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dog_xinu
post Nov 20 2006, 07:56 PM
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Now if my players go to their fixer for "everything" this will strain the relationship (thus lowering the LOYAL rating).  But if they use the fixer for more "agent-like" things and keeps away from the misc crap work, then there is not hit on their loyalty.  For instance my off my characters wanted a membership to an exclusive club.  She went through her fixer which was the right thing to do.  Now if she was going to the same fixer for pistols, commlinks, grenades, etc that would be different.

Once in a while when you hit your agent up for the non-normal-agent stuff, that is fine.  It is when you go to that well over and over and over again.

just my opinion....
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In my experience, when you go to your fixer for multiple things IRL, the loyalty level increases, because they get a cut EACH AND EVERY TIME. Hell in Australia there are legal companies that are basically fixers fornormal people. Job agent and everything else... They get you clothes, training, tools, and the jobs.... as long as you do the work. The cfiminal side of things has smilar people. but those people rely on their cut off the top as opposed to the government grants and corporate bonuses for finding ppl work.


Think about it, if every time you go to your fier for something he get 10% of the price, would he really complain that you get everything through him?


going to them for work or things up their line will help the loyalty ratings. but going to them for every little thing that is not their line of work.

You wouldnt keep going to your doctor for stock tips and your stock broker for medical advice.
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post Nov 20 2006, 09:01 PM
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QUOTE (dog_xinu @ Nov 21 2006, 06:56 AM)
going to them for work or things up their line will help the loyalty ratings.  but going to them for every little thing that is not their line of work.

You wouldnt keep going to your doctor for stock tips and your stock broker for medical advice.

That's a fair enough statement. My point is that a fixer's "line" is knowing people. He's the dude that knows the dude that has just what you need. And he's happy to arrange something ... for a small fee.
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post Nov 21 2006, 12:21 AM
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mpstly fixers arrange for you to meet a johnson.
They know people to get gear from, but they are specialized in what they can or can't get.
They know other peolpe, for knowledge skills, but are really really reticent ot let you have anyones link #. they know othe rrunners, but again getting them to let you in on their stable of runners aint easy.
ad to the original poster, it sounds like all missions are hounded down through the mafia etc, whereas I tend to run my fixers (which everyone gets the group fixer for free) more like the agent achetype someone mentioned. I'll definitely have to do the secret phrase thing.
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post Nov 21 2006, 03:11 AM
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@dog xinu: I'm sure my doctor would be more than happy to give stock tips for a fee. More likely he would be happy to hook me up with a broker he know through his practice for a fee. Money makes the world go round!
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