The developers of Helldivers 2 have upset many players with important decisions. The First Descendant aims to avoid this mistake.
What is this mistake? Helldivers 2 has already significantly nerfed the most popular weapons of the community with the first major update. It continued in the same manner, with weapons that were strong suddenly being downgraded in the next patch.
The players of Helldivers 2 criticized the numerous nerfs and perhaps even turned away from the coop shooter. Many felt that the developers were nerfing the fun out of the game.
Beomjun Lee, producer of The First Descendant, has now revealed in an interview that they do not want to make the same mistake with their loot shooter. Instead of nerfing meta descendants, they want to improve the less played classes and create content where they can perform well.
Here you see a trailer for Season 1 of The First Descendant:
What exactly do the developers say? We asked Beomjun Lee whether the developers might also revise less played descendants like Esiemo in the future. The producer then revealed to us that Nexon is indeed aware of the popularity of some descendants and is planning balance adjustments.
In the first week of Season 1, Ajax, Blair, and Jayber will be affected. Beomjun Lee says: Our aim is for every descendant to stand out as a unique and engaging character, so that everyone can shine in different content by playing to their individual strengths.
The upcoming updates are intended to allow other descendants like Bunny, Gley, or Lepic to take over the meta as well. However, the intention is not to downgrade the currently popular descendants, but to improve the weaker ones:
Of course, we do not intend to make Bunny, Gley, or Lepic suddenly redundant, especially considering how many players have invested in them. Instead, we want to improve the weaker descendants and create environments where different characters can shine depending on the content. This approach will allow all players to enjoy the game in their own style.
Beomjun Lee in an interview with MeinMMO
Furthermore, the developer revealed that they focus on how descendants perform in different types of content: “For example, we carefully consider whether a descendant excels in dealing with numerous monsters, is outstanding in ambush battles, or serves as a versatile all-rounder useful in various situations.”
Moreover, descendants will be designed according to Beomjun Lee to be adaptable with modules. This means that they won’t be limited to a single role, but can also be viable for another role due to player decisions.
With Season 1, The First Descendant is not only getting adjustments for the already existing descendants. A new descendant named Hailey will be introduced, accompanied by a new dungeon for speedrun fans: The First Descendant receives a completely new dungeon with Season 1 – All highlights of the major update
