Welcome to the best adventure game on the web. And it’s free! Now, how can you advance in the game in a way that’s both efficient and fun?
First, I strongly recommend that you buy some energy with real money, for example, 3500 crystal energy (ce) for $9.95. Although it’s not necessary, it will help you to accomplish many things at a much faster pace.
The best way to gain wealth is to play, and the best levels to play first are the rank missions for both the knowledge and rewards they provide. After you have completed these, you may choose to replay certain levels such as the Boss missions for fun or the rewards they provide in terms of crowns, heat, materials, and tokens. Or you may decide to delve into the Clockworks for general levels.
There are several ways of gaining wealth while playing. During the course of play, you will acquire materials and crowns. (NOTE * Every crown, mineral and drop of energy is credited to every member in your party equally, so there is no need to compete for these.) You may choose sell some of your materials for crowns in the auction house or to other players directly; however, bear in mind that you will need many of these materials to craft better gear. It is best to use your wealth to buy recipes for 2* gear. After you have gained access to tier 2, begin buying recipes from the Basil vendor at level 13 or in the Hall of Heroes found in the Rank Missions. Patiently craft up your gear to 4* level and gain access to tier 3. Now you will start getting to the Basil vendor at level 23. Buying and reselling boss item recipes from here can be profitable.
Keep in mind that all of these methods for gaining wealth are just other aspects of the game. Wealth should not be your goal, but rather whatever awesome gear or accessories you can buy with your welth. It’s all playing. Be kind and polite to your fellow knights, and please refrain from begging.
If you’d like to see some of the gear with accessories available to you, you can check out this thread.
It is best to use your wealth to buy recipes for 2* gear.
Unless you're going for UVs, it's best to buy 3-star gear, and upgrade from there. This is the cheapest path to 5-star equipment. I can show you the arithmetic if you insist.