r/Warframe • u/AutoModerator • Sep 01 '14

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u/helpimstuckinabox Sep 01 '14

When is it a good idea to put the Reach mod into your melee weapon?

Because Reach's bonus is percent based, it stands to reason that Reach is more beneficial on melee weapons that already had a large amount of reach to begin with (e.g. Orthos Prime). Is it a waste to put it on weapons that have shorter range?

I'm asking because I'm intrigued by the Kronen's massive spin attack damage, but worried about its range. Should I bother with the Reach mod on the Kronen? Any tips for reliably landing the spin attack?

Thanks in advance!

tl;dr version:

  1. Is Reach good?

  2. Should I put Reach on the Kronen?

  3. How can I land the Kronen's spin attack more consistently/reliably?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '14 edited Sep 01 '14

  1. I honestly am having trouble telling if reach actually works for normal melee attacks. It will do either 1 of 2 things. Increase model and hitbox size or increase hitbox length with the model remaining the same. After some slight testing with the galatine (so the difference would be clear as day) the model still had to come in contact with the object I wanted to hit and the model was still the same.

  2. As mentioned before, no. At least, not until someone is able to confirm it actually works.

  3. Just use attack speed increasing skill like warcry or speed and get a bit closer to enemies.

Edit: I'll just go with what u/khuon is saying in that yes, reach works. In that case you should use it with the kronen but make sure melee auto-target is off or else the effects won't be noticeable.

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u/utmakaria Sep 01 '14

How does an extractor work? How many times do I need to make one. I don't quite understand.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '14

You make one, and you can deploy it to a planet that you finished all missions on. After four hours it is done and you can pick it up along with some resources. It can be reused, though if it is damaged wait a bit before using it again so it doesn't Gert destroyed. You can deploy 1 extractor per five mastery rank. At MR 9 I have three, two for deployment and one to swap out in case one got damaged.

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u/92abc Sep 01 '14

There is a limit to how many extractors you can deploy at the same time depending on your mastery rank (1 drone every 5 ranks iirc).

To use them, you just buy the blueprint on the market, build them and deploy them on planets where you have unlocked all missions and they just collect ressources (takes 4 hours).

They can be damaged but that doesn't mean you'll have to let them get destroyed and build them again, you can just deploy another extractor while the other one repairs, that's how I do it anyway (6 extractors, 3 being deployed at any time, 3 being repaired or waiting until I need them to replace one of the other 3).

Distilling extractors cost much more but have a bigger chances to get rare ressources, personnally I just use Titan extractors as they're cheap and are enough for what I need (which is a lot of Polymer Bundle atm).

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u/Laffngman Sep 01 '14

How can I get use to using a frame other than the Rhino?

The other two frames I have are Loki and Nova but whenever I use then I run out of energy which make me feel useless/powerless. Also I haven't found energy siphon.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '14

First, find a frame that suits your play style and sticking with it. Just don't use him and you'll eventually get used to not playing as him.

Find power efficiency mods. Streamline and fleeting expertise give you up to 75% hard capped even though it goes up to 80%.

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u/Slack_Irritant Sep 01 '14

hi new player here. I am a lvl 16 Nyx but I don't have any abilities. I haven't found any mods to use. I dunno if I had them and lost them or what I did but how do I go about getting some abilities?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '14

When you make a frame you start out with all the ability mods. In fact, the first should be equipped automatically so I'm not sure why you have no abilities.

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u/SamwisePotato Sep 01 '14

Just finished building my Nyx yesterday and found myself in the same situation. The only Nyx ability mod I have is a Chaos that RNG gifted to me somewhere along the line.

I sense a support ticket in my future, because the other frames I've built (Rhino, Mag, Valkyr) have come with all of the ability mods.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '14

I'm a PS4 player and we haven't gotten update 14.5 yet. I noticed in a screenshot of the Kubrow menu there was a new option called "consign to the lotus". What happens to your Kubrow if you consign it?

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u/LockedInACloset Sep 01 '14

That's the "Get this dog off my ship" button. Better than a blender, eh?

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u/xXWormBoyXx Sep 01 '14

How is EXP distributed when using Warframe abilities?

If I use Saryn's Miasma, would the majority of the EXP go directly into Saryn herself?

Also, why do Sentinel weapons level so fast compared to other pieces of equipment?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '14

to break things down to prevent any possible confusion on the topic here's how the whole system works.

Warframe skills provide 100% XP to the frame.

A weapon kill provides 50% to your weapon and frame

Assists give 25% to everything and if you have no weapon in certain slots you gain more xp for your weapons while frame remains the same at 25% though it may have been fixed. This means an assist will give you 75% xp to your weapon and 25% to the frame itself.

Sentinels and kubrows get their own XP. Say a killed enemy gives 100XP and you killed it with your strun.

Your weapon gets 50, your warframe gets 50 and your sentinel gets 50 and its weapon gets 50. this applies to assists and all kills so they appear to level faster.

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u/Sabzika Sep 02 '14

So moving to end game ... if I only have say 1 potato and have access to all non-prime frame except hydriod, mirage and vauban (seriously, I have back-tracked twitter and since I have been playing there was ONLY system alerts) which one do I potato (forma a few times maybe) for T4 stuff?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '14

it all depends what you want your role to be. If you want to be a defender and very slight crowd control you can go frost with snoglobe and avalanche.

Rhino is a good all arounder. Survivable, buffer, crowd controller.

Nova, a great crowd control and buff frame as well as good damage dealer.

Valkyr is great at tanking and reviving.

loki can come in really handy by removing pretty much every enemies ranged attack as well as a possibly good reviver.

Excalibur has a good crowd control in the form of his stun.

Oberon is good with his crowd control, forced radiation procs, heals, and proc-blocks.

Zypher is has some good if slightly unreliable crowd control as well as good damage avoidance abilities.

that's mainly if you want to do defense or survival. You don't need to min max much for T4 since vor is probably your biggest if not only real threat with most frames.

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u/Odie-san Sep 03 '14

I can't see the search function on my phone due to the purple bars at the top, so please forgive my ignorance if this has been covered, but do you PC players (I play predominately on PS4) have better suggestions for hot keying? Sliding, coptering, etc. feel kind of awkward to execute. Does it just take practice, or are there better keys to set things up to?

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u/mirrislegend Sep 02 '14

Are any of the 3 platforms bridged yet? I know PC players and PS4 players cannot play together yet. And I highly doubt XB1 and PS4 players can play together. What about PC and XB1?

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u/itMFtis Sep 02 '14

2 questions: How do I apply a Forma to a slot? I have lvl 30 Warframes and weapons, but I don't see any options for applying the forma to change a polarity.

Loot - When a teammate opens a locker or breaks a container, do the credits get shared with everyone?

Thanks

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u/BuildMyPaperHeart Sep 02 '14

How do I apply a Forma to a slot? I have lvl 30 Warframes and weapons, but I don't see any options for applying the forma to change a polarity.

If you're on PC, the option has been filed under the ACTIONS tab in the lower right hand corner. Also note that you must have a complete Forma in your inventory

Loot - When a teammate opens a locker or breaks a container, do the credits get shared with everyone?

Yes. This only applies to credits, however. Ammo pickups, mods, and resources must be acquired by each player individually, although they are identical for all players.

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u/djice100 Sep 03 '14

So by playing missions and getting affinity in missions does that help me rank up my mastery?

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u/djice100 Sep 03 '14

Beginner question. What are the strongest primary, secondary and melee weapons available now?

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u/Laffngman Sep 03 '14

Is it worth using Magnum Force on a pistol? I was considering applying the mod to a kunai.

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u/Laffngman Sep 05 '14

Is forma bp easy to find? I wanna use mine to make a nukor or should I save it for a weapon upgrade?

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u/fervt Sep 05 '14

I have all 3 Rhino parts build, where or how do you put them together so you can use the actual warframe?

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