While Anthem and The Division 2 dominate the headlines in gaming, there is a lot happening with the competition: Warframe is celebrating its anniversary and is now bigger than ever after six years. There is more content and more players than ever in the history of the shooter.
How big is Warframe right now? Warframe, the action loot shooter by Digital Extremes, has been on the market for six years now. During this time, the once quite simple game has developed significantly. Now, Warframe has a few impressive numbers to offer:
- It now has almost 50 million registered players (in 2018 there were “only” 38 million)
- In 2019, new records were achieved for daily and monthly users.
- A total of 111 hotfixes have been released
- 26 major updates have been pushed to the servers so far
- With 406,447 concurrent viewers during TennoCon 2018, Warframe ranked 14th on Twitch for games with the highest concurrent viewer count
These were the highlights of Warframe: In 2019, Warframe already released two major updates.
- At the end of February, Nightwave was the first content update. The alarm system of Warframe was thoroughly revamped with seasonal and story-based content and rewards.
- Later, Operation: Buried Debts was added. This was the second update for Fortuna, which introduced the Tank Warframe Hyldrin, Deck 12, and a completely new boss fight into the game.
Here’s why Warframe is worth it right now
All these records and updates show that Warframe has developed well. However, the developers don’t want to rest on their laurels, but rather want to deliver more:
- Remasters: The Plains of Eidolon and the cloud city on Jupiter (Gas City) are set to be thoroughly revamped. There will be a gameplay and presentation remaster.
- The New War: The major story update will continue the mysterious story of Warframe. Those who know the previous story episodes with their crazy plot twists will be particularly excited for this update.
- Railjack: This feature is extremely highly anticipated. It will introduce massive spaceships, enabling epic space battles. A feature that Destiny fans have been dreaming of until today.
Here’s why Warframe doesn’t have to shy away from the competition: Loot shooters are currently popular. Recently, The Division 2 from Ubisoft and Anthem, despite poor reviews at launch, is still far from being out of the picture.
Nevertheless, Warframe remains a strong alternative. This is mainly due to the fact that Warframe is still free to play and has a remarkably fair free-to-play system.
In addition, there is a wealth of content that is unparalleled. There are now dozens of Warframes, offering different classes in the game. These allow for completely new tactics both solo and in teams.
The frames are complemented by a vast arsenal of weapons for melee and ranged combat and an extremely extensive upgrade system.
And which game lets you outfit a spaceship with stuffed animals and also breed space dogs and cats? Our author Leya, in any case, was particularly hooked by the latter feature.
If you haven’t played Warframe yet, now is an ideal time to check it out (again).
