Hello, delicious friends!
I just wanted to express how thankful I was to have become a part of this community. It’s not like any community I’ve seen so far, here people are actually going out of their way to be nice and helpful and it’s a breath of fresh air, a rare island in the ocean of negativity that is the Internet.
I have come across the Fallen London app (yes, I’m one of those) sometime in September and while I was intrigued enough to keep the app and open it couple times a day to make some progress and read a few snippets of a story, the true obsession with the game came with the discovery of the browser version and this forum.
I have been very shy about social interaction at first, because I was very new to everything and I was sure I wouldn’t understand what other people were talking about. I had issues with the abbreviations (sometimes still do), I had no idea what some events were, I haven’t even figured you could open up more places on the map! But the forum seemed to have the answer to everything and when I had questions the forum wasn’t helping me with anymore (in the first five threads anyway :P) I had to set up a profile and I realised I liked being in touch with other people playing the game with me.
And then I stumbled upon an IRC thread. And was never heard from again.
No, but really, I’d recommend IRC to anyone with some free time on their hands. It’s usually the same group of people being active there (me being one of them), but since we’re from all over the world, each of us is online at different times, plus sometimes there are people who aren’t frequent visitors, but most importantly, it’s always fun. They’ve been most helpful with all kinds of questions I may have had (and trust me, I can be pretty dense sometimes) and I can safely say that they’ve made me cry with joy and happiness more times then I had left in tears (that happened only once and was entirely my fault - I get emotional very easily).
Some of you (and not necessarily just IRC people) have gone out of your way to help me, whether materially or by giving me a good advice or by simply trying to cheer me up when things got tough, so I’ve decided to give something back. Y’all deserve a shoutout and lots of love, so here is my gift for you. Hopefully it’ll make you happy.
I was very limited in the number of companions, so if you didn’t make the cut, you can always send one my way and be on the list next year! wink wink, nudge nudge
Anyway, since this is shaping up to be a much longer post than I wanted it to be, I’d like to surmise:
What I’ve accomplished this year (and by that I mean in the three last months):
- Found this game!
- Became a PoSI
- Got SotC up to 10
- Got both suits from the Photographer storyline
- Visited the Temple Club
- Bought my first EF (Totally worth it!)
I’m afraid that would be all.
What I’m hoping to achieve in the next year:
- Get a 5 card lodgings and a Remote address (I’m pretty sure I will, but since it hasn’t happened yet, I can’t call it an accomplishment.)
- Become a Glassman (or a Tier 3 Profession in general)
- Become a Legendary Charisma
- Grow my Plant enough to be able to complete in tournaments
- Embark on a Nadir expedition
- Get a ship and zail
- Make some progress with the renown factions and perhaps get an item or two out of it.
- Generally grow my collection of things obtainable without worrying too much about making the collection complete (It's the second part that is hardest for me.)
- Start making in-game choice less based on the value and more focused on the character. (It truly is more fun to play that way)
What are my wishes for the game:
- FIX THE D__N APP!!! Please.
- I would love to see some of the stories with "Impossible!" on them get progressed, but I think you have your hands full with everything else, so I understand if that takes a long time.
It is almost New Year’s for me, so best wishes to you all, may we make the next year count :)
Greetings from the future,
Lallinka
PS: I’m not a native English speaker, so be kind :P
edited by Lallinka on 12/31/2016
edited by Lallinka on 12/31/2016