Thanks for being honest and reminding us of the dangers of extending past your means. I know lots of other content creators pretend like money isn’t a thing and ignore these dangers so it’s refreshing to se you talk about it.
@spacejay2677
22 күн бұрын
^^^ yes i watched this all the way through bc it really put things into perspective. luckily i've only spent $20 myself and am enjoying my level of progression. (42M base) hoping to keep the amount i spend at a healthy amount.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
I am so glad to hear. I am no different from the rest of you guys. Heck, my friend's pep talk with me was what led to me filming this video in the first place. I needed help too.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Good for you! Nothing wrong with spending money on a hobby you enjoy, but definitely make sure to spend within your means.
@justifiably_stupid4998
22 күн бұрын
The worst part about buying summoning letters is that having more heroes pressures you to buy more acorns, yellow essenses, etc. Each hero drives its own economy. This is why I stopped summoning celestials. It is like adopting a puppy and finding out you need to pay for it to go to college.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Omg the paying college for the puppy had me rolling lol🤣
@gctacos2107
22 күн бұрын
I would also like to highlight his last statement. You can spend way less and still have the same rewards since it’s divided by top 10 or top 20. You gotta be smart and find a proper balance. Sometimes being first just to be first is not worth it.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Well said. I agree with you 100%.
@Pavfixers
22 күн бұрын
Turtle I love you ❤
@camillegagnon4407
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for discussing this topic. I like your method of evaluating the spending.
@turtlelagzgaming
3 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@jun-5211
11 күн бұрын
I really enjoy the topic in this video and the transparency here, i dont follow you yet but i plan to. Thank you for content like this, you dont have to bash a game to give a reality check to the community. I also enjoy that you do not seem to pretend to be something you are not in these videos, it feels more authentic. Thanks for your content i will be watching more often
@turtlelagzgaming
11 күн бұрын
I appreciate you, thank you 🙏
@cbrudder84
21 күн бұрын
Real shit, once you've set a baseline for where your characters are, all new ones NEED to be at that level to stay competitive. Do NOT fall into the cycle of keeping up. They want this to be a gambling simulator, but you can still have lots of fun without spending! Get in a good and active guild, make friends, talk tech, push new stages with your own teams. There is NO FINISH LINE. Just have fun. If you wanna spend, do it. If you feel like you need to keep up, don't spend a dime. Go buy Rimworld instead, lol. You'll literally never get bored.
@turtlelagzgaming
21 күн бұрын
Great advice, thank you 👍
@ce551029
22 күн бұрын
This is very helpful! I'm in this situation myself. I should go back to this video every time when I want to spend a bigger amount.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
I am glad to hear! Sometimes when we are knee deep, we need someone to watch our back.
@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III
22 күн бұрын
I've already subscribed, but this video would have had me smashing the subscribe button. Finally, some honesty. I get so sick of content creators yelling to get this unit when it's not one of the units they've been pushing for weeks and to get "their" unit it's usually a $100+ dollar investment.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
I feel the same way. Thank you for your support!
@M31-ZERO
22 күн бұрын
This is great advice. I spent quite a bit to get ahead early on and I've been able to slowly climb to top 20 in most modes on my server. I spoke with one of the top 10 players on my server, and it became obvious that I'd have to, at a bare minimum, quadruple my spending to break into the top 10 in short order. The diminishing returns are real and it just didn't make sense for the way I play the game, or my finances, to whale to that level.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
I wish I had elaborated more on the diminishing returns of spending. I touched on it towards the end, but I am glad you emphasized that here.
@BillFay-my9tb
22 күн бұрын
Huge respect to you for making this video man. It's gross that no gacha CC's discuss this, good on yo. You earned my sub
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Thank you Bill!
@Huss898
19 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for the candidness and covering such an important topic! You mentioned you read a book on video games as a hobby, would you be able to share the name of the book please? Also if you know of any researchers/professors in the field of the importance of gaming to help with a healthy mindset?
@turtlelagzgaming
19 күн бұрын
Absolutely! Thanks for listening! It has been a few years, but I will find the name of the book and professors and get back to you on this!
@Huss898
18 күн бұрын
@@turtlelagzgaming that would be great, thank you so much for taking the time to do that!
@iMarcism
22 күн бұрын
Thanks for your honesty and I agree this game is making people spend more than normal and it is only 2 months in the game.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
I appreciate you too!
@Cwildyoutube
22 күн бұрын
I'm close to you, a little less. That being said I have slowed down tremendously and I think it's very important to get this message across. Good video.
@turtlelagzgaming
21 күн бұрын
I am glad to hear this. Better to get this message out there before more ppl spend beyond their means. Thank you for watching!
@jonas4100
22 күн бұрын
appreciate the honesty and looking out for your viewers, turtle.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Thank you Jonas!
@justifiably_stupid4998
22 күн бұрын
Honestly, you saved me from needing to spend my money on Soren. I don't think you necessarily needed to take him to S+ to show that, but you did provide a valuable service to the community.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Thank you my man!
@waylander73uk18
22 күн бұрын
Its gambling so as a non content creator spend what you can afford. I pick up the growth bundle as it seems decent value. Im playing this game, thoroughly enjoying it, and very few console or PC games so ultimately spending less. Great honest breakdown of expenditure.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Excellent point there! I am glad you are enjoying the game without breaking the bank!
@vaidasalonderis5117
15 күн бұрын
Example: i only bought 10 gazettes of both, noble pack, groth pack, welcome pack that costed 3000 crystal and only buying 1.99 pop up packs only for rate up letters. I top 20 in arena and top 30 in dream realm. Almost same as peope who spent thousands.
@turtlelagzgaming
15 күн бұрын
Wow, that is amazing!
@-ANT-69
22 күн бұрын
Thanks turtle. The amount of pop up packs in this new season has been really crazy. I don't even buy from the normal shop now because of it. I'll do something similar to you.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
The pop up packs have definitely gotten out of control. I have skipped so many this new season. Glad to hear you are not falling for them.
@KevinWiggsmuralist
22 күн бұрын
Great video! I have given myself a monthly budget. I’m sticking to it. This is the first game I’ve invested into. My budget works for my game play style. Monthly passes and pop up deals. Debating about the stargazer pop ups. Looking forward to the rewards with the next patch. Greatly appreciate a real video about the investment. Does this mean you’re currently getting a 25% return on your 100% investment? Or a 25% discount with your revenue returns? Starting a business definitely runs the p&l in the beginning. Love that you’re working towards an even wash so you can just keep going. This is such a business video and I’m here for it 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Omg Kevin thank you! Yes, when you put it that way, I am making back 25% of what I have spent. Breaking even would be a great goal, which I think will require me to be more selective of what I purchase in-game moving forwards. I love that you stick to your budget btw!
@theorangecandle
22 күн бұрын
To be honest i deeply regret the money i spent to reach the top level of the server. They early few weeks were full of competition and kind of blinded my brain. Tbh genshin/star rail is so much better since you just play at your own pace. I’ve committed to not spending anymore but seeing my rank slowly fall from top 5 to too 10 to top 20 is sad. Logging in is such a drag at this point. Ive tried getting a refund but no luck so far.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
There are soooo many people in your position who regret their decision, so you are absolutely not alone. What is most important is that you identified the problem and have started to correct course. I can assure you that you are doing the right thing. If you ever need someone to talk to about this, you can reach out to me on discord.
@TheBlackKyle
22 күн бұрын
Oh shit, he’s becoming sentient.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Ahahaha thank you!
@AugustVonpetersborg
22 күн бұрын
At least you can claim it as business expenses on your taxes?
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
I will need to look into this. From my past research in this, It is not as easy or lucrative as it sounds.
@justifiably_stupid4998
22 күн бұрын
I wish tax deductions were 1:1 refunds, but sadly they are not. I'm not fortunate to be in a tax bracket where it pays to know these things, but I would guess it is more like a 10:1 return on losses.
@Kuckii.
22 күн бұрын
Good video and great Message!
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@dentwan
22 күн бұрын
Subscribed for honesty
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@user-dh7rk7jq5e
22 күн бұрын
I am lucky in this regard. Only ever spent $20 on obscure Pokeland Legends once.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
We need to be disciplined like you lol
@user-dh7rk7jq5e
21 күн бұрын
@@turtlelagzgaming if i were to spend, it would be like old mmo money: 50 per original game, 50 per expansion, 15 per month.
@-L1K-
21 күн бұрын
Yea, I spent too much money on games like Genshin and HSR so I’m a bit more careful with other gachas. I feel I still spent a lil too much lately so I’ve been holding back much more. A really good thing to do is to have alt F2P accounts for pulling. That way, I can pull for characters I can’t afford on another account and avoid fomo. I can still play with them and if I end up loving them, I can grab them on main account in a future rerun. It’s been working well for 2 gachas I’ve been playing lately.
@turtlelagzgaming
20 күн бұрын
Running a 2nd gacha account to scratch that summoning itch is a very good strategy, especially if you are targeting different units in different account. Great idea!
@sirken2
21 күн бұрын
spent more then any as well kind of surprised I did but it is what it is ditching weekly packs only hitting bi weekly orbs and monthly 1.2k% pack and likely 800% pop up packs now I'm 20k deep >.> it hurts to say that XD
@turtlelagzgaming
21 күн бұрын
That sounds like a good plan moving forward. We can turn any situation into a positive one if we learn from it and correct course.
@_ress_
22 күн бұрын
On what would you spend 3000 dragon crystals a month? Summons, upgrade mats? Is it even worth to go for stellar crystals with such budget? I have 15 S+
@turtlelagzgaming
21 күн бұрын
Personally, I was buying stargaze bundles, 1200% rate up pop ups, temporal/twilight essences, some pop up epic letter bundles, and the one time character dupe pop ups for key units. Stellar crystals are the most worth, but if you only purchase that, the game will only give you the baby pop ups. This is how they motivate you to spend on something that might not be worth it to you.
@alexanderkorolkov6103
22 күн бұрын
Numbers u showed are not relevant. They do not include all the +% bonuses fro VIP level. I.e. the value of the pack is even smaller.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
True, the variables you pointed out is another way the game camouflages our ability to associate in-game pixels to real currency
@bournelynx8173
18 күн бұрын
Did you quit reverse 1999
@turtlelagzgaming
18 күн бұрын
Yes, I think about two weeks after the Spathodea update I did. I still keep up with the other r99 content creators though. How about you?
@kaizeR__
22 күн бұрын
how arent stargazer bundles not worth? i think they are the most worth. as u calculated, you are skipping MONTHS, purchasing them compared to those that dont. this is huge.
@turtlelagzgaming
22 күн бұрын
Stargazer bundles are more worth than any other pop-up for sure. My point was that each stargazer pack guarantees you 1.333 scarlitas. If you need 14 scarlita copies to get her from zero to sup+, each $100 you spend on a stargaze bundle gets you 9% of a sup+ hypogean/celestial assuming you hit hard pity every time. As someone who has bought every single stargazer bundle to date, I agree with you 100% that they are worth for someone can afford to accelerate our progress this much.
@Apophis3039
21 күн бұрын
Are you on S25?
@turtlelagzgaming
21 күн бұрын
Yes, I am in S25
@Apophis3039
20 күн бұрын
@@turtlelagzgaming Aye me too man, s25 reppin' XD nice informative vids man, thank you for the content. Im Apophis btw :D
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