What do I need to be ready for the new war

the advice you’ve already gotten is great general advice, but not really applicable for the New War quest since you wont be using your warframe for most of it. getting into rivens and incarnons is a good idea but those are not needed to complete this quest.

i was also nervous about the quest because i read a lot of posts about people who had been soft locked out of the entire game because of this quest, so i spent about a month grinding and getting my bread up. However, the entire quest took me about ~3 hours and was a breeze. Looking back, the things that helped trivialize the quest were: . getting a decent railjack crew (i have 2 gunners and an engineer, but 1 engineer should be fine) and basic equipment for my railjack, e.g. getting intrinsics up and MKIII gear from my dojo. Also getting familiar with how the railjack handles. Apparently people have done this quest with a fresh out of the box railjack but i definitely would not recommend. . Having good aim (preferably with a bow) and parkour skills. Being good at kiting really helps. You’ll find that facetanking is not the solution. . Don’t hesitate to look up guides or playthroughs if you’re struggling or if something doesn’t seem right. I encountered a few game brreaking bugs during my playthrough (even though this sht has been out for years, like wtf??) and would have continued slamming my face against the wall if i hadn’t looked it up and realized that i needed to restart my game. . Build your necramech for basic survivability, doesn’t need anything fancy. . Get any amp that is not the mote amp. i actually did chains of harrow and the sacrifice with the mote amp and Jesus Christ that was rough. So by the time i got to new war i got a 111 (which is the most basic one from Cetus that you can get, and it’s still miles better than the mote. I use the 223 now). . Optional, but get your operator fashion sorted out so you’ll look extra hard in the cutscenes.

this is just off the top of my head. any questions or concerns, just let me know. Good luck Tenno.

I did New War yesterday and honestly the only thing that you need is moderately upgraded railjack and intrinsics and at least one NPC in a crew.

Outside than that you don't need actually anything special

Is New War hard? I mean, it can be, however the difficulty is not tied to eq as you are not playing with your warframe through most of it. And when you get your warframe and stuff back, it's easiest part of the mission. I did it using literal fodder weapons, but you might want to take your main gear for easier time and more fun.

You need a Railjack and a Necramech, you'll have an easier time if you mod/level them some beforehand but it isn't necessary.

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