VIP

== Introduction to in-game VIP System ==
Tailed Demon Slayer (TDS) is arguably considered as a Free-to-Play (F2P) friendly game due to considerable amount of Gems that can be earned in-game, and CookApps team is quite generous in giving free Gems for certain occasions, in-game events, game update or maintenance which we playfully refer to as "apolo-Gems!".
Aside from Gems, all players (including F2P) will also be able to earn free VIP Points by completing weekly missions -- allowing their VIP privilege level to progress without spending a cent.
Purpose of the VIP system is to improve the "quality of life" in-game but not to, in anyway, degenerate the gaming experience of F2P players.
And so, with that said, here are the ways to earn VIP points and the key features of each VIP level.
===== You will get VIP Points from the following ways: =====
1. First 7-days reward (one-time, 100 points for free)
2. Achieve completion of weekly quests (100 points for free)
3. Every time you purchase stuffs in Shop with real money
 Usually 1 USD = 10 VIP points except Season pass, and various Direct VIP skip offers.
4. Season Pass - Free (monthly)
 Season pass will give you 250 points for free (from missions).
5. Season Pass - Paid (monthly)
 Season pass will give you 1000 points (from missions) for 10 USD. That's 1:100 ratio. 10x from the usual rate.
6. Direct VIP Packages
	The below offers will be available to you once you achieved the minimum VIP level on the offer. Purchase value may differ depending on your current location or country tax regulation.
* VIP 6 -> 8 offer will give you 1100 points for ⁓20 USD (80% discount). That's 1:55 ratio. 5.5x from the usual rate.
* VIP 8 -> 10 offer will give you 1500 points for ⁓30 USD (80% discount). That's 1:50 ratio. 5x from the usual rate.
* VIP 10 -> 11 offer will give you 1000 points for ⁓20 USD (80% discount). That's 1:50 ratio. 5x from the usual rate.
* VIP 11 -> 12 offer will give you 1300 points for ⁓25 USD (80% discount). That's 1:52 ratio. 5.2x from the usual rate.
* VIP 12 -> 13 offer will give you 2000 points for ⁓38 USD (80% discount). That's 1:52.6 ratio. 5.62x from the usual rate.
* VIP 13 -> 14 offer will give you 3000 points for ⁓58 USD (80% discount). That's 1:51.7 ratio. 5.17x from the usual rate.
7. Free from Event/s or event-related purchases (if any, i.e. last Spring Event)
 VIP points required, cumulative cost and key benefits per level
VIP Lvl	Points Required	Total points required	Key VIP Benefits (numbers shown as TOTAL value)
1 	0 	0 	+25 stages/Rush
2 	100 	100 	Offline progress -10 secs/stage
3 	100 	200 	-25% fairy cage purification time
4 	200 	400 	Level 1 tail (Atk +500, Atk +100% multiplier)
5 	300 	700 	Rush Count +1, +3 Mastery Points
6 	400 	1100 	Sweeping Gold Dungeon, Auto-pickup Energy Orbs
7 	500 	1600 	Rush CD -300 secs, x2 daily quest reward
8 	600 	2200 	Level 2 tail (Atk +1000, Atk +200% multiplier)
9 	700 	2900 	Sweeping Gem Dungeon
10 	800 	3700 	+2 Energy Orbs (4 total)
11 	1000 	4700 	REMOVED ADS (infinite Clover buffs), Return prior stage x5%
12 	1300 	6000 	Level 3 tail (Atk +2000, Atk +400% multiplier)
13 	2000 	8000 	Sweeping Equipment Dungeon, Rush Count +2
14 	3000 	11000 	BOSS RUSH, +50 stages/Rush, Offline progress -20 secs/stage
15 	4000 	15000 	Daily fairy exploration +1, x2 weekly quest reward
16 	5000 	20000 	Level 4 tail (Atk +3000, Atk +600% multiplier)
17 	6000 	26000 	Sweeping Scroll Dungeon, Rush CD -600 secs, +6 Mastery Points
18 	7000 	33000 	Fairy from cages +1, Daily fairy exploration +2, Return stage +50
19 	8000 	41000 	+3 Energy Orbs (5 total), Return prior stage x10%
20 	9000 	50000 	Level 5 tail (Atk +4000, Atk +800% multiplier)
Thx to Edenlight, SparK, RyuJin and all contributors
== VIP 11 - No Ads benefit ==
The game is an Ads-based game so it is highly understandable that most "free" features on the game requires players to watch a 30-sec Ads to get the reward (e.g. free clover buffs, additional dungeon attempts, time skips, gems and equipment draw). 
But even without the use of these "free" features, you can progress in this idle game just fine -- those are just like add-on contents after all. 
 As a player myself, I cannot stress enough to say that this game is still "free-to-play" friendly. There is no hard competitions in this game, just a bunch of dudes and dudettes flexing floor/stage achievements on Discord ^^. A 3-day ranking ladder is made available only to new players to earn gems and help catch up to older players. And I hope it stays that way for longer (no hard competitions on this lovely classic idle game).
But, what if you are already passed few weeks in to the game and growing tired of watching ads to get the previously mentioned add-on benefits (or at least foresee it), AND is now willing to spend some cash $$ to improve your gaming experience by removing Ads, BUT not willing to spend so much on buying shop items using money and/or direct VIP packages (balancing time and money). 
Then, the recommended approach is to purchase monthly Season Passes and complete weekly mission. 
Source 	VIP points 	Cost
Season Pass Paid (monthly)	1000 / month	10 USD
Season Pass Free (monthly)	250 / month 	0
Weekly Quests 	400 / month 	0
Total VIP Points earned 	1650 / month	10 USD
 
===To achieve VIP 11: Dolphin way===
	No. of months = VIP Points required / Monthly VIP points earned
- (4700 - 100 (from 7-day reward)) / 1650 = 2.8 or 3 months at most 
- 30 USD (or 25 USD, limited 50% Season Pass on 1st month of new players)
===To achieve VIP 11: F2P way===
 No. of months = VIP Points required / Monthly VIP points earned
 - (4700 - 100 (from 7-day reward)) / 650 = 7.1 or 7 months 1 week at most
These are only sample calculations and both can be a lot shorter whit the ongoing TDS event that lets players gain VIP points (i.e. Spring Event , Bestian Summer Vacance or every monthly events which have been released and cycled numerous times ). 
Thx to RyuJin and Zago.exe