Helminth rebuild shields + hildryn

[mar-x1]

I was testing this ability replacement with hildryn. In the UI it shows that the energy cost is red (meaning too high to cast because hildryn has 0 energy) with testing, I was able to cast it just fine. It worked so fine, in fact, I was looking to re-forma my hildryn to accommodate this new power. However, before I did so, I wanted to make sure I wasn't wasting time and forma for something that will get patched in a hotfix. For example, I can use this ability while flying using her 4th ability (channeling which should block this from working, but it doesn't...then again, I dont think it blocks trinity's blessing which probably uses similar mechanics).

 

Any way to ask DE whether they plan on keeping this ability as is or If they'd see it more as a bug (tbh, not really OP, but could still be considered a bug).

 

Anyone else give this a try and have any thoughts to share on this?

[Graavarg]

45 minutes ago, mar-x1 said:

For example, I can use this ability while flying using her 4th ability (channeling which should block this from working, but it doesn't...then again, I dont think it blocks trinity's blessing which probably uses similar mechanics).

I don't see why Aegis Storm should block using a standard Helminth ability, as you can still replenish shields from arcanes, drops or other warframes' abilities etc. while Aegis Storm is active.

You can also use Hildryn's other abilities, the only exception is her 2 (Pillage), which is explicitly blocked when Aegis Storm is active.

It does raise some questions of course, but this is stuff you can do with Helminth, so... 

[DissentWomble]

Doesn't block. You can cast it mid-flight.

[mar-x1]

I altered my build slightly and combined this ability with the balefire augment, I can maintain flight through entire missions using haven and balefire chargers without having to land. It's pretty fun, but the balefire chargers dont do so great against level 100+ grineer. Infested and corpus aren't much of an issue, though.

Doesnt feel OP. I just hope they allow this to keep working as it does.

 

Now if only I could strip armor while flying (like an augment for haven or her ultimate).

[(PSN)haphazardlynamed]

DE likes to nerf stuff that doesn't work as they 'intended'.

Helminth lets players mix and match abilities in all kinds of ways DE hasn't considered or 'intended'

 

calling it now

as soon as the influx of players from the update has run its course, Helminth is going to get nerf hammered to the point of irrelevance

just like any other new content, standard DE bait and switch practice

[mar-x1]

It seems really short sighted if they didnt test these abilities. Literally my first thought after hearing about rebuild shields was hildryn. It's a warframe powered by shields. When making an ability that literally gives you all your shields back. I dont see how literally no one at DE could consider hildryn.

 

Then again. They have a habit of missing things like this or changing their minds about what falls under the "intended" category.

[mar-x1]

fun fact....can't use rebuild shields while flying now (and it has a cooldown, and can't use condemn while flying either)

 

[Soy77]

everything are subjected to changes. so you can't be sure about anything, sadly.

On 2020-09-04 at 3:17 PM, (PSN)haphazardlynamed said:

DE likes to nerf stuff that doesn't work as they 'intended'.

true.

with that said, one of the biggest thing in warframe -which is the bullet jump, was not intended.