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Despite the fact that microtransactions were barely functional when The First Descendant launched, players have been comparing the game to one of its closest competitors – Warframe – and found that Nexon’s title is nearly 20 times more expensive for equivalent upgrades. As noted by Reddit user who has highlighted the disparity in cost between and The First Descendant in order to “double the character mod capacity,” an Orokin Reactor costs roughly $1.50, whereas the equivalent item in The First Descendant is $30.
Comments have responded with just responses: “[Digital Extremes] is generous and kind. Nexon is greedy and cruel,” responds one, while another notes that “browsing the store on the first hour the game came out and seeing over half the items showing ‘popular’ showed just how scandalous this is.” Other examples TFD’s equivalent of Forma costing “15-20x as expensive,” while it costs between $200 – $300 to pay for full unlock of the External Components menu slots.
It highlights a few pretty damning issues with the gameplay loop behind The First Descendant. Loot is dropped incredibly infrequently, and you’re going to need so many components to eventually make these worth it. Nexon’s latest game is designed to make expensive features easily accessible through microtransactions, whereas grinding and farming .
