The First Descendant World Difficulty settings, explained

Modified Jul 05, 2024 14:10 IST

World Difficulty in The First Descendant determines the difficulty level of Infiltration Operations in a particular Field. There are two available difficulties: Normal and Hard. You start the game in the Normal mode, while the Hard mode becomes available later by meeting the prerequisites for a given Field. Playing on the Hard difficulty is not only more challenging but also rewards you with better loot.

This guide covers everything you need to know about World Difficulty in The First Descendant, including how to unlock Hard mode and change the World Difficulty.

How to change World Difficulty in The First Descendant?

The World Difficulty setting in The First Descendant (Image via Nexon)

You can change the World Difficulty by following these steps:

Select the Field for which you want to change the World Difficulty.
Click on World Difficulty on the top left, below the Field's name.
Choose the desired difficulty and select Apply.

What are Fields in The First Descendant?

You can unlock new Fields by progressing the main story (Image via Nexon)

As you progress through the main story, you will unlock new Fields. These zones feature new enemies, main quests, and missions. They are initially available only in Normal difficulty.

Here are all the Fields in The First Descendant:

Kingston
Echo Swamp
Hagios
Fortress
Sterile Land
Agna Desert
White-night Gulch
Vespers

How to unlock the Hard World Difficulty in The First Descendant?

To unlock the Hard World Difficulty in The First Descendant, complete all the missions and main story quests in that zone.

What are the benefits of playing in the Hard World Difficulty in The First Descendant?

You can unlock new characters and weapons by researching them (Image via Nexon)

As mentioned, playing The First Descendant in the Hard World Difficulty will reward you with better loot and rare resources. These resources are required to research new Descendants, weapons, and items with the help of Magisters Anais in Albion. This is essential for your character progression in the game.

However, difficulty scaling ramps up significantly, and skillful parkour won't save you if the enemy level discrepancy is too high. So, bring high-level Descendants with optimized builds to these zones and equip them with defensive stats in The First Descendant.

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Edited by Angad Sharma