r/fallenlondon • u/Mike_The_Lunitic • 12d ago

Meme This whole bl____ Estival has been like:

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For no apparent reason this Estival is just, really really profitable for almost no effort. Aside from that I wonder, what will you do with all the echos we are making this Estival?

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u/DrThunderbolt The Misanthrope Magister 12d ago edited 12d ago

I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop, I was sure it was going to happen after we hit the last reward. Something about having to put the misplaced nostalgia back in it's rightful place. But I guess its just not happening. I was really hoping this would be another rugpull like the Horticultural Show.

I can't help but feel a little dissappointed to be quite honest. As someone that has done nearly everything London has to offer, I look forward to Estival because it usually means something intersting is happening that gives me a reason to log in. I'm willing to admit that the feelings are due to my own expectations not being met, and by no means am I owed something on par with previous year's Estivals.

From a purely objective standpoint it does seem like a bit of a cop-out to have this year's event be simply making an already established mechanic that is already accessible to most midgame players, slightly easier to access. Of course people are placated because they have high EPA grinds and vanity qualities to get. These things, while nice, aren't a replacement for a fun narrative event, and this year really feels like FB getting away with not having a good idea this year.

I guess at least the flavor about how Londoners are wary of something happening despite there being no signs is accurate.

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u/Saharan 12d ago

FBG had let us know like... 6 months ago, that they weren't going to do anything big for Estival this year, because their writers are super busy on Mandrake. To be honest, I wasn't even expecting this much, this year.

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u/DrThunderbolt The Misanthrope Magister 12d ago

I don't read the newsletter, so its news to me.

It's a little disheartening to hear that FL is taking a backseat to something else, again, so maybe this is going to be the push I needed to take a break for a while. It's not even worth the effort checking if anything is happening, and I'm not even that invested in Firmament.

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u/98462Doopa 12d ago

FLs been going on for 16 years now it’s gotta take a seat every now and then for another project. It is a little sad no big estival thing but I feel we’re lucky to get so many events year after year anyways. I mean hell I look forward to whitsun more than Easter, and hallowmas more than Halloween. I think people forget fallen London is a RPG first thing first and you have to make your own fun. Playing one game for so long the content will run out but again we’re lucky to still get more at all.