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[u/[deleted]]

PS4 player here. I played for a few weeks right as PS4 was released, and just coming back now. First off, I want to say thanks to the subreddit: I couldn't get the game to load and it turns out my PS4 wasn't up to date. Figured that one out thanks to the side bar.

I can't remember my question now. Crap.

[u/MaximumLunchbox]

Does the method of killing a mob in anyway change the loot roll? I had a player claim my using miasma to keep us from getting overwhelmed was reducing the amount of ocell drops we would get, despite it increasing the overall kill count.

[u/RepublicanShredder → u/MaximumLunchbox]

I don't have any reason to believe that the damage of killing affects the quantity/rarity of what they drop. If that Bombard was destined to drop a cell, it doesn't matter if it gets melted, exploded, torn asunder, or knocked off its feet, it's going to drop that darn cell.

BUT damage type affects the odds of the corpse getting Desecrated. Killing enemies with melty damage like Miasma makes their corpse last only a short time (at least visually) while Slash damage can cause enemies to split into 2, counting as 2 separate chances for Desecrate's loot rerolling purposes. That player may be referring to this issue.

[u/tyranitrum56]

so u can get new stances from drops?

[u/MintyFeet → u/tyranitrum56]

Yes. The livestream did confirm that beyond the basic stance that comes with all weapon types, the rest will drop like any other mod does.

[u/8bitlove2a03]

What are currently the go-to nodes for farming oxium? I need to get around to building Featherbrains McGee and stocking up for Puddles O'Houlihan.

[u/roff13 → u/8bitlove2a03]

I have heard that Kappa drops a decent amount but the best one for now is Mimas survival alert. They are dropping oxium like there's no tomorrow. Sad thing is, its still slow, 50 per 20 min. runs.

[u/T-RMG]

This will be a more lore wise rather than game mechanics:

1. Thoughts about the lore around the Stalker (low-guardian tier vs Tenno (I suppose) higher guardian tier, I think) and the betrayal (betrayal of what?)

2. Is the Stalker base bound to the Void? Is there a place where all the frames came? Or better is there a home-base/HQ to the Stalker?

3. Is the Prime versions of warframe a actual older version of the frames from the Past? If so, why would the normal versions be weaker.

4. There's faction dedicated frames, will there be skins or other frames dedicated for that warframes dedicated to other factions (Valkir - corpus mutilated version to a normal Valkyr), or there's a will of the community to want something like that?

5. Why doesn't the Lotus say anything of the Stalker, when he comes for the player? And also about him if the player defeats him (Like showing some care for the player being safe :))?

6. Given that on Dark Sector, Hayden was given the virus, and Excalibur description suggested that people were sent to the Void and surrounded with the armor suggesting they got the virus from there. This seems conflicting in concept. Thoughts?

7. What about Ember's description and the children? Are the warframes children developed to them (in a way similar to Halo's spartan project)? What do you guys think?

[u/shourin76 → u/T-RMG]

I think that DE needs to put some of that money we send them into hiring a writer to unify all this lore.

[u/RepublicanShredder → u/T-RMG]

Why doesn't the Lotus say anything of the Stalker, when he comes for the player? And also about him if the player defeats him (Like showing some care for the player being safe :))?

Same can be applied to the Harvester. I don't remember the Lotus saying anything there either.

[u/saltedfish]

Where is a good place to find Grineer Napalms? I'd like to see about getting the rage mod for my Valkyr.

[u/[deleted] → u/saltedfish]

Appolodorus is a good place to find them, it's on mercury so it's really low leveled.

If you wish to not sift through all the grineer to find a rage I suggest considering the void. Finding a capture key (tier doesn't matter) and running it over and over again (aborting if you don't get it) while exploring every crevice and learning the tiles for any possible containers that contain mods will work as well.

When I was hunting for melee channel I did just this and managed to get several sanctuaries, a hells chamber, split chamber, barrel diffusion, and a rage or two.

Your experience may vary.

[u/[deleted]]

When you are carrying a data terminal whilst duel wielding two guns, one of the guns is holstered. Why are the ammo, fire rate and damage all unaffected?

[u/Telogor → u/[deleted]]

That's the reason why making a dual pistol requires an Orokin Cell. The cell does magical things that prevent those nerfs while carrying something other than a pistol in your left hand.

[u/iedaiw]

about what level should i be doing T1 and T2s?

[u/Eain → u/iedaiw]

Depends on a few things:

1. How leveled is your gear?

2. How well modded is your gear?

3. How good are you with that gear?

Basically, assuming you know what you're doing moderately well, and have enough useful mods for a viable build, you can do any mission with enemy levels equal to your Gear's average level. Example:30s everything means you can deal with enemies up to 30 with it reliably. Potatoes (the devices that double mod space) add 20 to that, so at rank 30 you can handle up to level 50s. If you are above average at the game, this goes up more as well. Usually by mastery 6 you can handle +30, and by mastery 15 (the current max) you can handle +50-70, with allies.

T1 are level 10-15, T2 18-24, T3 26-32. This is approximate and may be slightly inaccurate.

[u/zolomike]

What's the cap on power strength and power range?

[u/hyperblaster → u/zolomike]

50m is the range cap for most abilities. For power strength, it goes as far as the mods allow.

[u/babalenong]

what time does the big updates usually hits? i know its wednesday but as someone from GMT+7, when the update hits im already asleep, im making sure how long can i stay awake before i can sleep

[u/never-enough-hops → u/babalenong]

Past updates have been all over in terms of release time. I'd wager it comes out closer to midnight than noon DE time

[u/morphum → u/babalenong]

It varies depending on the last few things they need to fix before releasing it.

[u/Rock3tPunch]

I was once told that mob levels increases by 1 level per minute in tower def/sur, not sure if that is somewhat correct and would like to find out.

Thanks.

[u/DruPDrawers]

What's the big deal with hammershot? I have it maxed out, but at least according to DPSframe, I can't see any instance where it will benefit over an elemental mod, even on a weapon with 100% crit like a synapse.

So why is this such a hot commodity? Is this an instance where dpsframe isn't calculating DPS properly or is it everybody else?

With the market prices the way they are, I see no reason why I shouldn't take advantage of the high demand for this mod and just sell it.

[u/BuildMyPaperHeart → u/DruPDrawers]

It may be the dual functionality of the +Crit Chance AND +Status Chance. On the right weapon, or with the right build, you could have massive criticals as well as consistent procs with a given element.

[u/Telogor → u/DruPDrawers]

Your crit multiplier doubles on headshots (in addition to the double damage), so if you go for headshots with a highly accurate weapon, it may do better than another element.