Volt still better than gauss

[(PSN)KurimsomLady]

Change my mind.

Edited August 27, 2019 by (PS4)KurimsomLady

[(PSN)BlightDragon89]

I would subject holding off on your opinion until you get to play Gauss in a month or so. He does look interesting, but since I'm not a Volt fan I'm not sure how I am going to like Gauss. Time will tell.

But, no one will really be able to challenge your assumption until they get to play Gauss.

[GrimSanji]

"better" is the wrong word.. "Volt is DIFFERENT than Gauss". each will still have their own role. so cool your jets mate.

[Srovy]

Gauss will probably be faster and tankier but suck for waveclearing

[Kraies]

I don't see Volt using his "speed" to headbutt enemy. Or run on water.

[Jiminez_Burial]

The simple fact Gauss' speed boost seems to only affect himself makes him immediately better than Volt in my eyes.

[Xzorn]

At Running? Who cares. At just about everything else? Volt is prolly better.

DE has been making these theme frames and Volt is old school. Not much new beats the old school frames when it comes to scaling and specialization. It's been 2 years since DE made a good frame so based on that trend and a visual of abilities it's fairly safe to say Gauss is another casual frame without an actual purpose.

[RunningChaos]

1 hour ago, Jiminez_Burial said:

The simple fact Gauss' speed boost seems to only affect himself makes him immediately better than Volt in my eyes.

Think of all the Gauss players just running away from you killing everything. Good times ahead.

[Jiminez_Burial]

57 minutes ago, RunningChaos said:

Think of all the Gauss players just running away from you killing everything. Good times ahead.

Except it's easier to keep up with speedsters when you don't have 6 years of muscle memory thrown out the window by an inconsistent speed buff.

Edited August 27, 2019 by Jiminez_Burial

[Binket_]

And I thought I was opinionated on the topic.

I will say this however:
Volt and Gauss is like comparing Apple and Peaches.
Both can be sweet, both are fruit. But they're not the same.

Volt in my eyes can act like a Jack of All Trades in a sense with a few points in speed to make it simple.
- His first skill may not be entirely useful, but can be used in a pinch for a quick stun or used for his augment (Shock Trooper) to amplify damage.
- Volt's second buffs the entire party's Reload Speed, Melee Speed and Movement Speed, quite handy in my opinion as it can make
some weapons fairly interesting when combined with the previously mentioned augment.
- The third skill is a basic shield, but can be used amplifying passing projectiles, or as a "riot shield" for melee/secondary users. Also being able
to block projectiles such as Kela De Thaym's homing rocket cluster or the dread bombard rocket, it's quite handy being that it can do so
with very little repercussion.
- Finally, the last skill he has is his "Radial Shockwave" as I've come to call it (just sounds more unique than just "Discharge"), with such being
one of the few skills in the game that can FORCE a proc on some enemies that don't even take status into account, it's a rare thing to happen,
but I've seen it done before. It's a skill that relies on clustered enemies to bounce damage between them rather than nuking a room, even if people end using it for that.

It's not perfectly rounded, but it's pretty close all things considered.

Gauss from what I've got seems to be a sort of.... "extension" of Volt's speed. In that he'll be more useful if you can manage Volt's speed, but would suffer otherwise.
Now that I mention it, he would probably have slight trouble in maps like Corpus Ships due to the usual low ceiling and sometimes tight corridors. Volt would be useful here because he wouldn't rely on constant speed, if the buff runs out, just apply another one.

But yes, should it matter, why not mention Loki? His high sprint speed is nothing to scoff at either being at a base 1.25 and going invisible in the meanwhile is certainly a plus.
All in all, there are plenty of speedy warframes (even if most of the "speedruns" of maps are done with Nova) so Gauss isn't going to crush them all, he's just going to be a specialization of which you can choose.

Either way, Mastery Rank is still a thing, so only time will tell.

PS: 30%+ usage on Volt Prime, best starterframe. :^)

[V4Vendetta636]

“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.” 
― Bruce Lee

[NaughtyWitch]

i think gauss is just like "the flash" with some kinetic skill stuff and that is way different then volt

Edited August 27, 2019 by NaughtyWitch

[Nitresco]

Why is there a competition? Because they both go fast? Both frames have different attributes besides increasing movement speed, you know.

This is like saying Frost or Gara is better than the other based on their defensive abilities, or whether Titania or Zephyr are better than each other based solely on their ability to remain airborne.

Each frame has unique aspects beyond the simple fundamental similarities one of their abilities may have to another frame. Volt does more than just go fast. Gauss does more than just go fast, and we don’t even know the exact stats for his abilities yet. Why are we already trying to claim one is better than the other? 

[LascarCapable]

Moving to general discussions.

[kgabor]

As long as Gauss doesn't get a Volt Speed kind of annoying ability, Gauss is better in my book than Volt. (even though Volt is still my most used)

Mind my change! Checkmate atheists!

[Rhundis]

Gauss is good in a straight line, probably has higher damage outputs due to limited ranged abilities (more single target focused vs Volt's multi target abilities), and from what I've seen probably faster too. However, he lacks crowd control and as we know CC is King in late game content. However, this doesn't mean he's any lesser or greater than Volt and I personally like his kit better as it feels more "industrial" which is my forte, and I look forward to playing him.

[Cubewano]

i mean i guess not wrong, nukes always come out on top at the end and doesn't look like guass has any of that going on. 

just play solo and gauss will be fine though. 

Edited August 27, 2019 by Cubewano

[Gabbynaru]

False. Volt doesn't have cloth physics, Gauss does.

Also, hello time traveler!

Edited August 27, 2019 by Gabbynaru

[SneakyErvin]

Of course he will be better than a speed Volt, anything is better than a speed Volt. However he will likely not be better than a proper Volt at doing the things Volt can because they are very very different frames.

[Veridian]

All I'm seeing is land Zephyr. Not exactly useless, but you won't be comparing him to Wisp or Wukong.

[Chicken-Biryani]

Well, if you are gonna pit up frames like this... Then all frames are gonna be shat upon in some form or another.

[TzXtetriC]

You know why gauss is better than volt? Because his speed buff is for himself and not for all team. I hate those volts that give speed on missions/zones you dont need it making it very annoying

[(PSN)Double991]

The biggest flaw I see with Gauss is his turning ability. Volt can turn on a dime which is essential for tight corridors. 

[Raqiya]

1 minute ago, (PS4)Double991 said:

The biggest flaw I see with Gauss is his turning ability. Volt can turn on a dime which is essential for tight corridors. 

Holding down the "One Key" and moving left and right sounds and feels awkward which will make it even more difficult to turn corners but I guess that can be changed with a keybinding. 

[bibmobello]

We will have another totally useless frame used for 1 month because of trends and then forgotten and some person will have to change his nick to something else...

Edited August 27, 2019 by bibmobello