Warframe's First Major 2020 Update Aims to "Review, Revise, Refresh"

Digital Extremes has announced the details of its first major Warframe update of 2020, set to release on PC "early next week" . Unlike many updates of the game's past, however, it will be primarily focused on quality of life (QoL) improvements instead of content additions. Read the full details of the update here or watch the team's latest Devstream above in which they discuss the changes.

This latest update is a response to the Warframe's continuous and significant expansion over the years. As the game has grown with new systems, mechanics and features, it has become something of a 'Frankenstein's Monster'. The different elements within the game don't mesh quite as smoothly as they should, leaving the overall experience somewhat more clunky and less enjoyable than it could be. In the update announcement, the update is summarised as an attempt to "Review, Revise, Refresh" the numerous systems and mechanics that have accrued over the years in preparation for March's major content update, Operation Scarlet Spear, as well as myriad future updates.

While the full details are explored in the link above, here's a list of the features receiving adjustments in this imminent update (taken from the announcement post):

1) Railjack Onboarding Changes
2) Railjack Bug Fixes
3) Armor / Health / Shield
4) Infested Damage
5) AI Aimbots
6) Shield Gating
7) Self Damage Changes
8) Excavator Health/Shield Scaling Changes
9) Titania Changes / Vauban Tweak
10) Reward Changes: Nodes.
11) Select UI Changes from Workshop Part II.
12) 100x Restore Blueprints
13) Sentinel Mods: Shared Usage Allowed
14) Arcane Changes
15) Greater than 100% Status having meaning.
16) Status Mod Buffs
17) Grenade Markers
18) Kuva Lich Murmurs / Fixes
19) Deferred Rendering Preview (opt in).
20) Preview HDR rendering (opt in)
21) FOV

These changes were initially to be implemented alongside March's content update, but it was decided that, in order to give the community time to get used to them, they will be rolled out in their own separate update.

This QoL update will hit PC "early next week" and the next content update, Operation Scarlet Spear, will release in early March.