Talk:RWBY: Amity Arena/@comment-35404709-20181026171435/@comment-26397825-20181027062737

I found it very unfriendly for anyone trying to play F2P. You basically have to buy crates to get anywhere card-strength wise within a reasonable amount of time and a basic crate costs 180 gems...which you do not get for free except for one-off newbie quests which give you 5.

They also have absolutely no problem setting you against people of higher level (which means they have stronger towers and cards than you do) so long as your 'trophy' lavels are similar, which means you lose a lot and get nothing. No gems, no coins, no xp. And playing for fun is fine...but you have to playing for fame (against other people) to get access to new locations and unlock the chance to get stronger cards like Biker Yang and Blake.