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

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Usually **1 USD = 10 VIP points** except Season pass, and various Direct VIP skip offers.

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4. **Season Pass - Free** (monthly)

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**Season pass** will give you 250 points for free (from missions).

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5. **Season Pass - Paid** (monthly)

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**Season pass** will give you 1000 points (from missions) for 10 USD. That's **1:100 ratio**. 10x from the usual rate.

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6. **Direct VIP Packages**

* **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**)

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.

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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).

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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**.

 Total VIP Points earned | 1650 / month | 10 USD

### To achieve **VIP 11: Dolphin way**

- (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**

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**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**

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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**