Summary
The First Descendantis giving away free boosts to all players as compensation for the recent launch’s technical issues. Nexon Games' free-to-play looter shooter launched on July 2 and quickly rose to the top of the Steam charts within the first few hours of its release. Despite its popularity, more than a few players were dissatisfied with the reliability ofThe First Descendant’s delivery system, with waves of users reporting that they couldn’t receive some of their purchased items and rewards due to a bug with the game itself.
WhileThe First Descendantmanaged to dethrone FromSoftware’sElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeexpansion pack and take its place as the top game on Steam, the looter shooter’s launch has had its own share of issues. Most notably, a good chunk of players complained regarding a bug that caused a delay in the delivery of their purchased Caliber, the game’s version of premium currency. ThoughThe First Descendantdevelopers apologizedfor the problem, players were still quick to express their criticisms on the game’s Steam page, flooding the title with negative reviews and dragging its rating down to “Mixed” with a 46 percent user score.
Fortunately,The First Descendantdevelopers previously posted an update that confirmed the bug has since been resolved, and players were free tobuy and spend their Caliberwithout delay. Now, in addition to the fixes, all players who log into the game until July 7 can claim several boosts to kickstart their grinding. The packaged items' effects will notably last for three days upon claiming and will grant the user a 30 percent increase in all gold, kyper shards, Descendant experience, and weapon experience gained. Players will also receive two matte red paint items, which can be used to color certain costumes.
The First Descendant Devs Are Working On Twitch Drops Fixes
Though the problem with Caliber has been resolved, there have been reports that some players have yet toreceive their Twitch drops rewardseven after the fixes. The developers assured fans that they were contacting Twitch to help formulate a possible solution. While a specific timeline for a fix was not given, they additionally promised they would keep the fans updated with another notice when the issue is finally laid to rest.
The launch of Nexon Games' looter shooter was flawed but the game has still drawn quite an audience.The First Descendantamassed a massive player countin the hours following its launch, with an all-time peak of 229,257 concurrent players. However, only time will tell ifThe First Descendantwill manage to keep its player base, especially when considering that the online looter-shooter genre has several other popular alternatives.
The First Descendant
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The First Descendant is a next-generation third-person co-op action RPG looter shooter featuring high-quality graphics created in Unreal Engine 5.Players become a Descendant whose mission is to combat alien invaders – The Vulgus who crossed dimensions over 100 years ago and brought with them the devastating Colossi and destruction – for the survival of humanity and to protect Albion and the continent of Ingris. Players will encounter spectacular stories of forces fighting over the Iron Heart as they grow stronger through various missions and raids.Encounter features that make The First Descendant’s gameplay unique: a variety of characters with unique concepts and combat styles, massive boss battles with up to four player co-op, free movement and coordinated action with grappling hooks, a variety of weapons and compelling customization options.
