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Feb-22-2004 20:32

I have a couple of questions I'd like some feedback on. Please Answer by replying to this post.

1) Is the game fun? Really fun, kind of fun, funner than going to the dentist?

2) Can you think of anything that would make the game more fun?

3) Is the game too hard? Too easy?

Thanks
-Ben

Aug-18-2005 06:09

Question 1: Yes
Question 2: See below
Question 3: Just right. After all, I get to choose my difficulty level.


Problems #1:
Occasionally a detective picks up a skill they don't want. Sometimes by accident, sometimes by being uninformed (like choosing flirting before either rule bending or sweet talking). It would be neat to have a way to reverse this and get their skill points back, but in a manner that it can't be abused.

Problem #2:
Big Lucy's Cabaret is expensive for novice detectives, and offers them nothing in return (character building wise).

Problem #3:
After getting a feeling for the flavor of the game, some people may want to change their character's name (Or add a nickname or alias).


Here are 2 suggestions that I think would solve all 3 problems.

Suggestion #1: Big Lucy's "special" gin
Have Big Lucy sell a $50 "special" alcoholic beverage that is so strong it makes the detective forget a chosen skill (but it returns all/most of their skill points they spent on that skill). They can now spend them on something new. Because Lucy is only available occasionally and between cases, this couldn't be abused during a case by power gamers. It also allows newbies (who are the most likely candidates for choosing an unwanted skill) something to do at Lucy's.

Suggestion #2: Add an Alias
Have a character in some city offer to sell false ID papers (that allow a detective can change their forum name). So as not to be abused, or to have to fiddle with the database to much, the original detective name should still be used for log in and always be visible from the character sheet. The idea is to just add a field in the database for an alias. Then allow the detective to choose if they want to be known by their original "log-in" name or their new "alias" for purposes of posting in the forums, being listed in an agency, etc. For a fee, the alias could be changed again and again, but only 1 alias is allowed/stored at a time.

Aug-19-2005 09:45

I have just had a problem where my detective got revoked and that left my agency with only an officer in charge because dumb me didn't make my next in line a director earlier like I should have.
I think you should make it so that if a director gets revoked out of their agency (by their stupidity like me) that if only an officer is left then they should automatically become a director.

Aug-19-2005 11:15

You aren't the first Maddie to have this happen. It's all part of the game.

Aug-29-2005 05:46

It's fun
but you kind of figure out the pattern after many cases. Yeah, it's still fun.

to make the game more fun, add some personalities into characters like suspects and the shop people.

the game level is fine

Aug-29-2005 05:56

I forgot to add that if you can include a family for the detective and have them tell you something about the case, that would be cool.

Aug-31-2005 07:56

1) Really fun

2) I don't know, perhaps more accessory/hat/... In the first four favors I made I received a grey umbrella and 3 plaid scarf.

3) I think is OK.

Sep-3-2005 23:09

So can you delete a character ands start over or not? Also, once retired, why not delete the character so the name can be used.
And 3 cases in 24 hour real time? Or 24 on the server clock??

Sep-4-2005 03:04

Three cases in 24 hours by the server clock, which is also 24 real hours. It's just that if you don't use them by "changeover," or around server midnight, they disappear, kind of like Cinderella's coach. So we call it "pumpkin time" (in my agency, anyway!)

Sep-17-2005 11:47

Ben, in regards to making the game more fun....have you noticed the suggestion on the newbie board about killing off detectives, rather than retiring them?

I love this idea, as the warning about getting the license revoked could be changed to something about rival factions having little patience for incompetence in their city and being known to bump people off who cause trouble by accusing the wrong person....something that might be clearer about the /finality/ of the change.

I also like it, because then we could have a sleuth cemetary, where we could go visit the dear departed and perhaps, as our last act as that character, compose an epitaph...

I can see other permutations, such as those who die with little or no money being buried in a pauper's grave, while those who leave a large estate might be able to buy themselves a fancy headstone...although they might have to be buried in the "Wistful Regrets" section, with an automatic "Shouldda paid Shady" on their headstone.

Also, in regards to the continuing posts on the recruiting board by people who haven't subscribed, is there a way to make a special REALLY OBVIOUS link on the screens of unsubscribed people who go to the recruiting board? I know there's a message there already, but it's so subtle...too subtle.

What about something that says "Click here to become eligible to join an agency," (or something like that), that takes them to the subscription page? (Kind of like the "remove banner ads" option, only undeniably obvious?)

Sep-17-2005 12:52

Actually, your OWN faction should bump you off, as they won't tolerate incompetence in their ranks.

Also, what is that blank tab space being saved for? And can it be a tab directly to case files, to save us the step of going to the agency first? (As long as we're in our home city, of course)

And......can we get the crime scene tab to show up when we first open a case, rather than having to click on something else before we can search it?

Thanks!