One of my friends has picked the game up after a long absence, and with some shepherding through the opaque new player experience, has made it to Europa. He wants to farm Nova, so we’ll do that before I push him further toward The Second Dream and The War Within, which were two of the most enjoyable moments in the game for me.
Along the way, I’ve discovered the joys of Ash, and may have come across a new favorite frame. His abilities are very ninja-like, and with focus energy buffs and maxed efficiency, basically free. I’ve used north of 200 abilities in several missions. I was considering aiming for the Fatal Teleport mod, but I don’t need the extra energy, and my Dragon Nikana is already sufficient to one-shot everything which can be hit with finishers.
Which is another nice thing—Blade Storm does finisher damage, and so do the slash procs from Blade Storm and Shuriken. It’s a little new to me to have a way to kill endgame enemies with warframe abilities.