[Excalibur rework ideas]

Very interesting post. As an Excalibur Umbra user, I think you have some good points and some points I disagree with. Here are my general thoughts on Excalibur:

1. I, for one, like his 4 as is. It fits his theme and it has it's place. Since it consumes energy, I find myself using my melee when I am energy starved or possibly hit with something that just drains my energy at higher levels. Falling back on a solid melee will save your life in those situational moments.
2. I think his 3 has some use and could use a slight bump. Unless you are using the augment that increases Melee Damage after hitting enemies with his 3, the use of it is limited to blinding enemies, which his 2 does better to me.
3. I think the 2 is fine as is. Speaking from an Umbra perspective, it stuns enemies and strips Sentients of their resistances. Makes it less necessary to carry the Paracesis and gives me more loadout flexibility.
4. His one needs some love in my opinion. It's usefulness to me declines as you get into higher content.

My overall recommendations for Excalibur is to buff the lesser used abilities a lad to the point that they have more utility and someone just relying on his 4.

Like you, I am also open to feedback and discussion around Excal/Excal Umbra. 😀

 

[Broken Riven Challenge]

The easiest way I have found to do this is with Nidus.

Find the Darygn pilots before they get on their vehicles, then use Nidus's ability that grabs them all in the blob (I am sorry, i can remember exactly what it is called). Kill them, get credit, then repeat. 🙂

 

I just did this challenge 2 days ago and it counts as it pulls the pilots into the air and allows you to kill them before they touch the ground again.

[Build advice]

16 hours ago, Sartorien said:

(Please take into account, I've not used a LOT of Forma on all of them, mostly because I'm not sure what and it seems like a long process for someone who's unsure! ^^)

 

Okso! My main 3 frames are:

Frost + Saryn Prime - Physique + Thief's Wit. Flow, Vigor, Vitality, Fleeting Expertise, Redirection, Streamline, Intensify and Stretch

Excalibur Umbra - Steel Charge + Thief's Wit. Umbral Intensify, Fiber and Vitality. Vigor, Cunning Drift, Flow, Stretch, Redirection.

 

Primary weapons: (The last 2 mods are always the two main elements for the enemies I'm fighting)

Lanka - Split Chamber, Point Strike, Rifle Aptitude, Serration, Vital Sense, Hammer Shot

Dread - Serration, Split Chamber, Hammer Shot, Viral Sense, Point Strike. I'm super unsure what the last mod should be, but I need to forma this a bit to fit it all in too!

Boltor Prime - Hammer Shot, Serration, Rifle Aptitude, Split Chamber. Like Dread, I'm not sure what else to put in, bar the two element mods.

 

Melee weapons:

Orthos Prime, Shimmering Blight - Pressure Point, Organ Shatter, Molten Impact, Volcanic Edge, Buzz Kill, Jagged Edge, True Steel, Rending Strike.

Galatine, Cleaving Whirlwind - Fury, Condition Overload, Rending Strike, Buzz Kill, Pressure Point, Jagged Edge and 1-2 elementals, depending.

I also have a Riven for Anku that does +148.5% Puncture, +149.3% Crit chance on slide, +211.4 Melee and -89.8% status chance, but I've only just gotten the Anku so it'd take a lot of work to make viable I imagine!

Thanks for posting your builds. You have a good start, but I think I can help you a bit. 😀

I main Umbra and there are a few mods I would recommend putting on that will help with survivability and overall effectiveness. The first is Adaptation. You will have to grind for that one or buy it in trade chat, but that one is very helpful as it helps you build damage reduction from sources you are taking damage from. The second one I would get for Umbra is Chromatic Blade. It can be purchased with standing from one of the Factions. I went with Arbiters of Hexas, so I know they have it. It basically adds a free elemental status to Umbra's 4 based on your emissive color.

You also have a solid base on your weapons, but like Gibson shared the slash/impact/puncture mods have lost some of their luster. I would recommend getting Heavy Caliber for your rifle weapons. You can get it by doing Orokin Vault runs as a random reward. The other mod I would recommend is Hunter Munitions (adds slash procs for bleed damage) or possibly Vigilante Armaments (adds more multi-shot). Both can be obtained by doing Cetus bounties if I recall correctly.

Hopefully those recommendations help! 🙂

[Build advice]

 

Can you share your loadouts with us? Once we see that, we may have a better idea of what is happening and were you can tweak things. 😃

[I miss Scarlet spear]

I get how people feel the event was repetitive because, well, it was. 😄

HOWEVER, I liked the idea that it was a limited time event that had a storyline purpose, went out of the box to feel like squads were connected (DE could do this better, but I appreciate the effort to try something new), and allowed me to choose the rewards I got vs. RNG doing that. That last one alone made me feel like the time invested was meaningful.

[Anyone else have problems claiming Avia armor?]

I went in and claimed mine and it did not show up immediately. After I was playing for a bit (maybe 15 or 20 minutes), I was notified that my armor was added to my inventory. Not sure if that helps, but I would check your attachments again just to be sure you did not miss the message that it was added. Worst case, you got a ticket going to get it to you if it is not there. 🙂

[Kuva lich mission in NW]

16 minutes ago, (XB1)Hyperion Rexx said:

Intermission 2 was out for SIX MONTHS.

If you only reached rank 17 you've no one to blame except yourself.   It's not going to reward you for not playing.

I am not one to throw salt but I agree with Hyperion. To only get to rank 17 in the latest Wave is more of an issue of HOW someone is playing or HOW OFTEN they are playing. After coming from another looter/shooter game that relies solely on FOMO and limited time events, I thought this Wave was refreshing. I did not have to grind hardcore or pause my life to ensure I got all the rewards. I just looked at what was offered as tasks, changed loadouts, and did what was asked of them. I hit all the rewards with about 4 weeks to go and played Warframe in combination of other games.

[I need help with umbra mods]

You are not the first person I have spoken to where this happened. As others stated, reach out to support for assistance. Using my close friend's experience as the litmus test, it will take some time before they are added back to your account (provided that you did not do something like sell them) so patience is definitely a virtue with the request.

 

Best of luck with your support ticket though. 🙂

[(PC) Empyrean: Railjack Mission and Difficulty Feedback Megathread]

On 2019-12-29 at 12:11 PM, DreisterDino said:

Pro's:

1. difficulty of the enemies feels good, i like the small challenge they add because they are tougher and do more damage.

 

I was going to ask if anyone else noticed this, but seeing your post confirms it. I was wondering why some of my weapons that have zero problems in derelict survival missions felt slightly nerfed when dealing with boarding parties. In case anyone was wondering, I am running an endgame build on Tiberon Prime. 🙂

[Railjack Update - Performance Drop]

Hello Everyone,

I play on a PS4 Pro and have a strong internet connection (I usually get around 60-75 Mbps) but I have noticed that the performance really lags during Railjack missions. Last night, we were boarded and we all noticed a significant drop in the framerates and overall performance. Is anyone else seeing the same thing or is it just us?

[Empyrean Bugs]

I am not sure if your first bullet point is the same issue, but I noticed when I board an enemy ship, my weapons keep the Archwing Weapon Graphics/Image but fire and sound like my regular weapons. Happened in both the missions I did yesterday.

[Spring Platinum Sale!]

Agreed! I think it is about time for a fall platinum sale. Too many items from Tennogen are catching my eye. 😁

[A way to get Umbra Mods Back]

2 minutes ago, Drachnyn said:

You Your friend should ask support if they can restore them. Personally I think we should be able to get more of them.

I see what you did there. Lol

It's definitely not me. I still have all of mine or this thread would have a different style of writing. 🙂 

[A way to get Umbra Mods Back]

As the title states, do players think there should be a way to get Umbra mods back if they accidentally delete or sell them? A friend of mine told me tonight that he somehow lost one of his and sadly, there is no way I can think of to get it back other than buying from another player.

 

Maybe DE can see this and take the idea to development. Maybe put a limit like only 1 version of the mod per player or something like that to prevent abuse.

[Inaros Scarab Armor - Visual Effect Distracting?]

On 3/2/2018 at 4:11 PM, TKDancer said:

a few particles circling around him is not big

 

 

im all for DE adding options to lessen/disable such particle effects and others tho

I am too. It's not so over the top that I can't play, but all things considered I would be happy to see some other kind of effect or even the ability to lessen or disable certain effects.

[Inaros Scarab Armor - Visual Effect Distracting?]

Hey Everyone!

Not sure if this is the right forum or not, but does anyone else find the visual effect swirling around Inaros when Scarab Armor is active distracting? Seeing it swirl around you in some missions just keeps messing with my eye and the experience.