[Brainstorming] Grineer Machine Enemies

[NikolaiLev]

Right now, Corpus has the most interesting spread of resistance types.  Modding to focus on robotics, shields or flesh is a real concern and helps to avoid optimal combinations (you can't have both Electrical and Magnetic, for instance).  However, Grineer lacks this depth, as you can pretty much get away with just modding against Cloned Flesh (viral+heat being the winning combo there).

 

Armor mechanics need some work, since it works simpler than shields do on corpus enemies.  But beyond that, there's another opportunity: making more enemies use the Machinery resistance type.  And naturally, that'd require a whole new enemy type.  Rollers are basic.  But we can do better.

 

Reverse-engineered grineer MOAs.  Small remotely-controlled tankettes.  There are a lot of possibilities.  I'd honestly like to see both.

 

Artists would be helpful for this thread.  But beyond that, just post ideas you have for mechanical grineer enemies.

[Enmity666]

Please, no.

I don't want the Corpus to reverse-engineer Grineer Bombards' Homing Ogrises in return.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Harbinger777

[Arcane_Intelligence]

Reverse-engineered grineer MOAs.  Small remotely-controlled tankettes.  There are a lot of possibilities.  I'd honestly like to see both.

 

Artists would be helpful for this thread.  But beyond that, just post ideas you have for mechanical grineer enemies.

 

I think there was a moa (or parts of it) in one of the rooms in invasion tileset (going through the portal to the grineer ship).

 

Also there is Jackal in Grineer Galleon.

 

Hard to describe, but those things have kept me wondering...

Edited April 9, 2014 by DarkNebula

[Freelancer27]

I doubt Grineer would be any good in robotics.

 

Just look how they sold the Jackal to the Corpus for no reason.

[Cemges]

Viral is ineffective against grineer actually. Its the radiation + cold that excels against grineer. Radiation has innate alloy armor ignore. Keep that in minf. Puncture + radiation + cold still isnt that effective against grineer heavy gunner still. So they are not very different. And slash+ impact + electric or magnetic + slash does good damage too.

[LukeAura]

Put four rollers(Cause they can already produce these things) underneath a metal frame, heavily reinforce the frame with grineer patented ferrite armor, and then add a giant heavy ram to it and have it charge at people.

[NikolaiLev]

Please, no.

I don't want the Corpus to reverse-engineer Grineer Bombards' Homing Ogrises in return.

 

I don't see how that has anything to do with the current suggestion.

 

I think there was a moa (or parts of it) in one of the rooms in invasion tileset (going through the portal to the grineer ship).

 

Also there is Jackal in Grineer Galleon.

 

Hard to describe, but those things have kept me wondering...

 

Indeed!

 

Viral is ineffective against grineer actually. Its the radiation + cold that excels against grineer. Radiation has innate alloy armor ignore. Keep that in minf. Puncture + radiation + cold still isnt that effective against grineer heavy gunner still. So they are not very different. And slash+ impact + electric or magnetic + slash does good damage too.

 

Radiation does not innately ignore alloy, it just has a bonus against it.  And magnetic is just awful against Grineer.  Please check your facts before you post.

 

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Damage_2.0

 

As you can see, while Radiation deals 75% bonus damage against Alloy, Viral deals 75% bonus damage against Cloned Flesh, which all grineer units have.  Thus, Viral is the most superior damage type.

 

Put four rollers(Cause they can already produce these things) underneath a metal frame, heavily reinforce the frame with grineer patented ferrite armor, and then add a giant heavy ram to it and have it charge at people.

 

Hahahahaha!

 

But seriously, I was hoping for some quick concept art.  Something like a more lumpy moa with a gorgon on it or so.