I would really love to have an up-to-date guide that lays out the optimal path of training battle-stats from beginning to end-game. Please comment and correct everything I say that is wrong and add what I am missing.
Here is the rough outline I've gathered reading guides and asking people questions.
0 - 250,000 Each Stat / 400k, 800k each if in 10* AN depending on who you ask (Happy Jump Range)
In this range, your happy stat has a huge impact on your gym gains. To start, rent a private island for an increased base happy. Try to find a spouse you can split rent with. Happy jumps involve saving up energy, boosting your happy stat and training all at once for maximum gains. The standard jump costs around 27 million and requires E-DvDs, a happy booster. For this reason, a 10* Adult Novelties is the best company for training in this stage. Their special doubles the effect of E-DvDs you use. However, directors of those companies will typically not hire you unless you have at least 5-10k endurance and 3-4k manual, even if you offer to pay. The fastest way to meet this requirement is to buy trains.
If you can't get into an AN, a music store is a good alternative. They give a 30% boost to gym progress, another variable of stat gain. While you wait to get into an AN, chocojump or dump energy into gym progress; progress is based on energy spent, not stats gained. I'm not sure which is better. Once you get into that nice 10* AN, happy jump as often as you can afford, keeping your stats balanced and training each stat in the gym that has the highest dots for it.
If in this stage you manage to get your hands on the book, "Ignorance is Bliss", you will quickly train out of happy jump range. If you get it later, it will still provide a significant boost. It removes your happy cap up to the 99k limit. To take full advantage of it, buy a 99k jump using poison mistletoe to steal the seller's happy. Now enjoy a full month of max happy trains!
250k/400k,800k each stat depending on who you ask - (3 Xan + Refill)
No more expensive happy jumps! This is the point where it is no longer worth stacking. Take three xanax a day and a refill and train away. Maintain a balanced stat-spread.
30? Million Each Stat (Specialized Gyms)
Around this point you should have finished unlocking all the gyms and can start thinking about which specialized gyms you want to use. Refer to Baldr's guide on the subject. Basically you need to pay attention to your stats ratio to train in those specialist gyms since they have requirements. Hank's ratio lets you train three stats at specialist gyms and the fourth sits at around 10% of your total training in George's gym. Typically you would focus on one defensive stat and dump the other. Baldr's ratio allows for a more balanced approach, where you train two stats in specialist gyms and train the other two in George's. Ultimately you want to keep balanced stats until 1 billion each, as a commenter has said.
1 Billion Each Stat
This is where you should start thinking about "Stat-Whoring". Pick one defensive stat, either defense or dexterity to focus on. Ditch the other one, keep training strength and speed. In depth guide here.
Trillions
Here you are officially a Big Boy, at least in my mind. I've heard progress here is very much bottlenecked by cash. I know stat enhancers are involved but this stage is a mystery to me
I'm wondering if there are some crimes I should start now because their progress is limited by time instead of nerve. I finished searching for cash and almost done with graffiti. I saw a post where people said you should have card skimming and disposal going all the time, but I don't want to tank my crime experience.
I've got bloodbags done and I just finished sports science. I am focused on getting stronger, what courses should I take next? I was thinking either finish out biology or go for combat training to start grinding weapon xp. What do you think?
I'm wondering what company is best to maximize gym gains once I'm done happy jumping.
People in older threads say the options are restaurant/grocery, gents/ladies strip club, and music store. If I start drinking 16 energy drinks a day I will burn through my cash fast, so I'm thinking restaurant isn't a good option for me. I also heard that stat-whoring range starts around 1 billion each stat, so maybe the strip clubs aren't worth it either. I won't be done unlocking the gyms when I quit happy jumping, so I'm thinking music store is the best until I finish those.
Should I buy this book? I have just enough to get it and still working on getting through happy jump range. I read that you don't want to use that book until you have 50 million dex so I wouldn't use it for a while, but I don't know when I'll get a chance to buy it again. Plus I won't be able to buy another book that comes up in the shop since I barely have enough to buy this one.
I've got bloodbags done and I just finished sports science. I am focused on getting stronger, what courses should I take next? I was thinking either finish out biology or go for combat training to start grinding weapon xp. What do you think?
I got the Lolo 458 and added the described upgrades, should I keep spending points on the car? I'm assuming I just get the best upgrades in each category for speed, acceleration, and tarmac.
I'm wondering what company is best to maximize gym gains once I'm done happy jumping.
People in older threads say the options are restaurant/grocery, gents/ladies strip club, and music store. If I start drinking 16 energy drinks a day I will burn through my cash fast, so I'm thinking restaurant isn't a good option for me. I also heard that stat-whoring range starts around 1 billion each stat, so maybe the strip clubs aren't worth it either. I won't be done unlocking the gyms when I quit happy jumping, so I'm thinking music store is the best until I finish those.
Thanks, I haven't decided whether I want to dex or def whore yet. Im still under 1 million total battlestats. I guess I should pass on this one? Maybe ignorance is bliss will show up soon
Should I buy this book? I have just enough to get it and still working on getting through happy jump range. I read that you don't want to use that book until you have 50 million dex so I wouldn't use it for a while, but I don't know when I'll get a chance to buy it again. Plus I won't be able to buy another book that comes up in the shop since I barely have enough to buy this one.
I've maxed out education and banking and not sure what to points into next. I've heard some people say Life is next most important but I'm not sure. My director says he appreciates EE but doesn't require it.
I'm wondering if there are some crimes I should start now because their progress is limited by time instead of nerve. I finished searching for cash and almost done with graffiti. I saw a post where people said you should have card skimming and disposal going all the time, but I don't want to tank my crime experience.
I'm in an adult novelties company and been jumping. When I can sell a 99k jump I know it's worth it, but what about the times I can't? Should I just do 5 EDVD's instead?