Is it worth play expedition on firtsh playthrough or better start normal?

[NA'PE]

So?

[M͕͕͗͗i͕͕͗͗y͕͕͗͗o]

the only diffrence will be that you will not get the new mission for the purple system because after you finish the expedition you will be granted the purple drive for free

[Eightball]

I would say Expeditions are geared towards players with a bit of experience with the game mechanics, but are still accessible to new players. If you start one with no previous time in game you may find some things frustrating (or find yourself looking for guides or videos).

But give it a go. If you get through it you will actually be geared up quite well for a new player and you can still do all the quests once the Expedition save converts to a normal save.

Expeditions have, at least for the last few years, returned in a 'condensed' format at the end of each calendar year. Usually 4 or so previous ones are made available again so you will be able to do those as well.

Give it a shot. As long as you have fun then that is what its all about.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

The Expeditions usually assume you have some knowledge of the game so there is no time spent bringing you up to speed. They also often are designed to highlight new features added to the game. The game does not babysit you like most games so you are expected to read things carefully and don't assume you can do whatever you want and things will work out alright. It is pretty forgiving, but dying or not being familiar with the save system can put a good gut punch to you.

This one is a lot more complicated, at least it was for me, because my teleporter listing did not ever show other player's bases. Those bases can be extremely helpful if you want to move through an expedition smooth as glass. On the plus side, not having them be so useful made it a little more challenging.

They are really different from the normal game. While it is still not action packed, the expeditions tend to dump rewards on you that would take hours to gain in the normal game.

I would say you can do it, just be aware it is different and when you do play the normal game toss a lot of what you saw in the expedition out the window.

[CyberCeltic]

Missing 17 Expeditions is a punishment so, yeah you should give it a try.

[Shadow Strider]

Originally posted by CyberCeltic:

Missing 17 Expeditions is a punishment so, yeah you should give it a try.

no it's not... And you can play them all at any time you want as long as you play them offline.

@OP
Expeditions presume you have an understanding of the game's mechanics, so you may want to play through the first few hours of a normal mode run, focusing on the story missions, to get your bearings, then jump into the expo with some idea what you're doing

[tinysalutations]

I actually wish I wouldn't have been intimidated by the expeditions in the beginning and looking back think it would've been a great way to start. They give you tons of gear so you don't have to grind so much to start. I actually think that most of the expeditions have a lot of explanation and the parts that you don't understand you will likely be able to find answers to on community discussions since there is always a lot of talk about expeditions. I do think there will be parts that will probably take much longer than the average player, so maybe go into it knowing that. The expeditions are only available for a limited time (if you play as they are offered without mods), so just give yourself some extra time to finish.

[tinysalutations]

*I mean you don't have to grind so much to start when you start your main save at the end of the expedition

[Shadow Strider]

Originally posted by tinysalutations:

*I mean you don't have to grind so much to start when you start your main save at the end of the expedition

You can also just play the normal game for a little to get a feel for it then start the expo via the terminus on the Anomaly and the keep all the good expo rewards (like inventory expansion modules) for transfer back to the main save

[Foxglovez]

What Shadow Strider said. Familiarize yourself with the game then hop in the expedition. You have 6 weeks. No reason not to do both. As a total noob this one might be a bit of a struggle if you don't at least learn the basics first.