Steven Sinclair, director of Warframe, is excited. He and his team at Digital Extremes are pushing hard on a massive new expansion for the game. The centerpiece of it is the Railjack system, a new battleship players will be able to take into the Origin System for space combat. But for Sinclair, this expansion is not simply about creating a new area for players to explore or opening up the vast emptiness of space to spectacular battles; it’s more about players and how they connect with one another in this ever-growing universe.
Sinclair talked a lot about the influence that went into the Empyrean expansion during a Q&A session with the press before TennoCon. He talked about the influences the team latched onto during its development, including indie hit FTL and Return of the Jedi. While some developers might cite an influence that barely registers with players when they play their game, that’s not the case here. It’s quite evident where Digital Extremes found its muse for this update.
Source: Destructoid Warframe’s Empyrean expansion is forging new connections between players and squads