For Being Rare, The Alert Weapons Are Disappointing

[MageMeat]

TL;DR at the bottom.

As the title suggests, the alert weapons can only just barely keep up with the normally available weapons.

A few examples:

Pangolin Sword: For all it's beauty, the Pangolin Sword is a mere slight upgrade from the Skana, outperformed by the Cronus.

Ceramic Dagger: Low damage, oddly large requirement of Gallium, basically a tiny reskin of the Cronus.

Jaw Sword: Just a very lackluster weapon, nothing too special about it at all, other than decent damage on normal attacks.

Plasma Sword: Similiar to Jaw Sword, except it looks very odd and performs slightly better.

 

I'm sure this has been said before, but make these weapons worthwhile. My Pangolin Sword blueprint is unused, and I'm very hesitant to build it.

TL;DR: Make us have a reason to use these rare weapons. That's all.

EDIT: Other than Saenol, who pointed out the weapon's uses, many people will still use the weapons for Mastery alone. Aren't we supposed to enjoy the weapons and use them for more than just Mastery?

Edited August 11, 2013 by MageMeat

[EclecticDragon]

All the ones you mention are, as some might call it, old as balls as they are the first alert weapons in Warframe.

Edited August 11, 2013 by EclecticDragon

[inthephonebox]

The plasma sword is a freaking critical hit powerhouse. And its a lightsaber. So thats cool. I really like the plasma sword. The others are indeed lackluster.

[DeerPark]

reason to make them? Masterryyyy

[Saenol]

Pangolin Sword - Staggers with every hit, Cronus does not.

 

Ceramic Dagger - AP damage, Cronus lacks this.

 

Jaw Sword - pretty much.

 

Plasma Sword - Best critical rate on charge attacks of all melee weapons, and very good charge damage.

[Hameln]

Remake them all, ain't nobody gonna complain about that,

[.xTB_Kenshin]

There is a reason. You can check them on the "weapons I need to rank up and never use them again" list.

[taiiat]

There is a reason. You can check them on the "weapons I need to rank up and never use them again" list.

this is not how content in a game should be treated. someone spent time creating it, it's a massive waste for everyone to discard it after an hour.

[Guiltytwo]

The more disappointing they are, the more badass you are for using them :)

 

But in all seriousness, Pangolin Sword and Jaw Sword should be skins for Skana. 

[Keltik0ne]

And yet, I still hunt the Jaw sword with a passion - it looks damn good.

[MageMeat]

this is not how content in a game should be treated. someone spent time creating it, it's a massive waste for everyone to discard it after an hour.

Thank you for understanding my reasoning.

[Lukedu_]

This is an old problem, but DE never said anything about it. It's a shame, the Pangolin looks damn sexy.

[lautalocos]

the pangolin sword blocks a lot more damage than the other melee weapons, but with the state of blocking, it´s quite useless

[Aspari]

I wish DE would make more mods that give a lot of love to normal attacks. Right now charge damage is basically everything except on dual daggers. 

 

 

That said, alert melee weapons are indeed disappointing.

 

Pangolin Sword is a very elegant weapon, but it's a utility damage dealer that has useless utility and highly sub par damage. 

 

Jaw Sword is just like wtf why does this thing exist.

 

Dark Sword is meh.

 

Plasma Sword is a monster, but again it's charge damage.

 

Ceramic dagger is a dagger, nuff said. Same thing with Dark Dagger.