Warframe is cranking out another free content dump with Jade Shadows: Constellations dropping June 17, because why let the looter breathe when you can keep the grind eternal.

Digital Extremes is pushing a two-in-one Warframe gimmick called Sirius and Orion—scythe-slinging high-tech chaos versus black hole summoning—where players pick sides in some eternal conflict and switch modes mid-mission like the devs are desperate to justify the sequel quest. Throw in new Railjack missions around Uranus, Styanax Prime access, and the usual protoframe nonsense, and it's the same song on a slightly shinier record.

Community Director Megan Everett hyped the "conflicted entities" design and player choice carryover from the first Jade Shadows quest, but this smells like another participation trophy for a live service that's been running laps since 2013. The hype cycle rolls on while the actual innovations stay dead on arrival.