Questions tagged [warframe]
A 3rd person co-op shooter, developed by Digital Extremes, for the PC, Xbox One, and PS4. The game includes procedurally generated missions, which are set in space and inside large space ships.
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What's a weapon platform?
I sometimes see frames referred to as weapon platforms. For example, calling Temple or Saryn a weapon platform.
What does this mean?
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What is priming?
While watching some YouTube build videos, I occasionally hear the word "priming" thrown around. For example, a weapon could be a primer, or something could be used for priming.
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What's the point of swapping polarity between mod slots?
If you press More Actions in the Upgrade tab of a weapon, companion, or frame, you can choose to swap polarities of mod slots around. For example, if slot 1 has polarity A and slot 2 has polarity B, ...
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How is the amount of Focus you gain in the 45 seconds after collecting a Focus orb calculated?
After you collect a Focus orb (not sure if they're actually called that, but I'm calling it that anyway), you get an initial 5,000 Focus, and a 45-second timer starts, during which you can kill more ...
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What do WTS, WTB, H, radshare, etc mean?
While playing Warframe, I've occasionally jumped into Recruiting or Trade Chat. While there, I see a lot of acronyms/terms that I don't understand. In Trade Chat, I frequently see WTB or WTS, while in ...
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How do I know if I'm too weak for content?
Warframe is, at its heart, a horde game. Enemies are designed to, for the most part, throw themselves at you and die easily. You're much more likely to be overwhelmed by many enemies than struggle ...
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How long does a Nightwave season last?
Warframe has a battlepass-style feature called the Nightwave.
How long does each Nightwave season last? I can't seem to find a timer anywhere.
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How is sales tax calculated?
When you trade with other people, depending on what you trade, you may have to pay credits as a sales tax. This tax changes depending on what you’re trading.
How is the sales tax calculated?
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What’s the Helminth?
On the right side of the Orbiter (left when coming down from the Navigation console) is a room that looks infested. Usually it’s closed and I can’t open it, but sometimes when I come close it opens.
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If I rank duplicate weapons or frames up to 30, do they all count towards Mastery Rank?
If I have multiple of the same weapon or frame and rank all of them up to 30, do they all contribute to Mastery Rank?
For example, I currently have two kamas. One is rank 30, one is rank 0. If I rank ...
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If I Polarise a weapon or frame with forma, resetting its rank to 0, does ranking it up contribute to MR again?
If I Polarise a weapon with Forma, resetting its rank back to 0, and then rank it back up again to 30, will it contribute to Mastery Rank for every time I rank it back up, or no? Essentially, can I ...
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What does this glowing blue circle mean in the bottom right?
I noticed this glowing blue circle in the bottom right.
What is this circle for/what does it mean? How do I fill it up?
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Does not having the minimum MR for something change anything?
I just finished the Second Dream quest and got the Broken War weapon. For some reason, I was able to use it, despite my being MR 6 when the weapon has a minimum MR requirement of 10.
Does my not ...
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What do these dots mean on the Focus schools?
I noticed, while picking my Focus school, that there were dots on some on them, below the name.
What do these dots mean?
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Why am I surrounded in some kind of orange/yellow glow?
I noticed I was covered in some kind of orange-yellow glow outline.
What does this glow mean?
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