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Miss Toria
Miss Toria
Well-Connected

Sep-24-2007 12:46

I left New York after I've done 3 cases.
I arrived to London and wanted to start with a favour, but they didn't have anything for me at the time.

I thought maybe 3 favours IN THIS city....so I've checked if I can do a favour after each case....but still nothing.

Up to now I have done 7 cases without a favour...what's up with that?


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Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Sep-25-2007 00:47

David are you sure about that info, for me I never get a favour before 3 cases are complete and it never takes longer than 3 unless I either quit or move city whilst a favour is waiting.

I for one am totaly sure this is a 100% accurate formula as it is in the Sleuth rules - Nebie FAQ at
http://noir.playsleuth.com/help/newbie.html#4

Miss Toria I'd stick with the official line, always check for a favour after 3 standard cases unless you have quit a favour or moved city in which case it will take 4.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-25-2007 01:42

Yeah, he's right. It's been reported on the boards before. It only happens occasionally, but it does happen. Three is the standard, but if you're really trying to keep track of favors, you should be checking after every case. Sorry. ;-)

Greebo
Greebo
Well-Connected

Sep-25-2007 02:00

I've never had any favours unless I've done 3 cases. Are you sure these other issues weren't just a glitch?

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-25-2007 02:42

Yes, actually, I just had it happen yesterday. Happened out of the blue, no special circumstances before or after it. I got a favor after only two cases. And I've also recently worked on another detective that didn't get a favor until the fourth case. The three-case-rule is a GENERAL rule. It's not carved in stone.

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Sep-25-2007 07:57

Hey Breit/David

This is from the F.A.Q

When do you get a favor?
After 4 correctly finished cases: either 1 favor + 3 normal cases, or 4 normal cases.

So as far as I see it IS carved in stone, well at least typed in F.A.Q ;)

Perhaps you did an extra case that you forgot about then your favour?
And maybe that Detective had a quit case, a F.A or had travelled.
I don't know if you're right or wrong but I've never had what happen what you're describing.

The only time I haven't had three cases + favor is because of quits/F.As or travel.



Miss Toria
Miss Toria
Well-Connected

Sep-25-2007 08:06

Well, I guess I'll check it more often from no on.
Thanks all!

Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Sep-25-2007 09:47

I'm not wanting to argue at all about this but it is the rule, 3 cases and you get a favour. It's writen in the rules. I've never seen it happen any other way.. never after 2 and only 4 after a quit or moving with a favour waiting. I don't want any new guys to get confused over this. It is a rule. Anything else is likely to either be a glitch or forgetting. LED is right, printed hard and fast in te Newbie FAQ as I tried to draw attention to earlier.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-25-2007 12:16

(Chuckle) Okay, believe what you will. I've read the rules too. I also know that the system doesn't always choose to follow the rules all the time.

I really don't see what the big deal is about checking to see if you've got a favor after you solve a case. But then again, that's just me. ;-)

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Sep-25-2007 14:41

JUST to confuse matters..

You can get a favour after two cases :).. sort of...

If you do three cases without quitting or getting a FA and you don't travel, you will get a favour.

If you do four cases without quitting or getting a FA and you don't travel, you will get a favour AND it will only take two cases to get your next favour as the fourth case counts toward the NEXT favour.

If you do five cases without quitting or getting a FA and you don't travel, you will get a favour AND it will only take one case to get your next favour as the fourth and fifth case counts toward the NEXT favour.

If you do six If you do three cases without quitting or getting a FA and you don't travel, you will get a favour HOWEVER you will have to do three more favours to get your NEXT favour as the third, fourth and fifth case CANCEL the NEXT favor.

IF you are careful, this can work favours for travel too.

Let's say you're on a multi-city hunt and you have 4 cases left and need to go somewhere that costs 3 cases.
You just did a favor so you know that you need to do three cases to gain your next favor SO you look in the case files and there are two cases there.

You do those cases (that's two towards the next favor) and you travel.
That leaves one case. You do that case and you should get a favour.

Anyhow, I hope that is clear as mud and you all enjoy your day.








Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Sep-25-2007 23:58

I know about the multi city hunt, do 2 favours before you go so you only have to do 1 when you get there. But to clarify your point are you saying 4 do a favour, do 4 standard cases, do a favour and then the 1 extra case you did is banked against your next run meaning you only need to do 2? If true is this perhaps where the additional confusion comes from? I personaly cant see and advantage doing it this way, may as wel do your favours after every 3 cases...

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