Zenless Zone Zero - Understanding ZZZ F2p Friendliness

Zenless zone zero is a gacha game. A genre known for its micro transactions and pay to win structure, the best way to decide if something’s f2p is to look at their banner rates and available pulls so here’s a breakdown of the gacha and 1.0 freebies as of CBT3.

Last Updated: 11/7/2024

The Gacha 

Zenless’ gacha consists of 4 banners with 3 separate attainability rates. The character banners operate with a 50/50 (50% chance of getting the character you want if you lose the next character is guaranteed), 90 pity and 75 soft pity. The weapon banner operates on a 75/25 with 80 pity and 65 soft pity. The bangboo banner has a 100% guarantee and a S-rank selection of your choice, with 80 pity and 65 soft pity. The currency on the bangboo banner (boopons) only being obtainable through playing the game.

S-rank selector

When it comes to pull currency players need not worry about spending, f2p players are welcomed with a discounted banner and a guaranteed S-rank at 50 pulls, 80 pulls worth of freebies on the character banners in the first week for logging in and the standard banner features a free S-rank selector at 300 pulls. Each character has a demo available that gives 20 polychrome per character.

Freebies

ZZZ isn’t lacking in free characters either A-rank agents Nicole, Billy, Anby, Corin, sokaku, and Ben are all given for free for completing different quests and activities.

What activities should be done to obtain the free characters?

- Nicole, Anby and Billy are all starter characters given to players during the prologue

- Corin is free from pre registration rewards and will appear in the mail when you start

- Ben is given when chapter 2 of the story is completed

- Sokaku is free with the completion of the 3rd stage in shiyu defense

Along with the agents, A-rank W-engines Starlight Engine Replica, Demara Battery Mark II and The A-rank Bagboo are also given for free with the completion of certain quests.

180 FREE PULLS for F2p Players

Zenless zone zero is giving away 180 free pulls through

- Preregistration rewards, 30,000 Dennys, 20 standard tapes, 5 boopons, and a free Corin

- Cunning generosity, 10 free standard pulls given when the event tab is unlocked from July 4th - August 13th

- New city visitor's passport, 10 free Encrypted master tapes given over a period of 7 days. July 4th - August 13th

- Sixth street giveaway, 10 free Encrypted master tapes given over a period of 7 days. July 11th - August 13th

- “Eh-nah” into your lap, 10 free boopons given over a period of 7 days. July 24th - August 13th

- Road to proxy greatness, a level up event with rewards

•   Inter-knot lvl 5, 10 master tape (standard rolls) and 10 boopons
•   Inter-knot lvl 15, 10 master tape and 10 boopons
•   Inter-knot lvl 20, 10 master tape and 15 boopons
•   Inter-knot lvl 25, 10 master tape and 10 boopons
•   Inter-knot lvl 30, 1,600 polychromes and 20 boopons

-10 free pulls to celebrate 50 million downloads

Redemption codes for extra goodies

- CATCHABOO: 30 polychromes 

- USNC9SB4499R 

- NB6D9SB4MPSZ: Crystallized planting agents 

- KANURBT5MQ8D: 40 polychrome 

- 4BPDRBT459RH 

- NS6U9TTLM6AV

Low spenders

Although not technically free to play we can’t forget the low spenders who have an abundance of good options like Inter-knot membership: 1 month of 90 polychromes per day for 5$.

Eridu welcome Gift: 1 free A-rank weapon and a free standard and limited pull for 1 dollar.

It has been calculated that as of 1.0 players will be able to make about 300-350 pulls 1.0 without spending any money. Overall, f2p friendliness is an opinion so take this information and form your own, no matter what you think the amount of resources the game gives for free is undeniable.