A warning to new players regarding tutorial weapon choices.

[Gyson]

I really regret the weapon choices I made at the start of the game (and I don't get to play as often as I would like, so those choices are going to be sticking with me for a while). I want to pass on some information to brand new players, information I wish I had going into the tutorial.

During the tutorial you'll be offered choices between six weapons (two primaries, two secondaries, and two melee). Some of these can be obtained very easily by just saving up some credits, while others have more serious time/effort investments involved if you pass up the free versions being offered to you at the start.

PRIMARY WEAPONS

A) MK1-Braton (Rifle) - Can be purchased for 15,000 credits from the marketplace.
B) MK1-Paris (Bow) - Can be purchased for 15,000 credits from the marketplace.

Either one is a safe choice here, as the other can be purchased after saving credits from a few mission runs.


SECONDARY WEAPONS

A) Lato (Pistol) - Can be purchased for 10,000 credits from the marketplace.
B) MK1-Kunai (Throwing Knives) - Can be purchased for 15,000 credits from the marketplace *once you have achieved Mastery Rank 2*

Not only is the Lato cheaper than the MK1-Kunai, but the latter can not be purchased until you reach Mastery Rank 2 (which can take a fair amount of time if your playtime/style is more casual like mine). I regret choosing the Lato, as I still haven't reached Rank 2 and am thus not allowed to purchase the MK1-Kunai from the marketboard. Had I picked the knives in the tutorial I could have easily purchased the cheaper Lato pistol after running a few missions for credits.


MELEE WEAPONS

A) MK1-Bo (staff) - Can be purchased for 15,000 credits from the marketplace.
B) Skana (sword) - Can only be purchased for 150 *Platinum* from the marketplace.

Going with the MK1-Bo staff over the Skana is my biggest regret from the tutorial. Once again, the staff could have been purchased with credits easily after running a few missions. However, the Skana requires Platinum to purchase, which at the start of the game you can only get through payment via real-life money. The only alternative is to instead purchase the Skana blueprint for 15,000 credits.. however the materials required to craft the Skana will not be obtainable until you get quite a bit deeper in to the game.

In the end, my suggestion is to go with the MK1-Kunai over the Lato, and the Skana over the MK1-Bo, and then (if interested) purchase the Lato and MK1-Bo with credits once you've completed some missions and saved the necessary credits. Don't make the mistake I did by going with the MK1-Bo and Lato and then having the MK1-Kunai and (especially) the Skana stuck far out of reach during the early portion of the game.

Hope the warning helps!

[landmass]

Don't feel bad about your choice... The MK1-Bo is way better than the Skana anyways

Edit: not to mention that if you go enjoy the game and play it frequently there are much better weapons that you will have moved on to in no time at all. The Skana/MK1-Bo will probably never be looked at again by you

Plus buy the Lex, Strun and Braton early on to carry you through levels, they blow the MK1 gear out of the water

Basically don't feel neutered because of your beginning choice, you'll be crafting weapons and outclassing that gear very quickly

[Reaper]

I chose Bow, Kunai and Sword because I'm a ninja. I didn't even think about how to get them later. lol

[Big Mubble]

I really wish I had chosen the kunai as well. I don't like the Lato very much.

[Sandokan]

Skana is way better than MK1-Bo. If you can get syndicate mod it will be viable for quite a time.

[HARDSTUCK S2]

I actually am fine with my choices. I got the MK1-Bo and the MK1-Paris, plus the MK1-Kunai.
Loved them, but I regret the Paris.

[Sterling]

Back in my day, you had MK-1 Braton, Lato and Skana. Lato grew in me.

And so did hate.

[UNACTIVE]

i picked the sword enstead of the bo and i relized later that i made a mistake

[Gyson]

Originally posted by silvanus:

i picked the sword enstead of the bo and i relized later that i made a mistake

Heh, I wish I had made that "mistake". The MK1-Bo can be purchased for 15,000 credits. The Skana (sword) is much more difficult to get, comparatively. While I do enjoy using the staff, had I gone with the Skana I would now have the sword *and* the staff instead of just the staff.

[Mr. Vulcanator]

Under no circumstances should you be planning to buy MK-1 weapons. Look on the wiki or in the blueprints section of the shop for cheaply made weapons that you think look cool. Then pick a few you like and ask the community or a knowledgable friend about the weapons in question. MK-1 weapons are flat out worse than everything else in the game.

[Gyson]

Originally posted by Mr. Vulcanator:

Under no circumstances should you be planning to buy MK-1 weapons. Look on the wiki or in the blueprints section of the shop for cheaply made weapons that you think look cool. Then pick a few you like and ask the community or a knowledgable friend about the weapons in question. MK-1 weapons are flat out worse than everything else in the game.

Isn't one of the goals to eventually level up every weapon for the sake of mastery rank?

At any rate, I own both the MK1-Paris and MK1-Braton (one of those was obviously purchased). While I've read repeatedly how bad they are, for the level range I'm at and the missions I'm currently tackling (remember, I'm pretty new) they're getting the job done well enough and owning both allows me to switch between a stealthier loadout and a more aggressive one depending on the mission I'm heading into - which is an option I appreciate having.

But that's just my playstyle.. I'm taking it kind of slow and I know that's not everyone's cup of tea.

[ThePresident777]

Think of it this way. Starter weapons have crap Damage Per Second even against starter enemies. It'll take a long long time to get mods to make them significantly better. With a low DPS, you'll run out of bullets trying to kill stuff using a bullet hose and it'll take forever to kill just one target. You will not be able to mow down hordes.

Your best starter weapons are those with the highest damage per Shot (not second) because then you will be able to kill things in a short amount of time with head shots. Even if you can not kill a lot of them in a short amount of time, you'll be able to one or two shot something (while using cover to play peek a boo).

I tried this on a second account when I was trying out what was then the new starter quests about a year ago and it worked.

Once you get mods, then Damage Per Second is king because it only takes a few bullets to kill one target at that point. Then you can mow down a horde.

It's a real shame that practically no developer knows this and continues to provide new players with crap choices they'll regret.

If you want to see which weapons are worh investing in after the starter phase, then check out waframe builder dot com weapon comparator. Most weapons in Warframe (or nearly any game for that matter) are descibed very well by DPS. Only AoE or wierd weapons require more.

[Ac1180]

Also if you miss out on skana than just build cronus which drops guranteed from vor or something i believe. And cronus is a straight upgrade to skana.

[No u]

Noone is gonna point out that OP thinks skana is plat only?
Which it isn't, you can build any weapon for credits and resources

[Ac1180]

Originally posted by Praxxor:

Noone is gonna point out that OP thinks skana is plat only?
Which it isn't, you can build any weapon for credits and resources

He already said that the materials are aquired later on apparently but i didnt think they were much furher.

[Gyson]

Originally posted by Praxxor:

Noone is gonna point out that OP thinks skana is plat only?
Which it isn't, you can build any weapon for credits and resources

You probably didn't read far enough:

Originally posted by Gyson:

MELEE WEAPONS

A) MK1-Bo (staff) - Can be purchased for 15,000 credits from the marketplace.
B) Skana (sword) - Can only be purchased for 150 *Platinum* from the marketplace.

Going with the MK1-Bo staff over the Skana is my biggest regret from the tutorial. Once again, the staff could have been purchased with credits easily after running a few missions. However, the Skana requires Platinum to purchase, which at the start of the game you can only get through payment via real-life money. The only alternative is to instead purchase the Skana blueprint for 15,000 credits.. however the materials required to craft the Skana will not be obtainable until you get quite a bit deeper in to the game.

Underlined for clarity.

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Originally posted by Ac1180:

Originally posted by Praxxor:

Noone is gonna point out that OP thinks skana is plat only?
Which it isn't, you can build any weapon for credits and resources

He already said that the materials are aquired later on apparently but i didnt think they were much furher.

Well, I think it's all relative (remember, I'm playing casually).

- Morphics are found on Mercury, Mars, Europa and Pluto.
- Salvage is found on Mars, Jupiter and Sedna.
- Plastids are on Saturn, Uranus, Phobos, Pluto and Eris.
- Alloy Plate is from Venus, Jupiter, Sedna, Ceres, Phobos, and Pluto.

I'm still stuck on Earth, so (for me) at the moment those materials might as well not even exist. I *think* I'm about to gain access to Mercury - I have no idea when the others will come along. My suspicion is that building the Skana will be somewhat pointless by the time I've gained access to those other planets. Choosing it as my melee weapon at the start, saving 15,000 credits and then just buying the MK1-Bo would have been a *much* easier route.

Just stuff I wish I had known from the start. :)