Klickz Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I love Volt and he has potential of dmg but his armor rating is too low in my opinion. He isn't tanky enough at higher levels and his damage falls off. Usually, teams wouldn't want a Volt in their squad. His augment mods don't fix the issues. Please buff him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruglov Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Dont use him for nuke damage and you will discover he is one of the best defensive frames out there. Teams dont want you in their squad because you are modding for strength and range and not efficiency and duration. It is your fault and not the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaru Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Try using for Utility, not damage. Shock and Overload apply electric procs to their targets, stunning them. Electric Shield solves your tankyness issue by making an impermeable barrier between you and your enemy, while speed is always nice to have. Honestly, I think that Volt is in the best position of most frames in the game balance wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7grims Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 He is damn good. And thinking he is tanky? Not all frames are noob-like rhinos, some have finer strategies. And damage fall off will happen in all frames and all damage abilities, its all the extra utility elements tha matter once you reach very high levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holeypaladin Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Volt doesn't have a "press this button to win" power. He's meant to be used either as a melee frame using Speed to enhance his attack speed, or as a light infantry hiding behind his shield and shooting through it with weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaKnight Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) I suppose his armor could use a buff but his shield capacity helps. The real problem with Volt is the low damage within his direct damage abilities, which are heavily penalized against alloy armor (grineer). The end result is his damage type makes him somewhat useful against corpus, but Mag outperforms him there. I'd recommend an increase in his base armor from 15 to at least 50, an increase in Shock's damage from 200 to 300, and perhaps a portion of Overload's damage type to be divided into Radiation or Corrosive, similar to how Oberon's Reckoning is divided into Radiation and Impact. However I will say that he's very good in augmented offense and support roles. Electric Shield multiplies critical damage and can make some weapons hitscan. Speed is very useful--it helps players move faster whether or not they are sprinting. Shock is guaranteed crowd control. Only Overload is lackluster compared to the rest. Edited January 26, 2015 by MechaKnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Censium Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Volt is probably the best balanced frame in the game right next to Oberon. I main volt. He's squish, yeah. Only if you face tank long enough to let them drain the mass amount of shield he has. 1250 sheild with max Redirection. If you need to get damage out, stack your electric sheilds. 4-5 of them will do insane damage, and provide cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOnlyWarBear Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I main Volt. I run T4 with him, and quite frankly, you can't Tank with Volt. Like others have said, he more on the side of defense, but balanced overall. I was able to save a team mate will using Shield and Overload. I put up a shield, stunned the enemies, revived my teammate, and then made a speedy escape why stunning more enemies with Shock. Volt is love. Volt if life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klickz Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Could I get some builds on Volt? I mainly build for full duration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaniux Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Armor could be addressed with the prime version. And as for damage, like everyone else said he is more an utility/defense frame, his electric procs and shield are great, defense wise of course. Edited January 26, 2015 by Zaniux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttariel Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Volt is one of the most balanced frames and you want to buff him ? His role is not damage its offensive support with his shield and speed skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Censium Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Could I get some builds on Volt? I mainly build for full duration... Strength, shield, Health is optional. And duration. Ignore armor fully. Efficiency is nice as well. Flow is my personal favorite with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shut Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I think the only change that Volt really needs is a fix on Electric status effects themselves. Right now they don't properly paralyze enemies that are in special animations (hiding behind cover, using consoles, jumping, activating an ability, etc), so Shock ends up doing basically nothing to these enemies at higher levels. That was probably the biggest thing that made me stop playing Volt and I'd like to see it get fixed sometime. But that aside, Volt is a great frame already. No significant changes or overhauls needed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holeypaladin Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I suppose overload could use some improvement... currently it's the worst fourth power that I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOnlyWarBear Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I suppose overload could use some improvement... currently it's the worst fourth power that I can think of. Shadows of the Dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holeypaladin Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Shadows of the Dead. This power is getting some significant buffs in the near future. It was mentioned in the last livestream. The exact nature of the buffs is unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOnlyWarBear Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 This power is getting some significant buffs in the near future. It was mentioned in the last livestream. The exact nature of the buffs is unknown. well, as of right now, Nekros has it the worst lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIDESTRE4M Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Volt doesn't need damage. Electric damage is lame anyways. It's the procs that count. I wouldn't build for strength. It speeds up Speed, but it's already sufficient without pwr-str. Duration/energy efficiency is the way to go, because you get the procs and have long lasting Speed/Electric Shields, cheap CC. Volt is a toolbox frame. However I wouldn't say no, if Overload gets a bit buffed or less vulnerability during casting animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azawarau Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I really feel like volt is in a good place as is The only issue is his ult being a weaker version of Novas with less range,damage,and a stun rather than slow Also his use of electronics is extremely limited and should be improved for his ult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrow Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Yeah my only major complaint about Volt is his ult. It's very lackluster, and doesn't really do anything a few well-placed shocks can't. Electric Shield + Synoid Gammacor though... Too much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SLX-J3tAc3 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Dont use him for nuke damage and you will discover he is one of the best defensive frames out there. Teams dont want you in their squad because you are modding for strength and range and not efficiency and duration. It is your fault and not the frame. Says it's the guy's fault. Reads codex. "This is a high-damage warframe perfect for players looking for a potent alternative to gunplay." Anyway, I agree - buff Volt to become truly devastating or change his codex entry. Right now, I only use his powers to stunlock. He's really a utility frame - he probably runs his own company anyway. I'd like to see his base runspeed increased to match with the rest of the caster frames - 1.0 is simply too slow. His speed ability can be decreased to make up for it. And that armor - 15? Seriously? Edited January 26, 2015 by -SLX-J3tAc3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintenn064 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 IMO the only things that need to be done for Volt are. Slightly increase Shock's damage. Buff / Revamp Overload. Increase his sprint speed to 1.1 or 1.2. (Hopefully will happen with Volt Prime) Change his Codex Entry. I don't mind his low Armor rating since Electric Shield greatly increases his survivability. I like Volt as a utility frame and I wouldn't have it any other way, but Overload definitely needs more punch to it. It's fairly lackluster in comparison to his other skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azawarau Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Reads codex. "This is a high-damage warframe perfect for players looking for a potent alternative to gunplay." His description is far outdated and honestly just incorrect He compliments gunplay rather than acts as an alternative Flavor text shouldnt be used so heavily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zieghash Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 My only problem with volt is his run speed, granted he has the sprint ability but he runs so slow compared to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIDESTRE4M Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 He can be used quite well with melee. That's quite an alternative, but I agree... I recall all those topics over a year ago... People wanted a second Ember (bad scaling, no utility) and thankfully didn't get it. There were so many threads with rework proposals and claims, I'm still traumatized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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