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Amber Woodlock
Amber Woodlock

Nov-15-2006 13:12
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I am maybe looking to join an agency but I have a few questions about agencies if anyone can help:

Do I have to be based in the same city as the agency?

When it says 'Maximum Case Files per Detective' what does this mean?

What exactly does an agency do?

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reda
reda
Well-Connected

Nov-17-2006 01:13

YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO JOIN (Or Form) ANY AGENCY!!!

YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO JOIN (Or Form) ANY AGENCY!!!

YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO JOIN (Or Form) ANY AGENCY!!!

YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO JOIN (Or Form) ANY AGENCY!!!

AraLives
AraLives
Battered Shoe

Nov-17-2006 01:44

Hey Reda, do you have to be subscribed to join an agency? How about forming one?

*flees, giggling*

Serges
Serges
Vigilante

Nov-17-2006 01:58

So... we have clamored for months if not years about how there should be a foolproof way to keep unsubscribed players from trying to join agencies in their naivete, right?

Since Jojo never got his flashing neon sign, let me suggest a simple-ish solution... though it would take a little work on Ben's behalf.

I'm writing the AVL message board systems as we speak, so I am led to believe in my experience that this could be done fairly easily from a programming perspective, but...

Why don't we lock the post/reply features on the recruiting board so that only subscribed players can use them?

I realize this comes with problems, like unsubbed agency directors not being able to post about job openings and new palyers not able to publicly inquire about agency-related questions, but it's a thought. Thought I'd shoot it out there for some rhetoric.

R Anstett
R Anstett

Nov-17-2006 08:07

With the new rules Admin proposed about limiting unsubbed detectcives activities in an agency this seems to be a decent idea. I would not want to block anyone from reading here, because that is one of the ways to encourage new players to subscribe, by seeing all the openings and possiblities.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Nov-17-2006 21:33

(Abott & Costello-esque) Hey you guuuuyyyssss... don't confuddle the newbs with what 'isn't', this is for them to read about what 'is'. Go play in someone else's yard. LOL

Kristen S
Kristen S

Dec-13-2006 21:44

if you join an agency, can you get out of it or join another if you get a different invite?

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Dec-14-2006 12:11

Yeah, you can, although it's not great form to go agency hopping, particularly if your current agency has just paid for travel to a different city or given you other resources.

As long as you aren't the sole director (I think) of an agency, you can always resign and accept an invite from another agency. Just make sure to give back any items that your first agency might have let you use, square up loose ends etc. You can also ask your current director to kick you out.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Dec-14-2006 15:45

I think I'll mention that the Directors of all Agencies communicate regularly with each other. There's even a private chat room where they discuss 'Agency Stuff'. So it's in all players best interests to leave their current Agency in as good a favour and grace as possible.

Shite happens, no doubt about it - you have a disagreement about one of your team-mates hair styles or the way they OMG & LOL all the time, but hey we should all play 'nice' - so if you're gonna leave, as the crunch says, make sure you leave with some class and only with what you came with (and/or have accrued along the way) eh.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Feb-7-2008 17:21

I don't usually go into the Website section of Sleuth unless I'm pointing a new player to Hunters and need the URL, but I was really impressed by the depth of knowledge on offer out there. Not 'answers' per se. I'm not into all that 'let me give you 'all' the answers to 'everything' so you don't ever have to think, but I am into teaching materials that guide players on how to move forward in the game under their own steam.

Some Agencies have really gone to a lot of trouble to post exhaustive guides. Hunters, for example, has great 'how to play a case' material [just to name but one]. I think all players, let alone new players, should take the time to read that guide.

But ALL of the sites are just great advertisements for Sleuth by how they go about introducing themselves and their love of the game.

And if you were a new player and looking to join an Agency, it would be worth hitting their website first (if they had one) to see what kind of atmosphere their site reflects. Most of them give you a good feel for the players of the Agency.

So, old or new, take a look at the website section sometime.

http://www.playsleuth.com/community.html

There is some, good, informative, and sometimes very funny stuff, out there.

mystery123
mystery123

Feb-9-2008 18:51

HI I'm kind of new, and I was wondering about the Agency stuff. How do you get into one?

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