Although Tower Of Fantasy is free to download, it features a gacha system similar to rival game Genshin Impact, which may leave prospective players wondering whether the new game is really free-to-play. Gacha games have remained a contentious topic in the gaming industry, with many calls for stricter age restrictions around microtransactions and loot boxes. One way Tower of Fantasy's gacha system differs from Genshin Impact's is that ToF players roll for the game's Special Order weapons, not its characters. By acquiring higher rarity weapons, Tower of Fantasy players can don the Simulacra, an AI representation of one of the game's characters, associated with the weapon.
Tower of Fantasy is a shared open-world MMORPG that was released on August 11 for PC and mobile devices. Unfortunately for console players the game's developers, Perfect World, have announced that there are currently no plans to release the game on PlayStation or Xbox. Despite this, anime-style MMO Tower of Fantasy had over 3 million players pre-registered ahead of the game's launch. On launch day, Tower of Fantasy shot to the top spot on the App Store's free games list.
Since Tower of Fantasy's release, many players have compared its gacha system to Genshin Impact's. Each banner in Tower of Fantasy requires Nuclei for rolls, with Nuclei coming in three different colors: gold, red, and black. Black Nuclei and Gold Nuclei are common in Tower of Fantasy and can be easily obtained through exploration. On the contrary, Red Nuclei are rare, offered as an event reward or exchanged for using Dark Crystals. Dark Crystals are a currency in Tower of Fantasy, similar to Primogems in Genshin Impact, earned through completing tasks, missions, and achievements.
Tower of Fantasy Is Free To Download But Has A Gacha System
The good news for prospective Tower of Fantasy players is that the game's gacha system seems to be more forgiving than Genshin Impact's so far, with the added benefit of keeping track of the player's rolls as part of its pity system.Tower of Fantasy tracks the number of rolls on each banner and lets players know how close they are to their pity roll - a guaranteed successful roll. Like Genshin Impact, there is a separate pity counter for each color Nucleus. However, one caveat is that there is no pity system or counter for banners that use Black Nuclei in Tower of Fantasy.
Compared to Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy's MMO offering seems to be more generous, giving players ample opportunity to earn Nuclei without spending money. Tower of Fantasy recently gifted players generous rewards to apologize for the long queue wait times on launch day, with some new players waiting up to 25 hours to join a server. While Genshin Impact players may be hesitant to start another gacha game, with the time and money they've already invested, there is no better time to start Tower of Fantasy to benefit from the game's rewards for new players.