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Jan-30-2005 09:45

I was just wondering if it really should be possible for a detective to be over 200 days old, with almost 200,000exp. and not have a second contact. Akano has left us for awhile out of frustration. I am a mess. Is there any chance that there is some mistake? I know that the second contact can be difficult to get, but really, this is ridiculous. I am looking for hope, can anyone offer it to me, please?

Feb-1-2005 09:52

I'll take a look to see if I can't ensure a second contact by aroun 150k. The way the scheme works now, it's difficult to predict.

Feb-1-2005 10:38

150K???
Come on!! We cant all be in Sleuth all day..Sorry guys but i think it is not fair on the rest of us that
1) Dont have internet connection at home and thus have to play either from work or in a net cafe
2) Have chosen for the same reason not to subscribe
3) Therefore have only 3 cases per day.

It would take me years to reach 150K experience.
I have been playing Monday to Friday no fail for 2 weeks and i am still on 1300 odd.
I live playing Sleuth and nteracting you all but knowning that i have to wait until 150K for a second contact would take away from the game, esp since without a second contact you cant really solve the very very very hard cases and without them you cant get really get the experience...So i understand that admin probably knows best but it would be a real shame to dishearten us that much...

Feb-1-2005 10:39

i ment to say " I like playing Sleuth and interacting with..."

Feb-1-2005 10:54

I think what the Admin is saying here is that you'll still be able to get the second contact before that point but after 150k the likelihood of getting the second contact will be significantly increased. As for doing the harder cases you can get by if you have a good build up of interview skills but incredibly hard and beyond are all luck if you don't have that 2nd contact and you have a gap in your evidence skills

Feb-2-2005 03:17

no kidding!
I'm in the same boat.
I've been able to solve some incredibly hard cases, but it was just luck that they all ended up in church with my contact the priest!

I thought I hadn't got the second one because I couldn't solve the cases a couple of times.

Feb-2-2005 03:39

Sila,
From what I have seen most people have their 2nd contact by 50,000 exp.points if they are not quitting cases due to holding out for a certain contact(which took me until 67,000 points)or quitting because of weak interview skills for the favor case level.I know of someone who had both contacts the first week they were playing as they didn't quit any favor cases(less than 15,000 exp. points)So actually don't feel overwhelmed as you should get your 2nd contact fairly easy if you don't quit alot of favor cases.

Feb-2-2005 04:02

*is not sure how she didn't see these posts yesterday*

Thank you Ben, I love you! :) You are always striving to make this a better place.

Sila, from what I have seen this is a very rare occurance so don't fret too much. :) Just keep building your skills up, as Akano and Holly have suggested, and the realy hard and really really hard cases will come with them. :)

Just an idea, but is there a way to link it to the favor levels at all, Ben? The incred. hard cases can become impossible to solve without that PE contact if there are 3 PE's from the same place! And since we don't control our favor levels, once you hit that level without a PE contact, it can be come a vicious cycle! Just a thought. Thanks again for giving us such a great place to hang out. :)

Feb-2-2005 04:21

Viscious cycle? [exaggeration type="mild"]I had to quit 5 Incred. Hard Favors in a row because of that. [/exaggeration]

Feb-2-2005 05:31

Thanks guys for your responses...i have reached hard level and i can solve these cases ok...i tried just fr the hell of it a really hard one and surprise surprise i had to quit! :o(
I think that was because i have not got a complete list of skills however...anyway am gonna stick with you lot here and see where it gets me... ;o)

Feb-2-2005 14:28

I can totally imagine how this can upset someone, or even make them leave the game as happened here. I used to have 2 PE contacts (which was possible when I started), ah those days. Then Ben took one away by changing the game, it took me days to recover from the disappointment. It still was a great move on Ben's part though. But a PE contact makes life in Sleuth so much better.