[2023] Farewell 2023, see you in 2024!

Tenno!

 

What a year it has been for us - Warframe celebrated its 10 Year Anniversary, which is a milestone I never could have imagined when we first launched. We now say goodbye to 2023, and before we go, it’s time to share some thoughts on the past 12 months. The calendar is harshly reminding us how fast time goes by, and it demands retrospective thoughts so we don’t lose sight or perspective. We go into our 11th year next year - we need to bring some learnings with us!  

 

But first, a question: do you have a favourite Warframe from 2023? Citrine? Kullervo? Dagath? Qorvex? Each of these new Warframes came with an Update of varying complexities and size - we’ve added so much this year and learned even more. Highlights and Lessons were common company with each Update and Hotfix - here are some that stand out to me:  

 

Highlights:

 

• Tennocon 2023 in-person!

  • Energizing to have the community rally online and in-person for our reveal of ‘Whispers in the Walls’ and ‘Warframe:1999’. Wow. 

• Risks!

  • We tried a lot of new things this year, risky choices in both story and content types. The Duviri Paradox was a risky blend of gameplay choices. Whispers in the Walls flirts with an unexpected future for Warframe - we have a mission to deliver this! 

• The Team

  • Working with the Digital Extremes team will be the highlight of my career no matter what happens. The people here care so much and motivate me every day. 

Lessons:

 

• Risks! 

  • Risks also have a Lesson attached. We take risks, and sometimes these risks can impact the stability of a release. The Duviri Paradox ultimately suffered from some launch issues. We do not want to always ‘play it safe’, but we will try to balance our ambitions with expected stability. 

• Monetization!

  • Our first round of Heirloom packs resulted in heat. We will change the formula and apply lessons for 2024 when it comes to future Heirlooms. More on that next year. 

 

Conclusions:

 

Our philosophy continues to boil down to something simple; to ‘make the game we want to play’. In Duviri, mixing story with ‘rogue-lite’ elements was the flavour we wanted to try. We will continue fixing and polishing this content. In Dagath, ‘Quality of Life’ was the mandate, with Naberus flavours in the package. And of course, with Whispers in the Walls, the mission was clear: begin the future of Warframe’s major story. 

 

Enjoy Whispers in the Walls & Operation: Gargoyle’s Cry over the Holidays. 

 

Forever grateful, Tenno.

 

- [DE]Rebecca 

 

P.S Gauss Prime will be the first major Update you see in January, see you then!