What do I do NOW? Early-mid game crisis!

[doomgiver]

Hi, new-ish player here. I've got the basics down pat.

Got myself a Hek (love my Hek) and a Rhino (love this bad boy) and an Atterax (I finally learnt to spin 2 win!!!).

I have somehow managed to hit MR6. I had to grind for several days for this mastery, took about 3-4 times as long as MR5 did. Im not looking forward to MR7.

As of now, I have exhausted most of the "easy" weapon recipes. The only ones left are those that require either forma or argon, of which neither is "farmable" in a sane manner.

What to do now? Clear oout the solar system and get a few MR levels from warframes?

What else is there? Am I missing out on some progress somewhere? It feels like I have skipped some parts, enemies have gotten difficult and its harder to progress...

Help/advice would be appreciated.

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join a clan and use up all the bp that do not need forma

[Sithis]

Basically, in terms of getting equipment - yes, finding a clan would be a good way to go, as a lot of equipment is exclusive to Dojos' (clan 'bases') research stations.

In terms of gameplay, however... How far through the Starchart did you make it thus far? Have you reached Uranus (and no, this isn't a joke-question)? One of the biggest chunks of 'plot' starts there.

[doomgiver]

i JUST hit uranus. it has a level 30 archwing quest right at the start, so i've stopped for now. i dont have a high level archwing.

[Xazur]

Yeh, join a clan and craft the blueprint there. You will need to farm the Invasions to easily get the resources to craft Dojo gear. Also do farm Argon Crystal and Forma blueprints via the Void Fissure system. Argon isn't actually hard to get, it's just a low chance like any rare resource. Since you got Atterax you can just trash crates in the Void to get Argon Crystal.

[Sithis]

Originally posted by doomgiver:

i JUST hit uranus. it has a level 30 archwing quest right at the start, so i've stopped for now. i dont have a high level archwing.

This is actually a semi-trick. Thing is, Archwings can be used underwater, and all Uranus nodes are marked as having underwater segments here and there, hence, Archwing requirement and icon. Don't worry, there isn't much underwater combat there, usually up to one or two areas with a dozen or two submerged enemies through the entire mission. If you can handle level 30 enemies 'on foot', Uranus' surface-side Archwing shouldn't be impossible for you.

With that said, you might want to get your Archwing equipment a bit higher in level eventually, or enlist the help of some clanmates to get you through the Archwing missions.
Speaking of which, are you a part of a clan already?

[Sceles]

Get primes from fissures.

[doomgiver]

yup, am in a clan, i think they have full research done.

i dont like farming primes from fissures, first you have to pray to rngesus to drop the correct parts, THEN you need forma... the requirements are super harsh!

as for level 30 enemies... i have to whittle them down one by one :(

my most hated faction is the grineer. they can deal slash damage by shooting (!!!!) and deplete your hp even thru shields!!! how is this fair?

how do i save myself from dying like this?

if i didnt have the rhino, i would still be stuck on mars.

EDIT : what is a void fissure?

[Sithis]

Originally posted by doomgiver:

yup, am in a clan, i think they have full research done.

i dont like farming primes from fissures, first you have to pray to rngesus to drop the correct parts, THEN you need forma... the requirements are super harsh!

as for level 30 enemies... i have to whittle them down one by one :(

my most hated faction is the grineer. they can deal slash damage by shooting (!!!!) and deplete your hp even thru shields!!! how is this fair?

how do i save myself from dying like this?

if i didnt have the rhino, i would still be stuck on mars.

All the equipment in the game is as good as the mods in it are. In case you're not entirely sure what you're doing with modding your Warframe, here's a tip on Rhino.

Rhino goes great with mashed potatoes Steel Fiber (which you are very likely to already have) and Armored Agility (which I don't expect you to have yet). Also, he needs more health (since only Health is affected by Armor, not Shields), so aside from the health increase mod you already have, you might want to get your hands on Vigor - mod that increases both Shields and Health considerably. Plus, you definitely want to have Intensify to increase Rhino's ability power, then Streamline to make abilities cheaper.

If you really love Hek, you should also check Scattered Justice mod - it's a Steel Meridian (faction) augment for Hek that increases the amount of pellets per shot, plus allowing the weapon to explode once you kill enough enemies with it.

But the thing is, you want to get those mods to higher levels. For 10-level mods, getting them to, say, 8 is almost essential. 5-levels better just be maxed. With that said, you might want to get your hands on an Orokin Catalyst and an Orokin Reactor to later stick them into Rhino and Hek. A Reactor alert happened just a day ago, hopefully, you were in the game to catch it; Catalysts seem to be a bit harder to come by as of late, but stay on the lookout for these. You can set up a phone app and change notifications there to show you Catalysts, if you really want to get one.

[Sithis]

Originally posted by doomgiver:

EDIT : what is a void fissure?

You might have noticed that the game rewards you for some missions with so-called Relics, right? These are a special kind of item that can be taken to certain mission type to be opened. Missions are called Void Fissure missions, and can be accessed from your Navigation Console's righthand tabs. There are four 'difficulties' of these corresponding to four Relic types, Meso, Neo, Axi, and Lith, not in that order.

The idea is, you pick a Fissure mission, choose a relic of the same name (the game would only show you usable ones, anyway), then you would need to complete the mission like normally, except that, while you're there, you need to kill the new Corrupted enemies (shiny-golden ones) that drop Reactant. Pick 10 Reactant up before you leave the mission or end a 'rotation' (such as surviving 5 minutes in Survival, 5 waves of Defence, 1 ful round of Interception, or 200 Cryotic on Excavations), and once you extract, you would be able to take your Relic's contents (or anyone else's,, if you're in a group - don't worry, you can get a copy of the item they just received, as long as you've collected 10 Reactants).

In case of Inifinite missions, you get to choose the next relic you run with, and you'll be getting rewarded for each Rotation you beat.

Lastly, no, Relics are only 'used up' when successfully unlocked - you don't lose them for failed attempts (like when you've extracted without getting 10 Reactant).

[Warriorsage]

Argon isn't so bad. Run Teshub in the Void, and just look for those argon piles. Argon still has the old shi**y drop rate when it comes to containers and enemies, so its rate is much better as one of those breakable resource piles. You'll walk out with anywhere from 1-5 per run.

The way I made it through the game was to always been leveling at least one frame, and always be leveling three sets of gear (Grineer, Corpus, Infested). The countless mini-objectives that presented themselves to me over the last 800 hours were always related to those things. It keeps you moving, keeps you researching.

Also, start busting open Lith relics. 4-5 minutes speedrunning Cambria on Earth will get you one relic. It's boring as ♥♥♥♥ but it's the fastest way to get 'em. Then start looking for Fissure missions, preferably Capture, Sabotage, or Extermination, in that order. The other types of missions tend to be crappy as Fissure missions. Run Fissure missions without relics for void traces to refine the relics for better drop percentages. Sell duplicate drops from relics for plat, or to a terminal in a relay for Ducats.

When you get enough Ducats, buy the Sands of Inaros quest from Baro. Inaros got me through the last 2/3rds of the star chart. He's a beast after you stick a Rage mod on him.

[Nemund]

Main thing to do.
Go back to all the early missions, get the mods.
Look at the wiki to help with what mods you are missing, fill in the gaps. Suddenly you will find stuff gets easy once you have the mods.

[Sceles]

Originally posted by doomgiver:

i dont like farming primes from fissures, first you have to pray to rngesus to drop the correct parts, THEN you need forma... the requirements are super harsh!

None of the primed weapons or frames require a forma to craft. Primed weapons don't actually even have resource costs. Some of them require a few orokin cells but that's it, and you should get plenty of those by leveling stuff in Saturn Helene. All primed parts are also really easy to obtain except for rare parts which are not too hard either if you join a radshare. Even if you don't get the part you're looking for you will still get some other part for some other weapon.

[Wildly Mild]

Forma and argon are quite farmable, just keep doing fissures over and over. And argon is easily obtainable with a few runs in the void.

[doomgiver]

thanks for the tips, guys!

i put in some work and got a good shotgun mod and 3 argon today!

[SomoneSuspicious]

You might also want to check out the Derelict tileset (blueprints to get there are in the Market for credits) to farm corrupted mods, you will need them eventually and if you get duplicats for the Warframe mods, you can sell them for plat to other players.