User blog:RaySchechter/Thoughts on the Monkey King Promo

The Monkey King is arguably one of the best Generals in the game. His ability makes him useful in Guild Battles, Quests and as a Monster Hunting General.

There are currently two ways to obtain the Monkey King, the Monkey King Promo and as a pull from the Legendary General Chest, available as a prize on the Meteorite Event.

This blog post is going to only focus on the Monkey King Promo.

To get the Monkey King, you need to cumulatively buy 650 Favor Points (FPs) over the course of the promotion event. You can purchase 650 FPs from the Oracle for $90.00, which is the cheapest way. That's right - you can purchase 1 copy of the Monkey King for $90.00!

In additon, the Monkey King Promo includes a Promotion Orb when you reach 900 cumulative FPs over the course of the promotion. To get up to 900 FPs, you will need to purchase an addtional 250 FPs. You can purchase 300 FPs for $45.00, which is the cheapest way.

That's $135.00 for both the Monkey King and the Promotional Orb!

Cost Analysis on obtaining just the Monkey King: Promotions | Promos |  Cost 1 Star     |    1   |   $90 2 Star     |    2   |  $180 3 Star     |    4   |  $360 4 Star     |    7   |  $630 5 Star     |   12   | $1080 6 Star     |   20   | $1800 7 Star     |   33   | $2970 8 Star     |   54   | $4860

Cost Analysis on obtaining the Monkey King and using the Promotional Orb to promote the Monkey King: Promotions | Promos |  Cost | Savings 2 Star     |    1   |  $135 |     $45 3 Star     |    2   |  $270 |     $90 4 Star     |    4   |  $540 |     $90 5 Star     |    6   |  $810 |    $270 6 Star     |   10   | $1350 |    $450 7 Star     |   17   | $2295 |    $675 8 Star     |   27   | $3645 |   $1215

As a Free to Play (FTP) player, this is one General that I will probably never be able to obtain.