FGO is basically the first gacha I've played much. I started maybe a year ago, and my first few rolls were done with no particular goal in mind. About a month in, I made a fateful decision: I rolled on my first real banner.
Me: *Thinks Evil Cu seems cool. Throws meager pile of 30 quartz in the summon hole*
Golden light shines down from on high. From the void, a card rises. On its glittering back, a knight in a chariot. Triumphant horns blare and explosions detonate gloriously. And then…
Queen Medb: I’m Queen Medb and I am your best and only waifu and I love you forever! What was your name again?
Me: !!!
Now, I knew 5’s were rare, so when I got one a month in, I was like, cool. Any 5 is better than none, even if she's not supposed to be great. I came around to her after a while cause she's effin' funny and has a good look and slaps the hell outta people.
Some months later, one of the guaranteed SSR banners came up and I decided the game had provided me enough entertainment to be worth some skrilla. Besides, Jack and Evil Cu on the same banner? Hell’s yeah.
Me: *shells out cash. Rolls*
Queen Medb: Hi again sweetie! Did you buy all this quartz with real actual money just for me!? Ohh, you shouldn't ha...what was I saying?
Me: ...
I still don’t have a decent single-target assassin.
More time passed and I picked up a few other 5s (2 Squirtgun Arturias and a bonus Beach Martha, hurray!) I saved up for Gramps and didn't get him, rolled another paid gacha for Evil Cu, got Vlad, and was quite disappointed to find that my NP 3 Tamato Cat outperforms him in almost every way. Perhaps that was what led me astray…
A part of my misguided quest for a proper berserker and maybe another Rama or two (love that guy), I rolled on the recent America banner. I knew the risks, just couldn't stop myself. I needed some gacha!
Me: *has the shakes from having not rolled for too long, still upset about the Vlad situation. Throws the current stash (90 sq) into the summon hole*
25 cards of complete trash. Then, some good CEs. And then, on the very last draw…
QUEEN EFFING MEDB: HAHAHAHAHA I can’t believe you rolled on this! You knew what would happen! Now bring your sexy ass over here and pour that quartz all over me!
Me: …………………………………..
*does as bid*
I'm pretty sure this means me and Medb are married now. Well, at least she's got some more buffs on the way.
For reals though, I’m actually pretty happy about it. I’d rather have a fun team and some good stories than a perfect team and nothing else.