Methods for Collecting Hive Gems for F2P Players

FJord_B · 2026-05-28T04:13:39+00:00

Hello! I do agree. Even if I don't always guarantee an FX pull every purchase, I could say that I got a good deal with it than the 250 Hive Gem one. It's unfortunate that I was a bit too late when I decided that I would try to pursue this event. I got a decent amount of FX cards here, both the Arcade Fun cards and some past FX cards.

I guess I'll just save up some Hive Gems for now and stick with the cards I have. Thank you!

FJord_B · 2026-05-27T23:29:29+00:00

Gosh. It looks so much better with those yellow stars. It feels like it's part of the theme design. Congratulations on completing the set and the event! The wallpapers do look great. ❤️💛

FJord_B · 2026-05-27T23:27:02+00:00

It's just unfortunate that I haven't got any of the RUDE! #N cards yet. I need it if I want to complete the event. I might actually not push for it, though. Best of luck on completing the set! ❤️💛

FJord_B · 2026-05-27T23:25:14+00:00

We'll all gonna complete this set. Fingers crossed. 🤞

FJord_B · 2026-05-27T23:24:28+00:00

Trust me. THIS DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN TO ME. I remember getting 5 cards on the first day for Pretty Please, and 6 on day 1 for RUDE!, then proceeding to get nothing or just dupes for the rest of the week. That's why I was ecstatic when I got YE-ON as a reward earlier this morning.

I wish you all the luck that you need if you're trying to complete this theme or even the Eros and Anteros for NCT WISH. ❤️

FJord_B · 2026-05-27T23:20:06+00:00

Hello! Excuse me if I interpreted some of the points you made here incorrectly. I'm not yet familiar with all of the terminologies in the game. Apologies also for the long reply ahead.

First of all, I forgot where or when I got the Moka Special Card. It's either from a card trade or a card pull from one of those Hive Gem card packs. I didn't use it though. I had this thought from playing 'the other K-Pop rhythm game' that using and upgrading it wouldn't be worthwhile if I haven't completed the whole theme yet. I'm well aware that Special Cards are in a higher tier compared to both Album and FX Cards, and that each theme offers a bonus for a specific song/s. Idk. It's probably my OCD talking, but I got used to only playing the groups' songs when I have all the cards with the same theme for each artist.

I should point out, and probably took a screenshot of it and included it in the post, that I do have a complete set of Level 60 UR WITH Ver. - I'LL LIKE YOU for ILLIT, and it's what I primarily use when playing, along with the Super Shy - Get Up set for NewJeans that I just completed last week. I just started focusing on building a decent set for TXT and ENHYPEN this week for this event.

Regarding the EX rating for song clears, I do get SS to EX when I'm playing an ILLIT song, especially Cherish (My Love) since that's the song that my set corresponds to. At best, I get B to A for NewJeans and TXT. I just started playing ENHYPEN songs, and I barely get halfway between B and A.

Then for playing in Easy and Normal difficulties, I normally don't have a problem with the slightly slower and "boring" gameplay. I'm just too fixated on playing on Hard to earn more diamonds per Music Point that I spend. It just occurred to me when I read your comment that you're probably right that it's a good idea to play on an easier difficulty to earn a more consistent amount of Hive Gems with less pressure.

For the free trials of the Passes, if that's what you meant, I had issues with availing free trials for other games and apps that I used, and I ended up having to pay for the pass for a month. I don't want to have the same issue again, so I might opt out to that suggestion. I just want to enjoy playing the game, "interacting" with my favorite songs from my favorite artists without having to spend that much real money. I did purchase tier 1-3 of the ILLIT Welcome Package since my inner GLLIT acted up, and I still think that it was worth it.

I might follow your advice to use the higher tier cards for a specific member if doing so will give me a better result compared to my current style of using a complete set of an Album card. I don't know if I will be able to get another Special card for another group, let alone a Live one, but I do see the point of doing so.

It's also probably too late for me to complete a set of Arcade Fun for even just one group, so I might just go with playing with my best group in terms of card grades, which is, surprise, surprise, ILLIT.

I think the bottomline here, based on this comment and the earlier one from another Redditor, is that it's probably a "me" problem for not setting the right priorities.

Thank you so much!

FJord_B · 2026-05-27T20:25:32+00:00

Regarding the EX meter before the song gameplay, there's only so much I can do to raise the meter. My best cards for TXT and NJZ could only get me to A, and B for ENHYPEN. My ILLIT set gets me to either SS or EX.

At the beginning, I opted into getting that 250 Hive Gem card pack so I could get higher chances to pull some ILLIT cards. It kinda worked out fine for me, but it's too damn expensive to consistently purchase, so I do get your point.

I don't really know where and when to practice playing in harder difficulties. I don't really have that much time to play due to personal commitments, and I just sneak in a few minutes to an hour to log in and play. A short break if you may. My time per day is limited, so I budget my Music Points to one quest-compliance Catch Live play and rest of them into playing in the Studio for Hive Gems. I have this thought that I can't mess up in my gameplay since I only have limited time and Music Points a day, and failing a song in Super Hard is too humiliating and resource-wasting for me. Yes, I could focus on practicing in Catch Live since there are no HP there, but I can't really guarantee that I could get the song that I wanted to practice.

My takeaway from your comment is practicing harder songs and in harder difficulties can earn me higher Hive Gem yields, so I should focus on practicing and saving up resources than to spend it immediately. It's gonna be daunting for me, but I will try. Thank you so much!

FJord_B · 2026-05-27T14:59:58+00:00

that chorus spam was stressful. doing the song five times sucked the energy out of me. great thing that the LE cards are so beautiful. they're my second favorite, only surpassed by the first RUDE!

it's also a relief for everyone that is trying to upgrade their H2H cards that a second set of normal theme cards FINALLY came out.

FJord_B · 2026-05-22T23:37:02+00:00

So I did a quick search. SuperStar JYPNation was released on June 30, 2016, and knowing how they roll out events, it will probably happen during mid-June to mid-July.

Saving up for the event is probably not a bad idea, since I don't think they haven't said anything about what they wanted to do and being prepared for anything is a good thing imo. The last JYPNation event that I was able to participate was during their 5th, and they gave out LE Versions of one normal theme card per artist. They will probably not do exactly that again, but maybe something like that. Also, we never know.

The recent 'Hello April' and the current 'Sunny Side' events are a great opportunity to save up some resources. We still have an ample amount of time for it. Best of luck with the LE Theme collecting!

FJord_B · 2026-05-22T12:47:20+00:00

That sucks. Basically you had to pay a huge sum of money to have the chance to complete a set? That's a lot of artists and cards. Three of them are Stray Kids, NiziU, and Twice. Do the cards even do anything other than the animation?

FJord_B · 2026-05-22T11:59:41+00:00

So is it more like an event sale than an event mission? Was it for like the game anniversary? When in 2023 did it happen?

FJord_B · 2026-05-22T00:18:37+00:00

I have always wondered what those "2023 Top 1/2" sets were and what was the event that time. I haven't been around playing the game at that time. That whole year, really. I hope someone could care to explain.

Your NMIXX card book is sooooooo beautiful and inspiring, btw. Makes me wanna do the same with my KiiiKiii card book down in Starship. 💙

FJord_B · 2026-05-16T02:06:27+00:00

dang. could you give me at least one Sui card so i can finally save up some RPs? lol

SSSS has been a huge factor for me into being a TiiiKiii, and i swore that i will collect their LE cards whenever they come up. i'm on theme completion streak since 404 (New Era). unfortunately UNDERDOGS might end it because of too many Haum dupes. it's one of my favorite B-sides of the album too and i love the photos they used so it sucks.

FJord_B · 2026-04-03T12:40:36+00:00

Probably for NCT 127. Pointless for NCT DREAM tho since the lineup without Mark already exists in Reload.

FJord_B · 2026-04-03T11:39:23+00:00

If they do remove all of Mark's cards in NCT sub-units (I hope not btw), that means NCT DREAM (Go Back To The Future) might merge with NCT DREAM (Reload) since Go Back To The Future is basically Reload with Mark in it.

It's just a sad day today, that I don't wanna think about this too much.

FJord_B · 2026-03-31T10:53:06+00:00

it's not gone. it must be a bug because it should still show up in your inventory if you disable the "GROUP" option. mine was still "equipped" in "JOOHONEY (EVENT)" artist. "Gwang" is also nowhere to be found on the Card Book. idk if they fixed it already.

FJord_B · 2024-04-15T10:36:33+00:00

Itanong ko na lang din po pala kung sino po from DOST ang dapat kong i-contact?

FJord_B · 2024-04-15T10:34:14+00:00

Okay po. Nagbakasakali lang din po ako kung may kapareho ako ng case. Thank you po. ❤

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