You Won’t Have To Grind So Much In The First Descendant Season 1

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The first official season of is now live, and with it comes a host of changes. These include the new Descendant Hailey, along with a new ultimate weapon, Excava. However, there are also many changes which aim to address community feedback, and one of these issues is slow experience gain for weapons and Descendants.

One of major grinds is adding module slots to gear. These require the use of a Crystallization Catalyst, which can be obtained through research, or purchased using the game's premium currency, Caliber. However, they also require that a weapon or Descendant reach the maximum proficiency level of 40.

Each weapon has up to 10 module slots, while each Descendant has 12 module slots. While some Descendants and weapons do start with pre-filled sockets, the player can still expect to need about 8 Crystallization Catalysts per Descendant and weapon. That means the player has to level up their proficiency on that weapon or Descendant around eight times before they can really start to consider a high-power build.

Enemies eliminated as part of a Void Fragment mission do not drop gear, gold, or Kuiper Shards.

Currently, one of the fastest ways players have found to increase experience for weapons is to run the «bunny cave,» an electric Void Fragment which is in a small space and can be cleared in the space of 30–45 seconds. However, even using this method is painfully slow, and it comes with other downsides. Enemies eliminated as part of a Void Fragment mission do not drop gear, gold, or Kuiper Shards, and the nature of the mission means the player can only level up electricity-based Descendants using this method.

Farming weapon experience exclusively using this method will still take the better part of an hour or more to reach the maximum proficiency level. Relying on more organic methods of increasing experience can make the process take two or three hours, and that compounds with each weapon and Descendant the player tries to improve. It can easily take