New Game Mode (Semi-Endgame?)

[Porkloaf]

Since the servers are having seizures, I figure I might as well finally get this idea I've had down in writing. 

This game mode should help address a couple problems with the current design as well as provide a new type of gameplay.

 

-First, we have the issue of the power of fully leveled, fully modded weapons (i.e. the ogris).  These weapons absolutely destroy enemies until you put at least an hour into a defense/survival mode map.  

 

-Secondly, there are quite a few warframe abilities that only affect a single target. While these abilities may be strong, they just aren't viable in any sort of endgame because current endgame consists of fighting large groups of enemies.  

This, of course, excludes single target abilities that have some sort of useful secondary bonus that can't be replicated by a similar AOE ability (i.e. Energy Vampire).

 

-Thirdly (granted, this one is my opinion... although I'm sure I'm not the only one), current game modes get extremely repetitive and boring after so long.  In order to play hours and hours of survival or defense, you end up having to do the exact same repetitive task for the whole duration.  

 

Here's where I'm going with this (if you haven't already figured it out):

I propose a game mode where, much like defense, enemies come in waves. However, instead of meaningless, low-leveled mobs,  single (or maybe occasionally a team/small group similar to the grustrag three) boss-type enemies spawn.  (For those of you who might have played World of Warcraft, this would be similar to the Trial of the Crusader raid.)  Each one of these would have a large health pool and unique abilities/resistances/mechanics.  These traits, along with health pool, could be randomized and tuned in difficulty to match the current wave. A group of Tenno would have to work together to survive and defeat the boss to move on to the next wave/boss.  This would let powerful weapons shine without having to drudge though hours of repetitive gameplay, and allow previously underused abilities to be utilized.  

 

 

[Archistopheles]

I'll pass.

 

Defense & Survival are fine for that.

[SoulDust]

The first and second is contradicting. As for a boss survival, that would be fun. Maybe..

Edited April 15, 2014 by SoulDust