From the notability, yes- but I think they’re going with a time based release. Considering there’s now a "the date" quality, it’s entirely plausible that we’re going to get X free confessions a day.
Unfortunately, It’s not like i’m a time traveler. I could be mistaken. You could be doomed. It could be that the only way to get more than the starting three confessions is setting notability on the pyre.
Getting everything else, then going for Bellringer should be a safer strategy for the completionist without enough renown.
Yet, I personally consider it best to sit back and enjoy a few new friends of choice. The human companions are not mutually exclusive, yet their stories sure feel like so.
(Hoping for Ruthless Henchman upgrade next year…)
edited by Lisbella Peridot on 10/24/2016
[quote=Dima Lazarev]Am I missing something, or Flute Street a) gives one Favour per carousel and b) doesn’t allow to use Pulsating Amber, so one has to c) spend 5 actions to get out every 7 carousels and then d) spend another 10 actions to come back?
I wouldn’t bother with this method of grinding Renown for Bellringer (and it seems that others are not better, unfortunately).[/quote]
It’s not actually good, it’s just the best by default due to lack of competition. As far as I’m aware, Flute Street is the only reliable, deterministic source of favors of any kind currently in the game (past 5 renown).
To summarize: no Rubbery Campanologist for me this year. Well, this is unfortunate, because so far I don’t see what else I could possibly wish from this holiday.
EDIT: Besides the lore, of course.
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Is the tiger with a tiara too ordinary for your taste?
Is the tiger with a tiara too ordinary for your taste?[/quote]
The tagline for Hallowmas 2016 is allegedly “No secret is safe!”, but we all know the real tagline is “Traumatize a goldfish!”.[li]
Stats-wise I have a better option for every bonus it gives, and I am not trying to build a zoo. Although I must admit that the tiger is nice.
[quote=Lisbella Peridot]Why the Devious Henchman (religious/infernal split is still awesome)? The (dangerous) Ruthless Henchman seems like a better candidate value and type-wise. More hilarious, too, I wanted to see his Waltzing lessons bears fruit.
Hoping for upgraded Ruthless next year. But this year is super duper awesome since I can’t log on all the time to confess![/quote]
I was wondering the same thing. I have a suspicion: the three branched companion options are meant to appeal to different price points. On the other hand, Failbetter generously gave every single player one of them for free this year, so…[li]
Stats-wise I have a better option for every bonus it gives, and I am not trying to build a zoo. Although I must admit that the tiger is nice.[/quote]
Really? it’s a +9 for dangerous and a +7 for persuasive. You have a laconic prodigy and a submerged rector, then? (I’d suggest reactionary tomb colonist, but you’re bothering with the campanologist, so it couldn’t be that.)
You can have all the lacre in the Neath, but you can’t make things cry without bombed-out slips of paper. Makes sense.[li]
The main point of each Festival is to revitalize the community, something that Failbetter always succeeds at without forcing anyone to participate. The Feast of the Exceptional Rose introduces you to everyone, the Campaign made everyone draw up sides in support of their interpretation of Fallen London, the Zee-Festival… actually, the Zee-Festival doesn’t really do anything in terms of community. Anyway, the new Hallowmas is clearly designed to encourage shrewd negotiation and planning among players.
I have the Prodigy and the Rector, correct. And the Owl, if it matters.
You can have all the lacre in the Neath, but you can’t make things cry without bombed-out slips of paper. Makes sense.[/quote]
To be fair, lacre doesn’t generally lead to safe sorrow. We want the doll to still be alive at the end, after all. Failbetter likes to not make it possible to expensively destroy two prized possessions at once. (doll and lacre.)
I have the Prodigy and the Rector, correct. And the Owl, if it matters.[/quote]
I’m of the opinion that the campanologist being superior is only fair, and that making the bellringer easier to get would kind of be trivializing the effort we put into getting it[1]… not that i’d be grumbling as much if the renown 40 reward wasn’t fate-locked, since that is another best-in-slot for people with flute street access… But yes, all you’ll get is {a free 62.5 echo item}, lore, and {a relatively inexpensive source of renown for a favored faction.}
[1]I suppose this is hypocritical- I’m not grumbling about how easy 5-card lodgings are to get at christmas, for instance. I’m okay with being a hypocrite.
edited by Grenem on 10/24/2016
Well, as I said before, I was stupid enough to not accept free companion.
But you reminded me: I wouldn’t mind upgrading my premises or hotel room into something bigger if opportunity shows up. Although I do have sanctum already.
Do you get anything besides the companion and the confession when you select from the first “Explosion” storylet? If I’m seeing this right, it offers your choice of one of three companions… the first of which being worth so much more than the other two that you can sell her and buy both of the others. Is there any reason not to choose the Accomplice?
Bloody-minded stubbornness? the desire for the text of aquiring one of the others? Obliviousness?
Well, as I said before, I was stupid enough to not accept free companion.
But you reminded me: I wouldn’t mind upgrading my premises or hotel room into something bigger if opportunity shows up. Although I do have sanctum already.[/quote]
Typo, sorry. I meant at christmas, which is a ways off.
No worries! It’s only two months till Sackmas anyway.
I got the visitors at hallowmess card and don’t know what I am supposed to choose now… Can anybody help me?