Can anyone tell me the difference in exp that reds need to get to full holds doing SDT in Gold and MBBS settings? Also wondering about differences in mcic for ports as Gold seems to be quite a bit different. Thanks!

first, the default (mbbs is static)
(tw-cabal)
MBBS:
EXP * 6 = Maximum Credits you can rob at once.
EXP / 21 = Maximum holds you can steal at once.

Classic:
EXP * 3 = Maximum Credits you can rob at once.
EXP / 30 = Maximum holds you can steal at once.

of course classic depends on if they change it or not, this is 100/100.
so for full holds (255)
MBBS:255x21=5355xp
Classic default:255x30=7650
the diff in xp=2295

(sdt/sdf/ssf/sst/ssm/blah blah, is all the same, gold has no effect, mbbs or not is what matters for steal%)
as for gold (or mbbs or not, either way) having an effect on mcic... hmm. never heard that before. i would say it makes no difference... but anyone smart actually want to take a stab?

Slim

While EP could answer better, to my knowledge there is no difference in MCIC from Gold to MBBS. But, if you are in non MBBS, the port trade percent could be lower, hence a -65 port would offer less per unit.

Jhereg

Port bids and profit will be the same at a given MCIC regardless of MBBS mode, all other settings being equal. But as Jhereg said, the max productivity will make a huge difference at upgraded ports. If the game limits the ports to a Max Production of 32,760, your profit at a fully upgraded port will be very different compared to a fully maxed port where Max Production is 65,530.

+EP+