Hot take: Stop treating every new Esper as mandatory if you're not pushing the hardest content
I feel like the community and even the game's UI train us to panic-pull, treating every banner like life or death. I'm a college student and Dislyte is my unwind between classes. I enjoy the story and event vibes way more than sweating over every optimization.
When a new unit drops the discussion immediately splits into 'must have' or 'skip' like there is only one right answer. That makes people feel behind, burn resources, and turn the game into a checklist.
My take: most accounts would be happier focusing on a small core roster and only pulling when a kit actually solves a problem you personally keep running into. Not because "this unit is good in a mode I barely touch" or because someone says it's "future proof." If you can already clear event stages, your basic dailies, and the weekly stuff you enjoy, you are allowed to skip.
Also, building fewer espers makes the story land for me. I finish the event stages, then read the story in one sitting like a visual novel, and I do not want that experience interrupted because I'm farming another ascension set for the new shiny.
Where do you draw the line? Do you pull for collection, account strength, or only when you are stuck?