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[Esparadrapo]

also noticed these ulti freys are so entitled brats that if they dont handle that place alone they just RageQuit

Happened to me yesterday. Ran ahead with my Bunny wrecking everything and two of them left after being unable to do a thing with the first pack of mobs. Carried the Ult Gley remaining no problems.

Today I did a 400% with an Ajax rolfstomping the living hell out of the dungeon. I could only bow to the mad lad by the end, absolute unit of a chad.

If someone is putting in the effort to make your life easier I honestly don't understand the rage quitting.

 

[Pejo]

So after you get level 30 of the invasion buff, research Haley, and complete all the invasion related BP missions, is there any reason to continue to run invasions this version? I just finished my last BP mission with it today, so i'm looking forward to less daily chore shit to do. That way hopefully I can focus on some character builds I've been neglecting in my limited playtime.

 

[Esparadrapo]

So after you get level 30 of the invasion buff, research Haley, and complete all the invasion related BP missions, is there any reason to continue to run invasions this version? I just finished my last BP mission with it today, so i'm looking forward to less daily chore shit to do. That way hopefully I can focus on some character builds I've been neglecting in my limited playtime.

I haven't run them daily because I had gold saved, but anyone leveling modules and weapons has to be doing those for some easy money (5 million a day).

 

[Last Hearth]

So after you get level 30 of the invasion buff, research Haley, and complete all the invasion related BP missions, is there any reason to continue to run invasions this version? I just finished my last BP mission with it today, so i'm looking forward to less daily chore shit to do. That way hopefully I can focus on some character builds I've been neglecting in my limited playtime.

There are some season challenge rewards, but if you have those too I don't think so unless you like the quick gold.

 

[Last Hearth]

I think some people complain about the short missions but that’s exactly why I like it.
I can play in short spurts and still get things accomplished

 

[Pejo]

I think some people complain about the short missions but that’s exactly why I like it.
I can play in short spurts and still get things accomplished

Agree. Plus when you get matched with dickheads, it's only for a few minutes and everyone moves on with your day.

Next week, we can finally rename our accounts:

What are the odds that they mess this up and people lose access to their accounts within the first 8 hours? Nah I'm sure it'll be fine.

 

[Last Hearth]

If you bought this costume, you're getting a free alternative version without the tail flap.

 

[Pejo]

Full patch notes. Some good stuff:

https://tfd.nexon.com/en/news/2674000

Some highlights:

- Reactor Implant Function is activated on the workbench after completing <Reactor Implant Training> Sub Quest from Descendant Instructor.

- <Reactor Implant Training> Sub Quest is available after completing <Complete Reactor Enhancement Training> Sub Quest.

- Ultimate Tier Reactor consumes other Ultimate Tier Reactors and enables implant for Optimization Conditions.

- Reactor Implant is available on the workbench.

- Ultimate Tier Reactor can have up to 3 different Optimization Conditions.

- Implanted Optimization Conditions can be changed through Implants.

- However, even if the Reactor meets multiple Optimization Conditions, the Skill Power increase option can only be applied once.

Albion Resource Defense Improvements

- The location of the Special Operation - Resource Defense has been changed in Kingston, Echo Swamp, and Fortress Field.

- All waves have been shortened from 21 to 10.

- Significantly increased the number of Common and Commander Monsters appearing.

- Champion Monsters now drop Buff Items similar to Special Operation - Mine Blockade.

- The number and probability for Interim Review Stage reward and Monster Drop reward have been changed.

- For Albion Resource Defense’s Interim Review Stage, Weapon Proficiency EXP reward has been added.

The Dev Team has listened to community feedback on the 'Twisted Worship' skin and has updated its design. To accommodate Descendants who prefer the original design, we’ve decided to keep the existing 'Twisted Worship' skin unchanged for those who own it and to provide the redesigned 'Twisted Worship SE' body skin as an additional option. If you already own 'Twisted Worship,' you will receive the 'Twisted Worship SE' body skin. For purchases made after the update, both the original 'Twisted Worship' and the 'Twisted Worship SE' will be available.

The Dev Team is committed to providing skins that satisfy you. The adjustments to 'Twisted Worship' reflect community feedback; however, there may be practical limitations in addressing feedback for every skin. We will continue to do our best to release a wider variety of quality skins in the future.

Vulgus Strategic Outpost

- The UI has been modified to show count on the left mission tracker only when 'Sharen’ neutralizes power units through 'Infiltration’.

Modules that were only obtainable through Combining Modules​	- Farming destinations have been added to enable farming in content. - Target Modules: Bullet Integration, Shoot Focus, Hardline Suppression, Shield Collector, Hyperfocus
Modules that were only obtainable through Ultraprecise Encrypted Vault rewards​	- These can now also be acquired as Precise Encrypted Vault rewards and through module synthesis. - Target Modules: Supply Tactical Armor, Supply Firearm Enhancer, Reinforce Front Line, Concentrated Fire
Modules that were only obtainable through Hard Difficulty Intercept Battles and Combining Modules​	- These can now also be acquired as Hard Infiltration Operation completion rewards. - Target Modules: Increased Efficiency, Body Enhancement, Hypothermia, Superconductor, Bionic Fuel, Release Cutting Force, Overcharged Edge, Massive Sanguification, Predator Instinct, Blood and Iron, Contagion, Neurotoxin Synthesis, Tidal Wave, Singing Water, Turret Engineering, Immediate Purge Code, Medical Compulsion, Incendiary Bomb, Classic Chef, Collision Instinct, Self-Directed Eruption, Superconductive Bombing, Cluster Bomb, Explosive Propaganda, Creative Explosion, Proliferating Allergy, Duty and Sacrifice, Efficient Treatment, Noise Surge
Modules that were only obtainable through Hard Difficulty Infiltration Operations​	- These can now also be acquired as 400

Lots of other stuff too, including monster missile tracking reduced, PS5 Pro improvements, etc.

 

[Ridicululzz]

Got my ulti bunny a couple days ago and following Moxsy's guide for the 400% dungeons. Farming has never been easier

 

[Esparadrapo]

It's honestly infuriating they are constantly fixing (most of the time half-assing it) stuff that should have never gotten into the game in first place.

 

[Pejo]

Final Masterpiece got a unique buff. Seems really good for mobbing now, and it makes Bunny run faster for overall DPS/QoL. Might be the new Bunny Gun?

 

[Pejo]

Good news for people that wanted the OG Ult skins and didn't pick them up. Sounds like Halloween skins etc will remain seasonal (probably rerun the following year during the same season) but the rest of the skins will just be permanently available.

Good move, I think. New players will be able to pick and choose what they want.

Now here's hoping they budge on letting us dye base Ult skins/Use standard descendant head/hair options if we unlocked the regular descendant on our account. I've been putting that in feedback.

 

[Esparadrapo]

Good news for people that wanted the OG Ult skins and didn't pick them up. Sounds like Halloween skins etc will remain seasonal (probably rerun the following year during the same season) but the rest of the skins will just be permanently available.

Good move, I think. New players will be able to pick and choose what they want.

Now here's hoping they budge on letting us dye base Ult skins/Use standard descendant head/hair options if we unlocked the regular descendant on our account. I've been putting that in feedback.

It's honestly infuriating they are constantly fixing (most of the time half-assing it) stuff that should have never gotten into the game in first place.

I guess it won't be the last time I'll be able to say it. Whoever is in charge of the game they should be fired yesterday. My god...

 

[Pejo]

I guess it won't be the last time I'll be able to say it. Whoever is in charge of the game they should be fired yesterday. My god...

I get what you're saying, but would you rather they just never fixed the mistakes and moved on? It's a live service game, and to me this is one of the big advantages of being one. The devs and players are constantly in communication and feeling each other out. Sure, Nexon wants to make the most money they can, but the fact that they're willing to concede to players (and quite often at that) is a good thing, to me.

I don't know any live service game that released perfect and never had a back and forth with their fans. Bungie/Destiny continues to make the game worse for players, so I consider these quick changes by the TFD devs as small victories.

 

[Esparadrapo]

I get what you're saying, but would you rather they just never fixed the mistakes and moved on? It's a live service game, and to me this is one of the big advantages of being one. The devs and players are constantly in communication and feeling each other out. Sure, Nexon wants to make the most money they can, but the fact that they're willing to concede to players (and quite often at that) is a good thing, to me.

I don't know any live service game that released perfect and never had a back and forth with their fans. Bungie/Destiny continues to make the game worse for players, so I consider these quick changes by the TFD devs as small victories.

I'm tired of suffering all the subsystems in this game only for them to be fixed when I don't need them anymore. There are plenty of examples but here's one: Farming outposts is the most idiotic shit I've seen in a game in forever. Honest braindead content that should never have made it into the game and I bet will be reworked for Season 2. What's the point of playing Season 1 or Pre-Season for that matter then?

This game looks like a low effort discard that they preferred to publish it instead of cancel and somehow survived the early access only to launch without any real development team behind it to move it further.

 

[Pejo]

I'm tired of suffering all the subsystems in this game only for them to be fixed when I don't need them anymore. There are plenty of examples but here's one: Farming outposts is the most idiotic shit I've seen in a game in forever. Honest braindead content that should never have made it into the game and I bet will be reworked for Season 2. What's the point of playing Season 1 or Pre-Season for that matter then?

I don't understand. Do the drops you get from Outposts right now not count? I don't do them for 'fun', I do them for drops. Gear and characters and stuff to make my account better for future content. What a weird way of looking at playing a long term grind game.

This game looks like a low effort discard that they preferred to publish it instead of cancel and somehow survived the early access only to launch without any real development team behind it to move it further.

If you're this angry about the game when they're making positive changes for the players, I'm curious what you look like when they fuck something up. I'm not saying TFD devs are flawless, but their communication and willingness to listen to the playerbase is way above "normal". If you hate the core of the game so much, why do you play it? Surely there must be something you like.

It's not like these guys have any sort of major pedigree and tons of experience publishing a looter shooter live service game, that I know of. The servers have been mostly up and running decently, the gunplay and movement is solid, and the content has and will continue to improve/evolve.

I'm not saying you're wrong necessarily for shitting on their dumb decisions, but you definitely have a lot of expectations, especially considering the core of the game is free to play.

 

[Esparadrapo]

Surely there must be something you like.

I never said I dislike everything. I said there are plenty of subsystems in the game that doesn't take a genius to notice how utterly broken and/or stupid they are. The game launched 4 months ago and was in early access for almost a year prior to that FFS.

 

[Pejo]

I never said I dislike everything. I said there are plenty of subsystems in the game that doesn't take a genius to notice how utterly broken and/or stupid they are. The game launched 4 months ago and was in early access for almost a year prior to that FFS.

I didn't realize it had ~a year of early access. So either they weren't getting/listening to feedback or they thought they could just weather the bad parts. That is kinda disappointing.

Anyways, I forgot to link the dev Q&A that I got that last bit from, they're planning on lots of fixes. There's a lot to read there so I won't quote stuff, but it's promising sounding.

https://tfd.nexon.com/en/news/2675068

 

[kikii]

that reactor mounting is so stupid and expensive

 

[Last Hearth]

that reactor mounting is so stupid and expensive

It’s expensive but I prefer this to endless reactor hunts.

 

[Plague Doctor]

I am finally getting the sexiest thing this game has.

A fully upgraded, moduled out Enduring Legacy.

Whewww that was rough to farm.

 

[Last Hearth]

So according to the latest Dev chat, all the skins that was sold that had individual costs for each descendant will now become universal to all descendant, and people who purchased multiples will be refunded.

This will actually make me more likely to buy them now.

 

[Pejo]

So according to the latest Dev chat, all the skins that was sold that had individual costs for each descendant will now become universal to all descendant, and people who purchased multiples will be refunded.

This will actually make me more likely to buy them now.

Holy shit. That was my "pie in the sky" dream, but it's actually happening? Craziness.

 

[kikii]

So according to the latest Dev chat, all the skins that was sold that had individual costs for each descendant will now become universal to all descendant, and people who purchased multiples will be refunded.

This will actually make me more likely to buy them now.

awsum =)

 

[Pejo]

Massive changes and info from the dev talk. I found a TL;DR version on reddit that's still VERY long.

- Season 2 Name : Void Chaser

- Release Date : December 5

Season 2 Artwork




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New Male Descendant

- The new male-character : Keelen Ayodele (Toxic - Element)

- Keelen can dash through enemies and deals a lot of damage, low cooldown

- Keelen doesnt use any MP while using this ability

- No further information about his other stuff yet

New Male Descendant




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Story of Season 2

- Season 2 starts to follow a upcoming signal which is connected with a Ironheart (I will not spoil that much here)

- The Story in Season 2 is not directly a continuation of the Main story, but it will include many important details, which play a bigger role in the upcoming Main story-quest

- Sharen will play a big role in the upcoming Story-Quest

- Season 2 will include 2 different new cinematics

- The devs need to decide if they want to focus mainly on Main-Story Quest or Character-Story Quests, but they would like to hear your feedback and opinion about this topic on their official discord-server

- They are still trying to add a variety of different enemy-types and mechanics

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New Dungeon - Content

- The new dungeon is available once you reach Mastery Rank 8, on Normal and Hard Difficulty

- You dont need to finish the Main-Story Quest first to play this content.

- The Dungeon will be important to get the new male character

- The paths on this dungeons changes everytime when you enter it

- The Final Boss will be the new Vulgus Boss "Dread Armor"

- A new vulgus-enemy type in Season 2 with different phases (changes his weapon/how he fights)

New Boss \"Dread Armor\"




- The new ultimate Weapon called "Voltia" which is a Beam Rifle

- The new ultimate Weapon is obtainale with the Battle Pass

- Voltia causes a chain of damage (similiar to chain lightning in other games)

- Voltia is the only firearm that can damage Anti-Void Shield (in the new dungeon probably)

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New Ultimate-Character

- The new Ultimate Chararcter will be Sharen

Ultimate Sharen




- Ultimate Sharen will get 2 new Red-Modules

- The first red module will increase her AOE-Ability

- The second red module will increase her stealth, if you kill a enemy in stealth, it will re-trigger the stealth

- Ultimate Sharen will get a Ultimate Skin ( left = Ultimate Version , right = Ulimate Skin)

Ultimate Sharen and her Ultimate Skin




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New Companion- Feature

- We will get companions with Season 2

New Companion - Feature




- The first companion is going to be a dog (A German Shepherd)

- You can be able to pet the dog and few other stuff

- You can change his appereance (fur, body skin, torso attachments, head skin)

- The dog can help you by collecting items for you

- It will also have a feature to automatically dismantle items depending on your filter

- The dog will get a christmas skin in the upcoming Christmas event

Christmas Skin for the Dog - Concept Art




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New Female Descendant

- The new female-character : Ines Raya (electricity- Element

- The new female-character will be very strong in aoe-combat

- Ines will be added in Week 7

- Ines will appear as a NPC in the story (In Week 1 already)

- Her skills will get revealed at a later date

New Male and Female Descendant




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New Ultimate-Shotgun

- The second new ultimate-weapon is a powerful shotgun called "Hammer and Avil"

- Hammer and Avil will get released along with a new skin

- You can change between firing modes depending on the situation

- Hammer mode : Mostly in aoe-situations without zooming in with the weapon - more aoe dmg

- Anvil mode: you fire projectiles one at a time which explodes after a while (you need to aim with the weapon)

- It also also slows down enemies

- The skin for the new shotgun will be free in the Season 2 Battle Pass (Battle Supply Shop)

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Void Abyss

- Void Abyss will be one of the endgame content (it will be one of the hardest content atm)

- Teamplay will not play a big role there, its all about your build

- Void Abyss requires from you to change your build for each Colossus, have a lot of defend and also attribute attacks (similiar to ViB)

- We will get cosmetics-skins based on the look from the bosses in the new mode

New Armor-Set from the new endgame-content - Concept Art




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Hard Special Operations

- We will get "Hard Special Operations"

- Hard Special Operations will include monsters with higher level than before also with a different layout

- About Freynas Situation:

1. There will be no immediate adjustements to Freyna.
2. The rebelance and rework of other Descendants take priority
3. The goal is to balance Freyna power through content adjustments
4. Onc the balance of all Descendants are improved, we will revist overpowered Descendants for further review

Freyna Situation




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QoL-Changes

- Season 2 will introduce "Target Reward" - it wil introduce 2 new items "Focus Strategy System" and "High Shape Stabilizer"

- The main goal with the new items is mainly, to improve the drop-rate issues

- You can mark upto 4 items which you want to farm, if you played the requirement mission (for example 20 times) you will 100% get the targeted item

Target - System




- The other item adjusts the chances when opening an Amorphous. You can (for example) switch the drop rates of 2 different items : If there is 1 item with a drop rate of 6% and a different one with 30%, you can switch them with this new item

Different versions of the High Shape Stabilizer




- High Shape Stabilizer will be available in limited quantities, in ETA-0, and through Events

- Ultimate Weapons can now be used at Unique Effect Level 0 without any penalties

- We will get a guide after you failed a Intercept Battle

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Customization

- Some changes with changing colours etc.

https://preview.redd.it/rml08qn0m21...bp&s=36152e17558acd56f81fce0116f17bb3b15a3a65




- You can apply paints on base characters too

- You can use the head-skin of your regular-descendant on the ultimate-version of the character (same with body)

- They still will work on more improvements and updates in the future

- We will also be able to paint our Weapons and Backpack etc. in the future

- They want to release the skins as a single-product and not always as a bundle

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Void Erosion Control

- Void Erosion Control will be available after Week 7

- Void Erosion Control will be the final endgame content drop for Season 2

- void Erosion Control/Purge will be the hardest content yet

- You, and the 3 other players in your team, need to have the perfect build and teamplay also plays a big role in the final stage

- It will include 30 stages in Season 2

- The difficulty gradually increases with each stage - along with different rewards

- You can get there materials for the new system called "Weapon Core Unlocking"

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Weapon Core Unleash

- Weapon Core Unleash will be introduced in Week 7 of Season 2

- Its a system, will will maximize the strength of your weapons

- It will have up to 5 core slots

- There will be 5 enhancement lvls for reactors instead of 2

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Skins

- New evolving Skins for Season 2 (for Valby)

Valby evolving Skin




- New premium skins (the male skins are for Kyle, Jayber and Esiemo and the female ones are for Sharen, Bunny, Viessa and Hailey)

Premium Skins for Season 2




- Common Skins (every common skin can be uses on multiple Descendants after you buy them once)

Common Skins for Season 2




- new christmas skins

Christmas Skins for Season 2




- Sneek Peek for upcoming Lunar Year skins

Lunar Year Skins (January most likely)




- Every ultimate Skin will be available as standalone cosmetic with Season 2

Ultimate Skins will getting sold as standalone skins (no need to buy the entire bundle)




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TFD in 2025 - First Information

- In February 2025, we will get a Hot Spring, Valentines Day and new Events and Skins

- Some of the Work in Progress skins are : Sharen, Hailey Sacaemdy, Sharen, Hailey Maid + more

- They will closely watch the Freyna situation

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- Season 2 Roadmap

https://preview.redd.it/5wd566lyo21...bp&s=0773f77d477036b8e36904ed264c6cdde74be083





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[mitch1971]

- It will also have a feature to automatically dismantle items depending on your filter

I still can't get to grips with that filter; more and more options keep getting added it's running away from me. I think I've set it right and then I find shit's still not filtering correctly.

 

[Last Hearth]

That new Hailey skin is smoking.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

I still can't get to grips with that filter; more and more options keep getting added it's running away from me. I think I've set it right and then I find shit's still not filtering correctly.

This works very well:

 

[Pejo]

Looks like we're getting pets for auto loot and dismantle. Very nice.

 

[kikii]

Looks like we're getting pets for auto loot and dismantle. Very nice.

yeaah i need that nao

 

[peek]

Also not sure if it was said here, but skins are changing the way they price em.

So like before it was ridiculous in that you had to buy a skin for each character even if it was the exact same. Good example is the Twisted Worship (nun).

Now if you buy it once, you get it for all the female characters. This change wont happen til season 2 tho. Theyre calling it universal skins, something like that.

And if you already bought multiples, you get your ingame premium currency refunded back too

 

[Pejo]

I hadn't been playing for the last few weeks, but logged back in tonight to find a few easy missions for some Thanksgiving themed cosmetics. Also managed to pick and choose BP missions from the past few weeks and emptied out the "f2p" store in the current BP. Last BP I only got like half of the items, so I'm pleased with that. I'm really looking forward to S2 improvements, and taking some time off of the game made me excited to play it again. I'm probably not going to play much until S2 drops, but it's good to know my burnout is gone for now.

 

[kikii]

I hadn't been playing for the last few weeks, but logged back in tonight to find a few easy missions for some Thanksgiving themed cosmetics. Also managed to pick and choose BP missions from the past few weeks and emptied out the "f2p" store in the current BP. Last BP I only got like half of the items, so I'm pleased with that. I'm really looking forward to S2 improvements, and taking some time off of the game made me excited to play it again. I'm probably not going to play much until S2 drops, but it's good to know my burnout is gone for now.

been trying to farm Venom Injection few weeks got all other mods multiply times from Heart of The Fortress and no before u say "combine" it doesnt work anymore ;D

 

[Pejo]

been trying to farm Venom Injection few weeks got all other mods multiply times from Heart of The Fortress and no before u say "combine" it doesnt work anymore ;D

I did ~20 runs for that before i got burnt out. I'll probably wait until S2 before doing it again because there's bound to be "do hard mode inflitrations" BP missions and stuff, and I'm already capped on BP rewards this round.

Also, there's a Nexon 30th anniversary event going on right now, similar to the Freyna event before. Log in and get stuff for playing the game:

https://tfd.nexon.com/en/events/2024/11/30anniversary

 

[kikii]

I did ~20 runs for that before i got burnt out. I'll probably wait until S2 before doing it again because there's bound to be "do hard mode inflitrations" BP missions and stuff, and I'm already capped on BP rewards this round.

Also, there's a Nexon 30th anniversary event going on right now, similar to the Freyna event before. Log in and get stuff for playing the game:

https://tfd.nexon.com/en/events/2024/11/30anniversary

yaa i know that event ^^ and boom i finally got that urban legend mod it toally took liek 70 runs

 

[Pejo]

Ultimate Sharen promo:

 

[peek]

bangbang