User blog comment:CoffeeTea/When to Level to 81/@comment-18006806-20131117043958

Okay. For me, the first event I joined was Tanabata. At that moment, my level, I believed it was about 40+. But I couldn't get Bisque doll. But the event was a big success for me, because I got Shotaro, even though I am free player. My first tower sealstone daemon was King of Fighter when my level passed 81+.

If you're a free player, don't bother about SG, because free player don't like it. Gem finding ratio is very low. I played through 3 SG event and I was attacked about 10 ten times in total for all of them.

So, in conclusion, you can level up in CQ, Tower and SG. If you level up in EG, you'll see your ds dramatically drop down in no time.