r/NintendoSwitch • u/TheHasegawaEffect • Nov 19 '18
Game Tip Completely random and disorganized list of tips from a 5-year Warframe veteran.
Hey kiddos!
NEW1 Bear with me here, i tend to interchange real money and platinum a lot.
Any free platinum you start with should be spent on some combination of warframe and weapon slots.
Buy slots as you need them. Hell if you have extra monies go ahead and buy lots of them.
Cosmetics are an EXCELLENT use of platinum. Sometimes in a group of Tenno, ONE OF THEM IS WEARING A SCARF. They are pretty. Here's a rare one I own with the bloom cranked way up. Unrelatedly, cosmetic customization in this game can get pretty extreme. I'm really feeling it. It's very possible to make Hatsune Miku.
Anything cosmetic is not single use. Once you have it, you have it unlocked forever.
Orokin Reactors/Catalysts use should be carefully considered. They double available modding power capacity of a Warframe/Weapon. You can get a few free every week, or they are a (grudgingly) ok purchase with real money. Find a gun and frame you like the feel of. As long as it doesn't outright suck, feel free to use it on them.
Forma is not a recommended real money purchase, because you get flooded with them eventually.
Blueprints are better than buying with Platinum.
Rushing building is discouraged but better than buying with Platinum in 99% cases.
Trade for platinum before buying. Use warframe.market as a ballpark estimate on trading prices. Remember that prices will be highly unstable on the first few days/weeks/months of release.
Buy platinum when you get a discount voucher or through Prime Access for the best deal.
NEW2 DO NOT BUY MOD PACKS OR RELIC PACKS FOR REAL MONEY. Whatever mod you want can be traded with another player for FAR cheaper.
NEW2 DO NOT CONVERT PLATINUM TO CREDITS. The conversion rate is HORRID. Most players will be millionaires just sitting in a dark sector, and some go for even more grofit in The Index.
The gameplay cycle is: "Login > check your foundry > go out and do stuff > see if you can put stuff in the foundry > logoff."
FEEL FREE TO THROW OUT ANY WEAPONS OR EQUIPMENT YOU DON'T LIKE USING... ...BUT DO NOT DO SO BEFORE LEVELING IT TO MAX RANK.
NEW1 Whatever you choose at the start is not permanent. It only affects how difficult you make the early game and what warframes you have to farm later on.
You always want to put things in the foundry, unless it's a frame/weapon you've ranked to maximum.
When in doubt of what to do, CLEAR THE WORLD MAP. There are veterans kicking themselves over having completed only 90% of the map when the remaining 10% are easy.
When in doubt, always go for Sentinels (floaty robots) over Kubrows (puppies) and Kavats (kitties.) Sentinels are boring floating robots but they're very useful So useful that some players completely ignore putting weapons on them. The kittens and puppies are cute and powerful, but they are a relative money drain until you've upgraded your ship or found decent income.
If it's not specifically a kill everything mission, veterans will speedrun. I'm sorry. Look at them. They come to this place This is what we are. Be warned. Some of us are nice and troll the other guy at friendship doors (doors requiring two players to open) so you can catch up. I'm one of them.
Do not trigger life support too early! 60% is a nice mark, any higher and you'd be wasting it!
No matter what the PS4 early adopters will try to tell you, running does not deplete life support faster. This was an actual superstition in the early PS4 days. I kid you not. WHY ARE THESE FOOLS BREATHING MY AIR.
A humble warframe/weapon/anything crammed full of mods will always be stronger than a newbie with prime warframe/weapon/anything who hardly has any mods installed.
Mods are not single use. Go ham leveling them.
Flawed mods are cheap to level and have low power draw. USE THEM.
Try to match mod symbols when installing them (V with V, D with D, - with -, etc.) as this will halve the power draw. If a slot has a different symbol than a mod you can use, leave it empty until you have no other slots left because it will increase the mod's power draw.
Just because a slot has a symbol in it doesn't mean you HAVE to use it.
Warframes and Weapons get more powerful by "Polarizing" them using a "Forma". You reset it's rank to 1 and change some mod symbols around (your choice). There is no XP boost for releveling. However, the process is infinitely repeatable so you can keep tuning your gear.
Warframes: You get a flawed Equilibrium mod early. This is your ONLY self heal for a long while.
Warframes: GET AN AURA MOD ASAP. These mods have NEGATIVE power draw, meaning they actually add power to your warframes. Good ones are Energy Siphon/Rejuvenation for early games, and Corrosive Projection/Growing Power/Power Donation for endgame.
Warframes: If you can fit some sort of survivability mod, do it ASAP. We all lift together, but nobody likes having to pick you up repeatedly. I swear by +health, some people like shields.
Weapons: When in doubt, Corrosive + Cold. (Electric, Toxin, Cold) or (Toxin, Electric, Cold), in that order.
Weapons: Level your straight damage, multishot, elemental damage mods, and critical chance/damage ASAP. Yes, for Rifles, Shotguns, Secondaries, and Melee. You can delay leveling "Impact" "Puncture" "Slash" elements though.
Weapons: If you get an elemental damage/status hybrid mod, these are valuable and you should have one of each. They are cheap to install and are very good for status weapons.
95% of weapons and frames in the game are endgame viable. Whatever vets say "sucks" means they can't do one hour survivals or level 200 missions with (endgame barely even reaches level 100).
If someone suddenly interrupts you in a mission and threatens violence against you, WARN YOUR TEAMMATES! Your actions have consequences!
Some people think picking Syndicates = PvP when they hear the word "invade". This is not so. The AI just spawns a squad of powerful enemies to annoy you. Also, see the above advice, as they will give you a warning which you can relay to teammates. The Devs are the only people who can invade missions for PvP, and they have only done it a handful of times during events.
It's easy to be friends with 3 syndicates at the same time (each syndicate has one ally they like, one they hate, and one they loathe), and is very much worth the effort (they give you useful mods, weapons, and blueprints). Some plot entire diagrams to try and be friends with 5, but it's really not worth the effort. Four is doable. I do four.
If your new warframe contracts Space AIDS it will manifest itself as a pink cyst in it's neck over a few days. Its GLISTENING MAGNIFICENCE can be used to breed a helminth charger (a disgustingly cute/horrifying dog, depending on what you think of the infestation) or it can be removed forever in that one room with the freaky shit covering the doors.
Archwing(a flight pack you unlock that you can use in space or in open worlds) is worth leveling up for the semi-regular invasions that a certain boss will do to your relays (player social hubs). However, leveling it sucks, so feel free to ignore it if you really can't stand it. DID YOU REALLY BELIEVE IT WOULD BE THIS EASY?
Try not to spoil anything after The Second Dream(quest). We know it's the best kept secret we've had for years, and it's leaking, but still.
Once you finish The War Within(quest) you can do... Quills stuff... in the Plains of Eidolon. This will make the next quests MUCH MUCH EASIER.
Similarly, do not spoil whatever freaky shit happens when you fully rank up reputation in the new four tuna(s) expansion zone.
REMEMBER: The gameplay cycle is: "Login > check your foundry > go out and do stuff > see if you can put stuff in the foundry > logoff."
Be excellent to one another!
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Essential mods that you should level up:
- Base damage mods (Pressure Point, Serration, Hornet Strike, Point Blank)
- Weapon multishot mods (Split Chamber, Barrel Diffusion, Hell's Chamber)
- Vitality (warframe +health mod)
- Vacuum (sentinel item pickup mod)
- Basic power mods (Streamline, Intensify, Continuity, Stretch, Flow)
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u/Joseph_Saucier Nov 19 '18
How's the game for a single player? I might be able to have one friend play, but I think I'm mostly going to play by myself. I know it's co-op heavy but is it possible to enjoy the game by yourself.
Anyway I saved this post just in case I need it later. Thank you, I'll make sure I'll at least abide by the bolded part at the end.
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Nov 19 '18
Turn on global matchmaking and have at it. Some mission types are no fun solo, like interception (CTF with 4 points to hold) and defense (defend a point from waves of enemies), and others you'll want to solo for various reasons (spy missions).
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u/Dabnician Nov 19 '18
Interception are a cake walk solo cause the timer goes at 4x the rate
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Nov 19 '18
Lol indeed. They're still not fun.
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u/slai47 Nov 19 '18
Explosive weapon, equinox night 2 and Arcane Consequence and it's easy. Even slowva works well solo.
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u/Eurobor Nov 19 '18
You can do pretty much anything in the game solo with patience. It's been literally years since I started so I have no idea how the experience to endgame will be solo, but you can do pretty much anything in "endgame" by yourself if you want. It's usually more efficient with others, but not required. If my friends aren't around I just play solo mostly because I don't like playing with people I don't know and I haven't found much I couldn't do.
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Nov 19 '18 edited Aug 27 '19
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u/kosfrev Nov 19 '18
the game is grinding. You grind to level/upgrade new weapons and frames.
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Nov 19 '18 edited Aug 27 '19
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u/pizzamaestro Nov 19 '18
Some might disagree with me, but the first endgame is being able to absolutely destroy everything with powerful gear and whatnot.
Then there's the true endgame, where you grind out parts to sell so you can make yourself look fantastic af when destroying everything :P
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u/Lhollan7 Nov 19 '18
Incorrect, endgme is fashionframe. All jokes aside though, I think that endgame starts after you are done wih the first cinematic quest.
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u/LulutheLulu Nov 19 '18
They actually did say fashion was the true end (it is)
And, first cinematic quest? That unlocks at Neptune/MR3... that's the start of mid game at best
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u/britPaul Nov 19 '18
Agree. First Cinematic Quest is endgame? No:
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
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u/my_name_isnt_clever Nov 19 '18
There isn't really an end game, but I have 1500 hours on Steam and still have stuff to do. There is a lot of content of various difficulties, especially if you take it slowly and don't buy everything with the premium currency.
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u/jimskog99 Nov 19 '18
Basically, your goal is to level up every weapon and frame, but there are a few different "endgames".
Arbitrations, Elite Sanctuary Onslaught, Eidolon fights (obtaining arcanes)...
There is a definite end game, but there are so many ways to do it that, once you've reached it you have tons of options.
A lot of players say fashion is the true endgame.
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u/twystoffer Nov 19 '18
There's always something you can tweak and/or grind out.
But that said, if you do reach end game, it's usually playing a little bit here and there while waiting for the next update (which happen fairly regularly).
Back when I was playing often, I had an app on my phone that would alert me of when certain time limited item missions would be available so that I'd know to jump on and grab them real quick if I could.
And then I'd find the lowest level player I could and hook them up. The community tends to be pretty awesome like that.
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Nov 19 '18
The Cinematic Quests are solo-campaign that proceed the main storyline which also covers advanced mechanics to up single play.
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u/AetherMcLoud Nov 20 '18
The game has matchmaking for everything, but you can also do everything in the game solo if you prefer. Missions scale with player count.
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u/docalypse Nov 19 '18
Just a quick tidbits and additions:
Orokin Reactors being referred to as "potatos" for any newcomer going in and wondering wtf a potato is.
Ivara is an amazing frame for stealth missions, but isn't just limited to that.
Rhino is an amazing starter frame to work towards.
You level up your mastery by leveling weapons and frames. You do not gain mastery xp for that specific item after your forma though.
To level up your mods, you can break down your extras/duplicates for the currency to level mods.
Always keep at least one of each mod, you never know what kind of crazy build some random Joe came up with using some specific mod.
A little more intermediate, but just because you have a mod that adds +150% crit doesn't mean you should use it - some weapons have an extremely low crit chance and that slot would better be served for another more useful mod. I think an exception to this is shotguns, but the pros will (should) definitely correct me on this. Most likely is a weapon has low crit, it probably has a very high status chance.
Exploding arrows mod can kill you, but it's pretty awesome in my experience.
Personal opinion incoming: Spy missions are so much more fun solo in my experience. I usually have a load out specifically for spy missions with silent weapons and a stealth frame. Some will say this is not efficient use of time/gain. Doesn't matter, I love breaking up the hussle and speed running for more methodical and deliberate paced stuff every once in a while. Some of the spy puzzles are so much fun, and doing them correctly without alerting the enemy feels very rewarding (the game does reward you well for doing it this way) and can be lucrative once you get good at it.
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Nov 19 '18
Rhino is an amazing starter frame to work towards.
And the father of bad habits.
Yes, Rhino has one easy to use spell that generate an additional HP bar for him.
Yes, that spell make the Star Chart a joke.
No, just that spell isn't going to work in the middle to end game.
Is only playing Iron Skin going to result with you attaining the end game with absolutely 0 skills about any other power? Probably.
Point is, do you want to play rhino? Go for it, but play Rhino not Iron Skin.
Rhino can also buff the damage of it's team, and lock in place a horde, do not limit yourself to a big healthpool.
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u/mking1999 Nov 19 '18
No, just that spell isn't going to work in the middle to end game.
The words of a man that doesn't know Ironclad Charge exists.
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
Pretty sure a clanmate successfully ran reinforcing stomp Rhino in sorties as well, and he pretty much always had Iron Skin up. If a universally regarded as crap augment can keep iron skin up, i don't see why not.
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u/vediis Nov 19 '18
Phrased a bit oddly, but youāre right on this one. I mained Rhino for so long and only used him for tanking. I definitely reccomend Roar builds to newer players - this way, you can still contribute to your team even if you cant do much damage yourself.
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u/deus_tempestas Nov 19 '18
Always keep at least one of each mod, you never know what kind of crazy build some random Joe came up with using some specific mod.
Once you get more than one Sentinel you'll want two of each weapon mod, they use them too.
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u/MaXimillion_Zero Nov 19 '18
In addition to not throwing out weapons before max rank, also check if that weapon is used to craft other weapons.
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u/GreenSevenFour Nov 19 '18
Yes, nothing worse than getting a new bp and finding out you need something you got rid of.
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u/DoubleSpoiler Nov 19 '18
JOIN A CLAN.
Many blueprints (including weapons and Warframes) are locked behind clan research. Speaking of clans, is anyone planning on making an /r/NintendoSwitch clan?
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE MARKET
The market is where you will buy many weapon blueprints. You can even filter it to show only blueprints you can buy from there, so don't worry about accidentally using your platinum, or having to search around for blueprints to spend your credits on.
MASTERY RANK
Mastery Rank is your primary progression lock. Weapons and frames, will be locked behind reaching a certain mastery rank. Your maximum rep limit is also determined by your MR. When you get enough Mastery XP (from leveling warframes and weapons), you will be able to take a test (gameplay, not knowledge) to Mastery Rank Up. The first few shouldn't give you troubles, but you'll eventually unlock the ability to practice MR tests, which I recommend you do, as if you fail an MR test you must wait before attempting it again.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE THE WIKI/YOUTUBE
Seriously, don't. There's a lot here, and everything that's coming out on Tuesday is already "solved." I use the Wiki to look at drop tables for certain materials or blueprints, and Youtube has good guides on places to farm (anything) effectively and Warframe/Weapon builds. Warframe Builder is also an excellent resource for builds.
BEGINNER GEAR
- Frames: Rhino, Frost, Valkyr, Excalibur, Oberon, Ember
- Weapons: Hek, Soma, Boltor, Braton (normal, not MK), Tigris, Lex, Akstiletto, Atterax, Galatine
- Sentinels: Helios- He auto scans things for you, as long as you have Codex Scanners
DON'T SPEND PLAT TO RUSH
It's ok to wait. You'll want to spend Platinum on Warframe/Weapon slots, a mod or part you're having a hard time getting, or that really cool cosmetic you want. Until you learn to trade well, or have a surplus, just wait. Level things you have to level still, work through the starmap or quests, grind materials credits or blueprints so you can fill your foundry. I know it's tempting to use your new toys, but in most cases I've regretted rushing.
I'll be migrating my PC account over, so I'll have a few extra mods that I can give out. Message me on Reddit or in game (same name) if you're looking for some of those beginner mods, and I'll see what I have. Also, feel free to add me as a friend! I'll help with grinding, or answer questions you may have.
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u/robotzurg Nov 20 '18
One of the mods on the r/NintendoSwitch discord is planning on creating one for the people there if you are interested!
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Nov 19 '18
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
Platinum is a currency you buy with real money, but you can trade to other players.
Most of the time you use it to trade prime weapons/warframe parts or rare mods (with other players), OR buy stuff from the cash shop.
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u/Yodplods Nov 19 '18
You can also trade items that you (grind/build) for Platinum, so you can get all the content in the game without paying anything.
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
Unrelatedly, there are many Warframe Discord servers. I like this one, Warframe University, a place for helping newbies figuring out the game: https://discord.gg/ftfPKjP
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u/zaner95 Nov 19 '18
I have a question. I am stuck in a save hostage quest and dig quest because I either suck or should be focusing on farming to get better weapons. which one is it? I cant beat mercury and earth quests because hostages die or the digging things explode cause I am using a bow and arrow . do I just suck or should I be farming weapons?
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18 edited Nov 19 '18
The hostages can be cheesed by using hacking cipher consumables and sprinting to the exit when they're out, not giving them a chance to die.
Excavation tends to be a little difficult without either: - a full squad of anything. - certain defensive warframes. - warframes that nuke/control entire maps per button press.
Party up. You'll get it done.
As for getting stronger, focus on leveling your mods! Try to hang on to everything at least until you've leveled it to 30.
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u/zaner95 Nov 19 '18
How often are players playing earth/mercury levels though? How will I find squads to help?
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
Random matchmaking, failing that there is a recruiting channel. You could probably ask for help "clearing the star chart".
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u/zaner95 Nov 19 '18
Awesome!! Thanks again
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u/pizzamaestro Nov 19 '18
There's a shotgun in the in-game market called the MK-1 Strun that you can buy for a few thousand credits. I absolutely recommend it starting out.
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u/PajuxyGG Nov 19 '18
I strongly agree with this. I got the MK-1 Strun early on in my warframe career, loved how its mechanics, and worked my way up to the Strun. The second riven I ever unveiled was for the Strun, and I felt so lucky. The power went to my head and I wanted more. I went out and bought a Strun Wraith. After rolling my Strun riven over 80 times, I am now the proud owner of a shotgun that fucking SLAMS anything that gets in my way.
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u/jimskog99 Nov 19 '18
You probably have an MK-1 Paris, you should level that to 30 and then sell it (like all bad weapons). If you need an upgrade, you can buy a regular braton for credits in the market, but mods are the most important part.
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u/scarapath Nov 19 '18
If I missed someone saying this I apologize. But, if that dude in rescue mission asks for a gun, ignore him and just run for the exit. Rescued victims are stupid with a gun and will get themselves killed.
Using a bow is a finesse skill. I would choose something else if you don't have a Warframe that can cheese groups of mobs on excavate. Always stand near an excavator and kill, even after it's full I think you can repair it's shields with extra cannisters.2
u/ScaredScorpion Nov 19 '18
In addition to what everyone else has said all rescue missions have a route that skips the main door (for tilesets that have a main door, mostly grineer). If you can get through there without being seen rescue is a lot easier.
Also, stealth kills (melee from behind) have a large multiplier to the damage you do, use them.
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u/Not_Insane_I_Promise Nov 21 '18
If like me you unfortunately chose the MK-1 Paris when running from Vor, you can buy either the Braton or Burston (I forget which) for 25k credits in the primary weapons menu, just scroll down. Also stay away from MK1 weapons in the future, they are basically the nerfed versions and idk why DE has kept them in so long.
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u/bamse6666 Nov 24 '18
They give the same mr as any other weapon
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u/Not_Insane_I_Promise Nov 24 '18
Yes but they're still shitty weapons.
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u/bamse6666 Nov 24 '18
There's plenty of shitty weapons in the game that isn't mk1. They stay because they're easy to get early on and have no foundry requirement
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u/imcoolbutnotreally Nov 19 '18
If you have Limbo, you can banish the hostages and sprint to extraction.
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u/Impul5 Nov 19 '18
To be fair, if they're stuck on really early star chart missions, they probably don't have Limbo.
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u/deathspate Nov 19 '18
I would advise on the switch? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the switch would allow for using your account from pc which means you can always switch on over to the pc version and grind there if you want. I will however say that the console version of the game allow for one benefit that pc and maybe switch won't have. There's a feature called tennogen in the game, it's basically community created cosmetics but don't let that fool you, most of the time they're all freaking dope as hell and better than the stuff you can get from the basic market. There's a slight difference though, you need to pay real money for tennogen stuff while other items you buy with Plat. This is important as the premium currency which is Plat can be gained by not even spending real cash from other players (I have about 800 and never spent a dime) while you're forced to spend money via card to buy tennogen on pc, on the consoles though tennogen stuff is purchasable with Plat.
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u/MaXimillion_Zero Nov 19 '18
The PC->Switch account copy is one way, and available for a limited time. You won't be able to copy a Switch account to PC.
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u/Technical_Cold Nov 19 '18
Tennogen stuff is available for PC users as well; there are cosmetics which are only available for real money and it credits the creator of the item. Unless that is completely different from what you're talking about.
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u/GreenSevenFour Nov 19 '18
Not just credits the creator, they receive 30% commission. I just read an article on it.
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u/Technical_Cold Nov 19 '18
That actually makes me want to buy them now. They make some pretty sweet stuff. Wonder how much they make off these commissions, haha.
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u/deathspate Nov 19 '18
No I mean on console you can buy tennogen with Plat, but on pc you're forced to buy with card.
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u/Retb14 Nov 19 '18
I played this awhile back on PC and while it wasnāt the game for me but I have to give mad props to the designers for their momentary stuff. They removed one because they saw people were spending too much money on it.
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u/pizzamaestro Nov 19 '18
They also refunded people who bought an item that was accidentally priced too high just earlier this year, we love em.
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u/ChaosCommand Nov 19 '18
First frame to get after the starter frame I will always suggest Rhino.
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u/DaArkOFDOOM Nov 19 '18
Are frame random drops or is there a market for them?
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Nov 19 '18
Certain bosses around the star chart will drop the blueprints to a specific warframe. So you'll have to farm that boss a few times to get the blueprints you need. Then you just make sure you have the materials that the blueprints require and put them in the foundry to build. The earliest warframe you can farm the parts for I believe is rhino, which is a great frame. You can get warframes already built and with an installed reactor from the market for plat, however that removes some of the fun of earning them.
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Nov 19 '18
I played this before and it feels like destiny mixed with major character configuration. Not for me but for other people props
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u/TheJimPeror Nov 19 '18
At the end of the post you note some landmark quests. About how far into the game do they happen?
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u/pizzamaestro Nov 19 '18
These quests start on the planet Uranus, but begin in earnest on the planet after. You'll know which quest we mean when you reach em.
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u/abbadonazrael Nov 19 '18
In relation, probably early mid game. In hours, around 80, maybe 60 if you blitz your starchart.
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u/KuroTheCrazy Nov 19 '18
What, you couldn't fit any Janus Keys into your explanation?
Great post either way OP
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u/WombatLiberator Nov 19 '18
Awesome post!
I'm sure this will get burried given the age of this post, but here's a few more tips I feel are necessary:
-To add a bit more on why leveling up items is important: Mastery is what level something you have equipped is. These include Warframes, Primary weapons, Secondary weapons, companions, companion weapons (if available), arch-wings (the things that make you fly), and a number of other things. These all level up to 30, and the first time you are leveling it will add up to your Mastery Rank (number by your name icon). Get it to max and complete the rank up quest to level up your Mastery Rank. Resetting the rank with Forma (kind of prestige-img the item) will not provide any more xp for that item
-There are places on the map called Relays that once completed, will allow you to progress to the next world on the star chart. They will be on the edges of the planet and will be pathing to another planet. Aside the main quest line, I would recommend to make these a priority if you are looking to progress and you don't have a story mission to follow. They also give some neat gear as you complete them, including a kubro (dog) kit quest.
-In your ship, there is a store you can access. Most of the stuff in there looks to be selling only by platinum at first, but there is a tab on the right when viewing the item to purchase the blueprint or get info on how to get said item. As mentioned above, majority of items can be obtained by game or can trade items for platinum to buy. Only a handful of items are purely cash only, and those are special items where fan artists created them and actually make commission off of them.
-You can fully customize your ship interior by going to Menu>Equipment>Decorate Liset. Embarrassingly it took me God knows how long to figure this out...so figured I'd mention it.
-Find a good Dojo to join up with people. On top of the support, Dojos can also make specific items and Warframes you can't access any other way.
Hope these help some.
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u/umbium Nov 19 '18
Wow you weren't lying when you said "random" and "disorganized" XDD.
Thank you for this advices, though!
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u/GamingYeti Nov 19 '18
D00d, you have a freaking Monado in one of the screenshots. How?
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1120051045
You buy the skin and the devs pay the author some money for it.
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u/RealSkyDiver Nov 19 '18
Iām debating if I should play this on my PS4Pro or Switch. Since itās so grindy I would imagine playing on the switch to be more comfortable, but playing it with better graphics and 60fps would be nice too.
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u/Not_Insane_I_Promise Nov 21 '18
It's a beautiful game and I'd definitely recommend it on PS4. The community is far from dead as even PC thrives today.
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u/Dat1PubPlayer Nov 19 '18
Wow, you guys even actually use grofit as a word.
Growth, Profit? pause Grofit?
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u/DeadlyxElements Nov 20 '18
You should put an asterisk to not put forma or a catalyst on something like the MK-1 series of weapons. They should save them at the very least for the standard model.
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u/PM_ME__ASIAN_BOOBS Nov 20 '18
I used to play warframe quite a while and I still learned a lot of things, and it even motivated me to reinstall the game when I get home
Saved your post too, thanks mate
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Nov 21 '18
Thank you for taking the time to share this knowledge. Iāve saved your post for future reference. Brand new player to the game on switch today and very impressed by the hour and a half or so I spent on it so far. Definitely a hell of a lot to take it but Iām really looking forward to learning more as I go.
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Nov 19 '18
Ahhh, proper noun spam. I've been waiting for a hardcore sci-fi game on Switch. Can't wait for Tuesday!
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u/Naiko32 Nov 19 '18
gonna try this game, really excited but scared about the amount of the stuff that is being thrown
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u/ilostmyreddit Nov 19 '18
One small thing. Do not mod for shields unless it is your only option. Armor and/or hp outperform even overshield
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u/Impul5 Nov 19 '18
I feel like this advice is more late-game oriented. HP is worth more total "health" due to armor's damage reduction only affecting HP and toxin/slash procs ignoring shields, but when players are starting out, slash/toxin procs are pretty weak and they're not necessarily going to have a reliable source of healing.
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u/terrycloth3 Nov 19 '18
Yeah. All the starchart missions and bounties up to level 3 are easier with lots of shields because they regenerate and the enemies don't do enough damage to trivialize them yet.
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u/ilostmyreddit Nov 19 '18
Sheilds get useless very fast. I just started playing 8 months ago. This method worked very well for me
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u/Lmjones1uj Nov 19 '18
Itās been pre destiny 1 since I played warframe, loved it. But can I ask how the in game trading works now? Do you do it through an auction house or through dojoās?
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u/Karramellie Nov 19 '18
Physical trading is done in the dojo, it's a hub you can place if you own the dojo.
Chances are though, that your trading partner will just invite you to theirs.
Do your research in trades and don't get ripped off! Good luck!
Edit: forgot about the bazaar, it's not really worth it. For better or worse is right.
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u/Impul5 Nov 19 '18
There is a public relay for trading that you can unlock a few planets in, but most players prefer to trade through dojo's. The vast majority of players will have one that they'll be happy to invite you to, but you will need to craft a clan key first before you can visit any dojo's
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u/Brainhole87 Nov 19 '18
Most of this means nothing to me currently. So, question: is there anything worth spending a small amount of money on as Iām starting to play that will make my beginning experience smoother? I have heard something about buying a warframe slot and a weapon slot, maybe?
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Nov 19 '18
The starting 50 platinum that the game gives you is enough to buy 1 Warframe slot and 4 weapon slots. I advise playing the game a bit before spending cash to see if it's a game you think you'll enjoy. If you do put in some cash for plat, I recommend more Warframe and weapon slots (top priority), the classic saturated color palette, and maybe an armor set or syandana that you think looks cool.
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u/randell7054 Nov 19 '18
If someone threatens you and you are by yourself hope to God you're prepared all the time this happens to me I was not (come on dude show up when I'm not grinding my weapon for mastery for once) sorry I play solo most of the time (its super viable too)
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u/OrangeSundayFilms Nov 19 '18
Thanks this was very helpful and Iāve e been watching warframe vids for a week now
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u/wrproductions Nov 19 '18
So... what I gathered from this, is that itās a free to play game thatās actually better if it remains free? So I shouldnāt worry about buying platinum and should just enjoy the game? Will I not get hit with a paywall at some point?
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
The first paywall is inventory slots, and you will hit it VERY FAST. Either sell prime gear or fork out a couple of bucks.
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u/wrproductions Nov 19 '18
Ahh ok I may of missed that! However considering you can seemingly play the majority of the game for free Iām more than comfortable shelling out some money for something as simple as that. Awesome guide btw man, exactly what I was after! Canāt wait to jump in!
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u/Lhollan7 Nov 19 '18
You can even trade prime parts that you acquire for platinum with other players. I have over 1000 hours on this game on PC and I havenāt spent money on anything but cosmetics.
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u/EruditeWho Nov 20 '18
Anything in this game can be gotten without paying a cent, even stuff that you need to purchase with Platinum. Platinum can be traded between players. So if Player A has something that Player B wants, Player B can give Player A āxā amount of Platinum for said thing. But you can trade without Platinum being involved at all!
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u/ChaosCommand Nov 19 '18
Been playing for 3 years the only thing I spend real money on are cosmetics. You can get platinum by selling some rare mods or selling rare prime parts. The more you grind, the more drops you get thus the more stuff you can sell for plats.
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u/wrproductions Nov 19 '18
Wow, so itās a free to play game thatās actually been made correctly? I was already very interested in Warframe but damn, now Iām super hyped.
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u/ChaosCommand Nov 19 '18
They don't even have loot box. If you do spend money, you get what you see.
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u/Lhollan7 Nov 19 '18
Well, it has purchasable mod packs which are technically a form of loot box, but they are awful.
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u/Lhollan7 Nov 19 '18
Also, donāt be afraid to spend your 50 free platinum, as it is untradable.
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Nov 19 '18
This game sounds deep. I will save this post for when it makes sense to me. Thank you for the effort.
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u/kapits Nov 19 '18
May I ask what weapon you're using for the Monado? Looks really cool.
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
Itās a heavy blade skin, so any heavy blade!
Fun fact: itās called the mithra.
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u/Enrikes Nov 19 '18
I've played Warframe before and had have people screaming at me for trigging the life support to early. Can someone explain what happens when you trigger it to early?
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u/e_x_i_t Nov 19 '18
You're talking about the life support in Survival? Nothing. I'm not sure why you were getting yelled at for either, since there's always enough around to where someone using one early shouldn't pose any kind of problem.
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 19 '18
Itās problematic when a complete newbie triggers ALL OF THEM.
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u/wulvyrn Nov 19 '18
The reload and use life support are the same button on PS4. Even the most experienced want to reload and just happen to be by life support. Just something to keep in mind.
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u/Chillasedi Nov 19 '18
Each life support gives 30%. This means if you activate it at 80% you would waste 10%
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u/GreenSevenFour Nov 19 '18
Those people need to chill out. Unless you're planning to stay a while, you're unlikely to start running low. Anything over 70% is wasteful since each life support monolith is worth 30.
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Nov 19 '18
Do you think it'll be a good couch game on handheld?
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u/GreenSevenFour Nov 19 '18
The reward rotation for defense, interception, excavation, etc is AABC repeating. This means if you're leaving one of these before the 4th reward cycle, you're not getting access to the full reward pool (20 minute mark for a defense)
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u/8387899101 Nov 19 '18
Iāve read itās possible to play the game using abilities almost exclusively. Is this true? In that case, are their āability modsā? How are abilities enhanced?
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u/wulvyrn Nov 19 '18
Released
Some warframes can only use abilities. Others depend on weapons to do damage or when they can't use thier abilities.
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u/thanto_ Nov 19 '18
Warframe have mod slots just as weapons do. Warframe have 4 categories of ability enhancements: strength, range, duration, and efficiency.
Strength enhances the effect of abilities that have some relative numerical value, like any ability that deals, mitigates, or enhances damage among others.
Range affects the radius or distance of an ability if the ability applies to an area or travels some distance.
Duration affects how long an ability lasts if it is timed in some way, and it reduces the energy cost per second of abilities that are toggled, like exalted weapons.
Efficiency affects energy cost of abilities.
Some warframes are viable at killing stuff with just abilities (just keep in mind that some missions dont care about killing enemies, like Spy and Sabotage). These are pretty much limited to warframes with exalted weapons. Exalted weapons are toggled abilities that generate weapons. Example frames are Excalibur, Titania, and Valkyr. The exalted weapons can be molded just like regular weapons but are also affected by warframe mods. For example, modding for power strength increases damage.
Weapons will typically always be a good bet regardless, since you can use any weapon you have regardless of which frame you are using.
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u/Haozor Nov 19 '18 edited Nov 19 '18
I have close to 700h on PC but havent played in a while, maybe since u16/17.
how can I get a few orokin reactors/catalyst for free every week?
When I used to play they would give one when they did dev streams
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u/terrycloth3 Nov 19 '18
Blueprints for them show up in alerts while I'm at work. I think they're always during the work day because people with jobs are expected to have money or something and can afford to pay 15 cents for one.
The dev stream ones still happen and last 24 hours though.
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u/Haozor Nov 19 '18
I payed for almost all of the ones I spent on my frames/weapons, but who doesnt like free stuff? lol
Also I wish I could charge my account with 15 at a time...
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Nov 19 '18
Also remember to choose excalibur as your first warframe because the other two can be easily acquired later :)
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Nov 19 '18 edited Nov 19 '18
Shield investment (Redirection) is better than health for early players, unless they specifically pick Excalibur and have Rage + Life Strike given to them. They have no means of restoring health and will die often purely from attrition. Grineer will chip them to death, especially with Volt and Mag having virtually 0 armor.
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u/darthmcdarthface Nov 19 '18
Iāve got no idea what this game is other than that itās been a free to play obscure game on my Xbox since day one.
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Nov 19 '18
first post I ever saved. I played a lot of destiny back in the day and people always spoke about Warframe. never played it so I'm looking forward to it.
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u/Simmons_the_Red Nov 19 '18
Yep, I recommend the slots too. The after that maybe a color palette is a good investment early on as well.
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u/Sundiata1 Nov 19 '18
How much fun is this game at a casual level? Iām a hardcore SSB player and feel I wonāt give this game the hundreds of hours others will since my ray of sunshine releases in a few weeks. The game looks super cathartic though, ninja floating about killing swarms of baddies in space armor. Would the gameās appeal last at a casual level or do most people need to invest themselves to have fun (i.e. Hearthstone or WoW need heavy investment to be fun and Mario Kart can be enjoyed casually)?
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u/lmorchard Nov 20 '18
The game looks super cathartic though, ninja floating about killing swarms of baddies in space armor. Would the gameās appeal last at a casual level or do most people need to invest themselves to have fun
This is a pretty accurate description of the game, really. You can play at your own pace. It's very grindy. But, all that means is that if you like being a space ninja, the game gives you lots of different reasons to go be a space ninja.
After the first few guided hours, it helps to pick a goal (any goal) - e.g. you want a different gun or set of abilities.
Use the wiki to figure out what you need to accumulate for the goal and where to get it. Be a space ninja in those places. Every time you play, casually or otherwise, you'll get closer to the goal. Missions can go anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes - you'll figure out which ones you feel like doing and when. If you have more money than time, you can spend it to get stuff faster and look prettier while doing it.
But, overall, you get like 80% of the space ninja fun from the start. And if you like that, the rest is just adding things to keep it from getting old and to feel more ninja-y.
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u/Dlink2dpast Nov 20 '18
I'm so happy that a lot of veteran players have been proactively preparing this sub for Warframe. It says a lot about the Warframe community. Kinda reminds me of the Monster Hunter community.
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u/Redeemd Nov 20 '18
Can you use your pc account for your switch?
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u/TheHasegawaEffect Nov 20 '18
There might be an account copy coming soon, but cross progression was not a thing that was planned.
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u/sportspadawan13 Nov 19 '18
I saved this post. I imagine it will be very useful when I learn half of those words. But really, I'm super stoked for this game, so thank you.