So I've done almost 0 missions excluding escort and trading missions. Before I start doing random missions I wanted to get this great communities input. What are your favorite missions/ mission trees?

Deneb Border Battle with at least 4 players on both sides is hands-down the best mission experience in the game.

The "Other Side of the Universe" tree (Itani military) is pretty good as far as PCC/single player stuff goes.

I like the Hydra series that starts in Verasi. It's either Divinia Spice something or Helio something, anyway, it starts with a series of missions where you mine helio.

The hydra is a blast. Easy once you figure it out, but still a fun one.

The last mission to unlock the superlight was my favorite

Really? I wrote that tree. Glad it's fun for someone, and not just a hassle :).

The superlight mission is indeed fun. The only thing I would add is that players get confused with the "don't let them scan you" part and fail the mission because they run from the scan. Aside from that misleading verbiage, it's great.

Haha that's where I kept failing. I'm going to do that one again soon. That tree was indeed fun

Failing it because you hit a storm is kind of disorienting too.