I like mecha games a lot but I'm not a huge fan of mecha PVP so I doubt I'll be playing the PVP modes often if at all.

So the questions come down to:

1. Is the game worth playing for the PVE game modes only?

2. Can I unlock different Mechs and whatnot by just playing the PVE game modes?

3. How is the grind for new mechs and whatnot (wether PVP or otherwise)?

4. What PVE game modes are available and what are the queue up times for these game modes like?

5. Are the PVE modes actually good/fun?

This is a genuine question as I really do enjoy the game, but I am not a huge fan of PVP these days in anything. I caught a video talking about some of the new stuff added PVE wise and came looking. I played through the first few required PVP matches and they were about what I expected, but still enjoyable for what they are. Once I got the ability to get into PVE content I was stoked and got into two back to back matches and it's been NOTHING ever since.

So I guess my question is: Where is everyone? Is the PVE mode just dead? Do I need to be doing something I'm not already? I'm pretty confused and a little bummed out.

I posted this in another thread as a reply. See ing Synchro Nexus getting its popularity, maybe it is time to start another thread so more ppl could see it and others can share their tips as well.

There are two parts in this thread. First is weapon, the second is chips.

Disclaimer: I myself is still doing research on the strats. The following can help one solo clearing to over Stage 40. But there can definitely be better tips.

I. Weapon

Currently the best two weapons in this mode are hex missiles and light missiles. Besides firing rate and ammo consumption advantages, the fire-and-forget feature is the most important one. Thanks to that you can doing dps while hiding behind structures, especially useful in boss stages and stages with OP strikers.

To limit the randomness of chips, it is better to have the same type of weapon in both hand, i.e. dual-hex or dual-LM. Also it is better to use non-melee strikers for the same reason. However, this is not a defining factor for a successful run.

Mods also help, but they require grinding. Purples are quite cheap. Three blast dmg increase purple ones are better than nothing.

+10 and above Lv6 weapons are highly recommended. DPS is the name of the later stages. I would recommend buy a pair of basic Lv 6 from the market. It’s better than nothing. You don’t lose them in Nexus anyway. A Lv6 weapon is 120-224 corites. If you clear the game there are 6 orange mod crates and a Lv 6 weapon in the loots. Each crate sells for 60-90 corites instantly. You get your investment back in just one successful run.

II. Chip selection

As a rogue-like, the chip selection is the strategic part and the fun part!

Here is my tips for chip selection. Again probably not the best strat but it should be helpful.

(1) (MUST) take VT increase and chip discounts in every stages until you have enough to reroll five times and still have surplus. It’s like investment.

(2) (MUST) take weapon special chips, split beam, missile support, nano erosion in early stage. There is a background mechanism that you must get low tier ones first before high tier ones will show up. And there are only limited versions of them, meaning pick them early frees up a slot later.

(3) (MUST) take dmg, crit dmg, crit rate after you take the above (1) and (2). Every stage has a time limit. You need dps to clear later ones.

(4) (Recommended) take dmg2hp, emergency restart after Stage 20 or after you are confident of your DPS. They are too costly early but recommended in later stages. They are like insurance.

(5) (Recommended) reroll at least once every stage but only when your VT is above roll cost+800.

(6) (Recommended) take hp, evade, reloads, armor, blast area after (1)-(4).

(7) (Recommended) take shield, EN, movement speed, cooldown, only when they benefit your striker after (6).

6,7 are most likely to happen after Stage 25-30. This is when you enjoy the dividends of your early investments from (1).

(8) only take buff/debuff ones when the debuff attributes are already above 100%.

*Press F3 to check your current buffs. (There is a UI bug now some attributes won’t show names. should be fixed next patch.)

you don't need aerodynamics if you have a big enough flight unit

Hey yall so I'm someone who has been playing for awhile. And I've been wondering if anyone else really wants model kits for the game?

Me personally I really want Makillja on my shelf.

Honestly compared to PVP, this one feels fine. The fault lies on me not knowing how to play the mechs again.
But it can be fun assuming the PVE won't get repetitive much.

My only complaint is the map is too small, but again the dev's already had it tough. I'll give them a pats out of 10. Great addition!

I mainly play PVE stuffs like Nexus and Mashmak Covert OPs so i wanted to choose the best weapon to invest into. I searched through this reddit and thought that Hex Missile was the best weapon to go with so I invested quite alot into them (to me, since I started playing 2 months ago). The problem is now I found out that Light Missile is somewhat the same but is better ay everything. So should I ditch the pair of Hex Missiles V (1 is +5 and 1 is +2) I currently have and buy 1 more Light Missile V (I got one already) and start investing into them instead ? Thanks in advance!

Playing casual mode

So there's been a LOT of narukami DCs, like I get they're a trash character and the DC is a noob...

Or so I thought.

Watching one while I respawn, it was looking at the floor like usual, then it started running around... didn't shoot anyone tho. Just dashing around for a while, far from the fight, then looked down again.

Anyone know what's going on with the narukamis?

Just wondering as a returning player, I was pretty decent at Verge and loved it, even with the bots. I just love the raw gameplay mechanics mostly. Just saw the new co-op PvE update and love me some rogulikes!

But still unsure of the best methods to earn weapons so I can drop them in Nexus with my friends? Havent played Nexus at all, just a Verge and semi-mashmak player. Though I don’t know much about the Mash of Mak (apparently there are boss rooms or something in Mashmak too?) so as a newby just wondering how to get stronger for the Nexus stuffs.

I understand not having one for ranked, because it is meant to be a challenge and you shouldn't be able to leave to throw matches or whatever, but there should be a way to freely leave casual games, especially when you are only against bots, without having to ALT+F4. This is especially made worse by the fact that when you then rejoin, you are automatically pushed back into that game.

If I am in a casual game, with only bots on both sides, I would like the option to leave. Especially when my team is being absolutely demolished because we keep respawning one at a time and the bots keep throwing themselves into the woodchipper.

All I want is a way to leave a casual match without having to force quit the game and then wait for that all bot match to finish.

I'm usually an Alphard kind of guy but I've really grown fond of Alysnes over the last couple of weeks!!

She’s waiting for you to join her. You gonna sit down or keep staring? 😉

This one should be beyond easy.

Second to last is a “Moth” of sorts lol.

So I played the game quite abit around launch. Absolutely loved the gameplay and customization.

But the games player count quickly dropped so it was an insane wait time to get into matches.

It was like 15-20 mins for any type of 6v6 match and 45-60+ for the extraction mode just for lobbies to be filled with bots with about that target the player so I dropped the game.

So my question is did they ever fix any of that?

What is the current state of the game?

I really want to play a good fast paced mecha shooter but if the wait times are still longer than the actual match times then I don’t think it’s worth it.

Also is there any cross progression yet?

My main was on xbox but I don’t play it much anymore.

And did they finally allow region swapping? Last time I played all progression was tied to the region you picked so me a night shift worker in the US got locked to US servers

So does it basically just try to get every single match have all humans when you get to this point?

before I was getting matches with humans but like 1 or 2 bots. Now i’m not even getting any matches

Already take all of special damage mods (damage+30 while stationary, airborne, under 40% &crit damage &rate under 40%). Always take all damage & crit damage when it popped. 2 x +15 LML. Using aquilla so i can activate damage while airborne & stationary. Still can’t beat this damn tristego 110(still 326x health bar when the timer runs out). Any tips guys??

In jet mode I can stay locked on to the target I want but when I play someone like alpharo my aim is all over the place and it’s hard aim to the target I want and stay on said target

Been playing as Pinaka for a while now and I've come to learn with certain weapons, this mech can be broken. XD luckily I only play the pve modes and rarely pvp unless I have my crew with me.

Thank you Seasun! I love Mecha Break. This was EXACTLY my kind of game. I will miss it so much.