The First Descendant Penalized 1,053 Users During Its Latest Abuse Sweep
The review covering Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 included 2 permanent bans, a 7-day trading restriction, and 1,050 separate matchmaking penalties.
The First Descendant penalized 1,053 users during an abuse review covering Aug. 28 through Sept. 3, 2026, PDT. The enforcement included permanent bans, a trading restriction, and separate matchmaking penalties tied to uncooperative play and unusual gameplay activity.
Nexon detailed the results in a Steam notice and said its enforcement work draws on player reports and monitoring. Players who encounter abnormal or abusive behavior can report it through the in-game reporting feature.
How the 1,053 penalties were divided
One user received a permanent game ban for creating, distributing, or using unauthorized programs. A second permanent ban concerned exploitation of processes related to the Open Store payment system, with the notice describing the case as unfair gains from the store payment process.
Another user received a 7-day trading restriction after abnormal transaction records were detected. Uncooperative play accounted for 1,005 separate matchmaking penalties, while 45 more were issued after unusual gameplay activity was detected. Together, those 1,050 matchmaking penalties made up nearly all of the week’s enforcement total.
Compared with the previous weekly review covering Aug. 21 through Aug. 27, the new total was 409 lower than the earlier 1,462 actions.
How players can challenge certain penalties
Users who want to contest a claim involving exploitation of the Open Store payment process were directed to the official website’s Customer Service > 1:1 Support. For payment-process claims involving chargebacks, the notice directs users to contact the store where the payment was made.
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The First Descendant
Developed by Nexon Games
Launched in July 2024, The First Descendant is a next-generation third-person co-op action RPG looter shooter featuring high-quality graphics developed using Unreal Engine 5. In the game, players become a Descendant whose mission is to combat against alien invaders – The Vulgus who crossed dimensions over 100 years ago and brought with them the devastating Colossi and destruction– for the survival of humanity and to protect Albion and the continent of Ingris. Players will encounter spectacular stories as they grow stronger through various missions and raids to finally discover the Descendants' secret. Cooperation is crucial as players team up with one another in strategic multiplayer boss fights where teamwork and tactics are key. New equipment, materials, and items obtained through a myriad of missions and boss fights will contribute to players’ character development.
- Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Perspective Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release July 2, 2024
- Publisher Nexon Korea
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