As some of you are already aware, the mobile game Fate/Grand Order has gotten a US release. For those of you who are new to the game, welcome to hell. The early game is hardest due to lack of access to ascension materials. If you can miraculously roll a Jeanne, you'll be good for a while. She's currently the only servant who you can max level right now, since she only needs servant pieces and monuments. Skills will also eat up your mats, so watch your stocks. Our first limited Servant should be Gilgamesh and should be coming relatively soon. The first actual event with story will be the Moon Goddess event, featuring Orion's permanent addition to the summoning pool, bringing Artemis' giant tiddies with him.
Here's a few tips for you:
As of now, there are currently only 5 permanent SSRs in the gacha. Artoria, Attila, Jeanne, Waver, and Vlad III. If you want any of those (Lookin' at you, Rev), now would be the time to whale for them. Even if they are going to be lackluster compared to later servants.
Waver supports are your friend, especially if he's been ascended at least once, and most effective with all three of his skills unlocked. All his skills give boosts to NP gauge. His first skill (Critical damage up) gives 30% gauge to whoever the target is. His second and third skills (defense and attack up respectively) give 10% across the whole party.
If you put the effort in to raise them, a lot of the bronze servants will still be useful even in the later stages of the game. Hans is a great support caster, Asterios can, with enough NP spam, practically negate all damage done to your entire team. He's been known to do this against one of the bosses in chapter 7.
Siegfried (AKA Sumanai) is also shit.
Gacha rates for gold servants are absolute shit. Prepare for much salt.
Siegfried (AKA Sumanai) is also shit. He'll be good in France because of all the dragons but not much else besides that. Even after two buffs in the JP version he's still not great.
If you get a Herc, and raise him and his skills high, he is one of the best servants in the game, even through the toughest events the game will throw at us.
As for friend IDs, well I guess those should go here too.
Mine is 453,314,890.
Also side note jesus christ there are so many things I dislike about the english version already. Mostly UI things but the translations are not exactly the greatest either.
If you have any specific questions pester me and I'll try to answer them.