A Bit of Pointless Math: How Fast Can We Go?
Greetings fellow Tenno! So I was struck by a random bolt of inspiration a few days ago, and for the heck of it I decided to do the math and figure out just how fast it's possible to get a Warframe going. The results have so far proven quite spectacular, so I though you folks might want to hear them, and maybe even try them out. Now, as far as I'm aware there is no upper limit on your movement speed stat, but in the event there is we'll just ignore it.
The first frame most people would think of in a case like this is Volt, and while he is vital to getting the best possible result he's actually a bit slow by default, so he isn't a contender for the top spot. As of writing this Loki has the highest base speed at 1.25, but if we factor in abilities and Augments Ivara (running on a zipline, that is) Zephyr and Nova pull ahead of the pack as well due to the bonuses from Infiltrate, Jet Stream and Escape Velocity, respectively. Jet Stream and Escape Velocity are party buffs however, so in practise Loki and Ivara are the only real contenders.
Now, on to the topic of mods. The main contenders for the Aura slot are Sprint Boost and Growing Power, and while Sprint Boost works better up to a point, eventually Growing Power overtakes it, so all four Warframes in the squad (currently consisting of a Zephyr, a Volt, a Nova and our runner) will be running it. As Speed and the bonuses from Infiltrate and Jet Stream scale with Ability Strength, all the frames but Loki will be equipped with Intensify, Energy Conversion, Blind Rage, Transient Fortitude, Power Drift and Augur Secrets, and all four will have Rush, Speed Drift and Armored Agility. Ivara and Zephyr need to swap one of these out for their Augments, so Zephyr will replace Speed Drift as she's not in the running and can afford the loss, and Ivara will replace Power Drift as the speed she would gain from scaling up Infiltrate is less than what she would gain from Speed Drift. Finally, everyone will use a melee weapon with Dispatch Overdrive attached.
Now, let's talk numbers. Speed, Infiltrate and Jet Stream are the only effects that scale, starting out at a 50% post-mod multiplier and a 25% and 40% mod bonus respectively. This means that the final equation will be base speed x (1 + mod mod bonuses) x (1 + Speed multiplier), as is more or less standard for Warframe. With all that Ability Strength Infiltrate ends up giving a 114.5% bonus and Jet Stream gives a 189.2% bonus, with Speed applying a final multiplier of 236.5%. If you haven't figured it out by now, these numbers are going to get big. It should be noticed at this point that, while Ivara moves at a reduced speed while Prowl is active, she still moves at full speed (and can sprint) while on a zipline, allowing her to take full advantage of the bonus from Infiltrate. We can also get a tiny bit more speed from from the Blight effect the Red Veil weapons give you, a 10% mod bonus.
Finally, to put it all together, our four speed mods plus Blight and Escape Velocity give a combined bonus of 177%, making our ultimate calcualtion "base speed x (1 + 1.77 + 1.892 [+ 1.145 for Ivara]) x (1 + 2.365)." First up is Volt with a base speed of 1, the standard value. Put through all these bonuses, this becomes a massive 15.68, which is already obscenely fast, but it only gets better. Next is Loki at* a base of 1.25, which* comes out as 19.62, and I've still saved the best for last. Ivara only has a base speed of 1.15, but the has the advantage of getting an extra kick from Infiltrate, far more than the paltry 0.1 advantage Loki has over her by default. This means that, when on a zipline with Prowl active and the buffs from Speed, Jet Stream, Escape Velocity, Dispatch Overdrive and Blight, most of which has been boosted by Energy Conversion and four stacks of Growing Power,* Ivara can reach a mind-boggling *speed of 22.51, a full 1857.55% increase from her base speed.
I doubt this would be even remotely controlable, and you'd never find a zipline long enough to maintain it for more than a fraction of second even with Dashwire Arrow, but based on everything I can find that is the fastest it's possible for you to move in Warframe. That's all I've got, no calls for buffs or nerfs or anything silly like that, just some hilariously high numbers. Thanks for reading!
Edit: up for less than an hour and people are already pointing out things I've missed. And here I thought the numbers were as silly as they could get. I'll try to keep this updated with the latest usable suggestions, and make a comment to recognise everyone who suggests something I've included.
Edit 2: Gold? Well, that happened, thank you kind sir/madam, particularly considering that it looks like I've missed quite a few things and miscalculated some values. The good news is, I've miscalculated them in a way that will probably make the final numbers even bigger. I might continue to update this post, but at the rate things are going I may just make a shorter 2.0 post once I've had a chance to check all my math. One way or another, stay tuned!
Posted Jun 1, 2018, 4:42 PM UTC · edited
Quick maths... no, FAST maths.
Just you wait OP, you claim you're not calling for nerfs, but you've just ushered in the age of the zipline meta. We know what maximum efficiency is now, there's no way we can accept anything else.
Watch as growing power immediately spikes to hundereds of plat as everyone tries to cash in on this supreme speed. Tremble as Perrin Sequence + New Loka/Red Veil become the only viable syndicates, offering access to both Infiltrate and Jet Stream.
When DE finally cracks down on the rampant teamwork and synergy, removes the power strength scaling from Infiltrate and Jet Stream, makes Volt's two a self applied buff only, and deletes Mag from the game... this post will be our only nostalgic refuge to remember what could have been.
Mark my words Tenno, enjoy this while you can, make the most of this gift HPetch has bestowed upon us, create bittersweet memories with your comrades and record the fruits of your labour so that someday in the future we may look at them, they come to this place when they know they are not pure. Tenno use the keys, but they are mere trespassers. Only I, Vor, know the true power of the Void. I was cut in half, destroyed, but through it's Janus Key, the Void called to me. It brought me here and here I was reborn. We cannot blame these creatures, they are being led by a false prophet, an impostor who knows not the secrets of the Void. Behold the Tenno, come to scavenge and desecrate this sacred realm. My brothers, did I not tell of this day? Did I not prophesize this moment? Now, I will stop them. Now I am changed, reborn through the energy of the Janus Key. Forever bound to the Void. Let it be known, if the Tenno want true salvation, they will lay down their arms, and wait for the baptism of my Janus key. It is time. I will teach these trespassers the redemptive power of my Janus key. They will learn it's simple truth. The Tenno are lost, and they will resist. But I, Vor, will cleanse this place of their impurity.
I guess what this post truly teaches us is that we are all Ivara dashing along on the zipline of life, travelling at 1652.73% more than base movement speed through the tileset of our reality.
I'm... not sure how to feel about this. Bamboozled? Flattered? somewhere in the middle, I suppose.
WHY THE ACTUAL HEK DID YOU POST THIS
I saw this reply’s length, I knew what it was