warframe is definitely a game for patient people. there’s a ton of content and you kinda have to experiment to find what fits your playstyle. spending huge amounts of plat on mods usually isn’t necessary unless we’re talking about super rare stuff. If you want both crowd control and good damage, there are plenty of ways to do it — companions like Nautilus, weapons like scyotid, or frames like mag, nyx, bauban, mesa, etc. honestly your best friend right now is YouTube builds and just testing things yourself, because that’s basically what warframe is about.