{"id":54234,"date":"2024-07-02T15:55:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2066164"},"modified":"2024-07-02T19:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:03:55","slug":"the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Descendant Caliber: Currency situation explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The caliber of the situation is not lost on the devs. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Toby Saunders\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 02 July 2024 at 13:55 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The First Descendant has launched on all platforms, but to spoil the party (there\u2019s always something, isn\u2019t there?) a pesky Caliber bug has been doing the rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Nexon\u2019s shiny new third-person online looter shooter RPG has its own in-game premium currency, which can be spent on items including the battle pass, new characters and new skins.<\/p>\n<p>The trouble is, it\u2019s not working as it should be. This has caused plenty of confusion and some anger.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to find out what\u2019s been going on with The First Descendant Caliber and to find out what you can use it for when it\u2019s working as intended.<\/p> <h2><b>What is Caliber in The First Descendant?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Caliber in The First Descendant is the online shooter\u2019s in-game premium currency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase Caliber with your own real, hard-earned cash to buy in-game items such as the battle pass, bundles, character skins, weapon skins and more.<\/p>\n<p>Think of The First Descendant Caliber as V-Bucks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/fortnite\/\">Fortnite<\/a> and you get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>A quick look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-GB\/games\/browse\/AddOnsByParentWithDetails_9P8FBXKMCLWC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">digital Xbox store<\/a> shows us that it costs \u00a33.98 to buy 250 Caliber, \u00a37.99 for 520, \u00a315.98 for 1,060, \u00a339.98 for 2,750, \u00a357.98 for 3,920 and \u00a379.99 for 5,750 Caliber.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/concept\/10005318\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">PlayStation Store<\/a> to pick up Caliber for The First Descendant on PlayStation. Caliber can be purchased for the PC version of the game on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2074920\/The_First_Descendant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The trouble is, purchased Caliber isn\u2019t working as it should for some players upon the game\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What is going on with The First Descendant Caliber?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Upon The First Descendant\u2019s launch, <b>purchased Caliber has not been appearing for players in-game<\/b>. This is a big issue as you spend real money on Caliber.<\/p>\n<p>Many players have taken online to vent their frustration at purchased Caliber not being given to them in-game. Considering how much it costs, the frustration and anger is justified \u2013 that\u2019s real money being wasted, or is it?<\/p>\n<p>Your Caliber has not disappeared and you have not wasted your money on literally nothing.<\/p>\n<p><b>Caliber delivery is delayed, not missing<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>If you wait an hour or two after purchasing Caliber for The First Descendant, it should appear in your inventory.<\/p>\n<p>The delay to purchased Caliber appearing in game is a bug based on server overload upon the game\u2019s launch. Something always goes wrong when a new online game is launched and proves too popular for the servers to initially handle.<\/p>\n<p>Nexon took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain the Caliber bug, detailing that the team has \u201cidentified an issue where there is a delay in the delivery of Caliber upon payments and Twitch Drops reward\u2026 We are working swiftly to determine the cause and will implement a fix as soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have identified an issue where there is a delay in the delivery of Caliber upon payment and Twitch Drops reward.<br\/><br\/>\u25a0 Found issue<br\/>&#8211; Delay upon Caliber delivery into inventory<br\/>&#8211; Delay in Twitch Drops reward<br\/><br\/>We are working swiftly to determine the cause and will implement a fix\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QbqNLXuXSp\">pic.twitter.com\/QbqNLXuXSp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The First Descendant (@FirstDescendant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstDescendant\/status\/1808079880598479190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FirstDescendant\/status\/1808115497176911934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow-up<\/a>, the team explained that while it is working on a fix to the Caliber delivery delay bug, \u201ccompensation is being prepared as an apology for the inconvenience\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For now, we suggest you switch the game off (maybe even restart your console or PC), wait an hour or two and then head back in \u2013 you should find your purchased The First Descendant Caliber in your inventory after doing this.<\/p>\n<p>You should find your purchased Caliber (eventually) by checking the following in-game: Inventory (I) &gt; Store &gt; Inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Fingers crossed Nexon fixes the bug soon.<\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d653\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/\">Gaming<\/a> coverage or visit our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The caliber of the situation is not lost on the devs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":54235,"template":"","categories":[1,8],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained.jpg",1600,1066,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-caliber-currency-situation-explained.jpg",1600,1066,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The caliber of the situation is not lost on the devs.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/54234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}