The Duke of Waltham
Posts: 150
2/1/2016
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I like how painful it was to make a choice in this story.
Oh, yes. I switched dancing partners several times while I was pondering what to do. (And I loved the fact that I could do that.) That dance went on for quite a while!
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Mordaine Barimen
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2/1/2016
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TheThirdPolice, did you not find the hidden lore from being unwise in Flint, or are you just less easily excited than I?
I really, really liked this story and look forward to more from [gendertitle] DeCuir in the future. While the ending was a little rushed, the characterizations were quite tasty.
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Lomias
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2/2/2016
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TheThirdPolice wrote:
Sure, but I think it's good to have a variety of story types. And if you didn't choose to take the secret for yourself, look earlier in this thread for a link to an Echo of the result. It's not a major reveal, but it's the most interesting new lore tease we've had in a while.
Ya I have checked that out, nothing exciting though. I agree that there should be more story types, romance for example. However, I do think the Waltz could be better. I don't feel much connection between my character and the story. His amused Lordship and Sinning Jenny are attractive, but their contents are a bit short. The daughter and the father came out of nowhere and we probably won't see them again (and their profile pics are, er, no offence, a bit ugly). Besides, nothing is really at risk, except for my character's conscience, maybe? Sure this is another drawback.
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TheThirdPolice, did you not find the hidden lore from being unwise in Flint, or are you just less easily excited than I?
Good to see you enjoy the Flint, but I thought we were talking about the Waltz? Also, killing someone for his eyes (and secrets) is rather different from being unwise, in my opinion.
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Mordaine Barimen
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2/2/2016
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I was comparing new lore revealed near the end of Flint to that in Waltz.
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Ian Hart
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2/2/2016
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Who was the writer for this project? Or was it a collaboration? More like this please.
I'll also second the comment on the quality of the poster. I'd love the option to put some favorite posters on my profile whenever they rework that...
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Mordaine Barimen
Posts: 670
2/2/2016
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Ian Hart, it was Cash DeCuir.
Might I also take a moment to plug this topic?
Fallen London and the responsible miscreants
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The Duke of Waltham
Posts: 150
2/3/2016
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Lomias wrote:
The daughter and the father came out of nowhere and we probably won't see them again (and their profile pics are, er, no offence, a bit ugly).
Hey! She's holding on pretty well for a sixty-five-year-old Austrian... pauper? Probably not, but it is true that we know next to nothing about this woman. We've come to know the Waltzing Duke fairly well, but the Resolute Aesthete is a cipher; even the fact that we refer to her as an aesthete has no obvious justification other than her appreciation of a particular piece of music—and popular music, at that. I suppose that bothers me a little. Still, not knowing more than the barest of outlines about her life does make some sense in the context of the story, and it might even be besides the point. It is the Duke and his actions that form the heart of the story, and death in the hands of his daughter is merely one of the choices we have in responding to what we have learned about him. For some it would be poetic justice; for others, a family tragedy we have no business preventing, having already played our assigned part in this affair. Either way, her part is secondary. The focus is not on whether we want to see the Aesthete kill her father, but on whether we want to see him die by her blade.
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Lomias
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2/3/2016
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The Duke of Waltham wrote:
Hey! She's holding on pretty well for a sixty-five-year-old Austrian... pauper? Probably not, but it is true that we know next to nothing about this woman. We've come to know the Waltzing Duke fairly well, but the Resolute Aesthete is a cipher; even the fact that we refer to her as an aesthete has no obvious justification other than her appreciation of a particular piece of music—and popular music, at that. I suppose that bothers me a little. Still, not knowing more than the barest of outlines about her life does make some sense in the context of the story, and it might even be besides the point. It is the Duke and his actions that form the heart of the story, and death in the hands of his daughter is merely one of the choices we have in responding to what we have learned about him. For some it would be poetic justice; for others, a family tragedy we have no business preventing, having already played our assigned part in this affair. Either way, her part is secondary. The focus is not on whether we want to see the Aesthete kill her father, but on whether we want to see him die by her blade.
True, but things could be more interesting if Resolute Aesthete is an old friend of ours, that's what I meant by connection.
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TheThirdPolice
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2/3/2016
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Yes, it would be more interesting. But you can't achieve that connection just by telling the player she's an old friend; it's too artificial. You have to build that connection naturally, and that's just not feasible for every story.
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Lomias
Posts: 84
2/4/2016
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Well, I am just a fussy eater, how to cook well is not my job. And that's why I paid.
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MidnightVoyager
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2/4/2016
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Lomias wrote:
The Duke of Waltham wrote:
Hey! She's holding on pretty well for a sixty-five-year-old Austrian... pauper? Probably not, but it is true that we know next to nothing about this woman. We've come to know the Waltzing Duke fairly well, but the Resolute Aesthete is a cipher; even the fact that we refer to her as an aesthete has no obvious justification other than her appreciation of a particular piece of music—and popular music, at that. I suppose that bothers me a little. Still, not knowing more than the barest of outlines about her life does make some sense in the context of the story, and it might even be besides the point. It is the Duke and his actions that form the heart of the story, and death in the hands of his daughter is merely one of the choices we have in responding to what we have learned about him. For some it would be poetic justice; for others, a family tragedy we have no business preventing, having already played our assigned part in this affair. Either way, her part is secondary. The focus is not on whether we want to see the Aesthete kill her father, but on whether we want to see him die by her blade.
True, but things could be more interesting if Resolute Aesthete is an old friend of ours, that's what I meant by connection.
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Seeing as how my character is presumed dead on the Surface, I'd really rather the game not assume I have Surface friends still.
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The Duke of Waltham
Posts: 150
2/5/2016
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MidnightVoyager wrote:
Seeing as how my character is presumed dead on the Surface, I'd really rather the game not assume I have Surface friends still.
Well, I never. You've just solved the mystery of Lord Lucan's disappearance. (We'll just assume that the London he fled in 1974 was a replacement built sometime after the Fall.) All we have to do now is wait for the gimmick account to appear.
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Fhoenix
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2/7/2016
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So, do we know already what you get for doing all three stories? There was supposed to be some kind of extra.
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Rupho Schartenhauer
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2/7/2016
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The Duke of Waltham wrote:
Well, I never. You've just solved the mystery of Lord Lucan's disappearance. (We'll just assume that the London he fled in 1974 was a replacement built sometime after the Fall.) All we have to do now is wait for the gimmick account to appear.
Someone already did that, but apparently they didn't stay very long.
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Gonen
Posts: 817
2/7/2016
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Just finished this. Took an evening with two full candles, put the "Tales from the Vienna Woods" on repeat (Ian Hart, excellent thinking!) and played it through.
This story is my new top exceptional story, passing the famous Lost in Reflections.
Perhaps the music gave it an unfair advantage, but I really got in the mood.
Made me want to suggest my wife we return to ballroom dance lessons (we won't though. We won't persist. Again. Maybe a single awkward dance at our living room, then).
I really liked the investigation part, interacting with familiar faces, especially those we less interact with on a daily basis.
Next was the long conversation at the carnival. Excellent piece, intriguing, shocking, melancholic. The writer succeeded in making me care for the duke, switching emotions from shock to excitement to sadness to curiosity.
Bravo for arts, as well! Beautiful poster, beautiful icons. Hurrah for scandalous new stockings - on full display!
Oh, if Jenn here is a new companion at the Feast, profits will be sky rocketing this winter. Mark - my - words.
A very well done. I am now doing a standing ovation.
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Lemexis
Posts: 155
2/9/2016
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Fhoenix wrote:
So, do we know already what you get for doing all three stories? There was supposed to be some kind of extra.
Yeah I'd like to know about that too. Does anyone has any info ?
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Parelle
Posts: 1084
2/9/2016
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From a couple weeks ago when it introduced the series:
Hannah Flynn wrote:
If you’ve already completed Flint, you will have received the first item. You'll automatically get these items in the course of completing the story; you won't need to choose a particular ending.
At the end of the season, we'll release a new option in Fallen London. If you've collected all three items, you can trade them in for a substantial reward and a snippet of new story and lore.
If you want to keep the individual items as curios, you're welcome to do so! The option will remain available so you can cash them in later, if you choose to.
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Lemexis
Posts: 155
2/9/2016
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I know, but the season is over. Impatience and curiosity are burning me.
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genesis
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2/9/2016
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The season is definitely not over. We are in the middle of the third story of the season. The season is over at the end of February and the special option is going to be released min-February so it's all as promised.
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Lemexis
Posts: 155
2/9/2016
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I hope I won't have imploded by then.
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