Snakespeare
03-06-2012, 06:46 PM
Not a big surprise: level to 5, stash, and delete... but here's the best way, in my opinion. I've been doing it all weekend, and on the bus. It's kind of like farming.
THIS IS FOR NEW PLAYERS WHO ARE STRAPPED FOR CASH
You do not need an available character slot if you have access to two devices. In which case, instead of stashing, meet yourself and do a trade.
Method I (earns more credits)
1. I use an engineer because s/he can use leech and empathy. Commando was definitely too slow and op, though fast, had to pause and wait for health to restore at a rate of 1/s. I just let the turntable pick the gender and name and face and hair.
2. I skip tutorial. The tutorial takes 3:10 but you can get to the same XP number in 2:05 just grinding.
3. I take the first quest. It's another 15 cr, so why not? I complete the level to complete the quest. No side rooms. Yes, open weapons lockers.
4. I LOCK level 2 and take the second question, and clear. It's 15 more cr, plus it breaks up the monotony. Yes, open weapons lockers. No side rooms but the one required room. Strategy on turrets is Run in, run back out and around a corner, slay the ones who chase you, then go back for the turret.
PAUSE for healing - Take the Blackstar Tour (50 cr). After level 2 I am down on health (but still have 25 of each stim). The Blackstar Tour gives XP, credits, and has no risk. Now is also a good time to liquidate all that 1 cr loot.
5. I grind on the free daily elixir. I do not open doors or weapons lockers. I kill 13, remake, kill 13 more, etc. 6 times.
Then when I hit level 5, and still have elixir, I run around opening weapons lockers. No need for more XP as you are about to delete, but the loot is better when you reach level 5.
Now, go to Stash and prepare to delete. DO NOT liquidate anything Class I or Mark I. All L5 gear that is not surplus is worth 150 to 200 cr. Once I got 5 items to sell which, after listing costs, netted me 650 cr. Transfer sellable items, credits, and all stims to stash.
Rinse and Repeat. Elapsed time: about 20 minutes. Total haul: about 225 cr, 25 of each stim, and 300-500 worth of sellable items. Value of 25 of each stim pack = 1300 cr.
Total gain after 3 runs (one hour) = 75 of each stim, enough to buy another 25, and items worth enough to buy another 100 stims.
Method II (faster and simpler, thanks to Drew)
1. Use a commando for area of effect to kill faster. Let turntable assign goofy name, gender, hair and skin color.
2. Skip tutorial
3. Take first quest, grind on the free daily elixir. I do not open doors or weapons lockers. I kill 13, remake, kill 13 more, etc.
PAUSE for healing - same as above. Do the Blackstar Tour whenever you are healing up for extra credits.
4. If free daily runs out (first time mine ran out with 17 xp remaining till 5), just keep grinding. You get half xp at this point so 17, for instance, takes about 3 more runs.
Elapsed time about 8 minutes. Total haul about 150 credits, 25 of each stim, and one or two sellable items.
Method III (just die and get it over with...)
This is the same as II but you do not take the quest, you do not heal, you never pop a chest, you never go to B* until you reach L5. And if you die, don't respawn and run back, create a new instance.
Total haul = about 100 cr and 25 of each stim
____________________
Never be stim-less again!
THIS IS FOR NEW PLAYERS WHO ARE STRAPPED FOR CASH
You do not need an available character slot if you have access to two devices. In which case, instead of stashing, meet yourself and do a trade.
Method I (earns more credits)
1. I use an engineer because s/he can use leech and empathy. Commando was definitely too slow and op, though fast, had to pause and wait for health to restore at a rate of 1/s. I just let the turntable pick the gender and name and face and hair.
2. I skip tutorial. The tutorial takes 3:10 but you can get to the same XP number in 2:05 just grinding.
3. I take the first quest. It's another 15 cr, so why not? I complete the level to complete the quest. No side rooms. Yes, open weapons lockers.
4. I LOCK level 2 and take the second question, and clear. It's 15 more cr, plus it breaks up the monotony. Yes, open weapons lockers. No side rooms but the one required room. Strategy on turrets is Run in, run back out and around a corner, slay the ones who chase you, then go back for the turret.
PAUSE for healing - Take the Blackstar Tour (50 cr). After level 2 I am down on health (but still have 25 of each stim). The Blackstar Tour gives XP, credits, and has no risk. Now is also a good time to liquidate all that 1 cr loot.
5. I grind on the free daily elixir. I do not open doors or weapons lockers. I kill 13, remake, kill 13 more, etc. 6 times.
Then when I hit level 5, and still have elixir, I run around opening weapons lockers. No need for more XP as you are about to delete, but the loot is better when you reach level 5.
Now, go to Stash and prepare to delete. DO NOT liquidate anything Class I or Mark I. All L5 gear that is not surplus is worth 150 to 200 cr. Once I got 5 items to sell which, after listing costs, netted me 650 cr. Transfer sellable items, credits, and all stims to stash.
Rinse and Repeat. Elapsed time: about 20 minutes. Total haul: about 225 cr, 25 of each stim, and 300-500 worth of sellable items. Value of 25 of each stim pack = 1300 cr.
Total gain after 3 runs (one hour) = 75 of each stim, enough to buy another 25, and items worth enough to buy another 100 stims.
Method II (faster and simpler, thanks to Drew)
1. Use a commando for area of effect to kill faster. Let turntable assign goofy name, gender, hair and skin color.
2. Skip tutorial
3. Take first quest, grind on the free daily elixir. I do not open doors or weapons lockers. I kill 13, remake, kill 13 more, etc.
PAUSE for healing - same as above. Do the Blackstar Tour whenever you are healing up for extra credits.
4. If free daily runs out (first time mine ran out with 17 xp remaining till 5), just keep grinding. You get half xp at this point so 17, for instance, takes about 3 more runs.
Elapsed time about 8 minutes. Total haul about 150 credits, 25 of each stim, and one or two sellable items.
Method III (just die and get it over with...)
This is the same as II but you do not take the quest, you do not heal, you never pop a chest, you never go to B* until you reach L5. And if you die, don't respawn and run back, create a new instance.
Total haul = about 100 cr and 25 of each stim
____________________
Never be stim-less again!