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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?

May-25-2006 10:15

Ah, yes, I forgot to mention that I'm talking about unsubscribed detectives.

Anyway, my turn to ask for advice:
My current list of skills:
Research
Sweet Talking
Lock Picking
Rule Bending
Thread Analysis
Footprint Analysis
Hair Analysis
Flirting

I have 10 unspent points. Should I learn Intermediate Sweet Talking next, or should I take Advanced Rule Bending as my next skill? I really can't decide which skill will help me more...

May-25-2006 10:43

Whoever is giving you most trouble - if you find the townies least talkative, then go for Advanced Rule Bending, and if the suspects are the most uncooperative, then choose Intermediate Sweet Talking :)

If they're equally (un)cooperative, then I'd probably go for Intermediate Sweet Talking, because extra questioning options with the suspects can get useful for witness evidence if you haven't been able to find the murderer via the physical evidence. On the other hand it's also useful to be able to check physical evidence for as many fake alibis as possible so Advanced Rule Bending would help there - *lol* - so back to whoever is least cooperative and which strategy (physical or witness evidence) you like best :)

May-25-2006 11:03

I Have:
Stress Detection
Intermediate Interrogation
Rule Bending
Flirting
Thread Analysis
What next i have 10

May-25-2006 11:04

Thanks, Greyling. In that case I'll take Intermediate Sweet Talking - I'm tired of suspects refusing to answer even a single question, with Sweet Talking not helping. I have never encountered a townie that didn't answer at least one question, so Advanced Rule Bending will have to wait a bit longer.

May-25-2006 11:10

Hope you'll find them more willing to talk now, shadowblack :)

Sara Lou, I think I'd opt for Hair Analysis as you won't be able to find hairs at the crime scene without that even though they can still easily happen to be there :)

May-25-2006 11:14

Sara Lou, Hair Analysisis is a skill you must have, or else you won't be able to find hairs, and that means you won't be able to find all of the evidence. If you really don't have it yet, buy it now. After that - maybe Research would be best since you already have skills for unclamming suspects and witnesses.

May-25-2006 12:28

Okay.... Thanks Greyling and shadowblack!! You guys are awesome!! Hair analysis it is then!!

May-30-2006 03:02

Stress Detection
I have the following so far...

Sweet Talking
Interrogation
Rule Bending
Thread Analysis
Hair Analysis
Flirting

I have the shoe maker as my contact. THANK GOD!! I almost bought footprint analysis. What should I have next? Research or lock picking?

May-30-2006 03:29

Research!! :D

May-30-2006 04:32

Definitely Research!!! It can be used in every case while Lock Picking is used only if you encounter a locked door (and in some cases I didn't find even one locked door) and there's no guarantee what you'll get will be helpful - over a dozen times I picked a lock and found a list of people the person suspects... AFTER I had a complete list of suspects.