User:GlazedHam/Platinum Guide

Hi everyone! This guide should get you started with managing and spending your Platinum, Warframe's premium currency.

Do I need to pay to win?
Absolutely not. You can earn everything aside from TennoGen cosmetics via just playing the game. Platinum can be traded for items found in game!

Now that being said, the in game Market is intentionally structured to look Pay To Win. It is pretty deceptive, as this is actually where you buy everything. You should check the box Blueprints Only to see what you can get for in game credits. Items that are not available in the market for credits are usually tied to Clan research. There are NO frames or weapons in the game that can only be bought with money.

Quick Spending Tips For New Players
Every player starts the game with a base 50 platinum. In my opinion, new players should spend this on slots for frames and weapons first and foremost. This starter 50p is not tradeable.


 * 1) 2 Weapon Slots (12p)
 * 2) 1 Warframe Slot (20p)
 * 3) Other Slots (Sentinels, Amps, etc.) - this is all end game though
 * 4) Mods (trade plat for them) - again for end game
 * 5) Cosmetics - end game fashion-frame

With just the start plat you can get a total of 4 weapon slots and 1 warframe slot, this will massively help you in the early game.

Lastly, DO NOT EVER USE PLATINUM FOR THE FOLLOWING THINGS...


 * Rushing a build
 * Buying a resource (like Orokin Cell, Argon Crystal, or Neurodes)
 * Buying Credits (really, do not EVER do this)
 * Buying a weapon*
 * Buying a warframe*

As with buying weapons/frames, only do this if you want to contribute to the success of the game and/or skip the grind for something. For example, Khora is absolutely awful to farm AND you need to be end-game to even do Santuary Onslaught efficiently, so it is much more cost/time effective to farm Platinum and buy her (in my opinion).

The Importance of Trading
Probably the most important part of Warframe. You must Trade with other players to acquire specific items you want. Trading is almost always done with Platinum. If you neglect trading you will be removing yourself from the most useful and important feature of this game, and it is very likely you will not experience all of the content or burn out much sooner. Here are some tidbits of info...


 * 1) You must be Mastery Rank 2 to trade
 * 2) You must have access to a Dojo or Relay
 * 3) You have a limited number of trades per day equal to your Mastery Rank
 * 4) There are credit taxes on different items, always check how much it is and that you can cover it!
 * 5) Clans can put taxes on transactions that occur in their Dojo, make sure someone is not sneakily draining you of credits!
 * 6) I highly recommend using https://warframe.market/ to passively list sell orders since otherwise you have to use in-game trade chat which is text only

Do your research on what to sell to make plat. Feel free to google the following suggestions to get what I am talking about. I can recommend good sources of plat via trading by performing the following activities...

For early game you may have to nickel and dime your way to buying more slots by...


 * Selling duplicate prime parts you earn as prime trash
 * Selling duplicate essential mods like Serration, Flow, Stretch, etc. for low plat
 * Gaining access to Syndicates and selling mods/parts

For end game money making...


 * Selling Syndicate mods/weapons
 * Selling Orokin Derelict Vault mods
 * Selling Baro Ki'Teer exclusive mods/weapons by farming Ducats
 * Selling veiled/unveiled Riven Mods (which is its own complicated thing)
 * Fishing!
 * Selling Arcanes