"Classic" Syndicates need Review

[Voltage]

The original six Syndicates could use some review to make them better to engage with and update their mechanics.

Sigils for Reputation

This system needs to go. Players could represent a Syndicate to gain standing through an option within the Syndicate menu or Arsenal. Sigils and cosmetics should have no bearing on reputation gain. This is an archaic mechanic that is the sole reason we don't have Arcane Helmets or Arcane Enhancements tied to cosmetics.

Untradeable Cosmetics

The current Syndicate system cuts you off from completion and cosmetic ownership unless you periodically switch sides to earn new content that is not tradeable.

There are 2 ways to go about this:

• Allow players to max out all 6 syndicates
• Syndicate rewards become fully tradeable with no exception and add a new tab to the trading UI called "Syndicate Offerings". 

Either solution would allow players to earn all Syndicate items in the game without painfully switching back and forth every time something is added in order to earn new items. Locking cosmetics and other stuff behind these mechanics doesn't feel good from a player investment perspective.

Orbiter UI

The UI from the Orbiter currently has a massive Warframe Diorama and tabs for Syndicate groups. The screen space should be adjusted to fit all syndicates on screen. There's no reason why there needs to be tabs when plenty of real estate exists to house all Syndicates across the game. Vertical scrolling could be needed, but that would still be more efficient use of UI space than 5 tabs.

These are the most important and impactful changes I feel would make the biggest difference to players engaging with Syndicates.

[Steel_Rook]

8 hours ago, Voltage said:

Sigils for Reputation

This system needs to go. Players could represent a Syndicate to gain standing through an option within the Syndicate menu or Arsenal. Sigils and cosmetics should have no bearing on reputation gain. This is an archaic mechanic that is the sole reason we don't have Arcane Helmets or Arcane Enhancements tied to cosmetics.

Posted this in another thread, but absolutely agreed. It's high time the horrible Syndicate Sigil system got taken out of the game. Even if nothing else changes about them, just let players pick a Syndicate to work with from the Syndicates console and let us wear any Sigil we want. Syndicate sigils are fugly. Let players have their fashionframe.

[(PSN)Vexx757]

And to add to this, Syndicates needs some improvements that can make it more personal and fun to play.