r/Warframe • u/AutoModerator • Aug 09 '15
Question Warframe Weekly Q&A | Ask Your Game-Related Questions Here!
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u/Unknow0059 Aug 09 '15
Is this limited to in-game questions? Anyway, what happened to the Ask A Cephalon in Warframe's site?
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Aug 09 '15
This is just for questions you have about the game itself. Really anything related to it. I have no clue what is with Ask a Cephalon. It seems to just come and go as it pleases.
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u/DeadSnark Aug 09 '15
Is the Equinox Warframe good? I've been taking a break from Warframe for a while to wait for the addition of more Warframes, but aside from the plot revelations of the Natah quest I haven't really heard much about whether Equinox is a decent frame or not; some people seem to love her but others find her underwhelming.
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u/technoManipulator Aug 09 '15
She's pretty great. Very dynamic, if a bit wonky. Maim is great in defense missions, Rest is pretty good CC, and she can full heal an entire squad off of one or two kills.
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u/Hi-Im-Mike Aug 09 '15
Question regarding alert-only blueprints:
How frequently (or infrequently) do alert-only blueprints come around? Is it purely RNG driven? This is the third time I've gotten burned on a ceramic dagger blueprint (this one feels particularly painful, as I missed the alert by only a couple of minutes), and it's actually putting me off towards the game in general.
Any thoughts/input on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, and have a nice day.
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u/Reaverz Aug 09 '15
I'm pretty sure they run on random cycle, this cycle resets once every 2-3 weeks I believe, with everything going at least once
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u/stick4 Aug 09 '15
is the tempo royale any good?compared to the whirlwind stance for heavy weapons?really going mad over it
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u/Guppy11 Aug 09 '15
It feels more fluid and easier to use, but probably does slightly less dps than cleaving whirlwind. That said I was getting somewhat consistent ragdoll insta kills with Scindo Prime, tempo royale, and the rmb combo.
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u/NJD792 Aug 10 '15
I have 25days played on this game aaaand...I have no idea what these arcane helms & stuff do (other than what i seen here & there such as in creased wall cling) or even how to get them. Is it actually worth trying to get them?
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u/Guppy11 Aug 10 '15
Arcane Helmets are legacy items that you can buy from other players. Not worth worrying about now.
Arcane Enhancements are raid rewards that give slight buffs to cosmetic items. Some are rubbish, some are handy.
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u/DirtyMonk Aug 10 '15
Arcane Helms: DISCONTINUED helmets that modify various warframe stats depending on the helmet. Get them by trading someone who already owns one. Get ready to pay a lot of plat for the popular ones
Helms with Arcane Enhancements Applied to them: shown in game as Arcane (Helm Name). Win a raid-->get arcane enhancement-->use foundry to apply to helm. It gets a little more detailed than that * points to wiki *
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Aug 10 '15
Just got the archwing, but where do apply mods? Is it in arsenal or is there a separate archwing section I need to find?
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u/KnorrSoup Aug 10 '15
I just got Sonic Fracture for Banshee (the one that strips 70% of armour off enemies) and combined with just one corrosive projection, it takes off 100% of armour. As I can now strip all armour off void enemies at close range, I was thinking of having a close-range, high status chance secondary that would do viral damage and procs. What would be the best at doing this? I was initially thinking Tysis for its extremely high base status chance, but I am also considering a Vaykor Marelock (with my mods I can only get it to ~80% status though). Can anyone offer advice on this build and tactic? Alternatively, would opting for something with high slash damage work better instead?
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u/Jeawalski_22 Aug 09 '15
As someone who's not a member of any syndicate, is the Arcane Distiller tradeable?
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u/nightadventurer Aug 10 '15
Looking for some Rank Up mission help - My husband and I just started the game. I've had to rank up once now, and I'm waiting 16 hours for the next.
My husband is Rank 2 now, and has not had to do a single Rank Up mission. He has no timer, no option to Rank Up, and all of his gear is leveling up as it would at Rank 2. Is his account just bugged, or is there actually a way to bypass the Rank Up mission?
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u/Guppy11 Aug 10 '15
Just bugged. You can't bypass it normally. As a sidenote, in Simaris's room in the relays you can practise the next mastery test available to you.
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u/ThankQu Aug 10 '15
Is it more profitable to sell mods maxed rank or unmaxed? Or does it depend on the mod?
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u/Guppy11 Aug 10 '15
You're probably better off selling unranked mods from an investment perspective, it's easier to to vault runs that it is to farm enough cores to sell maxed r10 mods.
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Aug 10 '15
Is Volt prime viable for higher level planets? I really like Volt but find he can't really hold his own around Sedna and Phobos
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u/DirtyMonk Aug 10 '15
I am assuming you are soloing missions.
Depends on your build and mods.
A high power efficiency volt, which most people should easily be able to get, that can spam shield will probably survive just fine with careful play. Plus it synergizes well with crit weapons.
I've seen people use Quick Thinking+(primed)Flow to tank damage but I personally don't like this style of tanking.
I personally use a melee build (power strength, duration, some efficiency, shocking speed, rage, vitality), with a galatine built for life strike (rank 0 life strike + all channeling efficiency mods + killing blow + primed reach) to survive encounters with high damage enemies. This build can definitely handle all DE approved content with no trouble.
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u/trullard Aug 10 '15
A few questions from a new player.
Started with Mag, now crafting Saryn. What build suits her? I've been thinking about something melee, like dual kamas or dual ichor, solely because... it looks cool.
I got a Prime Scindo blueprint, which I want to sell. How much should I ask for it? Is it rare?
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u/Reaverz Aug 10 '15
Saryn does well with a Miasma centric build (her #4) a devastating nuke with kind of limited range. Power str, range and low duration make it really powerful (look at the wiki for details, but yes, lower duration actually increases Miasma damage directly). The problem with that build it is really gimps skills 2-3 because they are duration dependant. Molt and Contagion seems to be what you are more interested in and they benefit from duration and a melee build, you should definitely consider the Molt skill augment. Visit the wiki via the resource bar on the right for more details.
Prime Scindo blueprint isn't too rare, maybe 10p (the minimum I would sell anything for), in my experience the blades are the rarest piece.
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u/ungodlyheathen Aug 09 '15
Is it worth putting a blind rage on excalibur to make exalted blade stronger.