So it looks like a free 5* summon (from the initial 9) will just be given to every account on startup, which sounds really good. Much easier to reroll for what you want (like a Mikoto for HMS or Hildegard for a healer) and gives new players a decent starting point. I'm on the fence about maybe using it on my F2P account. On one hand, literally everyone has the same resource, on the other, I chose to not use Orion, my 4* freebie, since I wanted to use the gacha as little as possible, and the 5* voucher falls into that category.
Unfortunately with several raids/events with time-limited rewards having come and gone, my ability to accurately judge how F2P-friendly events are becomes murkier. I am technically reaching HMS viable status without ever utilizing the gacha or spending wyrmite, but that feat can't really be replicated at this point by a new player who just started recently. A player just starting out isn't going to have MUB Plunder Pals or Pele. They potentially just missed out on Botan, who is arguably the strongest welfare character we've gotten yet. I'd need to consciously go out of my way to not use welfare stuff from past events to accurately judge if a non-launch player could do well without the time gated content we've received so far. Ideally I'd start up new accounts during events like I used to, but without as much time or working emulators, that isn't very likely. I hope Cygames introduces reruns and a rerun schedule at some point, which would really help new folks.
Like, I can confirm that you can solo (not auto) Master IO F2P with no pulls, I just did it right now in order to utilize half-stamina. However, I did that with: MUB Plunder Pals from Halloween, Celery/MUB Pele from the first raid, MUB Better Together from the second raid, MUB As the Snow Falls/MUB Maritimus from the third raid, and Botan/MUB Luck of the Draw from the 4th raid. Anyone who didn't start around launch and grinded out events since the 1st raid won't be able to repeat this. It's an assurance that Cygames is continually releasing useful freebies at least.
Double Wyrmprints would definitely lower the barrier to HMS and give them more use. Even if the stats didn't factor in, having 25% skill damage from Plunder Pals would substantially increase my Euden's DPS, potentially lowering the Strength minimum. Something like Happy New Year! now actually gives Rodrigo, Althemia, Zace, and Taro full Paralysis Resist for High Jupiter. ANY light adventurer can have 100% curse resist with Heavenly Holiday for High Zodiark.
Unfortunately with several raids/events with time-limited rewards having come and gone, my ability to accurately judge how F2P-friendly events are becomes murkier. I am technically reaching HMS viable status without ever utilizing the gacha or spending wyrmite, but that feat can't really be replicated at this point by a new player who just started recently. A player just starting out isn't going to have MUB Plunder Pals or Pele. They potentially just missed out on Botan, who is arguably the strongest welfare character we've gotten yet. I'd need to consciously go out of my way to not use welfare stuff from past events to accurately judge if a non-launch player could do well without the time gated content we've received so far. Ideally I'd start up new accounts during events like I used to, but without as much time or working emulators, that isn't very likely. I hope Cygames introduces reruns and a rerun schedule at some point, which would really help new folks.
Like, I can confirm that you can solo (not auto) Master IO F2P with no pulls, I just did it right now in order to utilize half-stamina. However, I did that with: MUB Plunder Pals from Halloween, Celery/MUB Pele from the first raid, MUB Better Together from the second raid, MUB As the Snow Falls/MUB Maritimus from the third raid, and Botan/MUB Luck of the Draw from the 4th raid. Anyone who didn't start around launch and grinded out events since the 1st raid won't be able to repeat this. It's an assurance that Cygames is continually releasing useful freebies at least.
Double Wyrmprints would definitely lower the barrier to HMS and give them more use. Even if the stats didn't factor in, having 25% skill damage from Plunder Pals would substantially increase my Euden's DPS, potentially lowering the Strength minimum. Something like Happy New Year! now actually gives Rodrigo, Althemia, Zace, and Taro full Paralysis Resist for High Jupiter. ANY light adventurer can have 100% curse resist with Heavenly Holiday for High Zodiark.
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