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May-18-2005 16:30

Hi ppl i know this is a totally n00b question but, how do i get the gang bosses (i think they are gangs) like the guy at the church to talk with me?

May-18-2005 20:03

You have to get in 'good' with them. When you solve cases, now and then (not every time) the lady with the magnifying glass appears and says something like, The order of socrates will be happy if you solve this; La Cosa Nostra would like it to go away. If you complete the case you will get +1 point status with Socrates and -1 status with LCN. Once you are above zero, they will let you through the door. But its very hard to be above zero with more than one faction at a time. Check the sites linked to city hall for more info on which ones are worth what.

btw, once you are in good with a faction, you can visit and 'do a little job' for them every day - which will raise you 4 points status.

May-19-2005 00:20

So ... just to clarify ...

There is one special job per day, rather than per number of cases.

Is that correct?

May-19-2005 06:53

yeah - its only one little job per day. Even if you're have a good standing with more than one faction, you can still only to one little job a day, you cant do one for both factions!

May-19-2005 08:57

Got it. Cheers, Marcus.

May-20-2005 06:06

The Special Job yields +2 influence with the faction that gave you the job, and -1 with the other 2 factions in that particular city(IMO only, unable to travel to other cities).

It yields -1 with the faction that assigned you if you fail the task, you need 2 out of 3 to succeed, and you've to have some knowledge about mystery stories.

May-20-2005 14:09

I thought the little jobs gave you four points?

May-20-2005 16:24

yeah, its definitely +4 points for completing the little jobs.
Your standing with the faction decreases each day too, so you have to keep doing little jobs daily to stay 'good' with them. Not sure how fast it'll fall though.

May-21-2005 11:12

It depends on your standing. I think it's your standing divided by ten, so if you're under 10 you lose nothing, 10-19 lose one point a day, 20-29 lose 2 points, 30-39 lose 3 points and 40-45 lose four. I've never seen anyone higher than 45, so that's why I put that down instead of 49.

May-21-2005 16:47

i think i saw someone with 46 points, couldnt say for sure though. Think you're right about the rate of losing points. It makes improving your standing more difficult, the higher it gets!

May-21-2005 22:54

Above about 45, you lose 6 points. (Not sure where the cutover is, but have seen it happen several times.)