What’s the absolute best repeatable way to grind ludicrous amounts of Cryptic Clues?
I’ve been relying on various opportunity cards and the like for quite a while, and while I’m now at about 30k thanks to this I feel like I need some more focused grinding.
Apart from one line in SMEN storyline, are there any mentions that FL souls have shadows?
[quote=Dudebro Pyro]What’s the absolute best repeatable way to grind ludicrous amounts of Cryptic Clues?
I’ve been relying on various opportunity cards and the like for quite a while, and while I’m now at about 30k thanks to this I feel like I need some more focused grinding.[/quote]The best way would be the University/Flit Investigating grind, but you can be locked out of that one. Aside from that, I don’t think there’s a better repeatable source of Cryptic Clues than Unfinished Business. You can get a few as a bonus on Thieves’ Cache expeditions and Heists that make it to Mr. Baseborn’s Papers, but that won’t get you to a ludicrous amount with any efficiency.
In regards to Saguine Ribbon Sparring, is anyone else seeing a weird disparity in wins depending on who starts the battle? I’ve won 3/4 of all the matches sent to me, but all 5ish I’ve started ended in my death.
Might just be weird luck though, considering my small sample size. Is anyone else seeing similar results?
edited by hellaGumshoe on 7/27/2017
[quote=Dudebro Pyro]What’s the absolute best repeatable way to grind ludicrous amounts of Cryptic Clues?
I’ve been relying on various opportunity cards and the like for quite a while, and while I’m now at about 30k thanks to this I feel like I need some more focused grinding.[/quote]
As Kaigen mentioned, University is best even when it comes to EPA, but there’s also Thieves Cache expedition which, again, I find it better than Blue.
Other options are Mechanics of Progress card, Visit card (Forger or Functionary) and… I really forgot if there are any other options. Without any Investigations, I’m at 124k CC and I cashed in about 100k already. Just flip those cards!
Can someone from FBG answer what is meant by “abusing the mobile app’s offline play feature.”. I’m a bit hesitant to use the app, since I’m not sure if this is referring to the extra actions it can give you or if there’s something I don’t know about.
Probably when drawing cards or when attempting a risky challenge. If you don’t like the cards/fail you just reopen the app w/o syncing it.
[quote=hellaGumshoe]In regards to Saguine Ribbon Sparring, is anyone else seeing a weird disparity in wins depending on who starts the battle? I’ve won 3/4 of all the matches sent to me, but all 5ish I’ve started ended in my death.
Might just be weird luck though, considering my small sample size. Is anyone else seeing similar results?
edited by hellaGumshoe on 7/27/2017[/quote]
yes, me too. (i’m seeing you in "who else is here" on the silent river. guess the boat’s gonna get overcrowded these days). Won 2 of the matches i got invited to, lost all in which I was the inviting party. Generally, the mechanics is still wonky, it crashed a few times.
The good thing is that thanks to one of the crashes I am now reasonably sure some degree of randomness is involved as I won the match, the game crashed, I refreshed which kicked me back to tactics choice, and picked the same option as the first time, but I lost the match.
I am trying to get my Renown: Hell up to 10 so I can finally get to the Iron Republic. Currently I am at 5 and having trouble gaining Favours with Hell. What is the best way to get that?
Bring Broken Giant wine and Infernal Contracts to parties (from A Polite Invitation) to give the Brass Ambassador, the Hell card, and the card for having a Brass Embassy Guest Room. I don’t think there’s a way to grind them outside of cards.
Depending on where you are in the game, some methods of acquiring them may be out of reach. Two of the methods below are not available unless you are a POSI.
Acquire the Brass Embassy lodgings. This will add an Opportunity Card to your deck.
Play the Polite Invitation, and talk to the representative from the Brass Embassy at the party. It’s possible to get three favors per party, but you’ll need flip cards to encounter her twice, as well as parting with some items.
Supposedly Polythreme has a grind? This will require a boat and a Screaming Map.
Fate-locked: Undermine the Bishop’s efforts in the Labyrinth of Tigers. Requires Flute Street, but not the Empyrean Redolence.
Is there a good grind for Correspondence Plaques that’s not card-based?
The general advice is to side-convert from Journals of Infamy. It’s usually recommended to steal these in the Flit via Thefts of a Particular Character, although personally I prefer to run a Newspaper since I’m also trying to level one of the related qualities.
Probably some combination of up and side conversions. Affair of the Box will get you lots if you use that as your standard grind, too.
[quote=PSGarak]Supposedly Polythreme has a grind? This will require a boat and a Screaming Map.[/quote]Polythreme does have a grind, but I cannot recommend it. First, you have the extra-long Zee trip to Polythreme. Then, you have to successfully complete three Polythremic Promenades per favour, and one of those will always be without the benefit of the guaranteed card, since the storyline is reset when you complete it. And then of course, you have the trip back once you have 7 favours.
Even for a faction with limited sources of favours, that would be a questionable use of actions. Given how easy it is to get Hell favours through Polite Invitations, it’s even more unwise. Get yourself a Preening Macaw and some wine and use the cards in London. Maintain a bit of Scandal so you can draw An afternoon of good deeds and use the mischief option (requires Ruthless 4).
I have a couple questions about the Heptagoat - if these aren’t supposed to be discussed on the forums I’d appreciate a PM instead:
Acquaintance: the Heptagoat was given by an Advent code, and has no purpose I’m aware of (except perhaps cluing in the player base of its existence).
The only known use for Caprine Authority is for unlocking further actions on the Overgoat card. Level of Caprine Authority does not matter.
Does the Hound of Heaven have an associated opportunity card?
As far as I know, he only shows up on the Eater-of-Chains’ card. But he’s a good danger noodle, even without his own card.
Still card based, but it’s the best source of plaques: cash in Tomb Favours and up convert the Primordial Shriek. Not a big difference, but better than Thefts of a Particular Character which is the next best option.