Warframe’s TennoCon 2021 Recap | MMORPG.com

Whereas this 12 months’s TennoCon was not “thrilling” in the way in which of including new worlds to Warframe, was thrilling to see the lore expanded upon. Since Plains of Eidolon was introduced at TennoCon in 2017, Digital Extremes has introduced a brand new open-world space or new mode like Railjack yearly. At TennoCon in 2018, The New Warfare was introduced, however no footage was proven. In 2019, we noticed our first The New War trailer with a launch date of Christmas 2019. TennoCon 2020 forgot about The New Warfare and centered on the brand new open-world, Deimos. Followers of the sport must wait longer to see if House Mother was actually betraying the Tenno as Natah, or is she taking part in double agent to assist the Tenno in the long run?

The New Warfare Coming 2021?

Not like the trailer in 2019, the current The New Warfare trailer didn’t pinpoint a selected time in 2021 for launch. Bulletins at Digital Extremes appear to have shifted to extra obtainable yearly objective as a substitute of grand concepts that would take a number of years to develop. Whereas Plains of Eidolon and Fortuna have been delivered in the identical 12 months they have been introduced, different bulletins at TennoCon have been simply ideas that would take years to develop. Ideas like Railjack, The New Warfare, The Duviri Paradox, and Squad Play have been introduced at TennoCons however weren’t launched inside a 12 months of their bulletins. Final 12 months at TennoCon, there was a change in the way in which Digital Extremes dealt with their massive reveals. They switched to a extra obtainable yearly objective for bulletins and saved the distant ideas out of the limelight.

Going over what Digital Extremes introduced at TennoCon 2020, we are able to see that they’ve delivered on all the pieces they confirmed that 12 months. Not solely did they provide us The Coronary heart of Deimos in the identical month as TennoCon, however additionally they launched each warframe that they confirmed throughout the artwork panel, even those that have been simply idea artwork. So, is The New Warfare coming in 2021? Defiantly! What can we count on to see with The New Warfare, and why is it larger than another cinematic quest Digital Extremes has completed earlier than?

Kahl-Veso-Teshin…Oh my!

The 30-minute demo of The New Warfare begins the cinematic quest with the Grineer Soldier, Kahl-175. Kahl crash lands on Eidolon and is ordered by Councilor Vay Hek to kill the sentients. In one other section, Corpus Engineer Veso is in house scared out of his thoughts whereas Alad V orders Veso to override his ship and kill the sentients. Then after switching again to Kahl, we get to see Teshin in motion. Teshin is on a sentient ship making an attempt to takedown the sentients on their very own turf.

Every certainly one of these characters goes to be playable throughout the cinematic questline. That is the primary time gamers will probably be taking part in iconic characters within the sport world and never simply what’s of their arsenal. Every character comes with its personal distinctive playstyle and talents. This addition to the sport takes Warframe out of the conventional grindfest and provides extra relatable depth and story to the sport.

In case you watched the art panel this 12 months, you’d’ve observed the precise theme of TennoCon, historical past. From the beginning of Digital Extremes taking an opportunity on cinematic storytelling with The Second Dream, gamers can lastly see how wealthy the lore is in Warframe and The New Warfare. From a brand new participant or “informal” Warframe participant’s viewpoint, The New Warfare may not be an thrilling reveal for TennoCon, and it may not convey them again to the sport like a flowery new open-world would. The New Warfare will not be meant to rally recent gamers to Warframe; it’s meant to construct a stronger basis for Warframe gamers who love the sport and benefit from the lore. That basis consists of giving gamers a neater solution to get pleasure from Warframe from wherever on any platform.

Cross-Play, Cross-Save, and Cellular

As a participant that has performed Warframe since its launch in 2013, I’ve performed Warframe on each platform. Whereas PC has my most hours, my PlayStation account has some issues I don’t have on my PC sport. Then there are my Xbox and Swap accounts that I casually fiddle on after I don’t really feel the necessity to get off the bed. Ever since Fortnite led the cost in 2018, it has been a scorching subject for Warframe to do the identical with cross-play. I bear in mind asking the builders about this function at TennoCon 2018 once they introduced that Warframe was coming to the Nintendo Swap. At the moment, they have been excited about including it however wanted to determine the logistics. I suppose they figured it out. Personally, I’m nonetheless questioning how I’ll get the stuff I purchased on each platform to meld into one account. I’ve prime warframes and deluxe skins on PlayStation that I should not have on PC. I’ve quests accomplished on Xbox that I by no means did on PlayStation or PC. The cross-play and cross-save function may not appear that massive of a deal, however it’s a large change to the way in which persons are going to play the sport.

The cross-save and cross-play function goes to be a substantial enhance to console gamers discovering teams. With my time on all platforms, I observed how every group was totally different. Taking part in on the PC and discovering teams by means of matchmaking to do something within the sport is fast. On PlayStation, it isn’t as dependable. More often than not I can get in teams, or a bunch would type whereas I used to be in a mission. Xbox and Swap, then again, are hit and miss. A brand new participant on the Xbox might be hard-pressed doing the story missions previous Jupiter on the star map. I spent a great quantity of my time soloing advanced missions like interception to unlock the following node on the map simply to progress with the story. Having PC gamers invade the opposite platforms will assist the lifetime of the sport tremendously.  Whereas not as superb as a brand new open-world space, cross-play and cross-save would be the greatest function for the well being of the sport.

There are actual players, after which there are cell players…

Cellular gaming will not be for everybody, however seeing how most telephones are higher than the Nintendo Swap with regards to {hardware}, why not convey Warframe to cell gaming? With Warframe including cross-play and cross-save, it’s only logical to convey the sport to the cell gaming market. If Digital Extremes simply made a cell model of Warframe with out the opposite options, I doubt I’d play it on my cellphone. However having the ability to have all my stuff on my cellphone and seamlessly change again to my PC or consoles, I’m all for a cell model of Warframe.

There isn’t a anticipated launch window for cross-save, cross-play, and cell, however taking a look at TennoCon 2020 as an indicator, I believe we are able to safely say that we’ll see these options earlier than TennoCon 2022. TennoCon 2021 didn’t appear as flashy because the previous TennoCons have been on the floor. I used to be not sitting on the sting of my chair, blown away by what was mentioned throughout TennoCon Dwell, however excited about it now, and I do know that is probably the most thrilling time to play Warframe.

By the top of this 12 months, gamers are going to find why House Mother deserted them. In a 12 months, gamers will be capable of play the sport from their high-priced gaming chair, worn-out pretend leather-based sofa with chips caught between cushions, the tub surrounded by candles, or in mattress annoying their important different whereas they franticly get their house ninja on. That is going to be a improbable 12 months for Warframe. After The Coronary heart of Deimos was launched final 12 months, I ended taking part in Warframe for a lot of the 12 months. What was introduced at TennoCon 2021, has gotten me again within the sport and prepared for the following chapter within the story. That is what I’ve been ready for since 2018!