Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11179649-20130716000431/@comment-11067648-20130716011245

I think apart from a great ally list, plenty of cubes and decent deck, the most underrated (but vital!) ingredient to make tier 2 is time. You need to dedicate a ton of time to the game - in my experience, near constant play/monitoring while you are awake. That's tough particularly when you work! Day 1 & 2 you can slack off a little bit but once the mid-tier bosses start showing up, you gotta play. If I have a huge day at work I am totally in catchup mode later on and it makes it hard.

Of course your deck, allies, cubes etc are all massively important (as I almost found out this event when I got a little sentimental about my ally list before waking up and refreshing it before it was too late..). But don't underestimate the TIME you need to dedicate to this game. It's a life stealer.