So yeah, in short, bad experiences with Gacha.
[Aren't you thinking this the other way around? The massive weight of the bad pulls makes the good pulls that much more delightful] she counters.
'I mean I guess that's true' I also remember getting 5 Angelica's on a 10 pull in the Legendary Gacha Roll, she was a 5⭐ Legendary, it was the highlight of my Gacha Gaming Career, I remember that day so well, walking home from work while rolling for it, coincidentally though, it was also the day I died too so.....
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Wait did I die becau-
[So do you want to roll? In the future?, I mean you are 11 time more lucky than in your previous life, why not give it a try?] she snaps me from going down the rabbit hole of overthinking
"Maybe..." I furrow, and so I continue to read the system features.
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[Gacha: A modular extradimensional retrieval system capable of acquiring skills, abilities, items, and power constructs from across the Omniverse. Functionality is enabled through the conversion of user energy as well as the energy of others or through materials and exchange them into Gacha Coins (GC) at a fixed exchange rate. A functional [Kaiju Crystal (External)] is required for operation. Acquired GC may be spent to initiate categorised Roll/Pull operations, each with tier-based costs.]
Gacha Coins: [0]
Exchange Rate: 100,000 Energy : 1 GC
Roll Costs:
• Common: [1 GC]
Possible rewards:
Tier I-II Skills
Consumables: 1 kg quality meat, nutrient paste.
Biological scraps: scale shavings, hide patches.
Skill shards (Minor): single-charge minor phenomena.
Healing herbs: basic tier
Stat-food: temporary +10–20% buff
Organ Fragments (Basic): micro-tissue fragments (repair only)
Monster Materials (Basic): bones, claws, low-grade teeth
Random Items I: Clothing, rocks, shiny rock, sunglasses,etc.
• Uncommon: [3 GC]
Possible rewards:
Tier I-III Skills
Consumables: 10 kg quality meat, wound salves.
Biological scraps: improved hide patches, minor tendon bundles
Skill shards (Enhanced): multi-charge minor phenomena.
Healing herbs: mid-tier
Stat-food: temporary +10–40% buff
Organ Fragments Card I: small patch-grade pieces
Monster Materials (Low): iron-tier claws, bone blades, low venom
Random Items II: Wood planks, Concrete bags, etc.
• Rare: [8 GC] [Locked]
Possible rewards:
Tier II-IV????
• Epic: [50 GC] [Locked]
Possible rewards:
Tier III-V???
• Legendary: [500 GC] [Locked]
Possible rewards:
Tier ??
• Mythical: [10,000 GC] [Locked]
Possible rewards:
Tier ???
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"WHAT THE FUCK!!! THIS IS A COMPLETE SCAM!!!, A SCAM I SAY!! WHAT THE FUCK LUC! 100k for 1 GACHA COIN?!!" The absurdity caused me to walk around the cave in circles.
[I-it's not THAT bad, Think about it, you're still a child it'll be worth it in the future where you'd have plenty of Energy to spare, and besides, you can gift materials to ease up the Energy exchange burden too you know?] she argues
'Calm down, all is well, all is well, you're better than this, many people would kill to be in my place, be grateful.' I let out a sigh, thinking more clearly.
"Alright, you got a point there, still feels like a scam though" I back down from an angered high.
[heh, this is why I like smart people like you, they understand quickly, stupid people are annoying as hell]
"You sound like you've dealt with them for quite some time"
[I have!.....but I don't remember though]
"We'll get to your memories in the future but for now let's keep on reading this" I continue on to read the System Features
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-System Upgrading: You can upgrade [System Feature I] to increase power and strength in exchange for materials and energy gained of which you will be given a number of System Upgrade Tokens [SUT] based on the equivalent value.
SUT: 0.
Exchange Rate: 10,000 Energy (or Materials Equivalent to) : 1 SUT
Upgrade Cost: 100 SUT
Benefits of Upgrading to [System Feature II]:
Kaiju Crystal (Internal) Energy Conversion Efficiency +100%
Kaiju Crystal (External) Energy Conversion Efficiency +100%
Gacha Pull Rate UP +0.001%
Unlocks [Rare] in the Gacha Roll
LUCK permanently increased by +10
Maximum Titles +4
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"Ho~, this is quite useful, like a more guaranteed Gacha." The +10 on Luck will help in Critical Chances.
"Also why is the Gacha Rate Up in the upgrade? this shit is a scam, why put it there?"
[It is not though? The Gacha Rate up is a perfectly calculated u-]
"Bahh I don't wanna hear it" I ignored her explanation.
"and Maximum Titles thing?"
[You will be able to gain 4 more Titles after the upgrade, these are monickers or just a name for things that you have accomplished with a high significance to you, to others, or the world, or it could be something that is given to you by a higher being, such is the case of
[Reincarnator], gained from being reincarnated, the blessing came from her, while [Fish Monger], honestly I don't know where this comes from.....
It might've been gained from the fact that HTTYD Lore of the Dragons staple being fishes, but it is a bit of a stretch when another marine-type creature is an eel.
which i'm curious as why they don't like them. Is it the smell?, like how bad could it be?.
I'll probably look for an eel or something similar to one in this world to see just how bad it is.
Oh wait, I just realized, It says Loot and Damage, Loot being the love of Fishes while the Damage part might be a representation of their hatred of Eels, I understand it now.
Next is the [Insect-lopedia], I used to like Insects when I was a kid, so it probably stems from that. I mean I still do like insects but not as much as I like reptiles and arachnids. I wonder when the shift happened.
The real question is why is it not a Reptilian or Arachnid-focused Title? So I shared my thoughts with her on why.
[Because you can only hold 4 Titles as of now, and those 4 that you currently hold had more powerful inner feelings and so took precedence over the other Titles, however that is only the case for this time, in the next upgrade, you can choose which Titles to hold.] After her explanation, I thanked her and went on to the next System Feature
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[Skill Recycling- Can recycle skills of your choosing that which you deem are useless, that are gained by the host via Learning/Gacha/Extraction/etc. in exchange for increased proficiency of other skills of your choosing.]
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"Another Useful Feature, so this was the one responsible for the combining of Minor Venom Resistance" As I was about to scroll down some more, I heard a sound again-
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