Can you start from scratch?

[Dirty]

As in not have anything at all? I played this game YEARS ago. I have no clue what im doing and wanted to play everything from scratch. I asked because I heard you cannot do this

[GustavoM]

Yep, you can. Just make another account.

[Dirty]

well have this game on steam here so how do I do that?

[~Lazy_Eggs~]

Originally posted by Dirty:

well have this game on steam here so how do I do that?

you still have to log into an account on warframe even if you start warframe on steam.

So go to warframe.com and create a new account with a new email

[peon]

You can, but a word of warning.

Do not, EVER, transfer items from the new account back to the old one. That will get you permabanned.

[Firefrye]

Alternatively, if you just want the experience of starting over virtually all of the quests (including the COMPLETELY remastered intro cinematic and tutorial mission) can be replayed in your Codex. Volt's blueprints can be bought for credits from any clan dojo giving you zero RNG access to a starter frame. You likely still have your original intro frame (Excal, Mag, Volt, or if you started a VERY long time ago you might have Loki). All the MK-1 weapons can be bought outright and pre-crafted for credits from the in-game market (or the arsenal itself if you scroll down far enough in the weapon selection menu).

If you want to force yourself to relearn the basics take one of those starter frames and weapons, use only unranked (or very low ranked) copies of mods, and start re-playing missions, quests, and junctions. When you feel you're back into the swing of the game, allow yourself access to the rest of your arsenal.

[DLOZanma]

Why? You gain absolutely nothing by doing it.

[ShatteredPumpkin]

whats with people insisting to start over??? like bro theres no advantage in doing so XD

[rhoenix]

Originally posted by ShatteredPumpkin:

whats with people insisting to start over??? like bro theres no advantage in doing so XD

Quite a few people feel overwhelmed by what Warframe has to offer, and go with the reasoning that starting over helps them to refocus their experience. Whether we see it as true or not doesn't matter if it helps them enjoy the game more, basically.

I personally haven't done so with Warframe, but I have done so with other games, so I get the impulse.

[ShatteredPumpkin]

Originally posted by rhoenix:

Originally posted by ShatteredPumpkin:

whats with people insisting to start over??? like bro theres no advantage in doing so XD

Quite a few people feel overwhelmed by what Warframe has to offer, and go with the reasoning that starting over helps them to refocus their experience. Whether we see it as true or not doesn't matter if it helps them enjoy the game more, basically.

I personally haven't done so with Warframe, but I have done so with other games, so I get the impulse.

you can literally replay the quests or watch a few youtube vids the game aint complex XD

[rhoenix]

Originally posted by ShatteredPumpkin:

you can literally replay the quests or watch a few youtube vids the game aint complex XD

You may not think so. I may not think so. However, have you tried to look at the various reasons people end up bouncing off the game? Various youtubers have made video essays about it - JoshStrifeHayes made a great one about the new player experience of Warframe, actually.

Understanding newer players' perspective and taking it into account makes the game better. The intro quest being redone is one example of this - it addressed the issues of making most players feel like they were tossed by the belt into the deep end of the pool.

However, the game still has those problems for newer players - after the initial quest is done, many otherwise intelligent players look at the solar system map, look at the weapon modding screen, feel overwhelmed by the sheer choice, go "nope!" and quit.

For those players, especially if they're coming back and seeing a giant confusing mess of options to choose, it can help mentally to start again from basics and proceed from there. I've spoken to a few players who've done just that, and they felt that doing so helped them. Their experience isn't the same as mine with the game, but it doesn't have to be for them to enjoy it.

[ShatteredPumpkin]

Originally posted by rhoenix:

Originally posted by ShatteredPumpkin:

you can literally replay the quests or watch a few youtube vids the game aint complex XD

You may not think so. I may not think so. However, have you tried to look at the various reasons people end up bouncing off the game? Various youtubers have made video essays about it - JoshStrifeHayes made a great one about the new player experience of Warframe, actually.

Understanding newer players' perspective and taking it into account makes the game better. The intro quest being redone is one example of this - it addressed the issues of making most players feel like they were tossed by the belt into the deep end of the pool.

However, the game still has those problems for newer players - after the initial quest is done, many otherwise intelligent players look at the solar system map, look at the weapon modding screen, feel overwhelmed by the sheer choice, go "nope!" and quit.

For those players, especially if they're coming back and seeing a giant confusing mess of options to choose, it can help mentally to start again from basics and proceed from there. I've spoken to a few players who've done just that, and they felt that doing so helped them. Their experience isn't the same as mine with the game, but it doesn't have to be for them to enjoy it.

makes no sense to start over still it makes no difference xD if someone cant wrap their head arround something and spend some time on researching a game or maybe ask people then its their own fault partially but also DE for not giving people any proper explanation for things

[Spirit]

why not implement a warframe+ game mode where you use your current equipment and everything but replay literally everything locked to steel path

[Joker]

Originally posted by rhoenix:

Originally posted by ShatteredPumpkin:

you can literally replay the quests or watch a few youtube vids the game aint complex XD

You may not think so. I may not think so. However, have you tried to look at the various reasons people end up bouncing off the game? Various youtubers have made video essays about it - JoshStrifeHayes made a great one about the new player experience of Warframe, actually.

Understanding newer players' perspective and taking it into account makes the game better. The intro quest being redone is one example of this - it addressed the issues of making most players feel like they were tossed by the belt into the deep end of the pool.

However, the game still has those problems for newer players - after the initial quest is done, many otherwise intelligent players look at the solar system map, look at the weapon modding screen, feel overwhelmed by the sheer choice, go "nope!" and quit.

For those players, especially if they're coming back and seeing a giant confusing mess of options to choose, it can help mentally to start again from basics and proceed from there. I've spoken to a few players who've done just that, and they felt that doing so helped them. Their experience isn't the same as mine with the game, but it doesn't have to be for them to enjoy it.

you are too intelligent, open, and nuanced for this conversation lol

[Dirty]

Ok just so we are clear. I love replaying games I havent played in awhile. Love starting from scratch and enjoying being low level[

[Wandering Flare]

Originally posted by Dirty:

Ok just so we are clear. I love replaying games I havent played in awhile. Love starting from scratch and enjoying being low level

Warframe is a grind game. Unless you enjoy spending hours on end to get a single item your old account already had, including leveled up mods to not be entirely steamrolled by enemies until you grind up enough to upgrade them again, with no difference to the experience as a whole, you will regret doing a full restart.