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** This includes content such as Bounty Missions, [[War Zone]], and [[Phantom Pain Cage]] |
** This includes content such as Bounty Missions, [[War Zone]], and [[Phantom Pain Cage]] |
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===== Team Building ===== |
===== Team Building ===== |
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* Put all of your eggs in one basket and focus on leveling one team only |
* Put all of your eggs in one basket and focus on leveling one team only — your Support [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] can be 10-15 levels below your Attacker and Tank |
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** 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 |
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* Always bring a Tank, as debuffs are much more potent and important than buffs in PGR; in addition, the <!-- PUT A LINK TO BEGINNER TIPS IN FAQ FROM HERE -->Tank Class Skill (available on every Tank and unlockable at S-Rank) lowers enemies' extra damage reduction <!-- TO HERE...... MAYBE? NOT SURE WHY IT'S LINKING --> |
* Always bring a Tank, as debuffs are much more potent and important than buffs in PGR; in addition, the <!-- PUT A LINK TO BEGINNER TIPS IN FAQ FROM HERE -->Tank Class Skill (available on every Tank and unlockable at S-Rank) lowers enemies' extra damage reduction <!-- TO HERE...... MAYBE? NOT SURE WHY IT'S LINKING --> |
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* In your mail, you'll find an [[File:Item-SRankConstructPick.png|22x22px|link=]][[S-Rank Construct Pick]] |
* In your mail, you'll find an [[File:Item-SRankConstructPick.png|22x22px|link=]][[S-Rank Construct Pick]] — 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 which S-Rank you got from your first pity <!-- (Read More: Who is the best to choose from the S-Rank Selector?) and make it link to that part --> |
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===== Get into a Guild ===== |
===== Get into a Guild ===== |
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* Join a Guild and do your three bi-weekly Boss fights; use the currency to buy Hypertune materials and [[Characters/Transcendants|Transcendant]] Shards from the Guild shop |
* Join a Guild and do your three bi-weekly Boss fights; use the currency to buy Hypertune materials and [[Characters/Transcendants|Transcendant]] Shards from the Guild shop |
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** In general, you will want to grind the Event's currency farming stage |
** In general, you will want to grind the Event's currency farming stage |
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** If it is missing a Memory that you need, however, such as [[Frederick]], you may choose to farm the Memory stage until you get it |
** If it is missing a Memory that you need, however, such as [[Frederick]], you may choose to farm the Memory stage until you get it |
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* There are one-to-two days of down-time between events |
* There are one-to-two days of down-time between events — use this time to progress the story and other game modes that cost [[File:Item-Serum.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Serum]], like [[Stronghold]] and [[Golden_Vortex|Golden Vortex]] |
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===== The Right Memories Make a Huge Difference ===== |
===== The Right Memories Make a Huge Difference ===== |
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* Try to slowly gather your characters' recommended [[Characters|end-game 6* Memory sets]] |
* Try to slowly gather your characters' recommended [[Characters|end-game 6* Memory sets]] |
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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 |
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* During the transition phase Memory placement does not matter but try to prioritize the optimal |
* During the transition phase Memory placement does not matter but try to prioritize the optimal positions as shown in each Character's ''【Punishing Pub】 Recommended Memory Sets'' section |
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** Optimal placement becomes relevant once you'll start Hypertuning your [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]]' [[Characters|Memories]] <!-- Link something about Hypertuning from the FAQ here? --> |
** Optimal placement becomes relevant once you'll start Hypertuning your [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]]' [[Characters|Memories]] <!-- Link something about Hypertuning from the FAQ here? --> |
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** Rule of thumb for Hypertuning is to only Hypertune the bottom row Memories of your very best characters as those Memories raise the ATK stat |
** Rule of thumb for Hypertuning is to only Hypertune the bottom row Memories of your very best characters as those Memories raise the ATK stat |
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* 5★ Memories to keep are event-exclusive Memories as they're limited and a 2-piece set of [[Richelieu]], [[Samantha]], [[Gloria]], [[Voltaire]], and [[Lantern_Festival:_Reunion|Lantern Festival: Reunion]] each |
* 5★ Memories to keep are event-exclusive Memories as they're limited and a 2-piece set of [[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 |
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** Prioritize Grid 1-3, as 6★ Memories have a significantly higher ATK value ceiling and are usually placed in |
** Prioritize Grid 1-3, as 6★ Memories have a significantly higher ATK value ceiling and are usually placed in Grid 4-6 |
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===== Maxing Out Your Levels ===== |
===== Maxing Out Your Levels ===== |
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* Raise your main team to Level 80; this is important as it is the biggest initial hurdle to Awakening your characters |
* Raise your main team to Level 80; this is important as it is the biggest initial hurdle to Awakening your characters |
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* Awaken your main Attackers with their recommended Awakening sets <!-- Link to Characters page but explain they need to click on it and go to the Memory section in some sort of concise way --> |
* Awaken your main Attackers with their recommended Awakening sets <!-- Link to Characters page but explain they need to click on it and go to the Memory section in some sort of concise way --> |
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* Support Characters are lower priority Awakening targets as they tend to enjoy less on-field time |
* Support Characters are lower priority Awakening targets as they tend to enjoy less on-field time |
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* Try not to overwrite Resonances to Awaken as many [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]] as soon as possible |
* Try not to overwrite Resonances 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 |
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* Optimally, each Awakened [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] should have their own personal Memory set |
* Optimally, each Awakened [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] should have their own personal Memory set |
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* Support characters, especially those who use [[Da Vinci]], can generally use a shared set |
* Support characters, especially those who use [[Da Vinci]], can generally use a shared set |
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* 4-piece [[Hanna]] (Prioritize Grid 1-3) + 2-piece [[Cottie]] (Prioritize Grid 4-6) is another great shared set for [[ |
* 4-piece [[Hanna]] (Prioritize Grid 1-3) + 2-piece [[Cottie]] (Prioritize Grid 4-6) is another great shared set for [[Babel Tower]] and the lower floors of [[Phantom Pain Cage]] (such as Test and Elite) |
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{{Header Notch|General Daily/Weekly Tips}} |
{{Header Notch|General Daily/Weekly Tips}} |
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* After your initial 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 rewards, and the 1 USD pack in the Top-Up Shop |
* After your initial 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 rewards, and the 1 USD pack in the Top-Up Shop |
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===== Game Modes To Do Weekly ===== |
===== Game Modes To Do Weekly ===== |
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* Do your weekly Joint Warfare runs |
* Do your weekly Joint Warfare runs — you can do all six runs during stage two when all six maps are open |
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* Do your weekly [[ |
* Do your weekly [[War Zone]] runs |
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* Do your weekly [[ |
* Do your weekly [[Phantom Pain Cage]] runs |
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** You are allowed to do 4 runs during each weekday, and 8 during each weekend day |
** You are allowed to do 4 runs during each weekday, and 8 during each weekend day |
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** You can do all 15 runs on weekends, as Saturdays and Sundays allow 8 attempts each |
** You can do all 15 runs on weekends, as Saturdays and Sundays allow 8 attempts each |
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** [[War Zone]] and [[Phantom Pain Cage]] are your main source of [[File:Item-BlackCard.png|22x22px|link=]] [[ |
** [[War Zone]] and [[Phantom Pain Cage]] are your main source of [[File:Item-BlackCard.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Black Cards]], giving a total of 500 each |
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<!-- not sure we want to say this: ** Scoring highly in WZ and PPC is not as important as finishing your weekly missions, as the additional rewards from higher brackets are negligible --> |
<!-- not sure we want to say this: ** Scoring highly in WZ and PPC is not as important as finishing your weekly missions, as the additional rewards from higher brackets are negligible --> |
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* Save your [[File:Item-PhantomPainScar.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Phantom_Pain_Scar|Phantom Pain Scars]] for your favorite [[Characters]] or high-priority SS-targets, such as [[Rosetta: Rigor]] and [[Kamui: Tenebrion]], whose kits improve significantly at SS-Rank |
* Save your [[File:Item-PhantomPainScar.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Phantom_Pain_Scar|Phantom Pain Scars]] for your favorite [[Characters]] or high-priority SS-targets, such as [[Rosetta: Rigor]] and [[Kamui: Tenebrion]], whose kits improve significantly at SS-Rank |
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** You can do all of your Exploration stages on Fridays and don't have to play daily |
** You can do all of your Exploration stages on Fridays and don't have to play daily |
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===== Getting Coatings From the Dorm ===== |
===== Getting Coatings From the Dorm ===== |
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* Visit your Dorm, pat your [[Characters]], buy the discounted [[File:Item-CoatingSketch.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Coating_Sketch|Coating Sketches]], and finish your Dorm dailies |
* Visit your Dorm, pat your [[Characters]], buy the discounted [[File:Item-CoatingSketch.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Coating_Sketch|Coating Sketches]], and finish your Dorm dailies — you can craft three random Decors investing only three [[File:Item-DecorCoin.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Decor_Coin|Decor Coins]] and recycle them for an easy Daily mission completion |
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===== Buy Your Free Shard Daily ===== |
===== Buy Your Free Shard Daily ===== |
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* Buy the daily A-Rank [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] Shard from the shop |
* Buy the daily A-Rank [[Characters/Constructs|Construct]] Shard from the shop — the other materials are not worth it |
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===== Farming Interludes to Evolve A-Rank Characters ===== |
===== Farming Interludes to Evolve A-Rank Characters ===== |
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* Try not to farm more than one [[Interludes|Interlude]] Challenge Mode stage (two runs) each day, as the [[File:Item-Serum.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Serum|Serum cost]] can skyrocket quickly while farming multiple [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]]' Shards |
* Try not to farm more than one [[Interludes|Interlude]] Challenge Mode stage (two runs) each day, as the [[File:Item-Serum.png|22x22px|link=]] [[Serum|Serum cost]] can skyrocket quickly while farming multiple [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]]' Shards |
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===== Dead Days Between Events ===== |
===== Dead Days Between Events ===== |
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* 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 |
* 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 |
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===== Make Sure to Pull on the Right Banner ===== |
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* Always choose the 60-pull-pity <!-- specify which banner this is for new people; be really specific -->, 100% banner once new S-Ranks debut |
* Always choose the 60-pull-pity <!-- specify which banner this is for new people; be really specific -->, 100% banner <span style="color:#FF6549;">(Theme Limited)</span> once new S-Ranks debut — even big spenders don't touch the floating guarantee 80-100-pull-pity banners <span style="color:#FF6549;">(Arrival Limited)</span> <!-- I think the emphasis should suffice --> |
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===== Unlocking New A-Ranks for Free ===== |
===== Unlocking New A-Ranks for Free ===== |
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* You can unlock new A-Ranks with their Shards from the respective Event Shop without pulling on their banner, but pulling each new S-Rank is highly advisable |
* You can unlock new A-Ranks with their Shards from the respective Event Shop without pulling on their banner, but pulling each new S-Rank is highly advisable |
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** Don't forget to raise your new A-Ranks to S-Rank to unlock their Class Passive (Attacker, Tank, Support) |
** Don't forget to raise your new A-Ranks to S-Rank to unlock their Class Passive (Attacker, Tank, Support) |
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* Don't overinvest in [[Characters/Transcendants|Transcendants]] |
* Don't overinvest in [[Characters/Transcendants|Transcendants]] — most of them start to shine at SSS-Rank only and they cannot be deployed together with [[Characters/Constructs|Constructs]] until [[Wandering Dream with Whale]], many patches into the future |
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Revision as of 23:32, 27 February 2022
Getting Started
Level 1 - 40
Blasting Through the Story Mode
- Focus on getting through the story to begin with; at various level milestones, you'll unlock more and more types of content
- Side note: the story is pretty enjoyable to read!
- That said, if you want to skip it to play as much as possible, cutscenes can be rewatched in the Codex
- Try to rush to level 35 and clear Stage 5-7 (Normal) to unlock your essential dailies and weeklies
- This includes content such as Bounty Missions, War Zone, and Phantom Pain Cage
Team Building
- 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
- This team will carry you through War Zone (WZ) and the higher levels of Phantom Pain Cage (PPC) until level 80
- Always bring a Tank, as debuffs are much more potent and important than buffs in PGR; in addition, the Tank Class Skill (available on every Tank and unlockable at S-Rank) lowers enemies' extra damage reduction
- In your mail, you'll find an S-Rank Construct Pick — 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 which S-Rank you got from your first pity
Get into a Guild
- Join a Guild and do your three bi-weekly Boss fights; use the currency to buy Hypertune materials and Transcendant Shards from the Guild shop
Level 40 - 80
Prioritizing Events
- If an Event is active and you're Level 40+, try to spend the majority of your Serum on the Event's farming stage
- The Global version is now at the point where more and more Memories are in each Event shop, making the Memory farming stage less and less relevant
- In general, you will want to grind the Event's currency farming stage
- If it is missing a Memory that you need, however, such as Frederick, you may choose to farm the Memory stage until you get it
- 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
The Right Memories Make a Huge Difference
- Try to slowly gather your characters' 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 positions as shown in each Character's 【Punishing Pub】 Recommended Memory Sets section
- Optimal placement becomes relevant once you'll start Hypertuning your Characters/Omniframes' Memories
- Rule of thumb for Hypertuning is to only Hypertune the bottom row Memories of your very best characters as those Memories raise the ATK stat
- 5★ Memories to keep are event-exclusive Memories as they're limited and a 2-piece set of Richelieu, Samantha, Gloria, Voltaire, and 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 Grid 1-3, as 6★ Memories have a significantly higher ATK value ceiling and are usually placed in Grid 4-6
Maxing Out Your Levels
- Raise your main team to Level 80; this is important as it is the biggest initial hurdle to Awakening your characters
Level 80+
Awakening Characters
- Awaken your main Attackers with their recommended Awakening sets
- Support Characters are lower priority Awakening targets as they tend to enjoy less on-field time
- Try not to overwrite Resonances to Awaken as many Characters/Omniframes as soon as possible — this is a huge waste of resources and not worth it in the long term
- Optimally, each Awakened Construct should have their own personal Memory set
- Support characters, especially those who use Da Vinci, can generally use a shared set
- 4-piece Hanna (Prioritize Grid 1-3) + 2-piece Cottie (Prioritize Grid 4-6) is another great shared set for Babel Tower and the lower floors of Phantom Pain Cage (such as Test and Elite)
General Daily/Weekly Tips
Optimizing Weekly Bounties
- Finish your three Weekly Bounties
- Only choose Bounties that have Basic Construct R&D Tickets as a reward
- If none list them as a reward, hit the Refresh button until 50 or 60 Basic Construct R&D Tickets are available
- You'll be able to earn 50 from two Bounties and 60 from another for a total of 160 each week
- You have seven Refreshes per day, so with a little patience you'll easily get all your weekly tickets
Why It's Important to Collect Those Blue Tickets
- After your initial 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 rewards, and the 1 USD pack in the Top-Up Shop
Game Modes To Do Weekly
- Do your weekly Joint Warfare runs — you can do all six runs during stage two when all six maps are open
- Do your weekly War Zone runs
- Do your weekly Phantom Pain Cage runs
- You are allowed to do 4 runs during each weekday, and 8 during each weekend day
- You can do all 15 runs on weekends, as Saturdays and Sundays allow 8 attempts each
- War Zone and Phantom Pain Cage are your main source of Black Cards, giving a total of 500 each
- Save your Phantom Pain Scars for your favorite Characters or high-priority SS-targets, such as Rosetta: Rigor and Kamui: Tenebrion, whose kits improve significantly at SS-Rank
- Do your weekly Autopoiesis Maze runs
- You can do all of your Exploration stages on Fridays and don't have to play daily
Getting Coatings From the Dorm
- Visit your Dorm, pat your Characters, buy the discounted Coating Sketches, and finish your Dorm dailies — you can craft three random Decors investing only three Decor Coins and recycle them for an easy Daily mission completion
Buy Your Free Shard Daily
- Buy the daily A-Rank Construct Shard from the shop — the other materials are not worth it
Farming Interludes to Evolve A-Rank Characters
- Try not to farm more than one Interlude Challenge Mode stage (two runs) each day, as the Serum cost can skyrocket quickly while farming multiple Characters/Omniframes' Shards
- If you've cleared the Challenge Mode stage before, you can Auto Clear it all subsequent times
Dead Days Between Events
- 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
Make Sure to Pull on the Right Banner
- Always choose the 60-pull-pity , 100% banner (Theme Limited) once new S-Ranks debut — even big spenders don't touch the floating guarantee 80-100-pull-pity banners (Arrival Limited)
Unlocking New A-Ranks for Free
- You can unlock new A-Ranks with their Shards from the respective Event Shop without pulling on their banner, 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 (Attacker, Tank, Support)
- Don't overinvest in Characters/Uniframes — most of them start to shine at SSS-Rank only and they cannot be deployed together with Characters/Omniframes until Reveries With A Whale, many patches into the future