Warframe's Update 14 adds re-imagined user interface, PvP game mode and Personal Spacecraft

Michael Dunaway
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Digital Extremes has just pushed Update 14: The Mad Cephalon live for Warframe, introducing a host of new features including a brand new 4v4 PvP mode, while also re-imagining Warframe's user interface and menu. Upon logging in players will now access Warframe's various activity windows by interacting with devices located on each player's newly acquired personal ship.

New players will be introduced to their ship through a brand new introductory quest called "Vor's Prize", which takes the player through the process of selecting their first Warframe, introducing them to essential gameplay information and culminating in the player's first encounter with Captain Vor.

Once on-board their ships, players can unlock a quest which gives them access to a Genetic Foundry, used for the breeding of new biological pets like the newly introduced Kubrow. The Kubrow is best described as the galaxy's version of a Platypus as it's clearly a mammal which spawns from an egg, which players must collect and incubate inside the Foundry.

Once hatched, a Kubrow can possess different personalities which influence what abilities it possess. As the Kubrow grows, it can be further enhanced by equipping it with powerful mods or by taking its genetic imprint and combining it with another player's in what amounts to a Pokemon-style breeding technique.

With Update 14, Warframe PvP has been expanded upon with the addition of the new Dark Sectors Conflict game mode. This 4-on-4 game mode represents the largest PvP mode yet and serves as a replacement for the Solar Rail Sabotage mission. During these conflicts, players assume the role of either Attacker or Defender during a multi-staged mission. In terms of balance, at the beginning of each match all players start out at rank 0 and progressively unlock Warframe levels as the match progresses. As a Warframe levels up its power levels increase, re-enabling the frame's mods, abilities and weapon augmentations over-time.

Like clockwork, Digital Extremes has yet another Warframe ready for Update 14 who brings a whole new bag of tricks to the battlefield. Named Mirage, this prismatic frame is a master of confusion capable of spawning illusionary copies, booby-trapping nearby inanimate objects with explosive results, and throwing out a prismatic disco-ball of energy which emits a barrage of burning laser beams before a second activation detonates the orb, blinding nearby enemies.

More details regarding Update 14 can be found on the official site here.

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Michael Dunaway
Michael Dunaway, News Editor

Michael Dunaway has been part of the MMOBomb team for years and has covered practically every major Free-to-Play MMO title since 2009.

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Discussion (29)

GamingMaster 9 years ago
It was fun at first, I played it since close beta but stopped when the game officially launched..

It gets boring after a while and also too many restrictions and overpriced crap...

I hope PWE buys Warframe soon

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Malice 9 years ago
Interesting. Warframe has an extremely short life being a PvE only game, so hopefully they put more of a focus on PvP. They definitely have the systems for it to be great.

May have to check it out again and try out the new PVP mode.

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Seraphyx 9 years ago
If you're coming back specifically to play the content from the tutorial/new content you might want to wait a while. The quests are incredibly buggy at the moment. Wait for a few hotfixes and patches until you start. I've only done maybe 4-5 quests and reached a bugged one. I don't even think I'm half way through the entire new user experience tutorials unfortunately.

Seems like they're going more and more for "flashy" UI rather than functional unfortunately... The new planet menus are cumbersome and slow. The rest work but still don't feel as easy to use as the old ones. Aside from that gameplay (not sure if they've made any changes) feels much smoother. The running and parkour feel like they blend into each other much better so I'm loving that.

GMAlonzo 9 years ago
downloading the update now, but why do they keep changing the damn menu, this is like the 7th time lol

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ZombieMarkTwain 9 years ago
This is what I'm talking about! I've played Warframe on both the PC and the PS4 and I cannot express how excited I am for this update! It's the beginning of something really cool in Warframe. I've been playing since the game was in OB and I can tell you that the addition of player ships, Pets, and a cleaner fresher UI is what the game has needed! Now we just need to wait for the quest system and the games storyline will finally make more sense. Time to fire this bad boy up again. Space Ninjas kick ass!

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Skato 9 years ago
What about the pvp though. Is it super unbalanced? if not i definitely wanna start playing warframe. someone give me some input if they get the chance to try it.

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ok 9 years ago
cool game

greeny 9 years ago
Glad to seee a pvp mode :D

9 years ago


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