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Could/should there be an easier way to get the contacts you want?
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Greyling
Greyling

May-29-2005 09:34

Sorry about this but I really need to vent my frustration on this subject and screaming into a pillow hasn't help nor has pulling the hair off my head - it only resulted in a mouth full of feathers and an oddly looking coiffure.

I just can't believe it has to be this hard to get the contacts one wants, and am beginning to wonder if there could be some way of making it easier??

I've currently quit around 50 favours for Non-PE-contacts in Shanghai - 20 in the past 7 days alone, and during those 7 days+ today was the FIRST day, the FIRST in over 7(!!) days, that the townsperson I'm looking for actually said yes to letting me do a favour for her, and what did I get?? Another HAT!!!!
I've been doing plenty of PE-favours as well as favours in others cities, so I just couldn't believe my eyes when she handed me that hat, I really was so sure this was going to be the day, but then again that's what I've been telling myself for days now only to be let down again and again and again.

I think it's okay that if one wants specific contacts, one will have to "suffer" a little bit, but I also think this is bordering on the ridiculous. Getting the necessary PE-contacts in the 3 new cities cost around 1/3 of what I've been quitting to get this one particular non-PE.
I could of course give in, but that would also mean having quit all those favours for nothing as well as a total waste of the exp., agency bonus, and money that I've had to turn my back on.

I'm not sure if a way around this could be created, but am wondering if maybe it would be possible to turn down an offer from a townsperson of becoming one's contact. That way, one would still lose out on the money, but wouldn't be hurting one's agency the way I've been doing when turning down favour offers from townies we've needed for hunt?? - just a suggestion from a desperate player.

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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-31-2005 04:29

I found that I got all my contacts in the new cities really easily. But other detectives in my agency experienced the same though. I stopped wanting to travel or get contacts. Hence why, not having London PE...is a blemish on my record. Hahahah.

MarcusAndrew
MarcusAndrew

May-31-2005 05:14

but jstkdn! London is such a beautiful place! There never has been a river quite so brown as the Thames....

Akano
Akano
Old Shoe

May-31-2005 08:48

Though to put things in perspective I was at 290K before I got my second NY contact and keep in mind, this was before there were almost impossible cases(Though that didn't matter much because often I found I had to play down because I had no PE contact). I was often averaging 24-25 cases a day (fellow agents contributing cases). Near the end I was doing about 28 cases a day. At the beginning I was gunning for 1 of 2 specific contacts but near the end I was going for anyone but the 1 that the agency had 5 of.

Meglet
Meglet

May-31-2005 14:06

Poor widdle Grey, I so sorry you can't get that nasty contact. It was rather easy for me to get the barber....:-P :-D *ducks to keep from being hit by the flying pillow Grey's been screaming into*

ShadyCharacter
ShadyCharacter

May-31-2005 14:31

Yeah its probably all random or something. Back in new york before the new cities came into play, I had a basic music teacher contact. It took like 2 months and around 400,000+exp or something to get an evidence contact. Cities of mystery come out. London was the cheapest so I travel there. After doing I think it was 2 cases for a favor, I get a tea merchant. I do the favor and get the contact. My first favor and a contact. I'm around 550,000+ experience now. last monday I FINALLY got my eighth final contact. A shanghai calligraphist. I was kinda happy it was not a shoe maker. I mean I dont have footprint analysis but I am like a footprint master. I have new york shoe maker, and London/Delhi Podiatrists. So I definitely know a lot about footprints.

Lady Grey
Lady Grey

May-31-2005 17:14

I think you are channeling a past life ShadyCharacter. You are only 8 days old with a couple of hundred experience.

kidgame2004
kidgame2004
Vigilante

May-31-2005 18:00

lol. Well.....HE is shady afterall. It could be one of his tricks and he could be trying to get money. lol.

Anyways though for me its a similar story. I know for a long time all I had was a music teacher. Then after like 3 months or something like that I had around maybe somewhere around 300 thousand to 400 thousand and then finally got my new york evidence contact. When I traveled to london I did 2 cases as well and when I got a favor I did it instantly and right off the bat I got a contact. Though I finally have all 8 of my contacts. Took a while but I have done it.

croesy2002
croesy2002

Jun-1-2005 00:52

hmmm Kidgame me thinks your story is a little bit too similar to "ShadyCharacter"!!!
maybe you forgot to change clothes before posting *LOL*, same exp as he describes AND contacts, coincidence? i don't think so!!!!

Seijitsuu
Seijitsuu

Jun-1-2005 16:04

I'm with Tyrone - I have 2 contacts and shockingly little experience for my age.

jasus
jasus

Jun-2-2005 14:02

how many contacts can u get per city?

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