Yea im on floor 7 now. Youll get the manual after the next floor, BUT its only for one character type. You also gain access to a new buster. So...i now have one guy who is level 9 and the rest are still stuck on 5, which is horrendous.
I refuse to spend any real money on the game, so it looks like its gonna be a lot of grinding out busts while waiting for equipment and research updates. It does seem to be a bit more playable now with the 4th buster and some of the weapons upgrades. I tried the 7th floor once, and although it was hard, it didnt seem as insane as the 5th floor was at the time. I have to admit, im kinda hooked, so well see how it goes hah