In The First Descendant, Season 1 is just around the corner. Nexon has now revealed more details about the upcoming content. Here’s what you can expect in Season 1 of the loot shooter.
When does Season 1 start? The release of Season 1: Invasion of The First Descendant is on August 29, 2024. The update will be available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, and NVIDIA GeForce NOW.
What are the highlights of Season 1? With Season 1, The First Descendant is getting some exciting new features. Nexon has introduced the highlights of the season. Here’s what you can expect:
- New descendant: Hailey
- New “Invasion Dungeon”
- New season growth: Reverse Enhancement
- Ultimate Freyna
- A new Void Intercept boss fight: Death Stalker
- 2 new Ultimate weapons: Excava and Frost Guardian
- A mysterious merchant
Here’s the trailer for Season 1:
Season 1 brings sniper descendant and speedrun dungeons
What distinguishes the new descendant? The new descendant is named Hailey and is a sniper. Consequently, she is equipped with an anti-material sniper rifle, which fires the so-called “Sub-zero bullets”.
In addition, Hailey has the ability to lower her body temperature and emit cold air to gain an advantage in combat.
What are Invasion Dungeons? Invasion Dungeons are infiltration operations on the difficulty level “Hard”.
Invasion Dungeons are particularly interesting for fans of speedruns. The faster you complete the invasion, the greater your rewards will be. Speed is therefore rewarded with loot.
New ultimate weapons bring energy grenades and cold boost
What can the new ultimate weapons do? The two new ultimate weapons are called Excava and Frost Guardian.
Excava:
- Excava is an assault rifle that builds up tension and charges when you shoot at enemies. This tension is transformed into an energy grenade.
- You can obtain Excava through the free Battle Pass of Season 1.
Frost Guardian:
- Frost Guardian is a scout rifle that reduces cold resistance and increases your damage with cold skills. It is particularly suitable for Viessa and the new descendant Hailey.
- You will receive Frost Guardian by playing the contents of Season 1.
What is season growth: Reverse Enhancement? In Season 1, descendants can unlock new potentials and abilities known as Reverse Enhancements.
Reverse Enhancements increase your powers in various areas. The extent of the increase depends on your progress in the respective season.
Season 1 is also expected to bring more new features and changes to the loot shooter. One of them is a mysterious merchant coming to Albion. Perhaps The First Descendant will get someone who takes on a similar role to Xur in Destiny. He will soon become even more important in Bungie’s game: Xur will soon be the best merchant in Destiny 2 – is said to offer valuable items that players have been farming for weeks
