Wrapping up 2020, looking toward 2021.

[[DE]Rebecca 187,236]

Hello Tenno!

There’s no preamble that can articulate the impact COVID-19 has had on the game industry. Between game delays (sometimes multiple), cancelled conventions, and more, this year has been very strange.

And we have embraced a constant storm of this strangeness. Because of COVID, our team’s usual vacations simply didn’t happen - where would we go? Our living rooms?

And then the truth has set in: we have basically an entire team with vacation time ready to go in December. We have worked our butts off this year, and we are now all balancing weeks of unused vacation that will inevitably overlap. 

Rather than work on a feature-defining important Railjack Update with even less staff than usual in December, we are moving it to 2021. This is for the community’s sake, and the dev’s as well. 2020 has been a test of resilience for all of us, and has more than ever emphasized the need to take breaks. Our team will be spending time (safely) with their families during this holiday season should they choose so, and we hope that you all have the chance to do so as well. 

We will close off 2020 with a little serpentine Alchemy on PC. Expect Lavos in a mini-update that tests out a new feature in a limited setting: Necramechs in regular missions! Those of you who played our Survival event in 2013 may be used to this type of release (small test before wide release). We will provide more details on this soon - we're airing a special time Devstream to cover all this and more (check that spoiler!)

See you, Tenno 
 

Spoiler

 

[Larsurus 2,255]

Cuul!

Have a nice holiday and rest well!

Oh, and please consider giving us some holiday alerts for Scintillants before you lock the door :)

Edited November 27, 2020 by Larsurus

[trunks013 6,827]

You guys take care alright ^.^

Edited December 4, 2020 by trunks013

[NightmareT12 10,625]

Highly understandable and deserved. Thanks for the hard work you guys have poured this year with the special load COVID meant. Really hoping you guys get a good rest and, in the measure of what's feasible in Canada, you can enjoy some time with your families if possible.

See you in 2021 for what we all collectively hope is a much better year!

[GCrusch 27]

Understandable, Have A Great Day.

Edited November 27, 2020 by GCrusch

[Styx_Prime 103]

Nice 👍

[A7roboBOT 433]

Enjoy your vacations everyone! Have a great holiday season!

[Perfectly_Framed_Waifu 618]

No worries, take your time with the good work ^^

(But pls, give us an appearance toggle so Gara can keep her glorious glass on during Splinter Storm <3)

(Reference pic:)

Edited November 27, 2020 by Perfectly_Framed_Waifu
Added reference pic.

[Great.Dane 115]

This is a very unique situation. I hope everyone stays safe and healthy! The sooner this pandemic ends the sooner everything can get back to normal!

[Voltage 60,254]

Maybe that's why Halikar Wraith was in the notes and later removed.

👀

Edited November 27, 2020 by Voltage

[Loza03 15,890]

I think this is wise. Even in 2019, Railjack's release being kept in-year was... dicey.

 

I wish you all the best of luck! The better care you take of yourselves, the better it all is for everyone. No Tenno is a cliche metaphor!

[(PSN)WPainNS 1]

Ok

 

[Maelphaedor 24]

Totally understandable, looking forward to using my necramechs in normal missions, the grineer and corpus need to feel the smackdown.  :) 

[WidePlay 12]

Take me along! 😅

[Fl_3 700]

Thankyou for the information.

[Fabpsi 5,959]

Thank you for this information!
A good decision, very reasonable imo. Stay safe&healthy. Try to get your mind a little bit away from the usual work stuff!
Enjoy your vacations, all of you at DE! Let us all begin the next year with high hopes & full of energy!

Oh and did I hear "remember 2013 survival stuff" ? I do, and I am really looking forward to see this way of implementing new ideas again! 

Edited November 27, 2020 by Fabpsi
penguins~

[R4ndom 134]

Thanks for situation update.

Hope everyone rests well and enjoys the holidays! Thanks for all the work you have done during this strange year!

[DarthVZ 150]

Surprised Pikachu

[Cerikus 1,618]

I am very happy about this, I was actually kinda worried about the Railjack update, since there are only few weeks until Christmas. Railjack is a thing that can tie this game together perfectly and the next iteration must be perfect. :) 

So I support this 100%. There is no need to rush it this year. Enjoy the vacation, stay safe and take care. <3

[kyori 5,281]

Ah the prime warframe line has now been official delayed by 1, since Octavia Prime will only be coming in 2021

[(PSN)Crackle2012 1,862]

Well deserved!  I hope everyone has awesome holidays!!!!  :-) TY for the update!!!

[SneakyErvin 8,514]

Sounds like a good decision and it is understandable. Considering the whole Covid thing, it has still been a pretty remarkable year with releases given how smooth they've been overall. Now if Liches and Railjack were Covid releases it would make more sense. 😛

Keep up the good work.

Sidenote: I as a swede cannot really grasp the impact of Covid over on the western continent. Talking to my former sister in law in New Mexico it seems like a different reality. Here we barely notice the impact of it, I'm more worried in having a seagul pooping on me when I'm outside.

Edited November 27, 2020 by SneakyErvin

[Digressive 2,259]

A special Devstream time needs a special timetable!

Subscribe to the livestream calendar for all future stream times : https://forums.warframe.com/calendar/3-livestreams

[KirKap 20]

Another holiday without a major update in my favourite game so...
Need to pick another game to play in December then. Even Rebecca playing FFXIV, maybe I should take a look.

[MobyTheDuck 1,998]

While I wish you guys a good vacation and holidays, PLEASE think twice before adding more stuff that no one will be able to check or fix until after January.

Railjack and Liches were a big dung pile because of that. Would be better to focus on smaller things like fixes, QoL improvements and common buffs, instead of releasing Lavos only for him to be in a sorry state for two months.