Warframe Slots Update?

[EmeDLancer]

With 65 Warframes (excluding Excalibur Prime) now available in the game, starting off with 2 Warframe slots can seem overwhelming for newer players.

I think we should have Warframe classes. E.g: Support class, Offense class.

 

How should it be improved?

I think we need to allow the players to have at least one Warframe per class to help them through each game mode. I'm hoping that in the Warframe tab in the inventory, DE includes 5 base Warframe slots which are class-specific; e.g in the "Stealth" slot is for stealthy Warframes like Ivara, Ash, Wisp? and Loki, and "Support" for Trin, Oberon, Wisp, Nova etc, and vice versa. Players must fill up these class-specific slots before they can buy more universal slots. The first Warframe of any class that is stored in the inventory will fall into that class's slot. If that Warframe is deleted or sold for credits in the future, the Warframe's slot will be open and will automatically drag another existing Warframe of the same class into that slot. If there are no replacements, the slot will remain open and empty, and have to be filled up again before buying more universal slots.

Something similar can be done for Weapons

 

I attempted to make the most basic design possible to visualise this (Warframes in the slots may not match the slot class coz idk how to edit that lel):

http://imgur.com/pkrC5av

http://imgur.com/ySS2HAk

[GnarlsDarkley]

5 minutes ago, EmeDLancer said:

I think we need to allow the players to have at least one Warframe per class to help them

 

5 minutes ago, EmeDLancer said:

"Support" for Trin, Oberon, Wisp, Nova etc,

Link Trin is a Tank, not a supporter. Nova can nuke with her 2. Or an even better example is Equinox. Nightform is more the defense/supporting one and dayform is offense/supporting. How to handle these?

[EmeDLancer]

As with the example for Wisp, she can fall into multiple classes. We could maybe get class priorities, and it will fall into the slot matching the higher class priorities. I wish I could give better designs and example prototypes hehe

Feel free to add on to the idea or even criticise it. I'm all ears

Edit: You will see this again coz I put it as a reply instead

Edited August 17, 2019 by EmeDLancer

[EmeDLancer]

Just now, GnarlsDarkley said:

 

Link Trin is a Tank, not a supporter. Nova can nuke with her 2. Or an even better example is Equinox. Nightform is more the defense/supporting one and dayform is offense/supporting. How to handle these?

As with the example for Wisp, she can fall into multiple classes. We could maybe get class priorities, and it will fall into the slot matching the higher class priorities. I forgot about all the Trin being tanky hehe

Feel free to add on to the idea or even criticise it. I'm all ears

[GnarlsDarkley]

Just now, EmeDLancer said:

and it will fall into the slot matching the higher class priorities.

Still Equinox. What her priority? offense (Maim), defense (Mend, Pacify, Rest) or support (Mend, Provoke, Rage)?

Your idea would make it more confusing instead of "just buy a cheap new slot"

[EmeDLancer]

Just now, GnarlsDarkley said:

Still Equinox. What her priority? offense (Maim), defense (Mend, Pacify, Rest) or support (Mend, Provoke, Rage)?

Your idea would make it more confusing instead of "just buy a cheap new slot"

True, But if it gets too complex, she could just fall into a general class I call "Others"

[DatDarkOne]

2 hours ago, EmeDLancer said:

Players must fill up these class-specific slots before they can buy more universal slots.

NOPE!! Why you may ask?  simple.  read below

2 hours ago, GnarlsDarkley said:

Your idea would make it more confusing instead of "just buy a cheap new slot"

 

[EmeDLancer]

8 hours ago, DatDarkOne said:

NOPE!! Why you may ask?  simple.  read below

I mean, its just the base 5 or 6 slots that are locked. New players get additional two universal slots on top of that.

Nevermind I'm slightly confused by what I'm trying to say myself. Maybe you guys are right

[PrawiSucia]

Nope. It will be confusing. Why not just add more slots for new players. 5 slots maybe.

[5H4DE]

Most warframes we have fall into multiple classes depending on how you build. I'd rather they just increase the number of starting slots for both warframes and weapons. Give new players 6 warframe slots and 12 weapon slots.