Got back into the game recently (600 hrs, MR 16) after a year or two away. Been loving it! Taking it slow, working my way through the quests I’ve missed, grinding a bit of Operation: Belly of the Beast, and leveling some weapons I’ve got in my backlog.
It’s been a blast! I don’t have any fancy builds with lots of forma or archon shards or rivens, but I can hang with pretty much anything non-SP (which I guess I have to unlock again now that there are new nodes.)
One thing I’m a bit worried about is that there’s too much for me to do it all. So many new modes and mechanics. Trying to focus on what I feel is the “base game” (starchart and open worlds + Railjack) and branch out into the other stuff (Duviri, 1999, Zariman, etc) in a bit, one at a time, so I can get a good feel for them.
Anyway, saw this community was pretty dead, but didn’t want to post on Reddit, so here we are. :)
Welcome back to the space circus. Remember, you’re here forever!
Despite the fact that many players hang out in Steel Path, it is entirely optional just like most other things in the game. Like others have mentioned, Warframe is a veritable archipelago of stuff to do.