Companions, those little cats, dogs, robots, and weird creatures that run around beside you inWarframe, are getting a rework. “It’s about time,” I hear you cry. And truthfully, you are not wrong. Companions have been extremely useful for a long time inWarframe, acting as important mod carriers, adding nuance to builds, and bringing vital functions of their own to the party. Plus, when you play solo a lot, it’s nice to have something in the mission with you.
Warframe Companion rework details
The objectives of the rework
According to somedetailed notes from Digital Extremes, the rework has three main purposes.
Immortal Pets are the new hotness
From October 18, which is whenthe Abyss of Dagath update releases, our companions will no longer die. Being aware of the specific level of annoyance that a companion dying can bring and how strict a metagame has been established around them, our pets will simply no longer die. Instead, when they reach zero health, they will become Incapacitated. This will last for 60 seconds and can be shortened with mods. Once that time reaches zero, the pet will automatically revive and can do that as many times as it needs to with no cap.
Now, there are some individual nuances to that rule, depending on the companion.
New Pet Stats
All pets are getting something of a stats rework. The TLDR is that this is designed to make them 50% tougher. That’s right, not only will pets not die, but they should get down a lot less in the new system.
Revised Sentinel Stats:
Pet Healing Changes
An interesting piece of information that was revealed is that the Link Health mod had an invisible healing mechanic. Your companions would gain some of the healing that your Warframes benefitted from. This system was quite obtuse and never explained in great detail. There was also an issue where Pets were apparently using the same mechanics that mission objectives used, leading to a mishmash of healing mechanics and a lack of clarity. As such, all that stuff is just gone now.
Companions will no longer gain Health when your Warframe does, and the restrictions of the following abilities and features, as they apply to granting Health, Shields, or Damage Resistance to companions, have been removed. That’s right, you can now just actively heal your pets with the below mechanics.
Changes to existing mods
Below are all the listed changes to existing mods from the Dev Workshop 34 Pre-Patch notes.
