Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-10727129-20130809230621/@comment-13408974-20130810052604

i've thought about this as i dont pour hundreds into each event. i've come to the conclusion that this would work if you're aiming for t2 but not if you're aiming for t1. the reason being that t1 is highly dependent on mvps and/or finishing your tags. that becomes a lot harder on the last 2 days as getting mvp on something that has 640mil hp would be very costly with a deck that only does 30mil or so. it also makes sniping a lot harder as you'd only be able to snipe when guys are at 30 mil or lower. if you're unable to get the last hit in, that's an extra cube that you'll waste for every time you tag. so on the last 2-3 days, when everyone starts making big moves you dont have the firepower to keep up. the only way to do it would be to keep pumping more cubes into it which can end up being more costly. of course, how much you use in order to stay in t1 depends on what the guys in t1 are doing. but in events where the UR card is highly sought after, you'll most likely end up spending more money.

another thing to consider is that if you aren't getting the mvps (especially on tags) like you normally would, this will force you to have to scan more often which can result in you have to buy more energon which adds additional costs.

the main point is that there will reach a tipping point where it is better to do more damage than to have more cubes. the reason being that the money you spend on raid cards results in a permanent increase in damage output (until the end of the event anyways) which benefits every attack. early game it doesnt matter since you're 1 cubing everything anyways. but once you get to the last 3 days, being able to mvp with 1-2 cubes as opposed to 3-5 cubes is the better option. consider that 150 cubes costs 30 bucks, each cube costs 20 cents. every mvp will cost you an extra 40 cents. i dont place in the top tier (usually i finish around 300 with only $30-40 invested per event) but i would assume that in the last 2-3 days in tier 1, you would be engaging in hundreds of battles. 200 boss fights alone would cost you an extra 80 bucks in cubes that you wouldnt have to spend otherwise and i have a feeling that tier 1 would require more than 200 boss fights in the last few days. from my experience you can build a 21k deck with 40 bucks or so (or maybe i've been lucky) and have raid cards left over. so i think you can get a full raid deck at 80-100 bucks easily. from this standpoint i strongly believe that for tier 1 players, getting raid cards is a much better option than going for cubes. i know that even with raid cards you will be spending a lot on cubes but this is moot because any cubes required when you have raid cards will definitely be required when you dont have any raid cards so that just cancels itself out.

if you're going for tier 2 however, none of this matters because you can do it as a free player. but if you had to choose one or the other, cubes would probably cost you less money provided you have a decent amount of energon saved up.

also hypno-i sent you an ally request.