Thursday, November 29, 2018

Glaxion Build 2018 (Guide) - The Shattering Freeze Ray (Warframe Gameplay)

Glaxion Build 2018 (Guide) - The Shattering Freeze Ray (Warframe Gameplay)
It's not exactly news that Beam weapons are currently very strong in Warframe but some are more popular then others. At the lower end of the spectrum we will find the Glaxion, an MR Eight weapon that doesn't see a lot of play.
The range of the beam is twenty four meters and it can be extended with Sinister Reach for an additional twelve. The Critical Chance is very low at eight percent but the status chance is high at thirty four percent so we will be getting plenty of procs out of the weapon. By default the Glaxion deals cold damage and it can be combined into Blast / Viral or Magnetic damage depending on the circumstance.


The weapon performed well with a corrosive elemental combo, perhaps to well as the weapon can fully remove armor from targets and thus nullifying corrosive's damage bonus. For this reason I only recommend a single dual stat mod so we can keep the status chance in check.
Fire rate proved to be a great dps increase and the magazine size and ammunition capacity can take the hit with no problem. You can either mod for fire rate or you can use Arcane Acceleration, or perhaps even both!
Overall I found the Glaxion to be a fairly powerful weapon despite its popularity thou it has to be said that among beam weapons it's certainly not a front runner.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Cernos Prime Build 2018 (Guide) - The Sophisticated One (Warframe Gameplay)

Cernos Prime Build 2018 (Guide) - The Sophisticated One (Warframe Gameplay)
The Cernos Prime has many interesting aspects which made it an absolute joy to test. Of-course intricacy without power isn't that rewarding but I'm happy to say that the weapon can pack one serious punch.
The bow fires there arrows at once in a vertical or horizontal spread and the damage as-well as the status chance will be getting divided among the arrows. Adding multishot to the weapon will not further divide the damage but it will the status chance much like a shotgun would function.
The Cernos Prime also features a fifty percent bonus damage modifier on headshots and you can check all this info out on the wiki as-well.




I've tested all sorts of builds in order to see what the weapon is capable of and at the end of the day a critical bleed build through Hunter Munitions worked best and has the potential to one-shot even high level armored targets such as Corrupted Heavy Gunner. Argon Scope would be a good plus to the build but if you don't have it you can go for a Viral elemental combo with either the sixty mods or the ninety depending on how satisfied you are with viral proc consistency.
The Cernos Prime is a fantastic bow and I highly recommend it as long as fully understand how it works so you can play to the weapons strengths.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Convectrix Build 2018 (Guide) - The Outcast (Warframe Gameplay)

I was told (sometime ago) that veiled shotgun rivens are awesome unless Convectrix or Sweeper. With one completely out of the way I decided to give the Convectrix a chance and what I found is a lot of wasted potential.
The Convectrix is a Beam Shotgun with an awesome critical multiplier of two point four but a low base critical chance of sixteen percent. The weapon also features a thirty percent status chance with it being divided among the two beams it fires. Being a slash based weapon you can chose a viral setup to maximize slash value but from my testing the weapon worked better with straight damage builds and not forcing the status chance as unlike most shotguns it's not getting divided among a ton of pellets, only two beams.
Due to the high critical multi but low base critical chance, effects such as Arcane Avenger will have a visible impact on the weapon and It will synergize very well with Harrow or the Kavat buff.



I'm honestly disappointed that a gimmick is keeping this weapon back as I believe it would be a lot better without it.

Monday, November 26, 2018

Catchmoon Kitgun Build (Guide) - The Unbridled Force (Warframe Gameplay)

With Fortuna came kitguns and so far I have been loving my time with the Catchmoon. You can build it in a number of different ways but after testing a couple I would recommend Catchmoon with Haymaker and Splat. This combination will result in the weapon having a thirty five percent critical chance with a two point three critical multiplier and a status chance of thirteen percent.




The weapon performed very well in all gameplay and simulacrum tests, being fully capable of clearing a room in just a couple of shots thanks to the Plasmor-like projectile. The one negative to the weapon is the way the projectile functions. In contact with a surface it will detonate and deal no damage which makes it a bit unreliable in small rooms where you can hit multiple obstacles because of the sheer size of the projectile. It works fantastically well in open spaces such as Orb Valis or the Plains of Eidolon but much less so in in-door areas.

Overall the Catchmoon can be a fantastic weapon when build correctly and I fully recommend the chamber in combination with the Haymaker grip and Splat loader. Have Fun!

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Ocucor Build 2018 (Guide) - The Flabby Tendrils (Warframe Gameplay)

The Ocucor is a mastery rank eight secondary beam weapon added to Warframe with the Fortuna update. It sports a low critical chance of only sixteen percent and a base critical multiplier of one point eight. The status chance is beefy at twenty four percent and the weapon features a unique mechanic where it will start firing tendrils that automatically latch to enemies when you get a take-down.
The tendrils resent once the weapon is reloaded but this can be bypassed by using the Eject Magazine mod which can be obtained by doing Conclave.

I have tried many approaches to the Ocucor but the one that gave the best results was hybrid with critical chance and critical damage and two sixty sixty mods but overall the performance of the Ocucor was rather lackluster.

While the gimmick is cool, I don't see the need for the energy tendrils to be reset on reload as even with all of them active the weapon doesn't perform fantastically well. In my opinion the tendrils should remain active once you have achieved the necessary amount of take-downs. Overall the Ocucor is a mediocre weapon with an interesting yet lackluster gimmick.



Friday, November 9, 2018

Warframe (Fortuna) - Riven Disposition Changes (Buffs & Nerfs)

With the introduction of Fortuna we see some changes to Riven Disposition which will affect the stats of all existing riven mods.
You can find a full list of changes and the reasoning behind the changes on the official Warframe forums.




Some weapons got buffed, some got nerfed and sentinel weapons will be removed from the riven drop chance pool so I would get one for each before the prices get to high.

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Gorgon Wraith Build 2018 (Guide) - The Status Gorgon (Warframe Gameplay)


I have always had a weak spot when it came to the Gorgons and while the Wraith Gorgon is not my favorite in the series it can still pack a punch.

The weapon features a low base critical chance of fifteen percent with a critical multiplier of one point nine but a good status chance of twenty one percent. Couple this with the high fire rate and ninety magazine capacity and we get a weapon that can apply tons of status effects to targets.
The Build is pretty straight forward with High Voltage being the only potential pricey mod but that can be replaced with Stormbringer in case you don't have the time or the plat.

I also tested various mod combinations to see how much I can get out of Hunter Munitions but at the end of the day a elemental setup such as corrosive will yield betters results.
One of the pluses to the Gorgon Wraith is the riven disposition of four out of five which means that you could potentially remove all the impact the weapon has and that would make it a lot more powerful. Riven mods are optional from my point of view but if you want to get the best damage out of a weapon look into damage / multishot rivens and if you can get minus impact that would be epic!




Overall the Gorgon Wraith is a good primary weapon fully capable of annihilating any target but it pales in comparison to other higher MR assault rifles such as the Tiberon Prime or the Supra Vandal or its big brother the Prisma Gorgon.