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Like is says: a Suggestion Box.

[be polite, I meant GAME suggestions!]

That's not to say we haven't got lots of ideas for things in the pipelines, but I'm sure there are lots of players out there who have lots of ideas about how to make the game a better / more interesting one, and we're always interested to hear what those ideas are.

Especially if they're explained clearly and constructively. :)

Who knows maybe you'll see an idea of yours up in lights :)

The reason showdowns should be cancel when there's less than 2 players in the showdown is because under the showdown FAQ, it clearly stated:

2) How many Sleuths can take part in a Showdown?

There is no upper limit to the number of Sleuths taking part in a Sleuth Showdown. There must be at least two participants or the Showdown will be cancelled.

and for the second reason is because during the only time when I was there in the SD Lobby, a player decided not to join because other players in the SD Lobby wasn't joining and also because no one will PM her who is the killer if she couldn't solve the case. In such cases, those who finish first but doesn't have a good game time can actually share with other participants on who is the killer, then they can get better game time. That's cheating.

Not to mention that certain groups of players always choose certain particular groups of players as their competitor in the SD, that's why I suggested Admin to allow subbed players to create private SDs (3 per day) and unsubbed players to create one private SD per day. While unsubbed players shouldn't be allowed to change the case level of the private SD, subbed players should be allowed to create based on case level, total game time & min exp of participants.

Basically speaking, I would like to create an AI showdown, with 40 mins game time and would ONLY like to play against (let say for example) the players who have unlocked AI cases themselves.

Joseph,

I too can't stand it when someone asks me to give them the answer in the SD.. I will not do that, the point of the showdown is to win!! If someone needs another player to SM the answer then they shouldn't play!!! If someone asks me again for the answer then I will give them them WRONG suspect and hope they get a false accusation!!! And if any others have a problem with that then too bad so sad, so don't ask me for the answer!!

well Joseph agree to your current post....... as you have clearly mentioned for the separate private SDs ....... and yep whatever you said if that happened with you when you joined the SD , its really irritating and unfair, it shouldn't be allowed .... and even i would say that Single person SDs should be cancelled by default.......

Icy, giving answers for the SD , again is a private affair......... If someone gives the answer to a newbie, its their wish and if someone doesn't, even thats fine....And i think there will be very few people who would directly ask you or someone else for the mail, better ask them to leave calmly.......and still if they persists , teach them the lesson you want to teach.....lol

Red,

if someone gets a FA then they will learn their lesson, too many goofballs in this game already, and there are several detectives who log in day after day after day, and can't even solve more than 1 case, yet they continue to be logged in all day long.. I won't call out any names, but they know who they are!!! These people also try to chat with people and it is such a bother when they pop up during cases or showdowns. Another reason why I chose to IGNORE everybody...

Referring to JChens comment about the sd frequently asked questions, yes it does say that there must be two players or the sd will be cancelled. But there is anomaly here as further down, there is this:-

Total Number of Players (Including You) Challenge Points awarded to Winner
1 0
2-4 1
5-8 2
9+ 3

This, then suggests that a sd will go ahead with only one player, and maybe with regards to newbies, it gives them a chance to do a sd without the pressure of playing against someone else. Or maybe, someone is quite happy to do a sd on their own, and that is their choice.

there is no point in doing a solo showdown, you can not earn a challenge point, and there is no incentive to playing solo in fact when someone does a solo showdown, it destroys your \% of wins vs completed showdowns.. ie if you have completed say 100 showdowns and won 65, then of course you would win 65\% of the showdowns completed, also why would someone who already has the SH and RH cases unlocked(1280 EXP for SH and 2560 EXP for RH) compete solo in showdown, when you may get a VVH case with only 320 EXP. makes no sense at all.... I can't understand why some people would waste their time doing solo showdowns..

As I said icy, if someone chooses to do a sd solo, then that is their choice, is not life all about choices?

Jayne,
All I am saying is what is the incentive to waste time doing solo showdowns?? there are no prizes or challenge points for playing solo..

Maybe, because I join sd, then of no one else comes along, I just continue rather than quit. And at least one of the people who regularly plays sds, does not join til the last minute. And that is my choice, I assume that you are happy for me to choose what I do in sleuth.

Jayne,
I am not trying to cause a problem with you, just stating a point that doing solo showdowns are useless... if someone doesn't join in the last 30 secs prior to start of showdown, then i would quit the sd before it starts and do a different level of case... there are many players who do hang around the lobby prior to start time and you never know who will join at the last minute, so i see what you are saying too...