I don’t know if you will like the answer: there is a heist that offers 2 specimen (Envoy’s Townhouse -> Deliver the documents to the Glass).
The calculation is up to you. ;)[/quote]
Not sure it’s worth the trouble then… bring up casing, go through the heist… So the only ones who can really profit on quicker research right now are the ones who invested on De Gustibus? Bit unfair but… whatever. I guess I should learn to pay more attention to festivals. Or not![/quote]
Heist + trade in should be 13 actions (assuming Gang and drawing the exit card right after you get 5 progress).
From the Information I’ve got here, the options are 8 specimen or 100 goldfishes.
100 goldfishes would be 100 actions + 16 actions for the echoes (assuming 2.5 EpA), means 116 in total.
8 Specimen would be 52 actions for the heist + 8 actions for trade in, so 60 actions in total. Or more likely 65-70 with some extra actions wasted in the heists.
So it should be worth it, even without taking the 4x Puzzling Map and 4x Silent Soul you will get as secondary rewards out of the heist into account.
Of couse, for heists a 5 card lodgings helps alot, but even without you should be faster.