<s>
Warframe	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
third-person	O
shooter	O
multiplayer	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
personal	O
computers	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-save	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ports	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
perpetual	B-General_Concept
open	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Tenno	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
ancient	O
warriors	O
who	O
have	O
awoken	O
from	O
centuries	O
of	O
suspended	O
animation	O
far	O
into	O
Earth	O
's	O
future	O
to	O
find	O
themselves	O
at	O
war	O
in	O
the	O
planetary	O
system	O
with	O
different	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tenno	O
use	O
their	O
powered	O
Warframes	B-Application
along	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
abilities	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
missions	O
use	O
procedurally-generated	O
levels	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
includes	O
large	O
open	O
world	O
areas	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
story-specific	O
missions	O
with	O
fixed	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
players	O
purchase	O
in-game	O
items	O
using	O
real	O
money	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
offers	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
earn	O
them	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
through	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Warframe	B-Application
originated	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
when	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
titled	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
suffered	O
several	O
delays	O
and	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
having	O
used	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
framework	O
but	O
far	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
took	O
their	O
earlier	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
ideas	O
and	O
art	O
assets	O
and	O
incorporated	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
,	O
their	O
self-published	O
Warframe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
Warframe	B-Application
was	O
slow	O
,	O
hindered	O
by	O
moderate	O
critical	O
reviews	O
and	O
low	O
player	O
counts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fight	O
back	O
,	O
the	O
Tenno	O
use	O
bio-mechanical	O
suits	O
,	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
to	O
channel	O
their	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lotus	O
dispatches	O
the	O
Tenno	O
there	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Stalker	O
,	O
arriving	O
too	O
late	O
as	O
the	O
Stalker	O
unveils	O
the	O
entity	O
that	O
the	O
Lotus	O
had	O
protected	O
:	O
a	O
human	O
child	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Operator	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
real	O
Tenno	O
controlling	O
the	O
Warframes	B-Application
through	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Void	O
gave	O
these	O
children	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Transference	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
making	O
them	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
in	O
battling	O
the	O
ongoing	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
Origin	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
point	O
forward	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
engage	O
in	O
missions	O
both	O
as	O
the	O
Warframe	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quests	O
afterward	O
would	O
introduce	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Man	O
In	O
The	O
Wall	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
mysterious	O
entity	O
,	O
presumably	O
from	O
the	O
Void	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
visage	O
of	O
whoever	O
sees	O
them	O
,	O
most	O
often	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
Operator	O
,	O
and	O
Ballas	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
living	O
Orokin	O
,	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
Warframes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
action	O
game	O
that	O
includes	O
elements	O
of	O
shooters	O
,	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
stealth	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
silent	O
pseudo-protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
anthropomorphous	O
biomechanical	O
combat	O
unit	O
called	O
'	O
Warframe	B-Application
 '	O
possessing	O
supernatural	O
agility	O
and	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
basic	O
weapons	O
(	O
primary	O
,	O
secondary	O
,	O
and	O
melee	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
space	O
ship	O
called	O
an	O
'	O
Orbiter	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
an	O
A	O
.	O
I	O
named	O
'	O
Ordis	O
 '	O
who	O
will	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
'	O
Operator	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Operator	O
can	O
physically	O
manifest	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
by	O
projecting	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
disappear	O
by	O
resuming	O
control	O
of	O
it	O
(	O
a	O
process	O
called	O
'	O
Transference	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
possesses	O
abilities	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
Operator	O
can	O
Transference	O
into	O
a	O
larger	O
,	O
purely	O
mechanical	O
combat	O
unit	O
called	O
'	O
Necramech	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
technological	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
Warframes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
space-bound	O
combat	O
using	O
an	O
auxiliary	O
combat	O
platform	O
called	O
'	O
Archwing	O
 '	O
,	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Necramechs	O
and	O
Archwings	O
(	O
in	O
space	O
combat	O
)	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
Warframe	B-Application
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
heavy	O
weapons	O
called	O
'	O
Archguns	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Warframes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Junctions	O
have	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
tasks	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
met	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Junction	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
faces	O
off	O
against	O
an	O
NPC	O
Warframe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aboard	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
manage	O
all	O
other	O
functions	O
for	O
their	O
Tenno	O
,	O
including	O
managing	O
their	O
arsenal	O
of	O
equipment	O
,	O
customizing	O
their	O
Warframe	B-Application
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
crafting	O
new	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
accessing	O
the	O
in-game	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
advanced	O
weapon	O
Mods	O
,	O
called	O
'	O
Riven	O
Mods	O
,	O
'	O
have	O
randomized	O
stats	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
prefix/suffix	O
system	O
characteristic	O
of	O
ARPGs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
type	O
of	O
reward	O
is	O
equipment	O
blueprints	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
new	O
Warframe	B-Application
parts	O
or	O
weapons	O
;	O
blueprints	O
and	O
their	O
resulting	O
equipment	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
directly	O
using	O
Platinum	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premium	O
currency	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
traded	O
for	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
for	O
rare	O
items	O
in-game	O
,	O
or	O
be	O
purchased	O
via	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
avoided	O
using	O
pay	O
to	O
win	O
elements	O
;	O
all	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
non-cosmetic	O
equipment	O
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
in-game	O
over	O
time	O
through	O
normal	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
involve	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
,	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
blueprints	O
to	O
construct	O
such	O
equipment	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
like	O
skins	O
and	O
capes	O
(	O
called	O
'	O
Syandanas	O
 '	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
using	O
either	O
Credit	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
earned	O
in-game	O
,	O
or	O
Platinum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
indirect	O
upgrades	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
bought	O
with	O
Platinum	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
arsenal	O
slots	O
for	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
other	O
equipment	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
via	O
a	O
"	O
Nightwave	O
"	O
battle	O
pass-esque	O
reward	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
completely	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
Warframe	B-Application
came	O
out	O
of	O
Canadian	O
studio	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
 '	O
original	O
vision	O
for	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
work-for-hire	O
studio	O
,	O
working	O
alongside	O
other	O
studios	O
to	O
help	O
complete	O
development	O
;	O
this	O
included	O
working	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
for	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2003	I-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2004	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanting	O
to	O
establish	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
lead	O
studio	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
combining	O
"	O
the	O
intense	O
action	O
elements	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
scope	O
and	O
character	O
evolution	O
of	O
a	O
persistent	O
online	O
universe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
interviews	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
would	O
have	O
had	O
players	O
as	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
and	O
assassins	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
having	O
a	O
bounty	O
on	O
their	O
head	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
targets	O
for	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
used	O
their	O
vision	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
to	O
try	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
only	O
led	O
to	O
more	O
offers	O
for	O
work-for-hire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
remained	O
quiet	O
on	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
for	O
about	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
re-announcing	O
in	O
early	O
2004	O
a	O
revised	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
,	O
now	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
stylish	O
,	O
science-fiction	O
single	O
player	O
experience	O
with	O
stealth	O
elements	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
they	O
considered	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
set	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
within	O
a	O
larger	O
setting	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
Frank	O
Herbert	O
's	O
Dune	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
just	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
had	O
been	O
teased	O
,	O
and	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
started	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
a	O
publisher	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
games	O
on	O
these	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
good	O
deal	O
of	O
attention	O
from	O
its	O
video	O
,	O
including	O
coverage	O
by	O
CNN	B-Architecture
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
console	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Extremes	O
 '	O
creative	O
director	O
Steve	O
Sinclair	O
spent	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
following	O
the	O
re-announcement	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
to	O
find	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
;	O
Sinclair	O
said	O
most	O
publishers	O
were	O
not	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
and	O
instead	O
encouraged	O
them	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
setting	O
to	O
modern-day	O
,	O
within	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matters	O
were	O
complicated	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
also	O
attempting	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Evolution	O
engine	O
,	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
consoles	O
,	O
switching	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
familiar	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
dropped	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
moved	O
the	O
gameplay	O
towards	O
a	O
more	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
survivor-horror	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2008	O
was	O
far	O
different	O
from	O
their	O
original	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
major	O
financial	O
windfall	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
doing	O
work	O
for	O
hire	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
including	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
again	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
IP	O
and	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
growth	O
in	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
looked	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
concept	O
from	O
2004	O
and	O
looked	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
took	O
several	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
abandoned	O
2004	O
concept	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
this	O
as	O
Warframe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
concern	O
raised	O
by	O
these	O
publishers	O
was	O
that	O
Warframe	B-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
player-versus-environmental	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
differed	O
significantly	O
with	O
other	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
were	O
mostly	O
player-versus-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disheartened	O
,	O
they	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
publish	O
Warframe	B-Application
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
was	O
publicly	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
with	O
its	O
closed	O
beta	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
initially	O
,	O
each	O
Warframe	B-Application
had	O
a	O
skill	O
tree	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
unlock	O
completely	O
through	O
missions	O
and	O
gaining	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
tree	O
was	O
available	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
augmented	O
the	O
Warframe	B-Application
with	O
an	O
in-game	O
item	O
,	O
then	O
only	O
purchasable	O
through	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfavorable	O
comparisons	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
a	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
title	O
due	O
out	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
that	O
also	O
tarnished	O
Warframes	B-Application
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
beta	O
for	O
Warframe	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
from	O
their	O
server	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
also	O
completing	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
April	O
2013	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
game	O
to	O
tie	O
into	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Into	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
game	O
was	O
critically	O
panned	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
financial	O
hardships	O
at	O
the	O
studio	O
and	O
forcing	O
them	O
to	O
lay	O
off	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
itself	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
critical	O
hit	O
with	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
receiving	O
average	O
reviews	O
;	O
as	O
IGN	O
reviewed	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
little	O
bland	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Extremes	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
Warframe	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
console	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
until	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
so	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
get	O
more	O
players	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
offer	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
further	O
grew	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
launch	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
start	O
drawing	O
in	O
enough	O
funding	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
viability	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
they	O
retained	O
their	O
250-person	O
staff	O
throughout	O
this	O
process	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
content	O
quickly	O
and	O
soon	O
hired	O
another	O
250	O
developers	O
for	O
Warframe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
found	O
before	O
this	O
,	O
players	O
discover	O
ways	O
to	O
rapidly	O
traverse	O
levels	O
by	O
a	O
trick	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
coptering	O
"	O
using	O
specific	O
weapons	O
,	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
and	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
problem	O
that	O
understanding	O
all	O
of	O
Warframes	B-Application
systems	O
required	O
some	O
commitment	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
that	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
would	O
wash	O
out	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leyou	O
since	O
provides	O
necessary	O
funding	O
for	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
to	O
grow	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
little	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
direction	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
take	O
Warframe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Panic	O
Button	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
versions	O
of	O
Warframe	B-Application
currently	O
support	O
feature-limited	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
without	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
console	O
release	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
provides	O
a	O
temporary	O
window	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
to	O
copy	O
and	O
transfer	O
their	O
accounts	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
;	O
these	O
become	O
separate	O
accounts	O
that	O
progress	O
separately	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
community	O
of	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
voices	O
of	O
concern	O
were	O
outed	O
by	O
the	O
acquisition	O
and	O
the	O
possible	O
meddling	O
of	O
Tencent	O
in	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Extremes	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
bring	O
Warframe	B-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
upon	O
their	O
release	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Extremes	O
has	O
implemented	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
functionality	O
across	O
all	O
computer	O
and	O
console	O
platforms	O
,	O
planning	O
support	O
for	O
cross-save	O
functionality	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
their	O
same	O
account	O
on	O
any	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
also	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
mobile	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Warframe	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
has	O
supported	O
Warframe	B-Application
with	O
patches	O
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
major	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
updates	O
have	O
included	O
major	O
gameplay	O
overhauls	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
Melee	O
2.0	O
"	O
combat	O
system	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
wider	O
array	O
of	O
combat	O
moves	O
,	O
additional	O
planets	O
and	O
missions	O
,	O
story	O
elements	O
,	O
limited-time	O
and	O
seasonal	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
alongside	O
regular	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
equipment	O
to	O
procure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
released	O
Warframes	B-Application
first	O
cinematic	O
story	O
quest	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Second	O
Dream	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
The	O
Second	O
Dream	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Awakening	O
"	O
to	O
Tenno	O
's	O
true	O
nature	O
,	O
as	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
mere	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
human	O
,	O
but	O
once	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
like	O
any	O
other	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Transcendence	O
,	O
the	O
Warframe	B-Application
is	O
temporarily	O
deactivated	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spectral	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Tenno	O
enters	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
channeling	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
Focus	O
Abilities	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
Focus	O
Schools	O
the	O
player	O
chose	O
during	O
the	O
quest	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
Warframes	B-Application
second	O
cinematic	O
quest	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
War	O
Within	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Queens	O
cause	O
an	O
overload	O
on	O
the	O
connection	O
between	O
Tenno	O
and	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
Tenno	O
to	O
seek	O
them	O
out	O
themselves	O
,	O
slowly	O
discovering	O
their	O
Void	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
mission	O
's	O
climax	O
,	O
the	O
Tenno	O
unlocks	O
Transference	O
(	O
which	O
replaces	O
Transcendence	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
ability	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
roam	O
independently	O
of	O
their	O
Warframe	B-Application
at	O
will	O
,	O
weakens	O
the	O
Elder	O
Grineer	O
Queen	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
kill	O
her	O
or	O
"	O
Let	O
her	O
rot	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
all	O
Grineer	O
bodies	O
decay	O
over	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
excessive	O
cloning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
added	O
Warframes	B-Application
first	O
open-world	O
experience	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gain	O
reputation	O
with	O
the	O
Ostrons	O
,	O
side-activities	O
of	O
fishing	O
and	O
mining	O
,	O
a	O
Bounty	O
system	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
five	O
missions	O
of	O
ascending	O
difficulty	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
any	O
mission	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
previous	O
ones	O
have	O
been	O
completed	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
quest	O
named	O
Saya	O
's	O
Vigil	O
which	O
rewarded	O
the	O
blueprint	O
for	O
the	O
Warframe	B-Application
Gara	O
,	O
more	O
customization	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
Tenno	O
's	O
combat	O
pets	O
,	O
Kubrows	O
(	O
dogs	O
)	O
and	O
Kavats	O
(	O
cats/ocelots	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
Tenno	O
themselves	O
to	O
wield	O
their	O
modular	O
weapon	O
,	O
called	O
an	O
Amplifier	O
(	O
or	O
Amp	O
,	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
another	O
modular	O
blade	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Zaw	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Warframes	B-Application
previous	O
cinematic	O
story	O
quests	O
,	O
The	O
Second	O
Dream	O
and	O
The	O
War	O
Within	O
,	O
The	O
Sacrifice	O
sends	O
the	O
Tenno	O
on	O
a	O
hunt	O
across	O
the	O
Origin	O
System	O
for	O
a	O
rogue	O
Warframe	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Excalibur	O
Umbra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
quest	O
provides	O
insight	O
into	O
Umbra	O
's	O
past	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
gain	O
Umbra	O
into	O
the	O
arsenal	O
after	O
the	O
quest	O
's	O
climactic	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
Warframes	B-Application
themselves	O
,	O
answering	O
multiple	O
questions	O
,	O
but	O
creating	O
even	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
Railjack	O
,	O
an	O
upgradeable	O
spacecraft	O
inspired	O
by	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nemesis	O
system	O
in	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
,	O
and	O
feature	O
boss	O
characters	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
fight	O
multiple	O
times	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
boss	O
changing	O
its	O
armaments	O
and	O
tactics	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
past	O
fights	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframes	B-Application
planned	O
nemesis	O
system	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
phase	O
of	O
Empyrean	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
launch	O
delayed	O
to	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Said	O
executions	O
are	O
performed	O
with	O
a	O
newly	O
introduced	O
special	O
weapon	O
named	O
the	O
Parazon	O
-	O
a	O
small	O
blade	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
rope	O
equipped	O
on	O
the	O
Warframe	B-Application
's	O
wrist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Old	O
Blood	O
also	O
introduced	O
Grendel	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
42nd	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
together	O
with	O
his	O
signature	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
earlier	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
named	O
Vauban	O
and	O
Ember	O
,	O
were	O
adjusted	O
to	O
better	O
function	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
current	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
Revised	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
quality-of-life	O
update	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
removed	O
Warframe	B-Application
's	O
controversial	O
explosive	O
self-damage	O
system	O
and	O
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
temporary	O
stagger	O
mechanic	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
close	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
to	O
their	O
explosions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframes	B-Application
third	O
open-world	O
update	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
adds	O
Deimos	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
moons	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
location	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Solar	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Deimos	O
came	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Helminth	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
the	O
functionality	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
infuse	O
"	O
new	O
abilities	O
on	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
including	O
abilities	O
from	O
other	O
Warframes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Digic	O
Pictures	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
CGI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
new	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
and	O
a	O
new	O
Necramech	O
"	O
Bonewidow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
with	O
Lavos	O
,	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
Warframe	B-Application
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
Covid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
's	O
second	O
Deimos	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
then	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
taught	O
to	O
override	O
Warframes	B-Application
by	O
deploying	O
weaponized	O
pulses	O
cleverly	O
designed	O
to	O
disable	O
them	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Necramechs	O
as	O
Tenno	O
's	O
last	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Operation	O
,	O
Natah	O
transmits	O
messages	O
to	O
the	O
Tenno	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
taught	O
the	O
Orphix	O
to	O
disable	O
Warframes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Father	O
in	O
the	O
Necralisk	O
on	O
Deimos	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
shop	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
spend	O
their	O
earned	O
Phasic	O
Cells	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
brand-new	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
his	O
helmet	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
weapon	O
,	O
new	O
Necramech	O
mods	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Expansion	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
47th	O
Warframe	B-Application
Yareli	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
an	O
aquatic	O
theme	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
special	O
"	O
Galvanised	O
"	O
mods	O
for	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
due	O
to	O
player	O
complaints	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
performing	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
melee	O
counterparts	O
in	O
high-level	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
overhauls	O
several	O
basic	O
enemy	O
classes	O
,	O
notably	O
Eximus	O
enemies	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
much	O
more	O
resistant	O
to	O
damage	O
and	O
overall	O
more	O
dangerous	O
,	O
and	O
deeply	O
changes	O
the	O
Focus	O
system	O
and	O
Operator	O
gameplay	O
to	O
integrate	O
them	O
more	O
with	O
general	O
Warframe	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
49th	O
Warframe	B-Application
Gyre	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
unique	O
class	O
of	O
transforming	O
weapons	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Incarnon	O
"	O
weapons	O
,	O
alongside	O
unique	O
"	O
Voidshell	O
"	O
cosmetic	O
skins	O
for	O
Warframes	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
out	O
different	O
materials	O
for	O
an	O
added	O
layer	O
of	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veilbreaker	O
also	O
introduces	O
Archon	O
Hunts	O
,	O
difficult	O
missions	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
hunt	O
down	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Archons	O
,	O
monstrous	O
Sentient-Warframe	O
hybrids	O
created	O
during	O
the	O
Old	O
War	O
,	O
previously	O
fought	O
as	O
bosses	O
during	O
the	O
New	O
War	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veilbreaker	O
also	O
made	O
several	O
quality-of-life	O
changes	O
to	O
certain	O
game	O
functions	O
,	O
introduced	O
the	O
50th	O
Warframe	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Spartan-inspired	O
Styanax	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
him	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
between	O
7	O
and	O
21	O
September	O
to	O
celebrate	O
this	O
milestone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Mike	O
Splechta	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
already	O
enjoy	O
games	O
like	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
which	O
require	O
you	O
to	O
farm	O
for	O
items	O
to	O
craft	O
better	O
ones	O
,	O
Warframe	B-Application
follows	O
that	O
very	O
same	O
formula	O
,	O
except	O
with	O
much	O
more	O
satisfying	O
and	O
faster-paced	O
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2018	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Warframe	B-Application
's	O
growth	O
does	O
n't	O
resemble	O
a	O
well-tended	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
mutant	O
science	O
experiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-played	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
launched	O
its	O
first	O
Warframe-dedicated	O
convention	O
,	O
"	O
TennoCon	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
Ontario	O
,	O
drawing	O
1000	O
players	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
announced	O
news	O
of	O
upcoming	O
features	O
and	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
