Before you start trying to solo missions or go for high tier loot, I suggest you grind some lower tier missions until you get good at dodging and other game mechanics.

Home

Your home contains a couple of really important features inside of it, and can be accessed by either pressing “H”, or by moving to the open pod to the left of the spawn in Eschaton and pressing “A”.

Inside your home are multiple pods which contain shells. Once you've satisfied the requirement and unlocked them, upon death, you can respawn as one of these new shells. Each shell comes with its own unique playstyle and gear.

Second is your stash. Currently this can hold up to six items. What's important about your stash is that items placed inside it do not disappear upon a player's death. While the stash is open, you can hover over items in your inventory and press “D” to stash them, or equip items from within your stash by pressing “Shift+A.” Alternatively, if you want to just take items out, simply press “A” on them.