Wow! New player here & never played Warframe until I tried The First Descendant. I am hooked! Any advice?!

[Darthstrukt]

Why did I never really hear about this game or ever try it?! I can't believe how amazing this game feels from the start. I started out playing The First Descendant because I was extremely bored and I was turned off fast from the Korean style vibes and unreasonable money grab. I kept reading comments on youtube that Waframe was better and the monetization by Digital Extremes was very reasonable compared to Nexon, which is what prompted me to try this game out last night. 

I've enjoyed the initial gameplay so much that I already spent $10 so I could buy the Volt Electrolyst Skin and also the Aeolak Starter Weapon Pack. I have sense uninstalled The First Descendant and want to really grind Warframe moving forward. I have noticed there are clans in this game and was wondering if that is another area I should explore, and if so, are there any forum members here that would like to help take me under their wing? 

I am also curious about what other packs are worth purchasing from the store. I don't want to rob much of the gaming experience by being a "P2W" person, but am aiming for things that will make quality of life a bit better as I progress through my journey.

[xDonLatino]

Slow ride, take it easy. 
 

Dont try to learn all mechanics at once, try to focus on one thing and you won’t be feeling too much of a burnt out :)

The game could be very overwhelming with many things :D

Welcome Tenno!

[Darthstrukt]

9 hours ago, (PSN)slightconfuzzled said:

Welcome to the game and the forums! 

Stellar advice has already been given. So I'll take a little bit of a different approach. Warframe as a game, is pretty accomodating and flexible in some ways, but its a game that I think can be really rewarding for people that know themselves and what they are like when it comes to games, and those that know the game decently well. 

I say that because a lot of different people play the game differently, like some people bounce off near the beginning, some people burn out and start to dislike the game, some people play off and on for years and years, some people play frequently all the time, some people are F2P exclusive, some people will wait for Discount Vouchers to get Platinum cheaper, some people will, occasionally buy some of the more expensive bundles now and then, like there are a lot of different ways to approach Warframe... I personally think its good, when people sort of understand that so they can make their own decisions so they can maximise their enjoyment. 

Like with myself I was personally weary of Warframe being a FTP game, because some FTP games can be quite predatory, you can miss out on "limited time exclusives" and some of the gameplay loops can be boring, or dull, as a way to incentivise or motivate people to spend money to get fun or cool things... However after I did my research on the game, spoke to friends who play it, watched a few videos, I came to the conclusion that Warframe can be grindy, there can some things about it that encourage spending money, but overall it was actually one of the very best FTP games as far as monetisation goes. Like legitimately most of the game, outside some certain cosmetics, you can access and get without paying anything. You might have to grind and trade currency, or grind content, but you get to enjoy and experience everything. 

That being said, people are different. You might want to spend some money, but even if you do... I would still generally recommend playing the game a little, and trying to understand what you enjoy about it, whats the appeal, what will you actually enjoy long term and not just short term, before you commit much money, just because that will likely enrich your experience. 

So in that sense, one recommendation, is to just slowly make your way through each planet, try and follow the story, do recommended quests when they pop up... You may come across some bosses? Many you can fight to get new Warframe parts, you can build them. Check the market to see what stuff you can buy for Credits (the free in game currency), see where blueprints drop. Slots are actually a really good investment. Why? Well you should try and not throw away some things, like Warframes, but getting new stuff is great? So even if you don't like a Warframe now, you might in the future, so having more Warframe slots is great, so you can try out new characters. 

If you do decide to spend real money, and end up with Plat, Slots for Warframes and weapons are a good idea. Even the free 50 Platinum you get at the beginning is best to spend on Slots. Then if you have more questions or curiosities, always feel free to ask on the Forums. There is also a Help/Question and Answer chat window in game, in the chat menu. Linking your Twitch is a good idea as you can get free things that way sometimes. 

That also being said, its good to take the game at your preferred pace. Slow can be good, but enthusiastic is great too. Game also has solo modes, as well as MP modes. Try and check out Nightwave when you can. Another source of free things. 

Condensed Point by Point version. 

• Progress through Star Chart/Story. 
• Slots are good. 
• Grind/Farm yourself some new Warframes
• Remember to have fun
• Remember to ask questions liberally if you are ever unsure or curious. 

Good luck! 

Wow, this was extremely helpful. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this all together for me! 

9 hours ago, Oggyswe said:

The main story now is probably 20 hours or so long and then all the unlocking to get to it is more. If my memory serves correctly

 

Since the story missions need you to have done diffrent things to unlock them.

Ty!

8 hours ago, PollexMessier said:

As someone who had all the weapons in the game at multiple points in time.
You didn't rob yourself of much getting Aeolak... except experiencing some weapon progression... kindof. There's a lot of really broken weapons you can get really early if you know how to so, not really. The farm to get Aeolak is so awful I straight up gave up trying and never got the weapon. I feel like it's a bit overpowered of a weapon for a starterpack. But compared to the gap between it and end game weapons it's not a big deal.

My two bits of advice would be look up guides for movement and modding. These are two things the game does not do a very good job explaining and are very core mechanics of the game that you need to understand.

I frequently see people in the upper mastery levels that struggle with and severely hate mission types that require good proficiency in movement because they just completely lack any major movement knowledge. Some people get hundreds of hours in before realizing you can bullet jump upwards. And there's technical stuff like sliding midair reduces air friction and jumping off a wall resets your double jump, bullet jump, and air-dodge.

Modding is probably the single most complicated and difficult to understand part of the game. And it doesn't help that updates can sometimes massively change the rules on you. Which unfortunately happened fairly recently, so a lot of mod guides older than a few months are going to be wrong on a few things probably. But modding is where the vast majority of your power comes from. Utility, survivability, damage... How well you know how to mod your gear will be the difference between getting one shot and dealing ship damage, and being straight up unkillable and one-shotting enemies.

 

There is very rarely a "best" anything. Almost any specific thing you want to accomplish can usually be approached a variety of ways effectively. The majority of weapons types have multiple weapons that are "the best" of that weapon type with various pros and cons between them. Almost every single warframe in the game is great in it's own way for it's own set of purposes. The only frame I'd say is just genuinely terrible is Banshee, but some people disagree with me on that. And Oberon has started to feel pretty dated.

Don't be afraid to look up how to get something. The vast majority of the time looking it up or stumbling on it by pure accident is the only way to know.

Try to always have a bunch of weapons crafting in your foundry at any given moment for mastery. They can sit in there in a completed state indefinitely you you can kindof buffer weapons in there you intend to level up and then toss immediately afterwards. Which, if no one's brought it up yet, every piece of gear you can gain experience for that you level up for the first time, will give you mastery. So you still want to use garbage weapons for the mastery experience. So it's good to just have piles of them sitting in your foundry ready to go when you feel like leveling mastery. Just be aware if you level the same weapon twice you will not get mastery for it so it's a waste of time, and some weapons are crafting components for other weapons, so try to be aware of what those are so you don't toss them and need to craft them again later as a component.

Thank you. I am using Volt and been trying to work on all his movements. He is really a fun Warframe! I am also leveling up other weapons as I go when the questing becomes a bit too easy, I make it harder by leveling something weaker. Thanks again!