Hopefully this is allowed, as I know there’s a few posts concerning this from a few years ago, but I recently received a gift of fate (70). What stories/activities/miscellaneous things are most worth it? I’m mid/late game (finished the railway) and have decently high stats. Any suggestions?
Depends on what you enjoy the most! The possibilities are endless!
IMO, you could just invest in the Illegal Experimental Augmentation Device and hatch Whitsun companions, and if you already have it, hatch two Whitsun items. Both the companions and the items are really, really, really good.
15 Fate for an upgraded Aunt card is also an excellent deal. Flute Streat for 10 Fate is a bargain (I’m biased though, I love the Rubberies) - it gives you access to Rubbery Skulls, and also allows you to breed more beasts in the Labyrinth of the Tigers (who are nice in midgame, bad in endgame). You can pay 8 Fate to remove the useless Benefactor card from your London deck. You can upgrade your Lab equipment to the maximum for 10 Fate (but, without any spoilers, in the endgame this is only profitable if you did one specific Ambition). You could also buy some outfits just for convenience. There’s probably way more small mechanical things to do, though I’m not sure if you’re even interested in them.
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I see two main branches. (1) Stories and (2) Better EpA.
For (1) strangely enough best stories in FL are free, but you may search for polls conducted every year and across all time to pick among the best (like this [Survey] Your favourite Fate-locked stories (January 2024 edition)). Some stories are particularly good not in literary sense, but because of lore for specific factions or events.
For (2) mechanical advantage long term (assuming you are planning to play for years) surprisingly small things give the most. Fate locked upgrade for Lab (especially if you are not super late in the game), cartographer for Stacks, specific ending of Your Aunt story (if you draw cards mostly in London). If your aim is more short-term, for example you need a lot of echoes to finish your Ambition or get some vanity item like Hellworm, you may consider buying few FATE locked items to allow 100% efficiency on some high EpA grind. Illegal device is not a bad choice too since you get +4 companions with advanced stats and sometimes very good side-options, and next year it will pay again with another 4 companions.
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I am a hoarder, I would use the Fate to acquire stuff e.g. Ubergoat.
Either stuff that gives me an advantage when doing challenges, or the aesthetic/vanity stuff.
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