“This is how you get all the characters in 1.5 months” – players explain how they get descendants for free

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The new loot shooter The First Descendant is launching with hundreds of thousands of players on Steam, PS5 and Xbox. Despite the controversial cash shop, many players are enthusiastic about the game and the heroes. A few days after the launch, some fans explain how they have already gotten new characters without having to pay for them.

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by Dariusz Müller

How do I unlock new characters? In The First Descendant you play with one of 14 different characters or “descendants”, all of which have different abilities. The easiest way to get them is directly in the shop.

There, the descendants cost between 300 and 900 caliber, the game’s real money currency. That’s between about 5 and 20 euros, depending on the offer you take advantage of. There are also Ultimate Heroes for 3,000 caliber, which roughly equates to 60 euros.

Alternatively, you can simply earn the characters by playing. To do this, you first have to “create” them, similar to Warframe. Visit Anais, an NPC in Albion. You can start research projects for new descendants with her.

You can either find the materials for the research or buy them directly from Anais if you are missing something. However, this will cost you Caliber.

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“4 days, that’s pretty fast”

How long the grind lasts depends on how much you play and want to play The First Descendant. The first users on Reddit are now showing, after 4 days, how they unlocked their first new characters – 100% free of charge.

There are some snarky comments: The grind could have been even faster if the servers hadn’t had problems for 2 days. Regardless of the grind, however, you still have to wait another 16 hours after starting the research project until the descendant is finished.

Valby, which was released here, is also special, as one user explains:

  • You first need blueprints for Valby’s materials.
  • You then have to craft the materials – which also takes time.
  • For many other characters, it is only necessary to farm the code and materials directly.

    • Another person reports that he has already unlocked two characters and didn’t find the grind terrible. For him it was Freyna and Sharen. However, in some places there are materials that are simply difficult to obtain.

    Another comment says that he was able to farm 3 out of 5 required materials for Gley in just two hours. Apart from some special materials and bugs, the grind seems to be quite reasonable according to players.

    One user calculates that if you keep up the pace, you’ll have a complete squad after a month and a half. That’s faster than the next season will even be released. If you’re not sure which descendant you want to play, you can find help here: The First Descendant: Which character suits you best?

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