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Starting nov 26, there is an mech exp -> g exp conversion event. As you spend mc to convert excess (or whatever) mech variant specific exp to module and general purpose exp, you activate reward tiers (listed on the event page).
Buy spending 1000mc, you get the first few tiers worth of cockpit item bonuses (phoenix gold set), 1 day active premium time (which will help you earn more exp to convert), and 16 cool shot (6?), air strike, and uav consumables.
That's pretty worthwhile.
Thereafter, however, each 1000 mc you spend converting exp nets you 1.1 million cbills.
you can also buy 1.1 million cbills in the in game store for 800 mc.
800 mc is less than 1000 mc (some people may need this pointed out).
Admittedly:
1) you are also converting exp, and that's worth something
2) You need to 'purchase' the intermediate tiers of rewards to get to the last two tiers of rewards.
In response:
1) yes, but unless you really hate grinding g exp (and you get stacking gexp bonuses during that part of the event), it's still a bad deal.
In fact, that deal gets worse because the game store also sells 2.4million cbills for 1600 (which is 1.2million for 800 mc... spending less to get more) and 6.5million cbills for 4000 (1.5million for 800 mc). And subsequent tiers are 2000 mc to gain 1.1 million cbills.
I mean... at a certain point, come on... 6.6 million cbills for 6000 mc, or 6.5 million cbills for 4000 mc.
How much gexp do you really need there? Or, what's your grind annoyance/mc cost worth to you?
2) true. But let's do some more maths.
Pakhet idol: 750 mc
Pyramid warhorn: 750 mc
1 mech bay: 150 mc* (given that the 50% off sale will be running; otherwise 300mc)
1 atlas head standing item: 750 (note, that is not the atlas head ultimate, which is not purchasable)
1kdk head standing item: 750 (likewise; there is no indication whatsoever that either head is the ultimate and I would bet against it being so).
I mean, however much you want those items, it makes a hell of a lot more sense to just buy them for mc...
instead of spending 18,000 mc to get 9.9 million cbills and 2 items (~ 8700 mc worth) or
spending 20,000 mc to get 11 million cbills and 4 items and 1 mech bay (~11,150 mc worth).
Even if you discount the first 1000mc i suggested, that's still 17,000 and 19,000 mc for about half the value in mc (which, again and admittedly, is essentially setting the value of exp conversion at that high of a level as 0).
I honestly couldn't see that being at all worthwhile UNLESS:
1) You have an incredible hunger for gexp that cannot be satiated through normal gameplay and time, by any means.
2) The much mentioned, little known, upcoming skill and module overhaul makes general exp MUCH more valuable and necessary in HUGE amounts (i mean, 1 million gexp?)
So, make that decision for yourself, but me I can't see it being worthwhile... not unless that table changes drastically (i have 800k - 900k of excess I could convert... 1million if i include non elited amounts)
Edited by Jingseng, 22 November 2016 - 12:54 AM.
