Should I build the Kronen?

[(PSN)CaptainIMalik]

Replaying the game on PC and I'm up to Ceres. I've had the blueprint for a while but can't be bothered to farm.

I'm just stuck with the Skana. Should I build it? 

[(PSN)theelix]

No.

[ashyrae]

Well, it's certainly better than the stock Skana. I'd say you should go for it.

[sh00chu]

Unless you don't plan on sticking with playing this game, the answer to that question will always be yes. More gear = more mastery xp.

[Wrum]

build rank bank find new weapon. also don't trash any weapons or warframe parts you get from node unlocks until you have fully ranked them as they are one time only.

[(XBOX)CFE KOS MOS]

For Mastery, yes. But don't invest too much time into it. Not really the greatest of melee weapons. 

[AlphaPHENIX]

28 minutes ago, (Xbox One)CFE Jackipanda said:

For Mastery, yes. But don't invest too much time into it. Not really the greatest of melee weapons. 

Quoted straight from the wiki.

• Third highest slide attack damage of all melee weapons, tied with Dex Dakra, after the Boltace and Dual Kamas Prime.  cough Maimiming Strike cough
• Third highest base damage among the dual melee, tied with Dex Dakra, after the Boltace and Dual Kamas Prime.

I am expecting an apolagy.

Edited May 18, 2017 by AlphaPHENIX

[UvBenServed]

Assuming that you care about mastery, I say go for it. Especially since it's needed to build another weapon (Boltace).

[Marine027]

I say what i always say, try it out, level it to 30 then decide if you keep it. If you like its playstyle etc.

Could we stop pushing meta right in the mouth of new palyers and let them experience it first on there own?

[ashrah]

yes for mastery

[Dreddeth]

It's better than the basic Skana, but LOTS of stuff is. The main reason you'd want to build the Kronen is to try out Tonfas and see if you actually like their stances and mechanics, since while the other tonfas are way the hell better for those who like their attributes, they're very time- and resource-intensive to craft or buy.

Personally, I can't recommend a melee that you don't have a stance for unless you were just going to quick-melee or slide attack with it, and the ones you most likely do have stances for at this point (machete, dual daggers, fists) are kinda garbage in general except for one or two in the middle of the middle tier, plus there's the variable of clan research you may or may not have access to.

I forget what specifically unlocks when you beat which boss, and I'm not accounting for stances which, while not commonly dropped, can still be farmed, so you could also get stances for nearly anything if you don't already have them. You might have even lucked out and found Crimson Dervish, but I suspect that if you had you'd be asking about better longswords.

Granted, all the tonfas have great slide-attack damage, so the Kronen does make a good filler weapon until you have the mods, materials, and stance for something less 1-note.

[(XBOX)CFE KOS MOS]

3 hours ago, AlphaPHENIX said:

Quoted straight from the wiki.

• Third highest slide attack damage of all melee weapons, tied with Dex Dakra, after the Boltace and Dual Kamas Prime.  cough Maimiming Strike cough
• Third highest base damage among the dual melee, tied with Dex Dakra, after the Boltace and Dual Kamas Prime.

I am expecting an apolagy.

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