Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis presents a unique twist on the traditional gacha system by providing players with a complete roster of characters from the outset. Instead, the game places a heavy emphasis on acquiring and bolstering weapons, which are key to amplifying your characters' might and equipping them to tackle formidable foes.
In this mobile and PC title, the act of drawing weapons is fueled by Blue Crystals, with a single pull costing 300 crystals and a bundle pull of 10 weapons priced at 3,000 crystals. Occasionally, the game offers a boon to players by introducing a complimentary daily draw for a transient period. For those seeking swifter progression, Red Crystals are available through in-app purchases, catering to players wishing to amass superior weapons and attire without delay.
Once you amass your weapons, it's time to empower them, and this is done through the enhancement system. Accessible from the Enhance tab in the main menu, the optimization of weapons involves both materials and in-game currency earned from playing both solo and cooperative stages. Maxing out a weapon's level consists of incremental upgrades every ten levels until the weapon reaches level 90. The upgrade process becomes increasingly challenging as players encounter a steeper cost in terms of rare items, like Mythril Ore—found only in Crisis Dungeons and by trading in Crisis Medals. Since Mythril Ore is scarce and a hefty 30 units are needed for each weapon advancement to level 90, it's crucial to selectively enhance your armaments.
To begin the enhancement process for a weapon, locate and select your desired armament. Then you'll be prompted to utilize Grindstones as a form of experience boost for your weapon. These Grindstones are categorized by their star ratings: two-star Grindstone Shards, three-star Grindstones, and four-star Grindstone Chunks, with the higher star count indicating a greater experience gain. The game's Optimize feature can streamline the process by automatically calculating the required total experience needed for the full ten-level enhancement, thereby minimizing the wastage of materials.
Unlocking higher levels of your weapons entails the need for various materials. Each set of ten levels will necessitate specific resources based on the character associated with the weapon. Lucia, Zack, and Tifa will require the Rose Gold series, Matt, Sephiroth, Aerith, and Red XIII are tied to the Electrum series, while Glenn, Barrett, Cloud, and Yuffie call for the Steel series. These materials, which scale from low-grade to high-grade as players level up, can predominantly be found in Weapons Quests within the Solo Content segment. Additionally, Genomes and Nanocubes are attainable through these quests and Premium Quests, which limit players to three attempts daily. Special events can also be a source of these coveted items, providing them as rewards.
In Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, acquiring a duplicate of a coveted five-star weapon isn't a cause for disappointment. Instead, it offers an opportunity to enhance your arsenal through a process called Overboost. Upon receiving a duplicate, the weapon is automatically converted into 200 Parts. These Parts are the key ingredients needed to Overboost a weapon, propelling it one stage beyond its five-star status.
The transformation that occurs during Overboost is visually noticeable; the weapon's icon is amplified, with one of its five golden stars becoming a vivid red star and its background converting to the same striking hue. Continued Overboosting can further evolve a weapon, eventually turning all five stars pink and changing the background color to a matching pink shade. Every step of this enhancement requires an investment of 200 Parts.
Venturing even further, once a weapon surpasses five pink stars, it denotes a +1 next to its star rating. However, the statistical bonuses gained at this advanced stage are largely incremental and don't offer the same substantial leap seen in earlier upgrades.
Players dedicated to reaching these heights of weapon enhancement should note that while the journey to amass 30 duplicates may be long, the game often rolls out events centered on particular weapons to help. These events present players with the chance to grind specific stages, accumulate the necessary duplicates, and push their favorite weapons to their ultimate form. Though be prepared to invest a considerable amount of time into farming the materials needed to redeem a single weapon copy, the effort puts players on the path to truly optimizing their combat capabilities.