Just play missions. (Not AE.) Missions, task forces, etc. Anything where you're fighting level 47+ enemies. They have a chance of dropping. I've had three drop in two missions, and have had weeks of not seeing any.
For non-purples, you *can* play AE missions, earn tickets and try some of the rolls. Some of the good stuff (KB protection, for instance) is down in Bronze, so it's not all gold to worry about. Regular arcs will give merits as well.
In short, there are plenty of ways other than "a ton of INF" to get the IOs you want.
Ok, this might sound harsh but you can't call yourself casual if you are looking for the most uber of uber IOs.
I have plenty of characters IOed to the gills and not one has a purple set. I just don't exemp/mal enough nor find their bonuses attractive enough for my wants.
Lastly, inf is very easy to come by in this game. Here let me give you a strategy that has worked for me since MA was introduced.
1. Run normal PvE content, arcs most likely, for merits
2. Once salvage is full, head to MA
3. Run some missions or farms, whatever makes you feel happy
4. Roll bronze recipes (I find the 34-39 range to be plenty profitable).
5. Check market and craft the IOs selling for more then their crafting costs
6. Sell crafted IOs.
This process has enabled me to soft cap my /SR brute with ease, create a ranged soft cap build for my defender, etc etc.
i wasn't calling myself casual. i was just asking the question based on my influence gained compared to my 20+ hours a week of play.
perhaps 20+ hours is too casual to purple out a toon. if so i may have bitten off more than i can chew.
thanks for the advice. i will check it all out.
Check out the guides from various ebil marketeers on how to make millions while you sleep.
Simple tip: Put up bids for common IO or generally unpopular recipes or SOs or salvage at half or under their vendor price. If you buy any, dump them at a vendor for at least 100% profit. Your choice of bids didn't buy anything? Withdraw the bid from the market for no penalty.
No risk, other than ties up your influence for a while. And it works while you're offline.
Running task forces can easily net millions in influence, plus merits, plus salvage, plus recipes, plus goodwill from other players as a competent teammate. Do a level 50 task force and you could get a purple drop anyways.
And if you have fun doing it, it's not a grind. So don't grind! Have fun!
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i played the game for awhile...i took a break to play conan and got addicted to L4D but i came back to cox a couple months ago. i have 5 lvl 50s and assorted lowbies.
i never got into IOs...so to add some freshness to the game i thought i would take one of my favorite toons and really IO him/her out.
i know you don't need the rares and purples to make a decent build and i know you can do it cheaper...but for me...coming back to the game...i thought it would be fun to have a really IOed out toon as a goal.
i combined all the influence from all my 50s. i have been playing for a couple months....at least 20 hours a week. i barely have enough influence to afford 2 purple IOs much less get an entire set or IO more than one power. some of the rares i want are not much better.
my question is...is this really working as intended? is 20+ hrs a week really considered a casual player? i am getting a bit frustrated...i even broke out L4D a bit last night.
any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. thanks.
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How many Purples have you ever found?
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i wasn't calling myself casual. i was just asking the question based on my influence gained compared to my 20+ hours a week of play.
perhaps 20+ hours is too casual to purple out a toon. if so i may have bitten off more than i can chew.
thanks for the advice. i will check it all out.
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It really depends on what you are doing in that 20 hours.
The inf earning of a level 50 playing for 20 hours is vastly more than running a character from 10 to
~30 (or whatever you get to)
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Aslo for more Inf log in in city hall for that day job. then when you log back in and do none AE mission you will get more Inf when you complet the mish.
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Check out the guides from various ebil marketeers on how to make millions while you sleep.
Simple tip: Put up bids for common IO or generally unpopular recipes or SOs or salvage at half or under their vendor price. If you buy any, dump them at a vendor for at least 100% profit. Your choice of bids didn't buy anything? Withdraw the bid from the market for no penalty.
No risk, other than ties up your influence for a while. And it works while you're offline.
Running task forces can easily net millions in influence, plus merits, plus salvage, plus recipes, plus goodwill from other players as a competent teammate. Do a level 50 task force and you could get a purple drop anyways.
And if you have fun doing it, it's not a grind. So don't grind! Have fun!
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If you fully familiarize yourself with the Market, you can make tens of millions per day with 15 minutes of management at the consignment house and spend the rest of your evening playing. Eventually your problem will be what to do with all the cash. I've started spending absurd amounts on tiny little bonuses just to have something productive to do with it.
If you're going to be messing with IOs, you also need Mids Hero Designer. It will help you get a handle on what your options are for various Set Bonuses. You actually don't "need" Purples for an excellent build; I have one without any Purples planned for it because those Set Bonuses would result in a net decrease in overall ability versus some regular Sets.
i played the game for awhile...i took a break to play conan and got addicted to L4D but i came back to cox a couple months ago. i have 5 lvl 50s and assorted lowbies.
i never got into IOs...so to add some freshness to the game i thought i would take one of my favorite toons and really IO him/her out.
i know you don't need the rares and purples to make a decent build and i know you can do it cheaper...but for me...coming back to the game...i thought it would be fun to have a really IOed out toon as a goal.
i combined all the influence from all my 50s. i have been playing for a couple months....at least 20 hours a week. i barely have enough influence to afford 2 purple IOs much less get an entire set or IO more than one power. some of the rares i want are not much better.
my question is...is this really working as intended? is 20+ hrs a week really considered a casual player? i am getting a bit frustrated...i even broke out L4D a bit last night.
any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. thanks.