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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-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.

Jul-17-2007 00:31

I've made a little change so you are NOT shown the guilty suspect when quitting Scripted Mysteries. It sort of gave away the answer in those cases and took the fun out of it.

You still see the guilty suspect when quitting random mysteries.

Jul-17-2007 00:33

Thanks Ben :)

Jul-17-2007 00:36

No kidding Ben, that'd be the ultimate spoiler!!!