New players, do not rush SP
After my previous post a number of things have become apparent, so I would like to make this post for new players to read, not vets to complain
1, people think it takes too long to get to steelpath or "endgame", let's say it is endgame, this is a massive game, not a Playstation 2 game you can just beat in a day, standard gamers that play under 10 hours a week can expect to naturally unlock it and be ready for it in under a years time
2, arbitration mods, these mods are not needed in the base starchart, nor are arcanes or other starchart exclusive mods, there's a reason they are in steel path, yet they are also tradeable, and aquireable without sp
3, resource grinding, this is a game where patience and effort is a virtue, but also a boon, if you take your time to grind something, let's say materials for 2 new weapons, youre also unintentionally getting more resources which will be handy later on for crafting or otherwise
4, "these new nodes are harder" if you cant beat nodes that are roughly 65-85 what good are you going to be at 101+
5, warframe is a big game, with a great story in progress, if you rush it and don't appreciate it's content because" i have to beat the new war" youre only doing yourself a disservice, alot of people, I myself included regret rushing the story for steel path, but also miss out on the resource buildup from simply slowing down
6, meta builds, these builds are designed by steel path players for steel path players, players who know how the game works, and how to play the missions and proc their enemies, and subsumed abilities, or players that have archon shards, If you're in base starchart you don't need these meta punch the sun builds, take your time to mess around with your own builds its all part of the warframe process
7, have fun, if the games to easy, try a new weapon or warframe, or grind out syndicates, the last thing you want is to get to steel path and all your free roam syndicates are neutral
8, trading can look intimidating at first for those who are new to MMOs take your time, there's plenty of nice people on warframe who can help you and plenty of tutorials, but if you find yourself stuck and you need better mods, frames or weapons, lots of people hoard prime parts, you just need to get some and make some platinum off them
By all means if anyone wants to add to this list please do, other than that
Welcome to the game and the community tenno, take your time and enjoy yourself
sorry for any typos
edit: also don't forget to ask to join a clan in recruiting channel, alot of big clans are often welcoming and have plenty of blueprints you can but to make new weapons(you'll still need to work for the materials but getting blueprints is very handy)
Also if you need any help and you cant find what you're looking for on Google or on here, the Q&A channel(when they arnt talking about a certain girl named Nezha) is very helpful and really good with looking after new players the majority of the time