LMAO I don't mind telling you, believe it or not is has no import with me;
Calendar year 2022, here we are in December and I spent $40 for 4 months of daily gems, after I was depleated in the Krisk event.
Calendar year 2021, $60 total all on daily gem packs from Jan-Jun
Christmas eve 2020 was the last time I spent anything else, $250 on shards and energy. Did get soulguide. Before that I spent here and there till I realized the returns don't add up.
Took me 14 months to get apo, 18 to get Coldheart.
game didnt click for me until after 18 months I pulled my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Maneater on the same day.
my advice: nothing is more important than do unm!
If that makes me a whale... never claimed to be f2p, never felt like a whale