Moonshh
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Sep-9-2005 11:51
There is another difference. Lockpicking ALWAYS works, once you have the skill. You get the opportunity generally twice per case, at least in the higher levels, so those are two suspects you can potentially save a question from. You don't know, when you pick the lock, whether you will get alibi information or motive information, and sometimes you have all your suspects already or you don't need to know that person't alibi, so you can't be sure it's useful information, but at least it always functions and is "free" once you have the skill.
Hypnotism is potentially more useful in getting motives, but it will never get you alibi information. It is a skill that is applied automatically every time you ask about motive, but it doesn't always work. If you are charming and wearing good charming accessories, you have higher chances of success, but if you are wearing all tough gear, hypnotism doesn't work very often. So for a tough detective, I believe lock picking is better than hypnotism for practical reasons, not because it's cheaper in skill points or something.
And, as a charming detective, I love lock picking, too. It really irked me when I couldn't pick those locks! In fact, I got the skill before hypnotism, myself.
Research is good for everyone, and with a new detective, I would get Research before either lock picking or hypnotism.
Good luck!
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LilRach
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Sep-10-2005 06:37
Yes, research is a great skill. However, between hypnotism and lock picking, I would choose lock picking. I am a tough detective, and I originally chose hypnotism. Wrong...I didn't realize that it works best for charming detectives and I am tough. So it hardly ever works for me. So, for tough, I would recommend lock picking, as it will always work for you.
Lil
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