The best comment I ever saw from a gacha content creator was, "Guys please don't spend money like you see me doing. I can write this off as a business expense, because this is literally my job and you guys can't."
Ikr. I also have that problem and it is worse cause I have borderline personality disorder. I wish I could aomehow copy my game to an offline platform and keep my characters even of servers shut down.
I completely agree when looking from your pov. An alternate way of looking at that though is “investing” into the game company so that they can continue to bring content you enjoy. Let’s face it- without those “investors” the game would die.
@@ryanchatwin8535 Well is that bad if they die ? Shouldn't we just enjoy a game for a few months before stopping and going towards something else ? These games are all the same, the "added content" is just raising certain level caps, adding endless characters, nothing ever really changes and it always feels like the same grind.
Most people who like using the word "investing" online probably have never invested or know what the word actually means. It's just sugar-coating what they actually meaning "Spending/wasting" money
What they mean is investing time and/or money into something you enjoy. The implication is that the return is more fun, not that you get money back. Nobody thinks that 😂
Bought the travelogue and that’s my limit for the next month. I’ve had spending problems in the past and don’t want to fall into that again. I’ve been on a good streak and this was the first $10 I’ve spent on a f2p game in 2 months. I’m glad I did and I’m enjoying the game but I need to be very careful I don’t keep spending
Dude I had no idea about the artifacts stats being account wide. Thanks for pointing that out! I've literally seen that nowhere. The game isn't super good at explaining what every stat and mechanic does in an easy to find or obvious way.
Thanks for spreading awareness about this man. I am currently so down bad in the rabbit hole of spending for this other game TWD Survivors and I so need help lol. I drop hundreds on the game I dont have i have less than 10 in my account right now its so bad.
You are the first cc who mentioned the artifact thing. I have my other artifacts unleveled because I thought it didn't matter since I don't use them! Now I will level them.
The noble path pass is 10 dollars or 20 that gives the same thing in the 10. But just gives u 20 levels right away added to whatever lvl u on. If u can't spend much get the 10$ one will help boost ur account progression alot.
Thanks for your advice. You are an example to follow for the precious words you say and the advice you give to the gaming community. I follow you willingly, good luck with your channel and life 👍😉
This was a very helpful video, I've bought the 99c pop-up and another pop-up worth about 6 bucks and I was debating if the travel log was worth it, I definitely think I will get it, especially if it lets me choose a copy of an s-rank I have been wanting
the 20 USD for battle pass turning to 23,99€ in european regions. just to let you know. super responsible video, appreciate you warn people! the big big dangers are real in those games
That early game pop up you talked about with the 10 premium scrolls for a dollar, where did that go? I haven't spent anything yet so I know I didn't get it and I can't find it. I only just started a couple hours ago is the deal already gone?
Nice video, thanks for the breakdown. I spend about $12 a month on Genshin and $10 a month on Marvel Snap. Don't really see the point of spending on AFK Journey though, it's just a never ending ladder and a significant amount of any server population is throwing unhealthy amounts of money into the void. It's a gorgeous game, and the depth is starting to open up a bit for me, but I'm gonna hit a daily wall whether I spend or not- spenders just make bigger numbers.
I’m still smokey-less since day 1 and I feel like I really need him at this point. Hywnn is decent, but for me, all she can really offer is burst healing, I guess
Hey quick question, for an achievement I have to unlock exclusive equipment for any hero at lvl 25, how difficult is it to achieve in 20 days, which hero would you recommend to be guaranteed to do it? Thanks
The way I see it buy the battle pass for every second month you play if you want to support the devs. if you are playing it daily it deserves the pay if you can afford it.
Seeing them put arbitrary numbers like _3000% Value_ to trick your brain into spending is always hilarious. I will probably get the Secret Travelogue and the Growth Bundle once I make some decent progress (It doesn't have a time limit, after all). If not, I'll stick to F2P. 100 buckaroos for the Welcome pack is still wild.
I think the value percentage is based off of the pricing of the individual items you receive from the pass. Arbitrary only in the sense that they set those prices themselves
Sir, after purchasing the secret travelogue, did you get the items posted directly or do you need to still do te quest and unlock each remaining items?
I agree with what above comment said. Go until you can get to like stargazing. And then potentially safe for future banners. This will get you a good start without hindering your progress early on or going to all in right now
People should be able to spend their money how they want! That being said, don’t try to pretend that spending money to increase your power level in a gacha game is anything other than pure brain-rot
Hi, can I ask a question pls? Can u tell me what is the item reward near the brown letter in the of the “legendary secret travelogue” ? In my language it’s called “Sentiero delle fate”
Growth bundle(s), gazette(s), and the basic secret travelogue is a minimum spend for me if I spend at all, beyond that I would spend on the path popup bundles, although they stopped showing up so 🤷♂guess they're rare now. Events are a thing in this game too I'd assume, so if AFK Arena is to give us any idea of what to expect, those bundles will be pretty decent and worth spending on. If you're a low spender, this is where it ends. Legendary secret travelogue is just too weak of a purchase to be justifiable, 10 summons for almost adding another basic tier battle pass on top? like come on, at least add a bunch of stargazes, or +50% the rewards over basic to make it a worthy purchase? I'd also stay clear of any purchase with dragon crystals, all of them are way too expensive for what you're guaranteed to get. Like the stargazes; it's 2240 crystals to guarantee a single copy of a celehypo, money better spent elsewhere. Only exception for dragon crystals are cosmetics, the other purchases are scams. Even the artifacts are scams; they can be obtained through the main story. Now, if you are a dolphin or worse, then by all means, destroy your personal economy. Personally, I just spread my purchases out over several games I enjoy. Far more rewarding.
question about artifacts you get by spending real money.. will you get them by story as well as you progress or these 2 artifacts bundles gives artifacts that cannot be obtained by story, in other words permanent advantage? lets say you get 6 of them by story, the only way to have +7 is buying artifact bundle?? or are they just a catch up? sorry for my bad English :D
You can get them later in the game (very very late, especially for the purple one). At that point, if you already have it because you bought it in the shop, the duplicate artifact turns into 1000 diamonds.
yeah i would use the website but it gets flagged fo fraud every time i try to make a purchases and 5% isnt worth the hassle x.x if it was a bigger bonus sure i would but 5% isnt worth the time it takes to make the damn purchase
i saw a youtuber talking about how good characters were for pvp in arena and was rly sad about how over half of the video is, YE if u are not gonna spend then dont bother cause the top spenders are just gonna have a better rarity version of this character and if u are not spending then ye no dont bother get a different character even tho they are worse than this character -_-
These companies design their games to make you think: "OK this purchase offers a great value for money and it would really boost my progress". Way back in time when i start playing video games the so called progress was the soul of the game. Boosting the progress was called "cheating" and everyone knew that cheating was stupid because you ruined the game. So all these selling strategies for these online games are totally perverted and insane. Because if you think it through, it makes no sense at all. Games should be fun and not doing the fastest progress. Fast progress is not fun, its cheating.
Welcome to free to play game market. Did you miss the memo way back in time? It either this or extremely long grind and wait time. Pick your poison. For what it worth you dont have to pay a premium and have this in it too. Talk about a double slap eh?
People really shouldn’t be playing these if they can’t control themselves. I’ve spent no money on the game and maxed resonance, and maxed my odie and Celia. It’s really not necessary to spend any money let alone hundreds of dollars. Wtf is wrong with people.
The best comment I ever saw from a gacha content creator was, "Guys please don't spend money like you see me doing. I can write this off as a business expense, because this is literally my job and you guys can't."
I spent too much but I will try to limit myself monthly
@@RiverCrispin And that's the right approach. Just set a limit and stay strong with it.
You can’t write it off tho that’s bs lol
5:18 I didnt even know that if you just have the other Artifacts you gain the other Stats aswell. Thanks for this Information! :)
Fun to see how everybody say "invest" when there´s not investment, just gambling problems
Ikr. I also have that problem and it is worse cause I have borderline personality disorder. I wish I could aomehow copy my game to an offline platform and keep my characters even of servers shut down.
I completely agree when looking from your pov. An alternate way of looking at that though is “investing” into the game company so that they can continue to bring content you enjoy. Let’s face it- without those “investors” the game would die.
@@ryanchatwin8535 Well is that bad if they die ?
Shouldn't we just enjoy a game for a few months before stopping and going towards something else ?
These games are all the same, the "added content" is just raising certain level caps, adding endless characters, nothing ever really changes and it always feels like the same grind.
Most people who like using the word "investing" online probably have never invested or know what the word actually means. It's just sugar-coating what they actually meaning "Spending/wasting" money
What they mean is investing time and/or money into something you enjoy. The implication is that the return is more fun, not that you get money back. Nobody thinks that 😂
Bought the travelogue and that’s my limit for the next month. I’ve had spending problems in the past and don’t want to fall into that again. I’ve been on a good streak and this was the first $10 I’ve spent on a f2p game in 2 months. I’m glad I did and I’m enjoying the game but I need to be very careful I don’t keep spending
You aren't the only one so congrats on setting a budget and controlling your spending!!!
@@BarryGamingAFK Thanks man! Thanks for all the content, really enjoying it :)
Best AFK Journeys content creator I've found, excited to watch you as the game progresses and thanks for the reminders on responsible spending!
Much appreciated!
Dude I had no idea about the artifacts stats being account wide. Thanks for pointing that out! I've literally seen that nowhere. The game isn't super good at explaining what every stat and mechanic does in an easy to find or obvious way.
Thanks for spreading awareness about this man. I am currently so down bad in the rabbit hole of spending for this other game TWD Survivors and I so need help lol. I drop hundreds on the game I dont have i have less than 10 in my account right now its so bad.
You are the first cc who mentioned the artifact thing. I have my other artifacts unleveled because I thought it didn't matter since I don't use them! Now I will level them.
I've always heard this info from PTR players so figured I would echo it
The noble path pass is 10 dollars or 20 that gives the same thing in the 10. But just gives u 20 levels right away added to whatever lvl u on. If u can't spend much get the 10$ one will help boost ur account progression alot.
You do also get some extra leter and i think a cosemetic if you get the more expensive path bundle.
@@XenithShadownot worth double the pricev
@@Mystra Yeah unless you really want the cosemetic, it would theoretically be worth it later when you need the 20 extra levels to finish the pass.
My wife helps me not overspend in game lol...great content keep it up! Thank you.
Thanks for this video. I enjoy my slow pace time on the game and I want to support the game so your video is helpful to spend money WISELY.
Thanks, Barry. Appreciate your content on this game. Having a blast with it and your info!
Thanks for your advice. You are an example to follow for the precious words you say and the advice you give to the gaming community. I follow you willingly, good luck with your channel and life 👍😉
This was a very helpful video, I've bought the 99c pop-up and another pop-up worth about 6 bucks and I was debating if the travel log was worth it, I definitely think I will get it, especially if it lets me choose a copy of an s-rank I have been wanting
the 20 USD for battle pass turning to 23,99€ in european regions. just to let you know. super responsible video, appreciate you warn people! the big big dangers are real in those games
That early game pop up you talked about with the 10 premium scrolls for a dollar, where did that go? I haven't spent anything yet so I know I didn't get it and I can't find it. I only just started a couple hours ago is the deal already gone?
Nice video, thanks for the breakdown. I spend about $12 a month on Genshin and $10 a month on Marvel Snap. Don't really see the point of spending on AFK Journey though, it's just a never ending ladder and a significant amount of any server population is throwing unhealthy amounts of money into the void.
It's a gorgeous game, and the depth is starting to open up a bit for me, but I'm gonna hit a daily wall whether I spend or not- spenders just make bigger numbers.
I’m still smokey-less since day 1 and I feel like I really need him at this point. Hywnn is decent, but for me, all she can really offer is burst healing, I guess
Oh wow I didn’t knew artifact all gave buffs
I would definitely buy the growth pass, monthly passes and battle pass. But anything above that is kinda overkill.
I love the large scale map and the characters
Great content.
Hey quick question, for an achievement I have to unlock exclusive equipment for any hero at lvl 25, how difficult is it to achieve in 20 days, which hero would you recommend to be guaranteed to do it? Thanks
The way I see it buy the battle pass for every second month you play if you want to support the devs. if you are playing it daily it deserves the pay if you can afford it.
Seeing them put arbitrary numbers like _3000% Value_ to trick your brain into spending is always hilarious.
I will probably get the Secret Travelogue and the Growth Bundle once I make some decent progress (It doesn't have a time limit, after all). If not, I'll stick to F2P.
100 buckaroos for the Welcome pack is still wild.
I think the value percentage is based off of the pricing of the individual items you receive from the pass. Arbitrary only in the sense that they set those prices themselves
Sir, after purchasing the secret travelogue, did you get the items posted directly or do you need to still do te quest and unlock each remaining items?
Do you suggest to use all our gems on standard pulls right now or save? I’m f2p
Probably use it until you unlock stargazer and stop after that and save for future banners
Use to open stargazer asap and then save
I agree with what above comment said. Go until you can get to like stargazing. And then potentially safe for future banners. This will get you a good start without hindering your progress early on or going to all in right now
People should be able to spend their money how they want! That being said, don’t try to pretend that spending money to increase your power level in a gacha game is anything other than pure brain-rot
Hi, can I ask a question pls? Can u tell me what is the item reward near the brown letter in the of the “legendary secret travelogue” ?
In my language it’s called “Sentiero delle fate”
Growth bundle(s), gazette(s), and the basic secret travelogue is a minimum spend for me if I spend at all, beyond that I would spend on the path popup bundles, although they stopped showing up so 🤷♂guess they're rare now. Events are a thing in this game too I'd assume, so if AFK Arena is to give us any idea of what to expect, those bundles will be pretty decent and worth spending on. If you're a low spender, this is where it ends.
Legendary secret travelogue is just too weak of a purchase to be justifiable, 10 summons for almost adding another basic tier battle pass on top? like come on, at least add a bunch of stargazes, or +50% the rewards over basic to make it a worthy purchase? I'd also stay clear of any purchase with dragon crystals, all of them are way too expensive for what you're guaranteed to get. Like the stargazes; it's 2240 crystals to guarantee a single copy of a celehypo, money better spent elsewhere. Only exception for dragon crystals are cosmetics, the other purchases are scams. Even the artifacts are scams; they can be obtained through the main story.
Now, if you are a dolphin or worse, then by all means, destroy your personal economy. Personally, I just spread my purchases out over several games I enjoy. Far more rewarding.
Great timing already have my trigger fingers twitching 😂
Don't let them twitch too much though. Calm them before swiping lol
Remember when games were just fun and not deep financial analysis to enjoy end end game
You must have been living under a rock then cause free to play games have always been like this. Dont try to sound smart when not informed
question about artifacts you get by spending real money..
will you get them by story as well as you progress or these 2 artifacts bundles gives artifacts that cannot be obtained by story, in other words permanent advantage?
lets say you get 6 of them by story, the only way to have +7 is buying artifact bundle??
or are they just a catch up?
sorry for my bad English :D
You can get them later in the game (very very late, especially for the purple one). At that point, if you already have it because you bought it in the shop, the duplicate artifact turns into 1000 diamonds.
If i get reiner is it good that i get berial next? cuz i like him😅 he looks so cool and op
Work on Reinier to Mythic+ first
@@BarryGamingAFKalr thx(I can get berial then tho?😅)
Thinking of getting the welcome bundle should i go for smokey or thoran?
Honestly smokey feels more influential on an account
yeah i would use the website but it gets flagged fo fraud every time i try to make a purchases and 5% isnt worth the hassle x.x if it was a bigger bonus sure i would but 5% isnt worth the time it takes to make the damn purchase
That sucks, at least you aren't missing out on too much
i saw a youtuber talking about how good characters were for pvp in arena and was rly sad about how over half of the video is, YE if u are not gonna spend then dont bother cause the top spenders are just gonna have a better rarity version of this character and if u are not spending then ye no dont bother get a different character even tho they are worse than this character -_-
Yeah dupes matter in arena alot
How do you get to VIP 11?
video too late, i'm already vip 10
These companies design their games to make you think: "OK this purchase offers a great value for money and it would really boost my progress". Way back in time when i start playing video games the so called progress was the soul of the game. Boosting the progress was called "cheating" and everyone knew that cheating was stupid because you ruined the game. So all these selling strategies for these online games are totally perverted and insane. Because if you think it through, it makes no sense at all. Games should be fun and not doing the fastest progress. Fast progress is not fun, its cheating.
Welcome to free to play game market. Did you miss the memo way back in time? It either this or extremely long grind and wait time. Pick your poison.
For what it worth you dont have to pay a premium and have this in it too. Talk about a double slap eh?
I buy them monthly packs
Me hearing Barry after spending $1.4k in this game 🤡
People really shouldn’t be playing these if they can’t control themselves. I’ve spent no money on the game and maxed resonance, and maxed my odie and Celia. It’s really not necessary to spend any money let alone hundreds of dollars. Wtf is wrong with people.
Does anyone know how to get stamina for my heroes in my guild??
For battle drill
Time gated I think
You get stamina every day at reset
@@BarryGamingAFK thank you
10 buck works great
wtf is there even to spend on in this game? this game has so little to spend on.
Cap😅
i dont think artifacts work like that
That's what everybody from the beta and PTR have been saying
You can see your power go up when you upgrade them, even when not equipped
Tips dream leam sir
the battle pass was $10/$20 USD secret/legendary travelogue
Thank you!!!