‘The First Descendent’ Has ‘No Staying Power,’ Admits Nexon

Nexon said The First Descendent 'did not work' and lacked staying power despite a strong launch.

The game hit 264,000 concurrent players at debut but fell to 58,000 by four months and 9,800 after one year.

Developers reduced grind and made other retention changes, but nightly peaks now sit around 4,900 nearly two years after release.