Thread:Vae Victis/@comment-6042046-20130526090455/@comment-6042046-20130622213205

I apologize for the late reply. I'm still trying to catch up with reading all the messages I've missed over the past few weeks.

"It's only natural, but I was talking about the magnitude. At no time in recorded history of Britain was the dichotomy between what the elite considered to be 'correct' and what was actually going on in the street as striking as in Victorian times."

That stuff already happened. XD It's history. Literally: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/reforming_acts_01.shtml

The Age of Reform has passed. Most of the later Victorian era sociopolitical acts occurred even before London fell in 1862. Your character doesn't come on the scene till 1889 (or was it 1888?) at the earliest. We're currently in year 1891. Queen Victoria's reign lasted from 1837 to 1901, so we've apparently got 10 years before we all bite the dust. ;)

It's fairly ambiguous, though; I can't tell whether specific post-Fall Parliament bills transpired and which ones are still in place. Either way, FL is a rubbish abode for most of its residents so there are bound to be upheavals. Much of it is inferred, but much of it is also punched in your guts. Some people don't flat out care for this sort of material, understandably. They only want the adventure fantasy portions of the tale splashed with steampunk flavor. FL deals with many themes, so everything should get its turn as time allows.

"I'm keeping absolutely all of my options open at the moment (my character tilts towards the Revolutionaries for obvious reasons, but finds them too amateurish, unfocused and unorganized) and I haven't picked a side from the Numismatrix. Should I do it at all? If yes, than when should I do it?"

Did you pick a faction yet? If you wait to choose one, you won't be able to reach level 4 in "Spending Secrets" and you'll be barred from further content. (Specifically and most importantly, you won't be able to visit the Iron Republic.) Then again, for all we know, staying at level 3 might unlock certain options.

It's not yet implemented, but you can switch factions. It'd probably mark you as a Turncoat and sundry troubles would hound you. I chose my characters' factions before learning about the various Contacts in-depth, and now I must regretfully change 3 (maybe 4) of them. Just waiting on my chance...

My Seeker alt chose the Revolutionaries and what you say of them is generally true. They do have the Calendar Council to lead them, so there's a hierarchy at work. I suppose you could rise up the ranks; that's what I'm planning. If my Seeker alt isn't in utter shambles at the end, I'd like him to be the one to personally light the Neath ablaze. You might be wondering if I'm speaking metaphorically or literally. I'm wondering the same thing.

I think the Forgotten Quarter was released as FL's first big mystery area in 2009, and it seems we'll finally be able to uncover most or all of its major secrets now. I am all a-tingle!