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Suggestions / Re: Make detection a skill

« on: August 14, 2018, 10:49:47 am »

The very concept of perception ties directly into the ability to detect things. Having really low perception should *ABSOLUTELY* stop you from detecting things, barring additional help (Snooping and goggles, as TheAverageGortsby said).

The same could be said about *any* attribute relating to a skill. A dumbass should not be able to figure out chemistry, yet even with int 3 you can invest points if you want. A clumsy person without agility should not be able to sneak, yet you can still invest in that skill. So it is not as *ABSOLUTE* as you claim.

@Gortsby: I would be fine with it if you could get 100% of secrets without per investment. Maybe detection goggles could count higher for the purpose of secret detection, just like snoop?
What about this:

3 base PER
+ 4 PER by snooping (instead of 3)
+ 1 PER by goggles as usual, but +4 for the purpose of secret detection

Then you could arrive at the needed +11 without any investment in PER. Investing in a perk and sacrificing the head gear slot(or switch all the time) seems like a fair trade-off.

Personally, I still think a skill would be better though.

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Suggestions / Re: Make detection a skill

« on: August 13, 2018, 03:52:16 pm »

WTF is wrong with this forum? Two captchas to open a thread and then it simply cuts the text mid sentence! 

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Its a huge disadvantage to non-gun users that perception is used to find secrets, not only because of the loot, but also because finding secrets is fun!
It would be much better if there was a detection skill that is influenced by perception.

Options:

- New skill for secret detection
- Bundle trap detection and secret detection and make it have really high synergy with trap laying
- Other variation

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Suggestions / Make detection a skill

« on: August 13, 2018, 03:48:22 pm »

I really dislike that you need to have high perception to find secrets, it