How To Get Started on Hard Mode in The First Descendant

[@jasonbourne4865]

The one thing that changed everything for me was maxing out my Thundercage (full unique ability upgrade + fully catalyzed and modded for ATK/CHC/CHD/WPD). Leveling up and upgrading new descendants is at least 10x easier when you have a great weapon to carry you.

[@erzascarlet4784]

Not really im using bunny and haven’t used my gun once lmfao i build my bunny to a ultimate runner its crazy i never run out of mp

[@rathalos143]

​@@erzascarlet4784Yes, but he clearly stated that having an OP weapon makes it easier to level up new descendants and not just Bunny.

[@mellofuego4917]

Cheers for this one mate. You set me on the right path. Like acquired.

[@F10n0]

one thing i learned is that mod dismantling should only really be used for the standard (blue) tier mods. combining rare, ultimate, and transcendant mods can give you access to mods you do not yet have unlocked

[@sinu9226]

most of the time you get duplicates.

[@F10n0]

@@sinu9226 definitely, but still a chance is a chance

[@abigwreck]

Is there a filter to only select common mods for dismantling? It's a huuuge pain doing it by hand. Also, I've gotten 2 transcendent mods from combining yellow ones so....that makes me want to do that forever

[@F10n0]

@@abigwreck I'm not 100% on this but I think you can filter based on rarity with the modules guy at Albion. Then you should be able to mass select dupes. Recommend you select all dupes first. Make a mental note of how many mods it selects. Then use the filter and see if it's less. Might save you from some unfortunate deletions.

[@abigwreck]

@@F10n0 filtering based on rarity doesn't change the fact that it still selects the dupe mods from all rarities. So, that's where the pain is. Manually deselecting all the selected rare and ult mods.

[@rizzy3959]

Great, Great, Great content, I’ve learned a lot. I truly appreciate it, and please keep it up.

[@Biofan813]

Hands-down, the best beginners guide to hard mode I’ve seen yet! Easily subbed thank you

[@Kaybreezy06]

nah frl other dudes complicate it

[@ed61730]

Hard mode is kicking my ass! Sooo much better than normal

[@iron-gamerstv]

I just made it to hard mode and one thing I learned is you can run out of space with your modules. Who knew? So make sure u combine or dismantle the extras.

[@lelouche25]

Here's a tip I feel people need to hear. Don't spend money on research. I mean if u want things quick go right ahead. But while something is researching, you can go out and do other stuff. Farm for other stuff, have fun don't over focus on the one thing your farming. It makes the game a lot more fun to enjoy when you're not hyper-focusing because of Research.

[@digivagrant]

Is Hard mode even worth doing for the measly 6% drop rate?

[@lelouche25]

@@digivagrant Yes, because as I've said, even if you don't get the 6% you can get something else. For example crystalized catalyst. You need that to be able to fit more mod space into your gun. While farming for my ultimate Gley skin, (took me 2 days) I got four catas. Mind you I don't even no life this game. But I really wanted her so I grinded her for two days and got so many materials for other stuff in the process. dismantle useless guns for materials, and reactors as well. So from someone who isn't even a hardcore player, yeah its worth it. I've been having fun.

[@khangsingchopel6443]

@@lelouche25how many hours a day did you spend farming gley I’ve been working on her for 4 days and don’t have shit 😂

[@lelouche25]

@@khangsingchopel6443 lol honestly just got lucky on some rolls

[@double_joseph327]

Yeah you can just buy everything with real money why research?

[@panoctic]

honestly imo as old warframe player, the game changer is the mod capacity both with polarities and raw capacity using the energy activator. since the tamer is such workhorse is going to be the target for this items in my opinion, since the rainbow donut is the easier to farm that one will be the 1st in the list.

[@bmark6971]

The rainbow donut is definitely easier to get. The energy activators have to be used carefully. I've played a lot and only have 3, used 2 for a total of 5. Not using them until I play all the descendants(-ult) and decide what I like.

[@SquallL47]

I only used one activator on bunny or farming purposes, and plan to only ever use them when I have another one available/being crafted. it gives me enough time to consider the pros and cons of what or who I use them on

[@lindablaire5449]

Tamar sucks compared to the thunder cage. Don't waste your time. The cage has those 4 additional expansions that create the impact explosion that takes out neighboring enemies. Its pretty much the only weapon everyone uses in this game. Bad design to have one weapon be so good and the other suck so bad.

[@jeffbarker730]

Just finished story and I Don't have 100 level gear and I was like what did I do wrong lol. Thanks for explaining!

[@upsetkidpanda1869]

thanks for this! i have been struggling in hard mode in the last days of play and easily made me play other games.

[@VoidTrvlr]

I like your approach and vibe

[@Brian-ch6hg]

Thanks TV. All good info.

[@Borderlesscott]

Just started playing, bit of a learning curve - this video should be very helpful.

[@boojum_12]

Thank you for those great tips

[@jerdawg19821]

Thanks for the Info, Learning disabled here so this helped.. Looking for friends who have an enzo and would help me with opening vaults.

[@lindablaire5449]

Enzo is easy to farm

[@jesalbeta]

i never upgraded any of my mods before watching this video, after following your suggestions the game is straight up easy mode 😂

[@OverlyCriticalAnime]

Good luck trying to kill the Hanged Man since randoms have no idea how it works

[@birdz9252]

I lost a transcendant mod, it was on the floor i didn't know i was full. Didn't go back to my mail or anything. There is a lot too do on this game but the rates are terrible. Let's see what this update does...

[@genealvarez4244]

The melee mods cancel out their own cost when upgrading...so you don't really increase your mod capacity

[@danielandrade8211]

The video is very good, thank you!

[@mikebytheway]

4:11 is it just me or there's no way to search for regular weapons, only uniques ??

[@devildante9]

There's currently no way to search in-game for normal weapon drops. You'll have to google what mission drops them, it's always a 50% chance, so prepare to do that mission 10 times to get it.

[@stewpeanut]

i've been holding off doing any/many upgrades in normal mode, but is there any detriment to starting to upgrade the basic blue mods throughout the normal playthrough?

[@jonahbrown5669]

No

[@jasonbourne4865]

Except for reactors and components nothing becomes obsolete, so you should upgrade to your heart's content! Also, don't worry about "wasting" materials; they are plentiful (unless you focus too much on game modes that offer very limited rewards).

[@ivertygarcia3837]

true..I have the tamer too and loving this weapon. I need to know when you're shooting, the aim circle symbol for me keeps getting larger. I noticed that yours remaing small. How did you get it that way? Is it a prticular mod for that?

[@panchozo7365]

Keep it up with TFD content ❤

[@michaelmyers5496]

Hey TV. What is the best weapon to use to make you run faster in FD?

[@aieny20]

What is with the pause symbol on the mission locations?

[@eddi3401]

So max out HP and def instead of shield?

[@DemonSoul1222]

Is recommended mods good idea?

[@four321zero]

Can you explain that bit about maxing out your melee mod slot so you get more slots available?

[@LetPapaCook]

Level up the melee module all the way and attach it. It will let you attach more modules depending on the level and rarity of melee module

[@kaycheops]

Just learned target farming

[@kead6636]

Bro I just finished the story mode. Great timing. Any tips on inventory management? I feel like I will accidentally dismantle stuff for my other descendants. But keeping them in storage can be a hassle since I switch often

[@clitorian]

there is a preset option in the menu, you can save a preset for a certain char so when you swap they have the correct equipment for them on them.

[@jasonbourne4865]

Focus on using and upgrading one Ultimate weapon. Don't store blue and purple weapons. Max their proficiency, then get rid of them. Don't store reactors and/or components you feel are just adequate. You are going to be looting thousands of reactors (literally!), so be very, very choosy about what you keep. I don't even look at them anymore unless they have double gold stats.

[@Arukkao]

I don't understand the whole melee module maxing giving you more module capacity to work with.

[@cferrer4425]

I have seen ppl with reactors on 300 how do you do it if is even real

[@lelouche25]

I had to do a double take, I thought I saw myself in your video lol.

[@ouki4925]

You would want to dump Tamer for Enduring Legacy eventually for boss fights

[@TheDevilsParadise]

Perfect video thank you dude!! Can I add you? That would be awesome!

[@CarLucci24]

Just got to hard mode. For the dead bride it sais lvl 108. But isn't lvl 100 the cap for guns, mods, and reactors?

[@clitorian]

It is indeed, But the level 100 gun with basic module upgrades is enough to kill a level 100 monster, to kill a level 108 you need to pump more upgrades in. the 108 is just to let you know that the boss is harder again and you need some beefier upgrades to take it on. although it does not say it, just imagine that everytime you upgrade the damage of your gun by a good amount you are actually using a much higher level gun.... it will take some testing to find out when its strong enough to take down the harder bosses.

[@Markus9040]

Its just e measurement to show you how difficult this boss is gonna be compared to your normal Lvl 100 Enemys

[@CarLucci24]

@Markus9040 gotcha thanks. It's a fun game. I do hope they add some new content soon. Until then I'll be grindin

[@Markus9040]

@CarLucci24 np Yeah i think they will add a lot in the future. The game is going well for them and i think you probably won't farm everything till next content update:D

[@jonahbrown5669]

Descendants - level 40 Guns - level 100 When you fully deck out your gun with mods, you'll be taking on the highest level collosi on hard with ease. Basically makes your guns do level 150+ damage even though they cap at 100

[@fauz6239]

So how do you get your level past 100? I’m sorry that was a awesome video but I am actually stupid

[@baron6148]

You don't it caps at 100 the rest is done by selecting and upgrading modules needed in function to the situation.

[@fabolousjada5070]

Is it true Kuiper shards cost increase in hard mode ?

[@clitorian]

Kuiper is used for upgrading modules... Hard mode drops more Kuiper. the rarity of the module and how much it can be upgraded will effect how much kuiper you need

[@JohnBe-uc9fs]

No

[@Nazeistra]

is there any downside to dismantling dupe mods?

[@bori1986]

Your fingers hurt

[@clitorian]

if you combine 4 gold mods there is a chance to get a red. only other downside is if you needed a mod for a specific build. one char may use a mod at level 10... another may only use that same mod at level 5... but that would be fairly far into the game. so early on i would just dismantle everything.

[@rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk]

Since you can look up where any drop and go get them (hopefully without too much struggle), no downside. And you don't have to worry about what counts as a duplicate. Only the ones which haven't been upgraded at all qualify (as far as I know.) So you take, say HP, bump one to 7, one to 5, and have 3 of the unleveled ones, it will only dismantle 2 of the unleveled ones.

[@Grimmfairytail]

You can use the higher lv ones to combine 4 into a random item of that rarity

[@rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk]

@@Grimmfairytail They are randomish. Someone did a video about it. There are certain keywords it will pick from, so it’s not 100% random it seems. It will be random, but from a category with those keywords.

[@CleetusBuckwalter]

I noticed just now that whether im in kingston or fortress or in between, the enemy level is 100. They don't get higher?

[@Grimmfairytail]

Nope

[@CleetusBuckwalter]

@@Grimmfairytail unfortunate.... Had fun though. Guess I'll just wait for more content as I didn't wanna grind same missions for a 4 percent drop chance on a mod or component. Had a blast in campaign though.

[@UFCWWE69]

@@CleetusBuckwalter welcome to Korean mmo’s, hard mode is when the real game begins. The story was absolute trash btw 😂

[@littletank3476]

Thanks TV

[@brayancedeno2253]

I am on hard mode, dead bride, and I’m using Blair on her, but I don’t feel like my fire does anything to her even though I’m using a build from a KZbinr and she’s also weak against fire I really just don’t understand edit me here um something in me snapped and went into solo mode and I defeated her on my first try and I was not blinking through the whole fight lol

[@enestiziaw2130]

Just to mention. Some of the decendants backstory is heart breaking. Unlike destiny you play a cool gaudian character with no back story. I just feel empathy towrds lepic or sharen when playing them.🍑

[@MrGillie12]

I got Kyle and shields is important for him just an fyi for anyone who has him or thinking about getting him

[@davidbischoff6977]

Step one whip out your credit card. Step 2 buy ultimate ajax or ultimate gley and thats it youre done.

[@TraaaaaasshBooooaaaatttt]

Well thats not really true as they arent significantly better than the normal versions. Not enough to make a huge impact

[@kingcrimson7014]

1st step: Stfu, max your Increase HP mod, so you can stop mopping the floor with your face.

[@oldeknight]

every warframe player already was hard ,ode ready on day 3 of play

[@Slacker28]

Ha the defence mod is in the wrong slot! Classic

[@TheXAntietamX]

Don’t forget about the gay CD’s and mushrooms

[@chadr4013]

Hard mode?! Hahaha, we couldn’t even finish story.

[@Jaylou88]

Dude had 40 entirely undisturbed seconds to go ham on executioners shoulder pads and couldn’t even change the color of them. I blame that tamer. Worst gun in the game.

[@ermagherd1204]

Yet another game a community will destroy with demands such as wanting everything to be easier. Repeat a grind 5 times don’t get what ya want well hey turn to social media & describe it with pathetic exaggerations demanding it be easier. I give it 2 more weeks & then the no-minds of Reddit will be claiming “dead game”

[@crisis514]

Facts

[@truevanguardgaming]

I sure hope not, i find the grind really cathartic actually. I'll gladly run the same thing for a couple hours straight to get the one small component I'm after in a game like this.

[@iiTzSunrise]

It's players like you who will kill the game, not them

[@crisis514]

@@iiTzSunrise shut up npc

[@iiTzSunrise]

@@crisis514 calling someone a npc is npc behavior NGL

[@karma_kazie2154]

I hate to say this but I deleted this off my console

[@flikofik248]

Why people hate shield so much? Why HP is better than shield?

[@roberthill6738]

Because shield you gotta Regen as there isn't any shield drops from killing things. Hp you get back from killing, so when you have a higher amount of Hp then your getting more back from each drop to stay alive easier.

[@Youel-rompeUPI]

​@@roberthill6738 u forgot to mention that the shield stat doesn't apply the efects of damage defense.

[@roberthill6738]

@@Youel-rompeUPI didn't even think about that tbh. I just know I use all health boosts and no shield boosts because that way I get more out of the healing drops because shields only Regen by not taking damage.