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The Plaques->Threnody favors cost is way too high
Televangelist
Posts: 109
9/15/2017
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What used to be no big deal (because Urchins connection was easily grind-able in the Flit) now takes an obscene amount of Urchins favors to turn Correspondence Plaques into Aeolian Screams and then again into Storm Threnodies.
This is a major roadblock, and it's a shame to see an important conversion made so much harder. Perhaps add an option to convert large quantities of Plaques all at once.
There's a similar issue with ~4 Church favors being needed now every time I want to turn Strangling Willow Absinthe into 5 Cellars of Wine, but that's still not nearly as bad as the Plaques --> Screams --> Threnodies conversion (since you need so many more Threnodies in practice).
The old system wasn't too easy on the players; it seems un-fun to be needlessly punished.
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Sara Hysaro
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9/15/2017
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To clarify - Nomen themselves don't need that much. It's the Noman tattoo that would require a bunch, and that's not a challenge most players undertake (I've personally never bothered).
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Kaijyuu
Posts: 1047
9/15/2017
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Nomen need a lot. I can't think of any other reason to want them.
My attitude is that things change; just adapt. I would actually use upconversions instead of completely ignoring them if they had a renown requirement instead of a favor cost, but eh.
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Sara Hysaro
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9/16/2017
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You might as well breed Hounds of Heaven at that point - you'll get 3 Cellars of Wine and 3 Favours to convert Broken Giant.
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Tay1or
Posts: 163
9/18/2017
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I hate the new system, too. I created an alt to do one of the other ambitions, and it took absolutely forever to get an Iron Republic Safe-Conduct thanks to the new requirement for Hell Renown 10. I waited and waited and waited for the cards to come around for favors from devils--I could go days without one. Seriously annoying and not much fun. The game itself seemed to at last realize what was going on, because I got the last 3 favors needed to get to renown 10 in about an hour and a half.
edited by Tay1or on 9/18/2017
edited by Tay1or on 9/18/2017
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Meradine Heidenreich
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9/18/2017
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There are several things one would not now choose to do because of the need for renown with a party with whom one does not wish to be permanently associated ...
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