The First Descendant developer Nexon has signaled the sport will get one of many most-requested options since launch.
The free-to-play co-op centered looter shooter has development methods that gas a deep-rooted grind that in flip encourages gamers to leap into repeatable missions on laborious mode so as to have a greater likelihood of acquiring supplies.
Presently, the one laborious mode content material with no matchmaking is Infiltration Operations. Arduous mode on these Infiltration Operations gives an improved drop likelihood for sure loot, which implies gamers are inclined to play them on laborious moderately than regular problem. However with out matchmaking, you are compelled to play Infiltration Operations on laborious mode solo, which for some gamers is not doable or, in any case, slows them down.
Now, Nexon has mentioned a hotfix is incoming that features “matchmaking for public Infiltration Operation (Dungeon) on Arduous Mode.” The information has actually gone down nicely with followers who’ve praised the developer for performing rapidly on suggestions. “Kudos to the dev staff, sensible choice,” mentioned redditor Sufficient_Theory534. “It will enhance the longevity of the sport exponentially.”
Whereas Nexon is including this much-requested function, it has remained quiet on numerous controversies which have hit The First Descendant because it got here out. For instance, the corporate has but to handle The First Descendant’s extremely aggressive monetization, nor has it defined the exceptional similarities between icons utilized in The First Descendant and Bungie’s rival looter shooter, Future.
Nonetheless, The First Descendant is pulling in gamers, with a peak Steam concurrent participant depend of 264,860 up to now — sufficient to interrupt into the highest 5 most-played video games on Valve’s platform. Microsoft and Sony don’t present participant numbers for PlayStation and Xbox. Try IGN’s The First Descendant overview in progress to search out out what we consider the sport up to now.
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