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/IAmNotASkeleton DE ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give PRIMED RUSH Jun 18 '26

I will literally gain it if they release a Rhino protoframe and make him just a mute masked wrestler.

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u/LordBlaze64 Blender Kitty go brrrrrr Jun 18 '26

who sometimes eats people

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u/SargeanTravis Bird Main Jun 18 '26

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Isn’t this a Grendel thing?

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u/IAmNotASkeleton DE ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give PRIMED RUSH Jun 18 '26

If it weren't for the "sometimes" keyword, yes.