A F2P Player's Odyssey

Do you think a player who never spends money on Black Diamonds can be a competitive combatant?

Today, our young little buddy Ge0muni finally unlocked his primary T5 infantry units and is ready to embark on his journey. As a player who joined the game back in his middle school years, Ge0muni has never made a single purchase. Yet, through diligent collection via in-game events, he has steadily built a standard Bleed synergy lineup centered around Sinara and Rhea. Feeling ready to take the next step—moving beyond merely being a "filler" for rallies—he has chosen his destination and set off. Now, follow in Ge0muni’s footsteps and see how a free-to-play player can take down his opponents!

Ge0muni chose K463 as the first stop on his new journey. K463 serves as the stronghold for the EYR alliance and is guarded by the formidable RRH player, LeKa.

There was a very powerful Lord of Infantry alignment with strong commanders who could destroy almost all enemies in one blow. This was especially dangerous for our friend Ge0muni when his lord was not in his home castle.

kingdom K463 as a great but young kingdom, where the air was calm, a calm wasteland where a storm of attacks would arrive without warning...

Many players there possess top-tier commanders in their lineups, and it is clear that Ge0muni lacks the power to crush them at this stage. However, for those who are unprepared or unbebbled, Ge0muni is certainly ready to seize the opportunity and test his limits!

Ge0muni doesn't just have a standard bleed synergy lineup; he was incredibly lucky during a previous archery event and obtained Sinara’s ancient weapon Dance of Water, which has made his setup even more formidable. He currently wields four legendary infantry-exclusive weapons. In this state, Ge0muni, with his T5 troops, easily crushed players with four times his troop count who were caught off guard, and those with only T3 troops posed absolutely no threat to him.

When Ge0muni faces a spear player without a special commander lineup, the fourfold difference in troop numbers poses no threat to him; his T4 troops can barely be hurt.

When facing T3 players, there was no doubt that Ge0muni completely crushed their castle; even his T1 soldiers, who were there as safety, sustained only minor injuries.

Clearly, these players are alts for expeditions, which is why they’ve chosen Theon as their lord. Theon is a Bow Commander who doesn’t fit their lineup, and this decision only makes their defensive setup more vulnerable.

After sweeping through several players who didn't seem to put up much resistance, Ge0muni finally faced the biggest challenge of his journey so far. His next target was shipper from the EYR alliance, who also serves as the Master of Laws of the K463 Kingdom—implying that he is likely a combat-oriented player as well.

Shipper boasts an archer-specialized lineup. The biggest difficulty lies in his castle, which houses over 13 million troops, particularly with T3 and T4 counts in the tens of millions. Before his own lineup was fully refined, Ge0muni had never challenged a player of this caliber. This might well be a failed attack, but since he’s already here, he’s decided to give it a shot!

The first attack wasn't exactly a roaring success. Although the battle report showed a victory, in reality, he only managed to kill T1 and T3 units. However, we all know that as long as the commander returns safely, there is no reason to stop!

To be honest, Ge0muni can’t afford too many casualties among his T5 soldiers. As a free-to-play player, his Valyrian Steel and the Blue Diamonds needed to craft and heal T5 soldiers are quite limited.

But as things stand, the damage seems to be within manageable limits, so he made up his mind right away!

Let’s watch Ge0muni’s next all-out assault!

The second wave of attacks went much better! Ge0muni’s casualties were reduced, and he nearly managed to avoid losing any T5 soldiers; conversely, he finally succeeded in striking at shipper’s main T4 force, which means his attacks will become increasingly successful, and this experience will serve as valuable lessons for his future battles!

The third wave of attacks was quite interesting. Ge0muni had originally expected to take less damage, but he happened to run into the T4 cavalry that the shipper had stockpiled, so the damage was slightly higher than he had anticipated. Fortunately, during this wave, his infantry successfully eliminated the cavalry that posed a threat to him.

In the fourth round, Ge0muni faced Shipper’s main archer unit. Although Shipper’s commander lineup was indeed built specifically for archers, unfortunately one of his commanders, Kravras, had not yet awakened. Kravras’s awakening skill, “Curse of Wild Winds,” is extremely important for archers, and the absence of this skill could very well be the deciding factor in the outcome of the battle.

And the result turned out exactly as we expected: without the boost from key awakening skills, Shipper’s archer unit was utterly crushed by Ge0muni.

The final round of attacks was a foregone conclusion, and Ge0muni finally claimed victory in the battle.

In fact, an archer formation is not an easy target for infantry to overcome. Fortunately, Ge0muni faced an archer formation that hadn’t yet fully taken shape this time, but this experience certainly provided him with valuable learning opportunities. We’d also like to thank the EYR Alliance and shipper for their participation.

The first day of this adventure has brought Ge0muni some impressive results, but his journey isn't over yet. Are you also a free-to-play player? Come and share your own combat stories!