/bd2g/ Progession Guide

Original guide by anon.
====================================================BD2 PROGRESSION GUIDE====================================================
Q: Where do I begin?
 A: Your first port of call as a new player will be to play through the Main Story on Normal Mode.
    It is pretty enjoyable and is told through character interactions, so walls of monologue here.

Q: How far should I go with the Story?
 A: The first milestone is clearing SPs (Story Packs) 3 and 4.
    These will unlock the majority of the game's content and systems, and allow you to start character progression.

	The next big goal to work towards is clearing Story Pack 10. After SP7 the difficulty will start to increase.
	Try to get your team a full set of rare (blue) III~IV gear and work on their levels, potentials, etc after clearing SP3.
	If you manage to clear SP10 you will be rewarded with the option to recruit Diana and her daily dispatch ability.

	SP11 onwards is considered endgame, and is no immediate priority. You can just tackle and clear these as you develop your characters.

Q : Where did the voices go?
 A: The game is fully voiced in KR.
	If you are using JP voices (default), you'll find that first two Story Packs are fully voiced, but that SP3 to 10 only have voices during key moments. This is temporary; JP voices are retroactively being added to all packs.
	Furthermore, all content introduced after the Half Anniversary (SP11+, Character Pack 6+) is fully voiced again.

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[GAME PROGRESSION]

- STORY PACK 1 & 2 -
The game's tutorials.
Unlocks: Crafting, Alchemy, NPC Quests, Bulletin Board

	You'll get your crafters (Fred / Layla) from rolling on banners. Choose either one to become your crafter.
	Your alchemist, Schera, is given to you for free after clearing Story Pack 2.
	  Wait with doing alchemy until you cleared SP2 - alchemy XP earned while Schera still has TEMP(orary) status does not carry over.

[NPC Quests]
These are one-time side quests/stories that are available in some Story Packs.
It is recommended to skip these early on because they're kind of challenging.

[Bulletin Board (Daily Quests)]
Daily Quests (max 3) give you some gold, but are generally not worth doing.
The only time people do these is when they have to (e.g. part of the missions for a Character Pass event).

- STORY PACK 3 -
Clearing SP3 will unlock a lot of game systems and content, allowing you to start improving your characters.
Unlocks: Path of Adventure (Character Progression), Potential System, Mirror Wars (PvP), Last Night

[Path of Adventure]

[Potential System]

[Mirror Wars]

[Last Night]


- SP 4 -
Unlocks: Evil Castle, Olstein & Rou

-Story Pack 5, 6, 7-
Unlocks: Additional pub recruitment characters, +3

- Story Pack 8-

Unlocks: Path of Adventure (Character Progression), Mirror Wars (PvP), Last Night (Gold,AC)


Beating this unlocks the Path to Adventure, which has the Slime Empire (EXP farm), Goblin Ruins (Gold farm). More about these covered later.

Unlocks Mirror Wars (PVP mode). At the very least, do 40 battles a day to get medals, which can be used in the shop. As long as you consistently do the battles, you'll get enough to buy a character costume each month.

I think you unlock a Character Pack here. You can play it if you want to grasp the mechanics better.

- Story Pack 4 -
When you beat the story, you can recruit Olstein and Rou. Olstein is the top priority because he has a Dispatch ability that you can do daily. Rou's good too, but make sure you have two 5* Contracts for other characters before recruiting her.

This also unlocks Evil Castle. Don't bother with this until you beat at least Chapter 8, but when you can challenge it, the left tower is a priority because it resets and gives you Ancient Crystals (crafting material for UR weapons) every two weeks.

- Story Pack 6 -
Layla (4*) shows up after beating the story. She crafts gear, so recruit her ASAP. There's more on gear later.

- Story Pack 7 -
Nothing to say, just that you unlock a costume for beating this, and you can re-do this Pack on Hard and Very Hard to get duplicates of that costume.

- Story Pack 8 -
You can get Liatris when you beat this. She's recommended because she has a good AoE to wipe mobs.

- Story Pack 10 -
You can get Diana when you beat this. Like Olstein, she has a Dispatch, which sometimes Dia. She's also a good character for tougher content like Evil Castle.


- Crafting -
Layla's ability lets her Craft UR gear when you raise it up. Schera's Alchemy is how you upgrade the Crafting materials for higher level gear.

- Early on, you can craft N gear. Craft a bunch of different kinds to get the Collection bonus and raise her Ability.
- When you unlock R gear, keep any III/IV to use for your characters. Dismantle anything else.
Mercenary Necklace is the best to spam craft to raise her Ability. Skip making SR gear and raise her ability to Legendary this way.
- For UR gear, Silver Arm / Venomous Touch should be your priorities to take on Evil Castle.
- When you run out of Ancient Crystals, make SR gear. SR III/IV is better to use than UR I/II.
- Repeat last two points with only with other UR gear you need.


- Farming -
The Hunting Grounds and Path of Adventure areas (Goblin Ruins/Slime Empire) all use Cooked Rice as the stamina system. You get 40 each day. The game usually gives you plenty of Gold, so focus on Slime.

When you get to Path of Adventure, you unlock Mercenary Requests, which is the automatic farming system for the Hunting Grounds and the Path of Adventure areas. You have to beat the boss of those areas to be allowed to dispatch the mercenaries. Note that there are Hard and Very Hard versions of these areas for more rewards.