The First Descendant servers down for hours of emergency maintenance due to major instability

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Nexon’s free-to-play looter shooter The First Descendant is currently down for maintenance following the release of the game’s 1.2.0 update. With Season 2 now available, fans are upset at the game’s long maintenance period.

The First Descendant servers hit huge maintenance

Announced on the official The First Descendant Twitter account, Nexon’s looter shooter was original set for an hour-long maintenance period to fix instability relating to the update. However, the game studio revealed in a follow-up message to fans that the server downtime would be hours longer than expected.

“Due to server instability, we are having emergency server maintenance. Details will be shared once the maintenance is complete,” the developer revealed on Twitter.

At the time of writing, the development team has identified the cause of the issue and is hoping to bring the game back to players in the next few hours. However, there is a possibility that the game could remain offline slightly longer.

We have identified the cause and are currently working on a fix, which is expected to take approximately 1–2 hours. We will provide further updates as soon as the process is finalized. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.
— The First Descendant Official (@FirstDescendant) December 5, 2024

“We have identified the cause and are currently working on a fix, which is expected to take approximately 1–2 hours,” the team said to fans. “We will provide further updates as soon as the process is finalized. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.”

As a free-to-play live-service game, fans are unhappy with the server downtime, especially considering its occurrence directly after the release of a new update. While the vast majority of the game’s players have appreciated the direct response from its developers, others have remained upset due to the title’s downtime coinciding with their free time.

As with any live-service multiplayer game, server downtime is expected, especially around the time of a brand-new update. With the 1.2.0 update bringing in the brand-new Void Chaser Season 2 episode prior to some large character overhauls in January, it’s entirely unsurprising that the team would run into issues.

The First Descendant is available right now as a free-to-play game on Xbox, PlayStation and PC.

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