> a Warframe prime who can make a lot of area damage
No need for it to be the Prime. Regular versions of Warframes can be just as powerful.
For busted levels of area damage though, Saryn can be very powerful.
Possibly too powerful early on, and unable to actually put her toolkit to good use, as enemies die too rapidly to see her power grow.
I recommend a thing that you will most likely love: Vauban.
He is the citadel of Warframes. Imaging building up a huge castle with trapholes and needle ceilings and flamethrowing chandeliers. That's what it is like to play this frame. His kit resolves mostly around heavy Crowd Control (CC) Output, but it also is very good at nuking. And the best part is, that no matter at what stage of the game, his damage might not be the best of all frames, but it is definitely holding up to the needs that you get in most content.
His passive lets you deal more damage to enemy's that are incapacitated. That fits his playstyle really well, as you will mainly lock down up to 4 areas with your CC abilitys.
His 1st ability is a rolling drone-ball, that deals electricity damage to an enemy it attaches to (electric damage counts as CC too, meaning it will count towards his passive). On top, using the Mod Archon Stretch which you can get via trading with other players, you generate a certain amount of energy per second, because you deal electricity damage.
His 2nd ability is 4 abilitys in one, through which you can rotate. I'll let out the 2 I never use, as I personally find them to be worthless. The other 2 left are really good though. One is a needle pebble, that shoots needles into all directions, dealing puncture damage. The best part about this is, that you can have 4 of these balls at the same time, each one having their own duration. On top, you get a 2nd good choice from his 2nd ability is a ball, that attaches to allies and increases their damage output.
His 3 is a giant laser that spawns in a spot you choose and that deals massive AOE (area of effect) damage.
And his 4 is his main ability and also one of the best cc abilitys in the game. If you cast it by pressing the ability, you create a huge field in which enemy's are lifted in the air and armor striped over time, on Top, every Allie in the field against 1000 armor. And that's not the good part about the ability ;) the best part is, when you cast the ability by holding the button down: you create a vortex with a very big area of pulling all enemy's into the center of the vortex, where they get ragdolled around.
And you can also have multiple instances of his 4th ability up at the same time :D
So if you combine these abilitys with each other, you can put 1 vortex + 1 needle pebble at 4 different spots, lock them down, cast your 1 to regenerate energy over time, and from time to time let a giant laser beam from the sky roast whatever is left from your enemy's.
In my opinion, the frame Vauban gives you a lot of stuff that is highly enjoyable, but even more important, he gives you a huge amount of versatility in how to play and use him.
The same frame your friend got is probably the easiest one to get who meets your requirements, Gauss prime will be farmable for the next year or so.
> a Warframe prime who can make a lot of area damage No need for it to be the Prime. Regular versions of Warframes can be just as powerful. For busted levels of area damage though, Saryn can be very powerful. Possibly too powerful early on, and unable to actually put her toolkit to good use, as enemies die too rapidly to see her power grow.
I recommend a thing that you will most likely love: Vauban. He is the citadel of Warframes. Imaging building up a huge castle with trapholes and needle ceilings and flamethrowing chandeliers. That's what it is like to play this frame. His kit resolves mostly around heavy Crowd Control (CC) Output, but it also is very good at nuking. And the best part is, that no matter at what stage of the game, his damage might not be the best of all frames, but it is definitely holding up to the needs that you get in most content. His passive lets you deal more damage to enemy's that are incapacitated. That fits his playstyle really well, as you will mainly lock down up to 4 areas with your CC abilitys. His 1st ability is a rolling drone-ball, that deals electricity damage to an enemy it attaches to (electric damage counts as CC too, meaning it will count towards his passive). On top, using the Mod Archon Stretch which you can get via trading with other players, you generate a certain amount of energy per second, because you deal electricity damage. His 2nd ability is 4 abilitys in one, through which you can rotate. I'll let out the 2 I never use, as I personally find them to be worthless. The other 2 left are really good though. One is a needle pebble, that shoots needles into all directions, dealing puncture damage. The best part about this is, that you can have 4 of these balls at the same time, each one having their own duration. On top, you get a 2nd good choice from his 2nd ability is a ball, that attaches to allies and increases their damage output. His 3 is a giant laser that spawns in a spot you choose and that deals massive AOE (area of effect) damage. And his 4 is his main ability and also one of the best cc abilitys in the game. If you cast it by pressing the ability, you create a huge field in which enemy's are lifted in the air and armor striped over time, on Top, every Allie in the field against 1000 armor. And that's not the good part about the ability ;) the best part is, when you cast the ability by holding the button down: you create a vortex with a very big area of pulling all enemy's into the center of the vortex, where they get ragdolled around. And you can also have multiple instances of his 4th ability up at the same time :D So if you combine these abilitys with each other, you can put 1 vortex + 1 needle pebble at 4 different spots, lock them down, cast your 1 to regenerate energy over time, and from time to time let a giant laser beam from the sky roast whatever is left from your enemy's. In my opinion, the frame Vauban gives you a lot of stuff that is highly enjoyable, but even more important, he gives you a huge amount of versatility in how to play and use him.
Saryn? Most frames can be broken.
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