User blog comment:Koishii~/So I heard something interesting/@comment-212.220.206.50-20131119114805

Those are old news. Lots of people did it during 'Reawaken' (though mostly by PvP, no idea where the drop rate rumor came from, it was precisely the same as the high level one). Zynga cares about us, however, and has already penalized that startegy by nerfing those particular ranges.

In fact, in 'Mysteries' both the drop rate in low chapters and the inclusion rate of gem owners into the battlefield was so low  that most low-level strategies were doomed. People still got into the rankings becasue the overall competition was so abysmally low due to lack of interest, yet never reached the top demon. I've seen a guy with several booster accounts get rank while only reaching slightly above the Clock.

And yes, I was one of those who did it for Ikutachi in ''Reawaken' and started the rumor, but did not do it seriously for Tafel - merely tested waters with a low-level account long enough to reasses drop rates.