User:AmamiyaRen97

Yo, I started playin FGO (NA) around the beginning of 2019 as a F2P. So yeah, not a new guy, not a complete veteran either. If you're reading this as a fellow F2P/newbie, there's some notes/advices(?) I kinda want you to take your time to read at the 3rd section (after the 2nd dotted line) of this profile, feel free to just skip ahead there, title is in bold, you won't miss it.

I'm a half-assed weeb who still tries to act like a normal person around people. Though not a hardcore fan, I do consider myself a fan of the Fate series in general. While I myself have a servant that I would consider closest to being "waifu", I'm not totally into "Waifu" culture either, if it means calling one "waifu" then calling yet another one "waifu" like a shameless womanizer =_=" (It's just me, don't take it personally, not sorry). Not a harem guy.

I'm here to share some opinions and maybe answer some questions regarding this game, hope we get along! ^^

 Favorite Servant/"Waifu": Okita Souji (NP1, 10/10/10). What can I say? I'm a sucker for straightforward girls with a cheerful side. And I love the fact that the Shinsengumi's code centers around Sincerity, pretty much my moral code in life. Next Target to Summon: '''Scáthach-Skaði (Caster). '''(Yep I'm building a Quick team centered around Okita =D) Emiya (OG) is an exception to my Quick team, cuz by some kinda crazy work of fate (pun intended) I somehow got him to NP4 even tho I'm didn't even try to @_@. And he's my first servant, so yeah.

I am loyal to my starters and I'm proud of them, and yes I still use them even after Bond 10: 1. Archer: Emiya (4 star) 2. Berserker: Kiyohime (3 star) 3. Assassin: Cursed Arm Hassan (2 star) 4. Rider: Martha (4 star) 5. Caster: Hans Christian Andersen (2 star) 6. Lancer: Cu Chulainn (3 star) 7. Saber: Okita Souji (5 star) ''The only servants I used during the epic journey through the 7 singularities. *proud tears of joy*''



NOTE/ADVICE(?) TO OTHER NEW/F2P PLAYERS:       (4 sections in total, appreciated if you read them all.) Alrighty, I'll start with the most important one: #1. Planning your summons As FGO (NA) players, we have one great advantage: To be able to look into future rate up banners(most of the time) via referring to FGO (JP) banner dates. Save your quartz and plan ahead! Don't just litter your quartz/tickets across different banners just because you saw a person or two summoned SSRs with few quartz/tickets, then whine about your gacha salt. Cuz that's your own fault for being a degenerate who does not control the bone of your sword. ~My recommended train of thought: 1. Look into the servant list in the wiki, pick your absolute ONE favorite servant, '''looks + personality + gameplay-wise. If you're only summoning servants for their looks, just look up images around the internet, no one's judging. Don't be greedy, we're F2P for a reason.''' 2. Plan your future team around that servant to bring out its full potential! (One easy way to do so is to pay attention to similar command card decks). Try to weed them out until you have ONE servant for EACH CLASS. 3. Gacha rates are bad, sure. But more attempts are more attempts,''' don't treat your Summon Tickets any less important than your Saint Quartz and "YOLO" them on random banners. '''You'll be surprised how much you can accumulate by saving patiently. (I recommend saving 300 quartz and 50 tickets at the very least, for each banner.) For the record, I got 3 SSRs that I aimed for (not telling who =P), alongside other cool SRs (more than 10 of them) within 12 months, not amazing, but definitely satisfying.  Please, please set up your Friend Support, it doesn't matter even if all of them are 1-star servants, as long as you put enough effort to enhance(leveling) them (1/1/1 skill is tolerable for me), be proud of your servants! And by the gods please equip them with Craft Essences. Sure, people probably won't use your friend supports, but by showing others that you are an active/dedicated player, people will be more willing to add you =D.
 * 1) 2. Friends, Fous, and Bond CEs

Those Fou cards? Don't look down on them, 1000 HP/ATK is a REALLY significant boost, USE THEM, not joking.

Bond CEs? Nah, have some sense of romance *wink*. If you're a true RPG player, the only bond you need is the dedication and loyalty between Servant and Master =D They're not something you NEED in terms of gameplay anyways, okay maaaaaybe except Heracles cuz he's one helluva monster lol.  i.) Starter servants While most servants are useful in their own right, there are 2 servants that I deem as a MUST for newbies, the 2 greatest supports: Mash Kyrielight (Most reliable defender in the GAME), Hans Christian Andersen (Most reliable team healer for newbies, unless you have Medea (Lily) as your starter). Really, raise them well. I literally cleared all 7 singularities with those 2 never leaving my team. Honorable mention, I'd like to recommend Kiyohime as a starter Berserker as well, as she is the most durable among 3 star or below Berserkers and hits hard enough in early content. (I kept her in the team until the end of the 5th Singularity, now she's the leader in charge of farming Daily Quests (Exp) *yay* cuz i would kinda feel sorry if I don't use her anymore after all the help she provided back when I was still a newbie, ahahaha~ XD) ii.) Craft Essences First, look up the term Max Limit Break (MLB), basic mechanic, I won't bother explaining. If you ever get the chance to collect event CEs for free, try to MLB them, they are more than enough to carry you through the entire game, treat them as important as servants. Level 20 CEs should provide enough stats, they're extremely hard to max out(Level 100). iii.) Bring a friend's maxed out Berserker to farm 40 AP Ember Gathering Daily Quests early on, levels are important. iv.) Use the Guest Servants(aka NPC Servants) in story quests, '''this is just my personal experience but, cheesing every single battle with a friend's maxed out servant really takes the fun out of it. Really ruins the experience. After all, games are meant to be challenged to be satisfying, no? (I have always used Guest Servants every chance I get up until now, and boy was it fun, I mean it.) Of course, feel free to use your friend's help if you truly need them, no prob.''' v.) DO NOT SKIP THE STORY DIALOGUES In case you don't know yet, the Fate series is ALL ABOUT THE STORIES AND CHARACTERS. Trust me you'll lose interest in this game if you did. If you skip them, then you're not respecting the characters (though yeah some stories are average at best, but the epic ones are worth it).  If by any chance you started playing this game for waifu reasons, or worse, you came from doujin sites. Well, I recommend getting into the Fate series and it's lore and storytelling, you'll enjoy this game more if you do, I guarantee it! No I'm not gonna tell you to read the visual novel like the others hahaha XD, just try to watch the anime =D Order to watch(As I did): Fate Zero -> Fate UBW -> Fate Heaven's Feel (Movie Trilogy, absolutely epic, highly recommended) -> You can literally watch any one in any order after this point cuz seperate universe/timeline. Avoid Babylonia Singularity or Moonlight Lostroom anime cuz MAJOR spoilers.
 * 1) 3. FIVE Gameplay Tips (for newbies)
 * 1) 4. Fate

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