Strun or SOMA PRIME?

[PineApple]

Just recently started playing the game and I got the SOMA PRIME from twitch prime bundle wondering whether to contine using it or get the Strun, I've been told the Strun is really good for new players in both early and late game scenarios.

[Miro Laaksonen]

Strun is just fine for new players but it's not really a great weapon overall. Soma Prime on the other hand is, so if you have that as a new player, great, that will work just fine even in the late game.
You'll probably want to level up Strun eventually for mastery rank anyway, but if you like shotguns and want an actually good early game shotgun comparable to Soma Prime, you could get a Hek, which also works just fine in the late game

[Stow]

Strun is very powerful but it's shotgun you know.. you have to use it when you are close to enemys

[PineApple]

Originally posted by Miro Laaksonen:

Strun is just fine for new players but it's not really a great weapon overall. Soma Prime on the other hand is, so if you have that as a new player, great, that will work just fine even in the late game.
You'll probably want to level up Strun eventually for mastery rank anyway, but if you like shotguns and want an actually good early game shotgun comparable to Soma Prime, you could get a Hek, which also works just fine in the late game

Alright I'll check out the Hek, rifles in this game seem kind of boring with making players stand and aim while shotguns let you jump around and use the movement so I'll go for the Hek. Any specific frames I should go for? I'm running Frost Prime right now but looking towards getting Rhino any other good frames I should know of?

[Nash]

Get the Strun and switch between the two.
Yes, the Strun is good, but I wouldn't put down the Soma Prime for it. Still, you should get the Strun. It's a fun weapon and having a choice between the weapons you pick for your missions helps against the burnout you'll eventually face.
As a rule of thumb, once you get to the point where you have some platinum to spend, get yourself weapon and Warframe slots. Everything else is basically a waste of money and having more slots helps a lot. There are 35 (?) different Warframes and like 300 weapons in the game (And theres A LOT of variety with weapons) , so building an arsenal and advancing in mastery ranks should be your top priority.
But all in all, don't forget to have fun. Switch things up and don't worry about late game content yet.

(P.S.: Sorry, went a bit off-topic there. There were so many things in the back of my mind from playing this game for so long now, that I had to share it, because you're new to the game. Have fun!)

[[R] Nerva]

Keep in mind that a lot of how great the Soma Prime is relies on certain rare mods that are difficult to obtain right now. Without them, it's passable, but it's not the glorious be-all end-all to weaponry that some people portray it as. Just make sure you don't sell it, because it becomes far more effective once you do have those mods.

As for the Strun, it's a shotgun. It's the most basic of all shotguns, but at your point in the game it hits hard, it's fairly easy to use, and it's a decent introduction to the weapon class. I still use the Wraith version of it from time to time for giggles; it's fun.

Hek, as mentioned, is a brutal shotty, one of the highest damage-per-hit weapons in the game. Only four shots in the magazine, kicks like a mule, and reloads like a drunken snail, but you mod it right and it'll obliterate dudes in very short order. It's a suitable primary weapon to go through a lot of the Starmap with, but falls off a bit late-game. You'll probably want to upgrade either to its Syndicate variant, the Vaykor Hek, or to the Tigris series - Sancti Tigris and Tigris Prime, in particular.

[Traininghard]

I definitely prefer soma prime over strun, eventhough strun is fun and all, i do think there are better shotgun in the game (obviously lel)

[Ghin]

You can switch weapons every time you go back to your ship, so you don't really need to stick to just one. Soma Prime is great though.

[PineApple]

As much as I barely understand what you guys are saying, thanks alot for the help! I'll take all your comments into consideration.

[[R] Nerva]

Originally posted by PineApple:

As much as I barely understand what you guys are saying, thanks alot for the help! I'll take all your comments into consideration.

If you don't understand something, go ahead and ask. I can't speak for others, but I'm happy to explain things if I'm not being clear.

[PineApple]

Originally posted by R Nerva:

Originally posted by PineApple:

As much as I barely understand what you guys are saying, thanks alot for the help! I'll take all your comments into consideration.

If you don't understand something, go ahead and ask. I can't speak for others, but I'm happy to explain things if I'm not being clear.

Well then thanks! The only thing I'm really concerned about right now is how I get abilities and how progression/xp on a Warframe works, my Frost Prime I got from the Twitch bundle only has 1 ability avaiable.

[Miro Laaksonen]

Originally posted by PineApple:

Originally posted by Miro Laaksonen:

Strun is just fine for new players but it's not really a great weapon overall. Soma Prime on the other hand is, so if you have that as a new player, great, that will work just fine even in the late game.
You'll probably want to level up Strun eventually for mastery rank anyway, but if you like shotguns and want an actually good early game shotgun comparable to Soma Prime, you could get a Hek, which also works just fine in the late game

Alright I'll check out the Hek, rifles in this game seem kind of boring with making players stand and aim while shotguns let you jump around and use the movement so I'll go for the Hek. Any specific frames I should go for? I'm running Frost Prime right now but looking towards getting Rhino any other good frames I should know of?

You can jump around and use movement stuff with rifles too once you get used to aiming while doing that.
As far as frames go, Rhino and Frost Prime are both really good ones, but eventually as you progress through the game you will want to get all of them so honestly I would recommend just getting whatever new ones are easiest to get at the point where you are and try them out

[[R] Nerva]

Originally posted by PineApple:

Well then thanks! The only thing I'm really concerned about right now is how I get abilities and how progression/xp on a Warframe works, my Frost Prime I got from the Twitch bundle only has 1 ability avaiable.

Abilities are set per-Warframe, and they're earned as you rank it up. Every Warframe has four abilities and a passive ability, and you'll have access to all of them by rank 10 (though they'll continue to get stronger all the way up to 30, which is the maximum).

Every kill you make and objective you complete, as well as certain beneficial actions like completing a hack or destroying a trap will earn you Affinity, which lets you rank up your equipment if you collect enough of it. Your Warframe gains full Affinity for any kill made by its powers, and earns partial affinity for kills made by your weapons (split between your Warframe and the weapon you killed with). Affinity from objectives and non-combat sources is split evenly amongst all of the equipment you're currently using (that's an important distinction to keep in mind for later).

Right now, your Frost Prime only has one ability and his passive ability because he's still low in rank. Use him in missions to rank him up, and his roster of abilities will grow. I think you'll find he's quite strong at max rank, and useful for taking care of Defense and Excavation missions.

[PineApple]

Originally posted by R Nerva:

Originally posted by PineApple:

Well then thanks! The only thing I'm really concerned about right now is how I get abilities and how progression/xp on a Warframe works, my Frost Prime I got from the Twitch bundle only has 1 ability avaiable.

Abilities are set per-Warframe, and they're earned as you rank it up. Every Warframe has four abilities and a passive ability, and you'll have access to all of them by rank 10 (though they'll continue to get stronger all the way up to 30, which is the maximum).

Every kill you make and objective you complete, as well as certain beneficial actions like completing a hack or destroying a trap will earn you Affinity, which lets you rank up your equipment if you collect enough of it. Your Warframe gains full Affinity for any kill made by its powers, and earns partial affinity for kills made by your weapons (split between your Warframe and the weapon you killed with). Affinity from objectives and non-combat sources is split evenly amongst all of the equipment you're currently using (that's an important distinction to keep in mind for later).

Right now, your Frost Prime only has one ability and his passive ability because he's still low in rank. Use him in missions to rank him up, and his roster of abilities will grow. I think you'll find he's quite strong at max rank, and useful for taking care of Defense and Excavation missions.

Ok thanks alot

[MemesRDreams]

Prime or Die, Kids. Prime or die. Also, In late game, Arca Plasmor is the go-to shotgun for anyone who don't wanna tear their hair out farming Sancti or Tigris prime.

[massgunner32]

Im telling you to keep both, but once you get the strun to level 30 consider changing to a strun wraith, is a straight upgrade of the original shotgun.