Kits vs MUing vs Straight-up Buying

[sensei_tanker 3,098]

There are basically 3 strategies to upgrade your equipment these days.

 

Some people always save up and buy a kit of the next modification. (never bought a kit in my life)

 

Some people always MU their turret/hull to the next modification. (i only MU my m3s)

 

Some people always just straight-up buy the next modification of turret/hull. (like me)

 

I don't know which one is the best or which one saves the most crystals or is the most effective... which strategy is the best?

Edited April 5, 2018 by sensei_tanker

[Mustard 531]

I prefer MU'ing to the next modification or straight up buying the next modification of the hull/turret/module (sales only)

 

Buying the kit might give you a useless module and paint.

 

100th post.

Edited April 5, 2018 by Mustard

[wolverine848 13,097]

There are basically 3 strategies to upgrade your equipment these days.

 

Some people always save up and buy a kit of the next modification. (never bought a kit in my life)

 

Some people always MU their turret/hull to the next modification. (i only MU my m3s)

 

Some people always just straight-up buy the next modification of turret/hull. (like me)

 

I don't know which one is the best or which one saves the most crystals or is the most effective... which strategy is the best?

If you plan on continuing with the equipment you have then it is good to MU (mostly during sales).  Even though improvements are small - you realize the benefits immediately.  And allows you to have equivalent of next M-level way sooner for some equipment that unlocks late.  Hunter m1, Thunder m1, smoky m2.

 

Kits are good if you want at least 2 or 3 of the major components as you save some money, and get them unlocked earlier - which means you can start MU-ing immediately.  Some people have voiced this is OP and unfair - but is currently withing rules.  Of course with kit rotations you need to be lucky it is available at time of need.

 

Saving for a modification - really only do this if you are trying to get a new item not in your garage.  Also often done at lower ranks where you don't have to wait long to get to proper rank.  Else, you have a long wait for unlock.  Why not just MU the equipment you already have and get immediate benefits?

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

If you plan on continuing with the equipment you have then it is good to MU (mostly during sales).  Even though improvements are small - you realize the benefits immediately.  And allows you to have equivalent of next M-level way sooner for some equipment that unlocks late.  Hunter m1, Thunder m1, smoky m2.

 

Kits are good if you want at least 2 or 3 of the major components as you save some money, and get them unlocked earlier - which means you can start MU-ing immediately.  Some people have voiced this is OP and unfair - but is currently withing rules.  Of course with kit rotations you need to be lucky it is available at time of need.

 

Saving for a modification - really only do this if you are trying to get a new item not in your garage.  Also often done at lower ranks where you don't have to wait long to get to proper rank.  Else, you have a long wait for unlock.  Why not just MU the equipment you already have and get immediate benefits?

cause with kits you get the alterations earlier too

[Hancho 3,902]

 Why not just MU the equipment you already have and get immediate benefits?

Basically this. 

[ptcl 116]

I bought two m2 kits and one M3 kit. Now I am marshall and kits are way too damn expensive so I plan to buy individual m3s. After buying M2 kits, I didn't Mued anything while others did. I kept saving for m3 kit, bought m3 kit taiga with one alteration. Honestly mus aren't that big of a problem before m3, but these m4s are way way more powerful (speaking from experience). I don't know how I will face them becuase m4s are expensive, I just guess I have to sail slow for now and stick to pro battles later.

[wolverine848 13,097]

I bought two m2 kits and one M3 kit. Now I am marshall and kits are way too damn expensive so I plan to buy individual m3s. After buying M2 kits, I didn't Mued anything while others did. I kept saving for m3 kit, bought m3 kit taiga with one alteration. Honestly mus aren't that big of a problem before m3, but these m4s are way way more powerful (speaking from experience). I don't know how I will face them becuase m4s are expensive, I just guess I have to sail slow for now and stick to pro battles later.

Why didn't you MU your equipment after buying the M2 kits? 

 

Your items would have been even more OP since you are improving on the early unlock.

 

You can even improve your protection modules to make them M3 - something we could not do before paint separation.

[CooperO 7,956]

The major benefit of buying the next modification straight away is the fact that you can easily purchase it during a good sale. In theory, you can also do this with micro-upgrades, but that will take you 10-20 separate sales instead of just one. Kits also give a discount, but include at least a paint that you don't need.

The question is, how many more crystals do you earn in battles when micro-upgrading your equipment compared to playing with the stock modification and is that more than you'd save by buying the next modification straight away during a sale?

I don't have the answer to that question.

And then there's the question of which strategy is more fun to use.

 

[Artificial-Intel 73]

I tried not MUing turret and hull and ended up trying to compete against M1s with a recruit's combo. That does not get you very much out of the battle fund. I was always down at the bottom. I saw I was running out of time, rank wise, and started MUing like crazy. But I ranked up too quickly and got locked out of the M1. Now I have a M0 10/10 turret in my garage taking up space and collecting dust. The only way I can continue to use that turret is to buy the M2. Now, I do the MUing to keep that from happening again. 

[pringerfinger 934]

There are basically 3 strategies to upgrade your equipment these days.

 

Some people always save up and buy a kit of the next modification. (never bought a kit in my life)

 

Some people always MU their turret/hull to the next modification. (i only MU my m3s)

 

Some people always just straight-up buy the next modification of turret/hull. (like me)

 

I don't know which one is the best or which one saves the most crystals or is the most effective... which strategy is the best?

I save my crystals and buy kits as it is the best way to upgrade your garage all round. You get hull,turret,protection,and paint at discounted price. I have bout kits since WO4 or WO5 and never regretted it....except the time I bought Man-o-War kit when the protection modules just came out. (The kit didn't include protection module #noob Dx)

[caiosilvac 567]

I buy equipment on 50% sales and upgrade my stuff on every 50/70 sale. Had M2 10/10 combo since Colonel, totally worth it. Bought an M3 module and upgraded it to 44%. I simply ignore any other sales. You might wait forever for a kit, and it's generally cheaper to buy separately. Most kits don't suit my playstyle anyway.

[pringerfinger 934]

I buy equipment on 50% sales and upgrade my stuff on every 50/70 sale. Had M2 10/10 combo since Colonel, totally worth it. Bought an M3 module and upgraded it to 44%. I simply ignore any other sales. You might wait forever for a kit, and it's generally cheaper to buy separately. Most kits don't suit my playstyle anyway.

But you do not have to use kits in the way they came, you can interchange turrets, hulls, and protection as you like. Maybe at some point Kits may become irrelevant to me, as it will be better to just by things individually like you mentioned.

[emrakul 7,801]

I prefer buying a kit at the rank it's unlocked, and fully MUing it. And yes, it's possible also for free players.

[rishabhhaunt 1,629]

According to me buying kit is the best option. When u r of small rank and a kit unloacks and u buy it, u are totally OP.

[Maf 32,302]

Given the amount of 50/70 MU sales we've been getting lately and the fact that non-M3 modifications only have 10 steps and those steps cost the same as the next modification, I feel like you'd be making a mistake by not MUing your equipment as soon as you can and getting the next modification for free.

[KILL_BILL_CHAUHAN 2,505]

Buying Kits is complete waste you will get a useless paint and sometime useless module. Directly buy hulls/turrets in 50% sale 

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

It depends, on the ranks, on the kits, player earnings, play styles, paint taste, discounts and many other things.

 

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Edited April 5, 2018 by r_Issimo2

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

I depends, on the ranks, on the kits, player earnings, play styles, paint taste, discounts and many other things.

 

A forth poll option is missing for a combination of actions.

agreed. it's better to just both.. i mean i fully MUed m2 shaft mammoth... and then bought raiden.

 

when you do both you'll be using mued equipment even earlier, and then when you're able to buy kits you'll be able to start MUing the m3 earlier too

[RevengeAttacker 217]

All 3 planned.

I bought all m0s in the garage.

Then I bought matrix kit.

I plan to buy isida m2 in this sale for stock.

I plan to buy minotaur kit on 1st lit.

I might MU isida and viking.

 

Lol. Yesterday I was thinking about this...

Edited April 5, 2018 by RevengeAttacker

[sensei_tanker 3,098]

A forth poll option is missing for a combination of actions.

Alright, I made it multiple choice.

[X-Toxical 174]

I mu M2s to M3. 1-2 MUs per sale. I saved up, fot Taiga kit. Protection is 40, and combo is M4. Didn’t buy :)

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

That depends on the player.

 

A huge buyer may tend to buy kits and then fully MU them to the next modification.

 

A free player should IMO just buy the items separately on a sale, speed up the first MU, and buy and wait for the second one to finish.

[pringerfinger 934]

I think it is beneficial to buy kits for anyone under the rank of Marshal, as it will give them an overall advantage over the rest in his rank, as well as allow him to play in higher rank battles without getting murdered. If Marshal or over then it won't be beneficial, like stated by others you must waste extra crystals on useless paints. Buying Individually is the best way to go.

 

PFFFT and buying? HA! No -_-

[Hancho 3,902]

As soon as you reach Lieutenant General rank, It's a must to buy at least 1 M3 kit otherwise you can't be driving around with M2 at that rank since you'd be a very easy target. From then, you can begin to MU your current M3 combo, depends if it is your favourite combo. 

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

I mu M2s to M3. 1-2 MUs per sale. I saved up, fot Taiga kit. Protection is 40, and combo is M4. Didn’t buy :)

those months of premium bought for your account by someone else still counts as buying