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As part of its latest update, The First Descendant developer Nexon Games addressed player concerns regarding its drop rates. Over the past few days, several complaints surfaced over its loot-farming design, with some accusing the devs of “rigging” item drops to force players to spend more time and money in-game. Fortunately, with community disapproval continuing to rise, The First Descendant director’s recent comments slightly eased tensions by providing players with the transparency they were looking for.
Towards the end of the latest batch of The First Descendant hotfix patch notes, the game director added a comment that said, “We are well aware that as many Descendants begin farming in earnest, various discussions are taking place regarding drop rates.” “There is no variable drop rate system in The First Descendant,” they continued. “We are using the fixed rates displayed in the game,” like the oft-complained-about 20% drop rate (or 1-in-5 chance) that players encounter when grinding.
The First Descendant director added, “The dev team has reviewed the acquisition rates across all servers and confirmed that they are dropping according to the rates displayed.” Although not much else was shared regarding the game’s looting system, Nexon is apparently “working on various measures to ensure the community can trust the dev team, such as disclosing item drop amounts for each content.” With this in mind, more in-depth details centering on drop rates should arrive in the short term.
Overall, this is a step in the right direction for a live-service looter shooter that has seen its early days embroiled in controversy and complaints. Only time will tell, though, if Nexon can live up to its promise of providing its community with transparency and honesty.
Before you jump back in to grind out more loot, check out our pages on how to fix high CPU usage in The First Descendant and how to level up weapons in The First Descendant. This way, you can play through the game easily without experiencing any fundamental or game-breaking issues.
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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
