Thread:NovaSolaris/@comment-24423356-20140616235931/@comment-222.164.86.234-20140619101653

Hey folks. Panther here, not logging in just to leave a message.

My alliance is just me, and two friends, one of whom is not even playing actively except to help me out in alliance battles. I would love it if you two would want to join me. I played since Sacred Island event, which was way early last year, but I dropped the game after a few months or something, came back on, dropped it again, and just came back rather recently.

I can hardly vouch for activity, so I would like to take the game easy compared to earlier times, when all we did in an alliance of friends was just keep sending witches to one another. Even recently, if I did little else, I could get into top 300 - during Ometeotl first half I was in top 300 for like 3 days till I decided it was just too much work to stay there, not worth the trouble. So I just play the game when I like, have time, or feel like it. I do like the alliance battles, though more for being an ass than anything else, to mess up others' chances of winning. So far so good in that aspect.

I am in GMT +8 in Singapore, which, I know, is 13 hours ahead of Central for you Nova so it would seem like uneven play times, but I would be glad to have you both. One of my friends is currently studying in the United States, so he plays in EST.

Of course, the main point of this message was not to bring that invitation across, sorry if it came out wrong or unintended, but yea, I decided I would ask, because why not? At least I tried. :)

The main point was to answer your question, which I felt was adequately answered but needed further details, regarding getting a UR. I only managed to get one UR since I came back, and it was Mabel. At the time I was unsure how many points per day were needed to stay in the top 300, by the time I decided to try and get her, and only managed to clear the top 500 mark. It did not help that I started 4 days late in the event, which was when I returned to VC.

While the UR's 29999 stats are all well and good, and a top 500 is pretty decently easy to get if you are rather active with good comrades that send and trade AWs, I think the two recent ones have not been worth it. For one, I really wanted Mabel because she replaced every other SR healer quite easily. With an 80% heal and a 20% chance proc, she certainly beat my Gaia (70% heal 10% chance) by and large, even with just 5 procs. Honestly, there have been few battles in which I had to use all 5 procs - I either die or finish within the proc limits.

Compare that to the recent two - 250% ATK up (including an element). While it is obviously better than SR ATK buffers, you must consider that the better SR buffers are already 200% ATK up and relatively much easier to get compared to having to spam and spend time just to slog your way into the rankings. The UR buffers through PST/UST are 350% ATK up, a much better choice, but way harder to get for free players. I would ask that you consider your time management regarding the game (unfortunately, a lot of players play in the JST and GMT+8 time zones) and whether or not you think the current ranking URs are actually worth it. Note that a 301-500 rank might net you an UR, but you would likely never HUR that card, which is a bit of a waste. Compare that to the chances of a 19999 SR buffer or more (ie. more than 1 buffer) and you see where I am going.

By all means, of course, if you really like the card's art and/or skill, go ahead and try. I am just saying that you might wish to consider if it is indeed worth your time to do so. Frankly, and this is all IMHO, you should wait till you see a PvP-UR or a healer or at least some buffer with a decent skill. Of course, having a 5 UR deck is dandy and all, but the amount of effort to get that and then the amount of things you could probably do with it might not be on par with each other.

Right now though, the UR Harmonia is a very worthwhile card to get just by herself. She is a PvP-worthy card - AoE cards with higher proc chances usually are. I would recommend, if you have Valkyrie Rods leftover from previous events, or are able to buy the rod pack using 300 jewels (from your various login bonuses and otherwise) to aim for her. It is still not too late, though I must admit, 400k points is a lot, especially for someone in just a 3-member alliance. I am active during all alliance battles, but I know that you are from the US time zone and cannot be expected to be so. Nevertheless, if you do join mine, I only ask that you just appear for those you can. I will likely be there for the remainder of this Alliance Duel and be there when you are fighting, so we all gain. Of course, that is only if you feel interested; if you are content with your current alliance (especially if it has more members and is more active than mine), I understand perfectly.

Feel free to ask me stuff you want to know about the game, I no longer know as much as I once did, but yeah, wherever I can help out, I will. My ID is 213u0 and I have plenty of comrade space if you want to add me. With a little luck I can kill FAWs, but do not count on me being a FAWK, especially when I no longer play as much as others or even in the same time zone as you. Cheers, and good luck with the UR.