Philosopher's Store: it's time to stock up on supplies for Alchemy ahead of Survival (which should be starting any day now).

Best item: [item2=Alchemy Token: Wearable]

Price multiples: 452, 904, 1356, 1808, 2260, 2712, 3164, 3616, 4068, 4520

Might also get: [item=Layer Card: Lowerback]

Also high-ish priced and nice to get: [item=Alchemy Token: Book][item=Layer Card: Back][item=Alchemy Token: Food][item=Alchemy Token: Plushie]

Given how cheap the items are (max 500 sP), I'm inclined to just mindlessly buy everything the Box offers.

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( btw, you look especially lovely today, dear. ❤ )

EDIT:

I've been buying EVERYTHING and after over a few thousand items, I still have not gotten a single back layer card. R80 doesn't seem to exist in the MB. :(

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February 16

The shop today is Sole Train.

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Sole Train has all those new Decals and the High Top Kicks. [item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: White Dots][item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: Zebra Stripes][item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: Black Swirls][item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: Black Stripes][item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: Argyle Print][item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: Black Dots][item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: White Stripes][item=Vinyl Shoe Decals: Leopard Spots] Fortunately many of them have come down in price since they were released, but that still leaves a hell of a lot of items. Even if I only do the eight which cost more than a million in Usershops, that still means a list of 80 numbers to check against while Boxing.

I'm thinking it would be easier to go by the Rarity multiplier today; rather than doing sums and checking against a massive long list, simply buy everything which costs more than X.

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- What would you recommend the X be in "costs over X"? 20k? I'm new to this. :)

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Hi , sorry for not getting back to you yet! The X is a balancing act between how much sP you're willing to gamble and how much patience you have.

The blogpost that started me off says this:

Now that I've actually looked at the prices of the items I listed above, they're mostly around 5k. So, if you want a guaranteed good chance at an R81+ item, then 5k x 4 = 20k. So your "20k for X" is actually the exact number that I would have suggested if I'd stopped to do some maths first! 15k will maybe get you a good item, but 20k will probably get you one.

Do note, though, that there are lots and lots of other items in Sole Train ... some of which may cost more than the 5k, and so throw off my numbers above.

TLDR yes, 20k is a good number! 15k is also good if you have more sP than patience.

February 17

The shop today is Philosopher's Store.

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February 17: now that Survival has started, and biting is happening left right and centre ... it's Alchemy time!

Philosopher's Store: stock up on supplies for Alchemy

Best item: [item2=Alchemy Token: Wearable]

Price multiples: 452, 904, 1356, 1808, 2260, 2712, 3164, 3616, 4068, 4520

At that price multiple, might also get: [item=Layer Card: Lowerback]

Other nice items in the shop: [item=Alchemy Token: book][item=Alchemy Token: food][item=Alchemy Token: plushie][item=Alchemy Token: weapon][item=Alchemy Token: bean bag][item=layer card: chest][item=layer card: back][item=Layer Card: Backdrop]

Just about everything in today's Mystery Box will have a Usershops price higher than the Box's price. Given how cheap the items are (max 500 sP), I'm inclined to just mindlessly buy everything!

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