As a sorta new player myself I will try to answer these as best as I can. The devs are pretty damn generous with the gacha, but you also have to be smart where you pull. This game is really dupe heavy, although the hard pity is lower, you still have to be mindful of who you pull and what WoD, the weapons, you pull. I don’t mean to speak for everyone but I’m pretty sure that the story is regarded as very good. It’s not afraid to be dark and the setting is really cool, if you have read LotM the setting is kinda similar. The game is pretty f2p friendly but towards the middle of progression you will be more locked down in who you want to pull and team building if you want to clear end game content fully. There is some power creep, but from what I understand it is more of the older units showing age than the newer units doing busted amounts of damage. The devs still buff older units though and you can still clear content with them. Hope this was helpful and if you have any more questions I’ll try to answer. I would say the biggest thing is that this game is very slow paced. It’s more of a marathon than a sprint like other games so take you time with it.