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Taking this as the baseline, we can see that the EPA of acquiring favours through the opp deck then trading them in at various London locations is about 2.1 EPA (or 3 EPA for the Flit factions). This is quickly outclassed by the midgame.<br/>
 
Taking this as the baseline, we can see that the EPA of acquiring favours through the opp deck then trading them in at various London locations is about 2.1 EPA (or 3 EPA for the Flit factions). This is quickly outclassed by the midgame.<br/>
 
But the main function of the opportunity deck is to acquire faction favours. Therefore, in order to improve the quality of your opp deck, you should also look to improve the ways that you can trade in favours. There are some in London. For example, {{IL|The Empress' Court}} [[Exchange a considerable quantity of Connections for London Street Signs|pays out 12.5 Echoes]] for trading in 3 {{IL|Favours: Society|Appearance=Society favours}}, a better deal than {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}.<br/>
 
But the main function of the opportunity deck is to acquire faction favours. Therefore, in order to improve the quality of your opp deck, you should also look to improve the ways that you can trade in favours. There are some in London. For example, {{IL|The Empress' Court}} [[Exchange a considerable quantity of Connections for London Street Signs|pays out 12.5 Echoes]] for trading in 3 {{IL|Favours: Society|Appearance=Society favours}}, a better deal than {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}.<br/>
It should also be noted that the fifth coil of {{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}} allows you to trade certain faction favours for {{IL|Tribute}} to {{IL|The Court of the Wakeful Eye}}: {{IL|Favours: Criminals|Appearance=Criminals}}, {{IL|Favours: Society|Appearance=Society}}, {{IL|Favours: The Church|Appearance=Church}}, {{IL|Favours: The Docks|Appearance=Docks}}, and {{IL|Favours: Bohemians|Appearance=Bohemian favours}} can be traded in for 23 {{IL|Tribute}} per 7 favours, which can reach very high EPA depending on how much {{IL|Tribute}} you hold onto at a time and what you exchange it for at the [[Court of the Wakeful Eye]] (note that 20 {{IL|Tribute}} and four actions can be spent to acquire a T6 item).<br/>
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It should also be noted that the fifth coil of {{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}} allows you to trade certain faction favours for {{IL|Tribute}} to {{IL|The Court of the Wakeful Eye}}: {{IL|Favours: Criminals|Appearance=Criminals}}, {{IL|Favours: Society|Appearance=Society}}, {{IL|Favours: The Church|Appearance=Church}}, {{IL|Favours: The Docks|Appearance=Docks}}, and {{IL|Favours: Bohemians|Appearance=Bohemian favours}} can be traded in for 20 {{IL|Tribute}} per 5 favours, which can reach very high EPA depending on how much {{IL|Tribute}} you hold onto at a time and what you exchange it for at the [[Court of the Wakeful Eye]] (note that 20 {{IL|Tribute}} and four actions can be spent to acquire a T6 item).<br/>
 
However, most improvements to favour trade-ins are found in the [[Upper River]], where [[Statues at the GHR Stations (Guide)|building statues at various stations]] will give you better options to trade in favours. Trading in favours at statues is universally 5 EPA. In addition, once you become a {{IL|A Member of the Gondoliers|Appearance=Doctore of the Guild}}, trading in {{IL|Favours: The Docks|Appearance=Docks favours}} at {{IL|Jericho Locks}} then [[Charter a barge to the Cedarwood|chartering barges to the Cedar-Woods]] (which is the highest echo reward out of the various locations, ignoring the whims of [[The Rat Market (Guide)|the Rat Market]]) also nets you about 5 EPA.<br/>
 
However, most improvements to favour trade-ins are found in the [[Upper River]], where [[Statues at the GHR Stations (Guide)|building statues at various stations]] will give you better options to trade in favours. Trading in favours at statues is universally 5 EPA. In addition, once you become a {{IL|A Member of the Gondoliers|Appearance=Doctore of the Guild}}, trading in {{IL|Favours: The Docks|Appearance=Docks favours}} at {{IL|Jericho Locks}} then [[Charter a barge to the Cedarwood|chartering barges to the Cedar-Woods]] (which is the highest echo reward out of the various locations, ignoring the whims of [[The Rat Market (Guide)|the Rat Market]]) also nets you about 5 EPA.<br/>
 
Overall, the problem of opptimization as it relates to faction favours is two-sided: you want to make faction favours as cheap to acquire as possible, then as profitable to trade in as possible.
 
Overall, the problem of opptimization as it relates to faction favours is two-sided: you want to make faction favours as cheap to acquire as possible, then as profitable to trade in as possible.

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