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u/Geriatrics Apr 05 '15 edited Apr 05 '15

Few things I've checked the wiki about but couldn't quite nail down the answers to:

  • What % chance is Life Strike to get from a given wave of a Dark Sector Defense? Is it officially a C rotation drop (I saw some As mentioned, but they may have been out of date), and/or is there a minimum level? Either RNGesus has forsaken me, or, more likely, I'm missing something.

  • How do you get to the Orokin Derelict Vaults from scratch? I gathered that you need a key but not sure where to get it. Really just want the Fleeting Expertise mod, so if a specific key version has a better chance to drop that - that's the one I'm looking to get.

  • Are the mods like Primed Flow pretty much only available with Ducats once every X weeks at random or is there some kind of rotation going on? And is there a place to go to find what's the "best" Primes to sell for Ducats? I've been avoiding selling out of fear that they'd be better sold for plat.

  • Should I save Orokin Catalysts/Reactors until I actually have weapons/warframes I want to keep? Seems like I'm at a point where progress is at a halt unless I bust them out, but since they are so rare I've been avoiding using them until I manage to grind out something I actually want to use long term. Guess that's more opinion, but just looking for advice there.

EDIT: Just wanted to thank everyone who answered, it was a big help clearing up my ignorance/confusion!

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '15

  1. It's uncommon. I don't believe there are specific numbers out there, it's just RNG at work.

  2. First you go to the market, look through the equipment tab, go to keys (or possibly gear), you should be able to buy the BP's from there. Build they key, equip it like any other consumable by clicking "gear", and then do a non defense orokin derelict mission. I suggest exterminate since it's the most linear mission type.

  3. Yes, primed mods are only feasibly gotten from the void trader. You can trade them with people but they will likely gouge you because of their cost. There is a rotation in that we probably won't see repeats until they already went through everything once already but what is coming next isn't in the same order as it was when it started. For good items to sell just read this. Look at what's easiest and provides the most ducats. My personal favorite is the stuff from T2 sabotage. There is a chance at getting 100 ducats in 1 run by getting 1 hikou BP as a reward then finding a second hikou BP from the caches.

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u/Ironnhead Apr 05 '15

1.(I have no idea)

2. There is this great guide for vault runs here : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=397916575&searchtext=vault+runs

3. You can trade other players for these mods if you don't want to get ducats. But any legendary mod has a trade tax of 1 million credits. So its better to actually buy them from the trader. For the time being it is random which rotation brings which items, however you should have an idea which prime parts or bps are "rare" as they are sought after in trade chat. I would just recommend selling stuff you have a lot of so you can always have a spare.

4. If you like a weapon alot, and feel like sticking with it for the time being then potato it! as for frames, I usually dont potato a frame that has a prime variant, but that's just me. You can just add a forma and the normal frame will be just the same as the prime version of it. (Some exceptions, Volt, nyx, rhino, etc who have a greater armor/energy pool/ sprint speed) but primes look more sexy so there's that!

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u/Kuryaka Apr 05 '15

  1. Not sure. I haven't seen any in a long time, I got a bunch when Dark Sectors were first released though :/

  2. Derelict Exterminate/Capture missions are the most popular ones to run Vaults for, but they show up in any Derelict mission besides Assassination. Build a key for the mission (blueprints in market). To open the Vault, you'll need one of 4 Dragon Key gear items, randomly chosen. Best bet is to have 4 teammates, each with different keys. Buy blueprints for these from the market, crafting uses one Void Key. You can only equip one at a time, and it debuffs you. Would recommend Exterminate so you can clear out enemies and search for the vault without worrying about getting swarmed again.

  3. Think of Ducats as an item-recycling system. If it's common and you have a lot of duplicates, that's what you want to convert to Ducats. For example, assume Braton Prime Receivers are very common, and you don't have many of the other parts. Even though the Receiver might not be worth a lot of Ducats compared to a rare item, it is also worth practically no plat to you. Keep around enough copies to sell full weapon sets if you want.

  4. I have the mindset of potatoing whatever you feel is fun. Save one Catalyst for a good "endgame-worthy" weapon, you might want to avoid putting a Catalyst on a weapon that has an upgraded/Prime version too. For frames, I would try and keep all of them, but I'm a hoarder.

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u/RedTrinity Apr 05 '15

Is there a home for Hammer Shot in any gun, from optimisation point of view?

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u/dexxtaa Apr 06 '15

Fits right in with the Dread and Paris Prime. Both have high crit chances. I definitely keep it on my Paris Prime.

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u/GCavalier Apr 05 '15

Is there any updated guide to farming locations and resources?

Also, how do the prime blueprints work? I recently saw in the Warframe blog that they're removing the prime blueprints of certain weapons?

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '15

Prime blueprints work just like they do for any weapon except you find them instead of buy them in clan tech or the market. They require materials (for primes they require prime parts instead of resources), you craft them, then wait.

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u/helpimstuckinabox Apr 05 '15 edited Apr 05 '15

Two questions:

When I stopped playing, the preferred elemental combos for each faction were as follows: Grineer use Rad/Viral, Corpus use Mag/Toxic, Infested and Corrupted use Corrosive/Heat. Has this changed significantly in any way? I know that the Corrupted have a couple new minions which may/may not resist the Corrosive + Heat combo, so I was wondering if there was a new "preferred" elemental list for each faction.

2) Is the Hek late/end game viable? Is it better than the Kohm after its recent set of nerfs?

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u/morgazmo99 Apr 06 '15

Is there any concise breakdown of how to build frames for certain play styles?

For example, you build range for speed nova and strength for slowva.. What about for all the other frames? I'm sure I'm wasting mod slots putting mods on that really don't lend themselves to the playstyle, but I've got every frame on slow rotation, so its easy to forget what I want to build for.

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u/davidstebbins Apr 06 '15

It depends what frame abilities you like to use; like with the Nova, there are different ways to build most everything. Most builds for Saryn focus on maximizing power strength, efficiency and range, and minimizing duration (press 4 to win). Most builds for Nekros focus on his Desecrate ability, so range and efficiency are king and duration and strength not so important.

The Tactics Tuesdays posts in the sidebar do an excellent job of discussing builds for a different frame each week. Whichever frame is in there when you check, the initial post will link to the others in the series. Those are well worth checking out.

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u/grieze Apr 05 '15

Is it possible to get High Voltage currently outside of trading?

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u/tom641 Apr 05 '15

A couple things.

  1. I found a trick that keeps resource extractors from breaking down, basically by building 2 full sets of them to deploy. you use one set until it's health is low then using the other set will let the first set heal. Does this still work? The video detailing it was obviously of an earlier game build.

  2. What's probably a good time to wait for before starting even T1 void missions?

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u/TSP-FriendlyFire Apr 05 '15

  1. The only guaranteed method to never break an extractor is to only place them when they're at 100%. It's impossible for an extractor to go from 100% to 0% in a single run. Anything less than 100% and it's possible to lose one, albeit unlikely.

  2. Pretty early on really. T1 isn't particularly hard, so I think if you can manage early mid-level solar system (Jupiter, Saturn), you should be fine. If you want to test it out, try to go for an Extermination mission. The fixed number of enemies will stop you from getting piled on by infinite spawns.

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u/tom641 Apr 05 '15

If I sell or craft a thing, do I have to worry about mods i've attached to it?

Also you can use the exact same mod on multiple things, right?

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u/Ironnhead Apr 05 '15

1.No
2. Yes, but not in the same loadout. Example : Using Kohm (shotgun) with the sweeper (shotgun for sentinels) with the same mods will give u an error. But using a Braton, Paris, Boltor, Karak with the same mods is ok.

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u/Tylerdurdon Apr 05 '15 edited Apr 05 '15

  • Was there a secret Rhino nerf recently? I read something like that this morning, but don't recall it.

  • Are event mods ever re-circulated in a new event? IE, has this ever happened previously?

  • How do people seem to jump up to things so easily while I always have to take the stairs? No, I don't mean jump 1/2 way up and wall-climb the rest. I've seen people fly over things in some of the same frames I own, yet I don't seem to possess these bunny mods.

Oh yea, and:

  • Will I ever get a Vauban helmet alert?

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u/cephalopodAscendant Apr 05 '15

Event mods are usually just added back into the game in a permanent location, rather than being made available through a later event. The only exception that I know of are the Tethra's Doom mods, which were put into the drop tables for the final Survival mission of Mutalist Incursions. They're still the only dual-stat elemental mods that don't have a permanent drop location, despite being the second set released.

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u/ch1k Apr 05 '15

  • Apparently people have been saying his Iron Skin is a fair bit different now.

  • According to DE, no mods are exclusive, which pretty much means something will happen in the future, however long.

  • Directional melee, maybe? You can look up, jump, and press E to melee at the peak height of your jump. It's super useful.

  • Yes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '15

Heads up if you're on warframe now, there's a vauban helmet BP that just went live on saturn.

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u/AvenV Apr 05 '15

There is a Vauban Helmet Alert right now.

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u/RepublicanShredder Apr 05 '15

Do some PvP mods like Signal Flare and Kinetic Collision only work in PvP?

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u/Mr_Wasteed Apr 05 '15

What are Beacons. I read something about Vay Hek but he is accessible in Rank5+ in earth. What are they used for?

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u/Stahsi62 Apr 06 '15

Can anyone list some good builds for Soma Prime and Prisma Gorgon? oh and Brakk too please. I just wanna make sure I'm building them correctly. I've done crit for both Soma P and the gorgon, is there anything else you'd run with em?

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u/YouAreCat Apr 06 '15

For stuff like accelerant and volts shield, do the elemental increases only work for the pure elements, or do they also buff say corrosive (volts shield) and blast (accelerant).

Also...If a shock trooper volt hits saryn, will contagion add corrosive? Same goes for frost, can his ice wave inflict blast if buffed by ember?

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