bring back old gbs posted:

Haven't booted this game up in a year or so, but is there a semblance of a story yet?

Kokoro Wish posted:

New Machete stance upcoming. Looks really fancy. Also plans to have the ability to dual wield a pistol and a single handed melee weapon (ex: Lex and Glaive, or Bolto and Dark Dagger, etc.).

Oberon update coming. They're looking to synergising and updating his existing powers rather than giving him a Limbo style work-over.




POPE-FRAME

Plus associated Red Veil quest with the opposite tone to Octavia's. No fun allowed.

Kokoro Wish posted:

Oberon update coming. They're looking to synergising and updating his existing powers rather than giving him a Limbo style work-over.

Jabarto posted:

I'm glad to hear this. I've always liked Oberon (fight me irl) and said his abilities are fine, they just need better numbers.

Kokoro Wish posted:

Kokoro Wish posted:

Kokoro Wish posted:

Teaser for upcoming Grineer enemies. They promise it'll be freaky. Also they're once again working with one of their original artists, who designed the original frames like Loki, Frost, etc. This line of stuff is his work.

Jabarto posted:

I'm glad to hear this. I've always liked Oberon (fight me irl) and said his abilities are fine, they just need better numbers.

Kokoro Wish posted:

But you can fail it as there's timers on some of his stuff.

Shalebridge Cradle posted:

Yes there is

It's kinda anime

quote:

Initializing inquiry…

We are designing a Ghost/Specter/Wraith Warframe concept.

We would like to hear your ideas for interesting game-play mechanics, abilities, or other statistics to create a unique concept that plays with the theme and possibility even the death mechanic itself in the game. (But not necessary.)

Also please don’t hesitate to tell us about other interesting theme-similar characters or mechanics from any games you know of that could provide inspiration.

Thank you and we look forward to your brainstorming ideas.

First Pass Abilities:_ Placeholder name, “Ghost”

What we aim to achieve with this concept is a Warframe that is fun to play, tough, and synergistic. While a ghost or wraith themed Warframe sounds like they may be Stealth-related - Warframe is not primarily a Stealth-type game, nor is it particularly a rewarding mechanic. We are referring to Stealth as a whole game-play mechanic, not individual abilities. Ex. Loki has invisibility as a stealth ability, but he can be used in normal combat missions with utility.

All names and terms are placeholder...

A toggle-dash damaging ability. Pressing 1 has Ghost lurch/teleport forward a distance that damages all enemies hit, ending in an AOE explosion upon landing. Ghost is unaffected by clipping and specific objects. Enemies hit receive a chain-like domino effect damage from the epicenter of the landing, if one dies the others receive damage. Think of a mini-Molecular Prime. Aiming downwards creates a slam-attack version of this that gently pulls enemies towards Ghost. Press and Holding 1 has the dash turn into a controlled flight where Ghost can control his movements and does the same effects to enemies of his choosing. Think of the Warframe similar to Ivara’s manipulative arrow ability. Ghost can still clip freely through enemies, doors, and does not trigger alarms this way.

To be determined …

Tombstone - Ghost raises a stone version of himself where he stands. The Tombstone records everything about Ghost in that moment in time - it records your Health, Energy, Unique Resource, Ammo, status, etc. For a duration of a time. Re-activating the ability warps Ghost back to the Tombstone’s location and emerges in the status recorded. If you are low ammo and health, you can recall to a moment where you had full health and ammo. This can work both ways. The Tombstone is un-targetable by enemies, and has an AOE “fear” aura around it. Meaning enemies within its range become afraid and move away. This does not stop enemies shooting past it if they are outside the fear aura. Nullifiers can destroy it if the fear Aura of the Tombstone is smaller than the radius of the Nullifier bubble. Otherwise the Nullifier unit can be made afraid if he steps into the aura but his bubble does not reach the Tombstone. Can be used in death to self-revive.

A two part Ultimate. Ghost collects a unique resource named “Souls” between 0-1000. Attacking and killing enemies with his main attack ability 1 grants him souls. The first part of Ghost’s yet unnamed ultimate simply marks groups of enemies with “death marks” that grant double soul count when killed. This is until Ghost reaches a certain amount of souls in which the ability unlocked part 2 - a Reaper-like form. Ghost’s true ultimate he sheds his “clothing” and becomes a terrifying shadowy Reaper sacrificing a portion of souls to do so. Ghost, now Reaper, is free to move about as the player pleases and slash, dash, and destroy enemies using the Reaper’s given weapons or all his abilities. Enemies marked with a death mark take double damage from the Reaper form, and triple soul count. Non-marked enemies yield double soul count.
Reaper uses duration and soul count to stay in this form. Attacking enough enemies to regain souls, or recalling at a Tombstone when the ability began can extend the Reaper form. Using the Tombstone, Death mark, 1 and 2, Reaper can extend his duration and soul counts.

Death Mechanic: When Ghost is downed he has three options. To recall at a Tombstone; to allow allies to revive his body; or automatically enter Reaper form. He is given the chance to reap enough souls to revive himself, or stay in Reaper form as long as possible to extend bleedout time for allies to revive him. Entering Reaper form happens automatically, which can grant recall or revive to Ghost. Note: Reaper form only becomes available as an alternative to death if the Warframe has unlocked ability 4. Otherwise it is a normal bleed out if there are no Tombstones available to recall.


We would like your help and ideas to develop ability 2 and any feed back on the rest of Ghost’s powers. We are looking for a possible ability that has synergy and compliments the rest of Ghost’s kit.

Kokoro Wish posted:

Teaser for upcoming Grineer enemies. They promise it'll be freaky. Also they're once again working with one of their original artists, who designed the original frames like Loki, Frost, etc. This line of stuff is his work.

Kokoro Wish posted:

Here's what won the Weapon Design Contest:



Grineer whip-sword.

Fish Noise posted:

Keith Thompson, whose style I like to call The Dead Man Does Dead Things To All The Dead People, if anyone wants to see more.

Coldbird posted:

While this isn't a bad concept, the stance is almost certainly going to make it useless - movement stopping bullshit, all the long range attacks being locked behind short range filler in the combos ensuring you are always wasting time and taking damage, etc. It will be frustrating as hell to use.

It's kind of a shame it won, as one of the other entries was a Grineer rocket-powered katana a la Jat Kittag. Jat Kittana.

TheMostFrench posted:

Anti-personnel knuckle duster

Washout posted:

loving hell, we could have had a ROCKET POWERED greiner shovel and instead we get a totally poo poo flame not whip.

Keeshhound posted:

How has it taken me this long to realize that I want a Ballistic Fist in this game?

Cis Lord posted:

Can we do something about those snowmen in the dojo? Pubs keep on dropping by and saying "Nice snowmen! If you would just step out of your moms basement you'd notice winter is over." It's kind of embarrassing.

Cis Lord posted:

Can we do something about those snowmen in the dojo? Pubs keep on dropping by and saying "Nice snowmen! If you would just step out of your moms basement you'd notice winter is over." It's kind of embarrassing.