Llyssa Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 How it feels... So... focus. I realize I may be alone on this, but I've been really excited about focus since it was announced, and, well, nothing yet. No new info. I'm mr15.5 so I have to keep formaing things at random to keep from wasting affinity. I'm running out. I was, and I suppose, am, really looking forward to focus, but it's been quietly ignored. Other stuff is good(yay, prodframe comes out wednesday!), but... really. The extra power thing is a nice touch, but I mainly would like to just pick favorites and rampage, or even just pick randomly and rampage, rather than spiking them down until I can't justify another forma. More power is good. Not feeling guilty when I bring an r30 something into combat is good. Using forma on things you don't enjoy? Kinda bleh. So, this is like a focus hype train, or it would be, if there was any indication it exists beyond them saying it was an idea many moons ago. I sorta worry it scrapped. The "Going Super Saiyan Tenno" part is cool too, but really... I just like the idea of r30 meaning something besides "do I swap gear or throw more forma at it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixty5 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'd kinda like it if exp is retroactive, since you know, that 15mill+ on my banshee would be a waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidSp33d Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) I'd kinda like it if exp is retroactive, since you know, that 15mill+ on my banshee would be a waste eeeeeeehhhh I'd rather it not be actually. The second we get the feature and all of veterans instantly have everything in Focus we can gain up to our mastery rank? I'd prefer to enjoy working on those class trees at the same start point as everyone else. Edited April 1, 2014 by SolidSp33d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Redwire Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 eeeeeeehhhh I'd rather it not be actually. The second we get the feature and all of veterans instantly have everything in Focus we can gain up to our mastery rank? I'd prefer to enjoy working on those class trees at the same start point as everyone else. Yeah same here, as much as I would like for all that previous exp to count for something, it could cause some problems. Some players could have so much previously accumulated that the focus system might not yet be optimized for yet. I think everyone starting off equal is the better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace24 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 agreed, I've been formaing random weapons and frames to keep myself occupied. it's nice to change it up, but part of my mastery craze was because I hated wasting all that affinity while running missions. hopefully the focus system comes out soon. melee 2.0 and this are going to make warframe vastly different It might be tough to make the system retroactive, since you can't really decipher affinity from re-leveling with formas. plus it would make it kinda pointless if we automatically maxed out focus right when it gets released. and that's also part of the reason I'm hesitant to play a lot, because that wasted affinity could actually be useful soon, even on my maxed out weapons/frames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyssa Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Retroactive would be absurd, for one, and for another, I think impossible/unfair--if you check your profile stats, it only tracks the affinity gained since you last formatted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyssa Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 So that this is actually a hype thread of sorts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidSp33d Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) So that this is actually a hype thread of sorts: This makes me moist. EDIT: Also my hype is low only because I'm trying to focus on homework, and I'm tired as well. I actually have a lot to say about Focus. Edited April 1, 2014 by SolidSp33d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyssa Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 This makes me moist. EDIT: Also my hype is low only because I'm trying to focus on homework, and I'm tired as well. I actually have a lot to say about Focus. Then let's hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eksby Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I actually would like it to be retroactive, mainly because I don't have all that much time to play so it'd be nice if all that time spent playing was reimbursed in focus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)witch3rDC52 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 What is focus? Haven't heard anything on that. Everything seems to be melee 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reltats Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 FOCUS. I cant wait, screw melee 12.7 I want something to do with all my mastery already. I've even started to rank weapons I don't even care about in some vein need to rank my mastery more in anticipation for this system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroraSonicBoom Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Power creep and an additional level of grind to make the game revolve even more around damage, speed and efficiency is not going to magically become a fun endgame keeping you interested for years to come. Unless those new abilities will have to be continuously charged with enough xp to work focus won't have keep veteran players interested long term besides the sending them on the treadmill to mastery rank 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatdamnlobster Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 look at the new developer livestream. when modding you can see some very "focus-y" things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyssa Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 What is focus? Haven't heard anything on that. Everything seems to be melee 2.0. Focus: You will get "lenses" to attach to r30 gear. Any affinity gained on such gear gives you focus points. When you've acquired enough, you can buy focus upgrades, which can then be put into your focus mode--the higher your mastery rank, the more upgrades you can hold. Then, during gameplay, once a match, you can activate focus to get whatever upgrades and bonuses you've installed for whatever durations apply. Effectively like "going super saiyan"--short burst of super power upgrade, useable once a match. Most interestingly of all, these will be unrelated to anything else--you can wear total n00b gear, all rank 0, and still have the focus bonus, so it's a direct upgrade for your whole account. I'm less excited about the actual thing, and more about having something to do with all of my overflow affinity. But still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shailocke Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 ... keep formaing things at random to keep from wasting affinity.... Just so you know, if you check your profile stats it shows the total amount of XP you've earned with individual weapons/'frames. I imagine that they would use that to give people a bunch of Focus XP rather than making everyone start from scratch. It would also make sense for the people who have got everything to 30. So hang in there, buddy! All that "wasted" affinity will most likely be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyssa Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Just so you know, if you check your profile stats it shows the total amount of XP you've earned with individual weapons/'frames. I imagine that they would use that to give people a bunch of Focus XP rather than making everyone start from scratch. It would also make sense for the people who have got everything to 30. So hang in there, buddy! All that "wasted" affinity will most likely be used. If you check your profile stats, every single point of affinity you had on an item pre-forma is GONE when you apply it. =( Also, making mr15s like me instantly godlike would be uncharacteristic of them, and kind of ruin the system in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensignvidiot Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 it'll come out before badlands metinks. I'm just taking everything in stride, ill play Melee 2.0 tenno until i get bored, then i hope focus will be done by then So with the issue of powercreep, i hope the system is split in 2: 1. Mastery Gives a Linear increase in Focus Utility 2. Experiance gives a Dynamic increase in Focus power With 1, it gives all of us vets a bonus because we can play more with the new system. And with 2, it makes everyone else start off on equal ground.... right before all of the vets head to T3 survival and chill for an hour to powerlevel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xelorx Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 it'll come out before badlands metinks. They announced badlands in not only the Grineer part of this website, but also on the last live stream. Badlands is coming out u13 as the devs shown. The channeling system for melee 2.0 is an introduction or sneak peak to the focus system, but not really finalized within itself I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensignvidiot Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 They announced badlands in not only the Grineer part of this website, but also on the last live stream. Badlands is coming out u13 as the devs shown. The channeling system for melee 2.0 is an introduction or sneak peak to the focus system, but not really finalized within itself I imagine. While i can beleive that they fleshed out Station Lobbies and Clan alliances, i will be absolutely floored if Badlands is ready to ship with melee 2.0 It would make U13 the SINGLE GREATEST content patch to date: Melee 2.0 Channeling Badlands Clan Alliance Proxy War Station Lobbies New Clan Management Davy Jones (ya arrrrrrr a pirate) Shipyard Tileset Thats an insane amount of new content to play. This may even keep VETERANS occupied long enough to see the focus update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyssa Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 While i can beleive that they fleshed out Station Lobbies and Clan alliances, i will be absolutely floored if Badlands is ready to ship with melee 2.0 It would make U13 the SINGLE GREATEST content patch to date: Melee 2.0 Channeling Badlands Clan Alliance Proxy War Station Lobbies New Clan Management Davy Jones (ya arrrrrrr a pirate) Shipyard Tileset Thats an insane amount of new content to play. This may even keep VETERANS occupied long enough to see the focus update. Er, as they've stated: Melee 2.0 28.0: CHECK Channeling: Part of above. CHECK Badlands: CHECK Clan Alliance: Part of above. CHECK Proxy War: No dice. Station Lobbies: Officially delayed until u38, with 26 count down websites. Mark you calendar, 2021 is YOUR YEAR TO SHINE! New Clan UI: Part of Alliance/Badlands. CHECK Davy Jonees: Officially named "Hydroid". CHECK Shipyards: Preprocessed by DE so you don't have to! CHECK But yeah. Most of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensignvidiot Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Er, as they've stated: Melee 2.0 28.0: CHECK Channeling: Part of above. CHECK Badlands: CHECK Clan Alliance: Part of above. CHECK Proxy War: No dice. Station Lobbies: Officially delayed until u38, with 26 count down websites. Mark you calendar, 2021 is YOUR YEAR TO SHINE! New Clan UI: Part of Alliance/Badlands. CHECK Davy Jonees: Officially named "Hydroid". CHECK Shipyards: Preprocessed by DE so you don't have to! CHECK But yeah. Most of that. Faith in DE set to 110%. Im not setting my hopes high, i know full well we will have at least10-15 hotfixes to follow this content. With that list, im shocked Focus isnt done and on it. Holy crap. This is one heck of a way to welcome the new people that will be trying out Warframe after the MMOBomb bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DietEbolaCola Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Retroactive would be absurd, for one, and for another, I think impossible/unfair--if you check your profile stats, it only tracks the affinity gained since you last formatted. Eh, if it works like a skill tree.. you could get 15 points for being mastery rank 15.. and then gotta wait 24 hours before applying each point in the tree.. so you can do still do it retroactive but also behind a time wall or focus-themed mastery tests for each point or something.. Edit: Rumor has it Focus system is planned for U14. Not sure how true that is or not. Edited April 8, 2014 by DietEbolaCola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shailocke Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 If you check your profile stats, every single point of affinity you had on an item pre-forma is GONE when you apply it. =( Also, making mr15s like me instantly godlike would be uncharacteristic of them, and kind of ruin the system in general. Really? Damn, never noticed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero.No.Hikari Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I just hope the lens is not hidden behind a grindwall. That and have multiple lens for different frames and weaponry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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