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[Blak Army Knight]

Hi all !
I would like to ask your help ! Im thinking about to get a Hero mech to farm Cbills and dont know what would be de most novice pilot frielndly farmer mech ...can u help me ? ...i have only 2 Hunchback at this moment and i started the game about 3 weeks ago ...i love my 4G and 4J but they just dont bring more than 120-130k if i can win ...its not bad but i wanna get a new Heavy or assault and all i want is more than 12+ mill ...can u help ? im fairly good Medium pilot , terrible light except Raven and have very little experience in Heavy and assault

[Raubwurst]

I thought about the Top Dog (Thunderbolt Hero), but have no experience with it. He seems like he could do quite good

[DrnkJawa]

Eh suck it up or get premium time, besides a properly utlized 4J is pretty much a sure moneymaker in Tier 4. All in all money is slow in this game unless you buy it for MC.

[Torezu]

DrnkJawa, on 29 September 2015 - 10:53 AM, said:

Eh suck it up or get premium time, besides a properly utlized 4J is pretty much a sure moneymaker in Tier 4. All in all money is slow in this game unless you buy it for MC.

Having Elites/Mastery makes it much easier to make money. I'd say if you're certain you want a hero, grab a Grid Iron. It'll have the added benefit of letting you skill up the 2 HBKs you have. Though if you think you might just grab a 3rd HBK (say a 4P), maybe get a mastery pack of a different mech, something of a new weight class perhaps.

[z MadButcher z]

Mastery is worth it, grab the Grid Iron so you can elite out all your other hunchbacks. The Grid Iron is a great Gauss/Med Pulse medium so you shouldn't be disappointed.

[bayoucowboy]

I also would recommend premium time over hero mechs for more cbills. It will help in all cbill AND xp earning, letting you get your "elite" level ups finished. The mechs play alot better with the speed tweak and X2 basics from finishing all 4 "elites". That said, if you want to buy a hero, the Grid Iron hunchie is not a bad choice and has other benefits that Torezu pointed out.

Another alternative right now would be to purchase the smallest MC pack ($7 US) and that will get you the 2015 loyalty mech for MC purchases (a Cicada that will have a 30% cbill bonus) on 10/6.

Finally, there are Hero mech sales a few times a year that can save you up to 50% on hero mechs. I think there should be one close to Halloween (was last year).

PS - here's a well written article on cbill/mc/$$ earning/spending in MWO

http://metamechs.com...ng-c-bills-mwo/

[Blak Army Knight]

I alredy elited my 4G and only one perk left from my 4J to get it to Elite ...i had a 4P but it wasnt that good as my 4G ..i couldnt get over 200 dmg with it ....i sold it ....but maybe i will get it back after i bought my Ebon Jaguar A or B ...first i get one of that and then i start collecting to get 4P back

[Urek Mazino]

There are a few key ways to make cbills:

• Use multiple mechs, as soon as you die in a match, exit and hop into your next mech.
  
• Don't use consumables in matches as they almost never make back the money they cost
  
• Play CW with a group of 12 (use your faction TS or major Unit's in that faction's ts.
  
• Cw will net you currently around 185k for a victory, Plus the actual match rewards. on a good match, you should be getting 500k cbills.
  
• That cw total is around 680k per match, To reduce wait times you have to have a 12-premade
  
• Hero mechs: the Huggin is an srm monster. Oxide is not bad either for farming

Do events, those little bonuses help.

Edited by Urek Mazino, 29 September 2015 - 11:28 AM.

[bayoucowboy]

Selling your mechs before you complete the "elite" level ups will burn through cbills. You have to rebuy double hs, and endo/ferro each time you buy them.

Also - if you haven't done the new player academy yet, finishing it will get you a few million cbills easy.

[Blak Army Knight]

I alredy did the academy ..and i didnt have any upgrade on my 4P ...i cant win in CW ..we alwas getting smashed by -MS- ...our team dont even use voice chat ..and im not experienced enough to lead a team ...so my CW stat is horrible ...others too btw ...im still learning but we cant do anything against a horde of Warhawks and Timberwolfs and Ebon jaguars ...

[bayoucowboy]

The grind is painful in MWO, but it's always a $$ vs time issue (ie spend the $$ to save the time)

My advice would be to stay away from CW at this point - to win, you need fully mastered and upgraded mechs, and/or highly skilled, coordinated teams. Don't feel bad about getting smashed by MS, even "good" IS teams have a challenge fighting clan mechs.

Also - upgrading your mechs is going to improve your damage (and earning) potential. Double HS are almost mandatory on mechs, and I tend to choose endo over ferro to "free up" additional tonnage. Gives you more shots before shutting down or lets you bring harder hitting or more weapons (pulse vs "regular" lasers)

[Not A Real RAbbi]

Best advice above, and I will reiterate:

BUY THE HUNCHBACK MASTERY PACK. Grid Iron is a solid medium mech, and having a third HBK will benefit. The Grid Iron, being a HERO mech, will bring the C-Bill bonus and XP bonus. And there's a Champion mech in there, too, for even MORE C-Bill farming.

Premium Time is a solid investment if you're looking to maximize your C-Bill and XP earnings. It helps, especially on top of a HERO mech's bonuses.

And then there are contests/challenges. Like the one going on right now. That's 50,000 C-Bills per qualifying match, up to 20 qualifying matches per weight class, just in the 12v12 queues. I'm looking forward to that extra paycheck myself, to help buy my next module.

"JUST DO IT!" - (the dork from the Transformers movie)

[bad arcade kitty]

Spheroid, on 29 September 2015 - 05:57 PM, said:

just get the Marauder pack (before tomorrow!) and you get 6.5 million c-bills and 30 days premium.

on 1st december :^)

also op, if you want to spend money, note that buying any mech from the is or clans invasion/resistance packs a la carte gives you a 30% c-bill version of it, for clan mechs it's prime, for is mechs it depends, they are marked with (i) or ®

so, if you want to have a 30% c-bills timber wolf or stormcrow it will cost you 55$ for 3 chassis one of which will have that bonus, for is resistance mechs like, for instance, grasshopper it will cost you 35$ for the same 3 chassis one of which will be ® one

if you want a light with that buff, buying the lowest tier package is cheaper than a la carte

[InspectorG]

Blak Army Knight, on 29 September 2015 - 10:28 AM, said:

Hi all !
I would like to ask your help ! Im thinking about to get a Hero mech to farm Cbills and dont know what would be de most novice pilot frielndly farmer mech ...can u help me ? ...i have only 2 Hunchback at this moment and i started the game about 3 weeks ago ...i love my 4G and 4J but they just dont bring more than 120-130k if i can win ...its not bad but i wanna get a new Heavy or assault and all i want is more than 12+ mill ...can u help ? im fairly good Medium pilot , terrible light except Raven and have very little experience in Heavy and assault

Get the Hunchback Mastery Pack, use the Grid Iron + Premium time. Sell off any redundant Hunchbacks. Should get you lots of Cbills.