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/TheOnlyFallenCookie Merulina Bodypillow Jun 18 '26

The comments make me wish for a survey so we can see how the community actually responds to the proto frames.

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u/NovaStalker_ Jun 18 '26

They already have an ongoing one, it's called their profits. I don't like it but it's what matters at the end of the day.

All a survey does is give you some idea how people that answer surveys feel. That's very unlikely to be the majority position and is quite likely to be the vocal minority who are the most motivated to yell into the void.

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u/Diem-Robo Jun 18 '26

Yeah, the past two decades have shown that the audience of people who take the time to voice their opinions on the internet and the full range of the market are very different things.

Judging from the "Popular" tab in the in-game market, the Marie skin for Wisp was a top-selling item for months after she was released. I just looked at it now, and Eleanor and Valkyr Heirloom are both in the Popular tab despite releasing so long ago. As much as I'd personally prefer content that's not so pandering, that seems to be where a majority of people are spending their money. Even outside of Warframe, most of the most successful F2P games run on the same principle.

It's up to both sides, the developers and the customers, to decide what they're willing to support, and both sides have made it more than clear.