Originally Posted by Eab1990

This IS actually false advertising now, since ticket gachas were always 5000 gold.

But eh.

Are the ticket gachas you are thinking of ones with a guaranteed gold ticket at the end of it? (like the recent FG one).
i.e. just a random gold.
If so, I don't think that's a reasonable comparison. They're obviously comparing to their sort of default pricing for a fixed single rainbow of $60,
and if you happen to want one of these 4 I'd say it's a fair comparison. Whether or not it's a good value is a different matter.
Personally I'll pass - already have Alpinia and Dianthus, and as below: I don't need more slice rainbows particularly. (Bridal Onci is the only one on my wishlist because of enemy attack down).
Cattleya will have to pass on since I'm still leveling Ardisia.

Originally Posted by A Time to Screw

Man, slice rainbows are way too common and I have too many slice units already.

This Part 2 gacha ain't helpin

Originally Posted by kringley

Are the ticket gachas you are thinking of ones with a guaranteed gold ticket at the end of it? (like the recent FG one).
i.e. just a random gold.
If so, I don't think that's a reasonable comparison. They're obviously comparing to their sort of default pricing for a fixed single rainbow of $60,
and if you happen to want one of these 4 I'd say it's a fair comparison. Whether or not it's a good value is a different matter.

No, rainbow ticket gachas in the past have typically been $50 regardless. That was the case for:

1. Ticket #1 (7/01 - 7/08): Anemone / Cactace / Cattleya / Dendrobium
3. Ticket #2 (8/12 - 8/19): Fritillaria / Sakura / Mei Plumblossom
5. Ticket #3 (9/08 - 9/17, player-voted): Alpinia / Anemone / Flowering Peach
7. Ticket #4 (9/29 - 10/06): Cherry / Daisy / Dianthus
10. Ticket #5 (10/20 - 10/27): Dendrobium / Ionocidium / Fritillaria

That's just their way of saying us that from now on all rainbow deals will be 60$ a pop

Inflation

Originally Posted by Eab1990

No, rainbow ticket gachas in the past have typically been $50 regardless. That was the case for:

1. Ticket #1 (7/01 - 7/08): Anemone / Cactace / Cattleya / Dendrobium
3. Ticket #2 (8/12 - 8/19): Fritillaria / Sakura / Mei Plumblossom
5. Ticket #3 (9/08 - 9/17, player-voted): Alpinia / Anemone / Flowering Peach
7. Ticket #4 (9/29 - 10/06): Cherry / Daisy / Dianthus
10. Ticket #5 (10/20 - 10/27): Dendrobium / Ionocidium / Fritillaria

Thanks. I wasn't playing then so I didn't know the pricings.
But as ZeroZet says:

Originally Posted by ZeroZet

That's just their way of saying us that from now on all rainbow deals will be 60$ a pop

All their recent ads suggest that 60 is their current nominal price point for a rainbow.

Personally went with Cattleya on the current. Wanted Alpinia more, a lot more, but I already managed to get Dianthus on a single pull by the time I'd unlocked all of my squads and thought more type diversity would be better for me. Doesn't seem suprising my last two 10+1 rolls have had nothing but 3* girls. Didn't start that long, though, as Dianthus at level 31 is still my highest leveled matchin Dahlia who I still feel lucky to have pulled as my guaranteed. Question, though: is it better to stick both my rainbows in my helper squad or should I mix them up for a better overall roster?

Originally Posted by naenae

Personally went with Cattleya on the current. Wanted Alpinia more, a lot more, but I already managed to get Dianthus on a single pull by the time I'd unlocked all of my squads and thought more type diversity would be better for me. Doesn't seem suprising my last two 10+1 rolls have had nothing but 3* girls. Didn't start that long, though, as Dianthus at level 31 is still my highest leveled matchin Dahlia who I still feel lucky to have pulled as my guaranteed. Question, though: is it better to stick both my rainbows in my helper squad or should I mix them up for a better overall roster?

put all your best characters in your helper squad, only use your set 1 for helper squad/total power display. use set 2-6 for your squads you actually use in missions

Originally Posted by naenae

Personally went with Cattleya on the current. Wanted Alpinia more, a lot more, but I already managed to get Dianthus on a single pull by the time I'd unlocked all of my squads and thought more type diversity would be better for me. Doesn't seem suprising my last two 10+1 rolls have had nothing but 3* girls. Didn't start that long, though, as Dianthus at level 31 is still my highest leveled matchin Dahlia who I still feel lucky to have pulled as my guaranteed. Question, though: is it better to stick both my rainbows in my helper squad or should I mix them up for a better overall roster?

Cattleya is a very good unit who goes with about any squad.
Dianthus her strength is her healing on small pest nodes, which will prove very useful on some maps, especially farming map 12-5. If you get a girl who reduces the damage taken from small pests by 50% (Like Toad Lily, Apple of Sodom or Japanese Iris), then make sure to put her in one team with Dianthus. Those two abilities put together are really lifesavers on pest-heavy maps.

Whether you should put Dianthus and Cattleya together in one squad? Well, that's really up to you. Some of your allies will probably be happy if you do. But if you feel that having two strong squads will help you to 3-medal maps, then go for it. 3-medals means you get flowergems and other rewards, and make faster progress to maps which (on rare occasions) give ampies, which further improves your entire unit, including that helper squad.