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BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-12-2006 21:11

Maybe it's just me... But I experienced it became a tad more difficult lately to solve AI cases. More & more suspects seem to clam up right from the start and the townies can't come up with names so the list is not complete. More & more cases with 3 or even 4 PE suspects clammed up. Or what about a case with 4 threads and 3 suspects referring to the tailor for their alibi's...

My surveillance skill seems to be of futile use now....


Is this in any way related to the upcoming new features (avoidance of building up too many unspent skill points)?????


Everyone: NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

:-)

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BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-12-2006 22:18

LOL, hello Ben could you reveal something to us?


Hmmm.....

calalta
calalta
Well-Connected

Aug-12-2006 23:53

I am with Woody on this one Bad ass. Judge of Character is shockingly necessary in the AI cases, maybe a bit more so recently but i am not sure. I have had shockingly low base numbers recently ( number in JOC before adjustments) as low as like 12 for AI cases, which used to be very rare. Surveilance.... well surveilance is useless i think, at least as it works now. In full smarts in a favour case it will work one in three times, in an AI it is more like maybe 1 in 5.

yoyofoshow
yoyofoshow
Old Shoe

Aug-13-2006 00:00

I thought I was just having a really bad day. Considering the day before I bought advanced intimidation and then I couldn't get any of the townies to talk. Ben couldn't you have given us a warning?

roamie
roamie
Well-Connected

Aug-13-2006 06:06

Judge of Character is useless if you are a Very Tough or Very Charming detective. I change into full smart gear every time I search a crime scene and have top of the line tough gear. It doesnt change the fact that 3 or 4 pieces of physical evidence are the same and at least one of them does not have details.

Also, when you narrow down a suspect and go to find out which piece of evidence belongs to them, the PE clams up after the first question. AND what happens more often than not lately is 4 or 5 suspects ALL have the same alibi and the townie clams after the first question.

In the past the suspects and townies clammed more or less in cycles and certain PE evidence popped up more or less. This is different and is making it impossible to solve cases. The only plus side I can see is IF you are able to get all your suspects it really helps to be in an agency so everyone can help you out with their contact. Maybe this is a push to get everyone to want to join an agency and therefore they must subscribe. Good marketing ploy? Personally, needing someone else to help solve my case for me takes alot of fun out of the game.

R Anstett
R Anstett

Aug-13-2006 06:12

The problem Roamie is that you have the full tough set on.

This might be the best way for you to work your cases right now because you do not have a full set of Charm skills also.

Once you have all the tough and all the charm you will want to wear a more balanced set based on the gender of your character (to take advantage of the flirting bonus). Then you will find that you have many fewer clamed suspects.

It is hard to get to that point where you do not need any help from anyone to solve every case you open.

roamie
roamie
Well-Connected

Aug-13-2006 06:24

That might be true RAnstett but is still not the issue and continuing to bring it up is veering off the original subject. There are several people in our agency who are both Tough and Charming and who have the necessary Judge of Character, tough and charming skills. The ISSUE is cases are having the same PE evidence and the same WE alibis. And it is making the game ALMOST impossible to solve cases by yourself. There are a few cases a day you can solve by yourself, but most of the time, help from your fellow detectives is needed.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Aug-13-2006 07:34

It's a moot point until someone from on high says to us, yes I've made it a bit harder. And they always do. No-one can say we're not well informed or kept up to date with game changes.
For all we know this is just a domino effect where we're all jumping at shadows looking for an excuse for not solving cases. (having just solved 7 or 8 in a row, I'm rethinking my stanse, can you tell...)
You raise a good point though roamie about not making the game too hard for 'lone wolf' players because they don't have the option to change their clothes like Agency players do. Maybe the game update will cover that eventuality too?!
Let's wait and see what the Sleuth Gods say and do :D

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Aug-13-2006 07:40

I've been working a lot of cases lately and haven't noticed much of a difference myself. I'd be interested to see what Ben and Sunny have to say on the subject, but I would hazard a guess that its just a coincidence. People who have stockpiled skill points already have them all anyways :)

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-13-2006 15:44

I love coincidences :) They always make me wonder why they happen...

Al Z
Al Z

Aug-13-2006 21:57

They happen, usually, because I hit a little button. And then your life goes to you know where in a handbasket Bad Ass.

Oh yes. Time to push the button again. Shiny. Little. Button.

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