The First Descendant Has Lost Almost 70 Percent Of Its Players Since Launch

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sam Woods

Published Aug 14, 2024

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Summary

The First Descendant saw a huge drop in players due to controversies like overuse of characters and unfair drop rates.
In contrast, Once Human maintained more player base with limited microtransactions and less complaints.
Nexon must address issues like drop rates, overused characters, and improve gameplay to retain player interest.

At the start of July, two huge free-to-play titles launched, but their fortunes couldn't have been much different.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The First Descendant quickly rocketed to highs of almost 265,000 concurrent players; however, the game was mired in controversy. Player complaints arose about the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:overuse of a single character, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:seemingly unfair drop rates, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:"pr🥂edatory" monetization practices, among other things.

The First Descendant Has A Ser🥃ious AFK Farmer Problem

Players are jumping into g🌟ames, doing minimal work and reaping the rewards.

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Once Human, on the other hand, peaked at an impressive 227,000 players but didn't face half as many complaints. It was initially review-bombed for having 168澳洲幸🍸运5开奖网:"excessive" terms of service, but the sentiment changed, and the game was even 168💃澳洲幸运5开奖网:praised for its limited microtr🥂ansactions.

Now, a few weeks after launch, The First Descendant seems to be hemorrhaging players, with its peak concurrent pla🎐yer count sitting almost 70% down in the past week compa🌞red to the week it launched.

The First Descendant Loses 68 Percent Of Its Players

Ajax, Bunny, and Blair, stand on the head of a fallen statue in The First Descendant.

As ♔part of our analysis, we looked at , comparing the peak concurrent players for The First Descendant across its launch wee𒈔k and the same for the past seven days.

During week one, the game had an a✃verage p🐼eak of 224,000 players, compared to last week, peaking at an average of 73,000. This represents a drop of 67.5 percent.

Comparatively, during its first week, Once Human's average peak was 182,000 players. In the last seven days, it's maintained an average peak of roughly 150,000, losing only around 18 Percent of its player base.

Below is the data we used for the analysis:

	TFD Week One	TFD Past Seven Days	Once Human Week One	Once Human Past Seven Days
Day One	180,000	79,000	131,000	152,000
Day Two	239,000	79,000	149,000	144,000
Day Three	217,000	83,000	162,000	149,000
Day Four	248,000	82,000	191,000	157,000
Day Five	265,000	68,000	231,000	163,000
Day Six	215,000	67,000	202,000	145,000
Day Seven	203,000	51,000	207,000	138,000
Average Across Seven Days	224,000	73,000	182,000	150,000

Why Such A Drop-Off?

Sentiment around The First Descendant has been mixed, at best. A quick look at the game's , and you'll see dozens of threads berating different elements of the game. Far more than any that are heaping praise on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nexon's title.

If the threads are to be believed, the game still seems to have an issue with its drop rates, despite Nexon 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:denying they're wrong, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:single-use paints remain an issue.

The game's grind, including its "168澳洲幸运5开奖网:inflated seasonal challenges," is also regularly disparaged, with Nexon, at one point, seemingly buffing farming routes only to retcon them 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:due to a mistranslation error. The latest character, who released at the start of August, was also called 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:"garbage".

When all is said and done, though, a peak of 72,000 is not half bad. Nexon just 🌄has a long way to go to ensure players keep coming back.