Talk:Police Pets/@comment-184.71.251.27-20140729024013/@comment-207.86.133.114-20140731161219

The main blocks toward progress in the game are related to getting reports from your friends and waiting for analysis to finish. If, during that time, a Happy Hour pops up that makes the amount of stars experience earned from a previous case double, then you should go back immediately and accomplish as much as you can.

One thing that you've forgotten is that on the path to a gold star, you'll earn three hamburgers, and if you've been stockpiling energy and have the free time, you can gold medal multiple cases during a single happy hour (also increasing your levels). If you only care about the story, however, then the pets currently on offer are pointless, as you really only need cash to buy additional pets, and you're probably getting enough energy to burn through the cases. That said, once you start getting the high-end pets that pay out 6,000 or more (at a Excellent rate), you'll be able to afford 6x Combo Boosts and 6 Hint Boosts every time, which can significantly speed up progress.