Armor Useless

[Dionysus 🐭]

I upgraded my amor mod to rank 6, and now I have 510 armor on my warframe. There is no difference on how much my health goes down when shot at.

I just wasted 600 endo and 27k credits :( If someone could explain what armor does, that would be amazing. The wiki is way to complicated and never outright states what the armor stat does.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

Armor reduces the amount of damage shots do by X amount per X
Practically useless unless you're inaros or valkyr who have high enough base armor to benefit (and the difference is quite noticable on valkyr)

[-skimmer-]

Its not useless at all...in fact, you will be relying on armor far more later because shields have no damage reduction which makes them nearly useless against sufficiently hard hitting enemies.

But thats still far ahead you. Maxing shields is probably the better option for you early to mid game.

[Dionysus 🐭]

Originally posted by PROUD TO BE LGBTP:

Armor reduces the amount of damage shots do by X amount per X
Practically useless unless you're inaros or valkyr who have high enough base armor to benefit (and the difference is quite noticable on valkyr)

Where do I need to get it for it to not be useless? My armor stat is currently at 510 but there is no difference at all.

[Dionysus 🐭]

Originally posted by -skimmer-:

Its not useless at all...in fact, you will be relying on armor far more later because shields have no damage reduction which makes them nearly useless against sufficiently hard hitting enemies.

But thats still far ahead you. Maxing shields is probably the better option for you early to mid game.

You said it's not useless but I notice no difference on how fast my health goes down with or without Steel Fiber equiped. When does it not be useless? Max rank?

[-skimmer-]

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Originally posted by PROUD TO BE LGBTP:

Armor reduces the amount of damage shots do by X amount per X
Practically useless unless you're inaros or valkyr who have high enough base armor to benefit (and the difference is quite noticable on valkyr)

Where do I need to get it for it to not be useless? My armor stat is currently at 510 but there is no difference at all.

I keep it at 1785 by the way, which equals roughly to 95% damage reduction

You might probably want some life restoring mods such as life strike, healing return, quicking thinking, winds of purity and medi-ray to trully get the full value out of it.

[Lilifer]

If you haven't already, you'll notice a big difference when you start combining health and armor mods, whilst you won't be invincible if you're sitting and getting shot, it gives you the time required to kill whatever is trying to kill you; health and armor are even more notable when using the hirudo's lifesteal. .. some frames do work better with shield mods, though.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Originally posted by PROUD TO BE LGBTP:

Armor reduces the amount of damage shots do by X amount per X
Practically useless unless you're inaros or valkyr who have high enough base armor to benefit (and the difference is quite noticable on valkyr)

Where do I need to get it for it to not be useless? My armor stat is currently at 510 but there is no difference at all.

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Warframe_Attributes
scroll down to armor

[Dionysus 🐭]

Originally posted by PROUD TO BE LGBTP:

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Where do I need to get it for it to not be useless? My armor stat is currently at 510 but there is no difference at all.

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Warframe_Attributes
scroll down to armor

Thanks. I should have around 63% damage reduction but I notice no difference with how fast my health goes down.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Originally posted by PROUD TO BE LGBTP:

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Warframe_Attributes
scroll down to armor

Thanks. I should have around 63% damage reduction but I notice no difference with how fast my health goes down.

what rank is the mod

[-skimmer-]

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Originally posted by PROUD TO BE LGBTP:

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Warframe_Attributes
scroll down to armor

Thanks. I should have around 63% damage reduction but I notice no difference with how fast my health goes down.

Well, enemy damage depends on their level. Do some science to it. Research it if your feeling trully matches the numbers. We are telling you the armor works.

[Dionysus 🐭]

Originally posted by Raptor Jess:

If you haven't already, you'll notice a big difference when you start combining health and armor mods, whilst you won't be invincible if you're sitting and getting shot, it gives you the time required to kill whatever is trying to kill you; health and armor are even more notable when using the hirudo's lifesteal. .. some frames do work better with shield mods, though.

I'm currently using Frost Prime with a rank 6 vitality mod, rank 6 steel fiber mod, and rank 4 redirection mod. Endo is a very valuable to me right now sense I don't have much of it and can't get a lot of it. The only way I was able to upgrade steel fiber to rank 6 is because I had a statue that I sold for 1200 endo.

[Dionysus 🐭]

Originally posted by PROUD TO BE LGBTP:

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Thanks. I should have around 63% damage reduction but I notice no difference with how fast my health goes down.

what rank is the mod

6

[404_Gordon_Not_Found]

IMO the armor is just for not dying in one hit. It doesn't scale well in high level contents (except those annoying grineer)

Some may say what about iron skin and other similar abilities? Well they are more of a ability thing than pure armor stats, so those shouldn't count.

[Watermelons]

Originally posted by 404_Gordon_Not_Found:

IMO the armor is just for not dying in one hit. It doesn't scale well in high level contents (except those annoying grineer)

Some may say what about iron skin and other similar abilities? Well they are more of a ability thing than pure armor stats, so those shouldn't count.

It does scale well in high level content.

[GrumpyBadger117]

that mod does plenty on a properly armored warframe to begin with. Put that mod on a Valkyr or Rhino and you'll change your tune.

everything modding-wise is based on percentages, so build your warframes based on their inherent strengths.

I'd never put armor on Mesa, for example. But high duration, power strength, and efficiency as best I can, equals one tanky frame with her Shattershield, or whatever it's called.

but my Rhino, Valkyr, and Oberon are nigh invincible with armored agility and armor. Even in sorties and 2+ hour runs in WOT