I decided I would give warframe a shot this year, some solo and some with friends. I do really enjoy the gameplay, and how a lot of the weapons feel and the general aesthetic. I do not however, like the monetization at all. I understand a game like this needs to make money, but 20 bucks for a new warframe? Inventory monetization? The insane wait times when your crafting new frames? C'mon. There is a way better way to do this that doesn't make you hate interacting with the game. Luckily for warframe, the game itself is still very fun. Doing missions and killing hundreds of enemies while watching youtube or whatever is a satisfying, fun experience. But the monetization really holds the game back. I'm not sure what this game was like at launch, i can only rate it from what i think of it now. And unfortunately a lot of the systems in the game really bog it down and hold it back from being something really special. I guess thats the price of a 10 year live service game, at some point your gonna lose yourself in the needless monetization. Anyway, the game is fun if you can ignore a lot of that, and usually i can, but man i can't help but think about what this game could be without it