rebecca watson
Universal Allies Inc.
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Posted - 2013.01.07 00:50:00 -
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Dude, with the Merc pack available, I am totally happy with the $ vs. enjoyment factor.
Over the 4 or 5 months I've been playing I've spent $80 on 4 merc packs. The longer I've been playing, the longer I go before needing boosters or Aurum in general.
I run two characters, even though I bought a merc pack for a third (heavy char.) that I don't play right now.
I trade off when/if i get close to the sp cap. This allows me to spread the active boosters out a little more.
I got sh*t to do in real life.
I appreciate the boosters and spending a little $ to maximize the time I spend in game.
With the reset, and re-allocation of Aurum and items, I will NOT need to spend any $ in the game for a LONG time....
Merc pack $20.
40,000 Aurum
+30 day active booster- only equivalent would be 4x 7-day active boosters, for a total of 28,000 aurum
+'Dragonfly' scout suit, the 'valor' scout equivalent is 12,800 aurum
+'toxin' SMG, better than the militia SMG with 15 vs 20 cpu, 3 vs 5 pg, 80 round clip vs 64, and 3 second reload vs 3.5 for militia. The militia SMG bpo is 30 aurum, idk what you wanna value the toxin at, but I'd drop a few k on it imho.
Total:
80,830 Aurum
-not including the other items, some of them very useful.
now with your first merc pack, you wanna drop 12,800 on an assualt or logi bpo if you didnt already score one in an event.
That leaves you with 27,200 aurum, two dropsuit bpo's and a nice sidearm bpo, 30 days active booster.
Every bpo you spend aurum on, leaves you more bang for your buck in the future.
Dont buy named aurum items, save it for bpo's and boosters. Eventually as your SP and BPO's accumulate, you will need less and less aurum, and the need to spend $ will drop off. |
rebecca watson
Universal Allies Inc.
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Posted - 2013.01.07 04:37:00 -
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The named AUR items are good for advanced fits that need a certain module with reduced pg or cpu requirements. So yes, there is a use for AUR items.
As for passive boosters, i do use them, but not 4 per month, usually 2 per month, across characters as well. Helps me because i am a 'casual' player.
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