Future of the Necramechs

[Frument]

A bit of a rambling point, but god damn, does it make me excited. I have no idea how to reach DE in any way, shape or form, but... It's my hope that they at least GLANCE here!

Community has been thinking about a modular warframe for a while. A logical extent of the modular systems, of course. A warframe of your dreams, wow. Necramechs could be that modular warframe. Lore-wise, they are the precursors to warframes, even built with special Sentient defences (I have not unlocked the entirety of the syndicate levels, there may be more info down the line, but so far the lore bits are fascinating). Making just "a modular warframe" all of a sudden would be rather strange, comparing it to all the other unique and highly specialized warframes we already have. What would it look like? What would its lore be...? However, a Necramech, an *alternative* to a warframe... With tradeoffs of its own... Could be the modular warframe without disrupting the paradigm.

Heavy-duty proverbial big guns we can bring to the New War? After all, the Sentients are bringing in an army, and we have no competent help at all. Quills, Duck, let alone Ostrons and SU - they are more like information peddlers, finger pointers. And Necramechs were made specifically for that fight.

Of course, realistically speaking, Necramechs are very watered down now. But we do know for a fact that there are more than one type already in the works, and that there are talks about being able to bring the Mech anywhere you want, not just the open worlds. Imagine if a modular part (Of which there are four already, how wonderfully convenient) was responsible for an ability? You could mix and match them all you want! Say, activating the storm shield ability spins your Mech's flat head, so it could mean that it is that part's special ability. Others might be completely different.

It's more wishful thinking, I know, but if Necramechs were properly developed and taken care of, they could become something so much more than just a gimmick hoverboard or a mix-and-match-genetic-pet. A new direction, perhaps. A fresh new era for the game. You'd see Necramechs and Warframes together on missions... Lore-wise, I certainly feel that Deimos is much more impactful than other Openworlds we've had before. That there is something big happening in Tenno's world. Important new knowledge and contacts. And looking at Necramechs, it would be such a shame to see them become another K-Drive. Or another Archwing, god forbid... They deserve and are capable of so much more. 

What if you gave them a way to use Archwing melee? BAM, useless, forgotten group of weapons is revitalized into use! Plus, the huge swords and hammers would be fantastic to use in the field. Slamming a Rathbone in a big sentient, that'd be dope!
They already have Mod system - expand it! Necramechs are so different from Warframes, there's a lot of imagination one could use to invent a mod lineup for the big dudes. 
Too bulky? All new tilesets have been becoming more and more spacious as time goes on. Jupiter's Gas City, Corpus Ship tileset, they both are comfortably large and could fit the mech! If tileset reworks would continue in this direction, then Necramechs would have fewer and fewer problems in the non-open-world field.
Too resource-intensive to make a whole equipment lineup for them? BAM, already have Arch-guns and Arch-melees with a decent variety and starter lineup. I dare even say, the way that there are a couple dozen weapons remind me of Warframe's way-earlier days as well. Humble beginnings that lead us to where we are now.

It's a hopeful fantasy of mine.

(Moved from General, as per suggestion)

[krc473]

1 minute ago, Frument said:

A bit of a rambling point, but god damn, does it make me excited. I have no idea how to reach DE in any way, shape or form, but... It's my hope that they at least GLANCE here!

By not posting in General Discussion. They don't use it. Post it in Feedback (or report your post, have a mod move it & delete my reply).

[Frument]

Hmm, alright, I'll move it to Feedback! Thanks!

[Frument]

(Cleared it up a bit)