#react to the grineer and corpus *

[frameconfessions]

I wanna bring Lettie into the future (with her consent) and show her all the new animals she hasn't seen yet in a post-Orokin Empire origin system.

[lots-of-regret-right-here]

I need to see the Hex react to the future because what the hell. It just keeps getting worse. Railjack? Ah- big ship in big space go zoom and shoot yes makes sense. Nechramech? Big combat robot with a weird corn body and a skull but okay. The Grineer and Corpus? Excuse me? Genetically obedient clones bred for labor taken over by 2 girlbosses where one of them really needs to stop smoking cigs and is also currently DEAD. Boxheads where money became its own deity and there are different people in charge because of the board and there is also Salad five who has switched factions more than i have switched loudouts. The INDIFFERENCE STARING AT US WITH EYES AND A GARDEN OF LIMBS??? kinda freaky if you ask me! there is also the entire thing with the animals and like- LOID??? Just the entire Orokin empire in general actually- like what. Excuse me you have done what for how long at what place for what reason??? Yes I too love bloodsports and ruined families for my sunday amusement big smurf man. The hex might no longer be being shot in the ass by SCALDRA, but they will probably be horrified at the "what are war crimes? you mean like running away?"

[fandom-geek]

continuing on my warframe journey, i've just finished the new war (i was told to play the duviri paradox afterwards so that's next on my list)

my spoilery thoughts under the cut

teshin really was dropping death flags as soon as he appeared at the start of the quest, huh? i'm a little heartbroken that no one mentioned him afterwards - sure, i guess the drifter probably doesn't know him (i've got so many questions abt them), but not even the operator after they finally reappeared? he was being so protective towards them too, and they threw themselves into danger yet again to try and save his life.

the whole quest as a whole was fantastic, though. i loved how cinematic it was, and the whole zariman flashbacks were amazing. warframe is excellent when it does horror, and cosmic horror is no exception.

and the drifter was stuck there for god knows how long? did anyone else survive in their timeline, or did the orokin somehow rescue the other survivors but not them? if there weren't other survivors, then what changed/why didn't the other kids accept the deal (i'm assuming all the tenno did), and if not, where are they? and did the man in the wall offer the drifter the same deal as the operator and they refused, or did it not offer them anything to start with, and why?

learning that mother/euleria was the one who made the educational materials for the zariman was pretty great too. not sure how she'd feel if any of the tenno told her that her voice was one of the last things they heard before the ship became a chaos hellscape (i love how 40k-y the void is), but either way, the entrati are by far my favourite syndicate so far.

that final fight against ballas was great, if a little funny for how much it felt like an abusive dad arguing with his wife while his kid keeps getting in the way. i kept throwing excalibur in the way of ballas' death beam before i realised i was meant to be beating him up in those sections, so it was great to see the operator doing the exact same thing as soon as we went into cutscenes again. either way, rest in piss, good sir. i'm not sure if erra is meant to be dead, either, and i'm really curious to see hunhow's reaction to literally any of this since he kinda disappeared after his quest/the archon hunts to get stalker to revive you if you get killed.

(also. potentially controversial opinion. i do find the stalker kinda hot. i love a character who can consistently hand the pc's arse to them, and i'm pretty sure he's the one we've seen touch the pcs the most. yes, i have notoriously terrible taste.)

i'm also a little curious why you'd pick the drifter for the final quest - they don't really seem to have any personal reasons to be involved (case in point: they aren't even sure of ballas' name, lol). i'm certainly looking forward to finding out more about their backstory, which i've been told is the whole point of the duviri paradox. though i'm a little surprised that ordis and lotus don't seem to react to the operator/drifter switching places - i wonder how it appears to other people.

also rip veso, you brave little fucker. having looked at my newly unlocked quests, kahl seems to have survived somehow, so that's nice. it was great to see the corpus and grineer fleshed out like that, and i'd love to see more of it moving forwards.

[derelicthorror]

@a-tenno-called-prin digital extremes does this really cool thing where they have ideas and INDULGE them and i am never going to get over how it felt to get humanframes confirmed real like (bc of course warframes are humans orokin are humans corpus grineer etc it is all people! but humanframe!)

but also i so hope that loid and necraloid come to terms with each other - the former especially. all jokes aside i think that characterwise guy!loid is in a place where seeing necraloid just kind of lands as a gut-punch for a lot of reasons, and he reacts to things that hurt him by getting cold.

you have to warm him up to his little robot twin like he's a skittish horse and you're desensitizing him with burlap

[dad-of-demons]

Kahl’s Garrison and the Syndicates

I just had a thought the other day, how would Kahl and his camp react to the various Syndicates, and my brain churned this out. If you think your favorite group has been unfairly represented, feel free to say how you think it would go. ‘Cuz heavens knows my own preferences leaked through.

Arbiters of Hexis: They try coming to the camp, willing to show new ways of fighting and discipline for Kahl and his small group. He and his brothers have no such interest. It’s not that they don’t appreciate the effort, or the new shiny weapons (even if some of them look a bit fancy). It’s that their way didn’t win the war. It didn’t keep Veils off of their faces. The traditional way doesn’t work.

Cephalon Suda: Kahl isn’t sure what to make of the people in the purple jumpsuits, or the glowing cube it puts him in communication with. They talk a lot, like the flying robot that follows the Tenno. They ask after his Veilbreaker. He tries to explain it to them, how it was made. If more people can break veils, that’s good news to him.

The Perrin Sequence: Kahl doesn’t like the Corpus who show up. They give dirty looks to his brothers, both his fellow Grineer and the non-Corpus alike. He can Chipper mutter about how “the self-righteous bankers” have arrived. They talk to Olvar, trying to get him to join their faction. Olvar looks around the camp, before settling back onto his crates. “No thanks, but I think I’m where I need to be.” No one says anything when Horrek serves him an extra portion that night.

New Loka: When they arrive, they start telling the camp they need to pack up and leave. “You are defiling the sacred ground of Terra! Leave and find somewhere else to sully!” The clicking chorus of guns being cocked make the visitors decide to leave.

Red Veil: Kahl notices evidence of them before he actually sees them. Broken branches not made by a brother. Slashes in tree trunks. When he goes out to scout one day, a hand wraps around his neck, a dagger appearing over his face. “You are fascinating. There is much we could learn from you.” Slowly, he reaches for his belt, and primes a grenade. “Kahl has died once. Only made Kahl upset. You think you can make death stick?” The arm releases him, and as he spins, he sees nothing. Merely a voice from the shadows. “We shall meet again.”

Steel Meridian: Kahl hears the collective hush over the camp before he sees her. Of course he recognizes her. Cressa Tal is infamous amongst Grineer ranks, the traitor who fought against the Queens. She doesn’t make threats. Doesn’t even try to recruit them. She merely hands him a communicator, with instructions. “You ever need our help? Somebody trying to hit you, or you about to hit back? Let us know. We’re always ready for a fight.” Kahl smirks at her words, and the two grasp arms. Nothing else needs be said.

Considering how I would write interactions from the various open world factions (Ostron, Entrati, etc.). If that would be of interest, feel free to let me know!

[moss-sauce]

just some angst with max and tin

[ao3 link]

“Your target is a reckless Tenno, stupidly eager to get the upper hand on us. You’re being bypassed, Zus. This is straight from command. Find them. Do not let them escape.”

Would she be able to do it? She still wasn’t sure. Slaying a Warframe she did not know was different than harming the Tenno within. A Warframe, she comforted herself, could be repaired and healed. Cracked, sliced, ripped to pieces-- the frames are hardy, and a little help from a Helminth was sure to ease their pains.

The fragile bodies within are different.

She is one of those fragile bodies.

To confront a Tenno, to demand they leave the safety of their Somatic Link and their frame, to cause harm?

She isn’t sure she can do that.

She can’t be sure.

Hush cracks a grate vent in front of them, allowing them to slip through. The soldiers here know of their presence, but they’re choosing to stay hidden to make the task at hand somewhat easier. They notice them slipping into and out of vents and grates, slinking overhead on dashwires and pipes, but they do not comment.

For once, these war machines are on our side, they’re reminded. They are solving one of our troubling problems. 

Max slinks in after her, Trouvaille scrabbling up into the vent with the faint clicking of nails. Hush has it together, at least: she’s taking the lead, likely sensing the turmoil within her Operator. She turns back now and again to check on her, tilting her head worriedly.

“‘m fine,” Max brushes the concern off. “Keep goin’.”

This Tenno harmed your friends, harmed some of the Hounds. Intentional or not, you have revenge to take.

Revenge wasn’t a dish Max preferred to serve, truth be told. She’s more lenient, forgiving and forgetting instead of exacting detailed vengeance on foes. The Corpus are one thing, greedy, gluttonous machines and crewmen with one goal in mind: profiting. She can slay them, no issues. Max didn’t feel remorse at slaying a Corpus target, mowing down an onslaught of robotics that had no minds of their own.

But a child like her, she did.

She shakes her head. Now’s not the time to get cold feet.

Hush points ahead. They’re here. A loud crashing accompanies the note, making all three of them cringe. Oh, that sounded expensive. 

“They’re after the mining equipment?” Hush nods. “Typical. Can’t gather the gall to go straight to the source. Must take it out on the machinery used instead.” She tries bravado, a stern voice, but Trouvaille can probably tell how her hands shake as she unholsters her rifle, can sense the trepidation in the air.

She remembers the orders barked at her from a former mother-figure, remaining pointedly nameless. “Destroy their mining equipment. We cannot risk the Grineer developing energy weapons.” Au contraire, faux figure, this is only one of the ways they’re getting their hands on energy weapons. Max smirks to herself. What a sore surprise, to think you are doing something so noble and worthy, only to find it in vain.

Maxis heaves a sigh. Get it over with. Don’t think into it.

She nods to Hush, and they act.

They burst out of the grate, raining hell on the unsuspecting Tenno below. The frame jolts in surprise before reacting, but three targets is too many to keep track of simultaneously. Trouvaille goes in for slashes with his razor-sharp claws at their legs and tendons, Hush picks a vantage point and rains arrows, and Max charges in with her Parazon at the ready.

“Max?” She almost doesn’t hear at first, too focused on her task. Get in there before they can see you. It’ll make it easier.

“Maxis!?” Oh, the voice turns her blood to lead, dragging her down like tar, clawing at her limbs until she slowed and slowed and stopped.

“Maxis! It’s just me!” The voice continues.

You’ve been sent with a job, soldier. Do not cop out for feelings.

Max hardens her eyes, looking up. Datura’s shocked face meets her, and the Warframe relaxes slightly. “Good grief, you scared me there,” Tinleah’s voice rings out. She reaches out through her frame to Max’s shoulder. “What are you--”

“Don’t.” Max snarls. You harmed the Hounds, you must have known you did. Don’t try to worm your way out with songs played on heartstrings. “You know what you did.”

“No, I don’t, actually.” Tinleah answers pointedly, playfully. “Care to remind me?”

“You know what you did.” Max stares straight into the Warframe before her as she growls the sentence again, more to solidify herself than to warn the other.

“Max, hon, I don’t. What did I do? Why are you doing this?”

You have to know what you did! Max begs. You know why I’m here. Figure a way out, so I don’t have to do this!

“Sedna. Three days ago.”

“And?”

“You were there on another sabotage mission.”

“That’s--”

“Do not speak over me,” Max growls. “The Hounds were there.”

Tinleah goes deathly silent. She knows, now.

“You slayed them, without a second thought. You slayed them, you slayed my brethren.”

“They’re not your true brethren,” Tin pleads. “We are. I am.”

“No.” Max grits her teeth, clenches her hand into a fist around the barrel of her Argonak. “They are. They have given me a place to live and stay in safety. What have the Tenno done for me?”

“Maxis, listen, we’re not all like that anymore.”

“What have they done for me?”

“Nothing! I know, they haven’t done anything favorable for you, but just listen! Things are different! We’re no longer blinded or shielded from the truth. We’re as awake as we’ll ever be.” Tinleah’s voice is shrill with panic.

Why does she have to plead? Put your fists up. Give me a reason to fight.

Max stays silent.

Hush watches owlishly from her perch.

“Hush, are you going to just let her?!” Tinleah snaps. 

Hush looks away for a moment.

“Trouvaille,” Tin resorts to him. “Whassup buddy? Whatchu doin’, boy?”

Trouvaille’s tail begs to wag excitedly.

But it doesn’t. He stays still, stock-sturdy and bristling. 

“You can’t do this,” Tinleah barks to her, now. “You can’t. You won’t.”

“I can.” Max raises her rifle. “I will.”

A semi-automatic shot rings out.

Tinleah yelps at the feedback, a pain sprouting in her side through the Link. Datura stumbles to the ground, the point-blank impact jostling her back.

“You--”

“Hush.”

“What is she going to do?”

“No. Hush.” Max’s voice is calmer now. “Be quiet.”

“Why should I--”

“I haven’t killed you, yet.”

Tinleah is stunned silent. Maxis takes the moment to cement the contrary in. “You see, my loyalty to my Queens and brothers is thicker than loyalty to cowardly children, hiding behind their Warframes. You’re safe and sound, hidden away in your Orbiter. You think yourself invulnerable, but you’re not. You’re just as laid bare as the rest of us, when it comes to terms.”

Max stares at her, but no longer with malice.

“Hush,” Max beckons. “Finish them off.” She turns to leave.

“Maxis, no,” Tinleah begs, pleads. “Please, no.”

Hush draws her Artemis Bow back.

“Hush, don’t! Max, s-stop her!” Tinleah cries. Her voice is watery.

Do not think about it, Maxis.

“Hush. Do it.” She flicks her wrist.

Hush stares soulfully down to Datura, and releases the arrows.

The last thing Tinleah sees is Maxis walking away.

--

She awakens, later on. Sore, tattered, but alive. Datura is being attended to by Solise in her Trinity; Tinleah had passed out in her Somatic Link.

The events come crawling back to her.

Maxis wouldn’t have done that.

She hugs herself.

But Maxis did. Maxis had shown up with one task in mind, and as far as she knows, she had accomplished it. Did she know Hush had hit them with a sleep arrow? Did she want to know? Did she think Tinleah and Datura dead, left to rot somewhere on the base?

Solise notices her awakening. “You need a rest, dear,” she soothes. “Come to your quarters. Taffy awaits.”

“I don’t want to.” Childish, she knows, but that’s all she can muster.

Solise sighs. “I know your turmoil.” She lays a gentle hand on her shoulder. “I saw the events on Datura’s playback. I’m as shocked as you are at the events that transpired.”

“She wouldn’t have done that.” Her voice is small, frail and feeble.

“She did.” Solise freezes for a moment. “She’s just messaged us.”

“I don’t want to read it right now,” Tinleah cries.

“Oh--oh, Tinleah, she’s explaining.”

“Making excuses?”

“No, no, explaining.”

“What, then?”

“She was sent straight by higher-ups.” Solise remarks. “Not through Zus. Captain Vor himself sent her to intercept us.”

Tinleah stays silent, festering.

“She was to record at least one solid hit on the Warframe targeting the base. That’s why she…” Solise trails off, waving a hand. “The way she did.

“She wasn’t required to bring a body back for proof, so she manipulated the data to make it seem like we had staggered off on our own. In reality, her and Hush escorted us outside, to a remote part of the asteroid, where I could easily recover you.”

“How does that make it any better?”

“She called for me.”

Tinleah jolts.

“Why would she--”

“She was sent on a job that her life depended on. If she failed, she’d be thrown out of the ranks to fend for herself. She did the bare minimum required. That slimy little Grineer dog did the least she had to, and let us off free at the end.”

Her heart warms. “So, does that mean…?”

“She is apologizing profusely. I cannot get a word in edgewise through it all. Her and Hush are both apologizing, and saying they understand if hard feelings remain.” Solise looks to the datapad in her hand and reads part of the message aloud. “‘It was hard, God it was hard, but I had to, Tin. If I didn’t do it, they’d send someone like Blackwatch in to take care of you. Only I can do that.’” She looks back up at Tinleah. “Should I tell her?”

“Tell her I forgive her. She’s okay. Tell her I’m okay, and Datura’s okay, too.”

“Very well,” Solise hums warmly.

She turns to the datapad again. You’re off the hook, this time, she writes. Pull another stunt like that again and Tinleah won’t be the one exacting revenge.

[entergamingxp]

Warframe dev on working from home, Necramechs and the wild new Helminth system • Eurogamer.net

A world inhabited by infested creatures, an abundance of insects, and a daily power struggle between two opposing sides? No, it’s not the British summertime in 2020, it’s the new Warframe expansion Heart of Deimos, which has just been unveiled as part of this year’s all-digital TennoCon presentation.

The update brings a raft of goodies – including a fleshy open world, K-Drive combat, mechs and warring giant wyrms – all of which should keep players occupied as they search for the origins of the Infested faction. Oh, and there’s also a little thing called the Helminth Chrysalis System, which allows players to transfer an ability to another Warframe (something that should create some truly wacky combinations).

But given this year has been so disruptive for many studios thanks to the impact of COVID-19, I was curious to know how Digital Extremes had shifted its content plans and managed the workload for Warframe: particularly given the game normally receives a fairly consistent flow of updates and content. After watching a press deimos-tration, I had a chat with Warframe COO and dev team member Sheldon Carter, who was able to tell me more about the challenges of working during lockdown, how the Necramechs work… and what the hell is going on with that Helminth.

So first of all, how are you doing? How’s it been working through the COVID-19 lockdown?

Sheldon Carter: Oh, yeah, it’s been a challenge. You know, it’s been a challenge for us to get something like this event and this type of content together over COVID. But after the first month of it, I think we started hitting our stride and figuring out what we wanted to do, and how to work towards it. I may have gotten a little bit of pinkeye from stress in the last little bit, but otherwise, I think we’re good.

How did you adapt your plans for the year ahead? Obviously the Duviri Paradox was delayed, but what restrictions did lockdown place on what you could do working from home?

Sheldon Carter: It did, I mean, we were really lucky that the way we work is we have some of our teams doing advanced work on future stuff. When we looked at Duviri and even some of the stuff we were looking towards such as New War, versus the team that had already started out on Deimos, we actually felt like Deimos had a better chance of getting to TennoCon with the type of content we wanted to. So we just did a pivot, it was one of those ones where it wasn’t what we were expecting to do. If you would have asked me in March, what TennoCon was, I would not have said this. But it was a great set of content and features for us to work in multiple different groups. So we had the Helminth system being worked on by a group, we had the landscape people, and that’s a huge part of our team. And then even for the Warframes and some of the systems we were able to portion it out a little bit better… the cinematic group was also able to take small sections. So yeah, it just really, really worked well for us from a compartmentalisation standpoint to go with Deimos.

More broadly, how have you balanced the need to keep Warframe updated as a live service game with making sure that devs are coping with the difficulties of working from home?

Sheldon Carter: We definitely recognised it was not gonna be the same [level of] productivity as we have had. Outside of that, however… our team, once they get a hold of something, they really impress me. Thinking about what we were going to do versus what we have for TennoCon… you know, it’s a testament to those guys, they really worked their butts off.

Heart of Deimos is the first simultaneous launch of a Warframe update on all platforms, is that something you hope to continue in future?

Sheldon Carter: This is one of those ones where the stars align… we were gonna try it, and obviously what we’ve always wanted is for everybody to be able to experience the content at the same time. We wanted those console players to feel like, ‘hey, it’s not something that I’m getting a couple weeks later’. So we’ve been tightening and tightening, and we’re going to try it with this. Hopefully it all goes well, and it will be something we continue to look at as we go forward. But yeah, it’d be great – even if it was for major updates, I’d be happy with that.

Why did you want to focus on the Infested for this update?

Sheldon Carter: If you look at the other two landscapes, Fortuna and the Orb Vallis are Corpus-focused, Plains of Eidolon is Grineer-focused. So [the Infested] is the last faction in the game, right? I think it provided us with an interesting story angle, and I think that’s what we’re most interested in, generally-speaking, from our open worlds as well. To be like… ‘how can we set something up with a story that’s going to give us new information about a faction, that can really build up the lore’.

On the topic of the previous two open world updates, what kind of design decisions did you make to put a twist on this open world and make it different?

Sheldon Carter: Quite a few! It’s funny, you’re used to hearing in games that ‘this the biggest open world we’ve ever done yet again’, right? And this isn’t the biggest one. This is actually probably our smallest one in terms of size, but the depth we put into it is definitely much more. So there’s way more systems to understand and learn. There’s these beautiful grottos you get to go into and explore, there’s the Necramechs, which is a totally different thing that we have never had in Warframe. We have, you know, conservation pets you can ride. I think the Helminth system is another good example. So we really wanted to take the types of ideas that players are expecting from Warframe’s open worlds, but we wanted to twist them. And that’s how we did it with certain things like that.

Do you have any examples of what you can make with the new Helminth Chrysalis System: are you able to create any really weird or unique Warframe builds and or gameplay styles through that?

Sheldon Carter: So you can imagine the face on our QA leads when we said, ‘okay, so we have this system, and you can take one power from a Warframe, and you could put it on your Warframe. Could you guys make sure all the combinations are good?’ Do the maths, and it’s… oh, god, there’s a million combinations. It’s exponential. So we’ve tried a number of different ones to see what works, and we’re only allowing one power to come from each Warframe. So that kind of limits it a little bit. But it’s insane, honestly, and I’m really excited to see what the community comes up with. And I say that, like, excited, because I’m sure there’s gonna be stuff that’s going to blow our minds. But I think at the same time, we stuck with abilities that players really wanted to see. It was kind of a power fantasy for some players to do this. So we wanted to make sure we gave them that ability without compromising what made the kit of a certain Warframe special.

So were certain limitations put in place to make sure that the Warframes were balanced?

Sheldon Carter: As balanced as it could be with that many combinations. I think one of the nice things about Warframe you know, from a development side, is there’s a very small PvP element, but most of it is… you know, we are dealing with enemies and players getting to tear enemies apart. So if we can give them something that’s powerful and they can find new powerful ways to do it, that’s exciting to me. I mean, within reason.

How do you think the community will react to the idea of sacrificing a Warframe? I feel like normally a Warframe has almost been revered, and here we’re feeding one to a fleshy blob.

Sheldon Carter: I think that’s definitely the one that we don’t know. Which makes it exciting! And sometimes that’s what makes TennoCon exciting, right? Sometimes you gotta try these things. I’m crossing my fingers it’s gonna go over well. You never know.

Can you tell me a little bit more about the Necramechs – such as how they unlock, and if you can customise them?

Sheldon Carter: We have a kind of a two-stage system with them right now. In the press demo, you would have seen Rebecca Ford [live operations and community director] use transference to rebuild a Necramech right in the environment. And that’s open to any of the players (spoiler alert, there’s operators in the game). But for players who have unlocked that and have gone through all that content, that’s kind of a bonus for them, because if they find them in the environment, in the right situations, they can use transference. But to a new player, or even for those players, there’s factions you can raise standing with, and you can learn about. And through those standings you can build your own.

Are the Necramechs going to stick to the Heart of Deimos area, or could we see them in other open world areas in future?

Sheldon Carter: I could definitely see them there. I think we’re going to release with them in Deimos in their home environment, but I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t expand out from there.

So Steel Path was introduced recently, I was wondering what sort of feedback you’ve received from the community on this and how well it’s been recieved?

Sheldon Carter: It’s done really well. I think it’s one of those things Warframe players are always looking for… we were just talking about the insane combinations you might get with the Helminth. I think players are always trying to find a way to test their skills and their abilities with more and more difficult content. So this is one of our answers to that. I wish I had engagement numbers for you, but it was incredible to me how many players engaged with that system and have gone all the way up through it already. So from an engagement perspective: yeah, super great. I think there’s still more work to be done there. But we’re happy with the feature in general.

On that point, I think some in the community were wondering about maybe higher drop rates for rewards for Steel Path. Do you know if that’s a possibility?

Sheldon Carter: Usually it’s me who looks at the rewards, I definitely have heard that feedback. So we were looking at that stuff, for sure.

Is there any news on progress for the Command Intrinsic?

Sheldon Carter: Yeah, it’s coming. That’s about all I have right now. It’s not forgotten, but we decided to go with this swath of content that’s coming out. What’s cool is that usually at TennoCon, we’re showing you content and it comes out a year later. I mean, this is coming out weeks later. So hopefully you will be able to get right into that. And then we can focus on some of the other stuff that we’ve been working on for the other systems as well.

So we’re obviously coming up to next-gen console time: I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about how Warframe will transfer over? Is it going to be fairly seamless, will there be any noticeable changes for players?

Sheldon Carter: I think at this point we haven’t done anything officially to announce around next-gen and what we’re doing, but we’ve been, you know, speaking with all of our partners, we’re excited to see what’s gonna happen with Sony with the PS5 and with the Xbox Series X as well. But yeah, we’re really excited about the next gen and the hardware.

One final question, it’s very important: are you able to catch the flying fish in the Heart of Deimos?

Sheldon Carter: Can you catch the flying fish? The answer to that is yes. Yes. You have to be able to fish, right?

from EnterGamingXP https://entergamingxp.com/2020/08/warframe-dev-on-working-from-home-necramechs-and-the-wild-new-helminth-system-%e2%80%a2-eurogamer-net/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warframe-dev-on-working-from-home-necramechs-and-the-wild-new-helminth-system-%25e2%2580%25a2-eurogamer-net

[luuluu-and-mugi-adventures]

Today on Luuluu & Mugi Adventures.... Mugi is stuck alone!

No adventures today. Luuluu is off on business or something like that. Mugi’s day is filled with helping Uncle Simaris with research so y’all get research on Mugi!

What is your name?

   Mugi is named Mugi. She does not remember a last name, even though she is sure she had one.

What model/s of Warframe do you use, mainly?

   Mugi generally uses whichever frame is best for the job. Although she does prefer Ember, Nidus, Banshee, Rhino or Mag. She HATES Loki, but she isn’t sure why.

What weapon/weapon type is your favorite?

   Mugi looooves Shotguns, but she also likes the Ignis.~

What is your style of fighting? Do you rush in headlong, or prefer to sneak around?

   Mugi is very very bad at sneaking. She makes an excellent distraction though. 

Which Syndicate, if any, do you belong to?

   Mugi takes jobs Red Veil but she prefers the people of Ostron. Mugi also likes researching with Uncle Simaris even though she will call him an ass from time to time.

Which of the five Schools, if any, do you belong to?

   Madurai

Do you agree with the Lotus? Do you view her as a mother, a tyrant, or somewhere in between?

   Mugi never saw her as a mother, but neither as a tyrant. As far as Mugi is concerned they have a symbiotic relationship. Lotus uses Mugi to get things done that Lotus wants done and Mugi gets information. Mugi does find Lotus to be obnoxious at times, specially when Lotus tries to pretend to be a mother figure.

How do you feel about the noncombatant civilians of the system? Are they invested in their protection, or are they vague and unimportant?

   While Mugi is not super invested in their well being she has grown fond of some civilian groups. Mugi will however react violently to anyone hurting a child or young person.

Where do you stand in the Corpus vs. Grineer war, if anywhere?

   Mugi has no love for either the Corpus or the Grineer. That being said Mugi has no issues taking pay to fight for one against the other. 

What are the top five things you believe are most important and worth fighting for? These can be abstract concepts or material possessions.

   1) The thrill of it. Mugi won’t deny that she loves the thrill of a battle, Mugi will not fight for no reason though.

   2) Knowledge, History, and Information. 

   3) Papa Ordis

   4) Mugi’s new family

   5) Mugi would also kill for her “puppy” Cerberus. (Mugi could more than likely use him as a war horse but Mugi won’t) 

How much of your life before being put in stasis can you remember?

   Mugi doesn’t remember a lot, but she does remember the ten-zero incident.

Do you miss anything about it?

   Not really, but it’s hard to miss what one doesn’t remember.

Who were you during your lifetime as a human, regardless of whether or not you remember?

   She doesn’t really remember but Mugi was raised by her two  Archimedian mothers, both were very involved in genetic studies. Mugi got her thirst for knowledge from them, though basically suffering from amnesia might help that along too.

How do you see your Warframe? As just a tool? As part of their identity?

  Mugi had pretty much thought she was the warframe while she was in stasis so she still thinks of them as an extension of herself. That will more than likely never change.

Is there any symbolism behind your chosen color scheme and energy color? Do you wear the colors of your Syndicate?

   Mugi picks what Mugi thinks looks pretty at the time. This is of course subject to change, and usually does frequently. 

What do you do during downtime between missions? 

   Mugi usually talks with Papa Ordis, she feels that he was very lonely waiting for her. Mugi also likes to do research for Uncle Simaris, and sometimes she will just harass her twinno LuuLuu. Now that Mugi has personal quarters sometimes she will just some out to the music she has collected. (Mugi is very sad that Papa Ordis torched his things to make room for it.)

Do you try to modify your Warframe cosmetically, and make it unique?

   Mugi puts a high value on uniqueness. She wants herself and her warframe to stand out.~

How do you interact with the rest of the inhabitants of the system? Do you treat your allies warmly, or with disdain?

   The only allies Mugi might treat with disdain would be the Corpus or Grineer when they pay her to fight for them.

How do you view yourself and your fellow Tenno? Are they monsters barely kept in check by the Lotus’s guidance? Are they the saviors of the system?

   Mugi believes that no Tenno are monsters. If a Tenno lost their humanity it was only because they were driven beyond what one could handle, more than likely by the Orokin. Mugi also believes that the Lotus’ “guidance” should not be blindly followed.

Does the bloodshed they cause bother you? Would you put down your weapons, if you could?

   Mugi generally isn’t upset by bloodshed. Mugi knows when she kills it is to protect or avenge those who need it. She knows that there will always be evil so her weapons will have to be pried from her cold dead hands.

Assuming there was no war, what would you want to be doing with your life?

   Even if there was no war Mugi would still be fighting in one form or another to help and support people she believes deserve it.

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OCtober day 10 is memes. i am so sorry for this. the only reason i am posting it is bc i know my friends willnot ridicule me for it

unlike tin @canadiangold

“Why do they just stand there like that after you hit them when they’re ‘asleep’?”

“Uh. What?”

Max elaborates. “You’ve never noticed that? Hush hits them with a Sleep Arrow to make things easier, then we both chip in at damaging the thing while it just kind of stands there menacingly.”

“I...guess I haven’t?” Tinleah utters.

“Well, then, when we inevitably attract the attention of our favorite adapting robo-farmers, I’ll have to show you what I mean.”

The mission on Lua is a simple one, as always: help sway the battle’s victory to one side, find Orokin caches along the way. Tinleah was supposed to act indifferent between Corpus and Grineer, but would somehow, always, miss a shot that was intended for a Trooper and land it on a MOA instead.

Max, fortunately, did not seem to notice, or at least didn’t bring it up.

“They’re sure taking their time, this go,” Max snorts from beside Hush, peering around a jagged chunk of plaster and chucking little stones to distract the distant Corpus units. Trouvaille crouches near them, awaiting a command.

“For real. They usually--” The lights flicker tellingly, the eerie reverberating groan resonates throughout the area. “Ah. Seems they can tell when they’re being spoken of.”

“Right on time.”

A pair of Oculysts descend, beginning their idle search of the area as they hum breathily and scan.

“Want me to just take a potshot at one, to alert them?” Tinleah asks, already scoping in on the blue ghostly figures.

Max doesn’t answer.

Max isn’t next to her anymore.

“For crying out loud, girl,” Tin groans, slinging herself back into Transference within Datura.

Max is sauntering up to the scouts casually, right behind their backs.

“What are you doing?” Tinny hisses to her.

“They can’t hurt anything,” Max shrugs. “Apparently they can’t hear well, either.”

“Okay, cool. What happens when they turn around and find you? What then?”

One of the Oculysts spins on its spindly feet, almost taken aback at the lifeform behind it. It meticulously begins to scan Max, as it does with all things it finds.

“I, uh,” Max pauses. A blue outline of her form appears, showing that the scan is progressing.

So what does she do, when faced with two scouts that could readily summon hardy, adapting warriors that can deal deadly damage?

“This is Maxis we’re talking about,” Solise laments, seeming to have read her mind.

“Maxis, get out,” Tin huffs exasperatedly.

Hush seems to know what’s going on. Of course she does, it’s her Operator. If it was possible, Hush would have a deadpan, tired look in her eyes. She still seems to convey the feeling as she waves a hand in her direction, signaling that the point is useless to push.

Indeed, what does Max do?

She stupidly crooks her arms skyward at an angle, covering her face as her head tilts down.

“Oh, by the Void, Tinleah, you couldn’t have chosen better?” Solise chides with no real venom in her voice. 

Hush doesn’t react. She’s used to it. Trouvaille seems to be read to leap in if necessary. Tinleah is absolutely dumbfounded.

A pale blue outline of Max’s body forms in the air as the Oculyst finishes its scan. Max skitters back to her friends and Warframe hurriedly as they rocket off into the sky.

“Anyways, yeah. Those dudes will stand there like this,” she holds her arms straight out to her side in a perfect ‘t’ shape. “And they just chill until you kill them or they wake up.” As if she hadn’t just done that. 

“You are simply…” Baffling? Stupid? Careless? Reckless? Moronic? “Astonishing. You know that? You just dabbed at a Sentient. You know how long it’s been since the Origin System has seen a dab?”

“Not that long.”