Talk:Prime/@comment-2600:8806:4100:4D00:853B:2F3C:EAA7:BC4F-20171214094939/@comment-25254386-20171228095914

Nah, it doesn't really have much to do with their current performance. This isn't the first time they've broken pattern either. Look at Nova, she wasn't even touched before being primed several months ahead of time, she just got some augments. However, she was (and still is) extremely popular.

Valkyr only got some Conclave changes and augments as well, yet she was Primed before Banshee. And even Banshee only got some minor visual tweaks, so it's not like DE was stalling for a major overhaul for Banshee by releasing Valkyr first.

It really just comes down to which frame is more overwhelmingly popular. DE will try to follow the pattern as much as possible, but if one Warframe is notably more popular than the other candidate then they'll try to get the former out first.