Fate/Grand Order is a ton of fun and gives players tons of missions to do and enemies to slay for rewards and Saint Quartz. However, Saint Quartz takes a considerable time to earn and sometimes only comes as fragments which needs several to make one actual Saint Quartz. Yet, if you spend real world money, you can gain several Saint Quartz—the price ranges from as low as a dollar for one Quartz or almost a hundred for dozens—instantaneously. If you need a new servant—especially the limited time ones—then spending your hard earned paycheck on Fate/Grand Order ends up being quite worth it.

The beauty of gacha games here or in Japan is that it’s kind of fun to gamble from time to time. While you won’t always get a servant you want or need, there are times where you’ll see the summoning circle light up and boom…you got Saber Alter or Arthur Pendragon and want to cry in sheer bliss! Gambling—when done in small doses and by those of the right age—can be exciting, especially when you get what you want. However, that also leads into our first con about spending money in Fate/Grand Order

Here at Honey’s Anime, we have spent our fair amount of cash in Fate/Grand Order and no plenty of others who have done the same. You know what is one thing we tend to say more often than not? The phrase “it wasn’t worth it.” We have found that even after spending tons of money in Fate/Grand Order, we only got a few good servants or rare ones we desperately wanted. The majority of Saint Quartz we used led us to either having repeat servants or equipment cards we have in bucket loads. It’s hard to justify losing a day’s worth of your paycheck on getting nothing but duplicates and unneeded/desired cards.

While time is a very precious commodity, playing any game is an investment in time in of itself. When you play a tough game like Dark Souls or the new Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, dying and struggling—while rage inducing—is part of the fun. You’re investing your time to get better and equally making progress that you earned with your hard work and investment. The same can be said of Fate/Grand Order. Playing through the story or doing the weekly missions might be tedious at times, but it allows the player to earn the resources they need and eventually get rewarded—hopefully at least—with that servant they so desire. Spending money to quicken the process removes the hard work element and equally makes the sense of accomplishment become a superficial feeling. What’s more rewarding? Getting something you worked hard for or being given to you for no reason?