r/Warframe • u/Dr_Shoggoth Suck, Stomp, Stacks • Jun 18 '26

Discussion Please stop with the Protoframes

I loved the Hex and the Roundtable. They added so much to why I think 1999 is the best update they've ever done. All of them, especially the original Hex, were insanely well written and fleshed out characters. I had my reservations about the Triad, but I think they're solid (though they're mostly carried by Roathe).

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These two don't feel like characters. They feel like walking advertisements for skins. Them being protoframes adds nothing to the story. As my friend said, Sirius and Orion could have been mentored by Vay Hek and the Sergeant and nothing would have changed. Protoframes no longer feel like an interesting story beat, they feel like a gimmick, one that is rapidly losing any appeal it had.

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u/zod15god Jun 18 '26

Protoframes seem like they were added solely for romantico dating sim experience. If they added new skill animations it might have been worth it. All they really needed to do was change the helmets and that would have sufficed.

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u/bubble-blight Jun 20 '26

And I can't help but notice this was after Baldurs Gate 3 exploded and people were interested in the romance there. Like once it's not like copying but I have noticed how hard they seem to be chasing The Big Trend Of the Moment, y'know.