Osei_ Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm not sure if this falls under the general discussion topic. But I think there should be an easier way to get Orokin Catalyst. I mean alerts for them pop up around once every 3 months and some players just have no luck getting plat. It would be really nice if Catalyst blueprints were void or mission rewards. It would make it a way better experience knowing that you weapons and warframes can be modded to their full extent. That't just what I have to say about it. -TOAO_Dauntless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifted Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I got 3 potatoes (2 of them were catalysts) on ONE DAY last week (friday, I think). It's not as rare as you think, you just need to have your eyes open for alerts and invasions. Edited March 31, 2015 by Shifted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboDoge Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Easy way? Go farm OD Vaults and sell those Corrupted mods. Then buy potatoes for 20 platinum each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brimir Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well, to be fair DE has to make money somehow. Besides, as mentioned, trading really opened up new venues of getting Platinum for players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVader Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Ermmm op much and if so i want a refund on all the one's i have bought, also every 3 months? they come on alerts invasions dev stream farm plat in game which is easy really easy taking candy from a baby easy sooooo easy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DE]Momaw Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 You can't give away too much. Warframe is a business after all, and there always has to be something for sale that people want. Maybe give an inch, though. Maybe the Gift of the Lotus alert after dev streams should be an "either or" choice. Gold potato and blue potato are both offered, you pick the one you want more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERElektro Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I think newbies should be granted a full forma, a reactor and a catalyst as part of the tutorial... It would make their start much easier. Other than this, I think the spawn rate for alerts that include reactors and catalysts is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVader Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I think newbies should be granted a full forma, a reactor and a catalyst as part of the tutorial... It would make their start much easier. Other than this, I think the spawn rate for alerts that include reactors and catalysts is okay. how would it make it easier lol still have no mods so don't need double slots or even a forma on a gun. Edit: also new players get 50p to start can buy a forma and cat/reactor if they wanted to, game's free to play not free to get everything. Farm/wait or pay and support DE Edited March 31, 2015 by WizMandem94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second_Measure Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I think newbies should be granted a full forma, a reactor and a catalyst as part of the tutorial... It would make their start much easier. Other than this, I think the spawn rate for alerts that include reactors and catalysts is okay. You get a Catalyst by completing the Stolen Dreams Quest. Otherwise if you want to have a easier way to get them, you better use that Wallet of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypernaut1 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 trading is the way to go. Selling 4 mods at 5p shouldn't be too difficult to do. Also you can sell Syndicate weapons for at least 20p. They're you go, at least 1 catalyst/reactor a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERElektro Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 how would it make it easier lol still have no mods so don't need double slots or even a forma on a gun. Edit: also new players get 50p to start can buy a forma and cat/reactor if they wanted to, game's free to play not free to get everything. Lvl 30 is reached quickly and so are mods collected.... The first thing they'll notice is "Hey... I could power up my stuff with these potatoes.... but what is this? They are platin only? p2w bs.. I quit" At least that's what I remember. There is nothing wrong with handing every beginner a catalyst , a reactor and a forma.... Some quests already did that. But the quests need a tutorial structure- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPhoenix Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I'm not sure if this falls under the general discussion topic. But I think there should be an easier way to get Orokin Catalyst. I mean alerts for them pop up around once every 3 months I don't know where you get your stats from.... But every two weeks, there is a dev steam, and they usually do either an Orokin Reactor or Catalyst. So, at least from the dev steams, you should be getting one Catalyst a month. And the alerts are weighted RNG, so there usually at least one random Catalyst as an alert or as an invasion reward every month as well. From just this month, there have been 3 Catalysts rewards for doing invasions (from http://www.kingtaro.com/warframe/ middle column). I really don't know what else to tell you... play every Friday there is a dev steam to get your reward, and look at invasion rewards with a tracker instead of simply looking at alerts. edit: Or you can simply pay for plat for potatoes and slots. The next time you get a coupon for x% off, buy some and enjoy yourself. Edited March 31, 2015 by CatPhoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERElektro Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 You get a Catalyst by completing the Stolen Dreams Quest. Otherwise if you want to have a easier way to get them, you better use that Wallet of yours. No.. don't get me wrong- that's exactly what I mean! Newbies just need to know " Hey.. you get this potato if you do these quests, If you want more you can buy that, or wait for special alerts- but there is no need for you to spend real money" I remember that I saw taters as a paywall... until I learned that there are alerts. And then You just stand there and think that you can never be as good as paying players, and so you quit. I almost did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVader Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Lvl 30 is reached quickly and so are mods collected.... The first thing they'll notice is "Hey... I could power up my stuff with these potatoes.... but what is this? They are platin only? p2w bs.. I quit" At least that's what I remember. There is nothing wrong with handing every beginner a catalyst , a reactor and a forma.... Some quests already did that. But the quests need a tutorial structure- Wouldn't say level 30 was so easy for a new player and i don't think it should be given out not everything Should be free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second_Measure Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Every new player also gets 50 Platinum - That's one Catalyst and a Reactor, right there, with 10 Plat to spare. Scratch another 2 somewhere up and you can get yourself 2 weapon slots. Not a too bad deal, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-HAKUNA-YOUR-TATAS- Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I think newbies should be granted a full forma, a reactor and a catalyst as part of the tutorial... It would make their start much easier. Other than this, I think the spawn rate for alerts that include reactors and catalysts is okay. I agree with this. I gifted an orokin catalyst to my friend who started Warframe and it made their experience much better. I did have to explain for about 20 minutes through chat about what it was though. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERElektro Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Wouldn't say level 30 was so easy for a new player and i don't think it should be given out not everything Should be free. I reached lvl 30 with excal, the braton, the lato and the skana within 2 days. And I didn't play excessively. But that was a long time ago. I heard that being a newbie in WF is quite hard now. The more do I think that they need some help... a -one-time starter pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERElektro Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I agree with this. I gifted an orokin catalyst to my friend who started Warframe and it made their experience much better. I did have to explain for about 20 minutes through chat about what it was though. XD mhm, I didn't understand the potatoing either.... There is nothing that explains to you what taters are good for and what they do. I remember that I just didn't get the mod system. lol. I thought you can only upgrade a mod with the same mod or a fusion core.... I had to ask in region how it works... and region, being much friendlier back then, explained to me how the mod system worked. There is now way you could get some information from region chat nowadays... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrevasivepants Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Your first post and you had to post some obsolete assertion. Potatoes, Platinum, and other things in Warframe are easy to get. you can LITERALLY get ANYTHING in the game if you just invest time, that being said, sorry if the game gives you everything for free by just farming a bit, get plat from other players and acquire the things you so love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaotyke Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Stolen Dreams gives a Blutato BP at the end of it right? Maybe if Vor's Prize gave a Goldtato for first timers..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVader Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I reached lvl 30 with excal, the braton, the lato and the skana within 2 days. And I didn't play excessively. But that was a long time ago. I heard that being a newbie in WF is quite hard now. The more do I think that they need some help... a -one-time starter pack. Not everything should be handed out to to new players get everything easy what else in the game will they want? rhino mesa boltor synoid Edit: as i said before you do get 50p which is enough to buy forma cat/reactor shouldn't get them free + next you'll be saying get them weapon and frame slots free. Edited March 31, 2015 by WizMandem94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarShow Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The hot potato is hard to get that is why is hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arKRazor Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Lvl 30 is reached quickly and so are mods collected.... The first thing they'll notice is "Hey... I could power up my stuff with these potatoes.... but what is this? They are platin only? p2w bs.. I quit" At least that's what I remember. There is nothing wrong with handing every beginner a catalyst , a reactor and a forma.... Some quests already did that. But the quests need a tutorial structure- No.. don't get me wrong- that's exactly what I mean! Newbies just need to know " Hey.. you get this potato if you do these quests, If you want more you can buy that, or wait for special alerts- but there is no need for you to spend real money" I remember that I saw taters as a paywall... until I learned that there are alerts. And then You just stand there and think that you can never be as good as paying players, and so you quit. I almost did that. You describe my new player experience almost exactly. I grew disillusioned in closed beta once I hit the point where it was clear that progression along the power curve was going to be gated by a premium purchase. I wasn't aware of the systems in place. When the Rhino pack hit the market I didn't know it was going to be possible to obtain that frame at all without a purchase. I continued puttering around advancing through the planets in solo mode and was reaching a point where no measure of caution or prowess was going to allow me to advance. I decided that the game wasn't for me in its current state. I was having a great deal of fun with the content in the game at that point but I didn't want to get attached if progress was going to be ransomed. My return to the game was one of joyous revelation. Learned about potato alerts and blueprint drops. Starter plat had become a thing. Trade plat had become a thing. Mod/Damage 2.0 had me confused, intrigued and excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DE]Momaw Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 For the people that just want a free potato, there WAS some serious discussion on a dev stream about adding level-up rewards for mastery rank. Not sure what happened to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Magician_NG Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Potatoes pop up in Grineer v Corpus invasions fairly often, once a month usually. Then there's the post-devstream 24-hour alert every two weeks. And then there's the log in reward once every blue moon. Personally, I think their rarity is in a good place; DE has to nickel and dime us somehow. Edited April 1, 2015 by (PS4)Magician_NG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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