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Nastase
Nastase

Dec-13-2004 18:29

OK, I know this has been asked before but there was no answer and I was thinking maybe someone got some insight into this. How is the amount of money needed to pay off Shady calculated? I suppose it's based on experience, but what's the formula?

Thanks in advance.

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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-14-2004 17:47

I don't know. Someone once said to me 25%. But that didn't work out right.

Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

Dec-14-2004 20:30

No idea, and I've been playing this game for 6 months! Ben, you have never quite explained this!

Nastase
Nastase

Dec-15-2004 09:38

I'm really getting desperate here! I am getting more experience than money and I can't afford to pay off the &%#$%*&! No really!

At first I thought it was cheap, it was like 400$ or so the first time. Now I finally managed to save up 8500$ to get my trench coat (don't laugh!) and when I tried to pay shady it was 3200$. WOAH! Now, six really hard cases later (2 of them quit) it's 5200$. When does it end? Today I did 2 really hard's and in both of them the client was guilty. So I didn't make a dime but the price I have to pay Shady went up 1000$. It seems like those two false accusations are on my record for good!

Nastase
Nastase

Dec-15-2004 09:41

Oh I forgot to mention, right at the beginning I did a case that shady DIDN'T like. I didn't think that much of it then but... ouch!

wireshaper
wireshaper

Dec-15-2004 10:39

Are you saying that Shady's price goes up if I do a case he doesn't like!? I'm in trouble then.

Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

Dec-15-2004 11:22

Shady can like your cases? You must be confused. Shady isn't a faction.

Faeryshan
Faeryshan
Old Shoe

Dec-15-2004 13:08

I think he means when you get the cut screen about seeing shady, then if you solve the case, you see shady across the street and you have a feeling you haven't seen the last of him.
To the best of my knowledge, that has NO bearing on your shady amount. The shady amount will continue to go up into astronomical levels (ask jstkdn!) as your experience goes up- nothing you can do about it. It might help if you play lower level cases to build up money for a while.

Nastase
Nastase

Dec-15-2004 13:50

I know Shady isn't a faction.

Faeryshan guessed it right. Good job! :) Sorry for being so inexact.
It was that exact cut screen. I thought maybe that would be an explanation as to why my prices ar so darn high. I know most of those cut screens have no influence whatsoever but I thought this one did. It seemed to me as if Shady didn't want the case solved and I did it anyway.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-15-2004 16:05

Yes it does go up to astronomical levels, to a point that the amounts mentioned in this thread make me chuckle.

This is why doing easy cases are a good deal 1) gets me still the favours for 4800, but without barely an increase of the shady money, 2) gets me to favours faster in a treasure hunt.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-15-2004 16:06

I can highly advise having double the shady money in your own account, to be on the safe side. Playing lower level cases in the mean time, also less chances to goof up.

Never guess, bad return of investment.

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