Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20171019155738/@comment-33384595-20171020190809

The Fulminato wrote: house adamant want the mine operational again, don't bother themself with 'how run the mine', but only the mine in operative shape. so the choise will be thelon vs jade. the 'slum' option make the 'old' mine operative, but the new vein ore isn't accessibile so that will piss off both thelon and jade, and undermine house adamant (weaking his finacial position, thus less mercenary hired in the BoY) I disagree with you mate. Personally,I chose house Thelon only because I found it to be the better one between Thelon and Jade. But that's only because,when I was checking the consequences of that action,I wasn't aware that it opens up a descretionary funding option later on. And my second playthrough was mainly for my guide so I made the ame choices without thinking about it too much.However,the slum option is by far the best one of the 3 and it is also the one and only decision I would change in a 3rd playthrough. You talk as if you have to please one of the 2 houses but you don't.

The only advantages you get from helping eithe rof the 2 houses are ProN and a little bonus during the airship negotiations if you helped Jade. But neither the ProN nor the negotiations bonus are needed,at all. While on the other hand,the slum option provides you with: 1) The best bonus during the Yhilin invasion. 2) Poverty and Yhilin secret stat bonuses. 3) An extra fight that provides some precious exp,which I don't need to remind you is limited. 4) A descretionary funding option  which,if you play your cards right,provides you with ownership of an operational mine that more than makes up for the ProN you missed by not helping the houses. The only 'drawback' is the attitude of house Thelon's petitioner after the invasion,which changes neither the fact that the head of house Thelon becomes Qum's lapdog if you heal him nor anything else. So,if I may quote one Frostbringer79's sentences from his previous comment,"choosing the slum option is no brainer".I completely agree with his statement. Thanks for your time.