Upcoming darkSector skins + event, along with a bit of speculation

[ashyrae]

So, on Devstream 97, we were dropped the little hint that there's going to be a darkSector throwback event, as it were - complete with Lato, Bronco, and surely more event weapon skins straight from the original game. I guess this is what the ??? / Lasria node that was mentioned a while back when Relay Reconstruction was revealed is for.

I do have one little concern, though. If this is a true event, then there's likely going to be some sort of lore attached. Warframe is pretty much already darkSector 2 / its spiritual successor by this point - we've got Nox, who's basically a Cybersuit soldier in Grineer form; the Jackal, which is a Corpus version of the Lasrian trooper's quadruped tank; everyone knows Excalibur's concept came from darkSector; and we've even got the glaive + secondary combo to boot. All that's left is lore tying it all together - possibly having to do with the Sacrifice as well.

Another question of mine: Other than various weapon skins (there better be a Tekna 9mm!), can we expect more possible proto-skins for Warframes (e.g. Colossus for Rhino, and darkSector's Stalker for Chroma)?

Hopefully, this ties into Steve's mention that the darkSector Stalker could become a Warframe enemy a few devstreams back. Maybe, just maybe, we'll get Howlers, Moles, and Stingers too.

Edited August 20, 2017 by InfinitySnail

[xXDeadsinxX]

They are both not related to each other. Art wise for Warframe, they've used assets that were in Darksector such as tilesets, but lore wise, no.

Edited August 20, 2017 by xXDeadsinxX

[KesaraRiku]

I don't see it as being a connection to Dark Sector, but more of an easter egg of sorts. If you are a fan of other DE games, you probabally want the skins, if not you might get them for the novelty, or pass altogether.

[Unus]

Hehe, I can see it all now, the wreckage of an ancient submarine, corroded and barren like a coral reef. Aboard, a fossilized hideous tendriled mass lies in repose next to a disturbingly warped skeleton. Aboard the wreck, a vacuum-sealed container lies houseing the strangest assortment of weapon parts seen in the ""modern age"".