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Fionn Palmer
Fionn Palmer

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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Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Jul-17-2007 06:08

Fionn,
I understand.

I asked the very same question to a woman who had worked on a Sean Penn film. She had touched Jack Nicholson.

(And spoken to them both of course.. but saying, "I've touched someone who touched Jack" is more exciting.)

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Jul-17-2007 06:13

Heh, I think it's funny it's ok that people are killing each other because of a forgotten birthday or that others are visiting brothels that cater to "unusual needs" but that youngsters might be concerned at "language".

Oh what a warped and bizarre value system we have.


miss guided
miss guided
Well-Connected

Jul-17-2007 07:03

lol isnt it just : )

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Jul-17-2007 07:12

Well I'm certainly more tired now reading this than when I started.

Wow Fionn maybe you're not much one for the readin' boyo but you sure are one for the writin' :D [me too ;)]

Yeah there probably should be something about skill points vs XP in the FAQ or the Help file. [Not that I've read either thoroughly]. There's a vague reference in the Help file that says skill points are earned through solving cases... lol really?! But nothing about the sliding scale & it being based on XP.

It would have to be a vague reference that said something like 'the rate at which you earn skill points is based on your level of XP'.

Personally when I first started I thought it was based on No. of cases & XP. So if I did 1 case at 10xp I'd earn a skill point. When I got to 1000 XP I'd have to do 5 cases. lol that kind of worked until I got to about 10000 XP and tried to do easies to generate skill points and got nothing :D Hey it was a plan! And no, I'm not very mathematically minded.

Heh you think Skill points vs XP is bad Fionn, wait 'til you do your head in trying to work out the formula Ben uses to base how much we have to pay Shady :D

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Jul-17-2007 10:11

Just been looking at the Help screen again, and as well as 'You will earn Skill Points for solving crimes' (with you there, SS!), it does also say

"If you successfully solve a mystery, you will usually be awarded experience and money. The experience will earn you skill points"

OK, it doesn't spell it out exactly, but it's a clue. And I'm with the idea that half the fun of the game is figuring this stuff out.

Fionn, yes, you're perfectly entitled to your opinion. Don't think anyone's really saying otherwise! But hey, so are the rest of us.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jul-17-2007 12:10

Just out of curiosity, how's the casework and agency-searching coming, Fionn?? ;-)

Fionn Palmer
Fionn Palmer

Jul-17-2007 17:00

Ok.. so.. can I touch you? ;P

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jul-17-2007 17:45

Only if you wanna lose a couple limbs to a miniature Bengal tiger, bud. And that might make working cases a tad more difficult for you, so I wouldn't suggest it.

Fionn Palmer
Fionn Palmer

Jul-17-2007 22:17

I'm not searching to be honest, Breitkat. The offers are dropping in. But I haven't decided yet. I'm the kind of person that you shouldn't put in front of a pizza menu. It'll take at least 45 minutes. Mmm. That touch you comment was aimed at Lady Dev, and still a joke sorta (can't figure out what I said that upset miss guided, that was bad language though).

The case solving is going.. somewhere. I'm struggling, but I've been working hard all yesterday and will do so today as well. I'm up at just above 4k or so now, so I'm considering if I should go to Delhi because it's cheaper there, or do it in NY, or don't bother and get another book instead, or maybe a Quattro Staggione..

And also, Squirrel.. I don't think there's anything wrong with the skill point system. Now that I know of it.. *grumbles* ;P

What was wrong was the abscense of information or at least easily aquired information on how it was built, and yes I agree that it's fun to figure out how the mysterious xp system works, but as I already said I figured it wrong, and got a false accusation. What was my alternative there? Quitting? Some mysteries are for solving. Others should be revealed to you upon asking. It's like when there's a really hard riddle on the milk carton, and the answer is printed upside down in the lower corner. Remove that answer and you'd see a wave of protests rolling across the country. You know why? Because people haven't gotten their values straight.

"Hay babies are dying in the third world and Ima yell at the fact that my shoelaces are too short."

"Why not just go buy a pair of new pair of laces?"

"TOO SHORT!"



Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Jul-17-2007 23:30

Back to reading the newbie boards again :-) Never guess, always quit if you have to. Ask anyone even the top level players, some cases you just can't solve no matter how much you want to.

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