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Sep-5-2006 08:35

For those, who have gotten all the smart skills and a set of charm (or tough) skills finished, suggestions on what to go for next? Should I try for faction skills or just start working on the other interview set? As a side note, I have gotten Hypnotism and Basic Interrigation already. I'm considering getting Underworld Connections but I'm not sure if I should go for something more immediately useful, like Lock Picking. Suggestions?

Sep-5-2006 08:50

I sued to say that lock picking was the most useless faction skill EVER, but now that villain hunting, bribes and shady are sucking all my money, I am not so sure anymore.
I will however, highly recommend surveillance from Circle of Light.
And of course, I still don't know what skills the expansion brought!

Sep-5-2006 09:23

*lock picking is pickpocketing? Because lockpicking is not a faction skill and I think it's a useful one. (They can be annoying when you have hynotism and every door you unlockpick gives you motives)

Hands out who else has said lock picking when they meant pickpocketing?

*grins and puts her hand up*

Come on, I know there are others who have done it!

I think Underworld is good -saves time and wil help with AIs.
And I am not sure about this, but I think Puglism is pretty much part of interview skills for a tough detctive even though it is a faction skill?

And after Underworld, I'd get Survillance.. although you might want to start look at mixing up you interview skills and get Judge of Character.

Sep-5-2006 09:40

*blush*
*slaps forehead*
Yeah..I meant pick pocketing from Arcanum Brotherhood. Most useless faction skill.

I forgot about Underworld connections, which is good. However, I don't have it, and it has not cause me to loose a suspect, it is just convenient.

I still go for Surveillance first, but you gotta remember to have your smart gear on.

Sep-5-2006 09:42

And Pugilism is a tough skill which is supposed to give you more of a chance of intimidation/interrogation working. I have it, and I am not sure how much of a "push" it really gives.

Sep-5-2006 09:45

Tz, if you meant lockpicking and not pickpocketing, then YES, get lock picking. I think that should be among the basic arsenal of skills for any detective. If you meant pickpocketing, bah. Like Andrea says, it could be handy for those in the hunts, because you have to keep hold of your purse strings for bribes as needed, but otherwise, bah. I would recommend surveillance or underworld connections.

Sep-5-2006 09:46

Andrea, pugilism gives you +10 tough.

Sep-5-2006 11:05

I definitely meant Lock Picking.

And I wasn't just asking about particular faction skills (though Surveillance is one of the ones on my list). I was also asking what some of the more experience people out here think would be more useful: to finish off the tough skills (in my case since I already have the charming) or to pick up some of the faction skills. Either way, it will take a while to get all of them.

Sep-5-2006 11:14

I would go for lock picking as the next thing. Running into locked doors is frustrating. With lock picking, you get to go in and answer one question, either alibi or motive, without actually asking that suspect. It saves you one question and can mean the difference between getting that suspect to finger someone else, or clamming up.

Sep-5-2006 12:28

I will add to the crowd here and say Lock Picking first, then Underworld Connections, then back to more Tough skills.

Survilance and safe cracking can wait if you are in an agency that already has detectives with them.

Pick pockets is the least useful skill, a definate last pick.

Sep-5-2006 14:54

i´ve found Pick pocketing quite useful.
So i´d say Lock Picking, Surveillance, Underworld Connectiona and then Pick Pocketing.
Safe Cracking has been most useless to me.