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Warframe players have lots of new content to explore after today's launch of Nightwave Series 1. The update is available on PlayStation 4, XBox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Nightwave is "a new ongoing radio broadcast built on fresh, immediate story-infused gameplay". Players will need to tune in to discover new challenges that yield rewards, gear, cosmetics and more.
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It is a battlepass however it's not paid. It's free to everyone and if I recall from a discussion I had with someone, DE intends to keep them free. This is just a way to reward players who play more.
There is no pay to win element to the game and any of the things you see in the shop can be earned via playing the game. The premium currency (Platinum) is the only tradeable currency in the game. Players will trade you Platinum for things they want. Such as if you go farming for parts to build a Prime Frame, specific mods, etc; players will buy them from you. You can then turn around to spend that Platinum on anything in the shop. It doesn't take much either as well as a full set of Prime parts usually nets you between 50-200 platinum and most cosmetics in the game run between 25-100 platinum. As for the weapons and warframes you see on the shop, they can be earned in game just by playing or you can pay to unlock them early. (Bare in mind, prime frames and weapons plus clan weapons are not available on the shop.).
Warframe has one of the most consumer friendly monetization methods on the market right now. I will say there are some mobile style elements to the game. Example, if you craft a weapon, it can take 24 hours for it to craft and warframes can take up to 3 days and you can pay platinum to rush the craft but it hasn't been much of an issue in terms of progression.
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I want to note to anyone who might pick at my post above and state that rushing builds or buying weapons and warframes outright is Pay to Win. It is NOT in Warframe. 1) Anything you buy only effects you. It does not effect anyone else outside of your personal gameplay. 2) If you did somehow want to jump into the PvP (Though not many even touch the PvP), you still need to level up the frame, earn the mods, and mod it for it to even be effective. You are just unlocking the base weapon / frame. You still need to actually progress with it.
Every gear based MMO i've ever played you just gain power to kill the same things that got you the power. Also you're not doing end game in the first 10 hours
The saturn 6 changes look pretty welcome, they give the player alot more control over rewards and access to some powerful new builds particularly umbral forma. Weapon slots and built forma rewards along with catalyst and reactors offers a lot to new players in particular.
You can play it for free, sure, but if you stay around expect to end up wanting to throw some money at DE, i nothing else than just to reward them for a job well done.
They started building this thing for real in 2012, and released the first version around a year later. What they have delivered since then, using a f2p model no less, puts other greedy developers out there to shame.
Yeah, why power up your Warframe to go and kill massive bosses in open-world environments, or be be powerful enough to destroy wave after wave of chaotic and difficult mobs for better rewards.
From what I've heard Warframe is making $150-200m a year and have been at that for a while. Other games may make $500m on launch, and then breadcrumbs later.
No fate but what we make, so make me a ham sandwich please.