Quote Originally Posted by Tony View Post
So I replied here about 3 pages ago over whether or not I could get 15 stars at the end of this and showed my units for an idea of what I needed to do. I then got told that I am doing this completely wrong, should never level up iron units, get my units CCed as soon as possible, and it was a miracle for me to get 10 stars at all.

Taking that advice to heart, I started leveling everyone like crazy (probably inefficiently as well). While I was doing that, I continued to lurk around here for a bit and have noticed a lot of people putting importance on CC units. At first, I thought the importance to CC units was just exaggerated on account of me having none in stock, but apparently everyone and their grandmas go for CCing as soon as possible.

Anyways, I was just curious if CCing units was really that important. I thought I was getting by just fine in the story missions (barring some select maps) but I'm starting to feel as though I somehow lucked out so far.
... don't want to thread derail but lemme throw in my two cents.

Tony, I am a free player that started in mid-October. By Free Player I mean use no cash to buy Crystals and so far have not Used Premium/Rare/Base SP Summon. In 4 months of grinding, planning, and cursing I finally have assembled a team that 27-starred this Urgent Mission. How? I read these two guides and formed a playstyle behind them.

Millenium War Aigis Wiki's Beginner Guide
IceInHell's Free Player Guide

1) First thing: NEVER Cost Evolve (caCE ) a unit before it hits lvl 50 and Max Affection/Trust (50%)
2) Second, knowledge is power. Realizing as a newer player there are some events you can't do and/or event units not worth the Charisma/Stamina to go after, but there may be a drop worth targeting for your team. Research the wiki/forums to improve your team! Read this for more Event info.
3) Prioritize HAT: Healer, Archer, Tank (Heavy Armor). Your CE focus should always try to be those 3 as they will be your core. Obviously UP Regeneration troops like Katie should be Cost Evolved also, but if you got a Bashira first summon evolve her ASAP too.

Lastly, knowledge and research is paramount to success. By reading info and watching vids to see what I lack and targeting units I was able to make a strong team in under 6 months but it takes patience and alot of sacrifice.