When should I start playing the Duviri Paradox?

[Modesty]

I'm a bit confused since the quest is available from the beginning. Should I start playing it even thought I haven't progressed trough the main game or is there no particular order you have to play in?

[~Lazy_Eggs~]

well without spoilers

all I can say is that the confusion is part of the story telling which will be revealed in "The New War" which is probably 100+ hrs into the game unless you pay to skip or skip content which will drop the hours

[tv]

ASAP. Get those easy frames

[Tictactucrac]

I started playing Duviri when I was stuck in the main quest (had to craft something to progress and needed to farm components for the craft) and let me tell you I have no regret.

The lore is already confusing enough as it is, I'm glad I let sink some of it in before going into Duviri... Still not really sure what the F is happening between aliens, mind contol, time travel and alternate realities.

[bwc153]

Once you play Duviri Paradox you can go back to Duviri, including the Duviri Circuit, which can be a nice way to grab hard-to-grind frames.

However, there's a lot of stuff with Duviri lore-wise that will make 0 sense unless played next to The New War quest

So it's really up to you which you value more?

[Guts]

Originally posted by Tictactucrac:

Still not really sure what the F is happening between aliens, mind contol, time travel and alternate realities.

There are no aliens. Every being is either human, or made by humans.

[Firefrye]

Remember that Duviri was imagined as an alternative way to START the game and is balanced with new players in mind... but the lore and story of the mode is far more confusing than the "normal" start to the game.

Options:
Lore focused - If you want to understand the story of Duviri (or have a better chance at it) wait until after "The New War". This will put it near the VERY end of the storyline after the main starchart is finished.

Gameplay style - If you enjoy souls games, or a slightly slower and more reactive melee focused combat system, then Duviri will be extra fun for you and you should start it ASAP

Rewards - The primary rewards of Duviri are some well above average melee weapons (considering you can get them EXTREMELY early if you try) and access to a game mode called "The Circuit". The circuit will give you three different frames each week of which you can select ONE and earn ALL of it's blueprints deterministically along with some useful mods and augments. If you only want the rewards, you can jump in whenever you want.

[NIkto Barada]

duviri is psychological without spoiling too much.
how jackals get there idk and how we keep stuff from there neither

[Guts]

Originally posted by NIkto Barada:

duviri is psychological without spoiling too much.
how jackals get there idk and how we keep stuff from there neither

I think that corprus engineers are trying to explore the void, using machinery. Sometimes, the jackal wanders into duviri, as a result.

[Modesty]

Thanks for all the tips! Will probably just play the Duviri Paradox now, and try to understand the lore later