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It's easy to learn and get a hang of this game I don't know what genre it is to be honest kind of a mix of turn based rpg, 3rd person strategy rpg, similar to raid shadow legends or clone evolution, but different enough that it doesn't feel like an exact copy. The ui is easy to understand game play is intuitive and there are tutorials that are super helpful.
So you need to gain acount levels(Team level and in game) to increase your character levels it's not hard to do, and with every account level you unlock a new feature or mode (like if you reach lv7 you unlock a game mode and you can level your characters up to lv7) you progress in the game is determined by your level. You can up your level playing story mode, complete missions, and playing treasure hunt and raid. In one way or another or another every game mode helps with leveling up your heroes and their skills.
The STORY and side stories are interesting and keep you engaged, the game overall is challenging but not so challenging that you get frustrated.
Not pay to win.
(no real down sides I'm not sure but I think it's still in beta so it's really global so you need to use a vpn)
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