Obtaining Resources

There are many resources in this game, and many sinks to spend those resources on. Everyone need to be thoughtful about obtaining and prudently using resources, especially Free-to-Play players. Here are some guidelines to get the most our of your limited resources:

* Don't worry about Credits and Blueprints, those are relatively plentiful. The bottleneck that would dictate your progress is A-Coins.
* As a new player you shouldn't upgrade anything. Focus on unlocking Gear Hub tiers and you'll end up with gradually more powerful mechs and weapons. Once you get closer to mid or end game you'll have better understanding of what gear is worth upgrading.
* You should only spend resources when an event compensates you for it. Remember: as your hanger becomes more powerful the game gets harder. You should be compensated for getting powerful gear that make your life more difficult.

## Base Currency Daily/Weekly Income

The following recurring daily and weekly rewards provide a reliable source of resources:

Ads can almost double the weekly Credits income (in addition to the 1,554 blueprints per week they offer), so it is common for PC players to also log in on their mobile device to collect the ad resources.

In addition to the reliable sources summarized above, achievements, referrals, fortune vaults and various events can provide additional resources.

## Competitive Income

### Tournament

Participating in tournaments offers additional 9 gold crates from victory points per week (12,150 credits and 27 A-Coins on average). In addition, you can earn rewards that range between 8,700 Credits & 1.8 A-Coins (placing 20th in your bracket for all 6 days) and 174,317 Credits & 3,324 A-Coins (placing 1st in your bracket for all 6 days). Note that the maximum amount (all 1st place) would likely require a significant number of golden tickets so the net A-Coin profit from the effort would be lower.

### Playoffs

There is a regular Arena playoff event that awards up to 30,000 Credits and 800 A-Coins every 3 weeks. However, only 1.5% of players can get meaningful leaderboard rewards (3 top spots out of 200 players) so these playoffs are often more competitive than most tournament heats.

Occasionally there will be other playoffs that can provide additional resources.

## Pilot Currency Income

Daily pilot objectives (In the Daily & Core event group) award up to 110 Pilot Marks per day, so it would take more than 4 months to accumulate the 13,860 pilot marks required to upgrade a single legendary pilot from rank 1 to rank 6. Since these are a scarce resource for free-to-play players, it is recommended to strive to get the 100 marks from the daily objectives regularly, and be prudent in their use. Pilot Marks can also be purchased by A-Coin, offered in the shop or awarded by various events, season pass and crate rushes.

The two free implant crates from the shop are worth on average 400 Implant Parts if scrapped (due to the small chance of obtaining epic or legendary implants which provide more parts). It would take over 5 months to accumulate the 63,000 implant parts required to upgrade a single legendary implant to level 6 (close to 2 years to fill the 4 slots of a single legendary pilot!) using only the parts from the two free daily crates. Implant parts (or implants to be scrapped) can also be awarded by various events, season pass and crate rushes.