Smart? I’d like to be. Jury’s still way out on that one. hahaha.
My own Ultima experience is just getting started, I think.
But I think that the reason Ultimas are a secret weapon is that they can literally switch between being Boosters and being Major Programs. You can play 1-2 loops a day of an Ultima and get great short-term results and then when space opens up in your stack, you can increase the loops and it’ll just start contributing to long-term benefits as well.
Yes
Yes
This is exactly what I’m doing right now. (Not that my stack is ideal or something.) But yeah, I’m playing 2 loops of Paragon while I go to sleep (or occasionally, just after waking). And I’m playing 2 loops of RICH during the daytime. The one change I think I’ll make is I might try out an Ultima B core version of Paragon. (If I’m getting this right, my current version of Paragon is Ultima A core.)
Remember that those short-term booster effects from your Ultima boosters are going to have synergy with the long-term effects of your Majors. It’s like if you are already biking or skating downhill and you give an extra kick-push. Sure, it’s a little kick-push, but added to the momentum you already have, it’s going to mean a hell of a lot more.
Paragon as a booster. Yes.
Let’s see what others have to say.