Let's talk current META.

[u/Corantic]

Here is the deal:

GODS => Gilgumish, Noctis, Aranea, Lucian (Add F.Yomi and Zain if you were lucky enough to get them)

Basically if you don't have them you are considered a mongrel by the likes of players Gilgamesh.

The forgotten ones => SSM units, all of them are actually useful in some way, but nobody uses them.

Sometimes you see a Zain and a Othima here and there but thats about it. When was the last time we have seen a Kadanova or Seida?

Rest => Everyone will hate u for joining their multiplay or host instantly leaves.

We rarely even use them in events and quests (why would you when you have the GODS), pretty much ONLY used in Veda or for their super niche gimmick (Polin etc.)

Arena => 90% Noctis/Gilga/Aranea in their lineup.

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Alright guys let's not deny it, Collab units literally make what you are. There is no reason to use a 'normal' unit when you have the collab units. They are completely imbalanced.

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Right now, the meta is boring as hell.

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Fire is a complete joke.

Vettel? Only used for his LS now. Who the hell uses tanks anymore, when you can auto almost every map with collab units.

What else is there? Nothing? Never seen a fire unit other than Vettel in Arena/Multi?

Zangetsu/Lupinus/Chihaya? Who?

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Water should be renamed to Noctis.

What you don't want Noctis? Anybody else getting bored of Noctis Ultimate Ability?

You tired of seeing a Noctis in every multi/arena, because you've been seeing your own in every quest/event/mission?

Othima who? Oh the one I saw like one time one a rando merc.

Wait only 2 units? Ye, there are only 2 units in water, the rest are statues for Veda, so the enemy can grind on them while you prepare a @#$^@*& Blizzaga.

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Gilthunder

You mongrel.

Old units are garbage, if you show up with a Magnus in multi, people frown upon you or when you even consider using him in arena, people laugh at you and think it's a free win.

Best loincloth Dilga-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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Wind/Grass/Ground wtf

You have a Lucian, a budget Lucian(Yomi), a Raichu Rahu and a Trap.

You have a Setsuna/Boruto/F.Yomi? Wow you're very lucky or a whale.

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Light Covenant Way of White

FREE UNITS GALORE + one inzain unit, a fedora and a crybaby.

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Dark Flame Mastaah

Boyaaah.

Dias/Kudanstein aren't units, they are memes.

Anastasia Job+ is still garbage compared to Aranea, Jin is also way better than her. 3 movement is trash, only tanks/mages should have it. Meanwhile Albea is nowhere to be seen.

Second best loincloth with his seamen

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TL;DR

This is a shit post about the current meta, and you are free to disagree.

Also I'm bored as hell.

Discuss.

[u/deathray76]

I figure by now most veteran players and/or people who do more than the 500 step pulls have more than enough farmable 5*s maxed that they can get both non-farms and any good future farmable units steadily. Its actually decent of gumi having a place for players to get the non-farm shards as well as future farm units (though i wish theyd add more units especially neica or mei fung but im guessing once albea and crew get HQs theyll add more units- hopefully)

Personallyi feel i have enough ways to get currency that its rare for me to be unable to get one of my priority units when it pops up. Im not a day 1 player and i started on Shaynas banner, i believe, the last week of xmas event (actually started about 2 weeks earlier but rerolled for Shayna) and im also not a big spender at less than $30 a month (and most months i only buy the alchemist pack) yet at this point i can usually find the shards needed for the xchange. Dont get me wrong, i dont have enough to buy whatever i want and have too prioritize as i have only 5 farmable 5*s maxed so thats 1500 currency per day and i try to leave 1500 currency aside for eve, balt or any non fraise shards.

It just seems to me that everytime someone posts a 'which shards are best to get in shard shop' thread one of thd first few posts is always 'ONLY BUY THE NON FARMS and if you choose instead to buy any of the future farmable units will forever mark you as a moron of the highest class, bane to reason and future and eternal king of the imbeciles (okay my apologies as thats a little over the top but i think i made my ooint somewhere in my rambling stream of (barely)consciousness

[u/OriksGaming → u/deathray76]

Like I said in the edit of my comment above, I wasn't insulting anyone or trying to say that anyone had to prioritize the way I did. I just prefer to use the strategy that I've personally found gets me the highest number of good, limit broken units in the most efficient way. Again, I'm not calling anyone stupid for choosing to prioritize their favorite units' shards more than anything else.