Haha didn't reply coz I didn't know the thread will revive again

I played since Dec last year iirc, during xmas event.
For each chapter they will drop higher T gear, use those and +20 at least. Not necessary to awaken imo. Later on at level 71 you can start joining Black Dragon raids to get BD gear. Right now T8 is damn hard to farm coz it's very RNGish.
Usually 2* people will use for healer/tank, 3* for sub dps and 5* for main dps. Jane is one of the best magic tanks imo coz of her instant magic amp ability, unlike Sonia which needs time to build up, though on her downside her DPS is meh. But tank should be able to tank, DPS is just a bonus imo.
Most importantly need to decide what team you wanna build (magic/physical).
Jane UW adds to her survivability, not sure if it's a necessity but some don't use. As for her UT, if you intend to use her in your main magic team, her UT3 is a must.
Annette can solo heal for the team, and provides a lot of magic amp as well.
Clause can use to clear difficult content, personally I only use him for BD now though... He's more for survivability purpose.
I usually don't buy hero unless I wait for a few days and the hero doesn't appear in Inn.
Kaulah kind of meh now with all the new heroes. I'm still using him now coz Annette die easily in Protianus

But in future I will replace him with Juno for physical 8man. Gonna be a looooong journey. Laias is useful if your character uses a lot of mana frequently e.g. Epis. Otherwise Annette is enough for healing lol.
I gave up on chapter 8.