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[John Stryker]

Ok so after a few weeks of playing I have accumulated a small mechsub of atlas, jenner, hunchback, griffin and timberwolf. I have 2 spare mechbays and have been buying modules to buff my fatlas. Is it recommended to try to elite a mech type or module up my existing mechs?

[Ryokens leap]

Master your chosen chassis out, you will be surprised how much better it performs.

[TercieI]

ELITE ELITE ELITE

It makes much more difference to a mech's performance than modules.

[Modo44]

Eliting is crucial. If you really like a chassis, you will love it when elited. Do not use GXP unless you have literally all modules unlocked.

As for modules, all you need is one of seismic sensor and radar deprivation. The others are much less powerful, and definitely not something to jump on quickly. You want to move modules between mechs instead of buying one for every mech.

[Aethelred Kell]

While I agree that some of the other modules are less "Powerful" if you want to do Community Warfare getting 1 of each is not enough (I am beginning to find this out myself after about a month of playing). You will need several of each because you can't swap them during a drop of 4 mechs.

[Leone]

Modules can increase weapon range or cooldown. Eliting a mech can increase heat capacity, torso twisting, move speed and cooldown.

Modules are nice, Eliting is better. if you want more mechbays, I'd suggest a whirl wind tour of the sphere via CW. Grab those rank 2 mechbays and get eliting.

~Leone, Raid Leader of the Crimson Hand.

Edited by Leone, 03 June 2015 - 10:33 AM.

[Jody Von Jedi]

Can't emphasize Elite enough.

You'll be so happy you did when you unlock all those efficiencies on that Atlas. It will handle better than a stock Heavy in some cases.

[jss78]

I've preferred to do both -- go all the way to master unlock ASAP, and also get modules. It's not like you have to choose one or the other anyway, as skills are unlocked with XP and modules take GXP/c-bills. I just prefer to have a few fully tricked out mechs instead of lots of halfway there mechs.

That's if I like the mech anyway -- if I don't, I'll just level it enough to allow tricking out the other variants.

I like to also get weapon modules ASAP, and especially if I'm "boating" a single weapon type. In that situation the range module can mean 2-3 points extra damage per volley, if you're firing at more than half the max range, which does feel substantial to me.

[STEF_]

Elite.
Although you should always drop with a seismic, though.

[Barkem Squirrel]

After finishing the elite skills a mech seem like a new mech with double the basics.

That being said, you have to basic at least three mechs of the same chassis, but you only need to elite three mechs in the weight class for mastering.

Forget about the modules for now. They help, but finishing the elite skills is more important. You can sink 18 million just in mech modules and kit out an atlas for less. I have spent more C-bills on modules than mechs and I have over 130 mechs.

[Spike Brave]

I was a bit confused by this post as these aren't mutually exclusive. You can gain experience points while saving your c-bills to purchase modules. Then it occurred to to me that you may be spending your gxp to level mechs rather than purchase module unlocks. If that is the case I'd recommend that you only use the general experience points for module unlocks until you have you have the modules that you need. Gxp are earned at a tenth of the rate of xp making to much slower to accrue. Because it takes so much longer to earn, I believe it's a better time investment to spend gxp on modules until you have what you need unlocked.

[Rogue Jedi]

as the others have said concentrate on eliting your Mechs before worrying too much about modules,

2 Modules are likely to cost the same as purchasing and outfitting a Mech and the doubled basic skills significantly improve your Mechs performance,

so I advise you decide on a Mech, get another, perform the upgrades (DHS, Endo ect) then you can probably borrow parts from your other Mechs to give it the weapon loadout and engine you want, after this you can strip the second Mech ^{(or even sell it but you do not get much back from selling a Mech)} and purchase/outfit the third

[Tim East]

Spend GXP on Modules only.

You can use unlocked and purchased modules on mechs that aren't basic'd yet, so they can help with the grind if you're willing to take the time to swap them out of your mastered mechs and back again when it's stomping time.

Elite skills are worth more than modules, but you can earn mech XP fast enough that using GXP on them is a total waste. Just grind out elite skills and modules at the same time. Easy as that.

Also, do mech modules first, and consumable improvements second. Weapon modules give a very minor bonus for the amount you pay for them, and should only be used on mechs that are already awesome, and capable of boating whatever weapon the module buffs, and even then not until you have literally everything else unlocked for the mech.

[SnagaDance]

Spike Brave, on 03 June 2015 - 03:04 PM, said:

I was a bit confused by this post as these aren't mutually exclusive. You can gain experience points while saving your c-bills to purchase modules.

The way I read it the choice is actually between spending C-bills on Modules or C-bills on other mech variants.

[Nightmare1]

Elite the Mech. That will far surpass anything modules can do for you.

Not only does Eliting provide you with valuable skills such as Fast Fire and Speed Tweak, but it also doubles the values for all your Basic Skills already unlocked.

[Havyek]

In case no one has mentioned it yet, eliting the 'Mech will provide vastly superior rewards to what any module can give you.

Modules are gravy, eliting is the mashed potatoes.

[John Stryker]

Thanks guys. Ok last night i bought 3000 mc points and bought a hbk-4g and J for 2995mc to work my hbks up while i save c-bills for more atlasas. I figure it saved me about 15 hours of grinding

Edited by John Stryker, 04 June 2015 - 08:51 AM.