The First Descendant devs are gifting free rewards in apology to fans

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Update: The First Descendant free rewards will now be found via your in-game mailbox within approximately ten-minutes of logging into the game. The rewards will be distributed between January 16th – 22nd, so make sure to log into TFD between then.

Assuming you log into TFD before January 22nd, you then only have until February 5th to claim the rewards before the mailbox expiration. The rewards are as follows:

  • Gold Boost (30%)
  • Kuiper Shard Boost (30%)
  • Descendant EXP Boost (30%)
  • Weapon Proficiency Boost (30%)
  • 40 2025 Tokens

Check out Nexon’s notice for more details.

Original story:

The second half of The First Descendant Season 2 is here! This is the big update 1.2.4 introducing Ines Raya along with an assortment of new skins. Unfortunately, the maintenance downtime has been extended due to an unforeseen, critical incident, and, as an apology to fans, Nexon is gifting The First Descendant players free rewards.

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Nexon is gifting The First Descendant players free rewards as compensation

On X, Nexon has announced that the maintenance downtime for update 1.2.4 has been extended. This means the release time for Ines Raya is now 10AM PT/1PM ET/6PM GMT on January 16th.

As for why maintenance has been extended, Nexon identified a “critical issue”. There’s no elaboration from the developer, but it’s ultimately better for Nexon to delay the release of 1.2.4 rather than launch it buggy.

Nexon has apologized for the maintenance extension, as well as the “inconvenience caused to in-game event participation after the update”. As compensation for the delay, Nexon is gifting players the following free rewards:

  • Gold Boost (30%)
  • Kuiper Shard Boost (30%)
  • Descendant EXP Boost (30%)
  • Weapon Proficiency Boost (30%)
  • 40 2025 Tokens

Nexon will provide “details regarding the compensation schedule in a separate notice once the maintenance is complete”. It’s likely the above rewards will be sent to your in-game inbox once or soon after maintenance ends, but make sure to follow the game’s official account on X for the necessary details.

Image credit: @FirstDescendant on X

In more The First Descendant news, players can check out the 2025 roadmap, and the new Season 3 character promises to be hot in first official details.

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The First Descendant

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, RPG
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