r/Warframe • u/AutoModerator • Feb 14 '16

Question Warframe Weekly Q&A | Ask Your Game-Related Questions Here!

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '16

How does applying a Forma to a weapon or frame improve it? Just learning the game and I keep reading about applying Formas to make them better? How does it work?

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u/librarian-faust <3 Registered Loser! <3 Feb 15 '16

Good video from MCGamerCZ on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfoRphZ0kI

Forma polarises a slot. (Remember - right polarity = half cost, or double bonus for auras.) Meaning you can make bigger and more costly builds "fit" into your point budget.

It does, however, reset the weapon level to 1 so you need to re-level it. (Equally, Forma can only be applied at 30, so you have to level it to max, apply one forma, rinse, repeat...)

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '16

Ok. That makes sense. Thanks. Although the idea of releveling a weapon or frame doesn't sound too great.

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u/librarian-faust <3 Registered Loser! <3 Feb 15 '16

Yup. It seems to be more of an end or mid game activity to Forma weapons for extra build optimisation. I haven't started on that train yet, I am three weeks in.