Understand Kinetic Friction
Useful when…
- Use on a K-Drive when you can grind and land tricks near enemies.
- Rank it if the larger listed damage and radius are useful for that sequence.
Charge and release
Grinding builds a charge that is released when landing the trick. At rank 0, the release deals 50 Electricity damage within 1 meter; rank 2 gives 200 within 3 meters; rank 3 gives 400 within 4 meters. Both the damage and radius increase with rank.
Fit and costs
Kinetic Friction is an Uncommon standard K-Drive mod with Madurai polarity, 4 base drain, and maximum rank 3. Its listed rank costs are 20, 40, then 80 Endo and 966, 1,932, then 3,864 Credits. It requires the grind-and-trick-landing sequence for the stated damage effect.
Other K-Drive effects
Thrash Landing releases an explosion based on Trick Score when a trick lands; Cold Arrival deals Cold damage when dismounting; Bomb The Landin' uses an airborne grind input for a shockwave. These use different triggers and damage descriptions, so they are alternatives for different K-Drive actions rather than interchangeable versions of the grind charge.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The damage is conditional on grinding and then landing a trick.
- Its stated damage has a 4-meter radius at maximum rank.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not expect the charge to release from a dismount or an unrelated landing; the stated trigger is landing the trick after grinding.
- Do not assume damage is dealt throughout the grind; the release occurs on trick landing.