Speed S runs in MAG: We don't need no stinkin' badges.

[RufuSwho]

Ok, so most people understand that if you skip the badge rooms you can reduce your run time.

In fact you will get MORE badges (Gold badges, that is) per hour if you skip all the silver and bronze badge rooms.

All the best exp is in the last two rooms, and beating Falz is 30k exp alone.

Only a handful of peeps are looking for mission points; It goes without saying that more runs = more Mission Points.

I keep hearing "but the Bil de Vers are good exp." or "But I want badges."

Speed runs = more exp, more badges, more drops, more mission points, even level your PA faster, because the last room is non-stop hits

Who I am I posting this for? The people who understand already know this, and the new players are all going to argue. Bah, why bother.

[Kizeragi]

So... accorded to the last 2 lines. You just wasted your time posting this? :l...

On-topic: I do agree with you but people will always complain, that's just that.

[DreXxiN]

I feel you dude. And you're right, it's faster and better for everyone, but people will always come back with arguments. For some reason, Moar slower is better than steady income to most people. It's fact that you WILL get more badges in X time by doing full runs and skipping through rooms, to each his own.

Don't be picky here though, you wouldn't want to grow an "e-peen" or be "elitist" for knowing a bit too much about the game.

[Cracka_J]

I do everything except caves split and getting an npc. Both being a waste of my time.

If I'm running with friends, they all do the same. If I run with randoms, I make sure they know that's the plan.

Most (random) players will not care if you make the gameplan known from the beginning. If they start a bitchfit over the badgers, show them the door.

[stukasa]

You get more badges by skipping the badge rooms? That's interesting, I didn't know that. Not that I don't believe it, but is there anything to back up that idea? Like "Assuming runs take X amount of time, then after Y number of runs you'll earn more badges by skipping the badge rooms," etc.? Does party size matter? Time per run? Anything?

[Powder Keg]

I only do the badge room in forest because there's a shitload of enemies, then we get Kireek for the catilium.

[Xefi]

i play with Cz on MAG S, and we always skip the
forest & cave's badges for faster time. Both of us
finish the whole trial in about 24 min., which isn't
a really fast or bad time; 35 min. if we go for the
extra badges.

[JAFO22000]

I think it's fun to complete the whole mission. Maybe I'm just a complete-ist?? I've never once cared about my badges/hour and all of that. I'm not complaining nor am I taking anything away from the OP. I understand that a lot of people take this game very seriously and if skipping some rooms to gain more badges is your thing, then there you go.

If ST really wanted us to do the whole mission, S ranks would not be awarded unless the whole mission was cleared.

[kyle21]

You can still get S rank if you skip forest/cave badge rooms, so MP shouldn't be a concern.

[System-Id]

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