Fight on Ceres Junction on Mars(Volt)

[(PSN)lividpidgeon]

Hi everyone! I’m a new player on PS4(only 30 hrs in) and I chose Volt as my starter.

Am I missing something at Ceres Junction? The specter there is HARD.

I have tried strategies where I stay far away and shoot through my shield, stay back and shoot before running in and using discharge, getting in her face with a shot gun. She just one shots me, or if I reposition, when I look back at her, her health is full! I’ve used ice mods, fire mods, magnetic, and radiation! I am enjoying the game, but I want to start building frames and do quests and experience more! 

I’ve also heard this is a rough fight for Volt so I’m considering building Rhino, or SOMEHOW finally finding the Oberon Neuroptics blueprint I’ve been searching for to build him. Who is a better Warframe vs this Specter? I have ways to farm for Mag, Rhino, and Oberon. Or should I tough it out with Volt?

heres my loadout/stats

Volt rank 30

• Mods
• Streamline
• redirection
• augur message
• stretch
• continuity
• intensify(flawed)
• flow

Strun rank 30

• tactical pump
• disruptor
• fatal acceleration
• Blunderbuss
• chilling grasp 
• lingering torment

Skana rank 30

• Iron Phoenix stance 
• shocking touch
• melee prowess
• pressure point
• energy channel
• relentless combination
• true steel 
• fury

Please help me...I wanna play more but it’s so hard when there’s a brick wall like this fight that is solo only...

[Katinka]

I'd recommend building Mag and levelling her.  She should be able to carry you through all the junctions as long as you know how to roll and use the pillars to hide until the right moment.  A rank 30 Mag with a Strun and no mods at all can beat the Trinity Specter.  First run to the nearest pillar to avoid her opening attacks, then use Mag's second power, Magnetize, on her.  Unlike most enemies she wont be frozen in place but she will take extra damage and be much easier to hit due to the larger target of the Magnetize bubble.  If you need to reload just pop behind a pillar and be ready to recast Magnetize (you can even do this without interupting the reload).  I tried it just now and she was on about 10% health after I'd emptied the gun the first time.  Adding damage to the gun or Power Strength to Mag will make her go down even faster.

[Retea45a]

wow. sry, double post.

Edited July 22, 2019 by Retea45a

[Retea45a]

Health mods?

maybe rank up some mods.

[(XBOX)Mister Names]

I’d look at the warframe specter itself, zoom in to see it, because then you can look up it’s weaknesses. Otherwise I used an opticor... have you tried shooting from behind a wall/pillar?

[Owlski]

If you’re using volt; You could probably place down Volt’s shield and camp behind it. 

[Agentarizoa339]

i'd go back to mars and fight kril to get the excalibur. it's the best frame for the specters. i know your struggle. because i had volt as my main for the longest time and it wasn't until i got ash prime that i was able to get past the mars specter

[B33lzebub4]

Farm excalibur, build him, level him up, use second skill, BOOM one hit junction.

[(PSN)lividpidgeon]

3 hours ago, Owlski said:

If you’re using volt; You could probably place down Volt’s shield and camp behind it. 

I’ve tried this strategy, and it works ok, but she summons her friend who likes to circle behind me. Also when I finish reloading/repositioning, she heals herself up?

[(PSN)lividpidgeon]

2 hours ago, Agentarizoa339 said:

i'd go back to mars and fight kril to get the excalibur. it's the best frame for the specters. i know your struggle. because i had volt as my main for the longest time and it wasn't until i got ash prime that i was able to get past the mars specter

I’ve heard Excalibur can be a bit harder to craft before certain planets?

3 hours ago, Katinka said:

I'd recommend building Mag and levelling her.  She should be able to carry you through all the junctions as long as you know how to roll and use the pillars to hide until the right moment.  A rank 30 Mag with a Strun and no mods at all can beat the Trinity Specter.  First run to the nearest pillar to avoid her opening attacks, then use Mag's second power, Magnetize, on her.  Unlike most enemies she wont be frozen in place but she will take extra damage and be much easier to hit due to the larger target of the Magnetize bubble.  If you need to reload just pop behind a pillar and be ready to recast Magnetize (you can even do this without interupting the reload).  I tried it just now and she was on about 10% health after I'd emptied the gun the first time.  Adding damage to the gun or Power Strength to Mag will make her go down even faster.

I’m considering this, but I’ve heard rumors and seen posts online that indicate this may not work anymore? Or at least not as easily as it used to? 

[Katinka]

4 hours ago, (PS4)lividpidgeon said:

I’m considering this, but I’ve heard rumors and seen posts online that indicate this may not work anymore? Or at least not as easily as it used to? 

I did it myself just before posting to be sure it could work.  Level 30 Mag with no mods, Strun with no mods (Rank 0, freshly bought).  If Mag isn't levelled then you wont get as good a damage multiplier or duration for Magnetize so you will need to level her but I did it with no mods so any mods you can add will make it easier.  For example, if your Chilling Grasp is max rank it'll be adding 90% extra damage so you'll only need to hit about half as much as I did.

[Owlski]

13 hours ago, (PS4)lividpidgeon said:

I’ve tried this strategy, and it works ok, but she summons her friend who likes to circle behind me. Also when I finish reloading/repositioning, she heals herself up?

I haven’t fought that spectre in awhile, but if the shield tactic isn’t working, and if she/her copy are able to get around you, then try to stay nimble. (Don’t stop moving, bullet jumping and aim gliding). 

As it often is with squishier frames, always staying mobile will help you from being gunned down 

[(PSN)lividpidgeon]

Update: I DID IT! I used Mag with a Hek and a vapor specter and found success! Thank you everyone for the help and advice!

[TARINunit9]

On 2019-07-22 at 2:57 PM, (PS4)lividpidgeon said:

heres my loadout/stats

Volt rank 30

• Mods
• Streamline
• redirection
• augur message
• stretch
• continuity
• intensify(flawed)
• flow

Strun rank 30

• tactical pump
• disruptor
• fatal acceleration
• Blunderbuss
• chilling grasp 
• lingering torment

Skana rank 30

• Iron Phoenix stance 
• shocking touch
• melee prowess
• pressure point
• energy channel
• relentless combination
• true steel 
• fury

Please help me...I wanna play more but it’s so hard when there’s a brick wall like this fight that is solo only...

This boss fight is where Warframe requires you to learn the number one lesson a new player needs to succeed:

Your success is not dependent on skill. Your success is dependent on what mods you have and how much you have upgraded them.

It is far better to have three max-upgraded mods that all offer damage (Point Blank, Chilling Grasp, Charged Shell) than six or seven not-upgraded mods that all add tiny stat boosts. I say this now even through you already won, just to make sure you have the lesson for the future

6 minutes ago, (PS4)lividpidgeon said:

Update: I DID IT! I used Mag with a Hek and a vapor specter and found success! Thank you everyone for the help and advice!

Congratulations ^^