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The First Descendant, the looter shooter title from Nexon, has been out for a few days now. The game sees players play as a descendant and fight against the invading aliens. Players have mostly liked the game so far.
There are also some issues in the game that players have complained about, they seem to be having fun. However, it seems like they may have another problem on their hands and this time it is related to drop rates in the game.
The First Descendant Players Are Worried About Drop Rates
Nexon’s title opened to mostly positive reviews from the players and the player count on Steam shows that, peaking at 255,289 players at the time of writing. But players have also complained of the issues in the game, including technical issues andmonetization practices.
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Players are now complaining about drop rates and have said that they have spent hours in the game but haven’t got what they actually need. One player has now shared that Nexon reportedly has a RNG patent that may be affecting this drop rates inThe First Descendantand many may not even be aware.
The user said the RNG patent does not mean thatThe First Descendanthas this system but added that“this raises an eyebrow considering the game being a Looter Shooter.”They also said that nothing can be confirmed or denied as it cannot be datamined given“everything is server side.”
They shared a Reddit thread that mentions the player based RNG patent by Nexon forMaplestory. This allegedly includes decreases drop rates if there is a lot of user activity, increased drops for players with low activity, changing drop rates as per location, number of friends, current items, and more.
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Several players had no idea about this, and many wondered how the company managed to patent RNG. It is not known for certain ifThe First Descendantuses RNG, but many players have said this is not right if it does, with one player adding,“That’s evil and serves a spot in hell!!!”
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Another player said that Nexon has done this in the past but hope that it is not doing this to this game as they like it.
However, there are also some players who say that they have not found any problem with drop rates and they are happy with what they are getting.
Earlier this year, areportstated that Nexon was fined nearly $9 million by Korea’s Fair Trade Commission for changing the probability of the premium loot boxes in its games,MaplestoryandBubble Fighter. This was between 2010 and 2021 but players were not made aware of these changes.
What are your thoughts about the drop rates inThe First Descendant? Let us know in the comments below.
Rohit Tiwari
Gaming Editor
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Rohit Tiwari is a Gaming Journalist and Editor at FandomWire. With a Master’s degree in Mass Communication, Rohit combines academic insight with a passion for the games and the stories they tell. When he’s not busy playing games, you’ll find him reading or catching a football game.
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