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I wish someone had told me..
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Fionn Palmer
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Jul-16-2007 15:54
For heavens sake!! Write somewhere (in the FAQ for example) that the skill point gain is based on experience! This is HUGE, and it's not an obvious thing!
Had I known I wouldn't have been so desperate for cash now. Also I wouldn't have so crappy skills and equipment, and most importantly I wouldn't have accumulated two false accusations in my desperation to earn more cash and skill points.
Now I have about 1500 bucks. I need about 10k to get rid of my false accusations. Also the only piece of equipment I *ever* bought with this character is a snub nosed revolver for 3k. You can do the maths yourself. I'm devastated because I didn't know that skill points were xp generated..
:'(
Fortunately I'm no quitter and I will get back up. But I am severely pissed off that I got here in the first place.
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Fionn Palmer
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Jul-17-2007 00:57
Yes. Amazing. I assume you didn't use the search function to find them.
I'm gonna try to get this point across one last time.
I don't consider myself a newbie. I've been around for a pretty long time and this isn't my first detective. During my time here I came to think it was pretty obvious that the skill points were generated in different amounts depending on what case difficulty you chose to solve compared to your current level of experience, but instead it turns out it's the very experience itself that drops you a skill point or two now and then, no matter if you get your experience from sitting at the john reading books or just picking your nose.
If a thread doesn't state in the subject that it's about skill points and I can't find threads about it using the search function then I assume it's not there or at least that it will take a lot of time reading through every single post of every thread. Time I don't have as I have a full time job.
Don't assume I haven't asked because I'm lazy or I'm dumb or whatnot. I have indeed been asking questions around this place. But to ask about something you have to understand you don't know about it. I thought I had it figured out so I didn't ask.
Now, thanks for all the links. It's all very clear now. I still think that something should be done to make that information easier to find. The first thing I do when I play a game is not to read through the whole message board, but rather read through the help and FAQ. Why not put this info there? It's not a lot of text!
"Skill points are generated and awarded to you when you reach certain amounts of experience, no matter how you gained that experience."
There, for your convenience. Cut and paste.
Thank you.
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Lady Jas
The Chosen One
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Jul-17-2007 01:09
Ok first of all, I've never attacked you nor have I said you were a newbie, all I did was give you links (ones that do contain *skill points and xp in the title) and showed you that the answer was there!
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Fionn Palmer
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Jul-17-2007 01:15
Stooby.. man..
I'm not grumbling about lack of help. People are very helpful here. I am grumbling over it being harder than necessary to aquire that information. Or do you seriously suggest it be kept away from the FAQ and help? And instead every uninformed or new player should ask over and over again the same questions? That's how a FAQ is built. You add "frequently asked questions" to it whenever they pop up. And the questions have obviously been asked, over and over again. But still they're not in the FAQ.
Just update it. Stop patronizing me and try to rub in my face that the info is "everywhere". You can't just tell someone there's a treasure buried and give them a shovel. You gotta tell them where to dig.
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Lady Jas
The Chosen One
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Jul-17-2007 01:15
And to reply to your comment " Yes. Amazing. I assume you didn't use the search function to find them."
Actually I did use the search box to find them...all I did was type in *skill points* and I came up with tons of things!
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Lady Jas
The Chosen One
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Jul-17-2007 01:17
Actually we can't chance the FAQ's page, only Admin can, so you really shold stop telling us that "we" need to change it because WE can't do anything about it!
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Fionn Palmer
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Jul-17-2007 01:18
Yes. Tons. That I still had to read through to find the info. And I started reading, but after a while I had to quit because it was taking too long.
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Lady Jas
The Chosen One
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Jul-17-2007 01:21
I clicked on the first one that it came up with, and it came up with one from R Anstett that clearly gives the answer, so I didn't need ot search through tons of them.
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Fionn Palmer
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Jul-17-2007 01:27
Ok. The next time I need to find something on the boards I'm gonna drop you a line because your search skills are obviously much better than my own. You little blood hound, you.
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Lady Jas
The Chosen One
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Jul-17-2007 01:28
LOL...thanks...I think???
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Sir Butcher De Vei
Well-Connected
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Jul-17-2007 01:47
Oh by the way Fionn, I know Stooby didnt mean anything negative and was really just trying to help you, as others who have posted on the board. And about the FAQ, it would really be hard updating it to compile and gather ALL relevant information in the game. The Welcome Newbies thread is an attempt by the users to compile all this stuff and judging from what has been gathered since, I know it would be a headache for one person to go through it all, 'update' it and repost it. It really isnt anybody's fault that there isnt a 'Complete' FAQ thread out there.
Yeah, most of us dont have the threaddigging skills up to par as some others. Just enough reason for us to polish it during times when we are out of cases and bored. =)
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