Best free-to-play (F2P) guide for MARVEL Mystic Mayhem
MARVEL Mystic Mayhem isn't the easiest of games to navigate if you're going the F2P route (free-to-play). While you can progress fairly without spending any money, the resource crunch hits hard and does so fairly quickly. In terms of generosity, NetEase could do better, especially with the premium currency. But you can still ensure steady progress with a bit of planning. Doing so will allow you to hit level 40 within the first five days, and things should get easier from that point. How to progress a F2P player in MARVEL Mystic Mayhem As with any gacha, the trick is to carefully manage your resources, because you won't have a plethora of them. First, you have to understand one core idea: as a F2P player, you're not going to have every character (especially the 3-star names, as they're way harder to get). The first important step is to clear all the daily activities before your energy can recharge. Unlike the Story and Memento modes, activities like Treasure Hunts consume energy. You can have a total of 240 energy at any given time. Try to always keep this under 240, as you will stop gaining it if you're beyond the threshold. Image via Exptional Global Second, how do you spend your keys? There are two types: one that is used on the evergreen banner, and the other, which is used on rate-up banners. Both banners have a hard pity set at 80. If you want to use your Crystals (aka Dreamgems) for buying keys, always spend on the keys required for opening the rate-up banners. As a free-to-play, I believe there's a better way to spend your Crystals. But before that, let me explain a bit more about the evergreen banner. The evergreen banner doesn't have all 3-star characters available in MARVEL Mystic Mayhem. However, the banner doesn't have an end date, which makes it feasible for you to hit the hard pity. Moreover, you're guaranteed a random 3-star once you complete 40 pulls. Screenshot by Destructoid The pool of heroes (that you get after 40 pulls) includes Emma Frost, Juggernaut, Thor, and Doctor Strange. All four characters are top tiers in their respective roles, so they're all worth it (especially at 40 pulls). Your first objective is to complete every available event quest to earn as many keys as possible, but don't spend your Crystals. Coming to the Crystals: you can use them on the Premium banners (aka rate-ups), but you're better served by using them to buy Energy Orbs. When you're just starting, you'll be gated by your player level. The only way to consistently raise it is by playing the daily activities, but that requires energy. Once you've finished your available quota, you can use the Crystals to buy Energy Orbs (30 Dreamgems for 60 Energy) and earn more XP without having to wait for the daily refresh. This is a better way to spend your premium currency rather than hoping to get lucky on the Rate-Up banners. Don't get me wrong; you can still get lucky with the banners and pull a top-tier character. But that essentially depends on a tiny percentage, or you'll have to guarantee 80 pulls (that way, you're confirmed of a 3-star character). Instead, spending your Crystals to quicken your leveling up is much more beneficial in the long run. Doing so will also get you more keys from various objectives and get you closer to the 80-pull mark on the evergreen banner. Screenshot by Destructoid As of writing, you can reset your characters and get back all the invested materials. It's the best time to build up as many characters as possible. Doing so not only gives you a well-rounded roster, but you can also get more Crystals from completing character milestones. You can always reset the ones that you won't need in the long run, but those extra Crystals will be yours to keep. That's pretty much all you need to know about managing your hard-earned resources if you're not spending any money. Always be on the lookout for additional time-limited events that NetEase will release periodically. Those will be extra sources of rewards to build up your roster as we get more content in the future. The post Best free-to-play (F2P) guide for MARVEL Mystic Mayhem appeared first on Destructoid.
MARVEL Mystic Mayhem isn't the easiest of games to navigate if you're going the F2P route (free-to-play).
While you can progress fairly without spending any money, the resource crunch hits hard and does so fairly quickly. In terms of generosity, NetEase could do better, especially with the premium currency. But you can still ensure steady progress with a bit of planning. Doing so will allow you to hit level 40 within the first five days, and things should get easier from that point.
How to progress a F2P player in MARVEL Mystic Mayhem
As with any gacha, the trick is to carefully manage your resources, because you won't have a plethora of them. First, you have to understand one core idea: as a F2P player, you're not going to have every character (especially the 3-star names, as they're way harder to get).
The first important step is to clear all the daily activities before your energy can recharge. Unlike the Story and Memento modes, activities like Treasure Hunts consume energy. You can have a total of 240 energy at any given time. Try to always keep this under 240, as you will stop gaining it if you're beyond the threshold.
Second, how do you spend your keys? There are two types: one that is used on the evergreen banner, and the other, which is used on rate-up banners. Both banners have a hard pity set at 80. If you want to use your Crystals (aka Dreamgems) for buying keys, always spend on the keys required for opening the rate-up banners. As a free-to-play, I believe there's a better way to spend your Crystals. But before that, let me explain a bit more about the evergreen banner.
The evergreen banner doesn't have all 3-star characters available in MARVEL Mystic Mayhem. However, the banner doesn't have an end date, which makes it feasible for you to hit the hard pity. Moreover, you're guaranteed a random 3-star once you complete 40 pulls.
The pool of heroes (that you get after 40 pulls) includes Emma Frost, Juggernaut, Thor, and Doctor Strange. All four characters are top tiers in their respective roles, so they're all worth it (especially at 40 pulls). Your first objective is to complete every available event quest to earn as many keys as possible, but don't spend your Crystals.
Coming to the Crystals: you can use them on the Premium banners (aka rate-ups), but you're better served by using them to buy Energy Orbs. When you're just starting, you'll be gated by your player level. The only way to consistently raise it is by playing the daily activities, but that requires energy. Once you've finished your available quota, you can use the Crystals to buy Energy Orbs (30 Dreamgems for 60 Energy) and earn more XP without having to wait for the daily refresh. This is a better way to spend your premium currency rather than hoping to get lucky on the Rate-Up banners.
Don't get me wrong; you can still get lucky with the banners and pull a top-tier character. But that essentially depends on a tiny percentage, or you'll have to guarantee 80 pulls (that way, you're confirmed of a 3-star character). Instead, spending your Crystals to quicken your leveling up is much more beneficial in the long run. Doing so will also get you more keys from various objectives and get you closer to the 80-pull mark on the evergreen banner.
As of writing, you can reset your characters and get back all the invested materials. It's the best time to build up as many characters as possible. Doing so not only gives you a well-rounded roster, but you can also get more Crystals from completing character milestones. You can always reset the ones that you won't need in the long run, but those extra Crystals will be yours to keep.
That's pretty much all you need to know about managing your hard-earned resources if you're not spending any money. Always be on the lookout for additional time-limited events that NetEase will release periodically. Those will be extra sources of rewards to build up your roster as we get more content in the future.
The post Best free-to-play (F2P) guide for MARVEL Mystic Mayhem appeared first on Destructoid.
