Devstream #172 aired on June 29, 2023 @ 2 PM ET
Drop: Umbra Forma
Welcome to our last Devstream before TennoCon 2023! In this stream, the team discussed our upcoming plans for the summer. Many of our larger reveals and juicy sneak peeks are saved for our TennoCon event on August 26, but we still had plenty to go over, including:
- - Wisp Prime release date + trailer teaser
- - Echoes of Duviri update, including new Assassinate stage in the Circuit
- - New Incarnon Geneses
- - New Duviri Melee Weapon
- - and more!
Catch the full details in our livestream, or the highlights in our overview below!
HOUSEKEEPING
- - Prime Gaming Tenno can look forward to a Kronen Weapon Bundle coming later this summer.
- - Don’t miss your chance at an Orokin Reactor and Orokin Catalyst via our Gift of the Lotus alerts, live for 24 hours following our stream!
- - Banshee Prime and Mirage Prime are arriving via Prime Resurgence in July.
- - Our Pride celebrations are coming to an end. You can grab the Pride-themed Glyph, Display, and Color Palette in the Market until the end of June. If you missed it, the Glyph and Display will also be available via Promo Code until the end of 2023.
TENNOCON 2023
TennoCon 2023 is happening on August 26th, 2023 and is our biggest event of the year. Learn all about the future of Warframe and join in on the community celebration during this incredible day of festivities.
Whether you’re attending in-person or joining us online, you can earn the Dex Drifter / Operator Suit for free to continue our Ten Year Anniversary celebrations.
A few other things to expect at TennoCon:
- - Cross Save news
- - A special performance for attendees that does NOT involve Reb learning the Cello
- - A new Warframe, whose name officially starts with the letter ‘D’
- - Two Categories of our Cosplay contest: Competitive and Non-Competitive! Competitive entrants can win $10,000 CAD as the first place prize, as well as other cash rewards for runner ups.
ECHOES OF DUVIRI - COMING JULY 27!
In our last major release before TennoCon, we are planning an Echoes of Duviri update. In this update, you can expect:
- - Wisp Prime
- - Assassinate Stage of the Circuit, ft. the Jackal
- - New Incarnon Geneses
- - New Drifter Melee
- - Duviri Dojo Rooms
WISP PRIME
Our interdimensional beauty is officially becoming Primed! We’ve showcased her in previous Devstreams, but we’re ready to show her off in top form, featuring official Art and a teaser from her Prime Trailer.
As a reminder, she is coming with the Fulmin Prime and Gunsen Prime, in addition to a Prime Syandana and Operator/Drifter suit.
JACKAL IN THE CIRCUIT
We are adding more diversity to the Circuit stage rotation by adding two new Arenas for the Jackal in the Undercroft.
NEW INCARNON GENESES
Look out for 5 new Incarnons in the Steel Path Circuit schedule:
- - Boar
- - Gorgon
- - Anku
- - Angstrum
- - Gammacor
These will be added to the Circuit reward rotation, but for those who want instant access to them, we are discussing making these 5 Incarnon Geneses also purchasable from Cavalero for Platinum. Our goal is to simply offer this as an alternative option to players should they wish to skip the wait -- not to make the grind so prohibitive that purchasing is the only option. Only these 5 Incarnons would be available from Cavalero directly, should we take this direction for the Echoes of Duviri update. To be determined!
ARGO & VEL - NEW WARFRAME / DRIFTER MELEE
Teshin’s Cave has a new Drifter Melee available to take into Duviri. This Mace and Shield weapon mirrors the aesthetic of the Dax Malleus enemies, and will allow for successful Parries to lower the cooldown on your Power Strike.
NEW DOJO ROOM - DUVIRI
Share the world of Duviri with your clan members with the new Dojo Rooms, featuring a customizable skybox that allows you to use the aesthetic of your Spiral of choice!
KULLERVO - RETROSPECTIVE AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
KULLERVO SURVIVABILITY
After a week of gathering community feedback, the largest piece of constructive criticism we have seen is in regards to Kullervo’s Survivability. We are aware of the concerns about Kullervo’s ability to be one-shot at higher level content, and are currently testing the following change:
- - 0.25s Invulnerability window if Overguard is consumed
- - Added Ability Strength scaling for Overguard Cap
This is a Code change, requiring a Cert build, so it will not come in a hotfix. With that said, ability kits are an ongoing process, so we will keep an eye out on community sentiment if further changes or tweaks need to be made.
KULLERVO’S HOLD NODE RETROSPECTIVE
If you’ve played our latest update, The Seven Crimes of Kullervo, you may be familiar with the new Island where Kullervo can be conquered and acquired. In this release, we experimented with a special node that gave permanent access to this Island regardless of the current Mood Spiral.
While our original intention was to never lock content behind Mood Spirals, performance issues are a reality we need to deal with, and as a result we cannot have all Duviri Islands available in every Spiral.
Once the Kullervo’s Hold special-timed node expires, we will keep an eye on how Kullervo’s acquisition feels with its Spiral-restricted access. If we need to bring back the special Node again in the future, it is an option we are willing to explore.
OTHER EVENTS THIS SUMMER
RECALL: TEN-ZERO - STARTING JULY 19
We’re continuing our Anniversary celebration with a series of Tactical Alerts featuring some beloved Boss Fights. Participate to earn a variety of awards, including Noggles, the Kydryn Gunblade Skin, and more!
Full details can be found in the official event post.
DOG DAYS RETURNS!
Cool off with Dog Days later this year, featuring a Beachcomber Domestik Drone:
OTHER TIDBITS
- - Extra Operator Appearance Configs may be coming with Echoes of Duviri, but no promises!
- - Pablo mentioned we are looking into allowing players to customize the appearance of their Drifter Melee in Teshin’s cave. No news on whether this is coming with Echoes of Duviri, however!
- - Companion Rework is in the works for sometime this year.
OFFICIAL ART BOOK
An official Art Book is finally here! Let’s take a look at some of the pages:
The Second Warframe OST is also in production, featuring music from the Sacrifice and onwards -- on 3 Records, nonetheless!
Source: https://www.warframe.com/news/devstream-172-overview
Tenno!
Join the development team on a special date of Thursday, June 29th at 2 pm ET for the last Devstream before TennoCon 2023! We’ll be going over The Seven Crimes of Kullervo Update, what’s in store for the days leading up to TennoCon, and of course, more information about the big day of TennoCon 2023!
Watch to earn yourself a Twitch Drop of an Umbra Forma!
See you over at twitch.tv/warframe Thursday, June 29th at 2 p.m. ET!
Source: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1354248-coming-soon-devstream-172/