Posted last week, first descendant is a new sci-fi third-person looter shooter from Nexon that feels like a hybrid of the two. Armor, destiny, and The Division. However, despite mixed reviews and controversy involving icons and in-game purchases, first descendant The number of players exceeded 10 million in just 7 days.
first descendant Launched on July 2 Reviews from critics and players on Steam have been mixed.. After playing the new online shooter for a dozen or so hours on my own, I wasn’t impressed. Sure, the game is fun and looks good right now, but its story and characters are easily forgettable, and the ending after completing the campaign is focused on the arduous process of grinding materials to unlock new characters and gear.
However, a fun free game with loot and a cool grappling hook seems like enough first descendant One of the most popular games this month. July 12, official first descendant Twitter account published This free-to-play shooting game has over 10 million players in just 7 days.
“Thank you all for the overwhelming support and love,” the official account wrote. “This means everything to us. We will do our best to bring you a great experience. Can’t wait to continue this journey together!
Although the developers behind first descendant It may well be celebrating the large number of players jumping in to try out the game, but it’s been far from a perfect week for Nexon’s shooter.
first descendantThis week has been bad, very bad
Shortly after the game launched, people pointed out How similar are the icons? first descendant It’s an icon Destiny 2. On Friday, Nexon responded to the controversy, saying they were taking the matter “seriously” and promised to change the icon when called Destiny 2 A “world-renowned looter shooter” that was “respected” by its developers and inspired them “during development.”
At the same time, some players also complained: First Descendant’The drop rate is too low to meet the resources needed to craft and unlock new characters. Nexon says drop rates are proceeding as expectedbut does suggest that changes will be made to the game to make farming and grinding easier.
The game’s microtransactions have also been criticized. A big complaint is having to buy cosmetic shaders or paints over and over again for each new skin and character. Players also connect the low drop rate of materials used to unlock characters to the fact that Nexon is happy to take your money in exchange for skipping all of that and unlocking new characters immediately.
at present, first descendant As I write this, it’s still doing fine on Steam, Over 170,000 players Currently looting and/or shooting it in sci-fi games. It remains to be seen whether Nexon can improve the game and update it frequently with new content to retain all those players. If not, it may end up going down this path SyncedAnother sci-fi co-op shooter just announced by Tencent is ending just a year after launch.
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