Tennocon 2021 was a big one for Warframe players. Firstly, players got more details on The New War, a huge expansion for the game, which was announced over three years ago. The event marks the arrival of the Sentient, beings from beyond the galaxy who’ve come to destroy Earth. What’s interesting about this expansion is that it won’t be a new map or a new progression system, but a linear story mission from the perspective of various people. Players will take control of characters other than their Tenno.
This is a huge milestone for Warframe, as you can imagine how kicked you’d be about an event three years in the making finally arriving to your favourite live game. Players were clearly excited about this as they caused game servers to crash. More specifically, players were unable to enter the Relays, which are Warframe’s player hubs.
As reported by PC Gamer, the reason for this was the interactive preview event that Digital Extremes had planned. Players needed to head to the TennoCon Relay which showcased The New War, but the sheer number of players made it extremely hard to travel to it. However, the game was playable if you could get in.
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“We’ve spent a lot of time talking about The New War on Devstreams and at past TennoCons. We’ve shown cinematics, added in-game messages and lead-ups, and now the wait is over… we are so excited to finally provide some answers and give everyone a small piece of what’s to come with The New War," said Digital Extremes community director Rebecca Ford. "We’re thankful for the patience of our players and we look forward to seeing their reactions to some of our big reveals in the chat."
Another major announcement made during Tennocon 2021 was that Warframe will finally be getting crossplay and cross-save across all platforms. This means you can log off your game and seamlessly pick back up where you left off on any other device.
"Community is incredibly important to us and opening up Cross Play and Cross Save is just one of many more efforts we’ll take on to bring more players together including extending Warframe’s fast, fluid, action combat experience to other global gaming platforms,” said Digital Extremes COO Sheldon Carter.