[Mizuki]

Quick post before I go to sleep X3 Following your format, Razareil~ I had been wondering how I should go about this...

Total: 20.5k + freebie = 42 spins

Strawberry Shortcake Bed (Joshua) - ||
Strawberry Light Stand (Edward) - ||
Biscuit Table (Wilfred) - |||
Ice cream Chair (Keith) - |
Macaroon Fountain (Roberto) - |
Stairs of biscuits (Glenn) - |

Popcorn machine - ||
Sweet Ornament - ||
Princess's Candy S[h]elf - |||

Closet (1) - ||||/ ||||/
Love Letters (300) - ||||
Full Course Meal - |

Pieces of Jewel - ||||/ ||||/

[AvengingValentine]

So....we can't wear Roberto's item at all or it's only a decorative item??? ,___, If it's only decorative, then why do they have to put Roberto saying "Wear this to the next royal party so I can show you off!" when you're checking the completion items? ; n ; erk

[Aria-chan]

@AvengingValentine : sadly you can't wear it :/ it's the cutest reward in the event then the "no, you can't wear it" slaps me in the face...on the bright side you can still show it off :3

[KuroStar]

Lol omgsh. thanks for the explanation! ^^" lmao. <3 and wahhttt rob's event item isn't wearable? *facedeskdeskdeskdeskdesk* BUT IT'S SOOOOO CUTE so much cute. so much ;_;

[Saku3210]

Question guys - I'm "out of ranking", yet have enough total LF to be in the 60s in ranking - is ranking based on current LF and not total? Is it a glitch? Or is it just that I can't see myself?

[alogado]

Question guys - I'm "out of ranking", yet have enough total LF to be in the 60s in ranking - is ranking based on current LF and not total? Is it a glitch? Or is it just that I can't see myself?

Afair you're only in the ranking if you have at least completed one prince.

[OtomeBabe]

Ranking is based on your current LF not total LF

[Crystaldolphinz]

this is weird... i picked "You're like teddy bear, Prince Keith" but i didn't get any bonus LF! I wonder if they somehow knew i picked the "you're so cute" option 1st before pressing back and picking the teddy bear one... o_O =[

[Solenyx]

Completion of three princes gives Closet (3). Oy, why can it never be storage....

@Razareil: I never put much thought before into the whole ratio requirement, but it does make sense. I'll take a closer look at your table to compare my results.


@Xhia: Since Razareil answered your question, I'll add a few more points. The only possible way to do the event on your own (w/o mates) is if you have the cash to do so. If you're struggling, aim for the top 30/40. Many of them have set aside spots for people they've played events with before, around 5-7. After they've finished the event, they'll usually invite others who need help. Also, don't forget you can use cruz to buy meal items.

[SarahlynneAkane]

It could be a glitch. Have you already finished a route in the event? (Stupid question but it does matter ;w; )

-- Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:11 pm --

And hm. There are normally ratios ~w~
Let's aim high people and hope we get lucky in gacha. *currently awaiting regen. To keep raising lve factors even though I have enough to finish Joshua*

And yeah w/o mates you're gonna need the cash. I think thats what happened when I tried new years and my mates weren't so good.

Then again we don't want to go back to using love passes >.<

-- Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:15 pm --

I still like how i can guess the right answers off the bat! Lol sorry I like souble checking if I made a right choice but sometimes I get it first shot. >w<

[Xhia]

^ Welcome, and never be afraid to ask! :D To answer your question, I probably wasn't being that clear. The SHE requirement is always and only on you (and it's 7000 in this event for each route, counting from when you select the prince). However, the flip side is that all of the other [total LF] missions can be done basically by having mates with high enough LF levels. Therefore, to save time, you should try to do as little of the heavy lifting as possible outside of what is personally required of you. (We have 13 days for this event, which is a little over 2 days per prince. 7000 current LF is totally doable in 2 days by going to party round the clock without needing Lucky 24 or food... but not that much more. So for us ordinary players who get most of our LF from going to party, you can't afford to waste your time or effort, because even though there is usually Lucky 24 and food to be had, you shouldn't count on it.) What I meant was, if you have active mates who gain LF fast enough, that will help you out. If you don't, you have to do more of the work yourself, and that slows you down--which, again, you can't afford. Keep in mind that the increase between total LF missions generally gets larger with every route you do (everybody seems to have those same numbers), so the difficulty will automatically go up no matter what and you need mates who can keep up. Your choice of event mates has no effect on the total LF amounts required, but all the effect in the world on how you get there. And over time, it adds up to make the difference between finishing easily and scrambling to finish (or, in the worst case, not finishing at all). These events CANNOT be completed with you yourself doing anything close to the majority of the work unless you're an elite player to begin with, in which case you have nothing to worry about/need no advice anyway.

TL;DR
Goal: 2 days or less per route -> 2.29:1 total LF-current LF ratio
Rule: Do not add/accept anyone with lower LF than you right now, unless you're sure of finishing on time come hell or high water

@everyone else: Regardless of if you agree with what I'm saying or not, does this at least make sense? Am I explaining my point coherently? I'm basing this on my personal experience, but I haven't gotten much if any feedback so I don't know if I'm even getting through, much less if it works or doesn't work for other people.

-- Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:31 am --

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Wow...that is quite...complicated for a dating sim game like this O_o
I have to re-read for a few times to get it, though i still do not understand how your event mates' LF can contribute to your overall LF (though this clears up my confusion as to why sometimes i cleared a mission when no one invited me to a party...)

So basically what I have todo is to get event mates:
Whose LF is above me
And whose charm is high?

Correct me if i'm wrong.
Thank you very much for the long explanation! ^_^

Completion of three princes gives Closet (3). Oy, why can it never be storage....

@Razareil: I never put much thought before into the whole ratio requirement, but it does make sense. I'll take a closer look at your table to compare my results.


@Xhia: Since Razareil answered your question, I'll add a few more points. The only possible way to do the event on your own (w/o mates) is if you have the cash to do so. If you're struggling, aim for the top 30/40. Many of them have set aside spots for people they've played events with before, around 5-7. After they've finished the event, they'll usually invite others who need help. Also, don't forget you can use cruz to buy meal items.

Okay, so best people to invite is those in rank 30-40s??

Thank you so much for the advices ^_^

[MomoiroRose]

this is weird... i picked "You're like teddy bear, Prince Keith" but i didn't get any bonus LF! I wonder if they somehow knew i picked the "you're so cute" option 1st before pressing back and picking the teddy bear one... o_O =[

I think I also got no bonus LF for the teddy bear answer.. so it's probably wrong answer..

[Razareil]

Note: I started writing this post after Solenyx's last one, so it doesn't cover anything after that.

@AvengingValentine: Thanks for getting this started! :D Updated. And that was me who mentioned the event being a day shorter. (Lol, I am totally "someone said" these days. ) Two words: event mates.

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Original LF|Route 2
500        |17600
1500       |18800
4000       |21800
7500       |26000
(7000 CLF) |(+7000)
11,000
16,000
Re: the macaroon dress. Maybe we'll see a wearable version in the next event? (Voltage does have a macaroon fetish, after all...) On a side note, I love when they incorporate the items we have to buy into the story (or perhaps make us buy items related to the story) because then it feels less arbitrary and random. Such as with the collar and sweet Robbie taking you to the Altarian equivalent of Saks Fifth Ave. I am convinced you have stolen Wills' hat, though. A pair of eyeglasses by themselves--not even sunglasses!--do not constitute a disguise under any circumstances! He should be wearing that hat, not you. (Can you imagine if we could play dress-up with the princes like we can with the bodyguards? ) One last thing about the dress, I don't know what's accounting for this optical illusion, but I swear it's going to topple over and take my avvie out at any moment. >.< Am I the only one? Maybe it's the pairing with Keith's B-day background.

@SarahlynneAkane: Thanks for the feedback! After reading your post more thoroughly, I have to strongly advise you to find higher-LF mates for your remaining slots. I gave a ratio to aim for, but I probably should have also mentioned that from what I've seen, 3:1 or higher total-current LF is , 2:1 or lower is . Even if none of the top players accept, there's a lot of players lower on the ranking list who would appreciate a dedicated mate who plays the entire event.

Also, you don't have to fill up your initial 5 slots right away. The first half-day of an event is just a crazy mess because some people haven't started yet, while other people get off to a strong start but fizzle out quickly. There's just been less time for (forgive me this metaphor ) the wheat to separate from the chaff. So I don't add or accept anyone I haven't played events with before during this time. If you look at the LF missions, you need 7000 CLF to pass the SHE, which means you can get up to the 7500 LF mission without wasting your energy. That translates to some (not a lot) of time for things to settle down. You should only be considering spending money if you can't play round the clock.

LOL! If you have any other comparisons between BMP characters and real-world figures, please don't voice them. My stomach can't take this anymore! *flutters eyelashes*

@Mizuki: *glomps* Thanks for your records and congrats on finishing the gacha! I just took the list in the first post, added the remaining options, and (for readability) separated the items into categories from to . The tally marks are completely personal preference because I was marking them down as I spun (to act as a check on counting them up from my delivery/receive box later), and because I still haven't decided whether to keep a running total or to have separate sets of spins to be added up every once in a while. Glad the format is clear and easy to use, though! ^^;

@KuroStar: Not sure if you're talking to me, but you're welcome?

@Saku3210: Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair. The event itself already rewards you for group effort/playing strategically, so it makes sense that there would be one thing looking at your own individual effort.

@Solenyx: *quickly shoves V-Day chart behind her back* What chart? Oh, this? Silly me, I thought it was just scrap paper! But seriously (and unfortunately), since the first-route missions have already shown the V-Day progression to be obsolete, it's only useful as a historical record (and, I suppose, to serve as an "abandon all hope, ye who enter here" sign). Also, thanks for your feedback! Regarding closets, when I think about it, I'd rather pay for storage space than to finish a event, since they have to get money somehow... I don't want them to keep making events harder. It's already nervewracking enough! (The early finish stuff and splitting up of routes has been killer in MSB, OMFG.) Incidentally, the reserved slots thing is why I was surprised (but ) you accepted me in your first 5. I was hoping for 6th or later at the very most, lol!

Aside @Xhia: If possible (at least for future events), you should try to assemble a well-rounded set of mates instead of counting on a few hardcore people to make up for a bunch of absentees/dabblers. This is especially a good idea if you're trying to gather regular event mates you can count on (to lessen the stress at the beginning). Once the event gets underway and things settle down, I've had reasonably good luck with adding--and more importantly, then befriending!--people 2k-5k above me (or even up to 1.5*my LF depending on how long the event has been going on). Don't discount the people below the very top, lol! The ranking list covers the top 300 (unlike MSB with only the top 30 and an inability to add people directly from the list ); definitely do take advantage of that. From my perspective (I only broke 40k cruz for the first time recently, due to candyhouse and lack of clothing missions), meal items are way too expensive to rely on.

I feel like a dipshit because I have a few regular mates who are very nice people and fun to talk to but whose event requests I can't accept [yet] because I've seen how they play and I simply can't make my job that much harder. #BMPconfessions #okayIllshutupnow

[SarahlynneAkane]

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And so as a current love factor thing, my guess is it'd take 42k current LF to get the SHE for all the princes combined. But the total is running up to 16k. So there is a total score to aim for of 96k.
Hopefully I'm not still sleepy after that nap.
I think just keep on partying everytime you come back to the event and you should be fine. Also try to remember that when you start a new event route to increase your current by 7k whenever you choose to do so. The rest falls upon mates and if you don't end up missing half a day.

-- Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:41 pm --

Heehee Raza you posted that long essay before I could post my paragraph xD <3

-- Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:45 pm --

Current Goal: 42k
Total Goal: 96k if the current chart goes by my speculations.

-- Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:47 pm --

@Razareil I shall be looking for higher event mates when I do finish Joshua's route which could be anytime now but I'm surfing here waiting for regen xD :3

-- Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:50 pm --

And I'll try not to put them on real world figures ~w~
Can I put then with celebrities? :0 oo oo can I get my guy VA friends to voice them then? Lol x3
One day I'ma make a voiced version of one of these voltage games!

[Razareil]

@SarahlynneAkane: I'm not sure I'm understanding you right, but this is super important--after you've gotten past the SHE mission, get through the last stage and pick your next prince ASAP! Do not pass GO, do not collect $200, get your butt straight to the next prince! During that last stage, any parties you do will not help you with the SHE of your current prince (since you're already there) or the SHE of your next prince (since it only starts counting when you select a route). So "saving up LF" does not exist as a possibility. I give 2 days/route as a goal so there is some leeway for real-life matters (such as when I had to miss parties during Keith's B-day due to being on a plane XP ).

@Xhia: The actual story/romance is probably about the smallest component of gameplay, ironically. It's far more of a social game... think Farmville with pretty boys. Charm is nice, but LF is crucial. Pick LF over charm if you have to choose. (Thankfully, BMP is probably the least demanding of the three games in terms of needing a lot of charm to win parties. CD, you are making me shed tears of blood.) You get 20% of each mate's LF at any point in time. If their LF goes up by ____ amount, your total LF goes up by .2*___ as well. That's why you have to have mates who play a lot and therefore keep contributing to your total LF!