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What's the most humorous thing that
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Miss_Wiles
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Apr-27-2004 10:38
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Kitten
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May-5-2004 11:31
A UK resident myself, I was amused at one suspect's name: Sunny Manchester.
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Kay
Well-Connected
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May-5-2004 14:02
i had a case were the victim was a man and had three lovers and two of them were men....go figure but that was a while back during beta testing. non the less i still get at least two lovers. Kinky isn't it? lol
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Eliza Black
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May-6-2004 10:06
That's a good point...
At least the flirting skill potentially plays off of the suspect's romantic inclinations, not necessarily the sleuth's own. That's cool, and for me somehow outweighs the 'falling in love' storyline that seems to happen so infrequently (for me, at least)...
Stuff to think about, at any rate.
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Tale Spinner
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May-6-2004 11:30
Yeah, accounting for sexual orientation actually pops up as a headache in lots of situations, when writing for this game. The thing is, romance and sexual tension tend to play a big role in the detective novel genre, and I'd like to work it in more.
It seems a little heavy handed to ask every new detective to indicate a sexual preference for their detective, though.
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Eliza Black
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May-6-2004 11:45
Definitely... :D I think that you've done a pretty good job of working around it, all things considered. Potentially incorrect assumptions about a detective's sexuality pop up fairly infrequently, IMO, and it's good to know that you're at taking such things into consideration as you program away...
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sunny
Lady of Shadows
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May-7-2004 10:43
The mixing of the genders in the storylines is fine--everyone getting with everyone. I don't think you need to worry about programming around it. If this was real life the sexual orientation dynamics would be "presuptive and problematic." But, this is a game.
BTW, The Watcher, do you even play the game?
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Fat Chuck
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May-7-2004 15:20
The watcher is obvioulsy an alias for someone who wished to remain anonymous with their post. It is hard to imagine anyone being offended about a game saying you're falling for someone, anyone. I mean, it is a little weird that I "fall" for these NPC's, but it's just the flavor of the scenery. I apologize if my lack of sympathy has offended anyone but I don't think it needs to be fiddled with.
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Fat Chuck
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May-7-2004 19:57
NPC is role play talk for non-player character. (I've apparently fallen in love with several by now. They never fail to break my heart too!)
:-D
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sirgarr
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May-7-2004 20:52
Poor Fat Chuck! One day maybe. :)
I think I remember "taking a liking to" a male client, not exactly love but some analogous stuff does happen.
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Wayne Williams Jr.
Well-Connected
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May-7-2004 23:36
Yes, I agree it's no big deal.
The player (sitting behind the monitor) should be distinguished from the detective (the avatar that exists in Sleuth World).
Sexual orientation aside, a male player can even adopt a female avatar, or vice versa, right? So I see no problem with this at all. When the cut scene says "you're falling in love with this man/woman", simply take it to mean that the detective (eg. Wayne Williams Jr.) is the one falling in love, not the player at the keyboard.
Make sense? This discussion is getting pseudo-philosophical. Welcome to Sleuth Matrix...Is there not a Detective Neo somewhere?
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