How to spend your Alchemy Stones? (Typo's Opinion)

Typo · Post by **Typo** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:28 pm

So far the only Kemco game where I felt that buying the Premium version is worth it.

Anyways, these are all the items in the Alchemy Stone Shop or unlockables that you need to buy with it that I recommend:
- Skill Level Bead (the more, the better.)
- Every Character's 3rd Accessory Slot
- Refining Gems/Meteorites AT LEAST ONCE. (First time for Free not counted)

If anyone asked me why I didn't include the other two Plant/Bean Pots in the Farm is that... the Farm system relies on your phone's clock, so.... yeah (I cheated, yes.)

Anyways, for Skill Level Bead
- This is honestly the MOST crucial item on the shop. With it, your skill exp will grow at 3x rate inst6ead of 1 (meaning if you used one particular skill once in a battle, instead of +1 skill exp, it will become +3) and that's only for one piece of it. For two, it will become +5 and for three, +7.
For Free users, THIS should be the very first thing you should buy.

For Every Character's 3rd Accessory Slot
- This one is also crucial, unless you don't like Farming/Grinding for some items. At the start you won't particularly feel the great benefits, but mid-way through the game and especially at the end, you'll even ask for a 4th or 5th slot. I don't think I need to explain deeply, asit says - 3rd Accessory Slot. This can help you in every possible way, be it farming or blasting bosses up. It's recommended that you unlock every one of their locked slots, but if you really, really need to buy another thing at the shop and/or feel like your character's already okay anyways, you can skip this.

For Refining Gems/Meteorite:
- This is purely optional. But I recommend it nonetheless since Antiquia Lost is simply not the game itself. It's a gacha system similar to Asdivine Cross'... I forgot. Anyways, you can use 100 Alchemy Stone for a single try (although I do not recommend trying one at a time) for very good items. Rare items usually show up since they have 40% chance though.
The reason I recommend this one than the Weapon Refining one is that there a far too many useful stuff here. Although Weapons are also indeed useful, Skills and Gems are so much more, and the ones at the end of Tower of Rancor are good enough. If you have money to [strike]waste[/strike] spare, it's recommended to use 1000 Alchemy Stones for 11 Tries on both Gem/Meteorite and Weapon Refining.

And that's it. Although these are my recommendations, it doesn't mean that you should follow this entirely. If you want to use your Alchemy Stones for something else, like pot plants [strike]which I didn't buy since I can cheat it and I won't say how[/strike], go ahead. It's your money and/or hard work at grinding anyways.

Nech · Post by **Nech** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:08 am

I wasn't planning to pay, but i've removed annoying adds.
My first early purchase was burglar bead, useless, i agree with typo, with free gems you will swim in weapons and potions.
Then i've purchased pots, and my next purchases were by grinding stones.

3rd accessory slot is not necessary for the storyline, but it is wonderfull once you grind.
In the shop:
Maid coin bead, got 1, but in the end useless, you can actually trade gold for maid coin in forgotten port even though the girl says something odd.
SP bead. I'm wondering since day #1 what are SP... I believe those are the element level exp. First thing i've maxed during normal play, thus useless bead.
Gold bead, useless, around adamass island you cap gold in <1h.
Exp bead, useless, slower than gold, but you cap it too.
Store release bead, i dont know yet, perhaps once you refine weapons? But i doubt that.
Necklaces useless, you get enough for free.
Storehouse key: you eventually need to buy 5, 2 keys free in game, total 7 doors to open. Refer to another thread around here. Use veil of vision to find missing chests. "Current map" refer to whole area.

3beez · Post by **3beez** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:14 am

Very good advice from Typo and Nech! If you have the premium version that comes with the 1000 Alchemy Stones AND are just starting the game, it's a breeze to play the lottery until you get items you like (IMO, the Skill EXP gem is the best!).

Start a new game and once you have control of the character, SAVE. Then go to the Shop to gamble for Gems/Meteorites. Get what you wanted? Great. Continue with the game. Nothing good? Uninstall and then reinstall the game. You'll have your 1000 Alchemy Stones to try again. As Typo said, it's a smarter use of Alchemy Stones to do the 11 for 1000 option, but I usually save 500 for a Skill Level Bead and use the rest to try for the Skill EXP gem.

P.S. I also save before leaving Crysta Village and going through the scene with the guy that gives a free chance at the gem/meteorite lottery. There isn't anything truly amazing to nab; so to each his own. (I usually settle for Accelerate or Pacifier.)

However, Opal Cave is a different beast. After you get Safiria and continue on, SAVE before the path turns west. In a few steps, you encounter an NPC that will give his spiel and you'll get a free chance at weapon refining. If you don't get what you want, just exit the game and re-load. Rinse. Repeat. It's possible to get some good effects early in the game. I like to try for a decent % of Critical.

Post by **MSG Commander** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:00 am

Agreed. Skill Level Bead is epic. (But if you use 2 or more, your skills will grow so quickly that the second half of the game is a joke. Still, I recommend at least one bead.)

I didn't mess with the other shop items but all the recommendations sound spot on.

I would just add to feed lots of gems to Lunaria throughout the game, as detailed in this post: https://rpginsanity.com/forum/antiquia- ... ia-s-stats

Gunsou911 · Post by **Gunsou911** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:30 pm

Skills bead is indeed epic. Its really helpful til almost the end of the game (who doesn't like a stronger skills with 0 mp cost)
Third accessory slot is also good. A free slot for amulet gem.
Storehouse keys
And for burglar bead. It doesn't increase your stealing chance but increase item drop chance. For me its good to get a number of weapon (1 thief gem + 1 next gem + 1 attract gem + 9 ultra rare drop gem)
For me thats what worth to buy from premium shop.
You dont really need to buy maid bead cos you can buy 2200 maid coid for 29m and you can get full money from farming clinker gold monster in only 2 minute and you also dont need gold, exp, sp bead they only waste your stone. Better use it for gem refining if you have some stone in the end