new player what frame should i buy?

[Davien]

planning to get some platinums to support the devs.. what frames should i buy or aim for?

so far I'm playing solo.. might randomly join other net players if they are available..

gonna buy via steam page rather than official warframe.. those costs so much in USD. Are steam packs purchasable only once? Or multiple times?

got sick of playing Volt only each and everytime... i need variety to keep me interested ^^"

[Mysteron 108]

I wouldnt buy any of the easily grindable frames with plat. Maybe the new hard to get ones.
You should also wait till you get a % off coupon from a daily log in bonus. It will double or more your plat for the same $ put in. I think they can get up to 75% off.

If you llike the defensive abilities of Volt, try Rhino or Frost maybe. I love Volt's shield and Frost feels like a direct upgrade from that. Rhino is pretty easy to get, he's in one of the earlier level planets.

[Davien]

引用自 Grottowalker：

also wait for a discount!!!! you can pretty easily get a 50% discount on platnum purchase and if you are lucky a 75% off (you can support the devs and get more out of it!) ....

unless your rich ... then buy me some platnum too!!

Yeah you're right... if they're only purchasable once might as well wait for discount :D

引用自 kodaxmax：

Valkyr, litterally immortal until she runs out of energy. Very easy to farm and craft.

Croma, can adept to most mission types due to being able to switch his damage types depending on what color you make him. Requiresa story mission and a second set of frame parts. Expensive material and time wise.

Ivara, mostly geared towards stealth, but is very flexible. Her parts drop randomly from spy missions. very very rare drops, one of the most annoying frames to farm.

Wukong, is also somewhat immortal and is expensive to craft, requiring neaural sensors, neurodes, nitain and a heavily researched clan dojo.

Then there are kubrows, to make them usefule without spending tonnes of hours you should buy the incubator upgrade and possibly an egg.

There is trinity, shes not to hard to farm and you will be worshipped in any group you join. She is heavily focussed on support. Healing and replenshing energy. She has a prime version as well.


Buy the saturated color pack, it has most colors you will ever need.

Slots, i dont need to explain this.

You could try to trade it for for frost/ ember prime as they are no longer available (they occasionally become temporarily farmable in the void buts really rare, months apart minmum).

Any cosmetics you like, i highly reccomend the syandanas.

As for weapons the only ones i would consider buying are the stalkers equipment. They are the most difficult to farm in the game and by far the best in there respective weapon classes. (correct me if im wrong).

Lenses are always nice, and they are quite cheap. you can get at most 1 per day from sorties, even then its unliekly. (they are tradeable except the greater ones which only increase the gain by like 2%)

wow so detailed explanation.. u must be a high level player. Thanks! Will take note for sure ^_^

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Next big steam sales is during Summer around June... hahaha hope i have the patience to wait for the sales... really really wanna get my hands dirty on some other frame that I don't have now. On the mean time will try grind it out... I'm still so early in the game it sucks.. lol

[Vtsomega]

Buy Volt , a very good frame

[Davien]

引用自 Vtsomega：

Buy Volt , a very good frame

i chose Volt as my first frame. He's kinda squishy tho.

[wellen1981]

引用自 Davien：

引用自 Vtsomega：

Buy Volt , a very good frame

i chose Volt as my first frame. He's kinda squishy tho.

I just started warframe last night (only 20mins due to fullscreen CTD bug), then today I played 2nd mission eg pickup ship part on Earth.

On 1st mission eg tutorial i picked Volt also and weapons i picked
sword -skana a pistol and the bow and arrow
- was great choices as the

sword/skana does block using right click and i can sneak up and stealth assassinate,

the pistol is my go-to quick weapon for ranged and close quarters when im mobbed by multi enemy and then

the bow and arrow is my lazy ranged long distance killing weapon to keep me safe away from enemy.

This all worked out great choices and im liking Volt and the weapon choices a lot - i would go as far as saying i wont want another frame for a long time.

Also Volt has number 1 on keyboard shock ability which i keep forgetting to use as well. Not sure what else i would need really.

[Kodaxmax]

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wow so detailed explanation.. u must be a high level player. Thanks! Will take note for sure ^_^

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Next big steam sales is during Summer around June... hahaha hope i have the patience to wait for the sales... really really wanna get my hands dirty on some other frame that I don't have now. On the mean time will try grind it out... I'm still so early in the game it sucks.. lol [/quote]



Yes... high level *shifty eyes*.

When we say wait for % of on platinum, we mean as a daily login reward. You randomly get up to 75% off though thats rare. Ussually you get 50% or 25% off.

I would reccomend grinding one of the easier frames like valkyr or rhino. They are useful in almost all missions and will take through and past lategame easily. They don't require much forma to be useful either.

Nyx is a good frame for soloing, but teamates will just kill the enmies you have frenzied before they can help you.

I would say that you shouldn't buy plat until you finished the second dream quest. By then you should have enough expereince to make an informed decision.

oh and of course check the wiki out, its got all the information you will ever need (the devs forgot to put in the game).

[niko]

引用自 Sithis：

引用自 kodaxmax：

true, im including the shadow stalker aswell btw. The war has the highest damage of any mele weapon in the game witha decent atack rate to boot.

Yet, neither the War nor the Broken War are a part of the pack. Also, War is a liiiiiittle bit less powerful than Galatine - in my opinion that is. And I still do prefer the BW - it is a one-handed blade with faster attacks and, in my opinion, fancier design.

I myself find the War better than the Galatine. I am currently easily reaching red crits with it, it is extremely fast too considering it is a crit weapon. Up to opinion though, people might like status better than crits and so on.

Can't deny anything about Broken War though, it's a fact that it is the best longsword in the game.

[Davien]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unMrSho-Tb0

just found this guide.. gonna buy 1 or 2 S rated frames just to test things out .. hope he's accurate with his rating.

[Suzaku]

The problem with those S-rated frames is that they take a lot of really good mods to shine; something a newer player won't have.

You're better off grabbing something more well-rounded that doesn't require the best mods to at least do well, like Rhino, Excalibur, Frost, or Mirage.

[Davien]

引用自 Suzaku：

The problem with those S-rated frames is that they take a lot of really good mods to shine; something a newer player won't have.

You're better off grabbing something more well-rounded that doesn't require the best mods to at least do well, like Rhino, Excalibur, Frost, or Mirage.

guess i'll try Frost or Mirage first..

There's a thread as to why it's not worth buying Frames outright @@ IT COSTS HALF AS MUCH TO BUY MATERIALS INSTEAD? even if using plats??
https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/223209-what-is-good-to-buy-in-the-shop-with-platinum-for-begginer/

i'd be careful with not spending too much on them then... will try farm those materials and stuffs and use them on more important things like slots..

[white pony]

Do not buy any frame if you're new. Just buy slots and farm the ones that look intersting to you.

I made the mistake of buying Volt when I started because I thought he was cheap, looked fun, and did not realize how easy it is to farm for most frames. Also bought a companion sentienl because I did not know how easy they were to get. I pretty much regret both purchases now.

Seriously, just buy slots for now or hold onto your platinum until you know more about the game and how to acquire stuff. Then maybe buy one of the frames that I hear are harder to get ( Vauban, Mesa ) or maybe buy a Prime Frame that you really like and some nice cosmetics / colors for it. Or just buy Orokin Reactor/Catalysts for things you have tested and know you actually like.

[Davien]

引用自 VIOLENCE (Console Peasant)：

100% buy vauban if you can, it will take you YEARS to get him.

no seriously.

Ive heard of people who have been playing essentially from day 1 and still dont have him.

his stats doesnt seem great tho (i prefer frost with high stats across armor, shield, hp etc)... his skills are that powerful to make him worthwhile?

[Davien]

引用自 WHITE PONY：

Do not buy any frame if you're new. Just buy slots and farm the ones that look intersting to you.

I made the mistake of buying Volt when I started because I thought he was cheap, looked fun, and did not realize how easy it is to farm for most frames. Also bought a companion sentienl because I did not know how easy they were to get. I pretty much regret both purchases now.

Seriously, just buy slots for now or hold onto your platinum until you know more about the game and how to acquire stuff. Then maybe buy one of the frames that I hear are harder to get ( Vauban, Mesa ) or maybe buy a Prime Frame that you really like and some nice cosmetics / colors for it. Or just buy Orokin Reactor/Catalysts for things you have tested and know you actually like.

when u are new with ♥♥♥♥ load of plats (bought 4k plats from the 75% discount voucher).. u like to experiment.. :D i got sick of using Volt over and over again.. he dies real easily after being hit (with lvl 3-4 mods and everything at rank 10).

just tried rank 1 Frost yest (bought him up with pure plats)... lovin' it even at rank 0 he survives and fight longer compare to Volt (even after being hit many times) . Gonna reserve my plats from now on (still got 3k plus plats - bought and unlock slots too as what others suggested).

im a working adult.. married with a baby boy, and currently doing my MBA too. I like playing this game to de-stress. Don't have as much time as others that aren't working, and can grind at the game 6-8 hours a day. The most I'd play is 1-2 times a week 2-3 hours each time. Yeah..

[Normal Lee]

引用自 VIOLENCE (Console Peasant)：

100% buy vauban if you can, it will take you YEARS to get him.

no seriously.

Ive heard of people who have been playing essentially from day 1 and still dont have him.

Really? I played enough when I first started (and actually played nearly every alert I came across that gave more than just credits) that I got all his parts in 3 weeks (the minimum amount of time it takes, more or less).

[dyra55]

引用自 Davien：

his stats doesnt seem great tho (i prefer frost with high stats across armor, shield, hp etc)... his skills are that powerful to make him worthwhile?

Don't just look at stats while deciding a frame, stats mean nearly nothing in very high levels, abilities are where is it