Once Human: A big disappointment

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2 ай бұрын

Hey Everyone. Finally got my latest, and last video, made for the current and final closed beta for #oncehuman done. TLDR, it was not what I was expecting at all 😞.

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@ericmatthews9894 10 күн бұрын

If I had known that NetSleaze had their hands in this, I would have never been the least bit excited about this game.

@trandel_elent 7 күн бұрын

I definitely wouldn't have made as much content for the game if this had been the state it was in for the previous betas that's for sure. I take what I share on my channel pretty seriously in that aspect. At the end of the day I share the games that I enjoy and that respect me as someone that just enjoys gaming. And that's exactly why you won't see me chasing and making content for whatever is the latest "hot game" just looking for traffic and clicks. If it's something I sincerely enjoy playing you'll keep seeing content made and not just one or two "sponsored" videos. And if it's something where I start seeing issues I'll call it out and the content will stop. Which is exactly what happened with No Rest for the Wicked 😅.

@ericmatthews9894 7 күн бұрын

@@trandel_elent I played Life After for a little over 2 years, so when I found out this was going to be a lot like it, I became disappointed. I really had high hopes for this game but seeing that it is going to be like that makes me not want to play it. I respect you and your hard work, it's just unfortunate that this game is not what I thought it was. If you enjoy this game, then more power to you and I'm sorry if my comment was offensive in any form or fashion.

@trandel_elent 7 күн бұрын

@@ericmatthews9894 Oh no, no need to apologize at all! I totally agree. I had so much hope for the game which is why I made so much content for it during the previous beta. I'd been following it for years and was super excited for something that was new and different. I still don't really understand why they would have so many drastic changes at the last minute other than NetEase was making the calls at the end. Anyways, thank you so much for the comments and for the appreciation! That really does mean a lot to me. Hopefully, I'll find something else soon that I can start making more content for.

@ericmatthews9894 7 күн бұрын

@@trandel_elent Ah ok. That makes me feel better. Last thing I want to do is to offend any content creator that doesn't deserve it.

@ericmatthews9894 5 күн бұрын

@@mas4ever Because they are a greedy company

@Cortex0069 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this video! This is my first beta to ever play Once Human, played around 7-10 hours or so, in my opinion the game was good, But didn't know these things was going on, So thank you!

@trandel_elent 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Well, regardless of what I or anyone else thinks, if you're enjoying your time in the game then go for it 😂. Just for myself, I've been following Once Human for a while now and have played the previous betas. The current state and future of the game just isn't what was advertised and nothing I'm interested in spending what little gaming time I have available.

@trips3600 Ай бұрын

I agree 100% with this video. Glad it happened in this CBT and I won't get hooked for the release.

@the__guy__who__asked Ай бұрын

For someone stupid as me, season game basically means that it will work like map wipe in rust?

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

Kinda. It's been absolutely years since I played Rust but possibly. The thing is, Once Human was billed and advertised for years that it was going to be a persistent MMO. All these changes are literally coming down at the last moment just months before it's supposed to be released. This is not the game I've been following for years now almost. And it's not the game that many others were looking forward to and promised either. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I believe that Starry Studio wanted to make that unique, interesting open world survival MMO and was working towards it. And then NetEase got more involved. And this is the end result.

@Taiylim 2 ай бұрын

This is how you kill a game with potential. Netease and NCSoft (and others like them) are to never be trusted to do anything of good value for the player. Always assume they will do whatever it takes to get the most out of the player.

@trandel_elent 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, NetEase has the reputation it does for a reason just as you mentioned 😕.

@s3nnnnnnnn 2 ай бұрын

OH on mobile is literally a disaster, it looks like a Roblox game (or worse) at highest graphics, poor optimization even on snap8 gen 3). It's been 2 years, 3cbts now and I can't make any excuses anymore 😭

@trandel_elent 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, been hearing reports about that and it doesn't surprise me. The overall performance on PC has taken a huge hit so that makes sense.

@Paelmoon Ай бұрын

I'll play for as long as I have fun, and no longer, but I'm not going to spend money on it. It's going to be free, so will cost me nothing. Back to other games I suppose :D

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

Hey if you're having fun then that's all that matters. Just like you said, enjoy it and when it stops being fun then move on 👍

@mrveins6442 Ай бұрын

Maybe they will go with Black Desert approach with seasons?

@chadkleckler5180 17 күн бұрын

Man, thank god there's someone making videos with a memory longer than a goldfish. Absolute bait and switch that many seem to be ignorant of or just ignoring. To be fair, its not exactly a surprise with Netease at the helm. Still a huge letdown. Thanks for the video, sir! o7

@trandel_elent 17 күн бұрын

I know right 🤣? It was supposed to be a cross platform survival MMO, which is a totally different beast than what it's turning into. It's painfully obvious NetEase is aiming for the mobile cash market. And I agree, the game had so much going for it till they gutted it and watered it down. Anyways, thank you so much for the comment and I'm glad you enjoyed the video 👍!

@extbr3akz Ай бұрын

god damn, just watched your guide right now and then this ???? WTF - no fuckin Way !!!

@trandel_elent 24 күн бұрын

Yeah, this current beta wasn't a pleasant surprise at all on my end either 😅. I made hours of content for the game just to have basically everything dumbed down and turned into a casual mobile game. All these changes left a really bad taste in people's mouths that had been following the game from the start. None of this is the persistent open world survival MMO that was promised for so many years. And I just don't make videos for clicks or to follow trends. If I'm making content it's because I actively play and enjoy the game I'm sharing with you all. No sponsorship BS here. So I'm taking stock and currently thinking about what I want to start putting out next, but if any of you have any ideas I'd be happy to hear about them 👍.

@Zithorius Ай бұрын

I'm confused, I always thought this was going to be a seasonal game They could stand to make seasons last a bit longer though

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

No it wasn't. The seasonal change happened after CBT2 and came out of left field with many of the other drastic changes to the game. This was after years of promoting that the game was going to be an open world survival persistent MMO. And myself and many others have zero desire to rerun the same boring treadmill content every 6 weeks 😅. And NetEase already knows and basically admitted that the server populations are going to start crashing after barely 3 weeks just like they did in the last beta, which is exactly what I called out in one of my videos months ago 😂. That's why they are also going to be implementing server merges after 3 weeks. The game has been reduced to a cash grab sadly.

@Sloshysoshi Ай бұрын

The game had a lot of potential but after I saw Netease as the publisher of this game, it already made me think "oh is it going to be another cash grab game" There are already aspects of the game where P2W can be integrated into the game. And I don't want you guys hate the devs of this game cause I don't think this was their plan originally. NetEase have huge effect into the game changes and it really sucks when this game studios making a promising game, turned into cash grabbing game, and losing what is promised.

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

For sure. And I totally agree about the Devs. I absolutely think that Starry wanted and was making a totally different game. And the. NetEase got involved and everything changed.

@ayemjake Ай бұрын

I don't really dislike it for having seasonal game, it's good to have fresh economy evey now and then, however it could use some tweaking, make it as long as 3 or 4 months similar to ARPGs like Path of Exile.

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

Don't get me wrong. I really enjoy games like PoE, I play it almost every season. What bothers me is that it was never the plan. All anyone has to do is watch my older content, or any of the older content that was made for Once Human during the previous betas. Read the old patch notes and plans. It was supposed to be a persistent open world MMO. That was what it was being pushed as. This is not that game anymore. What bothers me is the fact that they changed it at the last moment just months before it is supposed to be released. People like me have been following, getting invested and playing the game for almost years now. And all these sudden changes to core aspects of the game are turning a lot of people away. I don't give a damn about wish list, signups or any of that bs. The Day Before was the most hyped and "wish listed" game ever and look how that turned out. I think Starry Studio wanted to make one game, and then when NetEase's money got into the mix another was what NE wanted to put out. Making so many big changes just months before release just doesn't make sense.

@ayemjake Ай бұрын

@@trandel_elent I totally understand the frustration, however it's also to note that the cbt does not represent the end product, I know it's infuriating but that's just how devs work. In my case as for someone who's looking at it from an outsider's perspective, I think they're trying to make almost like Rust servers, which had regular wipes which is understandable given its is the norm of the genre. However, like I said, I do wish that they made the seasons much longer. I think seasonal content is a pretty good way to shake up the game and freshen up the experience, and I quite like that approach, but if the players only have 6 weeks per season, then most people would probably not be able to enjoy the game, let alone reach most of the end game content. That's just my two cents.

@Tienhamir100 Ай бұрын

I'm trying to figure WHY they would release this on Mobile but not Consoles. At least on Consoles you have more wiggle room with PC cross-play. It doesn't make since because PC to Mobile is such a massive damned jump.

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

I honestly don't know. I know it was supposed to be cross platform, but this is clearly aimed to be mainly mobile. Especially since they've made so many control and UI changes in this last beta without any way to go to a more PC friend control scheme in the settings. Pretty much all the recent changes have turned the game away from what was always talked about to something way more casual which is what you always see in the mobile market.

@Tienhamir100 Ай бұрын

@@trandel_elent The game is going to release to a dead community unless they change direction. But I doubt they will. I was looking forward to Once Human, sadly.

@analogGigabyte Ай бұрын

Is the core structure of the game so problematic (pop decline in 3 weeks) that they decided to pivot (overhaul) to save the project? What is the strategy here? To firstly make a decent game to draw attention to it, to later switch to a crappy mobile game? What is going on

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

That's a great question, and the reason why so many people that have actually played in the previous betas are confused about the sudden change in direction with the game. Thankfully I don't have to worry about making anyone happy to keep a sponsorship so I'm free to just report what I and many others are seeing. It isn't very hard to look at videos from the previous betas and go through the older patch notes to see the game that is going to be released in a few months is far different than what was planned. Honestly, I think Starry Studio had a vision for a game that was much more indepth and was the open world survival MMO that was more prevalent in the previous betas. While they still had some rough spots to smooth over, that game also had some really great foundations to build off of. It had its own identity that set it apart and a lot of people were excited to see those areas polished up so they could shine. I think the most realistic reasoning behind the sudden shift is that NetEase decided they just wanted something that would cost less money and resources down the road that they could get out the door faster with less future overhead. So the result is an over simplified, casual mobile port with 6 week "seasons" that will almost certainly have some sort of "battle pass" system put into place not long after it's released.

@_Shoo 15 күн бұрын

I wish it was coming out on console instead

@trandel_elent 14 күн бұрын

That definitely would have been preferable to what this is now. They wouldn't have had to dumb down the mechanics and control scheme to make it work on phones with only two thumbs and limited space for on-screen buttons. And they would have had to have made the overall game loop more involved and in-depth. The way it is right now it's going to fade away to nothing in weeks once people realize they are doing literally the same exact task, over and over again, in each zone. NetEase took what could have been a really interesting game that stood out and turned into yet another forgettable "open your wallet" mobile game.

@_Shoo 13 күн бұрын

@trandel_elent Yeah, I feel like it would fit better with a console instead of a mobile, we need more games like this

@ernestg7466 Ай бұрын

It is unfortunate what they did to this game. I was really looking forward to it and put a lot of hours into it, but in the end I realised that I was just another beta tester for a mobile game. Disappointing, and not to mention the rubbish NRG mechanics and their PTW machine.

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

I totally agree. The game had so many promising features I and many others were interested in that actually set it apart. Sadly, those have all either been gutted or dumbed down and casualized for the mobile market.

@AlphaHunterGameplayExploration Ай бұрын

I see your points but the rest of the map is now open to people the only place that’s not it the very top in the mountains it is good game but I agree that the game should never of gone into mobile game, it is a disappointments, I think if they were doing betas they should of extended the time to more than 6 weeks if the devs show the map of the way they have and the other different things that if advertised the devs should of included in the beta at least In The last beta before release that were on now

@TanjitsuM Ай бұрын

They have to re-set with seasons because there is no game beyond lv 20, it just repeats and gets boring quick... the world is just 1 task on repeat. The dungeons (silos) are fun but way too short with no real challenge.

@xClyptox Ай бұрын

I got hella shit on for saying this beta felt bad and something was wrong. CBT2 I enjoyed but CBT3, seeing no changes and more bugs/currency systems.... but nothing new for fashion and seems like I got WAY less blueprints learned. So yea, what ARE they going to put in the shop? They really havent done anything to improve, just has subtracted from what they had going. I wasnt in CBT1 so I cant talk about that and yes, the deviations are absolute crap. Also, the graphics are tuned down this beta. The distance I was able to see before was nice but now the graphics go super blocky short distances away which makes me wonder if you are on the correct path stating mobile game. Even the dang memetics 5 level super memetics are part of the gacha - get all crap choices? Here is a item that resets it but you only get this much so if you still dont get what you want.. Meh, it just feels bad to have systems that gatekeep the player. For the map expansion, in the silo there are maps of the world that seem to line up with the settlements - sad they didnt add new zones and maybe they wont but what they havent isnt going to be enough. I fought my way to 47 but lost interest around 30. I completely agree with the video - its makes more sense that this will be a mobile driven game given this CBT direction. Freaking sucks, I was extremely interested in this game.

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

Lol I get that for sure 😅. But it's more and more obvious that I am far from alone in my thoughts and opinions. And just like you, it really is a shame. I made dozens of videos with hours of content for Once Human because I really was hyped for its future. And to see the game do an almost complete 180 at the last moment was not what I, and many others like you, were expecting at all. It is what it is though. I've already moved on and found another game that really does show a lot of promise that I might be making content for soon hopefully!

@xClyptox Ай бұрын

@@trandel_elent What game is it? Or are you waiting to announce it? I cant get back into Rust and WoW classic is getting old - so Im needing a game to kill some time lol.

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

@@xClyptox Another game I've been following for awhile now has been No Rest for the Wicked. Ori and the Blind Forest is one of my all-time favorites so NRW has been on my radar since the start. It just released into early access last Thursday and I've been having a blast with it. I want to wait until I have a few more hours into it so I can make a fair and decent video for it so probably this weekend. But so far I'm having a blast with it. It definitely sets itself apart from other games so far.

@NekoDezzu 2 ай бұрын

well, Im excited

@insomniasfinest4847 Ай бұрын

Same, this is the only negative review I've seen on this game. I've only played for cb3 but I've had loads of fun playing with my friends. I think its got tons of potential

@ernestg7466 Ай бұрын

@@insomniasfinest4847 Copium?

@insomniasfinest4847 Ай бұрын

@@ernestg7466 I'm sorry your mother drank when she was pregnant with you 😔

@jgvtc559 Ай бұрын

The day after Man tarkov nuked itself this game also It just shows theres a market for both of the genres Someone needs to do it and do it right the first time Theyll be rich legitimately so Someone out there with the skills Make a new tarkov or a new once human

@jsullivan649 2 ай бұрын

Yeah been playing through all the beta’s and this most recently seems to be worse than CBT2 in most spots.. the Starchrom is likely going to be sold. At this rate if they want people to spin the wheel

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

Yeah, it's definitely kinda shady how they are still not showing the items for Starchroms in the seasonal shop while also flooding the game with new random currencies. Also how they changed the location of the Wish Machine in the game and put almost no info about their "overhaul" of it at the very end of the patch notes 😅.

@jsullivan649 Ай бұрын

@@trandel_elent skipping an animation, that was the overhaul…. I don’t get it, they know it was the most hated thing in CBT’s yet they aren’t going to change it… it’s just a let down

@trandel_elent Ай бұрын

@@jsullivan649 lol yeah, the "overhaul" was a joke 🤣.

@ernestg7466 Ай бұрын

It is quite certain that the Starchroms will be paid for. They say so themselves in the wish machine. When you enter the machine at the top you see the box on how to get Starchrom, and in the new window in the last option (Chinese lenguaje) it says that you can buy them in the quality shop. Don't believe me, go and see for yourself. It's a full-blown PTW.

@_remnant_zero 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video - will be sure to avoid the game. all the points you made are valid. wonder if ti will be ported to mobile.

@trandel_elent 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome 👍. It was originally planned to be cross platform, but in the state that it is now it's clearly aimed at a mobile casual playerbase. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But that's also not what was promised or advertised before now. It was supposed to be an open world survival persistent MMO, and that obviously has changed.

@nubafter4203 Ай бұрын

Ive been playong lifeafter and undawn that whole community knew from beginning this was going to be mobile game. Those communities been waiting for them. Either way this going to be p2w game. Like every game by netease they know how to make a good game for few months not years.

@jacobhoffman2553 5 күн бұрын

its a fallout 74 clone pretty much.... ill do the free test but im not buying this shit lol.... ive been watching other play and it like "ooh another weapon crate... ooh another weapon crate.... oooh another weapon crate...." near as i can there absolutely no reason for it to be multiplayer.... its not survival at all.... loot is like scattered everygodamn where... god its terrible.... but there a massive audience for pointless shit so you cant really blame em

@ciepabua600 4 күн бұрын

i don't like game so others also should, yeah old head time to find new hobby and destroy all fun there see ya.

@husepher Ай бұрын

The random chinese in the english version liek that really solidified it for me. I just got a code. Guess I'm not playing it anymore! Hahaha

@Inkpuddles 2 ай бұрын

I played this game for a whole 16 minutes.

@trandel_elent 2 ай бұрын

Sadly you're not missing much after that. The game had its flaws for sure, but there was a lot of potential there too that could have been built on. But that was basically all thrown away for something generic and forgettable.

@Bob-jv4yf 2 ай бұрын

Never heard of this game

@potatopc9205 Ай бұрын

WIsh machine is number 1 disappointed game is sloW facing game Will reset every season and number 1 bullshit is the pvp/pve server WE dont need that i just play it an hour after make lvl 50 finish lea thats all nothing more its start to get me boring and lots of players WE need more content more WEapons armor boss enemies mission you can tell this open World WIth this kinda of boring game