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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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R Anstett
R Anstett

May-8-2006 11:55

Yes on Lock Picking to be the next skill. (and in full agreement on the confusion that I made twice now in the past few days)

You will get the two free questions per case with Lock Picking that will help out for a long time to come.



LilRach
LilRach
Well-Connected

May-8-2006 14:16

Also, it might help to pursue hand writing analysis sooner. Until you get this skill, you want be able to find notes. This can especially be helpful on the harder cases.

Greyling
Greyling

May-8-2006 15:28

Despite Pickpocketing being Lockpicking I'd still go for the advanced interviewing skills first and the lockpicking :)

Oh, and Handwriting will just let you know the type of hand - the ability to find notes is one of the skills available from the start :)

LilRach
LilRach
Well-Connected

May-8-2006 18:35

Opps, sorry! I guess it has been a while since I got handwriting. I could have swarn it wasn't given to you. Thanks Greyling for clearning it up:)

reda
reda
Well-Connected

May-9-2006 00:59

Only thread and hair cant be found without the basic skill.

Jolyn
Jolyn

May-25-2006 04:03

I have these..

Stress Detection
Interrogation
Rule Bending
Flirting
Hair Analysis
Thread Analysis

And I'm smart and charming. What should I get next? I have 10 to spare now...

Greyling
Greyling

May-25-2006 04:28

I think I'd either go for Research or Sweet Talking (although you already have Interrogation (and getting an intermediate interviewing skill would help with the suspects), but you also have Rule Bending and of course you could have one since (the tough one) for suspects and one side (the charming one) for townies, but you also have charm gear and Flirting which adds to Sweet Talking and Rule Bending when used on the opposite sex. So since you don't have Interrogation and Intimidation, I think I'd switch to getting the charming interview skills instead) :)

R Anstett
R Anstett

May-25-2006 05:19

Joyln I would say to save and get research. Soon the skill points will come farther apart and you will do better eliminating one suspect totally. Greyling has a very good point that after research concentrating on the Charm side and mixing in the additional Smart skills is the way to go after that.

shadowblack
shadowblack

May-25-2006 07:07

Well, you have Rule Bending, Flirting, Hair Analysis and Thread Analysis (the last two are "must have" skills), so I suggest you take Sweet Talking and then Research. The reason for buying the skills in that order is simple: you need a way to make people answer your questions (and you have Charm gear, so Charm skills are more likely to work). Eliminating one suspect is nice, but if all suspects clam up before you get some sort of evidence against the remainig suspects you'll have to either guess (very bad idea) or quit the case.

After you have both skills consider learnign Lock Picking - with a bit of Luck it could save you a question or 2...

One last thing - forget about Smart skills for the moment. You already have the two you need, so wait until you get your PE contact before buying any new Smart skill. They can be helpful, but you'll probably feel really stupid if you get Advanced Hair Analysis and then, after the very next Favor, the Barber becomes your contact... I know I would've felt really stupid if the Shoemaker had become my contact, especially since I *started* the game with Footprint Analysis...

R Anstett
R Anstett

May-25-2006 08:15

Shadow, your point about PE contacts and skills really only applies to unsubcribed detectives.

When you are subscribed and travel to different cities you will aquire different PE contacts in each city. They happen by chance, so not getting Advanced Thread because you have the Tailor contact in New York will actually hurt you when you go to London and get the Barber as your PE contact.

Your advice for Jolyn (currently unsubbed) is a good point to consider for other unsubbed detectives.

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