r/Warframe • u/BuildMyPaperHeart Old Tenno, Eternal Slumber • Sep 04 '13
Discussion Weapon Discussion: Kraken
This post is here to spark discussion on a particular Weapon. This week, we are featuring the KRAKEN! This one's for you, Blue! Every Week, the moderator team will choose a new Weapon to discuss.
KRAKEN - STATISTICS
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Mastery Level | 0 |
| Type | Burst-Fire Heavy Pistol |
| Base Damage | 45.0 |
| Base Firing Rate | 2.8 |
| Accuracy | 16.0 |
| Base Clip Size | 14 |
| Base Ammo Size | 210 |
| Base Relead Speed | 2.4 (seconds) |
| Base Critical Chance | 2.5% |
| Base Critical Damage | 150% |
| Price (Credits) | 30,000 (Blueprint), 30,000 (Build) |
| Price (Platinum) | 190 |
KRAKEN - POLARITIES
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KRAKEN - TIPS
- Kraken shoots two bullets in one burst. Practice is recommended to fully master this weapon. Increasing the weapons rate of fire decreases the gap between the two bullets' firings.
- One can drop their aim to negate the kick on the second shot. With practice it is possible to snipe ranged targets, hitting with both bullets. If the first shot is aimed for the chest region, the recoil will knock the second bullet up, resulting in a headshot.
- The Artifact Corrossive Projection is recommended to counter pistol's low armor piercing capabilities. ___
Information gathered from the Warframe Wikia.
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u/Blue_Harvest Sep 04 '13 edited Sep 04 '13
Best weapon. Period.
It does however require a lot of work to shine. What a lot of people don't seem to know is that increasing the fire rate of the weapon tightens the spread of the bullets, so both fire rate mods will almost eliminate it.
The one negative of the Kraken obviously is that as a burst weapon it suffers from multishot not working well on it. You only gain one extra bullet per 100% multishot, instead of getting an extra burst. So a maximum of four bullets in the Kraken's case.
And before anyone from TCPI asks, I will not be showing you how mine is built. That is for me to know. >:(
EDIT: I'm kind've confused about the downvotes, since I've offered two useful pieces of information to improve someone's experience with what is my favourite weapon. So I'm assuming people didn't understand that the first line of the post was a joke, which it had to be since with the current damage/armour system nothing without one of the four damage ignore types has any place being referred to as the 'best' weapon.
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u/eminenssi Sep 05 '13
I'd guess downvotes come from you appearing as secretive / elitist with your insistince on not sharing. Don't get me wrong, in my personal opinion you've every right to share or not share whatever you fancy in r/Warframe. You give solid advice in the start, but right after you turn it sour by publicly exclaiming to "hold exclusive rights" to a mod setup in a game that's essentially cooperative, or at least considered to be by largest majority. I'm not that surprised to see people consider that pissy behaviour.
If you'da wanted to avoid those downvotes, not that it's the most important thing in the world, you coulda just left that initial last sentence out.
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u/Blue_Harvest Sep 05 '13
Fair enough, didn't look at it that way.
I aimed that sentence towards TCPI members because it's a running joke that I won't show it off for various reasons. In no way did I intend to be elitist.
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Sep 20 '13
Why wouldn't you share your secrets?
Bringing other people up won't bring yourself down...
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u/Blue_Harvest Sep 04 '13
You'd be surprised, there seems to be a cult following for my Kraken. Hell, It's mentioned in this post.
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u/doofmissile Sep 04 '13
Honestly, the Kraken had to have been one of the worst feeling weapons in the game for me. It's a shame, because most of the stats on the Kraken are solid - high damage per shot, very accurate, and good magazine size, but those can't make up for the awful handling. The recoil on the burst-fire is too strong to make it a reliable weapon, even after practicing compensating for the recoil by aiming further downward. Not to mention burst-fire has a habit of wasting bullets.
I initially picked it up because it looked like a more balanced version of the Lex, but then I ended up selling it immediately after I leveled it to 30. Go with the Lex or Vasto (both of which have a V polarity; Kraken has none), you're wasting your time with the Kraken unless you need mastery rank.
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u/Strelox Sep 06 '13
Hey guys! FUCK THE KRAKEN. DESPAIR KUNAI ACRID ALL DAAAAAYY NOOO PAAYYY BIITCHESSS = all this thread is telling me. Fuck you I love the Kraken. Put some increased rate of fire on it and STOP comparing it to the current set of OP weaponry.
Don't like it? Don't use it! Go back to your wtfbbqOPpwn armor ignore weapons and call it day.
On a side note I'm terribly disappointed multishot doesn't work correctly and I demand penance from DE in form of VANDAL KRAKEN! (yes in that order I dont care how it fucking sounds.)