Nano Core upgrade

[[B&H]andreas99100]

I am at my first playthrough at the game, and I would like some tips: What gearset should I upgrade to MK.V first and what should I leave alone?

[Grottowalker]

it does not matter much.

pretty much if you go to NG+ then you can skip mark 5 and jump into mark six

it only really maters while you are staying in your current NG cycle. so i would pick your fav. weapon then whatever else you feel like spending it on.

pretty much as soon as you start your new game + you will run into mobs that drop mark 6 teir drops and will be able to upgrade any of your gear to that point

[Dave_Jame]

The number of nano cores is rather limited in your first game. There is enought to upgrade one full set and a few weapons or maybe two sets with the DLC. So first you must chose which armor you want to stick with. Try to choose the one that fits your playstyle.
Some favorite sets are.
1: NG gorgona, for its stamina regeneration
2: Lynx, for better attack speed
3: Chrysalis, adds heals to finishers
4: Aagel, gives one additional consumable heal
My personal favorite sets are
5: Bloody proteus, adds 20% to all healing effects (just for its looks)
6: Mantis, lowers energy cost for most implants
7: Iron Mause, 0 core consumption

notes to take
Sunglasses and Mascot heads do not disrupt set bonuses.
MK X and MK XV nano cores can drop from Nanite mass/blobs in NG+ and on. They can drop in NG as well but are extreemly rare.

[Schinken-Prinz]

good posts, just to add. you can proceed to next levels (new games that is) without thinking, you can upgrade every armour or weapon with scrap in the next level till the end of uprgradeability which is level xx when im not mistaken now. and from ng+ on, nano cores drop on every nanite blob in the last area, which you dont need to farm because of the forementioned reason. you wont be able to use all fully upgraded items anyway when you proceed moderatly. im at ng4+ now, thats somewhat a frontier because you cant upgrade any further from then on. havent played for some weeks now and i cant tell how hard it gets after that frontier, but im curious myself. will proceed sometime.