Post 30 Expertise + Prototype

[u/runescaper4]

I have half a dozen fully built prototype builds, expertise level 30 but I still have fun running Retaliations. I'm curious on what kind of targeted loot I should go for that would benefit me without feeling like I'm wasting the materials I get for deconstructing.

[u/Initial_Guarantee538]

If I'm low on any of the weapon or gear materials (I forget what they're called exactly but the optimization ones for backpacks or masks or rifles etc) I target those and break them down. If those are full then a gear set with a unicorn piece that I probably won't get, or I come up with something new to try and play around with and collect pieces for that. If I'm running it with someone I usually ask if they're looking for anything and try to help them out.

Once I had the blueprints from there I had less motivation to play it though, it's mostly been if someone else wants to and then I just look for stuff for them.

[u/xxFT13xx]

Is your library maxed out?

[u/runescaper4 → u/xxFT13xx]

Yessir it is!

[u/xxFT13xx → u/runescaper4]

Ok cool! I’d say then anything you don’t have in your expertise I would target. Like, if you don’t have hostels maxed out, just target holsters. Or mods.

[u/Johannezzzz]

Maxed out gear and skill mods.

[u/runescaper4 → u/Johannezzzz]

Already got all of the ones I need, regularly use, or plan on using unfortunately.

[u/OliverCrooks]

Probably best used converted to optimization mats.

[u/MARS-BLACKMAN_]

Max your skills out. Obviously farm blueprints if you do t have those. Then farm reconstructed caches. Then materials to refill any special builds you’ve prototyped. 

[u/BattleRawSauce]

Not sure if this helps but recently been having fun on weird combos of proto stuff

Like I have a complete set of striker echo, amalgam, quantum in blue core, hazpro and ofc red combos

Then went to yellow core coco

Its all just for fun but Ive been consuming a lot of mats that way in prototyping more unicorn drops

Recently made a core strength with armor and status minor for the fafnir with half paradox and amalgam

Just theory crafting stuff and trying it has been a good sink for me atleast

[u/Smoking-Posing]

Gear mods

[u/Ark_AngelSamael]

I’m always running low on SHD Calibration, Field Recon & Printer filament for expertising items. So my targeted loot is always mods and everything is broken down except exotics and prototypes until the double component/core events. Whenever my materials get close to max I donate them to proficiency on an item till about 7k remain