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The First Descendant is a free-to-play friendly game with microtransactions focused mostly on cosmetics, making it less Pay to Win. Learn more about how The First Descendant differs from other Pay to Win MMORPGs here.
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The First Descendant is a free-to-play game with microtransactions that mostly focus on cosmetics. This makes the game friendly for free-to-play players, as most of the shop offerings do not provide significant benefits to players who spend money.
For this very reason, The First Descendant is not a Pay to Win game and can be enjoyed without spending money. If you do choose to spend, it will mostly be for cosmetics to bring more personality to your chosen characters!
How to Download and Get Pre-Release Rewards

Most of the paid content in the game consists of cosmetics, such as skins, spawns, and even makeup, which can be purchased in the store using Caliber. This makes the game more friendly to free-to-play players and makes it less pay-to-win.
It also offers some boosts, such as Weapon EXP and Descendant EXP, which are only there to help players level up faster or obtain more materials, like Kuiper Shards. These can all be achieved without boosting!

Additionally, some of the shop offers in the game, such as Descendants and Ultimate Descendants, can be obtained through Research. It may take a bit of a grind to get the characters you want, but it helps you save money from buying them!
What to Research at the Research Institute

Season 1 Update
Updated 10/10/2024
Check out the mid-season update here!
Season 1 Invasion
Updated 10/11/2024
See all the new Characters, Dungeon, and Release Date here!
Season Roadmap
Updated 9/1/2024
Check out the season roadmap here!
August 29 Update 1.1.0 Patch Notes
Updated 8/31/2024
See the 1.1.0 Update Patch Notes here!
Ultimate Freyna Reveal and Release Date
Updated 10/11/2024
Check out the latest Ultimate Descendant!
Is There PvP in The First Descendant?
Updated 7/18/2024
See if The First Descendant has PvP!
Upcoming Characters
Updated 9/1/2024
Get to know Luna and Ultimate Valby!
Is The First Descendant Pay to Win?

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