Most of the actions you'll perform on A3 will revolve around a stat called Motivation. Motivation is distributed at reset everyday. Subscribers will gain 196 per day, while non-subscribers will get 84 per day. You can also convert bytes into motivation at 50 motivation per byte.
Motivation is typically used to make or do things. From these “things” you can sell them in order to earn some credits. So basically, motivation is used to make items you can use yourself or sell them in the marketplace.
Currently, the motivation cap for subscribers is 1,372 and 252 for non-subscribers. If you have 365 days or more of subscription time, it increases to 6,076.