Dev Note vol.14
Greetings, Descendants. This is the Director of The First Descendant, Minseok Joo.
After scheduling the second Season 1 update to October 10, the Dev Team is working hard to bring you more satisfying content.
The Season 1 update has taught us a lot about the direction The First Descendant should take, and we're striving to deliver even better content based on what we've learned.
Today, as part of this effort, we've prepared this Dev Note to share some news about our second update.
Ultimate Freyna and Exclusive Story
Still trapped in the day of the Room 0 Incident, Freyna's trauma has stopped time and left her to suffer alone in her long grief.
In this exclusive story for Freyna, you'll explore the inner mind of a crestfallen hero, gripped by the guilt of surviving alone after failing to save her love and comrades.
Bunny was able to overcome resentment of her parents with the help of teammates. Will Freyna also be able to overcome her trauma and face reality?
On October 10, the even more powerful Ultimate Freyna will make her appearance.
Ultimate Freyna's Arche Chemical Control Suit, Nightmare Dominator, is a piece of gear especially designed for Freyna who feels greater physical strain as her Arche grows more powerful.
Up until now, Freyna has had to stall the growth of her Arche in order to survive, but the Nightmare Dominator enables her to adjust to more powerful Arche.
With this control suit equipped, Ultimate Freyna's trauma has now become a nightmare not only for herself but also for her enemies.
New Modules
Ultimate Freyna's exclusive modules Toxic Mixture and Venom Injection will be added.
- Toxic Mixture: Freyna's passive skill Contagion Links is changed to Toxic Mixture. When equipped, this skill module will trigger Necrosis instead of Room 0 Trauma. As enemies gain more stacks of Necrosis, your Firearm ATK increases when you shoot at them, and if an enemy reaches max stacks, your Firearm Critical Hit Rate also increases.
- Venom Injection: Defense Mechanism is changed to Venom Injection. Venom Injection consumes resources to recover your Shield and increase Skill Power Modifier, while inflicting Corrosion on enemies. Enemies inflicted with Corrosion suffer reduced Toxin Resistance, making them more vulnerable to Freyna's Toxic attacks.
Hailey's exclusive modules Supercooled Kuiper Round and Cryogenic Cluster Shot will be added.
- Supercooled Kuiper Round: Using the Unique Weapon reduces Firearm ATK and Fire Rate, but increases Weak Point Damage in return. Also, successful Weak Point attacks recover your Shield instead of your MP. The increase in Weak Point Damage decreases on firing the Unique Weapon, but increases again on successful Weak Point attacks.
- Cryogenic Cluster Shot: The Cryo effect is changed to Cryogenic. Using a firearm to attack an enemy inflicted with Cryogenic deals additional AoE damage to nearby enemies, making this a useful skill module for clearing out Common monsters.
In addition, we're adding new modules to improve your builds.
Following the addition of modules to improve shield utilization on September 26, we'll be adding modules that boost Skill Power or Firearm ATK instead of Critical Hit on October 10 to encourage the use of weapons and Descendants that have low Critical Hit Rates.
Death Stalker
While the enemy wreaks havoc, a new Colossus, the Death Stalker, has appeared in the Void, and it's approaching Ingris.
A stalker of living things in the darkness of the Void space, the Death Stalker is a more formidable foe than any Colossus you have intercepted so far.
You must jump back in the Void once again to defend Ingris from the threat of the Death Stalker. Overcome the fear of death, destroy the lying mask and discover your true power.
With the introduction of the most powerful Colossus, Death Stalker, the difficulty of the final Intercept Battle, Gluttony, will also be readjusted. Join for the opportunity to intercept more Colossi.
Frost Watcher
To wield true power, sometimes you need to be cold and deliberate rather than fast and hot.
Frost Watcher is the perfect weapon for such Descendants.
This Scout Rifle has been designed with a built-in Chill Arche catalyst to allow anyone to fire Cryogenic bullets,
but that cold power wasn't something anyone could wield. The Frost Watcher's Chill Arche would course through the entire body of its user and slow their movements,
and very few Descendants in Albion could handle being in such state.
But if a Descendant can handle it all, Frost Watcher can provide them with the most cold-hearted skill in battle.
Especially a Cryogenic Arche user like Hailey will benefit from the metabolic boost caused by the Frost Watcher's refrigerant that surrounds the rifle.
Highest Difficulty Infiltration Operations
On October 10, we're also introducing new 400% Infiltration Operations with more monsters and loot to enjoy.
You can choose the 400% option in Infiltration Operations with the Invasion event, and continue to participate after you have stopped the Invasion.
400% Infiltration Operations feature a greater number of monsters and enhanced monsters than other dungeons, allowing you to fight endless battles. The final battle, which pits you against two named monsters at the same time, is a unique feature of this content.
With more monsters appearing, you'll be able to plunder a deluge of loot in 400% Infiltration Operations.
This includes an exclusive currency obtainable only in 400% Infiltration Operations, which can be used to obtain special items that can be traded to ETA-0.
ETA-0
Every Friday to Sunday, a mysterious merchant, ETA-0, visits Albion.(The days may vary depending on the time zone of the Descendants)
ETA-0 offers a different list of goods each week, consisting of Descendant blueprints, weapon blueprints, materials, inventory expansions, paints etc., which require Standard ETA Vouchers or Premium ETA Vouchers to trade. These vouchers can be obtained by playing the 400% Infiltration Operation and exchanging surplus weapon blueprints.
In addition to the rotating shop, ETA-0 also offers the feature to exchange surplus weapon blueprints for ETA vouchers. However, due to the limited amount of goods that ETA-0 brings in, the amount of blueprints that can be exchanged each week is also limited.
We're also planning new content that will consume surplus blueprints even after ETA-0 is added. For now, ETA-0 will serve to consume some of the surplus blueprints, but we'll continue to expand opportunities to utilize them more effectively.
Celebrate Halloween in Albion!
With Halloween just around the corner, the city of Albion has been transformed with dark and mysterious Halloween decorations. The decorations placed throughout the city will add a lively Halloween atmosphere to Albion.
We've also got some special cosmetics and skin paint that are perfect for Halloween night, so please look forward to them. We hope you all enjoy a spooky and joyful Halloween and have an unforgettable time.
And the Rest of the Additional Season 1 Updates
The Resource Defense Special Operations have been underplayed compared to Mine Blockades due to long playtime, low monster density, and sprawling placements.
We plan to improve Resource Defense and make it more interesting by shortening the playtime of Resource Defense to the level of Mine Blockade, increasing the number of monsters, and changing the placement style.
We also want to address the issue of Reactor farming. To reduce the inconvenience of having to farm a new Ultimate Reactor every time you switch to a new weapon, we're introducing the Reactor Implant system.
This system will allow you to implant the Weapon Optimization Conditions of other Ultimate Reactors to your current Ultimate Reactor. An Ultimate Reactor can have up to three Weapon Optimization Conditions, and you can freely implant Weapon Optimization Conditions based on your weapon settings.
With this, you'll no longer have to farm a new Reactor each time you switch your weapons, as you only need to implant a new Weapon Optimization Condition into the Reactor you're currently using.
We hope this Dev Note has answered some of your expectations and questions. The Dev Team is always listening to your feedback and constantly striving to provide you with a better gaming experience.
We promise to continue to improve and evolve, and we'll do our best to make your time in The First Descendant even more enjoyable. We always appreciate your support and feedback, and we look forward to seeing you in the upcoming update.
Thank you.
After scheduling the second Season 1 update to October 10, the Dev Team is working hard to bring you more satisfying content.
The Season 1 update has taught us a lot about the direction The First Descendant should take, and we're striving to deliver even better content based on what we've learned.
Today, as part of this effort, we've prepared this Dev Note to share some news about our second update.
Ultimate Freyna and Exclusive Story
Still trapped in the day of the Room 0 Incident, Freyna's trauma has stopped time and left her to suffer alone in her long grief.
In this exclusive story for Freyna, you'll explore the inner mind of a crestfallen hero, gripped by the guilt of surviving alone after failing to save her love and comrades.
Bunny was able to overcome resentment of her parents with the help of teammates. Will Freyna also be able to overcome her trauma and face reality?
On October 10, the even more powerful Ultimate Freyna will make her appearance.
Ultimate Freyna's Arche Chemical Control Suit, Nightmare Dominator, is a piece of gear especially designed for Freyna who feels greater physical strain as her Arche grows more powerful.
Up until now, Freyna has had to stall the growth of her Arche in order to survive, but the Nightmare Dominator enables her to adjust to more powerful Arche.
With this control suit equipped, Ultimate Freyna's trauma has now become a nightmare not only for herself but also for her enemies.
New Modules
Ultimate Freyna's exclusive modules Toxic Mixture and Venom Injection will be added.
- Toxic Mixture: Freyna's passive skill Contagion Links is changed to Toxic Mixture. When equipped, this skill module will trigger Necrosis instead of Room 0 Trauma. As enemies gain more stacks of Necrosis, your Firearm ATK increases when you shoot at them, and if an enemy reaches max stacks, your Firearm Critical Hit Rate also increases.
- Venom Injection: Defense Mechanism is changed to Venom Injection. Venom Injection consumes resources to recover your Shield and increase Skill Power Modifier, while inflicting Corrosion on enemies. Enemies inflicted with Corrosion suffer reduced Toxin Resistance, making them more vulnerable to Freyna's Toxic attacks.
Hailey's exclusive modules Supercooled Kuiper Round and Cryogenic Cluster Shot will be added.
- Supercooled Kuiper Round: Using the Unique Weapon reduces Firearm ATK and Fire Rate, but increases Weak Point Damage in return. Also, successful Weak Point attacks recover your Shield instead of your MP. The increase in Weak Point Damage decreases on firing the Unique Weapon, but increases again on successful Weak Point attacks.
- Cryogenic Cluster Shot: The Cryo effect is changed to Cryogenic. Using a firearm to attack an enemy inflicted with Cryogenic deals additional AoE damage to nearby enemies, making this a useful skill module for clearing out Common monsters.
In addition, we're adding new modules to improve your builds.
Following the addition of modules to improve shield utilization on September 26, we'll be adding modules that boost Skill Power or Firearm ATK instead of Critical Hit on October 10 to encourage the use of weapons and Descendants that have low Critical Hit Rates.
Death Stalker
While the enemy wreaks havoc, a new Colossus, the Death Stalker, has appeared in the Void, and it's approaching Ingris.
A stalker of living things in the darkness of the Void space, the Death Stalker is a more formidable foe than any Colossus you have intercepted so far.
You must jump back in the Void once again to defend Ingris from the threat of the Death Stalker. Overcome the fear of death, destroy the lying mask and discover your true power.
With the introduction of the most powerful Colossus, Death Stalker, the difficulty of the final Intercept Battle, Gluttony, will also be readjusted. Join for the opportunity to intercept more Colossi.
Frost Watcher
To wield true power, sometimes you need to be cold and deliberate rather than fast and hot.
Frost Watcher is the perfect weapon for such Descendants.
This Scout Rifle has been designed with a built-in Chill Arche catalyst to allow anyone to fire Cryogenic bullets,
but that cold power wasn't something anyone could wield. The Frost Watcher's Chill Arche would course through the entire body of its user and slow their movements,
and very few Descendants in Albion could handle being in such state.
But if a Descendant can handle it all, Frost Watcher can provide them with the most cold-hearted skill in battle.
Especially a Cryogenic Arche user like Hailey will benefit from the metabolic boost caused by the Frost Watcher's refrigerant that surrounds the rifle.
Highest Difficulty Infiltration Operations
On October 10, we're also introducing new 400% Infiltration Operations with more monsters and loot to enjoy.
You can choose the 400% option in Infiltration Operations with the Invasion event, and continue to participate after you have stopped the Invasion.
400% Infiltration Operations feature a greater number of monsters and enhanced monsters than other dungeons, allowing you to fight endless battles. The final battle, which pits you against two named monsters at the same time, is a unique feature of this content.
With more monsters appearing, you'll be able to plunder a deluge of loot in 400% Infiltration Operations.
This includes an exclusive currency obtainable only in 400% Infiltration Operations, which can be used to obtain special items that can be traded to ETA-0.
ETA-0
Every Friday to Sunday, a mysterious merchant, ETA-0, visits Albion.(The days may vary depending on the time zone of the Descendants)
ETA-0 offers a different list of goods each week, consisting of Descendant blueprints, weapon blueprints, materials, inventory expansions, paints etc., which require Standard ETA Vouchers or Premium ETA Vouchers to trade. These vouchers can be obtained by playing the 400% Infiltration Operation and exchanging surplus weapon blueprints.
In addition to the rotating shop, ETA-0 also offers the feature to exchange surplus weapon blueprints for ETA vouchers. However, due to the limited amount of goods that ETA-0 brings in, the amount of blueprints that can be exchanged each week is also limited.
We're also planning new content that will consume surplus blueprints even after ETA-0 is added. For now, ETA-0 will serve to consume some of the surplus blueprints, but we'll continue to expand opportunities to utilize them more effectively.
Celebrate Halloween in Albion!
With Halloween just around the corner, the city of Albion has been transformed with dark and mysterious Halloween decorations. The decorations placed throughout the city will add a lively Halloween atmosphere to Albion.
We've also got some special cosmetics and skin paint that are perfect for Halloween night, so please look forward to them. We hope you all enjoy a spooky and joyful Halloween and have an unforgettable time.
And the Rest of the Additional Season 1 Updates
The Resource Defense Special Operations have been underplayed compared to Mine Blockades due to long playtime, low monster density, and sprawling placements.
We plan to improve Resource Defense and make it more interesting by shortening the playtime of Resource Defense to the level of Mine Blockade, increasing the number of monsters, and changing the placement style.
We also want to address the issue of Reactor farming. To reduce the inconvenience of having to farm a new Ultimate Reactor every time you switch to a new weapon, we're introducing the Reactor Implant system.
This system will allow you to implant the Weapon Optimization Conditions of other Ultimate Reactors to your current Ultimate Reactor. An Ultimate Reactor can have up to three Weapon Optimization Conditions, and you can freely implant Weapon Optimization Conditions based on your weapon settings.
With this, you'll no longer have to farm a new Reactor each time you switch your weapons, as you only need to implant a new Weapon Optimization Condition into the Reactor you're currently using.
We hope this Dev Note has answered some of your expectations and questions. The Dev Team is always listening to your feedback and constantly striving to provide you with a better gaming experience.
We promise to continue to improve and evolve, and we'll do our best to make your time in The First Descendant even more enjoyable. We always appreciate your support and feedback, and we look forward to seeing you in the upcoming update.
Thank you.
