Korean-Inspired Warframe 'Narin' Revealed at Tenno VIP 2026 in Seoul

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On September 4, the Warframe community event 'Tenno VIP 2026' was held in the area around Sevit Island. What made this Tenno VIP particularly special was that it was the very first Tenno VIP hosted in Korea. Why did the Digital Extremes team suddenly visit Korea? The reason was revealed on-site at Tenno VIP, and it proved to be the ultimate gift for Korean Warframe fans.Attending the Tenno VIP 2026 event were Warframe Community Director Megan, Creative Director Rebecca Ford, Soulframe Art Director Rosa Lee, and Soulframe Creative Director Geoff.Hello Korea! Tenno Gather at Sevit IslandFirst, Let's Take a Look at Soulframe's New Features!

Pets, fishing, and dynamic weather are added. Before diving into the Warframe updates, new features for Soulframe were introduced. Soulframe Creative Director Geoff explained, "We've added three new features to Soulframe this time: pets that you can raise, ride, and travel with on your journey, a fishing system, and a dynamic weather system."For the pet system, the pet's style varies depending on how the player raises it. If the player plays catch with it, it grows into a pet that collects items, whereas engaging in lots of combat develops it into a protective pet that guards the player.Fishing serves as a recreational activity for players to pass the time in Soulframe; caught fish can be fed to pets or simply released back into the water for the pure joy of angling.

The dynamic weather system introduces environmental variety while adding variables that affect combat. For example, during a thunderstorm, the elemental damage of lightning-based items increases, while enemies can also receive buffs from the weather.Additionally, adjustments to combat were revealed. Players can now alter temper options on weapons at the blacksmith, input latency has been reduced, and the parry window has been made more forgiving.Soulframe is targeting a free-to-play release in mid-September.The Call of Tau, New Warframe 'Narin', and Banshee Rework Cheers at Maximum! Korean-Inspired Warframe 'Narin' Heightens Venue Hype Next came introductions to new Warframe content.

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Megan stated, "It is time for Tenno to advance to Tau," mentioning that Epoch Operation: Tau will be added on October 15. In the event, Tenno must rally together to supply the required fuel for Pragasa.Normally, Epoch Operation: Tau is accessible after completing the Hex and Old Peace mini-quests. However, the developers emphasized that they want both veteran Tenno and newly joined players to participate in this massive collaborative content together; for new players, after finishing the introductory Vor's Prize quest, they can head straight to Eris to gather event resources.Regarding the event, Rebecca said, "While 'Epoch Operation: Tau' will remain accessible in-game, we hope all Tenno come together as one during the event period.

Please join this event and show the strength of the community."Rebecca continued to build anticipation, stating, "What we are introducing next directly concerns all of you here in Korea. We collaborated with a famous Korean voice actor for this trailer. We hope you enjoy it." As the stage lights dimmed and the video played, cheers erupted from every corner of the venue.The debut of the Korean-inspired Warframe 'Narin' was officially confirmed. Narin is the first female ice Warframe, using a bow called Nunchasa and dual pistols named Axondol as her signature weapons.Right after the trailer introducing 'Narin' ended, Digital Extremes Design Director Pablo explained Narin's mechanics via a pre-recorded video.

As mentioned, Narin is a Cold-element Warframe that can freeze enemies, deal heavy Cold damage in that state, or absorb Cold status to strip enemy Overguard. Additionally, frozen enemies drop Cold-attribute ammo, allowing players to utilize that ammo to target other enemies.A Banshee rework was also announced. Now, through augment mods, Banshee not only strips enemy armor but can also convert a portion of the stripped armor into her own Shields. Her passive was changed so that whenever the player casts an ability, it applies 5 stacks of Puncture status to increase critical damage even further.

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As for Sonar, when activated, it creates true weak points that land critical hits when struck, and her fourth ability was modified so that after triggering Sound Quake, Banshee can move freely while continuing to battle.In addition to the arrival of the new Warframe 'Narin' and the Banshee rework, Tenno can visit Yuvan Peak, which has returned to the spotlight alongside Narin's addition, to play the new 6-player mission 'Glacial Defiance'. Successfully clearing Glacial Defiance will reward players with unique loot, and as a 6-player deployment mission, it is set to be challenging content.

Introducing Glacial Defiance, Rebecca noted, "This content represents a newly challenged scale of mission for Warframe.