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Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

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

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Dr. Falco Maltese
Dr. Falco Maltese
Well-Connected

Dec-31-2005 17:32

Nope. The surveillance skill lets you blackmail one suspect per case, if it works, which is a matter of the gear you are wearing as well as luck. It's not exactly what you want, I suspect, but I just wanted you to know that there IS a blackmailing skill...and it can be very helpful with those clammed up suspects when you need one of them to talk!

Moonshh
Moonshh
Well-Connected

Jan-27-2006 20:27

*isn't a big fan of the banner ads by the message boards now but will try to adapt to them if they are good for the site and Ben*

As long as there is a message board format change, would it be possible to either move the "last page" link or add another one at the TOP of the first post of a thread? Some of them are long enough that I have to scroll down to get to that link, and, being lazy...

Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher
Huntsman

Jan-28-2006 04:40

On the last surveys that went sent out i noticed something that mentioned about buying a slueth notepad or something like that. Any idea if that is actually going to be available. Im a pen and paper type of detective and it would re really good to have something official to slueth

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Jan-29-2006 11:03

Just for you lazy folks like Moonshh, the Next, Previous, first, last links are at the very top of the thread now.

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn

Jan-29-2006 11:24

Yay!

Moonshh
Moonshh
Well-Connected

Feb-1-2006 23:28

*kisses Ben*

Thank you!!!!!

Of course, at first, I couldn't find it. Then, I realized! It was my own suggestion that was tripping me up!

But not for long!

Thank you so much Ben for being your incredibly responsive self!

Sam Average
Sam Average

Feb-11-2006 13:18

I haven't managed to read the whole of this read ( I manged to get up to the middle of 2004 before I skipped to the last page) so please excuse if I repeat anything.

I was reading that the high up detectives find solving cases a bit routine. So I was wondering about a case where your detective is frammed and you have a limited amount of time/questions to solve the case and clear your name... or else your detective is convicted (retired). I've been trying to figure how this might be made workable, but haven't come up with any ideas yet (perhaps your agency would be allowed to help you out).

Maybe you could start a case. The police haven't visited the crime scene yet, and when you visit the crime scene your hear/see something that makes you jump. The slip and your foot fails out at the victim and lands in a pool of their blood. You jump up and flee the scene, but your coats gets snagged on the way out.

As you flee the house the Police are arriving and see. They give chase, sirens blaring. You slip into an alley and manage to give them the slip. You slip off to talk to your political faction/contact and they tell you it has all the hallmarks of another faction trying to frame you (preferably one that hates you). They recomend you flee town before the cops catch you. You'll get a few moves to ask around or visit the crime scence. Spend too long in town and you get caught.

You sneak down to docks first thing in the morning and stow away on the first ship to another country. You then get given the run around by the politcal factions.

Once you think you have enough evidence you return home and try to clear your name. Perhaps you get a few moves to check your facts. Then you either flee again or confront the police. If you're right your name is cleared. If not... well you've just handed yourself over to the police.

Just a suggestion. c.c

Jack Dervish
Jack Dervish

Feb-12-2006 02:35

I made mention of these suggestions in the Sleuth Talk board, but I figured I should move them here to make them official.

I think there should be alternative cases to the standard murder investigation. I'd like to see more cases about cheating spouses, thieves, tracking down information about people for clients, and/or surveilence jobs. Some of these gigs (information gathering for example) would be exclusively for the purpose of gaining money to pay off the shady character or that new pair of shoes. They'd work kind of like the faction jobs, except with only a cash reward. The drawbacks to these kinds of jobs would be a drain on turns and no experience awarded. Other types of jobs like theft or cheating spouse cases would have the same finger-pointing mechanics as the murder cases (i.e. if you accuse the wrong person, one point off your license).

I'd be happy to brainstorm game mechanics ideas with programmers if it might help. My e-mail is expatriate0@yahoo.com.

Makensie Brewer
Makensie Brewer
Super Steeper

Feb-12-2006 12:18

I don't particularly like the idea of having so much time to solve a case or your detective gets retired. I've worked hard to get my experience to where it is, and the skills, factions special skills included, and I don't really want to lose that.

I like how it is right now...with the 3 falses and u are retired.

Different scenarios of cases would be fine with some sort of minor punishment (like maybe not getting the exp pts, or losing a set amount of money) maybe, if a case isn't solved in time but not retirement.

Jack's ideas aren't bad. However, I like how it is right now.

If there would be any changes, fine and dandy,just not the punishment of getting retired over not solving a case in time. :)



Sam Average
Sam Average

Feb-12-2006 12:40

Hmm, maybe not make it time based then. Maybe turn based or random... a bit like a twist. Or that you have to bribe someone one in the Police Department or a Magistrate if you don't win your case.

Maybe I could try to write it up as a FM. Where if you accuse wrongly nothing happens, you just get a bit of text saying how a friend in the faction managed to bail you out. I just like the idea where you're having to use your skills to defend your own innocence.

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