NinjaComedian
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12/12/2013
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Huh. When I looked earlier these were still locked. The stat requirements seem a little off to me - the Watchful one tells me I need 203 and the Persuasive one says 197. 
I just saw that the Persuasive one requires the Parabola Linen Suit. I've "upgraded" mine at the Cave of the Nadir and now it doesn't count towards this any more. That's annoying, but no matter - I shall probably go after the Watchful one anyway.
Still it'll be some time before I qualify for these as I'm still repairing damage to stats done by Seeking. Shame since I somehow have Notability 6 at the moment. Might not see that level of notability again for some time.
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Flyte
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3/18/2014
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Shadowhand wrote:
I believe Flyte underwent great trials to earn place at the right hand of Lord HatKitty and it is such that his tailness deserves our noblest exaltation. Candidates may or may not have been required to produce apposite quotations from Borges, and I may or may not have chosen this:
The Basilisk dwelled in the desert; or more accurately, it made the desert. Birds fell dead at its feet and the earth's fruits blackened and rotted; the water of the streams where it quenched its thirst remained poisoned for centuries. That its mere glance split rocks and burned grass has been attested by Pliny. Of all animals, the weasel alone was unaffected by the monster and could be counted on to attack it on sight... The seasoned traveller was careful to provide himself with either a caged rooster or a weasel... I'm more than happy to discuss community interaction, by the way. Perhaps I'm biased, but it does seem to me that we have an unusually open and informal relationship with our players. It helps that we have an unusually lovely fanbase; we've had 70 or 80 emails about the Fleeting Recollections bug in the last four days, and almost all of them were polite, understanding and pleasant. Thank you.
The limiting factor on individual interactions here on the forums is, of course, time. Alexis is the owner of a small company and the parent of a small child. He's also a writer and a game designer and, this week, a conference attendee.
And here's a partial list of my responsibilities:
- Putting together ad campaigns, monitoring their effectiveness, and iterating accordingly.
- Coaxing our databases into answering useful questions like 'At which points in the game are people most likely to stop playing?' and 'What sorts of content are they most interested in paying for?' This is rather harder than it perhaps sounds.
- Managing our social media presence.
- Putting together access codes.
- Gathering feedback and implementing whichever bits we consider both practicable and desirable.
- Testing new content and features.
- Maintaining and publishing changelogs.
- Responding to support emails and fixing bugs, when they're not in the underlying tech.
- Sundry one-off tasks like marking answers to the Mysteries, but mostly less visible.
- And... talking to people on the forums.
I suspect this speaks for itself; but, further, as has been said in this thread, it isn't really me people want to talk to. So I think I should be concentrating on finding cost-effective ways to advertise, so we don't go bust; and responding within 24 hours to support emails, as I almost always do, except on weekends; and providing regular, limpid and reasonably entertaining updates on Facebook and Twitter, so more players see them; and interrogating the qualitative and quantitative data, so we can make the game better.
I will, of course, continue to post, at more or less the same rate as at present. But I wanted to be open and transparent about the reasoning behind my current level of engagement. As for Alexis... I confess I've been gently encouraging him to post less, because time spent fielding a question about, say, whether becoming a Paramount Presence is possible yet is time almost everyone would rather he spend writing more content for FL or Sunless Sea.
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deadcrystal
Posts: 125
12/14/2013
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And there we go!
I am now (Possibly Fallen Londons' first) Shattering Force
..RUN
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Alexander Feld
Posts: 348
12/13/2013
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OPG wrote:
Hurrah for being uber-Persuasive! The proof is in the pudding/journal.
Pudding/Journal hybrids have been deemed unwise by the Ministry of Public Decency. Turn in all confection-tomes into Mr Pages at once, and cease your dangerous cross-breeding habits forthwith. Delicious as they may be*, they are bloody hard to write on.
*To those who've developed a taste for paper, at least. Judging by the number of people I've had trying to eat pages out of my copy of Slowcake's Exceptionals, this is not as uncommon as one might think.
More seriously, though, congratulations.
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Shadowhand
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3/18/2014
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I believe Flyte underwent great trials to earn place at the right hand of Lord HatKitty and it is such that his tailness deserves our noblest exaltation. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Wenceslas_Hollar_-_The_basilisk_and_the_weasel.jpg/671px-Wenceslas_Hollar_-_The_basilisk_and_the_weasel.jpg
(Lest this gets too off-topic, anyone care to direct me to the FBG mod fanfiction thread?)
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babelfishwars
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Posts: 1152
3/18/2014
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Shadowhand wrote:
Theus wrote:
Try and see it from the perspective of someone who has made a conscious choice to spend less time interacting with the playerbase in favor of producing more content. In the tradeoff, we even got the addition of Flyte as a liaison. I can understand how it feels less satisfying to have distance placed there. The fact that it's invoking an emotional reaction is in itself instructive.
If it would help, remember that the game is still "in beta" and there is much still in the backlog. Perhaps focus your efforts on an area with more definition, and trust in time (and the wicked books) to deliver.
Oh, I know, I'm not complaining.
Well, I sort of am, but not in any manner that should be taken seriously.
All non-serious complainers will be defenestrated. You do not wish to know the punishment for serious complainers. Merely be aware that even the Tiger Keeper shudders at the thought of unleashing me.
... Apologies - I appear to be typing up my fantasies again. What I *meant* to say is: I suspect FB/HatKitty sometimes choose not to respond, rather than neglect to. Were they to reveal all about everything, there would be unreasonable expectations set, mysteries might be less mystie, and they'd be constantly monitoring and replying here rather than doing the creative work we're actually here for. Flyte isn't a replacement for HatKitty, nor has HatKitty gone completely. I don't think a non-answer here is due to an absence of cat or a presence of weasel. Some questions just aren't answered, yet.
Um. WherewasIgoing? Lost! LOST! I think saying: there is no tradeoff, more content, still FB interaction, but they never answered all. They have always been teases, whipping off veils to reveal burkas, and so on. Ask questions, but don't feel forlorn when they go unanswered. (In short, despite what was said at the time, I don't think much distance has appeared. We are as informed. Tigers are just more attractive than Weasels. {Sorry Flyte. It's the tail.}*)
Edit: *I may retract this. This is a good tail. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3gizMn849hs/UHdBrqAdY4I/AAAAAAAAHK4/r2TVOBc97Xo/s1600/Long-tailed+Weasel.jpg
Compare: http://scienceprojectideasforkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tiger-tail.jpg
(Don't search for "tiger tail" on the internet. Too many pictures of people pulling the tails of chained tigers. Saddening.)
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xKiv
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5/23/2014
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Also a hypothesis for a possible condition: get one of the next-level occupations (the ones that are not possible yet)
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mayexist
Posts: 132
3/18/2014
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Shadowhand wrote:
(Lest this gets too off-topic, anyone care to direct me to the FBG mod fanfiction thread?)
Mission abort, mission abort! I feel like we're getting dangerously close to Rule 34 territory. Let's not go there. (And if anybody already went there, please don't tell me.)
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
12/15/2013
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I'm afraid you can't remove the weird dot things. They're a mark of original sin. Adam lay ybounden.
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Sara Hysaro
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Posts: 4514
12/26/2013
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Check Unfinished Business in Veilgarden.
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Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome.
Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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Gillsing
Posts: 1203
12/12/2013
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My main qualities cost 60 CP to raise, not 50. But yes, I noticed that at least my formerly capped Watchful now costs 70 CP to raise. I guess I might just throw my Sudden Insights at it so I'll have a reason to play chess again.
NinjaComedian wrote:
I just saw that the Persuasive one requires the Parabola Linen Suit. I've "upgraded" mine at the Cave of the Nadir and now it doesn't count towards this any more. That's annoying ... I thought the same thing when I noticed that I'd need Neathglass Goggles to hunt down a magician for Mr Inch. But then I remembered the nifty thing about upgrading items in the cave: Their sell value doubles, so you can sell them back at the same cost and buy the original item with only the loss of the Action and opportunity card spent in the cave. Or just upgrade and sell after you're done with the item. So it's no big deal, really. Not like having to pay a lot of Echoes that you'll never see again.
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/13/2013
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Having a reputation will do something on the Unsigned Message soon; namely, it'll let you boost your stat *above* the stat cap using Notability. It's impossible right now though.
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FL lore/mechanics questions and answers
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Scarlet Fenwick
Posts: 56
12/13/2013
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I had over 700 confident smiles. I was aiming for 777. 
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https://twitter.com/#!/OScarletO<---Twitter
http://crimsoncoquette.wordpress.com----The Gallery of the Bazaarine
http://folkfusionista.wordpress.com----The Crimson Ring
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Lady Red
Posts: 517
12/13/2013
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Inky - social actions! Particularly grinding suppers to increase making waves.
I've hit 200 on persuasive and am now going for watchful. I think the other two will be slower because I don't have as many second chances there, but I want to see if any options unlock when I'm maxed out before I make my choice.
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
12/12/2013
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Sir Fred The persuasive one says - "Note that you need either a Frock or a Suit, not both!"
I think I'll probably go for the dangerous option myself, if I ever get my stats and Notability high enough.
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Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things.
No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible.
storynexus name - reveurciel
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Diptych
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Posts: 3493
12/12/2013
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Ah! Handy - either I missed that, or it popped up after my first read of the story (and I'm not suggesting for a moment that the former isn't the more likely option!)
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Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Blackleaf
Posts: 552
12/12/2013
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Alexis you sneaky bastard! What is a "Paramount precense"?!
Wild guess: It's get 200 in ALL stats.
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No cats or investigations of photographers please.
Same goes for Sparring,Loitering,Suppers and Games of chess! Sure I'll accept them occasionaly but I wont help you grind them most of the time.
But calling cards are highly welcome! (Got too much influence for cards at the moment. Sorry!)
Character profile can be found here: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Blackleaf
Ware serpents and know spires.
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
12/12/2013
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Hover over the POSI icon - there is a list now
A Significant Individual
A Paramount Presence
A Shattering Force
A Legendary Charisma
An Invisible Eminence
An Extraordinary Mind
I think the first one is what we have now, the last four relate to the different stats and the Paramount Presence is a mystery, unless there it is going to be a signifier of all 4 stats.
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ciel
Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things.
No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible.
storynexus name - reveurciel
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Little The
Posts: 700
12/27/2013
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I am now an Extraordinary Mind.
By the way, I personally hope that A Paramount Presence isn't just 200 in everything. It takes away the fun of choices and specialization if there's a super-option that just encompasses everything, you know? I have no idea what else it could be, though...
edited by Little The on 12/27/2013
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A gentleman of numerous descriptors that change far too often. Second chance and menace reduction invites are welcome.
My journey to Seek the Name is recorded for posterity here. I asked "Who is Salt?"
I am a member of the Temple Club. If you would like an invitation, feel free to request one!
Fallen London is a game of choices. When you make an important one, you can record your rationale here.
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George Maddux
Posts: 85
12/29/2013
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Hmm, I've had a thought about Paramount Presence; what if it requires a certain BDR level? Or perhaps Notability?
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Suitov
Posts: 89
1/10/2014
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Hurrah! I've just hit 200 in every stat. Now, has anyone discovered how Paramount Presence may be attained?
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Master Polarimini
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2/13/2014
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It took some time to the Bazaar to recognize it, but finally I have obtained officially the title I deserve, An Extraordinary Mind.
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Devices workshop opening soon...
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OPG
Posts: 387
12/13/2013
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Meh, it's inevitable when you've been spamming Private Suppers for three straight weeks before the Smiles cap. What you should be astonished by is that my Rat of Glory hasn't exploded yet.
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A Fallen London Roleplay Community exists. Contrary to popular belief, Richard Nixon is not involved.
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Sara Hysaro
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Posts: 4514
12/15/2013
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And I'm now an Extraordinary Mind.
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Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome.
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/17/2013
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People with Reputations of some Importance; check your lodgings out! Soon there'll be a thing to use Free Evenings to Tutor people, wow cool.
also i've been an extraordinary mind for a couple days w/e. im not sure compiling all the people with Reputations is going to be worth the effort, 200 in one stat isn't actually that hard
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my rats will blot out the sun
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FL lore/mechanics questions and answers
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Flyte
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Posts: 671
3/18/2014
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lady ciel wrote:
Very Interesting Flyte. Can I ask if Alexis has given you a hint as to whether or not it is possible to become a Paramount Presence yet? You may. He has told me nothing; I know anyway; and having given it some thought, there are sound policy reasons to remain silent on the matter.
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
3/18/2014
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Fair enough, secrets are good and very Fallen London
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Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things.
No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible.
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