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Nov-8-2004 02:24

Arch Type & Skills:
"It costs less skill points to learn a skill that is based on a statistic your detective has a high value in. For instance, if a Very Charming detective wants to learn Interrogation, it will cost them 7 skill points to learn it, however, it would cost a Very Tough detective only 4 skill points."

Note: That's the reason why a tough and smart guy usually have skills from this two types available to them first. It doesn't mean charm skills will not be available to them or charm skill is useless for them. Just imagine if a Very Tough detective can't buy any Smart skill! He won't be able to do crime scene search on harder cases.

I brought up this issue because I used to assume that a tough and smart person will just buy skills of this 2 type since the 2 types of skill may be available to them earlier than the charm skill. So when answering some questions, I just look at their Arch Type and answer "you are tough and smart, so try getting equipments that enhance tough and smart" This will be misleading if another newbie with Tough and Charming arch type read it. He may misinterpret it and go on to buy all the Charm and Tough skills! The fact is, as a newbie, smart skills is compulsory but you only choose EITHER Tough OR Charm skills. Never both. So maybe both sides who ask or answer questions may like to take note of this. No offence to any one :)

Nov-9-2004 00:13

Corrections: I had tough equiments reward before but i can't remember the last time I had one. That's how long it is.

Nov-10-2004 02:45

Thanks,

I guess at least I know that it's not just me now. Oh well. No, I'm not in an agency because I aren't subscribed. (I'm not subscribed because (i) 3 cases a day already use to too much time (ii) I'm very wary of giving my credit card details over the net and getting a cheque in US dollars would mean paying rather more in bank fees than the cheque would be worth in the US.

It might be fun though, I'm tossing up the idea of getting a US $10 bill and just posting that. Easily the cheapest option.

Nov-10-2004 06:29

Using pay pal is safe. Which is what this site uses.

However, Ben accepts cash too.

Nov-10-2004 20:42

excellent post Delvin!