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Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-22-2004 18:36

So, that was pretty painless, wasn't it?

Feel free to post any questions or comments concerning the launch here. What you think about the pricing and the subscription fee. And what you think about the new look. Actually, the new look should be temporary, because my friend who designed the sleuth homepage is going to help me out with a new site-wide look soon.


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Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-23-2004 13:21

Hi Kay,

Sorry, your browser must not like the paypal "Buy Now" buttons for some reason. Possibly has to do with your security settings.

If you have a paypal account, you can send the appropriate amount to ben@hypotheticalsoftware.com and I will activate your subscription manually. Otherwise, you are welcome to email that address and we'll work out an alternate payment method.

-Ben

GigaClon
GigaClon

Apr-23-2004 23:37

I like the new look too now that I purged my cache. Also there should be a suggestions thread in this forum. I have the first suggestion. the person you do a favor for should not clam up during the investigation. He/She would want to help find the killer right.

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-24-2004 00:49

Yep, that's something I've been thinking about for awhile. It's one of those realism vs. game balance issues. I agree that the person who asked for the favor should not, realistically, clam up, but will that make favors significantly easier? I suppose I could balance it out by randomly making one of the other characters less cooperative.


Panthera
Panthera

Apr-24-2004 06:01

Actually, I always took it as "the person who asked the favor expects you to do it" and they are too busy to do it themselves :)

Logan Myers
Logan Myers

Apr-24-2004 08:32

Yes, we can imagine that the witness could be too busy to entertain the detective's questions, perhaps. Although, logically speaking, since the case involves a friend of the witness, there should not be such reluctance.

I don't think making a witness "unclammable" is too much though. It's equivalent to having an extra contact for the case. If it happens to be an important witness, then that case will be easier. But anyway, I find most favor cases to be solvable.

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-24-2004 09:45

One of the issues there is the favors are currently maxxing out at the Really Hard level, so at this point, those favors are probably too easy for you. I'll raise the maximum level of difficulty for those things this weekend.



jwonie2
jwonie2

Apr-25-2004 17:50

am i the only one who feels agencies are a pretty big part of the game to let only subscribed players use? i guess it probably too late to change it, but come on man

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-26-2004 10:04

Hi Jwonie,

I went back and forth about whether agencies should be subscriber only. As you said, they are a big part of the game and I want as many people as possible to get a chance to participate. I decided to go with the restriction for two reasons:

1) People who join agencies tend to be frequent players who get many hours of entertainment out of the game. I feel more justified in asking those people to help support the costs.

2) It puts up a hurdle for anybody who wants to create their own agency and fill it up with a bunch of their own characters. I feel that undermines the intended purpose of agencies, to enhance player cooperation and competition. If somebody wanted to get away with that, they would need to set up multiple paypal accounts. Since I know that paypal won't allow one credit card to be used on two accounts, that is a fairly big hurdle for anybody trying to skirt the system.


jwonie2
jwonie2

Apr-26-2004 15:59

i understand. well i'm already in one, so i don't have anything to worry about

emily spiner
emily spiner

Apr-27-2004 17:50

hmmm...totally selfish question:
i would really like to join an agency, but i would never solve 8 mysteries a day and have no plans on becoming a subscriber...how about separate agencies for people who aren't subscribers?
i would have joined an agency during beta testing, but wasn't aware that it wouldn't be an option later and wanted to advance my character more first

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