I fell into the WORST Rabbit Hole and I can't leave! Fate Grand Order

[@Cesith]

Have you played Fate Grand Order?

[@ArataShizunai]

Sure

[@andreasnicolasbritoserafim2949]

Yeah I play FGO since they open the game on Brazil man it’s a hell you cannot escape

[@iwanomorgan6557]

Yep. Before Genshin, Arknights and PGR, I went into a hell called FGO. 6 years later, and I'm still going strong.

[@hubertusyoga]

I've been playing this game for over 3 years 💀

[@ChopSensei]

not yet

[@Cashtoria]

FGO is honestly more than just a game. The characters and lore is what’s so appealing to me.

[@malcay5550]

Facts

[@nonn3149]

wait what you are here aswell :0

[@aaseasz9011]

the biggest appeal of FGO is the story and character design imo

[@Nutzbeez7]

True part 2 was goated

[@makairidah8354]

That's literally the appeal of all gachas. Arknights has amazing soundtrack and genshin good exploration but let's not kid ourselves we were drawn to them mostly for the pretty SSRs

[@maman1414]

Fun fact: People that play FGO because dojin that always update and the quality is good even the gameplay is very old 💀

[@Lesaite]

Agreed i really like the story of fgo

[@blaneonthemoon2507]

I agree, if i was only looking for gameplay i wouldve stopped a while ago honestly.

[@iwanomorgan6557]

*That's hell you're walking into*

[@TheyCallMeDio]

We lost another one

[@scares3859]

He already fell into it

[@matthewdurrant7783]

Rip

[@justawanderingoldman7699]

"Gacha is my body and salt is (inside) my blood..." -most FGO players

[@kagato3]

@@justawanderingoldman7699 I am the hole in my wallet Salt is my body and tears are my blood have spent over a thousand Quartz. Unknown to savings, nor known to restraint Have withstood bankruptcy to roll many times. Yet those hands will never hold any gold servants. So, as I pray, Unlimited Quartz Works

[@Milennin]

No auto combat means the gameplay is designed to be played, and it shows. There's a good amount of depth to it, considering the limitations it's working with. I like it's one of the few gacha games that doesn't turn its characters into chibis, and also features plenty of units with unique body types that aren't just copy/pasted models of other units. Though the best of the game is definitely the story (once you get past the first couple of chapters, at least.)

[@ginzzqe]

This kind of design philosophy also reminds me of what Genshin does with their forced unskippable cutscenes, but that combined with doing your dailies and farming for talent mats/artifacts in domains all just feel like a slog to play through.

[@novyknec1113]

I agree with the first part, if it wasnt for how bad the events are designed. In such events to clear the event itself you must play the same stage on repeat a lot of times with the same mobs over and over, that design is definitely made for idle games or auto-focused games specially with the lotteries. And surprisingly a game like HSR does this better. Wdym unique body types that arent copy/pasted models? Did you just suddenly forget how many artorias/rins/sakuras are in this game? lol

[@emina9570]

​@@novyknec1113so star rail has bronya literally artoria of star rail

[@hawke7471]

@@novyknec1113 Yeah, except that has always been a staple of the series. Its ridiculous but at least here theres a reason for it here.

[@hawke7471]

@Milennin I would disagree to a point as well when it comes to some early chapters, I was a huge fan of Okeanos.

[@scares3859]

Reach 6th singularity then you'll get to know why fgo is known for having such amazing stories. The mushroom stories are absolute peak. The feeling of getting your desired servant, setting up lineups and winning the many fights along with them, is amazing.

[@hawke7471]

I agree to a point, the other singularities are hit and miss. Okeanos was fun, Camelot was baller, and then 6 is when it picks up the pace in terms of solid writing. Cant reccomend it enough. Just reached Heian-Kyo myself.

[@sentryion3106]

@@hawke7471you are in for a treat with lb6. It encompasses what make fgo so popular even to this day

[@icdeadpipol]

Never ditch Mash, her low cost + defensive skills are pretty useful especially in boss /challenge battles. She later gets upgrades to her skills as the story progress.

[@RudysatoFord]

People are idiots for not leveling up mash into max level

[@christianstephan7301]

Truth be told - when you skipped the story... that hurt. I think I speak for the majority of FGO players out there when I say that we stick around the game for the most part due to it's story and how it is told. The events are mostly fun and memes. So much that things like "Fate/Grand Carnival" or "FGO: Learning with Manga" can exist. On the other side is the main story of the game that took some time to get into it's gears, but as soon as we reach Camelot (singularity 6) the story gets more gritty and grand. Especially if you enter story part 2 (Cosmos in the Lostbelt). The story really is the flesh and bones of FGO in my opinion. You should really read it. It enhances the experience by a vast margin. Just thinking about the current LB6. That's just great storytelling and I would not want anyone participating in this journey to miss out on that end :D

[@Keifyn827]

Am I the minority that got bored with the story after lb 2 or 3? Story was fun at first then it felt template-based...soulless even

[@penguinhacker]

​@@Keifyn827lb3 was sht. Lb4 and past is good. lb6 is perfection

[@figurecollector5796]

@@Keifyn827 I wasn't a big fan of lostbelt 4 or 5 myself. But, lostbelt 6 has been very fun to get to see Castoria's story. She's one of the primary reasons I'm still playing the game.

[@dreamimgflowerd976]

@@penguinhacker I'm currently at act 20 from LB 6.2 and gosh I love it! Oberon is bae! Barghest is surprisingly docile and kind, Pepe is back! Castoria is so unhinged and a great character! I also love the lore soo much. Def my fav LB!

[@darkprinc979]

@@Keifyn827 Lost Belt 5 definitely broke away from the mold a bit and Lost Belt 6 is its own creature entirely.

[@jeannite_danchou]

Thanks to Fate Apocrypha, I was introduced to my all-time favorite servant, Jeanne d'Arc. She's my sole reason why I started FGO in the first place and it took me almost 5 years just to get her through the SSR ticket. Worth the wait!

[@ladybug2579]

I was the same but her alter version before apocrypha anime out. And funny that i still dont have her alter form except summer to this day after 5 years. Fml.

[@MatildaHinanawi]

WOW. I'm pretty sure only about 0.1% of the people who play games would be willing to play for 5 years (!) just to get a unit in it that they wanted.

[@eruantien9932]

I lucked out and got Jeanne on my first multi (story banner, immediately after finishing Orleans), and she saved my bacon many, *many* times. My favourite Artemis-Orion (I love their dynamic so much, it's hilarious; Super Orion is a fantastic mirror of that, and I don't have him either (T⌓T)), however? Nope, still no years later. No Artemis for me. Das ist verboten.

[@jeannite_danchou]

You know what broke my heart? It was 2020, first time I rolled for Jeanne Archer. 700+ sq she didn't even come. Only 4* came. I cried dude. Literally. BUT, I never gave up and finally got her on the very next year on the banner's rerun! Now I have all the Jeanne faces, Ruler, Avenger, Archer, Berserker, Lancer!

[@Kumire_921]

She was my first servant and the first one i grailed. What hurts the most though is that she hasn't got a sprite/animation overhaul in almost 8 years despite being incredibly popular.

[@Ashvinoth]

For those thinking of getting into this game, never forget the warning from The Inferno. Abandon all hope ye who have entered here. Been playing since day 1 and I can't imagine starting a new account at this point. Regardless, I still have no regrets simping for Ushi in all her forms

[@baronteodoro3938]

I will cry if something happened ti my phone and I lost the transfer acount number. I really wish they had a different way to transfer acounts

[@luisfgr3256]

Ah, i see another ushi enjoyer here

[@baronteodoro3938]

@@luisfgr3256 got summer, riser, and just got taira on latest gssr. Ushi supremacy

[@Nicky-zz8np]

Honestly starting a new account has never been better. With all the qol features added over the years. It’s not as daunting it was before.

[@imnotev1084]

I see you are a man of culture as well

[@boltblue5532]

FGO pros and cons (IMO) CONS: - Rates are super low (1 percent for an SSR) - Scarce resource for beginners -Most good servants are limited (hard to get) - Grinding for a certain items or mats could take hours (took 2 hours to get 3 Evil Bones) PROS: -Story (one of the best and well written gacha games) -Great and unique character designs (Male, Female, Lolis, Shotas etc. FGO got em all.) -BGM (How good is the music in fgo? Just listen to Muramasa's theme as an example) -Great Artwork ( your favorite artist might've designed a character from FGO) - Great VA ( you might recognize your favorite seiyuu in this game) -Waifus and Husbandos (Don't judge me, but Kiara is my Waifu) -Friend support (you can borrow a servant from your friends to aid you in your quest -NP Animations (Some Noble Phantasm are in Cinematic/Anime Style so they're gonna look very cool) -JRPG (If you like turn based games then this game is for you) -F2P friendly (like most gacha games, FGO is F2P friendly. You don't need to spend money. Just have to grind, prepare and save months prior to rolling a certain gacha or event.

[@Lorenzo-0315]

The worst thing that fgo could do is add an auto mode. The game is very well over 70% farming, if you take that out, you'll start get bored pretty quickly. I've played a lot of gacha, and the ones that i tend to drop the fastest are the ones that do have auto mode, like the konosuba gacha (I love konosuba btw)

[@Kumire_921]

True, i admit i'd love auto combat just for farming lotteries more efficiently but you're right. It would ruin the game.

[@softback132]

they dont have to do that "auto mode" already exist

[@velgard.]

They said they don't have a auto mode because they would need to rework the entire battle function

[@Elilymo]

u know ur asking for da wrong thing if gudako is not asking for it ... GIVE US NP SKIP !!!!

[@razzildarkbrew1952]

​@@ElilymoThey will not give us the NP skip because NP animations wouldn't have a point

[@RobertDeFatto]

FGO is such a kind game. It start off with a lot of newbie presents for the early stage. Then after the first 2 good story chapters, it hit you with 4 vanilla chapters as a sign for you to quit. But you don't quit... "That's a hell you're walking in to" Bam, Camelot. Bam, Babylon. Bam, Solomon. Oh ho hoh... You're staying? You like this game, didn't you? Good... For your loyalty, here are the rewards. GOAT story, great character design, multiple emotional moments... From Camelot onward, you can't really quit anymore, you just take a long break.

[@ronn201]

I think that one of the appeals is that, because in it's core, it's a TCG card game, where progress is fair. Even if there are OP characters, they are exceedingly limited, but as you play, you find that any unit is viable for progress. If you don't follow the story (honestly one of the best written ones in the latter half of part one), the battles, the music, the tension... they nail it when the stakes are high, or when the events get goofy. Certainly not a perfect game, but still a pretty fun (and often times addictive) one.

[@MystFGO]

Welcome to hell, enjoy your stay hahaha Now for the most important question: Who is the best girl so far?

[@Cesith]

Been always a massive fan of Koyanskaya But the blue/haired girl called sei or something is amazing... Love her Voice and animation

[@MystFGO]

@@Cesith Actually based sadistic fox waifu enjoyer. Sei is pretty fun and energetic too.

[@clarawilliamson1486]

@@MystFGO damn did expect to see you here myst

[@Iuwl]

Challenge content is hard, story is intense and amazingly written. 5 years and running, though I'd probably spent 80% of that just logging in for daily rewards and doing events lol Personally I just enjoy games with some rng to it.

[@Gojiradogzillagodzilla]

Its got no autoplay, however i must say that it is the ONLY Gacha that manages to get my full attention, even while i farm random weak dudes. I just love to see my favorite characters hitting big numbers; i love to hear their voice lines when i pick their cards, to the point where i will randomly select -> deselect -> select their cards repeatedly, JUST to hear them TALKING; i love to see their NP animations and voice lines, i love to see their different animations and MORE voice lines when i use their skills; i also regularly go to my room to interact with my characters and i constantly dig up lore in the internet. I might be biased because i love Fate, but i wasnt even a big fan before FGO since i only had watched Fate Extra on Netflix and fell in love with Nero, now ive watched A LOT of Fate and fell in love with half of the Fate Franchise already. If a Fate character ever catch your attention, chances are there are a LOT more to get your attention, and then you find yourself like me, listening to their voice lines and watching their animations over and over again.

[@yukio9723]

If you want to auto play... Use FGA

[@darkprinc979]

You're really doing yourself a disservice by skipping the story segments. Granted, the first couple of singularities were rather bland, but the writing starts getting better by the third singularity, and it really kicks off once you hit the sixth singularity. The sixth singularity also happens to be a major difficulty spike and it becomes much more important to start planning out your team comps and making use of your servants' unique traits such as skills and noble phantasms that add bonus damage against different enemies. Once you get to part 1.5, which you can skip over if you want, things get further mixed up by the inclusion of the break bar mechanic. Break bars are additional health bars for the enemies you are fighting, and often times (though not always) getting through break bars will trigger changes in the battle. It could be that the enemy you are fighting will fully charge their noble phantasm gauge and immediately hammer your party, or it could be that the enemy changes class, or maybe the enemy activates new, often permanent buffs. There are even times where the enemy gets debuffed as you progress through their break bars. It really changes the dynamics of combat up quite a bit, and you never really know ahead of time what you're going to face.

[@kot_on_the_road]

I think big appeal is the gacha itself too. Not only because the characters are really interesting or unique (and have both men and women) but those ugly rates and frustration are part of its addiction. I played Azur Lane and games like that and getting limited SSR was basically guaranteed every event I played. In FGO getting rate up SSR or even SSR is one big frustration. You can save for year and get destroyed. But when you get that SSR, your happiness is like 10 times bigger than in lots of other gacha games. Of course story, characters, music and stuff play big role in why it is loved too. And gameplay is actually pretty deep, has lots of techniques, unique ways to build teams around different card types or focus of damage (crits, np spam etc) with essential support sevants and lots of options regarding damage dealers etc... it looks simple, it is basically turn based combat but I enjoy it more than majority of other turn based combat games out there. The fact that it is fate and majority of characters are history/myth/folklore/fictional heroes types of characters really brings in the appeal for even more people too. And finally autoplay. It is pretty interesting topic in this game. You see, sometimes when I am burned out, I am mad that there is no autoplay but at the same time I feel like that if there was, the game would be ruined. The grind, especially lottery events (iconic part of game and community practically loves the suffering), where you farm like hundreds of runs to get enough currency to obtain lots of materials... I think the game would be ruined and lots of players would leave... the suffering is part of FGO, we love the game, we hate it and it is the hardest gacha for me to drop. Almost impossible. I left like 2k bucks in it over last five to six years I have played it and it just became part of my life at this point. Is it worth to play it? Hell if I know, Its hell after all. But still give it a try guys.

[@RuneGrey]

FGO is probably the only gacha to give me actual stress when I was rolling, rather than just enjoyment, because there are a few 'must get' characters that you need to really be able to push some of the harder content. Ultimately though I think you touch on a lot of good points - the brutality of the system does make the actual successes feel that much better. As for autoplay... that's been solved with 3rd party stuff for a while now. It does make grinding much more palatable, that is for sure, but it isn't any sort of guaranteed 'it's going to work in every circumstance' option available. But I guarantee you that folks burning hundreds of apples and getting lotto boxes in the hundreds on those events are probably using one of the 3rd party farming options.

[@kot_on_the_road]

@@RuneGrey Yeah, getting Skadi, Castoria, Koya (got two copies in 600 sq on monday so I am happy) and now Oberon (oh god I am so nervous already)... is kinda essential for lots of content to come. When it comes to third party autoplay features. I bet lots of people are using it but I also know even more people doing like 500 boxes without autoplay mods. Take for example Touhousniper98, that man is madlad.

[@velgard.]

​@Sammy-ll6dv dw oberon is not essential outside of 90++ which you most likely won't farm more than 90+

[@kot_on_the_road]

@@velgard. Yeah like essential... I mean he is pretty unique and allows lots of interesting stuff for high damage so I really want him in the end. For everyday use he is not essential indeed.

[@SoccYT]

Essentially this paragraph can be summed up as masochistic tendencies come to light.

[@KitsuManko]

You know why I play FGO and why I can't let it go no matter what?. The same reason as everyone else... The story and the fact I spend a few bucks to it every year during New Years Lucky bag. The story will reel you in and they writers know how to pull your heartstrings and get you attach to the characters. So by the end you will still roll whether you actually needed the unit or not. It will be even more harder to drop the game since you already spent cash to it so it's gonna be "why not just continue since you're enjoying it anyway". Its disappointing that not even once you mentioned the no. 1 selling point of the game... Its story. There's no doubt that 90% of the playerbase are here for that as well as the beautiful art style and NP animations. Also Fate as a whole has a dedicated fanbase. They've been there since the first Fate/StayNight anime that made the visual novel known outside Japan leading to the creation of the group mirror moon who made the unofficial english patches to the other type moon visual novels. The studio Deen adaptation of Fate/Stay Night also jumpstarted the popularity of the series. Hearing you say that the only thing the game has was it's amazing animation makes me think that you actually don't know what you're talking about at all. Its like you're trying to diss the game but making sure you won't trigger anyone at all but failing. Saying that you enjoy the game without mentioning the core aspect that makes it enjoyable is like saying a burger is delicious even without the patty. With just the cheese and veggies left, that's not even a burger anymore but a sandwich damn it.

[@hawke7471]

I mean, if you watch he straight up skipped the cutscenes. He doesnt give a rats ass about the fact this is a VN with gameplay.

[@manoi8]

My time with FGO: 50% reading story & character description 40% farming lotto 10% doing everything else

[@CrysonaCore]

On to the 5th singularity, near half way, I was ready to be done with FGO. But I push myself to keep going and got to the 6th singularity and I was already hooked. The story got much better and it keeps getting better. It gets way better much later on and it became one of my favorite mobile game to play because of the story, design, characters and all that. Say what you like about the gacha but everything else has been amazing to me. I'm now a daily login FGO player. And I wasn't a Fate fan at all before I ever touch FGO. Never regretted jumping down to the rabbit hole. 👀 Maybe the gacha bit but still.

[@ShizukiShirano]

Seeing new Nasu fans that got to TM with FGO puts a smile on my face. F/SN + F/HA VN's are amazing way to start again with Fate Series. There is so much callbacks even now.

[@meikisaragi1445]

I'm a player of FGO since release. And yes I played FGO JP too. I recently came back to fgo after I stopped playing for almost a year when I didn't get castoria. Surprisingly, i'm having fun again. Edit: I'm also a player of Genshin lol. Can't wait for Fontaine. I also recently stopped playing because of burnout. But I'm back again.

[@sonokawaray]

I wouldn't discount Mash if I were you. Yeah, early game she's nothing special, but once her full kit unlocks a few chapters in she becomes one heck of a tank, even more so when her NP gets an upgrade a couple chapters after that. Girl could keep my otherwise squishy Part 1 lineup going way longer than they should have, to the point that when the game threw some fights at me where you can't use her I kinda didn't know what to do, lol

[@hikarihakai1285]

The reason i start playing is the Noble Phantasm and Jalter but what make me stay is the story and lore now i have been stucked in this hell for around 3k hours and it is still the gacha game i play the most consistently for the past 5+ years even though i have now play way more gacha game from Honkai, Genshin, Arknights, PGR, MSL, AL, Blue Archive, Battle Cats,....but none really stick beside maybe PGR even then i still play FGO more

[@MyOnlyYans]

I did the exact same thing. Tried it years ago, hated it. Started playing again a few weeks ago, and am thoroughly hooked. My one major complaint with the game is the horrendous stamina system. When you're out of AP, there's literally nothing you can do. At least in modern gacha games there's something you can do outside of stamina, even if it's not super efficient.

[@razzildarkbrew1952]

Honestly, AP is never my problem. I easily stack hundreds of golden apples on both accounts: JP and NA. Granted, I don't farm as much as others do outside of lotto events.

[@aidanorbx]

Bro read the story, if you don’t do that you’ll get bored.. the story is 80% of the reason why fgo has players.

[@eh7909]

I can't fathom just how much fgo pulled me in because of the story and characters, the amazing lore and design of each character make me kept playing for so many years

[@alexchan4819]

Finding out new about new characters, learning about them and acquiring them to your Chaldea is the core of the game. Plus the story is pretty godlike too, especially after the foundation is established for people new to the Fate Universe.

[@grigori9061]

Oh you sweet summer child the Nasuverse is one of those works where if you give it an inch it will take a mile and drag you into its fandom kicking and screaming I first discovered this series in the early years of high school so when I was probably around 14 years old and I am 25 now and the Fate series has yet to leave my currently active interests list. Normally I will rotate my obsessions, but the feet series is the only one that has been there since the day I discovered it

[@Q8CRAZY8Q]

btw you have a free dio voice acted servant its a shota called anderson, you will enjoy having him on the beginning of your journey

[@Q8CRAZY8Q]

top reasons to play fgo: fgo JP is ahead of other versions with 2 years worth of content very rich story people who are outside of Japan and play that version of the game ,properly explore the content/gacha characters and give good feed back on which banner you should roll for or not i have been a f2p player for over 2 years and i have all the strong and important characters by just following a calendar that shows upcoming content to fgo NA and by checking JP fgo players review videos on the characters you may feel extremely weak and overwhelmed by the time you start, just know that by logging in daily to claim log in rewards to just roll for the good banners is enough for a starting account for a first year, it all goes down to which of the three types you want to build :Buster/Arts/Quick, go for one and never for all. Also, any one who tells you waifu> meta when you are new player deserves an immediate block, cuz i fell for that when i was a beginner and i regretted later on so hard.

[@zekkendesu4080]

Vile creature MASH will literally carry you early to mid game :3 And you need to raise her whether you like it or not HAHAHAHAHA

[@hawke7471]

Dude, skipping the story? Its mostly a Visual Novel

[@primadansaripudin9269]

"it's a bit OP" dude I'll be waiting to see your reaction to a properly supported anti-trait/attribute np or whatever bullshit numbers came from crit units like orion

[@1P_Juice]

I think the game is fine if you don’t get carried away with spending a crap ton of money on it because the gacha will be generous at times but most of the time it’s disappointing, but with that being said I think my favorite servant is either Katsushika Hokusai or Miss Crane!

[@ochibichan758]

This game is start to get fun for me when i got the most op or ungga bungga units and broken support I always smile when i see my super orion hit that 1m crit in his buster card

[@buhguh-r8g]

Fgo is my favourite gacha game personally, and it's purely because of the story. However, it's next to impossible to sell this game to someone based off of the story since it takes FOREVER to get good. It's not until Oceanos that I feel the game really hits its stride, but that's like 10 hours in at that point (if you dont skip any dialogue, and you shouldnt since itll be hard to understand whats going on later, even if most of the early stuff is mediocre).

[@alrest8060]

Okeanos was bad

[@buhguh-r8g]

@@alrest8060 I've heard other people say similar things, a lot of people say it doesn't get good until Camelot, but I was invested in the story by Okeanos, since there was a really compelling ensemble of characters, and because pirates are very cool.

[@Melodousine]

Last year, I lost my old account and quit FGO, but now I’m back on the game since a month ago on a new account cause I missed and loved the story, and the lore that came with each servant. Even though the combat system is repetitive, oh and dont get me started on farming for skill materials, I just couldn’t do it anymore and reinstalled. 😭

[@blueechoez3044]

Ah yes, the true hole. Good luck to you my fellow Master.

[@swartzmond9164]

I've been playing it like 3 years or so, from that much experience, I think FGO main... uhh.. appeal? is its story, especially its lostbelt project, the story of chapter 1 and 1.5 is good, but lostbelt story is just REALLY THAT GOOD. It's one of the best story I know from all those gacha games I've ever played. oh for the gacha.. i don't know.. i think its not really that bad, maybe i will say the gacha is good if i get oberon in the next banner, haha. the grinding kinda NG, but it can be done somehow with alternative method. battle is fun if fighting some special enemies like boss in the sorry or certain event. and my English is just really that bad.

[@Advon]

Aside from playing with a community, the difference between now and 3 years ago might have been because there have been a ton of small but impactful changes: Widescreen nps, a general engine upgrade, HQ rendering during sped up battles, and a ton of small new player experience improvements. It just looks and feels better than it used to, even if the art itself hasn't changed much. As for gacha rates, something that often gets overlooked is that, you only really need 1. An np1 servant is, mostly, feature complete (Ok there's coins, but I'm still on a fix copium). Also we now have pity. It's a high pity, but a safety net is something to treasure anyways.

[@synckar6380]

Such a shame early FGO is absolute dog sht. The game is at a state of pandering to veteran players over attracting new fans. It’s not a bad thing, but it makes it impossible to review effectively.

[@Xiol02]

Yep, the fact that you cant get past welfares is a terrible design for a newbie

[@synckar6380]

@@Xiol02 They’re getting a good system in place for welfare servants. 2 years out from Global. Time gated to daily missions. With no info about welfare CEs.

[@Xiol02]

@@synckar6380 Thats good to hear, the last i heard about getting past welfares was rare prisms, i dont know what they were smoking when they thougth that out first.

[@BoiwhatDahell]

To be fair people have been warning them from the start. So it's basically their choice

[@Maninredcape]

​@@Xiol02it's only like two of them that you can get and that's it

[@geebeepman]

I've been playing gachas since brave frontier and have known about fgo for many years now. I've actually considered trying it out on numerous occasions but I haven't. why? that's because over the years I've played dozens of gachas and whenever the topic about worst gacha pull experience is being discussed, there's always that one fgo player that would insert themselves in the conversation, tell us that we should consider ourselves lucky that its not as bad as fgo's, and then proceed to share their probably exaggerated fgo gacha pull horror story. so it has cemented the idea in my mind that fgo will not only gut my wallet, not only drain my bank account, not only hijack my car, but also steal the deed to my house if I were to jump into that bottomless rabbit hole.

[@2SSSR2]

You are playing FGO and you are skipping the story.... Why playing it then? Fate francize was always about 2 things: story and characters, this game is epitome of it. So if you skip the story in this game than you are playing it wrong.

[@rokkabrave]

fun fact: Tamamo (Lancer) - the one with the Parasol - her NP is literally bursting your balls with that kick

[@anubisreborn4431]

just cane across your vid man, love it lol you got room on your friendlist 😂

[@Zapatote]

The reason people think fgo sucks because that’s what the players say. “The gameplay is fun if you-“ dumb. It’s fun if you aren’t dumb.

[@Rais-Codex]

There are many reasons people got into this hellhole, but as alot of people have been saying, the gatcha is infernal, but still gives some massive hype moments when you finally get the one you want. Something that should be said: Even the low rarity units have their worth, and even if some are weaker than paper, with the Rank Ups and Interludes every character gets, their play-style evolves over time, making things not get too stale. Also, the story (with some exceptions), At chapters 6 of part one it only gets better. The only sad thing is that if you start late, there are some events and units you will most likely never see outside of supports, and not really being able replay old events and do older fights from story is sad.

[@DapimpBDSD]

The story is great, not so much in the beginning, but the end of the 1st arc is great. Also horrible gatcha rates makes getting the SSR even better >:)

[@ShizukiShirano]

I play FGO since JP Server Day 1 and still enjoy it to this day for the most part (but i wont be negative here since it isnt the point). Trust me, FGO's Main Story, Lore and characters is a bread and butter of the game, besides the gameplay and (amazing varity) designs. That's the reason most of us Fate fans stuck with the game. And one of these big reasons is Kinoko Nasu, the creator of Fate (with overall Nasuverse tiles) and co-founder of Type-Moon himself with Type-Moon CEO and artist Takeuchi Takashi. The amount of soul they put into this manipulative product of a game is insane. Mushroom man writing is just that good! The always growing shared interchanging lore between all Nasuverse titles(Fate, Mahoyo, KnK, Tsukihime, Notes, TnS, etc) while not really required for the FGO, make the experience even better if you indulge yourself. And how they use real cultures and history for the base of the fiction worlds of Fate Series as well, to the point where the fiction vs reality are the themes on itself in all Type-Moon works, given how Nasu plays with his decade long goals. If you like the game i would recommend to at least see the summary of Prologue Fuyuki (since its essential for the Overall Main Story) and other 5 chapters later as you play. Part 1 Story is worth paying attention starting Okeanos Singularity, but while not as fast as Arknights one for example, the FGO main story picks up and gets really good starting Camelot, 6 Singularity (chapter written by Nasu as well as other writer from the team) and going forward. CitL LN6 'Avalon le Fae' are one of the best fantasy stories in mobile games or even other visual media ever, i would say. The gameplay itself can be surprisingly fun (when you not forced to grind for something non stop, tho challenging grind when testing new comps can be interesting too) with how mechanics of Servant battles are made, so many choices and possibility, as almost all Servants can help you to complete and be best at the game, if you know how to use them. The main selling point indeed is the feeling of working with all you're different favorite Servants (and all Servants you collected) that you spend time to get stronger as a Master like a true Fate title does (its kinda similar with AK in that sense). And there is modes and stages where its apply in most interesting and fun ways, like some Main Story Bosses, Hard Events Challenge Quests, Advanced Challenge Quests, Memorial Challenge Quests, Ladder Tower Events, Holy Grail Front Mode and few others. I only hope Lasanga and Type-Moon will keep improve on it (it really needs it, especially Tutorials that are non-existent) every possible chance.

[@sasakijung]

Day 1 Player here, 7 whole year and still playing it til now, broke log in once last march, cause im completely forget (shameful me). One thing to keep in mind, FGO is the game that not keeping you "whole day" You can just login do 3 fight a day, finish and move on to another thing you have to do. Well, FGO may keep you play during "Seasonal Events" only that the time you grind for it the entire event for 2 week depend on what you want from the event shop. And you have take rest for 1-2 week before another event come up. Yes, the gameplay, UI, is cant keep up with 1-3 recent yrs mobile games. But one thing that FGO is still good at; still a "normal" mobile game. Mobile game, a game that you play during you do task or wait something to complete irl, for a short period of time. For example, wait for laundry to finished, waiting your friend at a shop or restaurant. And that is a still good mobile game to me. not like many game that you do in-game daily tasks like 1-3 hours to complete it all YES, this game gacha rate is dxxsxxx. Even pity pull is expensive as F.

[@Kyle81290]

So cringe when people say "Don't play this, don't play that"

[@keyone8219]

Its not about the gameplay or the grind its about the tears and salt along de way

[@Rasarui]

I'm proud of the FGO community, warning anyone who wants to start the game not to play. Some we managed to save while other unfortunate souls become one of us.

[@A_Liner]

Damn, there's goes another soul bites the dust

[@thattastedpurple4246]

Your cringe Mash comments aside, it was an okay video. Do better.

[@chrisrez1526]

I have been playing FGO for 4 years now. I just love the characters and lore. The gameplay is maybe a bit outdated but it's not hundering my enjoyment.

[@J0c3ii]

Try Monster Super Leauge. :D

[@Lelouchxzero1]

I'm the same, started it so long ago, didn't like it, three months ago tried it again and I'm hooked.

[@dreamimgflowerd976]

I agree. There is a reason why FGO fans call it hell for a reason. Cuz once you start it's almost impossible to leave.

[@evilmar2363]

hot take i think auto mode will kill the game faster if theres no need to grind yourself.

[@jakethereaper2060]

Hot Take: the only reason FGO's gameplay is boring to most is because the only parts they remember are the grinding CQs and Story Battles are insanely fun every once in a while

[@homina.homina]

Alright here we go Feet Grand Order , please keep playing, hopefully you gonna do f2p challenge like in arknights :D welcome to fgo cesith, ive been playing for almost 2yrs as f2p and so far having a blast!

[@homina.homina]

My holy trinity of mobile game, arknights, azur lane, and fgo, with this 3 games you can literally feel everything a mobile game can give. ill fight anyone whoever not agree with me ;(

[@MUSiCK9]

Honestly, I stick to it due to how simple yet complex the game could be. Not to mention I really do like turn based games and there isn't many of them from what I know at least..What I hate about the game is the 'Meta' but I hate that in about any game.

[@onepointsix3684]

To me, every mobile game has dog shit gameplay, every single one of them. Therefore I only play FGO where the only thing bad is the game itself, with great characters and amazing stories.

[@hoshiooo9384]

it's kinda funny because everybody that play fgo always recommend other people to not play the game, including me, for me fgo is like 1 of those game that i play just for the story & waifu not for the gameplay, you'll understand how good the story is after you watch babylonia anime.

[@daboi6509]

Hot take: Fgo is better than genshin in terms of story and character design

[@arrexu01]

"Fuck Mash" 💀 Bro just unleashed the entire fandom on his ass

[@rlus6758]

The game made bond reward too huge they probably won't implement systems like auto or skip but they are raising the efficiency of farming tho

[@ReimaruArt]

Week 1 FGO NA player here. Though the gameplay feels old and dated, the story is top notch. The writing on the first few chapters (singularities) are not that great. The devs thought gacha games were just mass produced crap. By the 5th and 6th singularity onwards, Nasu and his team realized that people actually want a good story in their gacha games, so they cracked their knuckles and showed the world WHY the Fate franchise became such a big deal from Fate/Stay Night (a visual novel) onwards: Awesome storytelling. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the game as well. FGO has anime adaptations by the way. 6th singularity Camelot, and 7th singularity Babylonia had a movie and series. The story gets REALLY GOOD by Camelot onwards, with funny events every once in a while. On a final note: The reason why players tell you not to play is... because we're all in gacha hell. I have paid off my debt, but Oberon is coming up in a couple days, and then Summer Kama in a month or two.

[@acid4413]

Get rid of mash?!! Always be kind to ur kouhai

[@Pon-Pran]

Didn't expect Xenoblade X's THEMEX in a FGO video... Well, welcome to FGO!

[@manoi8]

3 best things of FGO 1. story/world building 2. waifu/husbando 3. challenge quest 3 worst things of FGO 1. grinding/farming 2. gacha rate 3. IT'S PRICEY AS HELL Source: me, I'm day 2 FGO NA player (because I lost my first account on the 2nd day)

[@Kumire_921]

As someone that played for 8 years between NA and JP it's always fun seeing new players opinions about the game. I feel like while the gameplay is subjective, you either like it or you don't, once you get heavily into the story it has high chances of becoming your favorite game overall.

[@hawke7471]

If you watch, he completely skipped the story cutscene. Makes me think he probably wont stick around for long.

[@Cesith]

Someone is underestimating my ability to enjoy the game without reading story xD

[@notbadrule9883]

​@@Cesith It's fine if you play FGO without paying attention to the story that much early on because the story writings was quite weak in the beginning but at least skimp through the story until 5th Singularity so that you can at least grasp the lore. But NEVER, EVER skip the 6th Singularity/Camelot story because that's where the writer start to get serious and put so much detail into FGO story and if you miss that, you will miss everything that are great about FGO afterwards. So just persevere through the story until 5th Singularity and brace for emotional impact of the Sixth Singularity.

[@Reinkhiett]

​@@Cesithyou can enjoy it without reading the story that's a fact, but you'll enjoy it more when you read the story and get attached to the characters in it. (skipping singularities 6-7 and lostbelts 1-7 is just a big L in my opinion).

[@JustAnderw]

I got into fgo because of the other fate animes. The story is a major draw. Most stuff after Camelot is quite well written. Even the events are quite good for what they are. Just be responsible with the gacha is all

[@ArataShizunai]

Ah yes, the game where the guy says I Am The Bone Of My Sword!

[@Slayerofall21]

"Don't forget: You're here forever"

[@PandoMatic]

This hell I walked into is the best and worst decision I ever made.

[@terrencenoran3233]

This is a game that whose low-tier units are just as useful as the high-rarity units, which is lost on most gacha games. Some 3-star servants can do 200K - 300K damage if you know what you're doing. Some of these units can be outright broken if you invest into them. If you invest your money into FGO, you will fund the future Fate adaptation (Why do you think there's so many after Fate Apocrypha and Fate Last Encore?).

[@Arthurplays615]

Astolfo what you doing😂

[@lth_lch]

FGO has this evil formula of abysmal gacha rates, but amazing characters that you want to roll for. The gameplay, while interesting during story and challenging content, is often just putting together an efficient farming comp that you’ll use in 90% of your runs. The story has it’s high points, but often, especially early on is relatively mid and is just a vehicle to showcase the characters they’re trying to entice you to spend money on. As a player of 4 years I genuinely don’t recommend the game unless you’d be in it for the long haul and are okay with suffering through the gacha rollercoaster and the grind of farming materials for the vast majority of your time spent playing. If you’re cool with all that though, then welcome 😂

[@Kronius360]

Once in it, you can never leave, **cause that's hell you're walking into**

[@draconmulvey1715]

as for your hot riders question I can think of a couple off the top of my head, those being Ushiwakamaru, and quetzalcoatl

[@ammarnk9260]

FGO players would literally tell you not to play it in a desperate effort to save your soul

[@gilgameshlfx7006]

At this point of development, if you're not into reading the stories, you don't have to play the game. If waifus you after, plenty of games already surpasses F/GO with their 3D models. F/GO is on it's final phase. There's rumor going on that the game will concluded on it's 10th anniversary. That's 2 years to go for JP. 4 if they decided to extend the NA beyond the life-cycle of JP.

[@Ado_Edem]

Why are you skipping the story 😭😭😭

[@RivanEXT99]

No hot Riders? Medusa Anne and Mary Boudica Dobrynya Europa Drake Bakin Martha Mebd Ushiwakamaru And that's not counting the alts

[@MaiSakurajoestar]

Yep, the fact that getting an SSR is only 1%, and getting a specific SSR, unless specifically on rate up - is about .025%, is what keeps people wanting to scratch that itch and coming back. Plus the fact the story is great, pretty much all the characters are fu… I mean likeable, and the many other forms of media in the Nasuverse keeps people hooked.

[@yukio9723]

It's not even 1% tho

[@MaiSakurajoestar]

@@yukio9723 1% total, yeah, and even on rate up, the servant on rate up is only 0.8%, but the rest of the servants add up that 0.2% to make the 1%.

[@yukio9723]

@@MaiSakurajoestar it can be counted like that but got an SSR spook instead your target SSR is... Sad. I've experienced it several times 😌

[@MaiSakurajoestar]

@@yukio9723 Same 😔

[@Xeus86]

Welcome to hell dear brother- we have nothing but abundances of raisin cookies that you will enjoy every morsel of.... and ask for more

[@rombler3823]

Some games you can get a good idea of what to expect with the first few chapters. FGO is not one of them, at least in a gameplay standpoint, the start is just not fun unless you restrict yourself a lot, and even then it's not really too good. I don't like these kind of stuff because of that. I always end up feeling like they didn't get it.

[@exudeku]

One of the oldies Gacha Still relevant and still popular

[@weinhartkaiser8148]

If you value your sanity, don't even try. The rates are low as fuck! But if you like a good story, go ahead...

[@g.fonseca6402]

I just sold my account and stoped playing just few days ago, 2 years of work and 30 ssr gone, just gonna follow not gacha games and anime of fate now, feel free right now

[@ladybug2579]

Sometime at one point player themself too will think "Why the f am i playing this stale game" but when new character that catch their eyes those thought gone. And i play blue archive, fgo jp and azur lane to keep my hand from rolling character in fgo.

[@animaxeraa]

If I had a better phone that would let me play this game smoothly i would play this again

[@Mencece]

Welcome to hell where the light of the pity system is nowhere to be found, or has it been introduced in NA recently I dont know

[@raccoonnerd405]

Yes but the pity is like a mere drop of water in the sea of fire you dwell in

[@Mencece]

@@raccoonnerd405 im like 120+ rolls in and only one spook

[@Mencece]

CE galore, and its not even event CEs Looking at you vitch

[@velgard.]

​@@MenceceI'm 700 sq in and no 5 star

[@FBread-xj8qk]

I play FGO and im honestly not the biggest fan of its gameplay (ive fallen asleep while farming several times, no kidding) but I love resding through the stories and it made me watch all type moon lore videos and all that lmao

[@justawanderingoldman7699]

I just want to say *welcome to the gacha hell itself, o new comrade* Cons: -It's hell. Well, not really now tho as they improved quite a lot of stuff. But it's still hell for sure lol. Pros: -You might somehow enjoy it if it fits your style (just like me) - After playing it, you will appreciate life more. Especially life in another gacha games. Like for me who is a 6 years old player, 90% of gacha games out there are considered generous and I always thank the dev without complain lol. Everything is nice if you are already used to hell.

[@Xeus86]

lol i love how us in the community agree straight across the board- welcome to hell

[@yukio9723]

Fate still be my most favorite game ever. The story, animation, gameplay and character design is just top tier. If there's one thing I don't like about it... Is the gacha. I think it's the worst ever between every other gacha games. Fyi: I don't really like open world games like Genshin. But honkai star rail seems interesting.

[@etherios5673]

Welcome to the FGO fanbase. You can say the game is absolute garbage and 90% of us would agree . We won't get out of this hell hole tho 😂😂😂

[@A_Liner]

Imagine Lasagna make it into an open world game...just a dream

[@velgard.]

​@@A_Linerhonestly if they made fgo open world it would become one of the most played games even outside japan