Beginner’s Guide to Reverse: 1999

**Chapter 1: Game Summary**
*Reverse: 1999* is a free-to-play time-travel RPG where players, as Vertin, recruit arcanists to fight “Storm” events erasing time. The game loop involves clearing story stages, farming resources in Pneuma Analysis, upgrading arcanists via gacha, and battling in PvE. Players engage in events like Showdown in Chinatown and build teams for endgame content like Mane’s Bulletin.

**Chapter 2: My First 5 Hours**
In your first 5 hours of *Reverse: 1999*, you’ll step into a time-warped world as Vertin, the Timekeeper. The tutorial introduces turn-based combat, guiding you through early story stages in the 1920s, recruiting arcanists like Regulus and Sonetto. You’ll clear missions, earning Clear Drops for gacha pulls to summon characters like APPLe. Spend time in Pneuma Analysis to farm Insight materials, upgrading Regulus’ skills. Experiment with team synergies, pairing Sonetto’s support with Regulus’ DPS. Try the Showdown in Chinatown event (starts Apr. 24, 2025) for growth materials and Roar Jukebox Decibels. Explore the Wilderness to customize your base. Key experiences include triggering your first Ultimate skill and unlocking a 6-star arcanist, setting the stage for strategic team-building and deeper time-travel mysteries.

**Chapter 3: Things People Wish They Knew at the Beginning**
1. **Save Drops for Banners**: Standard pulls have low 6-star rates (1.5%); wait for rate-up banners like Liang Yue’s. 2. **Sequence Pneuma Stages**: Clear Pneuma Analysis in order during Double Analysis for 10% more drops, boosting farming. 3. **Convert Excess Materials**: At Insight level 3, turn 6-star materials into universal fragments to save resources. 4. **Order Event Missions**: Complete Between Rainy Seasons missions sequentially for hidden stamina refills, easing grind. 5. **Join Guilds Early**: Guilds unlock Mane’s Bulletin and event bonuses, speeding up progression.