by Myckaal on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:21:00 +0000
All four of the stats are important in one way or another, and the varied builds that players are using reflect the different ways they can be combined.
Hard Drive: it is the Caliber and type of ammo you use. If you don't upgrade it much, it's be like tying to fight a war with a bb gun; not much use unless you are fighting a bunch of squirrels. So you'll definitely want to upgrade that but not to the point that you neglect the others.
CPU Speed:It's your 'Gun's' Reload Rate. This is important for the obvious, but for those that need it spelled out for them; if this Stat is Low you might as well be firing a sniper rifle, where as if it is Higher you'd be running a semi-auto to a Chain-gun.
RAM: It's your body armor. If you are Fast, Accurate, and Powerful enough, you don't Necessarily need a lot of it But you'll always be glad you have it when going against a tougher Foe.
Bus Speed: Is important because, well it's not speed. . . it's your Aim/Accuracy. But more importantly, it acts as the modifier for damage calculation in combat. You can have all the CPU Speed, Hard Drive Strength, or RAM Defense in the game, but without Bus Speed you'll be no better off then a group of Storm Troopers trying to hit the broad side of a Star Destroyer. Your target had better be that huge or you'll never hit it.
In all cases, high BUS is a must, as it seems to be the damage modifier in combat. The higher your modifier, the better your overall battle.
With the small random element thrown in, at the right place, there is effectively no "best build." There can be the theoretical "best," but the battle log, as many can attest, can have widely different results.
All reality is subjective
Well, just to simply say which stat you put as your highest (you don't have to answer it if you don't want to, and I won't reset it and ask you to re-vote for your favourite one 
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