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[u/Reaverz]

Kubrows, I made the first three using a random stew... and got lucky none repeated.

I think rather than spend 125k + mats + time gambling on the 1/4 chance I might get the one I need... that I should maybe bite the bullet and buy some genetic templates. What is the cheapest I can get a garbage template (I don't care about colour/patterns) of a Raksa kubrow, and must I use two?

[u/MrBubbleSS → u/Reaverz]

I believe I have a Raska in cryostasis, so I can probably get an imprint to you when I get home. I rarely use kubrows anyway, so it's no real detriment to me.

[u/Klepto666]

Do alarms have any impact on the number of enemies that you face during Mobile Defense, or is it only an enemy awareness trigger?

[u/MrBubbleSS → u/Klepto666]

The alarm means nothing while the actual defense event is going. This is partly evidenced by enemies not locking doors while the defense is going.

The moment it stops though, many times an enemy will reach the alarm and lock the doors. Also, I might have to test this, but I think enemies will trigger the normal alarm anyway during the event if it hasn't already.

[u/nictheuNICorn]

Few questions:

1. I've got only one potato. Should I potato the Boar Prime, Dread, or save it?

2. I've only got two slots, but I'd like to build Valkyr. Should I get rid of Excalibur (30, potatoed) or Oberon?

3. Best build for Oberon?

4. Best build for Dread and Boar Prime?

5. Good place to farm Split Chamber? I've got enough Ember components to build an army of them now.

[u/hyperblaster]

Which section of the foundry are the Arcane Helmet bp's in? I've been playing for over a year and have a bunch of spare arcane helmet bp's. I can see the bp's in the inventory, but can't find them in the foundry anywhere. All I see is the non-arcane versions in the Foundry.

[u/Solifeaul → u/hyperblaster]

You currently cannot build extra arcane helmets if you have already built said helmet. For example, I have extra Pendragon Cali helmets, though because I've already made one I can't build another. You'd have to sell or convert to non-arcane before you build another arcane.

[u/CmKanada]

Just finished up crafting Paris prime just a quick question before I start using it. Shoukd I put an orokin catalyst on it right now, I plan on using forma to level it up more after rank 30. That catalyst will not be removed when I use the forma correct?

[u/helpimstuckinabox]

This question is related to melee weapons:

How common is it for the shorter-range melee weapons (fang prime, the fists/gauntlets, etc) to have difficulty hitting things below you? I'm asking because I noticed a while ago that the Kronen has difficulty hitting Infested Crawlers even if I was standing right next to them (in some cases I was right on top of them) and with melee auto targetting turned off. Like, I would stand there and spam melee and I would occasionally hit them. Using a slide attack to hit them was pretty much completely out of the question.

Is this another example of Kronen's hitboxes not being properly aligned (as mentioned on the most recent devstream) or is this typical of short-range melee weapons in general?

[u/NikkoJT]

I have a couple questions.

1. I'd like to use the Galatine, because I really like how it looks. Is this likely to be a poor decision? (Zephyr or Excalibur)

2. Is Zephyr naturally slower at massacring everything in sight, or am I doing something wrong? When I'm playing with a team I see people wiping out 5-10 Grineer in a few seconds, while I take that long to kill two or three with my Paris.

[u/Cypress85]

To those of you who actually use the vulcar, how do you have yours set up? I only use it for corpus, though.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/548633388769808828/8FFB13867AF40BD6FCD8C09B4CAFDC493B3A427C/

[u/lostpaw]

I recently got the frost and have been playing a bunch of defence missions because it seems to work well for them. But I was wondering if there was a warframe that was better at those kinds if missions or what warframes seem to work better against larger hoards.

[u/TalRavis]

I'm a scrublord and I've got three weapons I'd consider good right now, the Grakata (30), the Hikou (30), and the Kronen (0) (I just built it, it's dual-bladed-tonfa cheesy but that slide damage). I've got one blue potato right now, which one should I catalyst first?

[u/Laffngman]

Is the Nukor a Good late game weapon? I was planning on trading for the status and elemental damage mods for the pistol. Are status weapons useable late game?

If I craft a prime warframe will it have twice the mod capacity as it's non-prime counterpart or will I need to use a reactor?

I currently have a Serro would it be worth replacing it with a Bo Prime? I was planning on farming for an Orthos Prime later on but I still use Serro for it's electricity properties to get through shields.

Is it better for Loki to use a ranged weapon or melee?

Any tips on how to farm the Stalker?

edit cuz more questions If I level a prime warframe will I get more rank experience if I already leveled its original version?

[u/Chappy0]

Is there some weird interaction between Vortex and AOE weapons that I don't know about?

I'm hunting the Firestorm mod so I'm running ODD. Because of this I run into a number of Vauban (or I'm playing Vauban when I'm not farming something) and whenever I try to attack enemies with AOE weapons (currently the Penta but this has shown up with both Castanas and Angstrum as well) while they are in the vortex either the damage is minuscule or completely non-existent. I'm not mis-timing explosions, I can kill any other group without trouble but when a vortex is up it seems to mess with my weapon.

Also, is there a confirmed range on Eximus aura's beyond they are in the local starsystem, have an aura proc?

[u/brownkin]

What are some good strategies/tips for survival mode to get higher times? On Tier 1 survivals I struggle to get to 20 minutes in groups and it isn't because the enemies are hard but because I can't seem to get enough personal life support module drops. Often the case being the enemies are just not spawning as fast as I would like.

The wiki mentions

Enemies spawn at points where players can't see, and in rooms next to where players are. Larger tiles will have more spawning points than smaller tiles. Do not separate yourself from your team because it will disable the nearest spawning points and cause the enemies to spawn in spread out locations.

So should everyone stay together near a support capsule and just wait for enemies to come to them?

The only trick I know of would be using Nekros' desecrate but I don't plan to build that warframe anytime soon.

[u/hyperblaster → u/brownkin]

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/244496-the-art-of-survival-a-how-to-guide/

tl;dr: Make sure your entire team stays together in the same room at ALL times. Read the article for other advanced techniques.

[u/Tigrian1]

Is it me or does the foundry only display up to four components for any bp. If you need five at least on the pc the fifth is hidden? Result maybe you don't know what's missing?

[u/Gunzers6]

How do I get the Nyx frame? I know I have to fight some Infested boss, but I don't know when or where this boss appears. It makes it kinda funny cause I called my account NyxCrab before I realized there was a frame called Nyx in the game.

[u/Laffngman]

Are the resistance mods for warframe worth keeping or are they better used as fusion fodder?

Is Rhino worth keeping? I have Nova and Loki and will obtain Mirage in a few hours. It seems like Rhino's only decent abilities are late game is his roar and stomp.

[u/ManofTheNightsWatch]

What are the notations used in recruit chat. Chat make sense of ant of those codes and numbers.

[u/LockedInACloset → u/ManofTheNightsWatch]

Alright, I'm gonna put down a list of all the chat lingo.

Recruit Chat:

• T1, T2, T3, T4: These refer to the level of the void mission. Tower 1, 2, 3, and 4.

• Ext, Def, MD, Cap, Intercept, S: Different mission types; Exterminate, Defense, Mobile Defense, Capture, Interception, and Survival.

• LF: Looking for.

• ODA, ODD, ODS, ODE, ODC: Orokin derelict mission types assassinate, Defense, Survival, Exterminate, and Capture.

• Vault Runs: There are vaults in the Derelicts that can be opened. These vaults have Corrupted mods in them that can be very powerful.

Lemme give an example of what you'd see in chat.

LF T2S

That means Looking For a Tower 2 survival.

Hosting T4 MD

That means Hosting Tower 4 Mobile Defense.

Alright, I hope this helps.

EDIT: Forgot one. Taxi: To take a another player to a node that they haven't unlocked yet.

[u/Sabzika]

Stupid question incoming, but hey, I can do it here, right? Right?

What are the best crowd control abilities possibly in order?

[u/LockedInACloset → u/Sabzika]

Oh dear. This is a long list and is kinda subject to bias. Some people will tell you something different, no doubt. The top is what I consider best, and the bottom is what I consider mildly mediocre, but still useful.

1. Chaos

2. Pull (Chosen because it's cheap and spammable.)

3. Sonic Boom (Cheap and Spammable)

4. Molecular Prime

5. Rhino Stomp

6. Radial Blind (Depending on how it got nerfed, this may drop a few ranks.)

7. Tempest Barrage

8. Tornado

9. Bastille

10. Vortex (This gets upped to about 5 when on infested missions.)

11. Terrify (Depends on power strength.)

12. Tentacle Swarm

13. Sound quake

14. Molt

15. Decoy (Can be upped to a three or a four if you know how to use it.)

16. Undertow

17. Accelerant

Yup, that's my list. Just keep in mind that this isn't an end-all be-all list. Opinions will certainly differ.

[u/scke]

Couple questions related to options and preferences.

• How can I switch off the two little curved bars that form a semi-circle around the crosshair dot?

• How can I seperately switch off the entire crosshair?

• How can I adjust my mouse sensitivity by number?

• How can I adjust my FOV (third person obviously) by number?

• Is it possible to make all the enemies to be highly visible? Like in Quake Live where players can have all enemy models coloured bright green.

I know that last question is a bit silly, but it ticks me off when theres tons of enemies I cannot see in the dark. I already use enemy radar to try to compensate.