Evidently the voices of the people have been heard: shaking physics is coming to an end. The first descendantNexon's free-to-play co-op RPG shooter, which I admit I assumed already had motion physics.
A member of The First Descendant's development team broke the “important news” in a recent Discord Q&A session, and probably in the funniest way possible. “Hello, it's already past midnight Korean time,” begins a translated response from TFD_PD_Lee, which immediately brings to mind those midnight Nintendo Twitter ads.
There's something about a very formal statement announcing that “a decision has been made” to add motion physics that just makes me laugh. Keep in mind that this news comes on the heels of a more revealing take on a battle nun outfit in The First Descendant, so it's pretty clear that the game is getting hotter over time. (Official but NSFW art linked here.) Besides the fact that this was evidently “highly requested”, the response on Discord and reddit This shows that some players are very happy with this direction.
There was also other, less confusing information in that Q&A session. The Descendant Luna is “scheduled for a rework in Season 2,” for example, and there have been early discussions about “adding a higher quality option above Ultra” for people with premium hardware. These details, however, were secondary.
First Descendant's editor says game developers need to “focus on user feedback,” without looking at old data, if they want to create great games..