Summary
- The First Descendant faces backlash over its monetization, including single-use color palettes.
- Players compare the game's monetization to Warframe, criticizing its costs and practices as predatory.
- Complaints also include in-game paintss not matching menu representations and falsified drop rates for items.
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Korean developers Nexon, who are no strangers to the free-to-play market, are already facing what seems like an uphill battle when it comes to player goodwill. The game's reviews are currently "" on Steam, with only a 46% recommendation rate and there's clear discontent within a large contingent of the game's fledgling community.
The Great Paint Debacle
One of the biggest complaints relates to The First Decendant's paints, cosmetics which allow players to change the color of a skin. They first came under fire during the game's beta test, with players initially unhappy that different colors were locked behind a gacha system.
Listening to player feedback, Nexon returned to the drawing board and reworked things. However, they seem even more disappointing now, as . This means that if you have multiple Descendants you want to share the same color palette, you have to fork out real-world money every time you wish to use it. The same goes for Twit♛ch Drops, which also have a one-time use.
This alone has prompted players to call the practices "disgusting," "predatory," and "the worst MTX I've seen in a long while." One Warframe player pointed out that, in Digital Extreme's game, they can buy a paint palette "for a dollar" that can be used on all frames and weapons and can be reused at no extra cost. They then jokingly stated that in The First Descendant, they have "to pay $5 to reuse blue."
Others have complained that the game's paints look "," adding to the frustration.
"A Bit Of A Scam"
A quick look at The First Descendant's paints a telling picture, with multiple negative posts about many of the game's monetization practices.
Warframe was repeatedly mentioned in different Reddit threads, with one user claiming that The First Descendant is up to for equivalent items in both games. To double mod capacity in Warframe, players will likely fork out around $1.5; in The First Descendant, it's closer to $30.
The game's battle pass has also been called "" Typically, but not always, if players purchase a premium battle pass, they can earn enough virtual currency to purchase the next pass. In The First Descendant, players can earn some currency; however, it stops short of being enough to purchase the next pass, meaning players will have to fork out more cash ahead of the next season.
The multitude of complaints continues, with players feeling like the drop rates for specific items have been falsified, forcing them to fork out money to purchase them instead. One💞 player claims to have completed a mission "" for an item with a drop rate of 20% — they never got it. Ano꧅ther claimed to have spent chasing an item with the same 20% drop rate, only never to receive it.
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TheGamer has reached out to Nexon for comment.
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.
