Maxed out builds are still impossible, this was an issue before the update, now it’s even worse since Primed Pack Leader was just as good Rank 1, now it’s great to max it out
Hell, I’d love to put in Elemental Mods too but there just arent enough slots
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While that is the intended mechanic for Mod Drain, the record about this situation being a broader issue shows that is not really used for that.
When Galvanized Mods were released, their drain was reduced from the original iteration just so they could actually fit in builds, despite them being way strongher variants for the same Mods. Not even going far back, this very Update Redirection had it’s Drain Cost Reduced.
In another example, when More Necramech mods were added, you couldnt have even close to a Maxed Out Build because their drain was far superior than the Capacity, so they gave Necramechs the Rank 40 Mechanic and Balance did not matter, at all.
Both of these things are Player-Controlled room sweepers, that are currently Meta, while Companions arent even close to that, how could it hurt Balance to be able to max them out?
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Uhm, I’m sorry but are you Pablo or someone else from the team to say what you’re saying with such confidence? If in your experience companions do insignificant damage it doesn’t mean you was doing it right.
As to the whole “limitations” tirade you have up there - it’s already limited by the fact that you need to forma your stuff, you can’t just put everything you want form the get go - you have to invest resources and time to do so. OP did exactly that - all of the slots are forma’ed yet he simply can not fill up all the slots because of the mod drain limitations which is just silly. I get the point that if I want a companion to have two separate builds for two separate scenarios I might not be able to fit both on a single companion and I might need a second one, but that’s not the case there - OP just can’t have the build he wants and no amount of investment will fix that.
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I guess the point of contention is that with every other aspect of warframe, you can actually fit everything (with enough forma, at least). Warframes, weapons, exalted weapons, railjack, archwing, necramechs,… there is always a way to fit all the optimal mods on these builds. So why are companions the only exception? Of course it seems like a mistake from any casual player when the expectations are set differently by the rest of the game.
Well my companion IS maxed out, I have altered all the slots, im past that “difficulty” or “learning” phase, and yet I cant put anymore Mods unless I take 2 Out in the first place. This is not about wanting to save forma, not even a second companion will remediate it, the loop is over for me and it ends in dissatisfaction because the Optimal Build is just impossible, as this post has shown.
I mean… My companion does Kill and the only utility I care for is “Protect”, Maul and Bite are a big part of that and my pet fulfills its purpose even with the Build incomplete, so im not sure what your point is here?
I already know why I cant fit anything else, hell I already did before the Update and it’s why my Primed Pack Leader was Rank 0 then, but now it’s different and in my opinion, an oversight of the Buffs to existing Mods paired with the Addition of Bond Mods
As I get frustrated I will just make a suggestion in the forums for this to be reviewed, not water down the Perfect Build (I already had before the Update) that I invested so much to run on while other Gears are enabled (by hand of the developers themselves) perfect Builds while being way more significant in their impact over gameplay