Talk:Chroma (Warframe)/@comment-193.14.88.16-20150320095838/@comment-17703786-20150320102214

How is Chroma supposed to replace Frost, Ember, Saryn and Volt when his entire skillset is so different that he can't be used like any of the aforementioned?

- Spectral Scream is just a built-in Ignis with elemental customization, and in no way replaces attacks like Fireball or Shock, especially since you can't use your weapon with the ability unlike the others. - Elemental Ward is a customizable aura that provides a couple of passive defensive buffs, of which only Volt comes close, and even his buffs are sufficiently different since Volt's Speed is more an offensive buff. - Vex Armor is not even an elemental ability, and is a personal defense buff for Chroma. - Effigy is a customizable elemental turret that can be deployed to give Chroma a speed buff at the cost of his armor. None of the others have functionality like that.

As can be seen, Chroma doesn't have the instant AoE nuke attacks that Saryn, Frost, or Volt has, nor does he have stuns and area defense abilities like Volt or Frost does. What Chroma does though is be a support tank, which none of the other classes do well. It's clear that a lot of thought has been put to making Chroma his own unique unit with a definite niche, rather than being a replacement for the other elemental Warframes.