Just so long as it doesn't keep me from farming Collections of Curiosities.

-- Mal

Is there any chance that you'll rework the conversion formula to be more fair to less connected players? I posted this in the Connected: Docks thread, but based on the apparent conversion rates there, there is much more gained from each change point of connected at higher levels when compared to lower levels. That is, the rich get richer. The basic problem is that each additional level of connected over 50 takes the same amount of effort, whereas each level renown takes more effort than the one before it.

I understand if it's not a high priority for you folks, and there is virtue in having a simple linear scaling between connected and renown, but it was pretty irksome to realize that I could have gotten four times the reward for twice the work had I known the rules ahead of time, and now it incentivizes me to make a mad dash of connection grinding before renown is implemented for the rest of the factions. A more fair system would be to calculate the total change points of connected, convert that to change points of renown, and convert that to levels of renown.

(Sorry if this is overly complainy! I really like the new system both thematically and mechanically. I'm just a little critical of how we get there.)
edited by Guy Scrum on 3/18/2016

maleclypse wrote:

Because here's how criminal renown works past 5. Have some RNG, get favors. Spend that RNG for renown cps that will allow you to as far as I can tell exchange your rng for more rng for rng. Maybe that RNG will work out in you being able to exchange for mad money. Maybe you will just wait until you hit a can't discard card and have to spend your hard found rng on something other than what you wanted to.

Actually, I'll counter and say that's not true for Criminals. Unlike Docks, there are several purchasable cards which can gain you Criminal:Favours - you can get 6 or 7 cards added to your deck for that purpose. I've upped my Renown from 1 to 30 as it was easier to spend the Favours rather than wait to draw an Implausible Pennace. I also the corresponding Steadfast increase.

Docks seems different because I've not seen anything beyond changing your connected Pet and some Fate cards to increase your chance of getting Favouts.

I'll even go so far to say that you're better off starting with very little connected - the first few levels of Renown come with Favours at the Carnival. My Docks connected was 33 and I only earned Renown 1.
edited by Parelle on 3/19/2016

th8827 wrote:

Approximately when should we expect this to hit? I'm busy grinding Tomb Colonist conenctions whenever conflict cards come up to get it back to a semi-respectable number (I have been siding against them lately, because of my Salon's need for Society...).

I wonder who we will get after this?

Rubbery men, perhaps? Urchins would be interesting, but not optimal. Hell would be odd, but tolerable. Preferably, from a balance standpoint, someone marginal, and on another conflict card.

(I do think a few types should remain connection. The widow, the universities, and the masters all feel more suited to that system. Edge cases, a single individual being the whole organization, and stuff with no cards would not transfer well.)