Frost Buildin' @ Hotfix 12.4.5

[KoshLovesYou]

Due to some of the changes here:
 

Hotfix 12.4.5

 

Frost Changes:

 

Using a combination of ideas from the community and discussions between dev, Frost’s Snowglobe has changed. The changes are:

-  Snowglobe’s health is now affected by a Warframe’s Armor value.
- There is now a temporary invulnerability duration determined by the rank of a given Snowglobe Mod.
-  Snowglobe’s health is increased by the amount of damage received in the “Invulnerability Duration” window.

The numerical details are as follows:  

Unranked Snowglobe: Health = 1500 + Invulnerability Duration = 1 second

Rank 1 Snowglobe: Health = 2500 + Invulnerability Duration = 2 seconds

Rank 2 Snowglobe: Health = 3000 + Invulnerability Duration = 3 seconds

Rank 3 Snowglobe: Health = 3500 + Invulnerability Duration = 4 seconds

Snowglobe Health = Health + (Armor x 5)

These improvements are subject to change, let us know what you think!

I'm looking at fiddling with my A slot to maximize this (since my C slot is still set to PROTECT THE CORE mode atm). I'm not quite clear about some of the things in the notes here, so figured I'd ask some critical question.

 

-Is my WARFRAME'S health factored into the Snowglobe's HP?

 

-Does Focus Intensify seem to influence Snowglobe under these conditions?

 

-Is Continuation worth focusing on for Snowglobe, or does it no longer factor into how long it lasts? There doesn't seem to be a hard time cap on it anymore from the notes, haven't tested.

Edited March 17, 2014 by KoshLovesYou

[Angius]

1. No, only armour

 

2. Yes, it increases the base HP (I'm sure of that) and may increase the multipliers (not-so sure)

 

3. Continuity is a good choice. DE never removed the timer unfortunately.

Edited March 17, 2014 by Angius

[Hybridon]

Timer factors in, but from my experience its usually a waste of a slot, once you reach certain levels, the globe lasts the 4 seconds of invincibility and up to 6 after, when lucky, meaning duration mods arent a necessity anymore... again from my experience.

[DaftMeat]

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Snow_Globe

 

 

• Creates a sphere with a 5 meter radius that lasts for 30 seconds. Snow Globe's radius is affected by Power Range, and duration is affected by Power Duration.
• Upon activation, Snow Globe is invulnerable for 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 seconds. This invulnerability duration is not affected by Power Duration.
• 100% of the incoming damage that is absorbed during the invulnerability period is converted into health, and added to Snow Globe's base health of 1500 / 2500 / 3000 / 3500. This base health affected by Power Strength, and is also increased by Frost's Armor value multiplied by 5.