Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-9083608-20130509235605/@comment-75.76.19.11-20130511150234

For clarity, a few things about Transmetals and Weapons Upgrade materials:

1) The game won't let you waste these. The max you can use on an upgrade is the number it takes to take your character to max level. Keep in mind, it uses a full Transmetal to cap you, even if the previous one would have left you at 95% of Level 64. Using a Transmetal on 5% is as close to wasting one as you can get. As such, hitting max and then removing one is the best way to make sure you get the most out of your Transmetals.

2) The new event spoils you early. You get tons of these up front, but as you keep going they are awarded with much less frequency. IMO, use them on the cards you really need MTMed quickly.

3) The effectiveness of the Transmetals diminishes with level. Just like a full load of Uncommons won't get you as many levels in the 60s as it will in the 20s, it takes more Transmetals to finish a character off. To give you an idea, I used 40 Transmetals on my Episode Razorclaw and reached level 60. I later used 10 Transmetals on his alt mode and reached level 30.

4) Point 3 is especially important when leveling weapons. A handful of Weapon Upgrade Materials is enough to get you to a respectable level 8 or 9. Yet if you choose to Max a weapon from 0 to 13, it will take 30+.Those last couple of levels take a lot.