May 2012 Development Update

**Keep in mind that Firefall is still in beta, and that all information is subject to change. Please check the Patch Notes to see what has changed!**

**This article contains information which has not been confirmed by a reliable source.**

# YouTube Video Update

On May 22, 2012, Red 5 studios uploaded a new video to their YouTube channel. This video described a number of major changes to the progression systems within Firefall.

Primarily, that Battleframe Rank was going to be removed. Instead of waiting until you achieve a new rank to equip certain weapons and armor, players can now spend their XP on Licenses that will allow them to equip higher tier equipment.

Also (re-)introduced were the concepts of Weight and Energy. In a nutshell, Battleframes provide weight capacity for all equipped gear, while consuming a certain amount of energy. Backpacks have a certain weight, but provide energy for all other pieces of equipment. All other pieces of equipment will have weight and energy requirements before they can be equipped.

Manufacturing is also going to be getting an overhaul. Rather than simply requiring a certain number of resources to create a single piece of equipment, it was hinted that players will decide which resources to apply to a certain pattern, and that those choices will determine the statistics of the resulting equipment.

The tier system also creates the potential for non-sequential Tiers of gear, for example, a 'Tournament Tier', which is gear available purely for a single tournament event.

## Licenses

The video displayed an image of the Battleframe license board, which showed 4 Battleframe models for each 'frame type, in addition to the Tier 0 Accord 'Standard Issue' frame. Two frames each were shown for the two primary Battleframe manufacturers, EnerMAX and OmniDyne.

Assault
Tier 1 EnerMAX "Badger"
Tier 2 EnerMAX "Wolverine"
Tier 1 OmniDyne "Scythe"
Tier 2 OmniDyne "Guillotine"
Engineer
Tier 1 EnerMAX "Mechanic"
Tier 2 EnerMAX "Winch"
Tier 1 OmniDyne "Mason"
Tier 2 OmniDyne "Architect"
Medic
Tier 1 EnerMAX "Shrike"
Tier 2 EnerMAX "Peregrin"
*[sic]*

Tier 1 OmniDyne "Acolyte"
Tier 2 OmniDyne "Initiate"
Recon
Tier 1 EnerMAX "Wraith"
Tier 2 EnerMAX "Specter"
Tier 1 OmniDyne "Hitman"
Tier 2 OmniDyne "Professional"
Dreadnaught
Tier 1 EnerMAX "Landslide"
Tier 2 EnerMAX "Obelisk"
(The video cuts away before OmniDyne Dreadnaught frames are shown)
Later in the video, however, an extended version of the license tree is shown, hinting that licenses for each Battleframe module and backpack will be nested under a specific Battleframe.

Tier 2 Dreadnaught Battleframe (EnerMAX "Annihilator" Dreadnaught Battleframe)
Tier 0 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / Standard Accord Dreadnaught Regen Module
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / EnerMAX Armor Plating Module
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / EnerMAX Health Regen Module
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / EnerMAX Armor Plating Module
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / EnerMAX Health Regen Module
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / OmniDyne Sprint Speed Module
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / OmniDyne Jet Thrust Module
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / OmniDyne Sprint Speed Module
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Battleframe Module / OmniDyne Jet Thrust Module
Tier 0 "Annihilator" Dreadnaught Backpack / Standard Accord Dreadnaught Backpack
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX Low Weight Backpack
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX Med Weight Backpack
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX High Weight Backpack
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX Ultra Weight Backpack
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne Low Energy Backpack
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne Med Energy Backpack
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne High Energy Backpack
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne Ultra Energy Backpack
Tier 0 "Annihilator" Dreadnaught Backpack Modules / Standard Accord Dreadnaught Backpack Modules
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX Mark I Turret Mode
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX Mark I Thunderdome
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX Mark II Turret Mode
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / EnerMAX Mark II Thunderdome
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne Mark I Dreadfield
Tier 1 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne Mark I Dreadkick
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne Mark II Dreadfield
Tier 2 "Annihilator" Backpack / OmniDyne Mark II Dreadkick
Tier 0 Heavy Machine Gun / Standard Accord Dreadnaught Backpack Modules
Tier 1 Heavy Machine Gun / EnerMAX Low Power Heavy Machine Gun
Tier 1 Heavy Machine Gun / EnerMAX Med Power Heavy Machine Gun
Tier 2 Heavy Machine Gun / EnerMAX High Power Heavy Machine Gun
Tier 2 Heavy Machine Gun / EnerMAX Ultra Power Heavy Machine Gun
Please keep in mind that all of these are purely for illustration purposes, and are in no way indicative of the final version of this system or the game.

## Errata

The Recon tier of the License tree says 'Dreadnaught' in its Tier 0 description
The Tier 2 Dreadnaught Battleframe "Annihilator" uses the OmniDyne manufacturer logo, while it is named as an 'EnerMAX' frame.