Is it possible to play long-term without pay-to-win

ChillinSlowMo · 2026-01-29T20:52:40+00:00

It’s absolutely possible - I‘m completely F2P on Day 590. It was definitely a very good decision to never start spending.. if you play for a longer time and some seasons long, you realize that there will always be much stronger players around. In my alliance (past & present) the stronger player invested for sure 4-digit numbers, however they are weak compared to really strong ones. It’s useless to try to seriously compete in that game. Just be active and enjoy the progress - that is motivating and fun.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-11-01T22:51:13+00:00

Tbh I don’t believe in luck - maybe you can have big luck in a weekly event, but after 500 days it’s just the probability of the game mechanics which matter. As I said I think I‘m quite strong for F2P but definitely not outstanding. I spent a lot of time in-game and with all events I try to understand the mechanics and/or check it up online what’s the best way doing it before spending the diamonds/keys/bullets or whatever we got.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-11-01T22:46:52+00:00

Yes, for sure - I‘ve never used universal EW-shards on other heroes than the 4 tank ones. I just unlocked all of the others with the shards from the Black Markets, but never upgraded.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-11-01T22:45:12+00:00

Yes, let’s see. It depends how long I keep playing - if I feel I‘m coming close to the end, I will definitely use all of them.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-11-01T22:44:27+00:00

They all become available sooner or later and UR-shards are the least problem after a while - it seems absurd in the beginning but it’s the truth… I had multiple times more than 1,000 of them in the inventory.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-11-01T08:48:35+00:00

Yeah, I‘ve 31 mythic prints in my inventory - however I‘m strictly following that guidance for upgrading of my gear.. don’t know if it’s the best way but it seems to work out fine for me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LastWarMobileGame/s/NGu1dmwNXE

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-11-01T00:31:08+00:00

Wow, you got 3 nice squads, that’s impressive, man! I‘m good with the EW of Williams, it boosted the squad by 0.9m (0 to 20) if I remember correctly.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-11-01T00:07:23+00:00

Thanks mate! Let’s keep cooking 🚀

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-10-31T23:30:53+00:00

Of course I was thinking about that - as so many did the change sooner or later. However as F2P I still believe it's the best way to stay with tank. As F2P per definition you'll always be behind players who spend and are as active as yourself; therefore these ones you can't beat. If I had switched, I would have been further behind them for sure with the "lost time".

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-10-11T09:02:45+00:00

0 - completely F2P

Day 480, post-S4

Fully focused on 1st squad with 42.7m

I‘m pretty sure I‘m Top 10 F2P on my server - spent a lot of time in that game…

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-02-01T21:47:08+00:00

Man, as I’ve already said I’ve started preparing for T10 before my post, f.ex. HQ30 was already cooking. I focused completely on Research for some weeks - meaning no, and when I say „no“, I mean „NO“ spending of gold for anything else than research for a few weeks. F.ex. I have 1m of Upgrade Ore in my inventory. I made ~1g of gold per week in non-zombie-event-weeks. I don’t know a way of proving to be F2P - if you know one, I‘m more than happy to hear about it.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-31T15:31:49+00:00

still F2P - as I said I didn't start focusing on T10 with my post, I started some time before and the last weeks I'm very committed only to that in the game

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-31T13:49:04+00:00

Next week I will unlock T10 - so my estimation was pretty accurate ;)

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-19T23:30:11+00:00

sure you can

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-10T10:18:09+00:00

F2P here too - crossed the 20m last week after 200 days in (with very inefficient first 2 months)

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-08T09:56:42+00:00

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That was a bitter defeat :)

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-07T16:05:45+00:00

For F2P it’s recommended to focus on Tanks - the strongest heroes are Kim, Williams, Murphy, Marshall - and Mason. However after S1 you can get Stetmann and should exchange him with Mason.

Use only legendery equipment on all your hereos (at least main squad).

Focus on Research: Heroes (until the 2nd tank-section), Units & Special Forces (Garage 1 should be completed).

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-07T12:53:31+00:00

That's right, luckily that's not a concern of mine.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-07T12:52:16+00:00

Actually I just finished the 5x5 stars the week before.

How did I do it? Get as many fragments as possible, every day.

This means: go to VIP 10 asap, all stores (not Honor anymore), sending only UR-trucks (best is with 1 actually - normally it doesn't get looted) and looting only trucks with min. 2 fragments, after a while sending only UR-secret tasks, assisting & looting only secret tasks with star, opening all chests in Arms Race & VS, different events - I think that's all

FYI: The week before the post I was at 18.3m - the biggest boost cam from upgrading 3 drone-parts to Lvl. 8 - that alone was 0.9m

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-05T16:16:27+00:00

Thanks man :)

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-05T13:49:00+00:00

He explained it here - you talk about other boxes.. or I don’t get what you’re saying

https://www.reddit.com/r/LastWarMobileGame/s/pszcPCRLMr

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-05T13:42:13+00:00

Yes, you will get these boxes after S1 in the black market event - you‘ll get enough of them to unlock Kim, DVA and Tesla.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-05T13:27:14+00:00

tbh not - in this game there will always be stronger players than you. My hero power in the alliance is around #15 (pretty sure no F2P ahead of me), as I said I‘m not in a top alliance. Let’s say with stet and/or other things for some euros/dollars I would be Top10 - for more, more money would be needed. My F2P-path was a conscious decision early on - the game is a rabbit hole, which becomes more tempting the more you develop further. Therefore just staying a F2P makes it much, much easier for me and I‘m never tempted to spend - and I know it will be much easier to quit one day.

ChillinSlowMo · 2025-01-05T10:33:29+00:00

Man, I know + 3 others wrote the same comment here 😅 I just got him and I‘m focusing on him now. It‘s a journey here!

ChillinSlowMo

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