One of the best things about it is the fact that using it has no chance to remove Potential on a successful writing spree. Whilst it's not as fast as frenzied scribbling, it's much safer in several ways.

I have to say, I'm REALLY enjoying how you guys have incorporated under used areas of existing content. I love that there are so many ways to get the festival qualities. I'm about to experience the polite invitation party for the first time; I haven't written a short story since my first month in FL, now I've done a bunch of them. I've never bothered to get a newspaper or do a flash lay before, but if I have time before the festival ends I'll be checking those out too. It feels invigorating, and a lot more fun than a bunch of new grinds. It also feels like the festival is much better integrated into London as a whole than, say, the Zee fruit festival. It's exciting!

Hello,
Knowing FBG, being here over a year, read forum topics from 7 years ago to this day, never have I seen an aggressive Fate selling technique from them. Fate options are clearly described on each Fate storylet so you'll know what you're buying (as opposed to sometimes vague non-Fate options).
Every festival or event can always be explored to the max without using Fate. Those are kept for bonus lore/equipment or for rushing things for the impatient ones. Never to accomplish a target. This event, I am sure, is no different. We have 2 weeks and only 2 days gone. I can bet my own left hand that FBG intends to let anyone with descent stats to max this event without Fate. This event is free to play with a truly unnecessary Fate option to speed things up.
If you look at the last Feast of the Rose, when the event was about to close, and people complained on forum that the RNG is awful, FBG took notice and made the relevant storylet a fixed storylet for the last days.
That's the vibes I ALWAYS got from FBG. Never to push Fate option, never force players to Fate or else mission will be impossible.
This is a new event. They are monitoring our feedback closely and tweek things as it goes.
Truly believe that all shall be well.

Màiread wrote:

I have to say, I'm REALLY enjoying how you guys have incorporated under used areas of existing content. I love that there are so many ways to get the festival qualities. I'm about to experience the polite invitation party for the first time; I haven't written a short story since my first month in FL, now I've done a bunch of them. I've never bothered to get a newspaper or do a flash lay before, but if I have time before the festival ends I'll be checking those out too. It feels invigorating, and a lot more fun than a bunch of new grinds. It also feels like the festival is much better integrated into London as a whole than, say, the Zee fruit festival. It's exciting!

A word of caution, you may find the newspaper payout underwhelming, especially if you don't already have a newspaper or aren't planning to for other reasons (I had just set my first one up, for other reasons when things went live, not a terrible overall payout, but, you still have to run the presses and that's expensive). In general, I agree 'tho, I'm back to parties I had ignored for a long time and writing and so forth.

Whoa, have we seen the mechanic for "choose which quality to use" that's on the short story selection? That's pretty cool and I'm wondering where it might turn up next.

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Kukapetal wrote:

My character would never support the Calendar council. He knows what those revolutionaries are really up to and would gladly see them all dead if he thought he could pull it off.
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Why not? Sounds like fun.

EDIT: I can't believe it took me this long to ask it, but any info on who's backing Jenny if not the Masters? Beside the shao-lin nuns, I mean, that couldn't be enough support.
edited by Barnaby on 7/4/2016

[spoiler]She's funding her campaign by blackmailing her former customers.[/spoiler]

evidence, or theory?

From the Flash Lay.

Y'know, I try to play this game without looking up advice, reading on forums, or spoiling storylines. What this means is that I'm stuck with a profession that has to do twice the work to progress, AND I missed out on getting Watchful footwear. Thirty fate or another year, if they're even there next year.

You're SUPPOSED to play this game without looking up shit, right? So why was I punished for it?

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I don't see it as a competition. Everyone is going to get the same elected mayor. As I understand, no winning side will get a bonus the others won't. It's a chance to influence the game, but that's it. No penalty for the losers, no bonus for the winners. Same mayoral opportunity card for all.
(Well, no penalty except banishment from the forum for those who did not vote our mayor, Jenny, of course. Not too late to change your side, folks).

first of all, where are these parties I'm hearing about?

second, I'm really happy there will be more content! I feel like the stories are all still missing something.

also, besides the RNG hating me, I found this festival quite fair. you can easily get to 20, and still enjoy the other branches that are (for you career) useless.