Reset

[Hyper]

Is there a way to reset account? And if yes what will happen with my platinum which i spent on stuff, will it be gone?

[Suzaku]

You can reset your account by editing your settings in your profile on the Warframe.com site. Any platinum you have spent will be returned to you, and you'll have nothing except that platinum, founder's items, and special event items.

I've heard someone say they lost their Snipetron Vandal from a reset, but that shouldn't happen, and would definitely be returned to you if that were to happen to you as well, assuming you have it to begin with.

[WonderGamer]

I'd be curious to know what settings you're talking about. Most F2P games don't allow resetting progress, which is one of the primary reasons why I stop playing these games (that and items that can only be purchased with real money). I went searching out an answer on this & found the following saying that it's not possible:
https://digitalextremes.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200182120-Account-Resets

Best I can tell, seems the only option to reset your progress is to create a new account & I'm not normally willing to do this. Right now I'm looking for an option to close my account so I can recreate it with the same email address & username...

[Suzaku]

That post is from nearly 9 months ago. The option to reset your account is no longer available at this time.

Your only options are to either ask support and hope they'll go along with your wish (which I sorta doubt would happen), or just sell everything you have until you have nothing but an unranked MK-1 Braton, Lato, Skana, and one of the current starting frames.

[WonderGamer]

Well the in-game currency isn't exactly my concern, it's the matter of being able to restart the game from the beginning. Progress seems to be determined my mission completion & without a means of resetting that if I want to start fresh, the only way to start over is to create a new account. I can't say I really have a problem with currency, because I don't plan on purchasing anything in F2P games (I only have in rare cases, but it's something I don't intend on continuing to do), as I see items that can only be purchased with real money as a form of false advertising when a game claims to be free.

[MystMan]

Xfire WonderGamer eredeti hozzászólása:

..... as a form of false advertising when a game claims to be free.

Unfortunately, this is a biiiiiig misconception so many feel towards all F2P games. They should've coined another term for this. The "free" part gives the wrong impression.

Btw, you can craft all the warframes + weapons in this game for free. Get their blueprints, which cost in-game creidts. Only inventory slots and aestethic stuff cost real money (platinum). You can get platinum from other players through trading rare in-game mods/parts for them.

Free to play != freeware.
Retail game: pay now (through a single sum), play later.
F2P: play now, pay later (though micro-transactions).

We were always meant to spend money on F2P games, they are not designed to be a charity. The developers make a living with these things after all. That means money is involved. WHEN and HOW MUCH money we spend, that is all up to us. That's the beauty of micro-transactions, it is financially flexible rather than paying $50-60 on something that you might dislike. A F2P game you don't like won't cost you money, you will leave without spending a dime.

They all have some sort of limitation, which can be removed by paying for something. How big this restriction is varies from game to game. If one can play these games for free for a long time, good for them. But complaining about restrictions and saying devs are greedy liars, now that's just silly.

And before somebody thinks of bringing up TF2 and DOTA2 as examples for free games, these two unique exceptions are financial powerhouses who sell themselves through unique means and circumstances, which other F2P games can't possibly emulate.

[WonderGamer]

Well cosmetic items I don't have a problem with, this is why I don't have a problem with continuing to play League of Legends. Being a P2W game is an annoyance, but not really enough that I would stop playing it. What does annoy me is when key functions have a price tag on it that requires real money; if you want an example of this, respecs cost real money in Scarlet Blade. When I start finding out that items are only available through real money purchases that are not purely cosmetic, that's when I uninstall the game. In the case of Warframe, this doesn't seem to be the case, but I've somewhat lost interest due to the lack of being able to reset my progress. The majority of Facebook games are on my s♥♥♥list because of this reason, as well as a number of other flash-based F2P games. I've even uninstalled a number of client-based games for this reason & this one will likely be added to the list in the near future if a change is not made.

[MystMan]

Keep track of that list for all the F2P games you un-install vs the ones you keep. The obvious ratio will tell you if F2P games are something you want to spend time on in the first place. If they give you more disappointment than joy, you know what to do.

Numerous free high quality online fun games without restrictions....come on. That's not going to happen in our lifetime.

[Avenger Grim]

But why do you need to reset your progress? that's what i don't understand since in Warframe you don't really have "character progression", only intividual warframe/weapon progression.

[MystMan]

Usually those who want to reset didn't like the starter warframe they picked and until you have finished several planets, you won't have access to many resources to start building other frames to replace it. You are stuck playing Excalibur or Loki or Mag for quite some time before being able to build your 2nd frame.
Many new players pick Loki because he's labeled as "for advanced players" and due to hubris they select him and regret that decision when they find out he has no offensive skills. He's meant for distraction and stealth, not as a destroys-everything frame.

[Avenger Grim]

MystMan eredeti hozzászólása:

Usually those who want to reset didn't like the starter warframe they picked and until you have finished several planets, you won't have access to many resources to start building other frames to replace it. You are stuck playing Excalibur or Loki or Mag for quite some time before being able to build your 2nd frame.

That i can understand but according to the ToU, "You may terminate your Account at any time, for any reason or no reason, by submitting a ticket to Digital Extremes Support.", which mean you can delete your account and create a new one, likely with the same name, and start over, so in a way, there is an option to "reset" accounts, it's not as intuitive as "press button to start over" but it's there, which is why [Xfire] WonderGamer's comments are confusing to me.

[MystMan]

I didn't know that. In all honesty, I didn't read the terms of service, people usually don't. We sign contracts and click on "I agree" buttons without reading them, such is our species.
As long as I don't behave like a ♥♥♥♥ and use common sense, everything works out fine.

[Avenger Grim]

MystMan eredeti hozzászólása:

I didn't know that. In all honesty, I didn't read the terms of service, people usually don't. We sign contracts and click on "I agree" buttons without reading them, such is our species.
As long as I don't behave like a ♥♥♥♥ and use common sense, everything works out fine.

Ill be honest, i never read them either, i was trying to find an info in the ToU the other day and came across this, so now i know that it is possible, i guess i'm a bit harsh by basically saying "what's the big deal?" when i could have easily not known that info too.

[WonderGamer]

To be completely honest, when I start playing a game, I test a number of things to learn the mechanics & decide on a playstyle. Currency really isn't a matter because I would reset this also if I could; this is one of the reasons why I don't like in-game currency that has to be purchased with real money. When I find that my testing habits is permanently logged on my account & I can't reset it, I end up losing interest in that game because there's no way to wipe & start fresh. This is one of the reasons why I'm not huge on online games due to the fact that playing online means you're stuck following those restrictions. If you can wipe a character & start a new one, then I'm all for it. But if you're stuck with the first character you made & can't restart to try something else, I can't really say I intend in continuing to play it. Yes creating a new account is an option, but I can't really say that making a new account every time I want to restart is ethical & I'll end up losing the login details after a number of usernames; not to mention you have to create a new email address every time you want to start over & you have to seek out any friends you may have had in the game on the new account if a community system is put in place. Having to go through the management to get it reset is a bit asinine when you consider how often I do it.

[Avenger Grim]

Xfire WonderGamer eredeti hozzászólása:

To be completely honest, when I start playing a game, I test a number of things to learn the mechanics & decide on a playstyle. Currency really isn't a matter because I would reset this also if I could; this is one of the reasons why I don't like in-game currency that has to be purchased with real money. When I find that my testing habits is permanently logged on my account & I can't reset it, I end up losing interest in that game because there's no way to wipe & start fresh. This is one of the reasons why I'm not huge on online games due to the fact that playing online means you're stuck following those restrictions. If you can wipe a character & start a new one, then I'm all for it. But if you're stuck with the first character you made & can't restart to try something else, I can't really say I intend in continuing to play it. Yes creating a new account is an option, but I can't really say that making a new account every time I want to restart is ethical & I'll end up losing the login details after a number of usernames; not toe mention you have to create a new email address every time you want to start over. Having to go through the management to get it reset is a bit asinine when you considering how often I do it.

My contribution to your problem (take it or not ^^): I would say, play a bit with one of the 3 starting warframes (you can look on youtube for gameplay and reviews on them) and eventually, get more warframes, the reason why i don't really get why one would "need" to reset an account to find his playstyle is because warframes and weapons in the game are dictating your playstyle and you can get all of them (not at once, unless you buy slots) just by playing...

Restarting over and over is just limiting your options really, you are not stuck with one or two warframe per account, you can get any warframes and sell yours to be replaced at anytime, as much as you want, same with weapons, the 3 starting warframes are just the tip of the iceberg, don't focus on them like you would have to use them for as long as you play the game.

[WonderGamer]

Well I guess that's it, game uninstalled. Somebody please let me know when they add a reset option (replying to this thread should send a notification) & I'll give it another try.