The First Descendant Nerfs Gold Farm

Highlights

• Nexon announced a hotfix for The First Descendant on its official Discord, nerfing gold farms like Valby Run.
• Fans were surprised by the decision to nerf the popular gold farming method, as the company previously promised alternative solutions instead of a proper nerf.
• Nexon’s ambiguous statement leaves players unsure about the future of the game’s economy, causing worry among the community.

A new development has arisen on the official Discord channel for The First Descendant, with Nexon stating that the upcoming hotfix will nerf gold farms, after all. The new statement explains the lengthy director’s comment on the state of Vulgus Strategic Outpost in The First Descendant.

Korean Action RPG titles, especially the free-to-play ones, are known for their penchant for grinding. Similar to Warframe, The First Descendant is no different in this regard, but players have found a simple workaround to their troubles through the Strategic Outpost farming using Valby, also known as the “Valby Run”. Due to the mobs spawning infinitely at the Fortress Outpost, players can easily farm up to three times more gold here than anywhere else, causing an extreme in-game imbalance.

As first reported in an article by PCGames, Nexon has issued a new statement on its official Discord. In this statement, Nexon explains that the farming efficiency of the Fortress Outpost will be made similar to that of other popular farming sites within The First Descendant. This implies direct nerfs to the Fortress Outpost, which is not something the fans expected in the least.

Nexon to Nerf Valby Run Gold Farm Despite Promises

The statement is in direct opposition to the initial comment found on the developer’s official website, where Nexon states: “We’re preparing a patch without completely blocking The Fortress Outpost issue”, continuing on to say that it will be updating other farming locations only a few days after The First Descendant hotfix 1.0.3 to match the efficiency of The Fortress Outpost, such as reducing the cool time for Vulgus Strategic Outpost and rebalancing the locations for collecting Void Fragments.

The “Valby Run” has become a beloved part of The First Descendant, and the plan to leave it as is with alternative solutions instead of the usual nerfs had the community in a positive uproar, singing Nexon’s praises. As such, the company changing its tune and nerfing the best gold farm in The First Descendant currently would go against all the hype the company has built up among the player base.

The ambiguity of Nexon’s latest statement, and the straightforward official comment by the CEO where he states that the company has no intention to respond by outright nerfing certain content, still points to the direction that outright nerfs may not be the solution Nexon has in mind. After all, Nexon’s response to The First Descendant AFK farming was both prompt and effective. For now, fans will have to remain patient and see exactly what changes are made, but the new statement is worrying.