Malgorath wrote:

Am I the only one who has found the free content updates (or general lack thereof) to be a bit disappointing? I'm not trying to start a big argument, but back in the day there was a small amount of Fate-locked content and it was all good but the main game was the main work. While I don't mind more premium content, and I've paid to play a decent bit of it, but the ratio of premium to free is getting really imbalanced. Now I've been checking the game every few weeks or every month or so and it seems like there's been next to no free updates, except to early game, which I swear has been reworked for something like the third time now. I'm not sure, maybe I've simply missed them talking about progress on free updates, I have recently been out of the loop.

It seems like the only guaranteed content is the monthly story for Exceptional Friends, and what little free content I've been able to access as a late-game (endgame with the current state of things) player seemed lower quality than it once was, in particular the last Heart's Desire update seemed very rushed and short and was egregiously padded out with zailing.

I know Failbetter has to make ends meet and all that but it's awful to see what was once one of my favorite games, with the best atmosphere, story, and lore I've seen, is now putting almost all of its content behind a monthly paywall. And don't get me wrong, I've played a lot of the Fate-locked content and what I did play was top-notch and I don't really have any buyer's remorse (except for maybe the Blemmigan Affair) but what I loved about this game was how dedicated the devs were, how great their storytelling was, and their solid connection with the community, and I don't want them to fall down the path of far too many game devs these days and focus on money first above all else.

Sorry that this turned into such a long post. I just don't want to see such a great game to take this sort of turn. Maybe I'm just being impatient and they've got free content plans after the mobile things and SS dlc get worked out, but to be fair, there hasn't been as much updating the community on what's going on these days and the Parabola board is more about mechanical changes than content. It just seems like everything now is either a UI or quality-of-life change or some premium stories. I think I've played maybe a few hours altogether for most of this year. Back in the day, I'd check every week or so and at least keep up with things on the forums. Nowadays the only discussion on the forums is from new players, people playing the Fate-locked content, and the like. I hope that I don't come across as demanding. I'm not trying to say "Oh I deserve nothing but free content!" but there's always been a fluctuating ratio of premium to free content releases and it seems like we've come to a point where free stories have fallen to the wayside.

TL;DR: I'm hoping we get more free content releases soon or at least get more information on content plans as, hopefully, the lack of content is just due to work on the mobile app.

You know, this gives me an idea. What if FBG hosts a monthly (or bi-monthly) contest asking users to send their exceptional stories for each of the Four main stats. The winners gets a fair amount of FATE and have their stories adapted as free content.
1) FBG writers get less effort to generate content since these stories may only need some editing and should not necessarily affect the core narrative of Fallen London. We do have the "Ratness" items as an example that user-content can inspire things within the Neath.
2) Storywriters have a chance of getting FATE. I think this is self-explanatory.
3) All FL players get access to new content.

I wonder if Loitering could be made more appealing to players. Perhaps one could gain Connected: Criminals (or even Favours, but that might make it a bit too overpowered, unless it's a chance to get Favours) even as they lose Connected: Society, and perhaps there could be a 50/50 chance of either gaining or losing MW (Since 'waves' among the criminal element of society apply too, as the heist success texts suggest. Maybe one might lose the usual amount that other actions provide, but the gains provide twice as much, so that it averages out to be comparable to other social actions). It just seems odd that a social action should be so detrimental compared to its equivalents for other stats.
edited by Sestina Valdis on 12/7/2015
edited by Sestina Valdis on 12/8/2015

Severine Chamberlain wrote:

I don't know if this is feasible with the current code, but I'd really like the ability to flag qualities to be quickly referenceable, like the current option to flag storylets as Plans and view them in their own tab. I've spent way too much time wading through my qualities list to find things like MW and CtD, and it'd be really nice to have a tab or list just of the qualities I'm actively tracking.

If it helps, open the relevant section and 'ctrl +f' to skip to the quality you want to find

Parelle, until MWs migrate onto the sidebar (which would be fantastic) an easier way to see your current level is to add the Amanuensis' "I deserve a more emphatic type-face, at the very least" to your Plans. Much easier than going to the Myself tab or switching things on your mantle.

I am sure there are deep structural reasons for this. But it is a constant minor vexation that "onwards" after a storylet sometimes means "go back to the list of storylets" and sometimes means "try again."

There needs to be a Watchful + BDR item from the Incarnadine Fur Robe items. Perhaps a Partially Eaten Candle from a long abandoned room in the Bazaar that boosts Watchful and Dreaded.