Talk:FGO 2016 Summer Event/@comment-27107874-20160818214303/@comment-50.126.150.109-20160819163812

I didn't just start in this event but in my first day (I used 1 quartz to refill because I miscalculated and one bronze apple. Don't use quartz. I just had to because I had to sneak in for the last day of the Scathatch summoning campaign), I had a level 50 servant and 4 level 40 servants. So I don't think it is too terribly unreasonable to do most of the higher difficulty levels as a new player though you may have to get used to your sequencing. With the exp cards from this event (which you as a new player should be farming the life out of) and all the mana prisms from this event getting you another 50 gold exp cards from the mana prism shop, a few days in, you should only be stopped from leveling by ascension items... which you card farm most of from this event. Starting in this event, it isn't unreasonable to have multiple level 70 servants in very short order.

The key to moving fast early has to do with master levels. When you get a master level, it refills your AP gauge. So that means you should order your missions so that little to no AP is wasted. Plan ahead. If you have 50 ap and are close to leveling, you should do some small missions that don't give you much exp, then do a bigger one to level. By doing this, you don't waste the AP for those small missions. Also, very early you don't want to spam 40 ap quests just because you can support your way through. The biggest early waste of AP is when you get so much exp that you level more than once in one battle. Even if you only have 20-30 AP, leveling 2-3 times in one battle is wasting 20-60 ap which effectively goes up in smoke. So don't take advantage of your AP as soon as possible. See how much exp you need to level up. Plan out what missions you'll use to get there and when. You level so much in the first few days that the waste can add up to massive amounts.

Keep in mind how long till your AP naturally goes over the cap and make sure you're spending by then. But till that time, don't worry. Just do it before at your leisure.