Yeah, I loved the story (and Bronya). This is my problem haha but it just feels so bad when I know a new character I got is a fraction of how powerful they can be because I don't have their eidolons or light cone.

do youean f2p friendly? Azur Lane and Brown Dust 2 are probably the most f2p friendly games I've played recently. But they're also very "cultured" so I'm not sure whether you're into games like that. I've played Girls Frontline 1 a few years ago and the gacha is also very generous. But I haven't played in 2 years so I'm not sure whether anything has changed but I doubt it will. Airship Knights is an idle game and it's very f2p friendly. Dupes are kind of the point of the game but it makes up for it by making gacha currency very easy to obtain from dailies, weeklies, events, etc. Fortress Saga too. You have to note that these two games have ads, so it's best to avoid them if you don't like ads or don't want to pay for ad-free.