear :) However, u are fairly new (by looking at your detective page), and unsubbed so dont worry about that right now. The detective shop gear will do for u right now. I would concentrate on getting your basic interviewing , and smart skills first before even worrying about factions. Just my opinion :)

Arabesque
Arabesque
Old Shoe

Mar-22-2006 16:46

Money is also used for bribes and to pay Shady off. With several exceptions, you will get better stuff by solving favours and by doing AI cases (eventually) than you can buy. Detective shop stuff isn't won't really help you all that much IMHO.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Mar-22-2006 17:44

Mmm what Ara. said about bribes and Shady esp. I shoulda said too :) Good to hold some money back in reserve, and don't blow it all on equipment first up. Shady is a killer when you first start out [if you make false accusations that is - I can only speak from bitter experience] and it's frustrating to have to sell your nice new equipment off cheap to pay him out. :)

Talianna Periwinkle
Talianna Periwinkle

Mar-22-2006 18:02

Oh yeah, I've had experience with that.

Someone gave me something nice when I did them a favor. I did two cases, acted irrational, next thing ya know, I'm there, staring at the screen as I saw the price. It wasn't much, but I had very little money then (I had to pay the stupid bribes as well). So I had to sell the item to pay him off!

Remember, when in doubt, quit! (he he, I stole that from someone, I think. sorry.) And make sure you have enough money to pay off any bribes. Some require a pretty good chunk for someone who's just starting (I've seen them from $100-$200, but I don't know, maybe as you go up, they get more expensive? I know that's true for Shady, but I dunno about bribes....)

HIH!

Makensie Brewer
Makensie Brewer
Super Steeper

Mar-22-2006 19:06

Almost Impossible level you will pay $500 for bribes :)

As far as detective shop, no the gear in there isn't that helpful BUT when u are brand new, it IS helpful to THEM until they can get the better gear :) Anything is better than walking around naked *grin*

Carl Kershaw
Carl Kershaw
Old Shoe

Mar-23-2006 15:01

If you do decide to spend your money on items, make sure you spend it on "correct" items. I notice you are a very tough detective, so I hope you are using tough interview skills. Therefore, buy items with +Tough and +Smart skill only. In fact at low levels +Smart isn't really necessary. Getting +Charm won't help you, because it only increases your chances of success with charm interview skills.
Similarly, if you receive any items from a favour case that are +Charm, then you can safely sell them, because they are of no use to you.


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