Summary
AlthoughThe First Descendant’sinaugural season has only just kicked off, players have already found something that they’re extremely unhappy with.
The new Descendant, Hailey, was always likely to be an extremely popular pick in the game — the problem is thather unlock criteria are proving a bit of a problem.
“Am I Missing Something, Or Is Unlocking Hailey Just Absolutely Miserable?”
Since her release a few days ago, players have been lamenting the criteria they need to meet to unlock the new Descendant.
One player confirmed that “if you have the best RNG ever,” it’d take a minimum of 12 days to unlock Hailey. Although you might think that it’s only 12 days, The First Descendant has hadnotoriously miserable drop rates since launch, so that 12 days is likely to be a much longer grind.
Players have already taken to Reddit to share their disappointment and talk about their luck with the drops. One player claimed that at the rate they’re achieving things, it’d take at leastdouble the game’s minimum timeto unlock Hailey. Others have had an even worse time, expecting longer than that.
The slow unlock pace hasonce again been criticized as being predatory, and players are suggesting that this isforced monetization from Nexon, with the developers making the game a struggle for those who are opting to go free-to-play.
Ultimately, this has resulted in a large portion of the audience exclaiming they have given up on trying to farm for the new Descendant. Multiple posts have popped up on Reddit with players claimingthey’re done.
With the development teamadmitting they were shocked that the game was reviewed so badly, you’d wisely have assumed they’d be doing everything they could to earn back goodwill, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The complaints around Hailey followdiscontent around the previously released Descendant Luna, alongside the title’s"inflated seasonal challenges", theoveruse of Bunny, andsingle-use paints. This has led to the game losingwell over 70% of its player base since launch.
The First Descendant
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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.
