Before I generate the actual guide, I'm going to go through the missions and see what they give you for free.
1-1: Vitasuit, Robo Wrecker
1-2 Hatchet, Punch Gun
1-3: Stun Gun, Cyclops Cap
1-4: Slime Slasher, Beast Basher, Fencing Jacket
2-1: Mining Hat, Iron Buckler, Super Stun Gun
2-2: Super Slime Slasher, Big Beast Basher, Zapper, Rugged Robo Wrecker, Spiral Scale Helm, Hot Edge Recipe, Frost Gun Recipe, Hot Edge, Frost Gun
3-1: Cold Snap, Emberbreak Armor Recipe, Emberbreak Helm Recipe, Emberbreak Shield Recipe, Firecracker, Heavy Hatchet
3-2: Cobalt Helm, Cobalt Armor, Defender, Blast Bomb, Calibur, Blaster, Frumious Fang
4-1: Stunning Crest, Brandish, Cobalt Crest
4-2: Gel Core, Monster Bone, Jelly Band, (-Gel Core, -Monster Bone)
4-3: Gremlin Gizmo, Iron Gear, Crystal Pin, (-Gremlin Gizmo, -Iron Gear)
5-1: Grave Soil, Forbidden Fruit, Skelly Charm, (-Grave Soil, -Forbidden Fruit)
5-2: Solid Cobalt Helm Recipe, Solid Cobalt Armor Recipe, Great Defender Recipe, Tempered Calibur Recipe, Super Blaster Recipe, Super Blast Bomb Recipe, Solid Cobalt Crest, Jelly Gem
6-1: Redwood Bracelet, Dewy Wetstone Pendant, 2 Forge Sparks
6-2: Mighty Cobalt Helm Recipe, Mighty Cobalt Armor Recipe, Mighty Defender Recipe, Ascended Calibur Recipe, Master Blaster Recipe, Master Blast Bomb Recipe, Bark Module, Mighty Cobalt Crest
7-1: Silver Coil, Heavy Gear
7-2: Predator Crest, Liquifier Crest, (-Drake Scale, -Warp Dust, -Brute Core, -Rocky Core)
7-3: Dismantler Crest, Deconstructor Crest, (-Rocket Sprocket, -Heavy Gear, -Fine Fabric, -Meteor Mote)
8-1: Exorciser Crest, Ghostbuster Crest, (-Soul Dust, -Blighted Bone, -Phial of Fear, -Mug of Misery)
8-2: Azure Guardian Helm, Azure Guardian Armor, Aegis, Leviathan Blade, Valiance, Nitronome, Snowy White Laurel, Shadow Driver Recipe, Plasma Capacitor Recipe, Azure Guardian Crest
9-1: Strike Needle Recipe, Trojan Horseshoe, Sun Silver
9-2: Slippery Wetstone Pendant, Sacred Silver Amulet, Dragon Scale
9-3: Almirian Seal
9-4: Vanguard Crest
The only stuff you'll have that's worth having is:
*all the Cobalt, Defender, Calibur, Blaster, and Blast Bomb line recipes up to 5* (except for the 2* recipes)
*Cobalt Helm, Cobalt Armor, Defender, Calibur, Blaster, Blast Bomb, Brandish
*Shadow Driver Recipe, Plasma Capacitor Recipe, Strike Needle Recipe
*Jelly Band, Crystal Pin, Skelly Charm, Redwood Bracelet, Dewy Wetstone Pendant, Snowy White Laurel, Slippery Wetstone Pendant, Sacred Silver Amulet
*Silver Coil, Heavy Gear, Trojan Horseshoe, Sun Silver, Dragon Scale
*2-5 boss tokens from each boss
*Cobalt Crest, Solid Cobalt Crest, Mighty Cobalt Crest, Azure Guardian Crest, Stunning Crest, Predator Crest, Liquifier Crest, Dismantler Crest, Deconstructor Crest, Exorciser Crest, Ghostbuster Crest, Vanguard Crest
*You will have a net loss in the following materials: Drake Scale, Warp Dust, Brute Core, Rocky Core, Rocket Sprocket, Heavy Gear, Fine Fabric, Meteor Mote, Soul Dust, Blighted Bone, Phial of Fear, Mug of Misery
Recipes needed: x-burst Brandish, x-brand, final brandish, Lightning Capacitor, Voltaic Tempest, Shadowtech Alchemer, Shadowtech Alchemer Mk II, Umbra Driver, Autogun, Needle Shot, Blitz Needle
Notes: The Static Capacitor can be had for free if you farm ICMF. All the Frumious Fang recipes, Antigua-line recipes, Sealed-line recipes, Bark Module recipes, and the Crest of Almire recipe can be obtained most cheaply from Basil. The Jelly-line recipes can be obtained most cheaply from the Hall of Heroes. Assuming all Lockdown battles are victorious, the net cost of obtaining all of the PvP recipes to complete a weapon line (300 tokens, 200cr per LD battle) is 60,000cr.
The guide is coming soon. Any opinions so far?
Winning a PvP match will regain you the cost of your entry as well as a small amount left over (dependant on how many players finished the game on your team).