Rescue Incentive: Companions/tenno Initiate

[ukovalian]

Back story:

“Both grineer and corpus have gone too far. Now not only are they taking our operatives but or initiates as well. I must ask you to free them tenno if you do they will become your student and you there teacher” – lotus

 

Each rescue past level 15 has a 20% chance to be rescuing a tenno initiate. The initiate will be held in a large cell in the center of a mid-large room, guarded by a large security detail. To gain access to the cell you are required to acquire two grineer cyphers, tht are being held by any two of the cell guards, these allow access to two terminals that control the cells lock and power supply once done all that is required for you to do is…violently disassemble that 8 restraining bolts attached to his handcuffs and neck collar. once remove the tenno initiate is free to move but still has the restrains around his neck and wrists, While like this they only have one attack:

Shoulder barge: 50 impact 100% knock down

Jobs

Resource collection

send your companion out to collect resources Cost: depending on rarity the cost varies from 1,000-20,000 polymer bundle-orokin cell and takes anywhere between 2-8 hours PB-OC

Success rate: 60/40% success/fail rate with 5% for critical on both sides. Critical success comes back (at half time/with half the money) and the reward. Critical fail companion dies/severely hurt (not sure which)

Rewards: if companion is successful he has a 100% chance to bring back one specified resource in quantities of 1000-4 nano spores-orokin cell

Blue print collection Sam as resource but with 50/50% chance and 6% critical and only non-market blueprints

Build room Companion helps with research reducing research time by ⅓ but requires ¼ more resources

Research Same as building

Battle

The companion follows you into battle with three weapons that you gave them while in the dojo (one of each type). They will also follow commands given from their host

Commands take cover/follow-quick key C, order your companion into/out of cover

Concentrate fire-quick key X, order you companion to concentrate on one target until it is dead. If it leaves line of sight companion will resume shooting the biggest threat to him/herself until target comes back into view

Hack terminal- quick key Z, order your companion to hack a terminal with a 10% fail rate.

Revive team mate- quick key V, order your companion to revive a fallen team member. Takes 1.1 times longer

Companions have 100 health, 100 shields, no energy (no abilities), 100 armor, 1.0 sprint. Max. of one per frame they also do not count to squad limit

other possible ideas

companion moding If this were to happen they would have 8 mod slots and except general Warframe mods. Companions would have a V and D polarity

Companion upgrading This follows from the last idea When your companion reaches rank 30 you can upgrade them to a Warframe This changes two of their mod slots to ability mod slots, the pre-set mod polarities of the frame given, the energy supply of the frame and it’s main up and down side e.g. frost +shields –sprint, ash +health –armor. They also can only have two abilities equipped at any one time. They also cannot be equipped with prime frames

Acceptance rarity They only have a 20% chance to join you

Edited April 18, 2014 by ukovalian

[Omegarick]

I think hostages are too easy to save for this.

[ukovalian]

True but I always found rescue mission a little meaningless

But if you find that the mission is too easy for the reward how about a slight change to the mission: Instead of there being a 20% chance of them joining you a 20% chance that you have to rescue a tenno initiate that is guarded by a heavy security detail and to gain access to their cell you need to hack two terminals, one to open the cell and one to cut the power, once opened you gain access to their cell and are required to cut them free as they are bolted down with a neck collar and hand cuffs that have four poles connected to the wall and one to each other. While like this they only have one attack: Shoulder barge: 50 impact 100% knock down

Edited March 29, 2014 by ukovalian