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Advice request -- Icon-hunting or spending favor?

I'm not sure exactly what the new giant icons do, so I'm not sure if I should start collecting emblems or spend the favor to reduce time on skills.  Right now, I'm working on the meditative arts track, so should I collect Cosma emblems or spend the favor points to speed up my learning?

Any suggestions?  Are the icons really useful?  If so, how?

Posted 14 months ago by Tonya Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • The icons can provide additional favor as you tithe to them and will act like an upgraded emblem, but it's up to you as to whether the icon is worth the (assuming no emblems received from donating previously) at minimum (1000+1100+1200+1300+1400+1500+1600+1700+1800+1900+2000), 15,500 favor. To put that into perspective, that amount of favor is the equivalent of ~43 hours of learning time from the primary giant of a skill.

    I don't know how long it'll take for an icon to have reimbursed the expense in its creation
    Posted 14 months ago by Hrulgin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just spent all the favor I could to speed up BL V. So, in the days until that finishes I'm going to collect as many emblems of Zille as possible, and as a bonus raise the daily donation limit for when I start Mining IV

    I think there's something of a strategy in that... :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Ed Cetera Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Emblems can be used to increase XP, energy and mood every game day.   That's my preference.   Some people spend favor in order to speed up learning.  Myself, I don't get that.  What's the hurry?
    Posted 14 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You can only pet one of each emblem per day, so... and anyway, at my level I'm getting close to 10000 XP per day for donations.

    In any case, I'd say icon making is one of those things you can take up when you come to a point when you feel you need a project rather than something that has to be done asap.
    Posted 14 months ago by Ed Cetera Subscriber! | Permalink
  • do u mean emblems
    if u do the first ones are useful for unlocking the learning
    the second ones if u keep all of them u can use them every day once a game day to improve ur mood and energy and add exp
    other than that im actually also still learning
    the speeding up of learning thats ur choice i guess depends how long the learning is now .. do u have the better learning???
    Posted 14 months ago by MissCheeVus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for the advice, everyone. I feel like Ed Cetera about these icons, but I don't really need to reduce 43 hours from a skill.... so....

    I think I'll go for the icon, just to have something to do. I need to figure out which one I like the looks of. Do the items for your house look like the images in the thread by the devs?
    Posted 14 months ago by Tonya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • First I was impatient and wanted to use for skill, now I'm so distracted by making Icons I'm not paying attention to my 8 day lesson. 

    Icons give you supercharged version of emblem caressing etc, and they give random xp sometimes, and they look cool, and they make you obsess over collecting all of them.  But if you are impatient to learn something, spend (although spend favor before you get emblem for maximizing time).
    Posted 14 months ago by snarkle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I keep 1 of each and I have a Lem Icon as i was curious as to what it does.
    Posted 14 months ago by Raktivist Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think the icons are awesome! Pun intended.... I've got Cosma set up in my house. The art in this game blows my mind.
    Posted 14 months ago by ElleD Subscriber! | Permalink