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Warframe: Plains of Eidolon |OT| Certified Free Range
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Poodlestrike
Banned
I had 5 streams going for a few hours the other day.
1 nifty little decoration for my lander
5 fireworks
3 Latron blueprints
I had this problem when amazon prime items failed to show up. Their support told me to unlink twitch (https://www.warframe.com/twitch/unlink_action) then re-link it. That solved it for me, so might help you here.
Worth a shot, thanks.
adversarial
Member
This game is so insanely overwhelming - I'm aghast at the fact that there is no tutorial or the like. Maybe I missed it? Anyway, how the fuck do you get to the plains?
ThirtyFour
Member
Go to Earth, then look for Cetus, there will be a big door to exit onto the plains.
Niceguydan8
Member
There is, isn't there? It's not a great tutorial, but isn't it the first thing the game walks you through?
Ovech-King
Gold Member
Thanks a lot 👍. I just read you can farm some of them upon redoing specific bosses so I'll start there. That's what I love about this game, any of them is bad ass .
Their refusal to adjust low level bounty rewards and the, literally, unbelievable justification for it are a shame. A lot of the other changes are good though.
Niceguydan8
Member
I'm not thrilled about it as I don't have much use for the rewards, but I'm not sure I'd go as far as calling it "unbelievable" either. There probably are a lot of people that don't have that stuff that are trying out the game, and the early stuff is so trivial that I'm not sure I should even expect better rewards.
Damn, digging some old frames out of mothballs only to spot that pustule on their neck is oddly aggravating 
It's unbelievable because their justification that the low level rewards are there to benefit new players is nonsensical. The problem with the low level rewards is that they are a terrible return on time invested for both old and new players. New players could spend half an hour doing any other mission type in the game and receive the same kind of rewards and in greater quantities (and arguably with less effort). The low level rewards are entirely off kilter with the other missions in the game in terms of time invested to reward received, this holds true for old and new players because we're all playing the same mission types. One relic for a 20-30 minute mission is clearly an unacceptable reward for any level of player based not on that players desires but based on how many relics they could get for that time doing any other mission that drops them. So, to reiterate, to me the justification is unbelievable.
It's unbelievable because their justification that the low level rewards are there to benefit new players is nonsensical. The problem with the low level rewards is that they are a terrible return on time invested for both old and new players. New players could spend half an hour doing any other mission type in the game and receive the same kind of rewards and in greater quantities (and arguably with less effort). The low level rewards are entirely off kilter with the other missions in the game in terms of time invested to reward received, this holds true for old and new players because we're all playing the same mission types. One relic for a 20-30 minute mission is clearly an unacceptable reward for any level of player based not on that players desires but based on how many relics they could get for that time doing any other mission that drops them. So, to reiterate, to me the justification is unbelievable.
They are genuinely wearing camouflage for their terrain. Which makes sense, but will cause the issue you're talking about.
I understand where they are coming from, after I get those Gara pieces I will never have to do those low level bounties again as a high mastery player. I'll race to do the bounty, then take my time coming back and hit mineral nodes and do some fishing on the way back.
Archwing on the plains is so worth the resources. When you break it down it's just one oil and one iradite per charge now, which is fine.
bati
Member
LOL. I use a mouse and I was just thinking earlier that this would be easier with a pad. Fwiw, the tool seems to have a mind of its own, it's really hard to trace the line.
Speaking of which, is it possible to get any better tools for mining? There are better fishing spears available. And speaking of that, fishing with Ivara is so awesome. Dashwire over a body of water, prowl, browse web, check back every few seconds, effortlessly catch some fish.
Safeto20Scroll
Member
There are two other mining guns u can trade for with the ore guy, apparently the stronger one is needed for the rarer kinds of ore but both will make mining "easier".
Gotta say fishing is just relaxing, I found myself doing the exact some thing multitasking while checking back to see if any spawned.
Would be really nice if there wasn't an entire platoon coming after u all the time LOL.
Gotta say fishing is just relaxing, I found myself doing the exact some thing multitasking while checking back to see if any spawned.
Would be really nice if there wasn't an entire platoon coming after u all the time LOL.
Lonewulfeus
Member
Ran out of ammo?! Carrier prime with ammo case or whatever the card that transmutes all ammo types into your equipped primary and no worries!
But then I wont have my Smeeta anymore... I need my Kavat.
bati
Member
Do you know the names? I checked the vendor and this was the only one I saw. Do you need higher rank before the rest of the inventory becomes visible? Fwiw I already can see some items I'm not eligible for.
Safeto20Scroll
Member
They're just called focused and advanced nosam cutters, I don't think they would be locked behind mastery rank? Seems silly especially since they're not weapons really.
Unless u mean tools asides from the cutters then no, firin lasers at rocks is all we got for mining as of now.
bati
Member
No I mean cutters only. I'm MR18 so that's definitely not the case, I'm still rank 1 with Ostron however. I went through the list at miner merchant multiple times and that's the only mining tool he has in stock. Maybe I should verify game's cache.
Yeah spear fishing is a lot of fun. I swear I'm better at catching the small fish than I am the large ones.
Niceguydan8
Member
Yeah there's something wrong there, because he has 3 different tools on his inventory.
Thats immaterial to the issue, low level players doing those bounties are still "wasting their time" because the rewards are so out of sync with the games general time invested to resourced returned ratio. Even as a high level player how happy will you be when you do the highest level bounty and get one relic after 20-30 minutes of play? The rewards are weirdly out of sync with the rest of the game, which is my/the problem.
They're having fun doing stuff on the plains? I don't know what to tell you. I do the bounties for rep as well.
Niceguydan8
Member
First of all, I don't think all players really care about that. I don't care about properly optimizing my rewards like that. If it feels that necessary, I'd just quit the game. The idea that every player that isn't playing ideally is wasting his/her time is ridiculous to me.
Secondly, you aren't taking Ostron rep into consideration. I consider that to currently be more valuable than a random lith relic I could get in 10 minutes or whatever. Unfortunately, the value of reputation really depends on the player preference, so it's hard to pinpoint a general value for it.
Cosmic Schwung
Member
I think it might be borked for some people. I've got mutiple hours of streams under my belt but no totem.
Once linked, you should get an email in-game with the item drop.
Drop rates vary, and it wasn't working on day 1, but I've been getting them regularly now, just as long as I have a twitch tab open.
https://www.warframe.com/news/the-great-eidolon-hunt
A cosmetic statue that you can place in your orbiter.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Finally got the mail so at least I know everything works now. Time to camp and hope for loot.
I do this with Paragon quite successfully with https://www.twitch.tv/_____/chat. I usually have multiple streams chats open maybe for a placebo effect, but with this it should really help since it seem based on what the streamer is doing and what achievements they earn. Though unlike Paragon, 24/7 afk stream loot farm won't work since they won't be doing anything at all. I'll have to refresh the tabs to see if the person ended broadcast.
My kingdom for a Argon Crystal!
I do this with Paragon quite successfully with https://www.twitch.tv/_____/chat. I usually have multiple streams chats open maybe for a placebo effect, but with this it should really help since it seem based on what the streamer is doing and what achievements they earn. Though unlike Paragon, 24/7 afk stream loot farm won't work since they won't be doing anything at all. I'll have to refresh the tabs to see if the person ended broadcast.
My kingdom for a Argon Crystal!
If they're a new player they could presumably be having fun playing any part of the game. It's not beneficial to a new player (or any player) that the rewards for the plains are out of sync with the rewards for the rest of the game. How exactly is getting worse rewards helpful to new players? That isnt a rhetorical question. If you agree with DE's reasoning that poor rewards for time invested helps new players then perhaps you could expand on how it does so.
While post hotfix the rep rewards are a bit better for the bounties, they still arent equivalent to the rep rewards you get for similarly difficult missions for the other factions, especially when you take sigils into account. Needless to say, said missions are also quicker to complete and offer more resources. I cant see any reasonable justification for not having the plains rewards be in sync with the rewards for the other parts of the game. But railing against it isnt going to help, so I'll shut up.
Niceguydan8
Member
Other faction reputation (specifically syndicates) works differently and the reward structure is different. It's complementary to missions the player is doing.
Ostron standing one of two forms of progression in the Plains, the other being Quills.
So while I could not actually care at all about Syndicates, I'm not really that punished for doing so. I miss out on some cool mods and a few weapons, but other than that I can still do the content without issue and still progress. With the plains, I actually cannot progress without getting reputation and increasing my standing.
I mean, I don't really blame you for thinking that way. It all looks identical to everything else in the game, but the functions of Ostron/Quill standing are very different than the function of Red Veil standing. Getting points in the Red Veil is a much more passive endeavor, whereas the player needs to go out of his/her way and specifically get Ostron/Quill standing. There are options within the Plains, but that's it. I can't just go do a sortie and get Ostron standing. In that sense, i feel like it can't be valued similarly because the means of acquisition for the different types are so different.
They aren't consistent with Syndicate rewards because the Quill/Ostron standings are not equivalent to Syndicate standing in terms of progression.
Victory Red
Member
I'm looking to join a clan on Xbox if anyone has space.
Gamertag is: NJ Shlice
Gamertag is: NJ Shlice
Gormenghast
Member
But you can also click the matchmaking thingie and play solo? That's the best way while you're finding your way around.
And even if the maps are mazes, you also always have an icon that tells you where you're supposed to go.
It's kind of trivial.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Came home to 18 twtich drop mails. This is working nicely. Just fireworks and that Latron Blueprint x4.
Wait, wait. Are you saying I can get the Twitch drops with just the chats open?
If so, this is truly a revelation.
Edit: Does not work for me. Is there a trick to this?
Welp, going to make a liar of myself. I disagree that it functions differently than syndicate standing in any meaningful way, I do agree that they cant be valued similarly though, I just happen to think its less value. You use both syndicate and ostron rep as forms of currency. With syndicate rep you can:
- Buy weapons (several of which are top tier)
- Buy cosmetics
- Buy augments for a variety of warframes
- Buy archwing parts
- Buy relics
- Buy captura
- Buy miscellaneous bp's and decorations
In short Syndicate rep lets you buy a variety of things that help you with a variety of aspects in the game. You can get Syndicate rep via
- Missions, give from 3.5-5K per mission and take from 1-10 minutes depending on mission type
- Passively via sigils
- Hand-ins from drops
On the other hand Ostron rep can be used to
- Improve fishing (Plains only resources and activity)
- Improve mining (Plains only resources and activity)
- Buy Weapons (Doesnt seem to be much data out on Zaws but what there is makes them seem mid-tier)
- Buy decorations
In short the majority of uses for Ostron rep are only of use to get more Ostron rep, locking you into the closed ecosystem of the game and helping you in no area other than the plains. You can gain Ostron rep by
- Bounties, give from 1-3k per mission and take 15-30 minutes depending on level
- Hand-ins from Fishing and Mining
So as I said, the function identically, as currency, its just that you can spend your Ostron currency to help you in only one place, its harder and slower to get and the majority of what you spend it on only helps you get more Ostron rep. So I cant see how Bounties rewarding you with a less useful reputation currency makes up for their lacklustre rewards (I'm certainly not salty that I just bugged out of the highest level bounty and on replaying got a single relic, no sir
)
Ploid 3.0
Member
From my experience with Paragonbot (twitch drop bot that awards you with in game stuff for events), they go off of the list of people in the stream you access with the chat menu. Your name appears in it even if you're just in chat. When something happens in the Warframe stream, or you are randomly selected for random loot, the bot or whatever their method is most likely used the list of people in the room. I doubt twitch stuff can see who's watching a stream and not just in the chat. I may need more testing. Maybe I got all of those 18 boxes as I was changing the stream from normal view to chat. I did have one on stream by mistake for about 30 minutes at most.
When does this end?
Just set it and forget it. Leave a tab or two open and hope you get lucky. It's still random and it could take a day of nothing. Maybe people start off with this much of mail, or I got one good loot splosion draw (with darn duplicate blueprints, and a lot of fireworks I'll never use).
I will never touch a stream again for a day and just go straight to https://www.twitch.tv/[streamer name here]/chat and see if I get another for testing.
Edit: For the Paragon bot stuff. Look at the bottom of my image here (so many twitch chat tabs afking), I was farming that one hard. Still not sure if it was just bad luck into insane good luck/Epic Games changed the drop rate near the end, or what. I was glad to be lucky at the least.
The post where I think I understand the bot (again may be totally wrong, but I'm already done with this year's Paragon Halloween event). http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=220719376&postcount=538
the _____ is the streamer name.
So let's say you are streaming it would put:
https://www.twitch.tv/Izayoi/chat
Though I dunno if ___ is actual chat or not, it loads nothing. So I been just doing that for multiple streams.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Yes yes, the ____ is a blank for enter streamer's name here, I even tried clicking that to make sure it didn't go to a streamer's channel. I don't want to get banned on gaf for driving people to a streamer for twitch money hah. Like twitch.tv/CrazyMortysNintendorama/chat
Just look at the Warframe list, then check who's streaming and hope they do cool stuff and don't end stream soon. Open their stream in another tab, add "/chat" to the end to enter a low bandwitch, low video memory place in line for loot.
New article from PC Gamer If you're new to Warframe, the Plains of Eidolon isn't worth your time probably isn't the kind of coverage DE want for their flagship update. Similar complaints are popping up all over the first page of the subreddit, but then again every kind of complaint pops up on the first page of the subreddit so not sure how useful a barometer that is (and even if it was the subreddit is only a tiny, if vocal, part of the playerbase).
NullPointer
Member
Sucks to see that groups are just archwing-ing away from their other teammates like that. Its behavior that's always been a problem in Warframe. People who want to play and enjoy the moment to moment and combat are thrown in with people who want to speed-farm at maximum efficiency and just get it over with.
Looks like this new open world just doesn't play nice with their existing mission/objective/group systems. Its going to have to become something more drop-in/drop-out and with either some matchmaking filters or making archwing something every player has available when entering the plains.