▁party ▁has ▁strict ▁requirements ▁in ▁this ▁mode ; ▁characters ▁have ▁assigned ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁soul ▁breaks , ▁and ▁guest ▁characters ▁have ▁a ▁pre defined ▁level . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁are ▁grouped ▁into ▁families ▁that ▁determine ▁if ▁a ▁character ▁can ▁use ▁them . ▁Each ▁character ▁has ▁access ▁to ▁certain ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁equipment , ▁with ▁only ▁Ty ro ▁having ▁access ▁to ▁nearly ▁all ▁equipment ▁and ▁ab ilities . ▁The ▁ab ilities ▁that ▁characters ▁can ▁use ▁are ▁limited ▁to ▁specific ▁r ar ity ▁ce il ings , ▁whereas ▁characters ▁are ▁granted ▁access ▁to ▁weapons ▁families ▁that ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁equip ▁any ▁r ar ity ▁of ▁weapon ▁in ▁the ▁family . ▁Equ ip ment ▁may ▁grant ▁characters ▁temporary ▁or ▁permanent ▁access ▁to ▁soul ▁break ▁or ▁mater ia . ▁ ▁Each ▁character ▁may ▁equip ▁one ▁weapon , ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁arm or , ▁ ▁one ▁access ory , ▁and ▁two ▁ab ilities ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁We ap ons ▁and ▁arm or ▁may ▁be ▁le ve led ▁up ▁via ▁various ▁ref in ement ▁processes ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁C id . ▁C id ▁also ▁synth es izes ▁and ▁impro ves ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁g il ▁and ▁or bs ▁( ). ▁ ▁Mon et ization ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁free ▁to ▁play , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁money ▁c ash ▁shop ▁where ▁g ems ▁( in ▁Japanese : ▁) ▁can ▁be ▁purchased . ▁G ems ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁gem - specific ▁de