Protea will be the 43rd Warframe to be added to Digital Extremes' Space Ninja Simulator. Protea will arrive in the game with the Deadlock protocol update due to arrive this week on PC, and a few weeks later on consoles. An exact release date is not yet known, but history tells us to assume it will arrive around June 11.
Protea will be available through a quest related to the Deadlock Protocol drop in content, and of course, you will be able to purchase it in the Platinum Market, although its Platinum price is not currently known. We also suspect that some sort of bundle will hit the market, including the Warframe and some new weapons.
Protea is based on an engineering concept, bringing useful gadgets to combat to aid allies and hamper enemies. She can throw multiple grenades that deal Slash damage and drop a powerful laser cannon that will attack enemies with multiple energy beams. She can drop Dispensaries that can waste energy, health, and ammo for her allies and her final ability allows her to rewind time, regaining all the energy she has spent.
Her passive is also very interesting, as every fourth ability she casts will gain a 100% strength buff while she is cast, which will cause the passive to reset. You will be able to access Protea through a new quest that will be added to the game with the update.
Deadlock Protocol will also bring a complete overhaul of the Corpus Ship tile set, the oldest environment in the game. After the Wolf of Saturn Six introduced a new tile set for Gas City, the Corpus Ship tile set was decidedly dated. . Dead Protocol will bring a complete overhaul of the tile set, bringing it up to current game standards.
