Many people don't think the same. Indeed, if you don't anything to do with him, why give his supporters the opportunity they need to bring Hunger even closer to him then before? It's quite a risk, why let the possibility for failure open like this?
Because reaching 25 arete will always have that risk. And I'm going to believe Balance is more persuasive than a monofocus.
I don't even care about special advancement; I am laser-focused on the pillars now that I consider it a viable pick. The disagreeable idea that Evening Sky is not a relevant and mightly potent pick aside, we are never at the freedom of "just save later" or anything like that; every attempt to save for an EFB, or even FB when our arete generation was barely anything, at the start of the game was a fierce struggle with a bunchload of devil advocacy opposing it, and a barrel of people attempting to downplay how good it is.
We hit 24 Arete in a bad situation is an instant Once and Future buy in.
Rihaku is not going to buy Once and Future without thread consensus unless we will literally die with any lesser choice. Therefore... this is not a real risk.
Why? The trick for pillars is we get several days of safe and consistent training, along with healing. We can easily outscale the temple using that, and Hunger can't leave The realm of evening early.
I imagine we could also get pretty huge gains for healing versch in there, and I can only imagine what Gisena could think of to aid her own advancement.
Well, we would lack Arete for some of the purchases but Stranglethorn and Rank upgrades are relatively safe picks. Also can we pick Verschlengorge to come with us into Pillars and restore him somehow?
Seems like a good longer term option to me.
Pillars lets us bring out companions, so presumably the armament counts... probably as part of our stuff!
I've expected us to end up back inside the temple for the last 5 updates. I am no longer assuming Rihaku is in a rush to put us in that situation.
Pillars was, alongside with Ruling Ring, pointed out by Rihaku himself as a superior way to heal Versch since... forever? IIRC in one of the first convos about healing Versch.
Well, since we will be 9 Arete away, once this vote closes, anyone who wants Pillars needs to be ready for a push; maybe as early as next update. I know I'm bracing myself for it.
Thing is; one training session is not enough to get stronger than if we immediately bought Once and Future. Not even close. That we'd still progress much faster 21 days later doesn't matter if we risk dying immediately. I think since you don't see the appeal of being more like the Forebear you don't see how it could win, and the might be a dangerous underestimation. Those who prefer Blade to balance are very real, and those who remain mostly neutral but can be swayed by Rihaku's devil's advocacy even more so. Don't take this needles risk.
Nice, but I know the downside of Pillars of course. Imagine seven days of perfect training. That means seven days of build votes. For a place of divine opulence I am sure the salt output is equally divine
