Nexon plans to change in-game icons from looter shooter The First Descendant that were strikingly similar to those found in Destiny 2. Take one good look at The First Descendant and you'll be able to see the fingerprints of plenty of different looter shooters etched onto the screen. Among others, Warframe's third-person shooting is clearly a reference point for the newly released live service contender, but the team at Nexon might have taken a little too much inspiration from Destiny 2 in some aspects.
Earlier this week, Forbes reported that The First Descendant seemed to be "using barely-changed" Destiny 2 icons with similarities that are hard to ignore. The tweet below shows how the icons largely use the same basic design, with small changes to color or detail here and there. A 'draw from memory" type of thing.
The situation began to clear up in the days after, though. Rather than straight up plagiarizing the work of Bungie designers, fans speculated that the icons were taken from a "free and open-source" database called Iconhub that hosts thousands of icons and logos and whatnot, including the Destiny 2 icons in question, alongside designs from Pokemon and Marvel. Everything on the website is supposedly available to use for personal and commercial purposes.
Nexon hasn't commented on its approach to designing or redesigning icons, but it is changing the designs regardless. "The First Descendant, as a looter shooter game, was developed with a deep affection and respect for o.
