Having a strong economy is a fundamental part of playing any extraction shooter, and it’s no different in Marathon. How well-equipped you are will depend on how lucky you are while looting, or the quality of the equipment that you have from the get-go in your loadout. And for good equipment, we need Credits.
Credits are the main in-game currency, and you use them to buy items and equipment from the Armory. However, after a few runs, you might notice that it’s not that easy to have some money in your pockets. In this guide, we will go over some tips on how you can farm Credits in Marathon.
How To Get Credits
There are mainly two ways of earning Credits in Marathon. We will go over them below.
There’s a Credit Limit upgrade on the CyberAcme Faction tree that you should unlock as soon as possible. It will raise your wallet’s limit. The first upgrade costs 2,500 Credits, and you’ll raise it to 20,000. Then you have four more upgrades to unlock!
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Find Loot And Credits In Runs
The thing that you should do the most is find good loot in your runs. You can always check the sell value of any piece of equipment by hovering over it, but you first need to exfil alive to return with your loot.
You can get more specific as you get better at the game and have more storage, but in your first hours, you should focus on simply grabbing everything you can. When your Inventory is full and you don’t have anything else to do in the run, focus on getting out alive. Just pay attention to additional loot if you find uncommon items.
Always compare the rarity of the loot you see with the one you have with you. Rarer items will usually give you more profit. The rarity system in Marathon, from least rare to the rarest items, is Grey
Some things you should always keep an eye on:
- Valuable Items. These types of Items have a money bag symbol, and they are automatically sold once you return from a run.
- Data Cards. Items that automatically give Credits to you and your team, and you keep them even if you die. They drop randomly in containers, on shelves, on the floor, etc.
- Credits. Yes, you can directly grab Credits. These can be found in containers, but it’s far more common to pick them up from fallen Runners.
Look for points of interest that are regular conflict zones and locked rooms, the ones that require keys. These will always have some good lot.
Some final tips on this section: use free Sponsored Kits if you want to avoid losing valuable equipment and returning with less funds than you got out with, and consider using the Rook Runner Shell to gather money. This class is only focused on scavenging and collecting items, reducing the risks if things go wrong.
Selling Equipment
Once you return from a successful run, you’ll be free to sell anything in your Inventory or things that you have stored in the Vault. Be sure to check the prices and to think about what things you need to keep and which ones you can get rid of.
If you decide to sell everything in your Vault, you can start filling it again with Sponsored Kits, free weapons, and other items that you can earn by completing Faction Contracts and unlocking upgrades. However, it’s always tougher to go out in runs without strong equipment.
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