The First Descendant - 10 Things It DOESN'T TELL YOU

Available now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC, The First Descendant is a game of many interconnected systems that demand your attention. If you're coming from Destiny 2, it may seem very familiar, but newcomers may feel a little lost, even as the game methodically lays it out.
There's a lot to learn, starting with the fact that all Descendants - the cast of playable characters - can be earned by playing the game (and without spending money). However, there are also Modules to enhance with resources and keeping things like mod capacity in mind. Then there's the Mastery Rank system, different ammo types, or how to get your character to stop chattering in battle.
Here are ten tips and tricks you should know when playing The First Descendant and how to make the most of the experience.

[@GamingBolt]

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[@Langz_Noir]

"Things it doesn't tell you" proceeds to talk about a bunch of things the game holds your hand to teach you.

[@Starboiiiii]

That is literally every video on this channel. They ALWAYS give tips even a 9 year old would know instantly upon playing a new game

[@DlaSavageGamer]

😂😂😂

[@DragonXJack]

It's kinda sad how people compare this game so much to Destiny while it is more comparable to Warframe.

[@clivedorrington4036]

I think the mods system from warframe is great, so I really like the modules in TFD. Instead of the pieces of gear a la destiny.

[@jinuouslopez9069]

Personally, outside of "looter shooter," it looks like returnal. Or, as you said, warframe.

[@MrBmax95]

@@jinuouslopez9069looks nothing like returnal. It’s Warframe all the way

[@MagikGaming-ym4rk]

It's also very similar to Anthem

[@BasedBrave]

It’s so much like Warframe in so many ways. Regardless of comparisons the game is awesome

[@aegis-vii3071]

I literally stayed up all night playing… I didn’t even notice the time lol

[@nmd68]

Same but I noticed.....fucking took awhile to farm freyna's parts

[@JerelDonald]

Same level 56 Bunny 🐰

[@aegis-vii3071]

@@nmd68 just normal Korean game things, it’s a grind to encourage u to buy them. I already knew I was going to spend money on the game since beta I enjoy it a lot.

[@aegis-vii3071]

@@JerelDonald W I got freya to 40 and the water girl to I think high 20s

[@nmd68]

@@JerelDonald wait what...56....what's the max level then?

[@AceFire69]

Okay but literally everysingle point of this "10 things it doesn't tell you" are "literally" explained in the main campaign, not even a side quest, main story quests

[@syko710]

Why does it say Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater at 3:33 😂

[@damesofpk]

Lol!!

[@GamingBolt]

Sorry about that!

[@amurika6336]

Ads

[@jeremybr2714]

I saw that too like wtf lol

[@Shatterfyst]

Monetization wise, it's almost exactly like Warframe. And it's a helluva lot less confusing to new players as well.

[@MrParis215]

I wanted to get back into Warframe after being away for a few years I was instantly lost after putting in 289 previous hrs😂😂😂 I played this for a few hrs after the Gravewalker 1st Public fight annnnnd I was actually into it lol

[@Shatterfyst]

@@MrParis215 I'm having a blast so far. I have the 4th off and will be doing some serious grinding to level up and get Freyna unlocked.

[@Cal_minmin]

@@Shatterfyst listen if you need an Enzo or Yujin and I got you, Homie. I will support your grinding and we can play the Congas lol

[@justinwilliams194]

Completely crashed at 2AM grinding with my Ult Bunny. But I do also want to mix around and try Sharen and Freyna. If I research them and unlock them will I have to level them up from lvl1 all over again? Or will they match my current level upon unlock. I'm currently lvl 21 Master Rank 5...

[@Kemet1976]

I'm really enjoying it right now. Only thing is there's no log out option. Also love the fact I've got cross save, xbox was down last night so I just logged in on my ps5 started were I left. 😊

[@rayosborne8617]

Xbox wasn't down for for me

[@johnh5909]

How do you find the auto aim when trying to hit boss critical spots on bloody controller for real

[@Kemet1976]

@@johnh5909 I take it off, like I did with Division 2 but I also adjusted my controller sensitivity to compensate and a bit of practice. It worked for me, just try it and if it doesn't work just try adjustments until you feel comfortable. Oh and my field of view is further out too.

[@xkollx]

I’m playing on Xbox and if you long press the start button, I believe it is you have an options menu that pops up and you can scroll down and it says quit game. It took me a while to find it lol

[@Kemet1976]

@@xkollx Fantastic 🙏🏿 I've just switched my xbox on to try it , your a legend 👏🏿 thanks been looking for that for ages 👍🏿 😀

[@chriskong2495]

Compare to crafting a prime warframe, is it more costy here in this game to get a descendant?

[@prostobaka]

how can I find out what elemental type of damage(fire, chill, poisom etc) a weapon has? and if in stats 200 poison damage it adds to every bullet\strike\beam tick or only to dps number? and if mode increase poison damage it works only to this 200 damage or this stat makes all weapon damage poison instead defoult kinetic? why so many thing cant be figureout in natural way.

[@mizusenpai5075]

0:35 picking a starter 1:20 Crating Descendant 2:00 weapons & ammo type 2:50 How Modules work 3:30 Enhancing Modules 4:19 Modules carrying over 5:18 Choosing a Reactor 5:57 Weapon level Transmission 6:30 Mastery Rank 7:20 Turn off battle Voices I'm no rocket science but i think the game tell us all of this

[@hoseaesp6309]

thanks for the timestamps! I think its still nice for us that cant play right now to go through these points.

[@justinharris6792]

Do you actually have to leave your pc or console on for 16 hours just to do research to get a character you grinded for

[@freddieboy4796]

Are recolors/paint only available through paid currency and battlepass?

[@brokentv1855]

Yes you can only color skins and each individual color cost 25 of the games currency. Edit: each character has a free skin you can earn but I have yet to earn it.

[@kellyroy10]

I kinda don’t get where you loot a gun and when equipped it has 0/0 ammo. Does that mean the gun i looted was pure junk?

[@MasterRyuuji]

Literally means you’re out of ammo

[@Shadowolf1181]

2:52 In the decendant module system if you match manufacturer to the background symbol you get a reduction in cost. R1 C4 and R2 C5 in the one shown at timestamp.

[@reaxxion]

Is this similar to helldive?

[@johancisneros1731]

Im a competitive gamer, Not fan of online group mode. So theres any free for all mode online in this game? Like all vs all ?

[@G_Lo2]

If you're asking about PvP, then no it's not available in this game. They're not throwing that option out the window, but it's also not on the horizon any time soon. If you're talking about PvE, certain missions you can be turned to private so you play by yourself, it won't allow people to join.

[@jeffbarker730]

Just started, great video! Seems like a good game so far

[@ITACHI9005]

Does anyone know the mission I get “The Eternal Willpower” assault rifle!

[@JakFrost07]

Thank you cause i was def confused about Reactors. I needed this.

[@GearDiego23]

The game tells you almost all of that

[@GoldMouff]

What’s with the green projections on the ground

[@KILLERXCLOUT]

Might wanna fix number 5

[@MrMightyZ]

It would appear that these mod-you-wools are very important indeed! I’ve only found modules so far but I’m keeping my eyes peeled for these fancy mod-you-wools, by golly and you bet I am!

[@tankconnors7323]

its fun..but the performance is terrible...I was dipping in the 20 fps..

[@titanx9455]

What are your specs? Did you try lowering settings? I have a 3080ti hitting an average of 120fps (1440p) on high

[@tankconnors7323]

@@titanx9455 120?? holy hell..stable? i went down to medium settings with a 3080..and I get max 60 fps...and it dips like crazy in the 20s.. my friend on ps5 said it was a stuttery mess .. and my other friends with a 3080 was playing at high..but dropping also in the 20-30s ... a lot

[@bonedoc4556]

If was in the last day or two, Microsoft had a major bug. Most worldwide couldn't even sign in.

[@LatinoGamer91]

Stayed up all night playing too. It addicts you without even realizing 😂

[@burnedraventales6030]

was really enjoying the shot gun but you never get any ammo drops so I had to try something else, I do also feel some of the game has been over complicated

[@jpnathaniel1332]

Can't wait when they add a mechanic where you prople yourself forward by crouching and jumping. Perhaps they could call it prople jump or something 🤔

[@__Why__S0__seri0uss__]

If everyone stops being so critical and comparing games, you may actually enjoy new ones. I get it. You guys love destiny and warframe. But if you never give new games a chance to form their own identity and stop comparing every single detail to something else. You'll never be happy and enjoy what you have. This is why games go dead that people enjoy. Most of you can't let go of games from over 10 years ago, and refuse to believe that a different game can be better in any way. If you don't like it, cool, it's FREE AND YOU DONT HAVE TO PLAY IT 😂. Every single game where i qued with randoms they spent the whole game crying about "destiny would do this" or "warframe did that". I ended up just leaving the game. What's the point of playing if you spend the entire time wishing you were playing something else? Lmao, GO PLAY WARFRAME AND DESTINY! Let the new players who want something different enjoy the game

[@whylikethismyfriend]

Yes...and they complain about price this price that as if people don't have money .😂 It's a free game! If it mpressed me I'll support a bit or more like path of exile...

[@__Why__S0__seri0uss__]

@@whylikethismyfriend I'm so sick of ppl crying about it smh. Every match I got placed in had atleast 1 player, who spent the whole times comparing EVERY SINGLE DETAIL TO WARFRAME ! "Oh bunny is just gauss " or "omg warframe would have done this better" I hate ppl like that smh

[@whylikethismyfriend]

@@__Why__S0__seri0uss__ it's the "my game is better so I'm better than you" mentality.. typical immaturity. Anyhow let's just play the game and enjoy our time...

[@tonysmith9905]

@@__Why__S0__seri0uss__ I don't believe you. Already played 20 hours and not a SINGLE person besides me has typed any thing into chat. Pretty sure you're only looking at crying off forums/youtube xD The game is fun but definitely has problems and jank that could be fixed though.

[@__Why__S0__seri0uss__]

@tonysmith9905 negative sir, I play on Playstation with cross platform off. The game has microphones, and unlike you. I actually have encountered salty people crying and comparing this game to an excessive amount. You don't know me or my experiences, so to claim that I haven't falls under the fallacy of hasty generalization. You assume that's my goal. When, in fact, it's not. I'm simply stating that if you're going to cry and compare games, then go play the game you want and let's others enjoy in peace.

[@justa2919]

How do i get better modules

[@KingCurlyJiggs]

They’ll just drop as you keep going, you get better ones each time usually. I’m sure you can create some on the workbench once you’ve levelled up, and there’s also someone you can visit in albion who will help you enhance modules.

[@Willy-the-Fire-Putter-Outter]

I guess I grew up reading all the tutorials, and people just skip it all nowadays. The game literally tells you all of this through it's endless tutorial screens. It is very tedious but it's all there

[@jinuouslopez9069]

That little opening game looked like Returnal.

[@onehitsword6800]

When the Dead Rising videos coming

[@grim_tobe]

The only issue I have with the game is the normal void intercept battle should not be time.. first comment

[@roksitzenfrei]

Yeah agreed but is what it is

[@kakared1]

This doesn't make sense, because they serve as a DPS check to see if you are strong enough to kill the mobs in the next region you will explore.

[@tonysmith9905]

@@kakared1 This doesn't make sense. Mobs are 100 times weaker than Collosi.

[@mtnman8783]

Good gane so far. Smooth gameplay and beautiful graphics

[@mayanwolf]

As a long time Destiny vet and an off and on Warframe player, First Descendant has to be my new favorite gane. Itself is its own game, but it holds many features from the other games I've played and because of that it makes it feel so natural, I love it.

[@giancarlocaltabiano5184]

why is #5 metal gear solid?

[@Sam-Fisher]

Nice game

[@alxchief]

1.- the ultimate characters are overpriced 2.- paints are one time use only 3.- the publisher company was fined for changing drop rates to 0% on some items to insentivise loot box sales in real time 4.- the bosses had a system on the beta where we would've had to farm keys to access the fights that were gonna be time gated 5.- they added events on the open world that require at least 1 descendant of every element to activate and get rewards from it 6.- reactors have no system increase their level but guns do 7.- ultimate weapons are crafted at level 1 and need a mandatory ion phase extractor 8.- ultimate weapons need multiple copies to be crafted to get their special effects fully upgraded and sometimes for this effects to be useful 9.- there was gonna be a gacha system for the painting 10.- there isn't a single character skin on the battle pass

[@TateWallar]

Godspeed good sir.

[@alexg3320]

This is actually things game doesn’t tell you.

[@SSAngelusx7]

Exactly why I'm skipping this game. Shit like this is gonna ruin gaming and this isn't even the first people to do it.

[@kbis2cold]

It's so sad because I actually like the gameplay. But they have taken all the fun out of it with the greed.

[@Bustaperizm]

​@alexg3320 Almost half arent things in the game.

[@reiferdranzer3752]

Yes its repetetive but i am here for that grind in coop. Ive veen waiting a while for this

[@MrCantBeArsed1]

Your crazy bro, you've been waiting a while to grind your mind out in a very boring game. Lol black desert online much better to grind for years.

[@reiferdranzer3752]

@@MrCantBeArsed1 black desert online is very un optimized and a confusing mess of UI. I tried for about 10 hours but I just can't get into it. I loved the combat though.

[@MrCantBeArsed1]

@@reiferdranzer3752 yeah true but once you get used to it after a few weeks it's git a lot to offer

[@slim3710]

So we not gonna address ult bunny custome ? Dumbby cake

[@BeefCakeMcMuffin]

Is this pvp or pve ?

[@MasterRyuuji]

What does it look like to you bruh

[@sonnyankau9239]

the game quite literally tells you all of this

[@CarlitoStaxx]

It didn’t tell me it would randomly crash every 5 minutes either

[@iviatrix8847]

do us all a favor and record without the music.

[@oldraygust9268]

The last one is the real game changer

[@NandayoSan]

This feels like anthem but without the flying 😂

[@dswhitley]

Right! Said the same thing lol.

[@nickcollins5315]

This is like outriders?

[@SwiftDanger]

I played a lot of Outriders, it’s was great. This game is its own thing but I can see similarities with Outriders.

[@austinjohnson3977]

I’m taking a break from warframe so maybe this will scratch my “looter shooter farming simulator” itch

[@stephenmeinhold5452]

enemys need some AI as is they all seem to want to die.

[@hippygrizzly]

This game is fire. Reminds me of destiny but I feel 'The Surge' vibes with some of the mechanics & loot system. The only thing i can say bad about the game... when you start a mission. You queue in halfway & the teammates you queued in with are already done with the mission. You still get rewards but you missed the fun part.

[@andrewdavidwhyte]

That’s a good thing, or the wait times would be far longer

[@nastynemesis1525]

this game seriously needs more ammo drops

[@alexhayes7853]

I downloaded the first descendant for xb series x but xbox live was down last night so played recore instead. And this single player game got me hooked. So turned a negative into a positive

[@seraphsalt1404]

like how to vault mini game is rigged to stop you from being able to get polarities the speed is cranked to wombo

[@TYG455]

If your lookin for a good open world looter shooter to play with friends this is definitely a good one. Me and the homie hoped onto this and the time flew by! Game is so fun despite bein a “typical shooter”. Kinda tired of people comparing things. Wish people would just let IPs be there own thing.

[@tonysmith9905]

Compare? They literally stole pretty much all of Warframe's progression systems. Stat enhancement, the system to increase said stat enhancement and how to unlock more characters/the best weapons. They didn't even innovate on it! It'd be one thing to be inspired by it and try to make it better, but if you do a 1:1 copy then bruh you're obviously gonna get some flakk.

[@raytharude7670]

The funny thing is the game does tell you these things people just dont like to read

[@PandaStyle07]

I'm having fun, and the grind doesn't bother me, but you can only own 10 descendants at any given moment at the same time, you can increase the amount paying for it, but this is a massive deal breaker since you can't farm for a way to increase this, maybe once they add the market you will be able to get caliber as a F2P like on Warframe but right now it feels awful to not be able to get every character

[@bonedoc4556]

This model is risky. Could get a lot of money or none depending how people like the game. Another option would have been low buy in (maybe $30)and reasonable transactions that aren't necessary to complete. Personally I don't like this model and too grindy.

[@DuncanZX]

This is pretty much warframe just without the frames

[@worri3db3ar]

TFD feels more like an amalgamation of warframe destiny 2 and a dash of outriders.

[@pensinseo7745]

Qests are dedicated to teach you most of these things in game though

[@arthurmorgan1107]

It’s a pretty fun game

[@theunderdog9353]

I haven't played Warframe for thousands of hours, but I did play it for 95 hours so that's enough to know the basics atleast lol. The way you upgrade your weapons etc and how mods are super important, that just screams Warframe. Same as the 3 starter classes and the whole hero system. Honestly this is just Warframe in a different style lol. Why do people keep comparing it to Destiny when it clearly drew 90% of its inspiration from Warframe 😂

[@winyonzentrada]

On thing for sure, is how the predatory the game design is to make you spend. That isnt told.

[@chiefredding3]

It’s a free game gotta make money somehow

[@daniiiiboii72]

@@chiefredding3 Warframe (the game they clearly took inspiration from) has THE best F2P Model. So that's not really an excuse.

[@DaRkSLayer87100]

Honestly it's like warframe and destiny had a baby game. I'm having an absolute blast. I feel like they have a great base for a game that could become really cool as more is added to the game.

[@sir_jerhyn]

I played it for 2 minutes and it crashed on PS4, that was The First Time It Crashed!

[@marcsukdumitru1443]

It's Warframe without melee

[@cjay5223]

Loving the game!

[@duncanramsay9262]

I tried to buy coins but I didn't get them... this happen to anyone else

[@CC-tf1wq]

It was bugged yesterday, should be fixed now if you've logged in/out.

[@duncanramsay9262]

@@CC-tf1wq I've yet to see mine...

[@duncanramsay9262]

@CC-tf1wq I'm embarrassed to say, but they owe me 120$ worth

[@duncanramsay9262]

@@CC-tf1wq nvm I got itlol

[@816barnes]

Pretty fun game tho

[@vewyscawymonsta]

Heres a real tip the game doesnt tell you; the Descendant mod option is underneath your weapon slots.

[@KingCurlyJiggs]

It does, it show’s exclamation points when there’s newly collected modules. We also get a tutorial (if you read it)

[@guurusagod]

It's cp2077 meets destiny

[@TheBigBlueMarble]

I wish there was more of a co-op feel. They put 4 players into a mission, but there is no team dynamic. It is just 4 players that happen to find themselves in the same place at the same time.

[@ManFinest]

So either pay for new character, or 16 hours lol. Gotcha

[@Mmmm-td5fe]

intro is waaaay tooooo quiet... i would personally made it much louder so you are bleeding from your ears the second you hear it

[@randallfallin1423]

Im liking the game, should i dedicate time to destiny 2? Never gave it a chance

[@KingCurlyJiggs]

No, in my opinion there’s no point, focus on this game since it’s new and maybe you could be one of the best😊

[@randallfallin1423]

@@KingCurlyJiggs thanks man, I am focusing and having so much fun

[@KingCurlyJiggs]

@@randallfallin1423 no worries my bro happy gaming😎💪🏼🫡

[@themoguntian4917]

8min and all the stuff you learn ingame.

[@halsariph]

This is MUCH more similar to Warframe than Destiny. Like, kind of silly to open it up with that comparison.

[@1300_Ytk]

It’s more Warframe than destiny. People only say it’s like destiny because weapons are labeled scout rifles, hand cannons etc. and they use terminology like “void”

[@Hermes1122]

Here’s one tho you can set a filter in your inventory’s to auto mark junk items

[@robertgrant559]

idk why people keep comparing it to Destiny, it has FAR more in common with Warframe, to the point that it almost feels like a reskin of it. There really arent that many similarities that come to mind between it and Destiny.

[@rangersnut]

I tried the game on ps5. The graphics looked really choppy in places. Performance mode looks off. The gunplay isn't tight enough for me, it is too loose and floaty. It all feels a bit cheap. No lip sync either which annoys me. Overall poor. At least I didn't pay for it.

[@wakeuplazy]

We have warframe at home

[@RazKob33]

4 things this video doesn’t tell you: 1- This game has bugs at the level of Assassin’s Creed Unity and Fallout 76. 2- The servers doesn’t work. 3- The amount of crashes surpasses even the worst game ever made. 4- The FPS drops are astounding and noteworthy.

[@scifiuniverses3736]

It's bugged for me, I can't progress any further in the game, I just deleted the game.

[@MasterRyuuji]

Sucks to be you

[@shakesitoff1122]

Are there no more original designs. This game is a Destiny/Warframe clone only not done as well!!!

[@tpiechnik]

Ngl all of these games that look the same but have no player voice? I'll rather keep it on thank you

[@KingCurlyJiggs]

If your jumping in the comments section just to say this video basically covers the campaign, yes your right… but your wrong for commenting. Obviously there’ll be new players who don’t understand this stuff the same as you, so if you ARE one of those people with the literal useless comments… bounce from this section and go cry in the mirror about some other nonsensical thing🙄😂 I’m so sick of negative people😂

[@Schizm1]

Wtf with all the bots in the comments?;P "Game is amazing! Stayed all night playing!" (account created a week ago;D) "OMFG! I can't belive how good the game is!" (again... brand new account...) "Monetization is fair and i can't belive this game is free!!!" (yup... new account) ...and so on.. I mean I get it's p2w crap so they probably spend a shitton on marketing but that's just pathetic

[@bodonedidit]

So besides the picking your starter descendant. The game does tell you everything that you are saying. Your title for this video is misleading your viewers into thinking the game will not hold your hand and tell you this things, and that's not cool for new viewers and old viewers

[@lostremote2400]

The First Decedent has been beaten to death with the censorship bat just prior to console release. All the female characters in game with their frames, gear, and armor no longer have motion, giggle or movement. This was a advertisement point during beta testing and helped promote the game. So.. its gone? This smells like a (S)y move for their console.

[@816barnes]

Nothing like destiny

[@jwayneadams]

3:34 yes metal gear solid snake eater delta....bro needs to learn editing lol😂

[@romanrin557]

HOLY 💀

[@rhysdavis9487]

why does everyone say its like destiny? play warframe for a few minutes and that will change your mind

[@lilfuzzballa]

Because there is a lot of Destiny similarities...

[@JS-nh3lu]

Why would u compare it to pokemon starters and then go on to explain its not like that? Gotta make long content for views even if its pointless right?

[@Alex12101]

I already played this game couple of hours after full release Seriously this game is not my cup of tea..... gud bye

[@Z3KCR0M]

TFD is better than Destiny doesn't cater to crybabies and is a true grind looter shooter

[@MadaraUchiha-fs9zk]

i played for exactly 74 minutes then uninstalled the game. it's just doing the same thing over and over again. not very unique

[@kkay000]

This MGS3 remake looking kinda different.

[@azninvasion]

To those saying it's more like Warframe vs Destiny, I agree. It's just a lot easier to make comparisons to Destiny because Destiny's systems are a lot more simple and has a larger playerbase. Anyone can play Destiny for an hour and understand 90% of their leveling and weapons progression. To understand Warframe's progression system requires about 2 semesters at Warframe College.