As an old rule, let's talk about the conclusion first: No matter how high the combat power is in this game, it's better to invest resources in the right place. I played two rounds of closed beta and open beta, and I am in the top 50 in the same region. I have gone through more pitfalls than you have walked. If you don't want to correct the situation today, I will directly draw up a preliminary resource plan for you. Follow it and you will save at least half a month of detours.
Let's talk about professions first. There is no absolute strength or weakness among the five sects, but the comfort level in the early stage is very different. If you want to clear up wasteland alone and don't like to form a team and wait for a long time, your first choice is Ling Yun, a long-range sword repairer, with long hands and stable output, and a lot of space for playing dungeons. Baicao is positioned as a nanny, and her output in the early stage is low, but if your fixed team is short of treatment, Baicao is your father, and people will ask you to form a team wherever you go. Miaoyin and Dian Cang, one is more focused on magic bursts, and the other is more physical combos. The operation requirements are higher, so those with weak skills should choose carefully. As for Tianmen, it is a typical main tank and a must-have in the later stage of the raid, but you have to tolerate the slowness of killing monsters in the early stage. My suggestion is that for first-time party or civilian players, Lingyun has the smoothest start, and then consider whether to change careers in the mid-term.
Then comes the part that is most likely to suffer hidden losses: what to buy and what to hoard with daily resources. Among the tasks that must be done every day in the game, the experience reward of subduing demons is the highest, but many people don't know that it decays cumulatively based on the number of times, which means that after you complete 30 times, your income will drop off a cliff, so you should stop after completing 90 times every day. Keep the more times and try again the next day. Don't get stuck. Gang missions are filled every day. Contribution coins are given priority to exchange for gems and inscriptions. Don't buy those fragments of zodiac avatars. They will still take up space if you don't use them in the early stage.
Speaking of spiritual pets, there are many types, but there are only a few that are really worth spending resources on. If you get the Red Flame Beast with the sharp prefix or the Blue Water Qilin with its own group attack this week, just practice it to level 40 without hesitation. On the contrary, for tigers and wild boars, even if they have a high score, don't waste animal food. You can replace them with the finished products later, and keep the training pills for the main players to pet. There is also a little data. The attack coefficient of a spiritual pet depends on the pet's qualifications. With the same investment, the gap between S level and A level is more than 15%, so don't practice half-hearted qualifications.
Let's focus on fashion dyeing and weapon transmogrification. Many novices get attracted to them as soon as they see the ability to customize color matching and spend all the dye. In fact, dyeing in the early stage does not add combat power, and weapon transmogrification is what really affects actual combat. Red-quality transmogrifications bring an additional weapon skill bonus, such as Ling Yun's red-quality transmogrification plus armor penetration. This can widen the output gap significantly when fighting team bosses. Therefore, dyes can be hoarded and used for free at other events. Transformation stones are the priority resources to invest in.
Finally, let's talk about the gang war and marriage system, which are a bit easy to overlook. The cross-server gang war is a place where you can get merit for free every week. If you sneak in and touch the flag, you will be rewarded for your contribution. Don't be too troublesome. There are orange jewelry fragments in the merit store. If you replace them in the long term, it will be the most stable source of orange equipment in the early stage. At first glance, getting married seems like a casual game, but there is a 5% experience bonus for teaming up with Taoist couples, and there is an independent drop pool for two-person hunting, so even if you are a lone wolf, it is recommended to find a military marriage AFK, as the benefits are real.
That's pretty much it. The core idea is one sentence: In the early stage of the game, it is not about explosive speed, but about resource retention rate. If you waste less resources, you can have a whole set of more formed equipment than others in the mid-term. If you have any questions about sect matching, post the sect occupation in the comment area and I will reply.