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shadowblack
shadowblack

May-8-2006 07:48

Currently I have:
Research
Sweet Talking
Rule Bending
Flirting
Footprint Analysis
Hair Analysis
Thread Analysis

I was thinking of buying the following skills (in that order):
1) Pick Pocketing
2) Intermediate Sweet Talking
3) Advanced Rule Bending
4) Advanced Sweet Talking
5) Advanced Thread Analysis
6) Hand Writing Analysis
7) Hypnotism
8) The rest of the skills
Do you think I'm making a mistake somewhere, and if so - where?

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AraLives
AraLives
Battered Shoe

Jun-9-2007 05:11

I would actually get flirting and then footprint analysis. Flirting will give you a serious edge (+20) when questioning suspects of the opposite sex. Hypnotism is useful but it's a much better idea to get your standard smart & charming skills before getting faction skills.

bluemchen
bluemchen

Jun-9-2007 10:26

but wouldn't it be better to get the more "expensive" skills before the cheaper ones?

bluemchen
bluemchen

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Arabella Parker
Arabella Parker
Well-Connected

Jun-9-2007 14:39

Yes and no. It is usually a good idea to get the more expensive skills while the skill points come faster, but flirting is so helpful when interviewing someone of the opposite sex, I would agree with AraLives that flirting will get you farther than hypnotism and I would get it first.

Titus04
Titus04

Jun-9-2007 18:03

Always getting the most expensive skill is not always benefical. There are some faction skills that are absolutely worthless. For instance, Pugilism might be more expensive than flirting. For your character (I'm assuming you are going the "charming" route), puglism would do next to nothing as you don't use "tough" skills on suspects.

It's best to look at how the skill would help before looking at the price tag. ;)

bluemchen
bluemchen

Jun-10-2007 01:22

that's what I did Titus - and why I decided to go for hypnotism and underworld. and I just wanted to know the order in which to get them. and whether it'd be mroe usefull to skip on footprint in the meanwhile

also I'd like to leave NY in the next future and don't want to wait on having to rebuild my standing with the order afterwards but getting their skill and then starting of with the next faction (I know the order's to be found in another place as well, but I'd like to move on)

V Buster
V Buster
Old Shoe

Jun-10-2007 05:18

I'd leave Underworld Connections to last. I've been playing for well over two years and I have never had to quit a case because I couldn't get the suspect out of hiding. At best the skill saves you a small amount of time (and possibly money) but most of the other skills are far more usefull.

bluemchen
bluemchen

Jun-10-2007 05:51

thanx for the help - I've just bought flirting and will see what it does.
so the next ten points are reserved for hypnotism with footprint for the ones following after that and then I'll decide where to go from there

götz
götz

Jun-10-2007 10:33

I'm in a "dilemma". I have all smart and charming skills plus Lock Picking (I'm an unsubbed smart and charming detective). Now I'm wondering what will be the best skill I'm going for. I thought it would be not too bad to go to a faction which has the best gear for me and than once I have the points to buy that certain skill. The last weeks it seemed to be that I should go to OoS but in the maenwhile I received gear by doing favors, and now it is useless to go ahead with OsS regarding the gear.

This is my actual conflict: the gear is not too bad at the moment - but what is the best skill I should get nex?

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Jun-10-2007 12:12

Assuming you have research already as part of your smart set, I would go for hypnotism next. Its very helpful for a charming detective and you already have the good start with OOS.

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