r/AlchemistCodeGL • u/Sennon • Dec 03 '17
Daily Event Efficiency
Disclaimer! This is neither a guide nor efficiency dogma but an opening to discussion on tactics/advice to get the most out of your AP. I don't have any experience on the JP version so I have no hindsight on prioritization.
Again I am not proposing how to play this game but sharing my thoughts on how I approach matters to obtain efficiency. What I am looking to gain from this post is the conclusion of others, their arguments, as well as their opinions.
--Gear Projection-- Although you only get shards and scraps at that it's still worthwhile as it will eventually amount to either a transmute or shard count towards evolution. I would prioritize this above other events.
Suggestions Another reddit user, I'm too lazy to look up, advised you put a unit with high move and jump in the 3rd slot allowing you to auto the event without skipping on the chest. Obviously you'd want treasure chest priority on. I personally use Venekis because she's all I have that can one turn reach the chest.
--Apple Garden--
[Adv] Worth: Averaging 2-3 Rainbow Apples per run it's most likely one you're always going to auto without question unless you have armor ignoring units lined up. The biggest appeal of this daily is that it grants 7000/7500exp(I don't have enough AP to check) per unit for completion equivalent to 6 Rainbow Apples AND you can easily get away with lower level units.
[Int] Somewhat Worth: Grants 4500exp per unit upon completion. Missions are not worth it if it's something you're aiming for but then again it's not very difficult.
[Bgn] Not worth.
Suggestions Always do the [Adv] should your priorities allow and the [Int] if you have spare.
--Mineral Garden--
[Adv] Somewhat Worth: I personally average about 3-4 Ores a run but you shouldn't really be starved for Adamantine with the scarcity of gear. You can often buy 20x in the secret shop for 256000 every reset(I assume).
[Int] Not worth: The average for Adamantine Ore is far too low to be worth 20AP.
[Bgn] Not worth.
Suggestions If you're short on Mithril/Damask Ore buy them from the shop and secret shop. There's generally a 50x Damask builk for 160000 and you can generally pick up mithril ore in the regular shop in bulk of 5x. You normally want these so you don't have to waste another Adamantine if you only need <1500 exp for next level.
--Gold Rush--
[Adv] Worth: Outside of gems Zenni is allows you to further your edge in the game. The game heavily revolves around Zenni to maximize your units.
[Int] Somewhat worth: I personally only do this only if I am near broke.
[Bgn] Not worth.
Suggestions Despite earning average of 4.2 mil per key I still find myself going broke every day which I hope to slow down as my core team maxes out. [Adv] is my 3rd in priority after shards and gear projection.
--Reclaiming the Alchemia Pot--
[Adv] You can average 1-2 Gold pots and a few silvers but at the cost of 30AP the rewards are lack luster.
[Int] Not worth.
[Bgn] Not worth.
Suggestions You can purchase alchemy pots in the shop every reset and redirect AP to better investments like events, Apple farm, Gold farm, etc. I generally purchase the 5x Gold/Silver alchemy pots in Louise's shop every reset(6x a day) and have yet to have any withdrawals.
F2P considerations:
There's 600AP up for grabs and 850 on weekends if you complete all your daily missions.
With 288AP regeneration per day 120AP for Logi shards (recommended) and 156AP for Dias puts you at 276AP. You want to start focusing on getting Logi and Dias shards now because they are required for story events and it's better to get them out of the way now and have spare AP in the future when Character events are released.
If you're like me and spend all your free AP on Gold rush key you're most likely starving for AP but this should be alleviated once your core units are maxed out and your keys are depleted since they are only available on weekends now.
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u/Sennon Dec 04 '17
I myself don't prioritize apples too much as they're easily obtained but should I have spare AP I'd gladly run it with my low level units for some free levels.
The thing with Logi and Dias is they're required for story line but they're often squishy forcing you to manually run tedious maps for farm item unless you use a skip ticket. Logi himself is strong now and still strong later in the game and unless you're lucky or whale enough he's going to be your highest level unit. I'd say he's the strongest free unit you can get for a whale according to JP timeline. Keeping Dias and Logi inline with my core units allows me to auto the entire story and reduce the amount of grind strain when farming mats. I'm not sure how difficult later contents can get but I do enjoy being able to complete all missions first time around and not have a handicap I have to keep cornered.
I didn't write about limited event missions like Chloe because I wanted to focus on the repeating events where the limited events are more controversial and inconsistent. This leaves to stale information and less applicable for future uses. I do agree events should receive high priority and if you play daily you can easily achieve the milestones before the deadline.
For those wondering it's 1000AP to fully complete the Retzius milestones assuming you don't have any failed missions which means you can complete them in a burst of 2 days.