The First Descendant devs have already banned 1,000 players

The First Descendant has only been live for three days and players have already been exploiting and cheating their way to victory. But, Nexon Games isn’t about to let that happen as they have revealed that they have already banned 1,000 players.

In a blog post, Nexon Games has revealed that in the first two days of The First Descendant being release, the developers have banned 996 players while also encouraging the community to help report any bannable behavior saying “We’re inspecting abusive gaming behavior to ensure that all Descendants can enjoy the game in a pleasant environment. If you notice any abnormal or abusive behavior while playing the game, please report it through the in-game reporting feature.” The bans range from 7-day restrictions on being able to play to permanently being banned from the game.

• 9 users were hit with a 7 day ban for Advertising, with Nexon categorizing it as “Actions have been taken for advertising harmful content, commercial content, and content unrelated to the game.”

• 68 users were banned for 30 days for Abnormal Gameplay, Nexon doesn’t confirm what falls under this category.

• 161 users were permanently banned from the game for Exploitation of all processes related to the Open Store, which Nexon describes as “Actions were taken because of unfair gains by exploitation on store payment process.” This sounds like players that purchase items and then charge back the transactions to try and gain the items for free.

• Finally, 768 players were also permanently banned for “Creation, distribution, or use of unauthorized programs.” This seems like players that were using cheats or other similar programs.

For those that were affected, Nexon has let players know how to appeal the bans.

• If you would like to vindicate yourself in relation to a claim on the exploitation of the Open Store’s payment process, please visit our official website > Customer Service > 1:1 Support and make your inquiry.
• If you would like to vindicate yourself in relation to a claim on the exploitation of the payment process through chargebacks, please contact the platform store where you made the payment.

If you want to play The First Descendant as the developers intended, it can be quite overwhelming if you’re new to the looter shooter genre. To help you out, we highly recommend checking out our The First Descendant beginner’s tips and tricks guide, as well as our guide on which characters to use, and how to level up fast.