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Warframe - Proving F2P Can Work

An opinion piece on why Warframe 'gets' Free-to-Play, and why more games should copy its approach to F2P.

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TwoForce3694d ago

Well, Warframe is much better F2P. Their communities is like most respectful. Dev used the fan concept art into their game.

Elwenil3693d ago

Warframe was a great example of how F2P can work but lately they have been ramping up the grind to a point that is killing the fun.

As for the community being respectful, I disagree. The Warframe community is filled with whiny, entitled and spoiled brats that scream and kick about anything and constantly complain or spam the chat with "riot" when things don't go their way. To DE's credit, they take it all in stride and work with the community to an unprecedented level. Unfortunately, this only encourages the bad behavior in the community. Having and expressing an opinion is always a good thing, but sometimes DE would be miles ahead to simply tell some of the more vocal complainers to grow the hell up.

Servbot413693d ago

I agree Warframe is a great example of F2P, but its also literally one in a million.

Hitoemi3693d ago

It was a great example. Now its a grindfest that pushes you to spend money.

iceman063693d ago

While I agree that the grind is real, I also still think that they do F2P very well. The "money" that you speak of can be easily obtained with patience and ingenuity. That can't be said for most F2P games that I know. For them, at some point, there's a paywall. The only real paywall in Warframe are aesthetic enhancements...and even some of those can be free from the trader and reduced with the luck of RNG and some of those 50% off login rewards.
Overall, it does it right. But, the grind is REAL at times.

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‘Warframe’ is now available on the Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide

"Digital Extremes’ free sci-fi epic Warframe, a zeitgeist of online gaming, is now available for Nintendo Switch™ 2." - Digital Extremes.

Neonridr50d ago

nice to see this game finally made it. Hopefully it looks and runs smooth.

TGG_overlord49d ago

Very much so, and I sure hope so. I do recall that people pointed that out for System Shock as well (I think that problem has been solved now).

DivineHand12549d ago

I just downloaded it on my phone a few weeks ago and the framerate isn't bad if you set it to 60hz. I suspect the switch 2 version should fair better interms of performance.

TGG_overlord48d ago

From what I've seen so far, it runs pretty smoth on the Switch 2.

BISHOP-BRASIL48d ago

It's originally a game released in 2013, obviously a lot has been changed since, but still the base code for this game was in development before at least 2011, which means that thing was probably going to run on PS3 and XB360 with a few tweaks, Digital Extremes just chose to skip into next gen... Someone would have had to majorly fuck up for the Switch 2 not to run Warframe smoothly, a game with 15 year old mid power target specs! It's a very light and optimized game by now anyway, it famously runs well on relatively old notebooks with CPU integrated graphics... Hell, even the mobile version manages to not run like ass.

TGG_overlord48d ago

That is true, so there should be no problems like you said, unless someone has messed-up really badly.

1nsomniac49d ago

Haven’t played this since it launched on ps4. Surprised it’s still even a thing.

DivineHand12549d ago

The game has received many quality of life updates since the PS4 days and receives content drops several times per year. The best part is that it is not pay to win.

It is a great way to unwind, but you will need to be active in the community to play this game. Most of the mechanics are explained by youtubers, forum posts and wiki pages.

TGG_overlord48d ago

Exactly. And nope, it was never a P2W title, and from what I understand, it will remain that way as well.

TGG_overlord48d ago

The updates and community keeps the game going.

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How to Get Follie in Warframe (Follie Farming Guide)

TNS: Follie is finally here and you'll have to grease the elbows a bit if you want her for free. Here's how to get Follie in Warframe.

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Warframe and the Shadowgrapher update is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on March 25th

"Digital Extremes blended two major announcements with careful brush strokes on Devstream 193: Warframe will be available for Nintendo Switch 2 (and all platforms) alongside its next major update, The Shadowgrapher, for free on Wednesday, March 25." - Digital Extremes.