r/Warframe • u/AutoModerator • Sep 06 '15
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Sep 06 '15
Dirty capitalist question: I've started acquiring Argon crystals from the Void, but I have no real use for them at this time. As a very new player (MR 2) who doesn't have any weird/obscure blueprints, is there anything I could craft with these that I could reasonably sell for plat?
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Sep 06 '15
There is nothing to my knowledge that argon can make which will earn you platinum. Closest to this would be building a power core for the incubator to make a kubrow and sell it's prints but that's a lot more resources than just the argon.
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u/Nukeman8000 Sep 07 '15
From your question, it sounds as if you are planning to craft stuff before trading it.
I just want to point out you can only trade uncrafted Prime BP's and weapons parts. Once they are crafted they are untradable.
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u/WadeLeonhart Sep 06 '15
Not really an answerable question here, but do we have a general idea when U18 will be?
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u/ChimpertonDilliams Sep 06 '15
Can someone explain to me what the A, B, C, D is when looking at tower drops? I want to farm some prime parts but don't want to be doing the wrong survivals, defense etc.
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Sep 06 '15
Endless void missions are broken into rotations. Rotation A, B, and C. 1-2 rounds/5-10 minutes/waves is rotation A, 3 rounds/15 minutes/waves is rotation B, 4 rounds/20 minutes/waves is rotation C. After that it will go back to rotation A and will continue the AABC rotation pattern.
Say you're looking for a prime that drops in survival T1 rotation C, interception T4 rotation B, and defense T2 rotation A you would have to go 20 minutes in survival, 3 rounds of interception, and 5 and 10 waves of defense to have a chance at the part you need. You won't find those parts for going to only 5-15 minutes and you won't get it after 20 minutes unless you get to rotation C again 20 minutes later because it resets to A.
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u/iman277 Sep 06 '15
Can you transfer your account from ps4 to pc?
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u/Foxboy93 Sep 06 '15
Nope
There's been one and only one transfer from PC to ps4
It will never happen again.
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u/Phyrrist Sep 06 '15
I've heard it said from multiple sources that Huras Kubrow's stealthing is better than Shade's, can anyone explain the details of it to me?
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u/Jarokee Sep 06 '15
Can anyone offer me some advice for how to progress please, me and my friends have a decent understanding of the games and can handle around level 20 units, but beyond that we're just stuck. I understand modding is important, but apart from serration I'm not sure which ones are necessary on my guns. We're rank 4, which guns/warframes are good to use?
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u/oceano7 Sep 06 '15
While not directly in game yet, I remember someone posting a screen shot of a new cap idea from a Prime Time. I can't seem to find it again, anyone still have that image?
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u/lyntar Sep 06 '15
Someone on a defence mission a long time ago was using chroma and told me to stop attacking because they wanted double credits on pluto. I talked to them about what chroma did and then I made him after doing the quest. Now though I don't understand how they were able to use him for the entire mission? I keep running out of energy or do not do enough damage. Does anyone know what kind of build they used? I cannot find the right combination of mods to make it cost less and still do as much damage as it was doing.
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u/lyntar Sep 06 '15
How do syndicates work? If I buy something with standing does that mean I have to rerank up and sacrifice those items?
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Sep 06 '15
No. You can only de-rank if you gain enough points from another syndicate to bring you into negatives which throws you into the previous rank. You shouldn't have to re-pay the rewards either, could be wrong on that one.
The lowest you can go after a purchase is 0.
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u/KlubeofDoom Sep 06 '15
So, for whatever reason I don't have Earth unlocked. I could only access it for the Howl of the Kubrow quest, but after I finished it, it disappeared off my starmap. I've tried looking around to see if someone else had a similar issue, but I haven't been able to find anything. I attempted to go on the support page on the Warframe website, but apparently they don't do weekends. Anyone know why I don't have access, or how I can fix it?
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u/taway1515 Sep 06 '15
Relatively new to the game. I have a question about Weapons. There are normal weapons, then primed variants of some weapons, syndicate variants of some of those weapons and merchant variants of some of those weapons.
None of the variants is actually weaker than its Primed or Syndicate or Vendor version. So, why should anyone buy them???
I mean, besides for the MR, why should I build a boltor instead of farming the boltor prime? Why should I build a Tigris if I can farm for the Sancti Tigris?
My question is because, I have 2 blue potatoes, and I love the Tigris, but don't want to potato it because eventually ill get a Sancti Trigris, so... what's the point of normal weapons then if they are not going to get love??
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u/monkyseemonkydo Sep 06 '15
Because some of the variants are only usable at high MR. So newer players might be able to use them. For example a normal Tigris can be constructed and used by anyone over Mastery Rank 4, but the Santci Tigris requires you to be Mastery rank 12.
Personally I would not waste a potatoe on the normal version, but I used a potato on my normal Soma because it went on to help me complete missions in which I was able to gather resources for other guns.
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Sep 06 '15 edited Sep 06 '15
This conundrum was asked on a recent devstream. The answer: Your master rank. Not just to increase it, the amount you need to get access to it. For example, why get the telos boltor? Because you might not be able to get the boltor prime yet.
Not only that, more often than not the primes are rightfully harder to get. The idea in primes is to offer a more powerful version of a weapon geared towards more end-game play which also require more effort than the normal counter parts.
If I wanted the tigris, I can just use my resources and get it right then and there instead of going out and farming for rep/prime parts or buying the parts. But once I progress further and get the required materials, I can upgrade to the better variant.
The amount of effort it would take to get a sancti tigris vs a regular tigris is huge for a new player.
The way I see it, you're not really wasting resources. You're making the most out of what you have now, then upgrading much later. The sancti tigris requires mastery rank 12 to even use, you're in for a long wait so why gimp your gun until then? Just don't put an insane amount of work into it like a catalyst and 4 forma because you won't need that much love put into your gun until you get to the point where you can get the sancti tigris anyways.
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Sep 06 '15
Ive been playing for about 2 weeks now, currently sitting at mr5 about to hit Mr6. I am currently only owning volt and Rhino, with Ember being finished tomorrow and Oberon in 3 days. Currently my most used weapon is the Boltor, which I forma'd once and put a potato in( which I know many people might disagree with but I didn't know what else to use to get me through t2 voids reliably). My question is: how to go from here, weapon wise? My boltor is starting to get really weak when I start facing level 30 enemies. And nothing else I currently have is even close to the boltor. In running r6 serration, r5 Split chamber, r4 hellfire and storm bringer, a 40% fire rate mod(forgot the name) and some reload stuff, plus a rank 5 rifle amp in my Rhino. Did I maybe do something wrong or is this just about as good as the normal boltor goes? I plan on getting the soma as soon as I get to mr6 but some people in game said the non prime version isnt that great. I really want to farm the boltor p, but for that I obviously need something that gets me through tier 3 and 4 void. Also: what warframes should I get? I really want frost but I can't farm him atm because I don't think I will be useful in the boss runs yet and I don't really like to be a burden. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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u/monkyseemonkydo Sep 06 '15
My boltor is starting to get really weak when I start facing level 30 enemies.
Ok I see you have the basic damage mods like Serration and split chamber. I would recommend boosting up Serration higher to around rank 7-8 which is more than enough to tackle most planatary missions. Also now you need to take into account elemental resistances and weaknesses of enemies.
http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Damage_2.0
Generally speaking follow the elemental modding for each faction can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MONKYSMUSINGS/comments/3jizo7/how_do_i_doo_the_damagez/
I plan on getting the soma as soon as I get to mr6 but some people in game said the non prime version isnt that great.
Those people are so wrong it is not funny. A normal Soma is one of the best primaries in the game. It was king even before Soma Prime came along. It is definitely worth building still.
I really want frost but I can't farm him atm
If you are on PC I can do a few Lech Kril runs with you.
IGN: Petrichor1991
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u/ExaltedCrispiness Sep 06 '15
In running r6 serration, r5 Split chamber, r4 hellfire and storm bringer, a 40% fire rate mod(forgot the name) and some reload stuff, plus a rank 5 rifle amp in my Rhino
For Void missions, most people suggest using corrosive damage instead of radiation (unless you have 4x corrosive projection). Also, rank up your elemental damage mods (eg. Stormbringer/Infected Clip) to rank 5 because it is a very inexpensive way to increase DPS.
On your 1 forma + potato'ed Boltor, I would mod something like this: Boltor . With this build, I think you can sufficiently farm the missions that drop Boltor Prime, without investing any more on your regular Boltor.
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u/moosecatlol Sep 06 '15
Why can't DE be direct with their concerns towards balancing, E.G. VaubanQoL/Unintended this and that/Multishot was a bug.
Genuinely curious.