Engineer Robots, also known as Mecha Engineers, were added to the Mann vs. Machine Update on December 19, 2012. Because of this, they’re a support class that lacks a damage-dealing primary. The most common role for this class is a support, and the Rescue Ranger is just too good to use as a primary. However, if you want to play this class, there are several options to consider.
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Tour of Duty badges
Tour of Duty (ToD) badges are a key component of the game’s re-play value. Each time you beat a Mission in the game, you’ll earn an upgrade of your ToDB, and a random rare item reward. This is an excellent incentive to keep on beating Missions and adds replay value to your gameplay. In addition, Tour of Duty badges are required to access official Mann vs Machine servers.
In the game, Tour of Duty badges represent the progress you’ve made through a Tour of Duty. Each Mission completes one, two, or three missions. Successful Mission completion will award you with a single Operation badge. As you complete each mission, your Tour of Duty badge levels up and will track your progress through all of the MvM missions. Each of the Tour of Duty badges is available for trade, and earning a second one will award you with a rare item reward.
Mecha Engineers
Mecha engineers are a type of engineer that can teleport onto the battlefield, putting up LV 3 sentry or teleporter as soon as they land. Mecha engineers can also repair buildings endlessly and can teleport other demonic spiders. While they may not get much in the way of rewards in the beginning, they become more powerful and useful as you level up.
Mecha engineers can also obtain Australium weapons from the missions. These items can be obtained from Operation Two Cities as well as other tours. Mecha engineers can also obtain Australium weapons by completing the Mann Up tour. It costs four scrap and will give you a weapon made of Australium. There are also several other achievements for Mecha engineers. In the game, they can also get a specialized killstreak fabricator.
The first wave of Mecha engineers consists of Demoknights. These creatures will lock down most of the map, so the Engineers should use their Thermal Thruster and Phlogistinator to deal with them. During the last wave of the game, there are also Scouts and Super Scouts. Mecha engineers can deal with the Scouts and Super Scouts, as these units will typically rush down the players in groups.
Money
In Mann vs Machine, you can upgrade your weapons and abilities by collecting credits. The money you earn is divided into three categories, including money, credits and scrap metal. Regular robots drop smaller piles of cash, giant robots drop larger piles of money, and tanks drop larger piles of cash. The amount of credits you receive from each sub-wave is fixed, usually 50 or 100 credits, and is shared evenly among all robots in that sub-wave. Support-only robots don’t drop any credits.
In order to earn money from Mann vs Machine, players can play the Mann Up mode on Valve-hosted servers. Players can choose between three different kinds of missions, each with their own difficulty level. In each mission, players are awarded a random item, but it is not guaranteed to be valuable. There are only nine Rare Drop items in the mode, and there is only a 1:44 chance of landing on one of them.
Killstreak weapons
The Two Cities Tour will reward players with the new Killstreak Kit, which can be applied to any weapon. Players will also receive a fabricator, spare parts, and Australium to customize their weapons. The Two Cities Tour will also grant players the opportunity to complete the new community map Snakewater, which is focused on control point gameplay. The Two Cities Tour will be revealed tomorrow, so keep checking back for more details. It looks like Valve is still having fun with this new content.
When a player equips multiple Killstreak weapons, they will see each kill logged against them in their kill feed and on their killstreak scoreboard. Every five kills logged by an Engineer will contribute to his killstreak, and every time he/she assists another player, it will count toward their overall kill streak. Killstreak weapons are especially useful for engineers and medics. They will be able to earn kills in an easy and effective way – and they can also assist other players by using the Medi Gun.