The First Descendant Update 1.1.0 Goes Live, Kicking Off Season 1 Invasion

ign.com:

The First Descendant’s big 1.1.0 update is now live across PC via Steam, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. It kicks off Invasion, Season 1 of Nexon’s popular free-to-play looter shooter.

The headline addition is a new playable character, or Descendant, called Hailey Scott. Hailey is a ranged DPS specialist who fires beams and bullets from a sniper canon infused with chill.

Elsewhere, there’s a new Invasion episode that includes a new quest, called Mysterious Phenomena, and a new Invasion dungeon. As you’d expect, there’s a new Season 1 Invasion battle pass with lots of cosmetics to unlock.

There is also a long list of gameplay, balance, and user interface changes with 1.1.0, the biggest update yet for The First Descendant. In the patch notes, below, director Minseok Joo issued a statement to the game’s community in which he said Season 1 is the “first step” in a process that will improve the game.

Here’s the statement in full:

The First Descendant has enjoyed enormous popularity with over 10 million players in just 10 days. But it has also been heavily criticized for its ultra aggressive monetization, which includes the cost of Ultimate versions of its playable characters. IGN has reported on one player who spent an eye-watering 200 hours to unlock every Ultimate Descendant available in the game at launch without spending money.

New Descendant: Hailey

- Added "Hailey Scott."

Hailey Skills

- [Passive Skill] Safe Strategic Retreat: The "Weak Point Damage" decreases when attacking nearby enemies, and increases when attacking distant enemies.

- [Active Skill 1] Cryo Round: Fires multiple Cryo Rounds at enemies to deal damage and inflict "Cryo."

ㄴ Enemies inflicted with "Cryo" receive additional damage from Hailey's firearm attacks.

- [Active Skill 2] Storm Snare: "Knocks back" enemies with a "Chill Vortex" and fires a giant Freezing Beam. Hit enemies are inflicted with "Cryo."

- [Active Skill 3] Cold Fury: Grants "Cold Fury" to herself every second.

ㄴ