[2021] We are Digital Extremes, Developers of WARFRAME. AMA!

For Conclave. We've collected a lot of feedback on things we could do. But don't have the concrete plan to share with you or a timeframe yet.

The last mile on Pets, is going to be:

1. To remove the maintenance completely.

At first that seems easy, but would like to have replacements for those who invested in aspects of the system (upgrade segments) so that those are still relevant. Also - still want to keep the ability to interact with your pet as well, of course.

1. A gear item for commanding. That hasnt started yet.

My guess is we'll get to 1 first and soon(tm). - [DE]Sheldon

It’s still almost too early to tell, but as of right now we would love to swap in other vaulted Primes into the game so Tenno can get their hands on their favourite vaulted Primes sooner.

As for Guns 2.0, we’re working on a Dev Workshop behind the scenes that we should expect to release in the next short while - probably mid May! - [DE]Marcus

They have one - [DE]Rebecca

Yes I definitely hope so!  Songs are always so much fun to work on partly because they involve collaboration from some very talented people including our writing department. Songs are definitely harder to craft than instrumental tracks because they often incorporate themes and other aspects of the game into the lyrics and the music. Plus, in the case of Sleeping in the Cold Below the main singer (the amazingly talented Damhnait Doyle, btw) is also Vala Glarios so we had to make sure that the singing felt like it was part of the acting performance. So it all depends on lots of different aspects coming together. But I think it's definitely worth the extra work involved! - [DE]George

Interesting... I thought we fixed this. Not seeing any open bugs for it, and haven't heard this mentioned since before the Update. If it's the same name every time, it's presumably taking the name of a friend you play with regularly. If you have specific steps on how to reproduce, I'd be happy to look into it! Previous iterations of the issue happened when a client opened their Modding screen in the dry dock, if that's helpful. Can reply here or link a forum thread on the topic. - [DE]Connor

Yeah the Mechs have expanded beyond what was originally thought back when we did those 2 designs, so given that I do think adding some more variants is worth it. - [DE]Geoff

Yes! There was a bit of threading code in our code that was slowing all memory allocations on Sony platforms... loading is most strongly affected! Glad you noticed... More to come I believe! - [DE]Steve

YEAH GEOFF WHERE IS IT? - [DE]Sheldon

Its in the works- SHELDON demanded all work stop on it to focus on the Railjack Update (we had to pull resources from it). But majority of the work is done and expect it in an Update....soon(tm) - [DE]Geoff.

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT - [DE]Rebecca

I don't think removing "mandatory" Mods will really help in making build variety more interesting, builds are pretty settled for Crit weapons and non Crit ones. If we removed Serration and Split Chamber, it would just mean two new mods would fill in as the default ones you always put on.

When we finally find the time to focus energy on build variety, I think it will take more than just Mod changes, weapons will need to change to have more distinguishing factors that influence Modding besides Crit and Status. A good example is Internal Bleeding, where now you don't only ask "Does this weapon have high Crit?" but you ask if it has a lot of Impact. Makes the Mod more niche, but adds to build variety. - [DE]Pablo

More like a commemorative coin I think, the kind my Grandma would order from the shopping network... only these ones lead to a Void Purgatory hellscape! - [DE]Steve

Queenpins is just a codename - [DE]Rebecca

We were waiting until returning to office to record the dialogue lines from the Cephalon Joke-a-Thone Contest, but now since that has taken such a long time we’re seeing if we can get Mike (Voice of Ordis) set-up to record from home! - [DE]Marcus

A taste you have never seen. Imagine it. But slightly like marshmallows. - [DE]Marcus

No current plan to - but since that has been out there has been a lot of character updates to the game so I would say its worth another look when we have a chance for sure. - [DE]Geoff

For sure, some of those decisions were borne of different era where variety/width weren't the same as today. - [DE]Steve

Just coming out of Tempestarii, it's hard to give a precise window on the next cool thing. That said, our aim is to have Corpus Liches to you before Tennocon! - [DE]Sheldon

Hahaha! I love the big flamboyant weapons. The mind-controlled space lasers that can merge together to make shields, the transforming monstrosities bursting from body parts with claws and teeth and gross things you don't want to touch, the huge insectoid heavy launchers that shoot giant insects that swarm on stuff and explode, giant whip-claws attached to your hands, huge railguns that can unfold into crazy energy turrets, space wings that turn into shoulder cannons, a melee, a primary, and a secondary that connect together to make the Voltron of weapons....... you know, there's a lot of things out there, especially once you start combining things :D thank you for the question!!

The media that comes to mind for me is kind of oldschool scifi and a lot of Japanese scifi. classic scifi like Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Farscape, Stargate. Japanese stuff like BLAME!, Akira, Evangelion, Macross, Gundam, model kit lines like Maschinen Krieger, stuff by Makoto Kobayashi, even things by Mamoru Nagano all have a place somewhere in the Warframe style. then of course you have monster movies for infested. The Thing, Alien, anything with really good body horror and practical effects, I'm a big fan :)) - [DE]Kaz

Drop rate of SE we probably won’t touch, but we are going to add more to the shop. - [DE]Rebecca

The thing I love the most about Warframe is how unique it is. For better or worse, Warframe's character design, gameplay feel, movement, writing, etc. don't feel like any other game or scifi universe I've ever seen. It won't be to everyone's taste, but I think for some,  Warframe hits different. - [DE]Pablo

I love the fact that we are always trying new things. New ideas for music, sound design, and new directions for the gameplay and story of Warframe. - [DE]George

Warframe's style is so weird and diverse and always changing in unexpected, interesting ways, which keeps things fresh as we work on it. It's a great environment for creativity, and lets our passion really show through in the final product. We also have such an amazing community that helps reinforce that too, through the thick and thin :) So proud to be a part of this with all of you! - [DE]Kaz

I don't really know where that rumour got started in the first place - [DE]George

Our cadence of disposition changes every three months is to sync up with Prime Access console builds, and ensure all platforms get changes at the same time. PC and console builds rarely sync up otherwise, and when they do (like for Update 30!) it's at an inconsistent interval, and we prefer predictability so everyone is on equal footing. Even a few hours headstart on balance information is enough time for in-the-know players to exploit less informed buyers.

This period of up to three months also gives us the chance to judge a weapon's strength after the initial hype has died down, since all new weapons will spike in usage for the first few weeks.

We're sorry if this timeline isn't ideal, but we're doing our best with the constraints of our development cycle! - [DE]Connor

Hard to say when we might be expecting to end the Intermission, we’ve got ambitions for the next few months and delivering a satisfying Nightwave Act with regards to Lore and rewards needs a fine touch.
As for Tennocon, we’ve announced 2021 will be digital on Devstream 153. We miss seeing you all dearly but know it’s only temporary! - [DE]Marcus

Its not off the table, but remasters now really are dependent on having a good time allowance and a clear purpose for the crazy amount of work involved in doing the remaster. Last year's Corpus Ship remaster was an example of it being tied together, with the added use of Corpus Railjack this year - [DE]Geoff

Honest answer, no - no plans right now that I can see - [DE]Rebecca

Yes - [DE]Rebecca