If you copy the patch notes from part one of the "Railjack Revised" update for Warframe into a text editor, the document is over 40 pages long and shows more than 9,000 words and almost 55,000 characters at. A very extensive patch, which wants to fix the problems of the game criticized by the community.
The update not only addresses criticism of the game's Railjack content, but also delivers a number of minor improvements that players of the free co-op shooter have been demanding for a long time.
Railjack is becoming more pleasant
At this point we briefly summarize the most important points of the update. The complete details of each individual point can be found in the patch notes linked at the beginning.
- Valence fusion for railjack items: You can merge equipment of the same type for your spaceship to improve it.
- Avionics: Each Railjack mod will only have one version in the future, instead of three with different values.
- Archwings are getting stronger: All Archwing weapons – except the already very strong Cyngas – have been improved.
- Change of healing and defense skills: The interaction of the abilities mentioned with defense objects has been adjusted.
- PvP mods in PvE: Many former PvP exclusive mods can now also be used in PvE.
- Balance changes: A variety of adjustments to the balancing. Among other things, Railjack missions are now more worthwhile, the spaceships faster and the range for picking up items has been increased.
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The players wanted this for years!
Somewhat less noticeable are some changes that have been repeatedly requested by the community for a long time.
- Helminth cyst: The pink cyst that can infect your warframes can now be removed at any time. The previous seven-day waiting period is no longer applicable.
- Filter function: You can now hide items that you have already leveled to the maximum level.
- Item tags in the market: New items are highlighted.
However, the update does not make all players happy. On Reddit, some users note that Railjack has now got a little better, but at the same time also worse. While it was previously too difficult, it can now become too easy. The elimination of the variation in the Avionics is also viewed somewhat negatively.
What's next?
The second part of »Railjack Revised« will also appear soon and will, among other things, take on the intrinsic skills system of the spaceship sections. Digital Extremes will then also offer more varied space missions and also adapt some aspects of the game that have not yet been mentioned.
Mathias Dietrich
KawarabanRailjack Revised is an urgently needed update for Warframe, and it is commendable that the developer takes the time to adjust the content. At the same time, I am a little surprised that the team has apparently made the same mistakes over and over again for years: first they publish an update, then they realize that many aspects are not mature, they show insight and then they are corrected.
Digital extremes are therefore quite clear about where their problems are. However, they do not choose to publish less content, but do more with it. On the contrary: Many announced improvements to the existing content are addressed in a developer stream and then forgotten. And only years later do they unexpectedly appear in an update – such as the new filter functions.
It is to be hoped that the studio is slowly getting the hang of it. Otherwise, Warframe could drown in its sheer amount of content updates in the future. Because quantity and quality are different things.