It's been a rough week for the newly launched free-to-play multiplayer open world survival game Once Human. Just a few days ago, the game had been review bombed on Steam due to its rather egregious terms of service, including the potential to collect a government-issued ID via its personal information policy. And then, just 24 hours before that, players took issue with the game only allowing one character per account and preventing server switches. Thankfully, that problem has since been fixed. But regardless, things have not been great.
Another issue that sprouted up revolves around paid cosmetics. Because the game was originally intended for players to have one singular character on a single server, it had tied purchased cosmetics to that individual. But since Starry Studio has since reversed that decision, the cosmetics were still a hangup for players. After all, who wants to re-purchase a cosmetic that you already technically own?
Once Human has a seasonal wipe model for its servers. I'm not sure I'm gonna like it.
Now, in another change of strategy, Starry Studio has seemingly reversed course when it comes to cosmetics. In a statement posted to Twitter, the studio outlined the...