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Jul-4-2007 02:05

We've gotten a lot of requests over the years to show the guilty suspect when a player quits a case. I've gone back and forth on whether I think it's a good idea or not. To some degree, it seems that actually accusing somebody should be rewarded in that the player gets a degree of closure (even in the case of false accusations) by learning the right answer. On the other hand, this is a game, and we really shouldn't be going out of our way to frustrate players.

So, I've gone ahead and added a Mystery Quit screen that lets you know who the guilty party is. I think that in the end, Sleuth is a game, and it's just more fun to know.

Jul-4-2007 09:02

That is great, Thanks.

Often wondered which killer eluded me, or if he even did.

Many a time Ive hovered over the accuse button and thought..... shall I, and then having the disappointment in quitting and never knowing.

Jul-4-2007 10:54

*totally just opened and quit a case just to see the newness in action*

LOVE it! Too bad Chelsea Bando ain't around to see each of her quits result in the birth of a serial killer; I think she'd really have appreciated that :P

Jul-4-2007 12:16

t'was all the quitting I've been doing in my villain hunts that reminded me to get to this.

Jul-4-2007 17:06

lol can you do about 40 more hunts Ben! It might inspire you to give me a frickin gate key :p

Jul-4-2007 18:32

I feel horrible, I could have stopped him but nooo I let a mass murderer loose in the streets of Sleuthville. From this day on, I pledge that I will only quit 1 case per day.

Jul-5-2007 11:44

Thanks. This is great! Finally I won't be left standing in the rain wondering where I went wrong. It was so....frustrating not knowing.

Jul-6-2007 08:45

This is a dangerous new feature. It has reinforced my urge to trust my instincts and guess. Unfortunately I've had to quit 3 cases due to too many unknown alibis within each case. The guilty party has always turned out to be the one I would have accused had I been more brave. Maybe next time I'll take the chance and go for it.

Jul-6-2007 15:30

The opposite has happened for me Sophie4. I think it is one suspect and when I quit I see that it was *indeed* another.

Jul-6-2007 17:33

It's great when you quit cases for your standing in a faction and you want to know who did it.

Jul-7-2007 16:12

thanks!
I don't know how many times i just wanted to know who it was and couldn't find out by risking the 100k plus $$ that I would have to pay out just know.