User blog comment:PYR0NY3H/Summoning Tips!/@comment-25876336-20150314140443/@comment-25435121-20150315030342

no, it depends on the player. When I was low level, it made more sense to exchange for shoes and swords. Once I got to a high enough level, it would be a waste to NOT get the UST, since I had enough default VIT and BP to make due with free drops.

Also, UST is THE BEST Summon hands down. I've never had a summon stretch more that 5 tickets before getting an SR. If you are going to bank on Summons for cards, then exchanging your Maiden Tickets for UST is a good bet.

It's not very polite to just dismiss this strategy, but it would be good to at least expand on it more.