Cleaning Up Key Drop Locations ?

[fatpig84]

PSA: This is addressing the key drop rates of NORMAL games.

This does NOT affect the Void in anyway.

 

As we all know key drops are getting diluted and moar diluted as DE adds more new game modes to the void.

That is why there is a recent drought in specific keys that people are looking for.

 

Take a look at the survival table, there is a 1 in 5 chance of dropping a random key.

Excavation uses the same table as Survival.

Defense is no better, also boasting an "awesome" 1 in 5 chance of dropping a random key.

Interception at the moment is the only mode that has a 1 in 4 chance of a specific key.

 

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

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

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

 

What I propose is to streamline the key drops from the 4 main endless game modes.

Right now we have 7 main keys.

 

1) Defence

2) MD

3) Interception

4) Capture

5) Survival

6) Exterminate

7) Sabotage

 

 

4 Endless modes

1) Excavation

2) Defense

3) Survival

4) Interception

 

 

For example.

 

Defence = Drops Exterminate, Survival and Sabotage

Survival = Mobile Defense, Defense and Capture.

Excavation = Drops Exterminate, Mobile defense and Defense

Interception = Interception (only in maps above level 20), Survival, Capture and Sabotage

 

Using this way, there will be redundancy (in case someone hates a certain mode) but yet at the same time, tone done the RnG needed to obtain the keys.

 

And yes while syndicates solve the problem about lacking T4 keys, we still need to address other key drops from other tiers as well. So by cleaning up the key pool and reducing most of the rolled key drops to 3 instead of 5, we should see a small but significant boost to people actually getting the key they want.

 

At least mathematically.

 

Again this is a start, if DE likes this idea, they can even further implement this to non-endless modes as well.

And yes, Mobile Defense needs to roll an extra reward too (at least for normal games, Void MD will always roll their rewards).

Edited December 23, 2014 by fatpig84

[Ignimortis]

A great idea. I'd love to know where exactly I should go to get the keys I need, not just grind everything.

[fatpig84]

Not to mention this idea, is still rather future proof.

Until DE adds another 3 more new game modes to the void eventually (making it 1 in 4 chance).

Edited December 23, 2014 by fatpig84

[Egg_Chen]

It's better than what we have, but...

I vote that a Tier X key lets you choose any mission at that Tier.

Doubt DE would reduce the grind that much though, so +1.

[DCypherThis13]

Sounds good. Sign me up. +1

[fatpig84]

It's better than what we have, but...

I vote that a Tier X key lets you choose any mission at that Tier.

Doubt DE would reduce the grind that much though, so +1.

 

Well that's impossible. You know it :p