"Robert .Nykkel. DeLoura" <deloura@yahoo.com> wrote:
| 
| > Go for the event SRs.
| 
| Is that realistic when I'm just starting out, or would that require me to
| buy a bunch of loveca? (or whatever they call the little heart stones)

If you can clear the hards, the first SR is pretty easy.
If you can only clear normals (as was the case for my first
couple events), the first SR is possible by playing enough
by not wasting too many LPs.  Probably 200 out of 240 per day.
Since you rank up very quickly at the beginning, I don't think
it would be a problem.

For normal events you need around 1100 points per day.
For score match and medley festival you need 2500.
You can calculate how many times you need to play per day
by looking at how many points you're getting per game.

| So unless I like the picture on the non-idolized (pre-Special Training)
| card, there's no real reason to save a copy of the original card?

You can always look at the picture in your album.
Right now I don't have enough slots so I can't even keep my Rs.
Pretty soon I might have to toss my SRs too, or buy more slots.

| 2nd tier is the one where you get a second copy of the event SR, so you
| will be able to idolize it?
| How hard is it to get the first copy? Is that almost guaranteed if you
| actually participate in the event, or is it hard to even get one copy?

The second SR requires you place in the top 45000 of the event.
This is not possible without using stones.
In the early JP events I used around 20 stones for the non-popular
girls and around 30 for the popular ones.
Recently, since I get over 120 LP per stone, I can place that high
using around 15 stones or so.
The current event will probably require more..

| Are characters 'born' with a Special Ability at level 1 if they're going
| to have one, or do they sometimes develop one as you level them?

Only R, SR, UR have abilities.
The way to increase that is to do a practice with a card of the
same ability (and level).
You can only do that when you have too many Rs, and you won't
reach that until your rank is around 100 or so.

By the way, who did you choose to start the game?

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Hitoshi Doi
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