Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-31763506-20171218040836/@comment-25941257-20171228065027

2606:A000:1019:80A9:80F8:5F48:11D7:D8DD wrote: [...] Since I have enough points right now to begin excavating after exploring the Tower, but the thing limiting me is ProN, investing in the three trades seems like a woefully inefficient choice.

Two things regarding opening the Tomb: it is locked in this version and it costs 5,000,000 ProN. So we are still quite far from opening it.

2606:A000:1019:80A9:80F8:5F48:11D7:D8DD wrote: 1.5m Pron could have easily bought those points elsewhere, with better returns. Booze Shack, Hall of Mental Strength,  Teahouse, Succubus Armorer, Band Tour. 825 Pron Spent. 117 Pron Recieved. 5 Chalice, 8 Tak'Kan, 4 New Givinni. That other 675 could be spent a lot more efficiently and raise your returns and scores even higher, Stineford bank + Gasm Falls Shop + 125k Pron (You get returns from Gasm Falls Shop  at the start of the round - 60k returns you don't get for the trades ).

Well not all the investments are equally interesting. And I think that I was not clear enough in my last post. It's possible that you will eventually miss that points, seeing that there is a finite number of them.

They have a 4% ROI, but there are other similar investments: Tarra-Kan Housing (5%), Givini Smithing (5%), Givini Mage Guild (4%), Lustlord Temples (7,5%), Band Tour (2%), Stineford Weapons Store (8%). And of course the non-profitable investments like Orcish Democray or Orc Pools Upgrade (1,5 m for just 15 points) with no ProN returns at all.

2606:A000:1019:80A9:80F8:5F48:11D7:D8DD wrote: The only way I see it paying off is if there's a special reward just for investing in these things, synergies added in later updates, or in the form of passing reputation checks. Reputation checks would probably mean that New Givinni trade would be the most valuable, since Lady Elleani starts much lower than Iris, Balia, or Riala. Iris and Balia particularly are relatively cheap to max out.

You're right on that ;-) . Seeing that there is some kind of political conflict brewing in New Givini a relationship (not reputation) check is entirely logical to me.