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Jun-14-2004 19:03

I played six games and finally got one favor, then I click on the client and get two names for suspects. I ask the first person (of the two names given) if she knows of anyone who has a motive, and she says none, so then I ask the second suspect who had motive and she clams up on me, leaving no options for me to make her talk, so I try to click back on her name again and find her DEAD. My gosh it's hard enough to get skill points. One out of every eight games, if I'm lucky. Then I get a favor that is setup to where I can't solve it because you left no other suspects for me to question. Please Administrator, I loved this game, but this is getting frustrating. At least make the favors to where we can solve them and either falsly accuse or quit.

Jun-14-2004 19:07

Also, in this case, it would not make any difference if I had all the equipment you have to offer available. If you don't make it to where we can question them, or leave options to where we can use our equipment to make them talk, then it's really not fair. I just feel we should be given the chance to try and solve them. Again, I don't mean to complain.

Jun-14-2004 20:08

I've been bitten by this too, more times than I'd like to count. :/ My only choice right this moment is to try for advanced interrogation and hope that helps me keep them from clamming up too quickly in the first place.

Jun-14-2004 21:01

Jon I don't see how that could possibly matter, unless it's based on owning all advanced equipment, but if they don't give you any options to chose, for instance, sweet talk, or interrogate, what difference will it make? I really wonder, & would like to know from the maker of these games, if it will truly help keep them from clamming up, and give options so we can use our skills? BOY, THIS HAS SURE GOT ME FRUSTRATED. Thanks for replying.

Jun-14-2004 21:09

Also,here's something else to chew on. I don't know about you, but in order to get advanced skills you need buy skill pts, $ lately I've only received over the past 2 days. I've tried playing harder levels, but without skills, I can't make them talk when they clam up without the skills, so it's of no avail.I guess I'll keep crawling along at a turtle's pace and see if my luck changes soon. Anyway, I'm glad I'm not alone, however, I hate to hear you're facing the same thing too.I wish you LUCK!!!

Jun-15-2004 03:49

goldfinger- u always get the option to sweet talk or interogate before some1 is clamming.

there is a gap between the levels when u get points too slow in one but still cant do a higher one. every1 has to go through it. its a bit annoying, but thats the game. just hold on a bit...

Jun-15-2004 08:14

Reda, I don't mean to argue with you, however, I obsolutely DID NOT receive any options on these cases to sweet talk,intimidate, or do otherwise. Once I clicked on her name she immediately clammed up, leaving no choices. I don't know what you mean by a gap, but I've been playing nearly two months, & until recently there's been no problems. It just seems some of the favors are not intended to be played, so in other words, why even give them? I wonder if joining an agency would make a difference in the outcome of the same case if someone played it that had better skills and equipment. In other other words, would this person have options to make her talk? I talked to a person that's been playing from the beginnig and likewise ?? has faced problems that's never been. Perhaps the changes made recently are intionally, and if so, we have to accept it. I get 1 buy skill out of six cases now, which makes it hard to buy advanced skills to solve the harder levels. I wish I could hire someone from a great agency to assit me like in Co-Counseling, then they could bill me for their help. That would be fun. Oh well, now I'm getting off the subject. Anyway, thanks for your input & I hope you win big times today.

Jun-15-2004 08:50

Goldfinger - you should definitely EVERY single time get the chance to Sweet Talk/Interrogate a suspect before they clam up. If you truly did not get that chance, it is a new bug. Or maybe you double clicked and that screen went past?

What Reda means by a "gap" is that somewhere in the intermediate level of game play there is a point where easier levels give you hardly any skill points, but harder levels are too hard without the much needed new skills. There's been numerous angry, frustrated posts from people who have hit that "gap." I've been there myself. Most of us have, except for the people who've been smart enough to make very wise skill choices from the beginning.

Most people have also gotten over the "gap" sooner or later, so don't give up :)