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F2P GUIDE

If you have no real money and very jealous to P2P'ers then this guide will make you become equal with those P2P.

Tier 1: This is the very first tier you will start as. You have to know that you earn a tiny amount of crown in Tier 1 level. This might take some time, but it will worth it. When you get your equipments (weapon, shield, helm) to 2-star, you might want to replay the Snarbolax stage, or you want to do a full Tier 1 level run. This is the list of equipments that I recommend and will be helpful on your journey in the Clockwork:

Helm: Cobalt Helm
Armor: Cobalt Armor
Shield: Defender
Weapon: Calibur and Blaster/Blast Bomb

Why I recommend it: Because you have to save up on crowns, so just use the free items. This equipment is actually for players that want to do good damage to every type of monster. In this tier, you don't need to focus on 'class' that you gonna use, like sword user (Striker), gun user (Gunner), and bomb user (Bomber). But, if you want to do Lockdown (a PvP mode of SK), I actually recommend the Wolver set, only if you want to do so much LD. If you just want to play LD rarely, only use the recommended equipment.

Tier 2: Congratulations for advancing to the second tier! Just like Tier 1, focus on ranked missions. To tackle the Tier 2 depths, you will need to upgrade all your equipment to 3-star. Try to get every recipe for equipment that you want to upgrade, like Great Defender for Defender, Tempered Calibur for Calibur, etc. Because monsters in this tier is now can inflict status condition, you will need armors that can protect you from a status condition. Because every monster deals a different status condition, you will need a lot of armors for variety of jobs, but thats not neccesary, because that will take a very long time for a F2P. Recommended equipment:

Helm: Solid Cobalt Helm
Armor:Solid Cobalt Armor
Shield: Great Defender
Weapon: Tempered Calibur, Master Blaster/any weapons you got

Why I recommend it: Even if your armor can't protect you from a status condition, it will still be useful because it still protects you from normal damage. Actually, you need a full 4-star to tackle the Tier 2 depths, so you have to stock on crowns and trade it to CE (Crystal Energy), then buy a 4-star recipe.

Note: You can also buy another equipment like the Dusker set or Gunslinger set, etc. If you are a sword user, use Dusker, if a gun user, use Gunslinger, etc.

Tier 3: You made it to the last tier? That's awesome! Only the most active can make it to this tier, or a SK maniac. Because you now can access the deepest depth of the Clockwork, you will also gain a lot of crowns per level! Now, to get crowns, use the old fashioned style (replay ranked missions). In this tier, the monster will be very strong and more aggresive than the other tier, so you now can't rely on the cobalt set. With all crown you got, buy recipes of your choice, trade crown for CE, and start crafting!

Rec. Equipment: Coming soon

P2P GUIDE: Coming Soon

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