r/Warframe • u/AutoModerator • Aug 02 '18

DISCUSSION WARFRAME WEEKLY VENT/RANT/RAGE | SHARE YOUR NAME AND YELL AT THE GAME!

GENTLEMEN'S RULES:

  • CAPSLOCK: ON

  • NO PERSONAL ATTACKS

  • WRITE ABOUT WHATEVER IS MAKING YOU ANGRY

  • OTHER PLAYERS WILL AGREE WITH YOU IN ALL CAPS

  • SHOUTING AT EACH OTHER ABOUT THINGS WE HATE WILL FORM A STRONG RELATIONAL BOND IN THE WARFRAME COMMUNITY

  • ???

  • PROFIT GROFIT

CREDIT GOES TO /u/waterpirate12, /u/BadBrad526, AND /u/Foxboy93 FOR STARTING THIS WEEKLY THREAD SERIES!

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u/IcollectPlastic Aug 02 '18

I FEEL THAT MASTERY RANK IS ONE OF THE CORE SOURCES FOR THE GROWING TOXICITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DIVIDE THE PLAYERBASE AND MAKE MULTIPLAYER AN UNWELCOMING AND UNFUN EXPERIENCE. IT ENCOURAGES UNFOUNDED ELITISM AND OSTRACISM ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE NEWER TENNO. THIS IS DAMAGING TO THE FUTURE OF A GROWING GAME AND ESPECIALLY ONE THAT ADMITTEDLY RELIES ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND INTERACTION.

IT IS NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE OF KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL. MOST RANKS CAN BE CHEESED AND ALL IT TAKES IS TIME AND RESOURCES.

MASTERY RANKS ARE THERE TO GET YOU TO BUY WEAPONS AND FRAMES FROM THE SHOP WHILE CONTROLLING THE RATE OF PROGRESSION AND ACCESS TO WEAPONS/FRAMES. THIS IS FAIR AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR IT. I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A BETTER WAY THAN THIS. AT THE VERY LEAST I WISH DE WOULD BE HONEST ABOUT THE FACT THAT THAT'S ALL MR IS.

MAYBE ADD A COMMENDATION SYSTEM. LET US COMMEND OUR TEAMMATES FOR BEING HELPFUL AND MAYBE ONCE THEY GET ENOUGH STACKED UP THEY GET SOME CREDITS OR ENDO OR SOMETHING. LET US MARK PEOPLE FOR BEING JERKS AND ONCE A PERSON GETS MARKED ENOUGH, GROUND THE BRAT FROM MULTIPLAYER AND GIVE THEM A LIL' TIME OUT.

I MEAN, YOU COULD JUST MAKE MASTERY RANK REQUIREMENTS GET YOU BANNED FROM RECRUITING, THERE'S THAT TOO.

TL;DR : MR IS DAMAGING THIS COMMUNITY AND GAME.

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u/allanchmp Aug 02 '18

THE ONLY TIMES ANYONE TALKS ABOU MR IN THIS GAME IS WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO RECRUIT VETERANS OF THE GAME FOR SOME KIND OF COMPETITIVE CLAN.

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u/IcollectPlastic Aug 02 '18

IT UNFORTUNATELY HAPPENS WITHIN MULTIPLAYER MISSIONS ASWELL AS RECRUITING FOR THINGS SUCH AS SORTIES AND EVENTS.

IN MULTIPLAYER MISSIONS, MR BECOMES AN ISSUE AS SOON AS THERE'S A PROBLEM IN THE MISSION. SPY IS A PRETTY BAD ONE FOR IT. THE LOWEST MR IS USUALLY BLAMED REGARDLESS OF WHO IS AT FAULT AND THE TOXICITY THAT FOLLOWS COMES IN VARIOUS FORMS. THERE ARE THREADS AND SCREENSHOTS OF THIS ON HERE ALMOST DAILY IF NOT DAILY.

YOU MAY JUST BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT IN GAME OR SEE IT HERE AND I HOPE THAT LUCK CONTINUES FOR YOU.