Talk:Warframe Augment Mods/@comment-26919250-20160905095359/@comment-24113846-20161101215634

I think the side grade concept is a good one. If we really want interesting augment mods (which I do) side grades are a good way to do that. They give you a bonus, but maybe not a bonus that is entirely on line with what the ability's main purpose is.

Case in point: Escape velocity. It boosts your mobility, just like the ability itself does, but it does so by giving you a speed boost. The speed boost is not instantanious travel, but it is more useful when sightlines are short. They both get you places faster, but they get you to different places.

If we want strait upgrades, all we need to do is equip Intensify or other such mods.

So, yeah. I think Augments that are sidegrades are very much healthy for the game.