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* Focus on getting through the story to begin with; at various level milestones, you'll unlock more and more types of content
* Focus on getting through the story to begin with; at various level milestones, you'll unlock more and more types of content
* Try to rush to level 35 and clear stage 5-7 (normal) to unlock your essential dailies and weeklies
* Try to rush to level 35 and clear stage 5-7 (normal) to unlock your essential dailies and weeklies
* Put all of your eggs in one basket and focus on leveling one team only -- your Support Construct can be 10-15 levels below your Attacker and Tank
* Put all of your eggs in one basket and focus on leveling one team only -- your Support [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]] can be 10-15 levels below your Attacker and Tank
:- This team will carry you through [[War_Zone|War Zone (WZ)]] and the higher levels of [[Phantom_Pain_Cage|Phantom Pain Cage (PPC)]] until level 80
:- This team will carry you through [[War_Zone|War Zone (WZ)]] and the higher levels of [[Phantom_Pain_Cage|Phantom Pain Cage (PPC)]] until level 80
* Always bring a Tank as debuffs are much more potent and important than buffs in PGR and Tanks' [[Test:1#Beginner Tips|Class-specific passives lower enemies' extra damage reduction - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED]]
* Always bring a Tank as debuffs are much more potent and important than buffs in PGR and Tanks' [[Test:1#Beginner Tips|Class-specific passives lower enemies' extra damage reduction - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED]]
* In your mail, you'll find an [[File:Item-SRankConstructPick.png|22x22px|link=]][[S-Rank Construct Pick]] '''LINK IS DEAD''' -- you can accept it from your mail, but don't use it (from your Items menu) for now as you'll want to choose a Construct based on [[Test:1#Beginner Tips|which S-Rank you got from your first pity - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED]]
* In your mail, you'll find an [[File:Item-SRankConstructPick.png|22x22px|link=]][[S-Rank Construct Pick]] '''LINK IS DEAD''' -- you can accept it from your mail, but don't use it (from your Items menu) for now as you'll want to choose a [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] based on [[Test:1#Beginner Tips|which S-Rank you got from your first pity - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED]]
* Join a Guild and do your three bi-weekly Boss fights -- use the currency to buy Hypertune materials and [[Transcendants|Transcendant]] shards form the Guild shop
* Join a Guild and do your three bi-weekly Boss fights -- use the currency to buy Hypertune materials and [[Transcendants|Transcendant]] Shards form the Guild shop


{{Header Notch|Level 40 - 80}}
{{Header Notch|Level 40 - 80}}
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:- You can use lower-rarity placeholders but do not invest in 4* and lower Memories and don't raise your 5* Memories higher than level 35
:- You can use lower-rarity placeholders but do not invest in 4* and lower Memories and don't raise your 5* Memories higher than level 35
* During the transition phase Memory placement does not matter but try to prioritize the optimal slots as shown in each Character's ''【Punishing Pub】 Recommended Memory Sets'' section
* During the transition phase Memory placement does not matter but try to prioritize the optimal slots as shown in each Character's ''【Punishing Pub】 Recommended Memory Sets'' section
:- Optimal placement becomes relevant once you'll start [[Test:1#Memories|hypertuning - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED]] your Constructs' [[Characters|Memories]]
:- Optimal placement becomes relevant once you'll start [[Test:1#Memories|hypertuning - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED]] your [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]]' [[Characters|Memories]]
* 5* Memories to keep are event-exclusive Memories as they're limited and a 2-piece set of <!-- [[File:Memory-Richelieu-Bust.png|22x22px|link=]] --> [[Richelieu]], [[Samantha]], [[Gloria]], [[Voltaire]], and [[Lantern_Festival:_Reunion|Lantern Festival: Reunion]] each -- they stack with their 6* counterparts and Lantern Festival is a very powerful buff-set used even at end-game
* 5* Memories to keep are event-exclusive Memories as they're limited and a 2-piece set of <!-- [[File:Memory-Richelieu-Bust.png|22x22px|link=]] --> [[Richelieu]], [[Samantha]], [[Gloria]], [[Voltaire]], and [[Lantern_Festival:_Reunion|Lantern Festival: Reunion]] each -- they stack with their 6* counterparts and Lantern Festival is a very powerful buff-set used even at end-game
:- Prioritize slots 1-3 as 6* Memories have a significantly higher ATK value ceiling and are usually placed in slots 4-6
:- Prioritize slots 1-3 as 6* Memories have a significantly higher ATK value ceiling and are usually placed in slots 4-6
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{{Header Notch|Level 80+}}
{{Header Notch|Level 80+}}
* [[Test:1#Characters/Gacha|Awaken - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED]] your main Attackers with their [[Characters|recommended Awakening sets]]
* [[Test:1#Characters/Gacha|Awaken - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED]] your main Attackers with their [[Characters|recommended Awakening sets]]
* Support Characters are lower priority Awakening targets as they tend to enjoy less on-field time
* Try not to overwrite Resonaces to awaken as many [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]] as soon as possible -- this is a huge waste of resources and not worth it in the long term
* Optimally, each awakened [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] should have their own personal set
* Supports, especially [[Da_Vinci|DV-holders]], can use a shared set
* 4p [[Hanna]] + 2p [[Cottie]] is another great shared set for [[Babel_Tower|Babel]] and the lower levels of [[Phantom_Pain_Cage|PPC]]


{{Header Notch|General daily/weekly routine tips}}
{{Header Notch|General daily/weekly tips}}
* Finish your three Weekly Bounties -- refresh until 50 or 60 [[File:Item-BasicConstructRnDTicket.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Basic_Construct_R%26D_Ticket|Basic Construct R&D Tickets]] are available, up to 160 each week
* Finish your three Weekly Bounties -- refresh until 50 or 60 [[File:Item-BasicConstructRnDTicket.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Basic_Construct_R%26D_Ticket|Basic Construct R&D Tickets]] are available, up to 160 each week
:- You have seven refreshes each day and the other rewards are not worth it, always refresh until all three Bounties reward [[File:Item-BasicConstructRnDTicket.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Basic_Construct_R%26D_Ticket|Basic Construct R&D Tickets]]
:- You have seven refreshes each day and the other rewards are not worth it, always refresh until all three Bounties reward [[File:Item-BasicConstructRnDTicket.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Basic_Construct_R%26D_Ticket|Basic Construct R&D Tickets]]
* After your intial 30 pulls awarded from Beginner's Missions the only way to gather the remaining 10 pulls to hit the S-rank pity on the Beginner's banner is through Weekly Bounties mentioned above, Daily/Event Log-In Events, and the 1 USD pack in the Top-Up Shop
* Do your weekly Joint Warfare runs - you can do all six runs during stage two when all stages are open
* Do your weekly Joint Warfare runs - you can do all six runs during stage two when all stages are open
* Do your weekly [[War_Zone|WZ]] runs
* WZ
* Do your weekly [[Phantom_Pain_Cage|PPC]] runs -- You can do all 15 runs on weekends as Saturdays and Sundays allow 8 attempts each
* PPC
:- WZ and PPC are your weekly main source of [[File:Item-BlackCard.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Black_Card|Black Cards]], 500 each
* Do your weekly [[Events#Autopoiesis%20Maze|Autopoiesis Maze]] runs -- you can do all of your Exploration stages on Fridays and don't have to play daily
:- scoring highly in WZ and PPC is not as important as finishing your weekly missions as the additional rewards from higher brackets are negligible
* Try not to farm more than one Interlude each day as the cost can skyrocket quickly while farming multiple Constructs' shards
* Save your PPC Scars for your favorite [[Characters]] or high-priority SS-targets, like [[Rosetta:Rigor]]
* Do your weekly [[Grand_Blue|Autopoiesis Maze]] runs -- you can do all of your Exploration stages on Fridays and don't have to play daily
* Visit your Dorm, pat your [[Characters]], and finish your dorm dailies -- you can craft three random furnriture pieces at minimal price and recycle them for an easy daily mission completion
* Buy the daily A-Rank [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] Shard from the shop -- the other materials are not worth it
* Try not to farm more than one Interlude each day as the [[File:Item-Serum.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Serum|Serum cost]] can skyrocket quickly while farming multiple [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]]' Shards
* Prioritize farming event stages (event currency/Memories) as Event shops are always more efficient than Resource Stages
* Prioritize farming event stages (event currency/Memories) as Event shops are always more efficient than Resource Stages
* During lulls between [[Events]] the best resource stages to farm would be [[Cogs]], [[Weapon_Overclock_Core_II|Overclock Materials]], and AE-4/5 in that priority from highest to lowest
* No event = Cogs, AE-4/5, OC-materials
* Always pull on the 60-pull-pity, 100% banner once new S-ranks debut -- even big spenders don't touch the floating guarantee 80-100-pull-pity banners
* You can unlock new A-Ranks with their Shards from the respective event shop but pulling each new S-rank is highly advisable
:- Don't forget to raise your new A-ranks to S-rank to unlock their [[Test:1#Beginner%20Tips|Class Passive - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED]]
* Don't oveinvest in [[Characters/Transcendants|Transcendants]] -- most of them start to shine at SSS only and it will take a long time until they can be deployed together with [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]]


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Getting Started

Level 1 - 40

  • Focus on getting through the story to begin with; at various level milestones, you'll unlock more and more types of content
  • Try to rush to level 35 and clear stage 5-7 (normal) to unlock your essential dailies and weeklies
  • Put all of your eggs in one basket and focus on leveling one team only -- your Support Characters/Omniframes can be 10-15 levels below your Attacker and Tank
- This team will carry you through War Zone (WZ) and the higher levels of Phantom Pain Cage (PPC) until level 80

Level 40 - 80

  • If an Event is active and you're level 40+ try to spend the majority of your Serum on the respective farming stages -- either event currency or Memories, depending on your account's development level
  • There are one to two days of down-time between events -- use this time to progress the story and other game modes that cost Serum like Stronghold and Golden Vortex
  • Try to slowly gather your recommended end-game 6* Memory sets
- You can use lower-rarity placeholders but do not invest in 4* and lower Memories and don't raise your 5* Memories higher than level 35
  • During the transition phase Memory placement does not matter but try to prioritize the optimal slots as shown in each Character's 【Punishing Pub】 Recommended Memory Sets section
- Optimal placement becomes relevant once you'll start hypertuning - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED your Characters/Omniframes' Memories
- Prioritize slots 1-3 as 6* Memories have a significantly higher ATK value ceiling and are usually placed in slots 4-6
  • Raise your main team to level 80

Level 80+

General daily/weekly tips

- You have seven refreshes each day and the other rewards are not worth it, always refresh until all three Bounties reward Basic Construct R&D Tickets
  • After your intial 30 pulls awarded from Beginner's Missions the only way to gather the remaining 10 pulls to hit the S-rank pity on the Beginner's banner is through Weekly Bounties mentioned above, Daily/Event Log-In Events, and the 1 USD pack in the Top-Up Shop
  • Do your weekly Joint Warfare runs - you can do all six runs during stage two when all stages are open
  • Do your weekly WZ runs
  • Do your weekly PPC runs -- You can do all 15 runs on weekends as Saturdays and Sundays allow 8 attempts each
- WZ and PPC are your weekly main source of Black Cards, 500 each
- scoring highly in WZ and PPC is not as important as finishing your weekly missions as the additional rewards from higher brackets are negligible
  • Save your PPC Scars for your favorite Characters or high-priority SS-targets, like Rosetta:Rigor
  • Do your weekly Autopoiesis Maze runs -- you can do all of your Exploration stages on Fridays and don't have to play daily
  • Visit your Dorm, pat your Characters, and finish your dorm dailies -- you can craft three random furnriture pieces at minimal price and recycle them for an easy daily mission completion
  • Buy the daily A-Rank Construct Shard from the shop -- the other materials are not worth it
  • Try not to farm more than one Interlude each day as the Serum cost can skyrocket quickly while farming multiple Characters/Omniframes' Shards
  • Prioritize farming event stages (event currency/Memories) as Event shops are always more efficient than Resource Stages
  • During lulls between Events the best resource stages to farm would be Cogs, Overclock Materials, and AE-4/5 in that priority from highest to lowest
  • Always pull on the 60-pull-pity, 100% banner once new S-ranks debut -- even big spenders don't touch the floating guarantee 80-100-pull-pity banners
  • You can unlock new A-Ranks with their Shards from the respective event shop but pulling each new S-rank is highly advisable
- Don't forget to raise your new A-ranks to S-rank to unlock their Class Passive - LINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE THE FAQ IS FINISHED