The Pointlessness of Peculiar Mods - The Daily SPUF

There is currently only two Peculiar Mods available, Peculiar Bloom, which spawns flowers on enemies when they are hit by critical hits, ... Featured  May31,2018May28,2018 Medic 0Comments bloom,flowers,peculiar,peculiarmods,warframe TheBeastsoftheSanctuaryupdatebroughtwithitanewtypeofmod,thePeculiarMod.TheideawasthatPeculiarModswerehighcostmodsthatdidliterallynothingforyourpowerbutappliedcosmeticeffects.ThereiscurrentlyonlytwoPeculiarModsavailable,PeculiarBloom,whichspawnsflowersonenemieswhentheyarehitbycriticalhits,andthebrandnewPeculiarGrowthwhichinflateslimbsonhit,justlikethealready-existingsecondarytheNukor.TheyareararerewardinRotationCofEliteSanctuaryOnslaught,meaningyouneedtocompleteZone8. Thepremisewassimple.PeculiarModswouldbeexpensive,rare,sillyanduseless.TheywouldbeexpensivetolevelupandexpensivetoequipinyourweaponsandWarframes.ThiswastobeforallthoseFashionframersoutthere,wherestylewasmoreimportantthandamage.Therewouldneverbeacustomslotforthese,you’dhavetosacrificeanormalmod,andtheywouldbeexpensiveasheck.Intentionaldowngrades. ThetwocurrentlyavailablePeculiarMods,GrowthandBloom Atfirst,Iwasn’tconvinced.IthoughttheideawasstupidandIdidn’tthinkanyonewouldwanttoswapoutdamagemodsforaveryexpensivemodthatdoesnothingusefulwhatsoever,andmaybeitwouldbebettereitherbybeinganeffecttoanexistingmodorPeculiarModshavingtheirownuniqueslot.IwastoldIwasanidiotandthesemodswouldbegreatandloadsofpeoplewouldbeusingthemallthetimebecausetheylovetomakethemselvesweaker,andthatwecaneasilysacrificeonemodfromourloadoutstofitsillyeffectsin. Well,turnsoutPeculiarModswerenoneofthat.Asidefrombeingrare,ofcourse,butthecurrentmod,PeculiarBloom,isn’tevenTHATrare.Heckitonlygoesforabout50platinumintrades,butamax-rankSerration(youknow,thebasicdamagemod)costsabout100platinumtotradeand50platinumisgenerallywhatmostgood-but-not-usefulPrimedmodscost.GettingtoWave8inEliteSanctuaryOnslaughtisn’ttoohardeither,I’vemanagedittonsoftimesinpublicmatches,sothemod’spricewilleventuallycomedown.ThebrandnewPeculiarGrowthissorareIdidn’tevenknowwhatit’scalledatfirstsinceitliterallycameoutsixhoursafterwritingthisarticle.Butthattoowillcomedowneventually. Butbeingexpensiveinotherways?Notreally.PeculiarBloomhasacostof7capacitywhenmaxed.Whichisthesameasthedualstatusandstatuschancemods.Ithasabasecostof2,andlevelingthemoduponlyincreasesthesizeoftheflowers,whichdoesn’tmeanthatmuchsinceyouonlyget5flowersperenemyanyway,afterpeoplewereusingtheAmprexanditshighcritandfireratetospawnhundredsofflowersandcausesignificantlagissues.Yes,theuseless,fashion-onlymodgotnerfed. PeculiarModsalsohavetheirownslot.TheExilusSlot.ThebuiltinslotonWarframesdesignedforutility-onlymodslikeLightningDashandToxicFlight(whichincreasetherangeofbulletjumpsandaddelementaldamage),ortheDriftmodsthatgiveutilityandverysmallusefulboostslikePowerDrift(15%powerstrengthandachancetoresistknockdowns).Mostofthesemodsaren’tthemostusefulbutit’snotlikewe’resacrificinganything,andmostpeoplewilluseExilusAdaptersintheirfavouriteWarframesanyway. Theworstthingthough?I’veneverseenPeculiarBloominaction.Sure,I’vehadaclanmateshowmethattheyhavethemod,butI’veneveractuallyseenpeopleuseitinmissions.IneverevengottoseeanAmprex-usingevilTennodraggingdownmyframerates.I’venotseenasingledamnflower.MostenemiesgetkilledandchoppedtopiecesbeforeyouevenSEEflowersspawn.I’veseentheNukorbefore,andconsideringthat’swhatthenewPeculiarModdoes,I’mnotsurehowprevalentitwillbe,especiallywhenbodiesalreadyoftenexplodeorgetgibbedinthefirstplace.Heck,Imightseepeopleusingitandjustassumethey’reusingtheNukor. EveninSortiesthough,whereenemiestendtolastabitlonger,there’snotimetostopandsmelltherosesbecauseyou’vealreadybullet-jumpedawayandeverythingiseitherdeadorcapableofkillingyouinoneortwohitsofyoustandstillforlongenough. Like,what’seventhepointifnooneseesyouruselessmod’seffects? Ormaybepeoplearen’tusingPeculiarBloomandPeculiarGrowth(eventually)becauseit’stakingupaslotthatcouldbeusedforsomethingbetterormorefun. MaybeIwas…right? Probablynot.ButifthisishowthecurrentPeculiarModsfare,goodnessknowshowwellotherPeculiarModswillgo. Sharethis:ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonReddit(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTumblr(Opensinnewwindow)Clicktoemailalinktoafriend(Opensinnewwindow) Relatedposts: Norelatedposts. ←AWalkAroundCetus DieSchildwand→ Medic Medic,alsoknownasPhovos(oroccasionallyDrRetvikVonScribblesalot),writes50%ofallthearticlesontheDailySPUFsinceshedoesn'thaveanythingbettertodo.AdedicatedMedicmaininTeamFortress2andanavidspeedsterinWarframe,Phovoshastheuniqueskillofwriting500wordsaboutverylittleinaveryshortspaceoftime. YouMayAlsoLike MaybeWukongisalittletoostrong… May20,2022May10,2022 Medic 0 5WarframesWhoHateFashionframe August22,2021August17,2021 Medic 0 EatingWarframes,TakingtheirPowersandGivingthemtoOtherWarframes–WHAT? 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