My friend recommended Warframe to me and after trying it, I've had so much fun with it! Obviously I haven't really even scratched the surface of what it has to offer, but in the time that I have spent playing it, I've thoroughly enjoyed collecting mods, leveling weapons, looting storage chests, and unlocking new planets to go on missions in! I also really like how I can choose to go into things alone or play with my friends. There definitely is a learning curve in figuring out what items to craft, what to keep and what to get rid of, etc. but from what I've seen the community in-game is readily available to help out new players and answer questions if anyone has them. Honestly, I find it fun to play more at leisure by completing tasks. It's a gorgeous game and the parkour/movement system is fluid, beautiful, and so much fun to play. I could and will sink lots of hours into this title :))

Probably not the most accurate representation as I haven't played in a while, but the base gameplay is extremely fun. Combat and shooting actually feel fun and despite the destiny-like "higher difficulty = more health" mechanics, there's enough unique enemies to keep you on your feet every time. While not EVERY warframe is a banger and fun to play, there's definitely enough warframes for everyone to find and get comfortable with.

While I'm sure it's changed, the F2P aspect made this game an enjoyable grind. Yeah the farmville type beat of "wait 16 IRL hours for this to craft or pay with real money" is annoying, but there's always plenty of other stuff to do while you wait for your new gun to craft. Gathering mods, mats, warframe parts, or whatever else you need is something that's FUN grinding for. I'm not sure how it works nowadays, but trading warframe parts for premium currency like it's runescape was fun as fuck and I wasted so many hours grinding and trading. Fashionframe is the true endgame.

I dropped it though because once they started adding keys to planets (back in like 2017 or smth) it really changed the way you would grind and it honestly became a chore. I did try this game again when they released the huge ass open world, but honestly it wasn't enough to keep me playing.

If you start now, there's a LOT of player knowledge and a LOT of grind to go through, which might be what some players want. For me, this game is like an ex I care about. I'll always remember it fondly, but I'll probably never interact with it again because it's a completely different thing now and I don't want my memories ruined.