If you’ve tried grinding high-difficulty Void Chases or boss raids in The First Descendant alone, you know it’s way more fun (and far less frustrating) with a group. Even if you’re running a casual farming run for crafting materials, having a buddy watching your back cuts down on run times and helps you avoid those annoying wipes right before you claim a rare drop. Figuring out how to invite friends in The First Descendant is the first step to unlocking the game’s best co-op features, and we’ve broken down every step you need to know, no confusing menu loops included.
Pre-Requisites Before You Invite Friends in The First Descendant
Before you start sending out invites, there are a few small boxes you need to tick first to avoid connection headaches. The game supports full crossplay across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, but you won’t be able to connect with players on other platforms if you have the setting turned off. Make sure crossplay is toggled on in your settings menu first if you’re playing with friends who don’t use the same system as you.
You’ll also need a linked Nexon account to add friends from other platforms, since platform-specific usernames won’t show up in cross-platform search. You can link your account the first time you launch the game, or through the account settings tab in the main menu if you skipped that step during setup. You can only have up to 4 players in a single party, so plan your group size accordingly for raids and endgame content that requires a full team.
Step-by-Step Process to Send Friend Invites
Sending friend and party invites only takes a few clicks once you know where to look in the game’s menu. You can only send invites when you’re in the main Albion lobby, not when you’re mid-mission, so make sure you’re back at the hub before you start adding people to your group. The process is almost identical across PC and console, with only small differences in button binds:
Double check the capitalization and spelling of your friend’s Nexon ID before sending a request, because typos will leave you waiting for a response that never comes. If you already played a public match with someone you want to team up with again, you don’t have to send a friend request at all. You don’t need to be friends to invite someone to a one-time party if you met them in a public match – just open the recent players tab and send a party invite directly.
Fixing Common Invite Issues
Even if you follow all the steps correctly, you might run into occasional glitches that block invites from sending or showing up. The most common issue is invites not popping up for your group, which is almost always tied to crossplay settings being disabled on one person’s device. Have everyone in your group double check their crossplay toggle first before trying anything else.
If invites aren’t popping up for your group, the first fix to try is restarting your game entirely – small server glitches often block invites, and a quick restart fixes 90% of these issues. If that doesn’t work, make sure everyone in the group is set to the same server region in their settings, since you can’t invite players who are connected to a different regional server.
If you’re playing on PC via Steam, make sure your Steam profile is set to public so your friends can see your online status and send invites through the platform too. If you get a "party full" error when trying to invite someone, ask them to check if they’re already in another party, since players can only be part of one group at a time.
Best Ways to Use Co-op Parties After Inviting Friends
Once your group is all connected, you’ll have access to content you can’t play alone, plus bonus rewards for playing with people you know. Co-op groups get a 15% boost to XP and material drops for every mission you run together, which makes farming for descendant unlock materials and weapon upgrades way faster than running solo.
The endgame Void Intercept Battle raids are designed for full 4-player groups, and you won’t be able to launch them at all if you don’t have enough people in your party. These raids drop the rarest crafting materials in the game, so having a consistent group of friends to run them with is the fastest way to unlock endgame gear and descendants.
For endgame raid content, we recommend matching your team’s descendant roles before launching the mission – mix of tank, DPS, and support makes even the hardest fights feel manageable. I once tried to run a level 50 Void Chase with three random DPS players and wiped three times, but when I invited my friend who plays Gley as a support, we cleared it on the first try with no issues. You can also test out new builds and weapon combinations against lower-level bosses with friends without worrying about wasting mission entry tickets.
At the end of the day, The First Descendant is designed to be played with other people, and half the fun of unlocking new descendants and powerful weapons is getting to show them off to your friends while you take on tough content together. Once you know how to invite friends in The First Descendant, you’ll be able to skip the random matchmaker frustrations and build a team that fits your playstyle perfectly. Don’t be afraid to test out different group compositions, and if you run into invite snags, just refer back to our quick fixes to get back to playing as fast as possible.