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{{Quotation|'''Miss Pauling'''|For reasons I can't comprehend or explain, the robots run on piles of money. Destroy them and whatever falls out is yours.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Miss Pauling'''|For reasons I can't comprehend or explain, the robots run on piles of money. Destroy them and whatever falls out is yours.}}
'''Credits ''' are piles of cash which drop when robots are destroyed in [[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)|Mann vs. Machine mode]]. Regular [[robot]]s will drop small piles of cash while giant robots and [[Tank Robot|tank]]s drop larger piles of cash. The amount of credits dropped per sub-wave is fixed, usually a multiple of 50 or 100, and is distributed equally amongst all bots in that sub-wave. Support-only classes ([[Sniper Robot|Snipers]], [[Spy Robot|Spies]], and [[Sentry Buster]]s) do not drop credits; other support classes drop credits up to a maximum amount at which point killing more of them will not drop any more.
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'''Credits ''' are piles of cash which drop when robots are destroyed in [[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)|Mann vs. Machine mode]]. Regular [[robot]]s will drop small piles of cash while giant robots and [[Tank Robot|tank]]s drop larger piles of cash. The amount of credits dropped per sub-wave is fixed, usually a multiple of 50 or 100, and is distributed equally amongst all bots in that sub-wave. Support-only classes ([[Sniper Robot|Snipers]], [[Spy Robot|Spies]], and [[Sentry Buster]]s) do not drop credits. Other support classes drop credits up to a maximum amount at which point killing more of them will not drop any more, and if this maximum amount has not been reached by the end of a wave then all remaining robots of that support group will drop the remainder.
  
 
Credits can be used at [[Upgrade Station]]s to purchase weapon upgrades, abilities, and [[Power Up Canteen]] buffs. To date, all missions start players off with 400 credits, with the exception of [[Mech Mutilation (mission)|Mech Mutilation]], where players will start with 1000 credits.
 
Credits can be used at [[Upgrade Station]]s to purchase weapon upgrades, abilities, and [[Power Up Canteen]] buffs. To date, all missions start players off with 400 credits, with the exception of [[Mech Mutilation (mission)|Mech Mutilation]], where players will start with 1000 credits.
  
Players who are in a [[respawn]] wave may also buy back into the game early (default key {{Key|H}}) for 5 credits per second remaining (e.g. the cost is 25 credits to skip 5 seconds of respawn delay). Your team will be notified via [[Media:Mvm bought in.wav|a sound cue]] as well as a message in the chat box indicating how many credits were spent. [[Scout]]s, however, respawn instantly.
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Players who are in a [[respawn]] wave may also buy back into the game early (default key {{Key|H}}) for 5 credits per second remaining (e.g. the cost is 25 credits to skip 5 seconds of respawn delay). The defending team is notified via [[Media:Mvm bought in.wav|a sound cue]] as well as a message in the chat box indicating how many credits were spent. [[Scout]]s respawn instantly and thus have no need for this mechanic.
  
If a player joins a game already in progress, they will receive the total amount of credits that have been collected in previous rounds of the game, including the starting credits.
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If a player joins a game already in progress, they will receive the total amount of credits that have been collected so far in the previous and current rounds of the game, including the starting credits.
  
 
== Collection ==
 
== Collection ==
Any class can run over a pile to collect it, often triggering voice lines encouraging other players to join in. [[Scout]]s have an innate ability to collect cash that is farther away and will also gain 50 health for doing so. All credits collected are shared equally amongst all players.
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Any class can run over a pile to collect it, often triggering voice lines encouraging other players to join in. [[Scout]]s have an innate ability to vacuum up cash that is farther away and will also gain 50<!--Needs verification, might be different based on amount or cash pile size--> health for doing so. All credits collected are shared equally amongst all players.
  
Credits have an expiration time and will start flashing to alert players when they are about to expire. This presumably is caused by the credits slightly burning from fueling the robots. When expired, the credits will disappear into a puff of flame. The number of credits collected in a wave is graded by the [[Administrator]] as a credit rating ranging from A+ to F. Collecting all credits dropped during a wave will result in a bonus of 100 credits to each player.
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Credits have an expiration time and will start flashing to alert players when they are about to expire. When expired, the credits will disappear into a puff of flame. The number of credits collected in a wave is graded by the [[Administrator]] as a credit rating ranging from A to F. Collecting all credits dropped during a wave will result in a credit rating of A+ and a bonus of 100 credits to each player. The credit rating for an entire game is also tracked as the sum of all its rounds.
  
 
== Related achievements ==
 
== Related achievements ==

Revision as of 00:51, 20 September 2012

Credits
Credits
Pickup Type: Credits
For reasons I can't comprehend or explain, the robots run on piles of money. Destroy them and whatever falls out is yours.
Miss Pauling

Credits are piles of cash which drop when robots are destroyed in Mann vs. Machine mode. Regular robots will drop small piles of cash while giant robots and tanks drop larger piles of cash. The amount of credits dropped per sub-wave is fixed, usually a multiple of 50 or 100, and is distributed equally amongst all bots in that sub-wave. Support-only classes (Snipers, Spies, and Sentry Busters) do not drop credits. Other support classes drop credits up to a maximum amount at which point killing more of them will not drop any more, and if this maximum amount has not been reached by the end of a wave then all remaining robots of that support group will drop the remainder.

Credits can be used at Upgrade Stations to purchase weapon upgrades, abilities, and Power Up Canteen buffs. To date, all missions start players off with 400 credits, with the exception of Mech Mutilation, where players will start with 1000 credits.

Players who are in a respawn wave may also buy back into the game early (default key H) for 5 credits per second remaining (e.g. the cost is 25 credits to skip 5 seconds of respawn delay). The defending team is notified via a sound cue as well as a message in the chat box indicating how many credits were spent. Scouts respawn instantly and thus have no need for this mechanic.

If a player joins a game already in progress, they will receive the total amount of credits that have been collected so far in the previous and current rounds of the game, including the starting credits.

Collection

Any class can run over a pile to collect it, often triggering voice lines encouraging other players to join in. Scouts have an innate ability to vacuum up cash that is farther away and will also gain 50 health for doing so. All credits collected are shared equally amongst all players.

Credits have an expiration time and will start flashing to alert players when they are about to expire. When expired, the credits will disappear into a puff of flame. The number of credits collected in a wave is graded by the Administrator as a credit rating ranging from A to F. Collecting all credits dropped during a wave will result in a credit rating of A+ and a bonus of 100 credits to each player. The credit rating for an entire game is also tracked as the sum of all its rounds.

Related achievements

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Frags to Riches
Frags to Riches
Earn all credit bonuses in an advanced difficulty mission.


Fast Cache
Fast Cache
Pick up a credit pile that is about to expire.
T-1000000
T-1000000
Collect 1,000,000 credits in your career.


Wage Against the Machine
Wage Against the Machine
Earn a credit bonus at the end of a wave.

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