[Quest & Mechanic Concept] "Memories of the Armor" {Spoiler Warning}

[FoxFX]

Tenno,

Your bond to Transference strengthens each day, but now it is time to remember a new form of power.

Do you recall the time the Stalker held you in its hands, or your Warframe pierced by Hunhow's sword? Was it you who commanded your Warframe to break the weapon?

Much like the Specters that guard the Solar Rails, the metal husks you command once were controlled by another. The armor can remember the touch of its masters; your Warframe can contain a memory of its past.

Through the power of the Void, you were able to recollect the memories sealed from your mind. What if I were to tell you that it is possible to perceive the past of your Warframes with that very power? You can.

This method to read your Warframe's past, this "Memory Tracing," was a technique mastered by the best of the Tenno to demand full control of their Warframes, to prevent incidents like a 'Specter' from going out of control, but to also unlock the hidden powers of the Warframe.

Use the power of Memory Trace to grant true mastery of your Warframe, and to remember the past you once lost in the dream.

-Teshin

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INTRODUCTION

This was a past idea I never got to finish up and was suppose to be a response long ago for the lack of Warframe passives. However, I returned to this to see if I could reintroduce this idea and correlate it to the new Operator Mode.

The core idea behind this mission is simple: the Operator being able to use their Void powers to tap into the residual memories and recollection of a specific Warframe unlocking a special quest.

The core concept of this is a term called Psychometry: An ability where the user obtains historical memories in a somewhat supernatural psychic manner. With objects they gain the knowledge including the makers, users, and even those who have on passing used the object, and what has been done with it.

 

MEMORY TRACE QUESTS AND MISSIONS

• The mission is unlocked after The War Within for lore purposes
• Players will then be able to go in the Quest menu to seek out a special Memory Trace Quest
• Memory Trace Quest of a specific Warframe can only be completed by player using that specific Warframe to make it feel that they are diving into the past and lore of their Warframe
• Each Warframe has a special Memory Trace Quest attached to them where players get to see and relive special events in the Warframe timeline based on which Warframe they are using Memory Trace with
• Unlike past Quests, when you start a Memory Trace Quest, the weapon loadout is already set for the Warframe during the quest

 

POSSIBLE REWARDS FROM THE MEMORY TRACE QUEST

• Core Reward for completing a Warframe's Memory Trace Quest is to have the ability for that Warframe to fight and protect the player whenever you enter the Operator Mode.
  • In this reward, once entering the Operator Mode the Warframe will fight and protect the Operator much like how the Specters behave. However there can be new additional buffs added to your Operator mode if the Warframe you eject from has completed its Memory Trace Mission
• Another possible reward is to unlock a new "hidden ability" for your Warframe. This unique 'Perceptive Power' could be a new additional passive power your Warframe has access to once you have completed the

 

EXAMPLES OF MEMORY TRACE MISSIONS FOR WARFRAMES AND THE POSSIBLE REWARDS

 

Spoiler

 

• Excalibur
  • Memory Trace Lore: The Operator uses Memory Trace to explore the memory of the Orokin's first attempt to use the first Warframe to defeat invading Sentients. Players will use Excalibur's melee prowess to thwart Hunhow's drones.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator Mode melee attack will now have the Operator attack with a Void Sword dealing high IPS Damage.
  • Perceptive Power: Activating Radial Javelin temporarily gives Excalibur two Energy Skanas that attack along with Excalibur's melee attacks. These energy blades will add more to the combo counter.
• Ash
  • Memory Trace Lore: A past Operator is tasked to explore an Orokin controlled settlement to hunt down a "defective Grineer." Rumors of Grineer attempt to revolt the Orokin Lords are starting to rise, and they send their assassin Warframe to hunt the ring leader.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator Mode crouch ability creates an aura of invisibility.
  • Perceptive Power: Finisher attacks from Ash have a 100% chance to drop a 100 Health Orb. Bladestorm attacks will have a 30% chance for an enemy killed to drop a 100 Health Orb.
• Ember
  • Memory Trace Lore: In the eve of the Orokin incident known as the Collapse, they send an Ember to the Derelicts to retrieve a sacred treasure.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator Mode Void Laser now deals increased damage and can cause a Heat proc.
  • Perceptive Power: Heat damage and procs from Ember's abilities will burn Armor based on a portion of the Heat damage inflicted.
• Equinox
  • Memory Trace Lore: Tyl Regor's forces are breaking into a forbidden tomb unaware of an Equinox Specter obeying its last order: to NOT let anyone into the tomb. Witness the capture of Equinox in the hands of Tyl Regor.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Void Dash through enemies can recover the Operator's Health and can refund a small amount of the Operator's Energy.
  • Perceptive Power: Receiving damage while in Night Mode's Metamorphosis's buff increases the duration of Metamorphosis or a few seconds. Killing an enemy in Day Mode's Metamorphosis's buff increases the duration of Metamorphosis for a few seconds.
• Valkyr
  • Memory Trace Lore: Witness the Valkyr Specter's attempt to escape from Alad V's laboratory.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Receiving damage once in Operator Mode grants a +XXX% damage buff to the next Void Blast.
  • Perceptive Power: Killing an enemy under Hysteria will reduce the self damage from Hysteria's effect by XXX% of the Health Orb.

• Zephyr
  • Memory Trace Lore: Zephyr is tracked and targeted by Kela De Thaym's forces. The Zephyr Specter is assisted by a Rathuum Escapee in hopes to join forces against the Grineer's capture.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator Mode allows multiple mid-air jumps at the cost of low Energy.
  • Perceptive Power: Zephyr can now jump in mid-air requiring less energy. Each mid-air jump resets Zephyr's Air-Glide timer. Zephyr will also gain additional critical chance each second it stays in mid-air. Critical chance bonus resets once Zephyr lands on the ground or Wall Latches.

• Frost
  • Memory Trace Lore: In the distant snow mountain, Lieutenant Lech Krill prepares himself and his platoon for a showdown against the "Ice Guardian." What secret does this mysterious Specter protect?
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator attacks has a chance to cause Cold Proc.
  • Perceptive Power: Cold Procs afflicted to enemies by Frost's Abilities make enemies affected more vulnerable to Slash, Impact, and Puncture attacks.

• Titania
  • Memory Trace Lore: The protector of the Silver Grove must use its power to quell the 3 rouge Specters. Can the power of Titania turn a new leaf in these 3 invaders? Defeat the 3 Specters and rid of the corruption.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operators gain status ailment resistances.
  • Perceptive Power: Enemies killed by Titania have a chance to spawn a Razorfly Drone. Razorfly Drones surround Titania when it is not in Razorwing Mode with a chance to protect instance of damage.

• Limbo
  • Memory Trace Lore: In an Orokin's Warframe test facility, an Operator is to test and see if Limbo can open a gateway that would unleash a huge blast of the Void. However, an incident occurs that causes convicts banished into the Void to return and attack the facility. It is up to the Operator of Limbo to defeat these escaped convicts and close the Rift between the planes, but at a devastating cost of both the Warframe and the Operator's life.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator Mode will instead temporarily move the Operator in the Rift.
  • Perceptive Power: Melee Channeling Attacks from Limbo can hit enemies from the opposite plane but at a cost of additional energy. Limbo and allies will also gains XX Damage Reduction per second inside the Cataclysm.

• Rhino
  • Memory Trace Lore: A Rhino Specter investigates and thwart a transaction between the Grineer and Corpus. Observe the event that leads to the Gradivus Dilemma!
  • Operator Mode Perk: The Operator gains Armor and has its running speed increased.
  • Perceptive Power: Running with Rhino grants increased Armor after running for >3 seconds. This buff is removed when Rhino is not running after a few seconds. Running into an enemy with this buff active can knockdown the enemy dealing damage based off a portion of Rhino's Armor.

• Inaros
  • Memory Trace Lore: The "sky men" laid waste to a colonies home. Their cries awaken and enrage Inaros. Play as an Inaros Specter and wake up Sand Guardians to help drive away the invading Grineer fro your lost home.
  • Operator Mode Perk: The Operator has a bleedout state for 10 seconds.
  • Perceptive Power: Each of Inaros's sand abilities have a chance to turn enemy Armor into sand and transfers the armor gained into Inaros for a temporary additional Armor buff. Armor gained grants low deflection damage at a set range. Damage reflected based on the enemy damage plus Inaros's current total Armor.

• Atlas
  • Memory Trace Lore: Traversing the ruins of an abandoned Corpus ship, an Atlas Specter picks up a distress signal within the catastrophe. Observe the eve of the J3 Golem.
  • Operator Mode Perk: The Operator is +XX% resistant to knockdown/stun.
  • Perceptive Power: Petrified enemies periodically loose XX% Armor for each second petrified. Atlas gains the ability to petrify enemies for X seconds that attack Atlas with Melee.

• Hydroid
  • Memory Trace Lore: Grineer lands in Earth creating the device known as the Toxin Injectors. Little do they know of the Guardian of the Sea, the Hydroid Specter, is launching a surprise attack to thwart the plot of Councilor Vay Hek.
  • Operator Mode Perk: The Operator is +XX% resistant to status Ailments.
  • Perceptive Power: Hydroid gains the ability to instantly turn its body into liquid to bypass enemy attack. Hydroid gains a XX% chance to ignore damage. Each time this is triggered, Hydroid consumes a stacked +XX% damage for the next Tempest Barrage, Tidal Surge, or Tentacle Swarm ability activated.

• Nova
  • Memory Trace Lore: A Nova Specter runs rampant in a Corpus Facility testing a new power source that channels energy from a star. Play as the Nova Specter to infiltrate and absorb the energy. Bear witness to a storyline involving the Raptor project and the mastermind behind it!
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator's Melee Blasts and Void Beam attacks can cause enemies to slow down and explode in damage.
  • Perceptive Power: Nova's Null Star can absorb enemy projectiles consuming a Null Star. Holding Null Star will allow Nova to throw all Null Stars at a targetted enemy dealing increased damage. Blast Damage will deal damage to surrounding enemies in addition to the knockdown effect.

• Mesa
  • Memory Trace Lore: Play as a Mesa Specter recalling its last command to eradicate Infested. However, a new figure approaches (Mutalist Alad V) with the creating of the Mutalist strains. Bear witness the event of the Mesa controlled by Alad V's collar.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator's Void Laser can disarm enemies and deals increased damaged to disarmed enemies.
  • Perceptive Power: Mesa can now roll in Peacemaker Mode in PVE. Enemies hit by Mesa's Secondary Weapon has a XX chance to drop XXX Omni Ammo. Mesa gains +XXX Armor when no Melee and Primary Weapon is equipped.

• Nekros
  • Memory Trace Lore: The Guardian Specter of the Orokin Derelicts makes its last stand. Bear witness to the last battle the Nekros Specter undertakes in containing the birth of the Lephantis!
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator gains a long-range Health Orb vacuum effect.
  • Perceptive Power: Nekros's Soul Punch has a XX% Chance to cause the targeted enemy to leave behind a stationary Shadow for XX seconds with the targeted enemy disabled for the same duration. Shadows targeted by Nekros's Soul Punch will trigger them to explode dealing high Viral damage to nearby enemies based on the Shadow's remaining Health. Targeting Shadows with Soul Punch requires 0 Energy and can restore XXX Health to nearby allies.

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2017 by FoxFX

[FoxFX]

Will be working on the Memory Trace Lore and Perks/Power for the other Warframes soon. Currently working for Zephyr's Memory Trace.

[FoxFX]

• Zephyr
  • Memory Trace Lore: Zephyr is tracked and targeted by Kela De Thaym's forces. The Zephyr Specter is assisted by a Rathuum Escapee in hopes to join forces against the Grineer's capture.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator Mode allows multiple mid-air jumps at the cost of low Energy.
  • Perceptive Power: Zephyr can now jump in mid-air requiring less energy. Each mid-air jump resets Zephyr's Air-Glide timer. Zephyr will also gain additional critical chance each second it stays in mid-air. Critical chance bonus resets once Zephyr lands on the ground or Wall Latches.

[MingCR]

Would like to see some Hayden Tenno lore for Excalibur and some Nemesis lore for Nyx

[Redd]

Would you mind NOT spamming founder chat with this stuff? Thanks.

[FoxFX]

44 minutes ago, Mingcrusher said:

Would like to see some Hayden Tenno lore for Excalibur and some Nemesis lore for Nyx

It is unfortunate that [DE] specifically stated that the Dark Sector game holds little to no correlation with the storyline of Warframe. If there is some liberty for me to do so, I would not mind adding in such a feature.

[FoxFX]

Remaining Warframes will soon have some Memory Trace Missions done soon.

[Haraswift]

Okay, I love this topic. It's incredibly solid and well written, and the idea is extremely fitting within the universe. Hope it finds some recognition!

[FoxFX]

12 hours ago, Haraswift said:

Okay, I love this topic. It's incredibly solid and well written, and the idea is extremely fitting within the universe. Hope it finds some recognition!

 

It is part of what I try to do. Make Fan Concepts that can truly fit into the lore of Warframe and make something exciting out of it. I am thinking of posting a Mission Feedback thread on this entitled Warframe-Specific Quest which would lead to this thread.

[Kerberos-3]

Looking forwards to seeing what Frost has in store.

[MingCR]

15 hours ago, Kerberos-3 said:

Looking forwards to seeing what Frost has in store.

Maybe Father Frost? Or something more royal?

[FoxFX]

On 12/10/2016 at 3:10 PM, Kerberos-3 said:

Looking forwards to seeing what Frost has in store.

I have an idea for the Perspective Power Frost will have, I am still in the works for the Storyline Frost's Memory Trace will show.

[Haraswift]

Perhaps for Volt, his most played mission: Capture a target?

[FoxFX]

• Frost
  • Memory Trace Lore: In the distant snow mountain, Lieutenant Lech Krill prepares himself and his platoon for a showdown against the "Ice Guardian." What secret does this mysterious Specter protect?
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator attacks has a chance to cause Cold Proc.
  • Perceptive Power: Cold Procs afflicted to enemies by Frost's Abilities make enemies affected more vulnerable to Slash, Impact, and Puncture attacks.

• Titania
  • Memory Trace Lore: The protector of the Silver Grove must use its power to quell the 3 rouge Specters. Can the power of Titania turn a new leaf in these 3 invaders? Defeat the 3 Specters and rid of the corruption.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operators gain status ailment resistances.
  • Perceptive Power: Enemies killed by Titania have a chance to spawn a Razorfly Drone. Razorfly Drones surround Titania when it is not in Razorwing Mode with a chance to protect instance of damage.

[Archonos23]

This is very interesting indeed, I love the idea of giving the operator more power (or varying them). Love the Warframe Perceptive Powers as well, but most of all, giving each frame a quest to deepen their story is much needed (especially the older ones that is only acquired as drops from bosses). +1

[Danjal777]

Personally, I think the memory missions should be held in the orokin era.  Otherwise, this is a fantastic idea.

[Riuman_Ajeer]

Inaros could defend phobos or something

[FoxFX]

• Limbo
  • Memory Trace Lore: In an Orokin's Warframe test facility, an Operator is to test and see if Limbo can open a gateway that would unleash a huge blast of the Void. However, an incident occurs that causes convicts banished into the Void to return and attack the facility. It is up to the Operator of Limbo to defeat these escaped convicts and close the Rift between the planes, but at a devastating cost of both the Warframe and the Operator's life.
  • Operator Mode Perk: Operator Mode will instead temporarily move the Operator in the Rift.
  • Perceptive Power: Melee Channeling Attacks from Limbo can hit enemies from the opposite plane but at a cost of additional energy. Limbo and allies will also gains XX Damage Reduction per second inside the Cataclysm.

[FoxFX]

Release of the new Nidus Warframe will have to put a Memory Trace Mission for Nidus to be the last for now. There is some possibility for the Warframe Memory Trace Missions to tell some storylines about the colonies they were protecting and possibly simulate the battles they have gone through.

[FoxFX]

• Rhino
  • Memory Trace Lore: A Rhino Specter investigates and thwart a transaction between the Grineer and Corpus. Observe the event that leads to the Gradivus Dilemma!
  • Operator Mode Perk: The Operator gains Armor and has its running speed increased.
  • Perceptive Power: Running with Rhino grants increased Armor after running for >3 seconds. This buff is removed when Rhino is not running after a few seconds. Running into an enemy with this buff active can knockdown the enemy dealing damage based off a portion of Rhino's Armor.

[FoxFX]

• Inaros
  • Memory Trace Lore: The "sky men" laid waste to a colonies home. Their cries awaken and enrage Inaros. Play as an Inaros Specter and wake up Sand Guardians to help drive away the invading Grineer fro your lost home.
  • Operator Mode Perk: The Operator has a bleedout state for 10 seconds.
  • Perceptive Power: Each of Inaros's sand abilities have a chance to turn enemy Armor into sand and transfers the armor gained into Inaros for a temporary additional Armor buff. Armor gained grants low deflection damage at a set range. Damage reflected based on the enemy damage plus Inaros's current total Armor.

[FoxFX]

• Atlas
  • Memory Trace Lore: Traversing the ruins of an abandoned Corpus ship, an Atlas Specter picks up a distress signal within the catastrophe. Observe the eve of the J3 Golem.
  • Operator Mode Perk: The Operator is +XX% resistant to knockdown/stun.
  • Perceptive Power: Petrified enemies periodically loose XX% Armor for each second petrified. Atlas gains the ability to petrify enemies for X seconds that attack Atlas with Melee.

[(XBOX)ashes of suvius]

I really love the idea. The warframe fighting for u while ur in tenno mode is a perfect reward for this. Some of the extra abilities seem a bit far fetched, I think the frame fighting Is a fitting reward already, but regardless, really good concept.

[AVSManfred]

Well this is hell of idea, but well it could be pulled even further, i was thinking about the Origin of Tenno, Warframes, etc. and have ani idea i've introduced in my quest, interesten in reading it ?

[FoxFX]

7 hours ago, (Xbox One)ashes of suvius said:

I really love the idea. The warframe fighting for u while ur in tenno mode is a perfect reward for this. Some of the extra abilities seem a bit far fetched, I think the frame fighting Is a fitting reward already, but regardless, really good concept.

I am attempting to rework the extra abilities or omit them. But for now, I want each of the Memory Trace Missions to show these Warframe manned by past Operators/Specters to tell past stories within the Warframe universe.

 

7 hours ago, AVSManfred said:

Well this is hell of idea, but well it could be pulled even further, i was thinking about the Origin of Tenno, Warframes, etc. and have ani idea i've introduced in my quest, interesten in reading it ?

Excalibur is the first Warframe made from the Orokin. In the Memory Trace mission for Excalibur, I intended to show the first test drive of the Excalibur and the Orokin's interest in the Warframe's potential.