User blog comment:Helios Ex/My collection of Bad Hornets/@comment-26971153-20150807063146/@comment-26971153-20150807210348

I didn't hack, but I did cheat. I disconnected from the internet before spending money to get the next Aug Prog Reward. After opening 10 Nantoniums, the gear all sucked, so I exited out of SAS 4 and then reconnected to the internet. I didn't aug stuff until achieving the next level (66) since I only had around 50000 XP left to get. After ranking up, I spent the money and got the 10 Nantoniums again. Included were my Hornet and T40. The other stuff was all crap. My COM 2 came from a NM Nantonium, and my Gigavolt came out of a NM Promethium.

I have good armor because I did the disconnecting trick until I got 10** Black Hardplate helm and 9** pants. Actually, I've seen many players in the low 60's with HIKS 3100s and Black Hardplate armor. These Black pieces and my BabyCOM are my only Black gear. I used to have Black Carbon Fibre Boots, but I sold them when I got Titan Sprints.

Not hacks, just good luck and disconnecting from the internet.