The rare metal niobium can be used to create "niodes", a technology with several applications in the MG universe. A niode looks like a stainless steel sphere with the size of a baseball.
Resource: Mecha Galaxy.
In essence, the Niodes are used in the mech technology to improve armor, weapons and equipment, acquiring OP mechs allowed to best the crystal technology.
There are many ways in which you could get Niodes. If you want to be competitive, don't limit yourself to a couple of these ways. Try all of them!
- Buying Niodes.
- Videos.
- Fan Work.
- Lottery.
- Leveling.
- Missions.
- King of the Mountain.
- Circuits.
- Clan and Faction Wars.
- Bets.
- "Sacrificial Turkey".
- Special events.