Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26067536-20150418204703/@comment-25885443-20150418213827

No at all. There are lot of people ranking in top100 without even spending a single cent in this game. I myself have achieved rank 1 as a free player. To rank, you probably have to spend a few hours a day killing tons of Fantasy Archwitches(FAW) since they give a lot more points than regular Archwitches.

A system called "trading" is also practised where players send full health FAW to comrades in return for another FAW. To do this, a good comrade list is required as there may be some people just leeching off you.

You would also need an adequate amount of resources. And I don't mean gold, iron or ether. I mean shoes and swords as you would need as much Vitality and BP as possible to send and kill.

Having 3 Yggdrasil trees and a decent level of Magic School is strongly recommended as well. For each tree you get an additional 2 BP which allows you to use swords more efficiently. A Magic School increases the chance of encountering an Archwitch and every few levels you get an additional BP as well.

Another important thing is to have a team strong enough to kill FAW in 1-2 BP.

If you're planning to rank in the future, do not use your waste your swords and shoes. Save them up for when you think you have enough to be able to rank.

That's pretty much what you need to be able to rank, I hope I don't miss anything.