EuchreJack
11-20-2011, 04:05 PM
I've heard many players complain about the difficulty in making relationships, so I thought I'd post a couple hints:
1) I've noticed that heros in a particular area generally have the same personality. In the future, I'd like to compile a list of locations and the most common personality traits. But for now:
Diddly Squat: Pessimistic, Trusting, possibly warm
Ravenholme: Suspicious, possibly intellectual and reactive
What this means: If you can find someone that matches in a specific area, you'll likely be able to make other friends in the same area.
2) Cunning is the most important attribute in finding any character. I strongly suspect the game rolls your cunning vs. the target's cunning (so that you roll from 1 to your cunning, target rolls 1 to their cunning, you have to beat their roll in order to find them). So for time sake, you should stick to searching for characters near your cunning or lower.
3) Abuse Kid Canada! He's got a cunning of 200 (equal to the default cunning, unless you roleplay a machine or something), and travels a lot. If his personality matches yours (which it may not, as he's a social butterfly), you can just bum around with him and travel the world until you rise in popularity (at level 4, Kid Canada matches or beats anything you're able to see at the lowest popularity).
4) Go weak on those you may not match with! Unless you see that all your characteristics totally oppose the person you're trying to befriend, a high characteristic in the opposite direction is a warning to tone it down.
Note that you can't be friends with everyone, sometimes you won't click even if you go weak, but there a lots of friends to be made simply by going a tad less intense.
As stated before, characters in the same area tend to have similar personalities. Going less intense can get you friendships with those who differ from the mold in a certain area, as they will usually still have one or two "trademark" characteristics for the area (and hopefully the same ones that made you friendly with everyone else!)
5) Leave City Sweeper alone! I've tested multiple scenarios, and came to one conclusion: If you try to search for him, he'll attack you! There are many heroes in the world that would love to be your friend, but City Sweeper isn't one of them. For those who actually want to be friends with him, I'd suggest joining the Ravenholme Resistance and going on team missions. If you're lucky, City Sweeper will also go on the mission, which gives you a random chance of gaining a friendship...maybe.
Hope this helps! I'd also like to hear if anyone else has ideas on area personality types. I know from experience that the characters in the Wastelands also have similar personalities, but I'm not sure what are their personality characteristics.
1) I've noticed that heros in a particular area generally have the same personality. In the future, I'd like to compile a list of locations and the most common personality traits. But for now:
Diddly Squat: Pessimistic, Trusting, possibly warm
Ravenholme: Suspicious, possibly intellectual and reactive
What this means: If you can find someone that matches in a specific area, you'll likely be able to make other friends in the same area.
2) Cunning is the most important attribute in finding any character. I strongly suspect the game rolls your cunning vs. the target's cunning (so that you roll from 1 to your cunning, target rolls 1 to their cunning, you have to beat their roll in order to find them). So for time sake, you should stick to searching for characters near your cunning or lower.
3) Abuse Kid Canada! He's got a cunning of 200 (equal to the default cunning, unless you roleplay a machine or something), and travels a lot. If his personality matches yours (which it may not, as he's a social butterfly), you can just bum around with him and travel the world until you rise in popularity (at level 4, Kid Canada matches or beats anything you're able to see at the lowest popularity).
4) Go weak on those you may not match with! Unless you see that all your characteristics totally oppose the person you're trying to befriend, a high characteristic in the opposite direction is a warning to tone it down.
Note that you can't be friends with everyone, sometimes you won't click even if you go weak, but there a lots of friends to be made simply by going a tad less intense.
As stated before, characters in the same area tend to have similar personalities. Going less intense can get you friendships with those who differ from the mold in a certain area, as they will usually still have one or two "trademark" characteristics for the area (and hopefully the same ones that made you friendly with everyone else!)
5) Leave City Sweeper alone! I've tested multiple scenarios, and came to one conclusion: If you try to search for him, he'll attack you! There are many heroes in the world that would love to be your friend, but City Sweeper isn't one of them. For those who actually want to be friends with him, I'd suggest joining the Ravenholme Resistance and going on team missions. If you're lucky, City Sweeper will also go on the mission, which gives you a random chance of gaining a friendship...maybe.
Hope this helps! I'd also like to hear if anyone else has ideas on area personality types. I know from experience that the characters in the Wastelands also have similar personalities, but I'm not sure what are their personality characteristics.