TheTundraTerror

So, after weeks of wondering why only 7/8 Syndicate Medallions showed up on Corpus Ship missions, I had an idea. Spending a Crown, I hopped into the Granum Void and found the missing Syndicate medallion. For whatever reason, there is a spawn point for Medallions/Scanables located in the Granum Void. Syndicate Medallions should not be locked behind a second of the game that requires the use of a consumable item.

So, armor finally getting capped after 11 years is nice... I just wish it didn't come at the cost of dumpstering all my Emerald shards.

So, my first question: is Toxin going to retain is shield bypass? Because, if so...

Yeah, I'm just not going to bother with Deep Archimedea if this means what I think it means. Seriously, this is the most "no fun allowed" thing I've ever seen. Basically, you either all wait at the conduit or you have to hope your teammates have their chat visible. Also, the fact you're adding modifiers that can affect allies... didn't you literally nerf Dante for "disruptive play"?

I went through total hell and was "rewarded" with two shards, a bunch of filler, and some shop arcanes?!

DE, LoS is never going to be predictable and we are never going to be "satisfied" with LoS being used as a "balancing" mechanic when the game has incredibly diverse terrain.

What still grinds my gears is how quick DE were to nerf Dante while Qorvex was abandoned 15 femtosecond after released with the very, very, very odd bug fix being released here and there. Seriously, why aren't you as quick to react when a Warframe is released, at best, in a middling state?

I decided to run some tests in each of the Simulacrum: find a reasonable spot where neither I nor Dante can see enemies while being able to hit them with Dark Verse. It happens in all three of them. It happens in the Citadel Simulacrum: It happens in the Ballroom Simulacrum: It happens in the Sanctum Simulacrum: Mind you, none of these spots are unreasonable to position myself, especially standing on an elevated floor. Also, bonus question: why does LoS not apply to objects?

I know this seems very janky, but you can always try the Captura scenes. There is no "adjusting your build" for an inherently broken mechanic like LoS. I have personally show examples of mobs that are neither in view of Dante nor my camera getting hit with Dark Verse. That said, this makes it so that anyone playing on a lower end system is at an inherent disadvantage.

They didn't even fix it since I can still hit things without being able to see them.

The fact that more people are calling for a range nerf instead of just removing the damage tells you everything you need to know about the conversation.

This was the first thing I tested to see if Dark Verse's LoS was "working". Literally the most basic test; totally reasonable to be at the bottom of some stairs and this game is full of them. I shouldn't be able to hit a single mob; none of them are visible on my screen and none of them should be visable to Dante. I hit 3. Despite having a full Orokin Battlegroup spawned, somehow I manage to hit these three specific enemies which are: the one furthest to the front and right, the one left of him, and the one behind the first. This is why I have such a burr with LoS; no matter how many times DE fixes it, it will always be inconsistent. If anyone thinks I'm lying, try it yourself. Spawn the same pack, stand around the same spot, have enough range, and hit 3.

I wish DE would just realize that LoS doesn't work as a "balancing" measure when levels aren't actively designed with it in mind. You can't honestly expect me to believe this when you have both tiny, open maps like those in the Circuit and cramped, cluttered maps like those in with the Infested. The reason games can get away with LoS on abilities is, well, they're often PvP-focused. But ignoring that, the reason they have LoS is because they actively design their maps with such a mechanic in mind.

Brilliant. This is literally the first thing I tested. Stand at the bottom of the steps and cast Dark Verse/Tragedy to test LoS. Somehow able to hit three mobs despite not being able to see them in any way. 🫠 Full Orokin Battlegroup, by the way.

Meanwhile, Food Stamp Xoris with the Melee Influence letting me nuke my way through Steel Path missions like the mobs barely exist.