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It's much better than it was, but the basics of modding things are not yet explained within the game. There are definite nuances to modding, but beyond that, most of the basics of the game are shown well.
Most newer players have related to me that the intro for the game is great, but once they finish and get to the orbiter to play the game for real, they can feel overwhelmed.
Hopefully both of those things will be addressed at some point, but most issues can be solved by a quick google search, or checking the wiki.
Even with those issues though, I would recommend it to people who enjoy the idea of a looter shooter. Even today.
Thanks for this! I’ve played Destiny and I dabbled into “The First Descendant” as well. Enjoyed my time in both of them. Maybe I’ll give this one a try! Can everything be earned/farmed for in game? Or are some things only obtainable by paying money?
Ah, this is one of the reasons I've stuck with the game this long - any item that's game-affecting in some way can be acquired in-game in Warframe. Bringing premium currency into the equation can shorten the time it takes to get things (buying item from in-game Market, or from other players, but that's it.
In fact, the only things I'd ever recommend spending the paid currency on are warframe & weapon slots, but even those you can still get in-game by going through the Nightwave (battlepass, which is also free) rewards. Maybe cosmetic items if that's your bag, but that's really it.
Quite a few cosmetic items are pay-only, but if you trade for premium currency from other players, you can earn enough to get those pretty easily too.
The weapons and warframes one finds in the in-game market one can just buy the blueprint for with basic credits, and make it yourself without spending anything of real-world money. The ones you can't find in the in-game Market are found only by playing, or trading for parts from other players.
Perfect, I really appreciate you taking the time to respond! Thank you!
Oh I know I won’t be able to get everything, just looking for something to sink some hours into while I escape the real world. Yknow?
Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for!
No problem. This video I found a few months ago is a pretty good overview of the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOjBT1zwzk
Additionally, some of the content creators featured in the video are very good resources to go to for information. iFlynn, LeyzarGamingViews, TheKengineer, and Brozime are good for general information.
For a showcase of someone taking on difficult bosses alone and making it look like an anime, check out Nash Prime.
(EDIT: replaced embedded video with a better one)
Either you pay attention or you don't.
I just started playing about a hour ago. Really enjoying it. The transversal is insane.
- The in-game market is almost irrelevant. It's there, and it has a huge host of purchaseable things in it, but for actual gameplay progression it is completely ignorable.
I've been playing Warframe for 11 years, and between non-Steam and Steam versions, have sunk a heck of a lot of time into this game - and for nearly all of that, I only ever used the market for cosmetics such as skins and colour palettes, and occasionally QoL things like weapon/warframe slots, Forma or Orokin Catalysts and Reactors (because these used to be much harder to come by than they are these days).
All the weapons, warframes, resources etc. shouldn't be bought for Platinum. The grind in Warframe for specific goals is usually not that bad. There are some bits and bobs here and there that are a pain in the arse to grind, but they aren't the majority.
When you look at the in-game market, a lot of the weapons will have Blueprints you can buy for Credits (normal currency) and these will show the resources required to craft etc. - the market is a good way of looking at the stats and requirements of weapons (and warframes) to see what you want to obtain - and then you can set a goal of getting it normally.
The only things that can't be earned in-game (that are in the market) are cosmetics. Colour palettes, deluxe skins etc. - although the alternate helmets and some weapon skins can be obtained through the Nightwave System (weekly/daily objectives that unlock a season-pass esque reward path, but also provide a currency spent in a Nightwave Vendor to buy stuff).
It's also worth noting that the game has a huge amount of content that simply cannot be bought from the market. A lot of it can't even be traded between players (although things like mods and arcanes can - which are the main 'ingredients' in buildcrafting).
- Premium Currency. Platinum. You can earn it by trading with players - this is the saving grace of Warframe's monetisation model, and the one thing that really makes this game shine. There is NOTHING in this game you cannot obtain without buying it with real money.
Even all the things that can only be purchased with Platinum can still be earned without spending anything. Now, earning platinum at reasonable rates does require that you know pretty much where to go and what to do, i.e. what things are going to be reliably sold -- but even then there are simpler things such as selling Veiled Rivens, Void Relics, Prime Parts yada yada - easy to obtain loot that sells cheaply, but is a comfortable and easy way to just keep progressing.
As an example, let's say you need a new Warframe Slot to claim the most recent Warframe you crafted in the Foundry - those are 20 platinum per slot. You might have 0p, and so you go and run 5-10 Void Fissure missions quickly and sell the loot. In 20-30 minutes, plus allowing time to trade, you could make that platinum and buy the slot.
Of course, there are other more lucrative things, but honestly trading isn't as easy as it used to be because DE have diluted a lot of the markets - so things like Arcanes, prime parts, mods etc. used to be better investments, but they're still reliable and easy things to sell.
A lot of those names and words won't make sense since you don't know the game, but once you get into it they'll be common things you come across.
- New player experience. If you treat Warframe comfortably, and just progress casually through it, you will have a lot of fun (possibly). Yes, it has grind, but 70% of the game can be just played and progressed without grinding -- doing missions in the Star Chart, progressing the main questlines, unlocking new content etc.
I'm not saying don't stop and sit down with something to grind before moving on - if that's your cup of tea it will be good to do it. Earning all the stuff in one spot before moving to the next is viable if you prefer it.
Warframe is a big game. It's 11 years old and with a lot of content, so you never really have to stick to one thing. It's a mess, to be honest, but if there is a positive aspect to that, it's that if one thing gets boring, there's a dozen other things to do instead. This can be overwhelming and confusing, but you still have the choice to just ignore all the things the game is throwing your way and just focus on one thing at a time.
The game explains the basic stuff to you early on, but the rest of the game is sort of just fiddle around and find out. The Codex does have explanations for a lot of things, but nobody ever reads it. Up to you if you want to read the tutorials. The game has many different aspects to it, but to be honest the game is so easy that you can trial and error your way through the whole thing and never really struggle progressing.
- You won't suffer for not picking the game up years ago. The only thing that will actually 'hold you back' is if you intend to collect every single thing that's ever existed in the game - because that will take a long time.
However, progressing through the Star Chart, progressing the main story, getting good builds and unlocking plenty of Warframes and Weapons really doesn't take that long - as long as you'd expect from a game. To reach the point where you'd consider yourself 'pretty well situated and able to tackle any content' could be anywhere between 100-200 hours, much less than that if you have a friend to show you around and help you out.
Warframe is the most casual of the games in this genre, in my opinion. There is very, very little FOMO in the game. There is an occasional event in the game (that isn't annual), but these aren't frequent.
Belly of the Beast has just ended, and that brought a couple unique cosmetics, but most of the rewards were just things already in the game (arcanes) just as a quick way to earn some of them - plus the new warframe and weapons which exist in the game obviously too. It brought a new game mode -- all of that stays in the game permanently. The only thing that went was the event vendor with a couple cosmetics.
Prior to that we had Gargoyles Cry last December, which again brought a few cosmetics and then the rest were existing rewards already in the game. Before that was back in 2020. So, the FOMO of these events are minimal - 99% of content in this game stays. All the game modes from events are permanent additions to the game, so you never miss out on that.
Even Nightwave, that season pass-esque reward path doesn't have much FOMO. It stays for ages and is easy to max it out anyway, but beyond that, rewards from previous Nightwave seasons return every season, if you miss something one season, it will eventually turn up again at some point.
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Overall, Warframe is casual friendly. Play it chill and the game will treat you well. To 100% get every single possible thing in an 11-year old live service game is too time consuming, so just focus on having fun and gradually progressing. You could honestly earn only 30% of what's in the game and you'd be able to access the best equipment and builds possible - I'm not saying rush through to that, take it slow and let the progression be gradual; but the game hardly stops you from doing that, so you aren't forced to grind for 1000 hours desperately trying to chase down the current state of the game while you're left 11 years behind.