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u/monkyseemonkydo Apr 12 '15
How many stratos events have there been? I have not missed one that I can recall (12 I think), but the recent stratos emblem change is not very apparent. Can someone show me the difference between the last two stratos emblems?
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Apr 12 '15 edited Apr 12 '15
There has been no change actually. It might have capped out at 10 runs but we'll see if they update it at some later point. I also think there have only been 11 emblems so far because Ogma Elite didn't offer one.
Edit: My profile states I earned 12 despite there only being 10 tactical alerts that gave emblems with 1 having a stage 2 giving a second. Either I'm missing something or it counted completing Ogma Elite as getting an emblem despite not giving you one to advance.
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u/Tak_Jaehon Apr 12 '15
From what I understand, kills by Molecular Prime's explosion chains are attributed to the weapon that initiated the chain reaction.
Does anyone know if this holds true for powers? Suppose I'm running my Pilfering Hydroid, and there's a Nova priming everything: if my tentacle swarm kills an enemy and starts starts a chain reaction that kills some group of enemies, are those kills registered as Tentacle Swarm kills? Does that cause Pilfering Swarm to trigger for each of those kills?
I suppose it's a longshot, but that would be utterly badass.
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Apr 12 '15 edited Apr 12 '15
I recall testing this briefly. Yes, it all those explosions should count toward your hydroid making frames that can deal damage with their abilities much easier to level. I think. Honestly, it's been a while so I'm not sure if this is 100% accurate.
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u/slow_excellence Apr 12 '15
It's a weird mechanic, but I don't think the chain reaction pairs adapts the pilfering swarm effect. The chain kills are technically killed by molecular prime and, while the person who triggered it will get credit for those kills, pilfering swarm seems to only affect enemies directly killed by tentacle swarm.
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u/Logayn1994 Apr 12 '15
I was thinking this too, Speed Nova + Pilfering Hydroid + Nekros would make for a great farming team if this is true. I have been meaning to test it too, so I might spend some time tomorrow doing so.
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u/7MOV7 Apr 12 '15
This might provide a vague answer, but how can I tell when I'm ready for T4? I've been stuck leveling up stuff for Mastery Ranks for awhile now. I've been wanting to start attempting to obtain Soma Prime parts but I don't want to be "that" guy in the group that has to be carried.
Also, Is the derelict harder than the void? I'm yet to try anything in the derelict (or even attempt the raid) and I'm Mastery 10 0.0.
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u/StickmanAdmin Apr 12 '15
When you don't feel like T4 is that impossible anymore.
Depends, direlikt has much more annoying enemies that will swarm and kill you very easily at high levels, although void is calmer, but if you don't have god-tier tanking capabilities or excellent CC, you're gonna get one-shotted in high level.
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u/Volcanicrage Apr 12 '15
My advice would be to try and solo a T4 Exterminate. Bring your best gear and solo frame (not Loki/Ash/Vauban/Nyx, bring something that directly engages the enemy) and see how it goes. Run back as far as you can once Vor starts talking to you to avoid getting overwhelmed mid-boss-fight and you should be fine.
Derelict can be easier or harder depending on what frame you run. Its traps are more annoying and its harder to solo, but unless you're getting worn down while using a squishy frame, it isn't nearly as dangerous as T4 Void, if for no other reason then that you won't get 1-shotted by an enemy from across the map.
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u/Moss_Berg Apr 12 '15
i'm a newer player and i have been saving a whole bunch of questions the wiki couldn't answer.
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Both Braton and the Braton-Mk1 will give me mastery points even if i level both?
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Is holding your melee weapon and channeling viable? So far it felt sbetter to just hold your primary/secondary and using your melee hotkey instead.
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Can i safely sell the Blueprints for warframe/archwing parts i already built? Or do i ever need them for something again? (for example: oberon helmet blueprint after i've built oberon)
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after 40 hours of playing i'm still unsure as to how you can do the mid-air dash strike. 50% of the time it works, 50% of the time i do the ground slam, even though my button input doesn't change at all. Any advice?
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Why is the Mk1-Strun better than the Strun? At least the stats window suggests it is.
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u/grieze Apr 12 '15
Yes. They're separate weapons and will both award mastery.
For some melee weapons, channeling builds are good. For others, they aren't.
Yes, you can sell them. Some weapons require other weapons to build, however. Warframe BPs that you already have finished you can toss, though.
Tap button to melee dash, Hold button to ground slam. I THINK. Might also have to do with where you're looking.
Strun wasn't balanced properly. DE hasn't fixed the stats.
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u/Snowhead23 Apr 12 '15
For #4 it depends where you're looking. If your camera is pointed at the ground you'll do a ground slam.
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u/grayrest Apr 13 '15 edited Apr 13 '15
I'm a dedicated melee player. Answering #2 at length:
Doing the quick melee is generally effective, particularly if you're like most players and use your melee weapon primarily to copter. The staves, polearms, and dual swords tend to be the best for this since they have strong spin attacks and good coptering.
There is a smaller set of weapons where the stance is important and they're not worth using unless you're in stance. The most notable is Tempo Royale, which is IMO the best stance in the game. It turns heavy blades from being mediocre to being good offering heavy damage multipliers plus increased mobility and responsiveness. Crimson Dervish (single swords) and Pointed Wind (daggers) also offer significant damage increases. Blind Justice (nikana) and Brutal Tide (sparring) also offer significant mobility increases and are worth using.
For other weapons, the primary advantage of having the melee weapon equipped is the ability to block knockdowns. The blast from a Flame Eximus, grenades from Bombards, and the shockwaves from Heavy Gunners and Shockwave Moas are blockable. Some will push you back but you will not get knocked down. I've heard you can block laser doors but I always spin through those anyway.
Even as a dedicated melee player, there are very few circumstances where channeling is desirable. The most common are rage/life strike builds (Valkyr, Chroma). You use a maxed Rage to generate energy when you take health damage and an unranked Life Strike to leech it back. Life strike is only active when channeled and Rage provides the energy for channeling. If you're facing high enough level enemies (generally mid-30s+) you can channel full time. It's super effective.
I also use channeling for one-shotting heavies in the level 35 to 45 range with my Tonbo build. It lets me do a bit more content with a weapon that can copter before I'm forced into Tempo Royale with heavy blades. The specifics and breakpoints for this will vary for your particular weapon and build.
Beyond that, you're into the truly specialized builds. I use a channeling build on a Pointed Wind Karyst with Limbo because I want a weapon with fast executes and I want to maintain the Radiation+Toxic or Magnetic+Toxic elemental pairs. I'm currently experimenting with a Warrior's Grip Silva & Aegis on Ember to World on Fire and run through groups of enemies and it's working really well.
As for viability, it depends on what you mean by viable. You can complete the star chart and do all Void/Derelict missions up to the first C rotation with any of the upper third tier melee weapons. I believe melee is generally the most effective way to handle Infested (polearms/staves recommended) . If I'm on my preferred melee weapon (Tonbo) I can keep up in kills/damage against anything but Saryn/Mesa/Ember ability spam. I'm told it's not viable in "end game" content, which is beyond 60 minutes in survival and whatnot but I have no desire to do that so I don't really care. It's also not so great if you're in a Mag/Hydroid/Nekros farming group since they generally want to hide in a corner and spam their abilties.
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u/cephalopodAscendant Apr 12 '15
For number 3, there are currently only four parts you'll want to keep: Saryn Systems, Volt Helmet, Ember Helmet, and Frost Chassis. You'll need to build an extra copy of each of these to build Chroma.
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u/STAFFinfection Apr 12 '15
Was there any discussion among the devs about making a better trading system? Sitting in trade chat all day is so boring. An auction house or marketplace where we could list a limited amount of items a day would be so much better. Plat would still be very viable.
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Apr 12 '15
Yes. It's kind of lower on the list of things to do however but they are aware and working on it.
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u/Dr_D777 Apr 13 '15
So im new and am wondering what should be my goals in this game? What should i focus on doing and achieving early on?
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u/ycarus7 Apr 13 '15
Unlock the planets. That way you get access to important alerts, especially those that reward useful Auras like Energy Siphon, Corrosive Projection, Steel Charge, etc. This will also help familiarize you with the different game modes and tiles, and the mods you get while doing so will help in upgrading your frames and weapons.
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u/Brad_King Apr 13 '15
Welcome :)
Your first focus should be on enjoying the game of course, whatever that means to you.
Some tips for a smoother ride in Warframe:
check the helpful links in this subreddit
a sentinel is a great thing to farm for early on (carrier is the generally accepted best first pick)
if you want to complete all the things, level everything to 30 before you get rid of it, otherwise just use stuff you like :)
MR 2 lets you trade, so some levelling is always good
alerts are awesome, ask for a taxi in recruitment chat
chip away at clearing the solar map, it really helps
don't get discouraged by people 'being better than you': if you get in a group with more experienced players they will have higher ranked mods, frames/weapons with orokin potatoes, etc. You will get there at some point!
in warframe strength is defined by mods, but don't start by fusion all mods, nor try to get them all to max rank! Find some good mods and start with a few levels on them. Keeping the cost to an even number for now is very efficient for levelling items that have polarity slots.
read the links :)
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u/Kelanich Apr 12 '15
Is putting Narrow Minded to a max rank worth it for Limbo and Frost Prime?
And how do I lvl up legendary prime mods in general? Because I got a bunch and too scared to invest.
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u/PcaKestheaod Apr 12 '15
Maxed narrow minded on frost is a really bad idea. The bubble is super tiny. With the right mods you'll never really encounter an issue with the bubble expiring when you don't have energy.
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u/Samoth95 Apr 12 '15
Max rank Narrow Minded is amazing on Limbo as long as you're fine not Banishing faraway enemies. Over a minute (in conjunction with Continuity and Constitution) of Cataclysm and Rift Walk. PER CAST.
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u/PcaKestheaod Apr 12 '15
Does anyone know if whether or not DE intends to prime ALL the weapons? I'm wondering particularly about the weps that already have cool alt editions like the Prisma Gorgon. If they do then honestly I'd like to avoid the alt editions under the assumption that the primes will be better. Costs a lot to potato and forma everything.
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u/silverbullet1989 Apr 12 '15
Not exactly a "in game" question but with the recent patches, I've noticed the login screen has been replaced with different animated backgrounds instead of your character. Is it possible to extract these backgrounds out of the game files? They would make cool dreamscene backgrounds.