Is it bad that I spent 934 hours yet I'm MR14

[(PSN)adachi_2]

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[ReeeeeMastered]

It's cool bro, I'm well over 1k hours and still only MR 15, since I only get warframes and weapons I actually think I'll get some use out of.

[kwlingo]

3 hours ago, (PSN)amazing021throne said:

Its worrying because I see a MR 22 and he spent less time than me

All depends oh how you play and cheese everything in game or if others user real money for play. If you invest any kind of money for play you will progress x10 quicker than others who play totally free. But in the end you can get the same results free or with money.

[(XBOX)x ARTaco x]

just means they collect and master equipment efficiently. that's all. 

 

it is a huge bonus since it adds quite a bit to your maximum standing, traces, loadouts, etc. and it also makes your weapons start higher level so you can actually attach mods at r0. that last one is a huge perk. around mr23-ish i noticed i didn't get anxiety anymore when i forma or get a new weapon to rank up lul

[McCIoud]

Time doesn't really equal MR, he could have an account that was transferred to console (no idea how the time played transfers over) or just had the knowhow from playing on PC prior.

Heck I reached max MR (at the time 28) in under a year on PC just from all the knowhow from my console days.

[Shalath]

I spent about 2 years at MR9 because I simply enjoyed the gear I was playing with. One of my clan mates was MR23-24 and whenever we played together it was me picking him up off the floor. It took a weapon that caught my eye to finally force me to rank up.

[FrostedMike]

It's fine, don't worry about it.

What really matters is if you enjoyed your time playing so far. Everyone have their own pase, some slow and some fast and both are fine.

[_Tormex_]

Well MR only shows how many of the weapons and warframes that you have/have used. Being a low MR at that many hours just means that either you played when there was a smaller volume of available items when you got the bulk of your time, or you just prefer to use the items that you already have. I'm an MR 27 with just under 600 in-game hours, but I have been pretty efficient about my affinity (bringing underleveled stuff into missions and almost never having no weapons/warframes waiting to be levelled), so that's how I got MR so fast. Also, my friend that got me into the game had a basically completed dojo.

At the rate that I am going, I will almost definitely reach MR 28 before I have played for one calendar year. But that doesn't mean that I am better at the game than you. I have killed a grand total of 12ish Eidolons and have only done one Kuva siphon mission. Mastering mechanics takes longer than making numbers go up.

TL,DR: MR doesn't say anything about your abilities.

[(PSN)Apoleon_amarr]

Nah, i reached the 1500 hours being rank 16, it doesnt really matter, but i recommend you to get every single blueprint you can find, then you can get that mastery easily if you ever want to rank up

[Firepotato32]

Not at all. I power-leveled to get the high daily caps, mod capacity, etc, but mr does not equal skill. I’m 26, and I’ve seen 29 and 30s being complete idiots and screwing everyone over

[(PSN)reinestarr]

It's probably a benefit. Some of the best squads I've been in were mid level ranks with long hours logged.

I'm a one man clan, and typically level all my gear/frames solo.. It took almost 2 years to reach mr 30 with over 3000 hours played. Everyone has their own pace.

[Wyrmius_Prime]

MR only measures how many rounds of sanctuary onslaught or hydron you have leeched.

[ReaverKane]

Its cool mate. MR isn't as inconsequential as people say it is. In fact it can be a great help, especially with the new MR 30 rewards.
But one think doesn't equate to the other. I know people who "main" warframes, so they have a lot of time ingame, and low MR. Others burn through gear and frames for MR and so have higher MR in less time.

None of those is indicator of proficiency or skill, just play style.
Do your thing, and don't worry too much.

1 minute ago, Wyrmius_Prime said:

MR only measures how many rounds of sanctuary onslaught or hydron you have leeched.

Yes, because that's all there is to it. There's no effort put into unlocking all the stuff before hand, right?

[vegetosayajin]

mr doesn't mean anything relevant in the game.
It gives you a little bit of comfort (more daily standing, initial capacity, trades etc.) but nothing really impactful in the game itself.
You can stay mr14 forever if you choose to, it really doesn't matter. 
Good luck.

[(XBOX)x ARTaco x]

42 minutes ago, (PSN)dursereg said:

Are you having fun? If so, then it doesn't  matter.

i'd have to agree w this

 

although just so you know the game gets funner-er when you have loads of weapons, mods, and equipment. it's great having options for playing (keeps the game interesting). also increased daily limits are the bees knees imo :D

i have way more fun now then when i was below mr 20 but hey that's just me

[Soy77]

I spent all if my time in warframe making floofs.

So yeah, do whatever you want to do.

[Wyrmius_Prime]

18 minutes ago, ReaverKane said:

Yes, because that's all there is to it. There's no effort put into unlocking all the stuff before hand, right?

That only starts to matter at the high 28-30 ranks, and the more items that get added in to the game, the less it matters to max out all the useless amps, archwing weapons and k-drives. Every patch makes those items less and less mandatory to acquire to reach 30.

[(PSN)adachi_2]

Thank you all for the help

[(PSN)dday3six]

The only issue I’d see is the few weapons with MR 15 requirement, but I think that’s only like the Aklex Prime, and that new infested bow iirc. 
 

MR isn’t the be all, end all. People both over play how little and how much it really means. 

[hyzmarca]

On 2020-11-23 at 12:53 PM, Wyrmius_Prime said:

MR only measures how many rounds of sanctuary onslaught or hydron you have leeched.

Not even that.  MR0 with a 500 Forma Mk-1 Braton could have a lot more rounds of hydron under his belt. 

[(PSN)ErydisTheLucario]

It's not a problem at all, I had this convo with my clan earlier. Just because someone has a high MR doesn't mean they gained any real skill, ANYONE can sit in hydron and just lvl stuff. You take your time and play how you want, don't let others tell you otherwise.

[ReaverKane]

2 minutes ago, Wyrmius_Prime said:

That only starts to matter at the high 28-30 ranks, and the more items that get added in to the game, the less it matters to max out all the useless amps, archwing weapons and k-drives. Every patch makes those items less and less mandatory to acquire to reach 30.

You still need to unlock whatever you're leveling. You're not going anywhere near 30 without having all the prime and normal warframes (or close enough), for example.
Sure in time that changes, but so does the goal post. When i started playing, a MR 20 was a pretty high MR person. Now its more middle of the road than anything, in fact it takes more Affinity to go from 20-30 than from 1-20.
And when people start showing up with Legendary Ranks, that'll be the continuation of the same thing. MR matters a bit, because unlike other games where the goalpost is fixed, but the ways to obtain it increase, in warframe they move the goalpost with the new ways of unlocking it. So being at the top of MR does take some effort.
Up to 20, its somewhat easier, yes, but still takes some effort.

[(PSN)Claudija]

15 hours ago, kwlingo said:

All depends oh how you play and cheese everything in game or if others user real money for play. If you invest any kind of money for play you will progress x10 quicker than others who play totally free. But in the end you can get the same results free or with money.

except Pay 2 Win doesn't exist. Buying stuff from Market, Prime Access or Prime Vault- even the packs like the Initiate Pack; don't instantly pow! gifted Mastery. You still have to move your lazy backside and Rank it to 30 if you want Mastery.

Paying someone to play for you is actually a bannable offense and costs you the entire account I hope you realise that

[(XBOX)Dunethunder76mx]

Mastery really means how much hydron or helene or akkad you've farmed tbh. Usually I'd say get to MR 16 and be done, that is until more higher mastery weapons are introduced.

[Methanoid]

1 hour ago, hyzmarca said:

Not even that.  MR0 with a 500 Forma Mk-1 Braton could have a lot more rounds of hydron under his belt. 

I dont have hundreds of forma in my mk1's, 8 forma at most, but thats something to consider if extremely bored.

[(PSN)NoTrollGaming]

nope, people move at different paces, I'm a completionist so I try get everything done asap most of the times, I think i'm at MR20 with 400 or so hours