"Safe" DLC sets to open for first playthrough?

[Xbob42]

Not looking to get overpowered or to get any boosts, but so far I'm really not sure which of these costume/title sets are "safe" to open for a first playthrough.

For example, if I have to do something like a certain number of hits in a combo to unlock a title, I'd rather do that, and NOT open a DLC pack that opens that for me. More fun to do it myself, if I can.

But if it's a costume I can't get any other way, I'm good to open that. I opened one of the skits for a split second and noticed it had a ton of character, so I skipped it, I guess those are for late-game.

Any help would be appreciated. I like having extra costumes or titles I can't get by playing, but don't want to rob myself of earning anything that can be found by playing normally.

[Kaldaien]

As long as you never touch the grade shop when you start the game, the most game breaking DLC won't actually apply. So the safe thing to do is leave the grade shop alone. Then you avoid problems of minimum CC+2 and other stuff.

[steven]

Some COSTUME DLC says in the bottom lines of text something like "you can unlock this content later in game". Obviously, don't open these ones, except if you don't care of having the titles before the events.
--> EX : the 100 combos or the suits costumes you can unlock later in game

4 Costumes are bonuses you can't unlock in game (they were bonuses for preordering on PS3 or something like that), check the wiki for this, i don't want to say wrong names. (like " tales of graces f titles wiki" on google)

The GRADE shop DLC : do as you wish, if you want more HP or CC.

The 300 000 galds are ok to open if you don't want to struggle with money. If you want OG feelings, don't open it.

If it's FOOD, like gels, real food or dishes, open it when you want, it's not OPAF

If it's MATERIALS, open it when you want, you will not have the right 2nd material to fuse with until some later chapters.

Th SKITS are just funny bonus things, nothing bad if you open it early i think.