There are a large variety of mission types in Warframe. This series of articles is intended to cover the most common types of missions in the inner planets so new players know what to expect. In this post, the first of the series, I will cover navigating nodes and the three most common mission types and their variations. Additionally, I will provide some advice for the beginning player regarding how hard a mission may be and if it solo-friendly.
Each planet, dwarf planet or moon has a set of nodes named after things associated with it. Usually each node has one mission assigned to it. However alerts, invasions, syndicate missions or nightmare missions may share the node with the original. When selecting a shared node, you will be presented with a menu of all the available missions to choose from. Nodes can appear normal, outlined with a glow or shadowed/faded. The normal appearance means you have completed the node previously. All nodes connected to that node will be outlined with a glow unless you have also completed them. This means they are unlocked and available for you to complete the mission located there. Finally, there are nodes that are not unlocked, and therefore unavailable to you. These are displayed shadowed-out without a border and indicate they are locked.
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