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Let's ignore The First Descendant review discourse and talk about what Nexon can do to make this game amazing

Nexon's free-to-play, MMORPG looter shooter The First Descendant has struggled to attract positive criticism like many other live service games, but that doesn't mean it's bad.

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The First Descendant executes total U-turn on the promise of endless loot caves, blames 'mistranslation' and weirdly insists 'there have been no reversals'

Look, it's Elvis!

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A new The First Descendant update gives players what they want — more space, less waiting times, better rewards

Nexon has released a new The First Descendant patch, bringing some much-appreciated quality-of-life and farming improvements ahead of the next content update.

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The First Descendant update nerfs its Destiny-style loot cave but keeps its reward efficiency "significantly higher than originally intended" thanks to its popularity

Outpost cooldown times have now been reduced, though

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(Update) The First Descendant decides nerfing the best weapons and patching fun exploits is for lame live service games, adapts a different approach

Nexon had committed to protecting player creations and discoveries in The First Descendant, but now it seems that Nexon told us wrong... Several times.

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The First Descendant dev apologizes for translation snafu, says rewards at its Destiny 2-style loot cave will be adjusted to be in line with other farming spots

Nexon has clarified what changes are being made

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The First Descendant players have discovered a Destiny-style loot cave but, rather than 'simply nerfing certain content', the devs are leaning in and making every cave a loot cave

The so-called Valby Run is "our own mistake" said the developers, but they "do not wish to suddenly remove it."

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The First Descendant names and shames thousands of players in its first "crackdown on abusive users"

Don't use dodgy programs unless you want to find yourself on a Nexon watchlist

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The First Descendant changes Destiny 2 lookalike icons, but Nexon still won't say how they ended up in the game

Problem solved, but I'd really like to know how the problem started in the first place.

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The First Descendant updates the icons it was accused of ripping off from Destiny 2 to reflect the looter shooter's "unique identity"

Whatever that might be

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The First Descendant's next big update with new weapons, Luna, and Ultimate Valby now has a release date

Hotfix 1.0.3 is now live for The First Descendant, but more exciting is confirmation on when the next content drop is happening. Hint; it's soon.

Windows Central

Destiny 2 and Warframe who? The First Descendant hit a massive player milestone in just 7 days

Nexon has revealed that The First Descendant, its new free-to-play MMORPG co-op looter shooter, has reached over 10 million unique players in just seven days.

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The First Descendant will change its in-game icons following accusations that it swiped them from Destiny 2

Nexon says it will "make adjustments to ensure that the imagery that may appear similar clearly reflects the unique identity of our game."

PC Gamer

The First Descendent isn't secretly messing with your drop rates, and Nexon is taking steps to prove it's not lying

"We are currently working on various measures to ensure the community can trust the dev team"

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The First Descendant hits 10 million players in a week despite rough start with 52% positive Steam reviews: "We will do our best to bring you great experiences"

Initial server issues clearly didn't put players off too much

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The First Descendant plans to change icons that almost exactly matched Destiny 2 designs: "We have taken the concerns raised seriously"

New looter shooter wants to reflect is "unique identity"

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The First Descendant gets a proper update, and Xbox players enjoy the same exclusive DLC bundle treatment as PlayStation

Nexon has released the 1.02 hotfix for The First Descendant, which includes a sizeable number of fixes. Oh, and Xbox players can go secure an exclusive DLC bundle now.

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The First Descendent is dollar store Destiny starring exclusively hot people

We have Destiny at home! Destiny at home:

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The First Descendant's tutorial robot is talking so fast, players are having to screenshot its dialogue just to learn about the game

I'm beginning to feel like a rap bot, rap bot.

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The First Descendant: How to unlock or research new characters

In The First Descendant, it can be quite time-consuming or expensive to unlock new Descendants after the first two. Here's how you do it.

PC Gamer

The First Descendant contains icons from Destiny 2, and one theory about how they got there is a reminder that not everything on the internet is what it purports to be

PC Gamer

How to get Amorphous Material in The First Descendant

These consumables contain components for weapons and descendants.

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The First Descendant servers buckle as brief connection issues add to performance woes and microtransaction complaints from fans

The co-op looter shooter is drawing a mixed reception from a lot of Steam fans

Windows Central

The First Descendant's first patch arrives with server fixes and more... But it also broke the servers again

Many players seem to be experiencing server and connection issues in The First Descendant, unable to enter the game or being randomly disconnected.

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Co-op looter shooter The First Descendant gets 3 days of increased XP and gold gains to appease fans after launch issues lead to 'Mixed' start on Steam

The apology tour commences

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