Zee!
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5/14/2013
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Having just taken my SMEN to the next level (currently at SMEN 7 for my fellow seekers), I must applaud the folks at FBG for a delicious set of experiences and adventures.
Nowhere else have I found myself so engaged and so hungry to do the next step, eagerly anticipating and dreading the next card.
Nowhere else have I clenched my teeth and closed my eyes as I clicked a button, afraid but excited about what would happen next.
Many other places have simply felt like I was grinding to the next accomplishment (PoSI, acquiring a ship, amassing enough Bazaar Permits), but ironically Seeking has brought a new level of appreciation to parts of the game and feels more "real" than a lot of the other areas. Bravo. 
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
5/14/2013
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there is a non-zero chance that Alexis may call you a lunatic for actually enjoying Seeking
but its ok i'm a lunatic too
also hey this is my 777th post. fitting.
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#SunlessSea IRC channel! Like the above, but zee-ier.
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Dharlome
Posts: 51
5/14/2013
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Spacemarine9 wrote:
there is a non-zero chance that Alexis may call you a lunatic for actually enjoying Seeking
but its ok i'm a lunatic too
also hey this is my 777th post. fitting.
edited by Spacemarine9 on 5/14/2013
More and more it seems like the other thing that matters. There is only the Name.
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Asclepius Unbound
Posts: 389
5/14/2013
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I present this for your entertainment, fellow Seeker.
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Alas, Asclepius Unbound is now forever beyond the reach of invitations. A successful Seeker.
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OPG
Posts: 387
5/14/2013
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Man, I'm still stuck at Seeking 4. I'm not Dangerous enough to fight vines yet. Boo.
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overpoweredginger, an irresistible, magnificent, midnight and sagacious gentleman.
A Fallen London Roleplay Community exists. Contrary to popular belief, Richard Nixon is not involved.
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Nigel Overstreet
Posts: 1220
5/15/2013
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I enjoy the description of Seeking the name as "Fallen London set on hard mode."
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
5/15/2013
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I agree, I've enjoyed it a lot, so I regret that my odds of progressing while still enjoying myself are vanishingly small. Oh well--I'm not formally throwing in the towel yet, maybe I'll get on a really, really good run.
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Little The
Posts: 700
5/15/2013
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Hm. You know, I find this storyline fascinating from a sociological perspective, seeing what lengths players will go to just to see the next page of a story. But you know what I think would be even more interesting? If the framing story had a wider scope than just recovering a piece of knowledge. That makes it a personal, self-centered quest, which fits with the idea of this being a test of player masochism/devotion, but I wonder if the results would be different if it was something different? What if the story was centered around selflessness instead, being told that what you were doing -- throwing away valuable materials, taking horrifically self-destructive actions -- was for the greater good in some way? Perhaps, instead of "betraying" people at the invitation stage, you bequeathed them a huge package of gifts, with an even greater cost to the inviter than there is currently? If there was something like a small bonus package granted to all players if enough Seekers reached a certain benchmark in their story, something like that?
It makes me wonder how the statistics and rationales would be different, if at all. I know that I'm rather helpful to other players -- when I lose in the Tournament of Lillies (which is always, it seems like), I don't feel frustrated at my loss because I'm glad the other person got ahead. I'm similarly blase about K&C for the same reason. And of course, I'm willing to give out temple club invitations, First City coins, etc. to anyone who asks for them, as I advertise in my signature. It makes me wonder if there are other people with similar playstyles? I see other Seekers discussing this story, talking about the lengths they will go to for their own endevours -- and it makes me wonder, what lengths they might go to for others'?
Food for thought. : )
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A gentleman of numerous descriptors that change far too often. Second chance and menace reduction invites are welcome.
My journey to Seek the Name is recorded for posterity here. I asked "Who is Salt?"
I am a member of the Temple Club. If you would like an invitation, feel free to request one!
Fallen London is a game of choices. When you make an important one, you can record your rationale here.
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