Rune Renamed Once Again To Rune II, Now An Epic Games Store Exclusive

You can make stronger ammunition as you progress through the game. Changing ammo types in Once Human will improve both weapon damage and Psi Intensity by a small but significant amount. More advanced ammo like Blasting and Disintegrating variants offer more bonuses, like dealing increased damage to burning enemies or gaining more Psi Intensity when triggering Shock.

Additionally, Starry Studios notes that the developers have "heard [players] concerns and will continue to improve on how we describe our data privacy practices." These privacy worries seem to be a top priority for Starry Studios and NetEase, especially since Once Human 's launch isn't off to a compelling start. Despite releasing on July 9 across several platforms , Once Human has faced so-so feedback, which has led to the title sitting at largely Mixed reviews on Steam. The free-to-play survival horror game has garnered some praise for how fast its developers respond to community issues, but many fans were immediately turned off by Once Human the moment they read the te

"This privacy policy is problematic because it lacks clarity, transparency, and appears to over-collect personal information without sufficient justification or safeguards for user privacy. Regularly, privacy policies should prioritize user consent, data security, limited data collection, and clear communication of data usage purposes," one review said. The biggest issue for users is the lack of honesty and transparency on the developer's part, even though NetEase and Starry Studios have collectively published a statement (via Steam ) in an attempt to iron out these concerns. Starry Studios isn't the only company facing backlash for data privacy issues recently, with Insomniac becoming a victim of data leaks not long

Human Head Studios first unveiled a brand new game set in the Rune universe in August 2017. At first, it was titled Rune: Ragnarok, but that title changed about half a year later to just Rune. The game made an appearance at E3 2018 and was actually poised to release via Steam Early Access on September 18. Unfortunately, the Early Access release was pushed back indefinitely and the developers were quiet about the game outside of beta testing since. Today, it finally resurfaced; that being said, it is now sporting the title Rune II and will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. Below, you can check out the new gameplay trailer published to

As previously mentioned, survival games are a dime a dozen these days, so Once Human will need to be more than just a hodgepodge of the industry's hottest games to be properly competitive. As evidenced by 2023's biggest disaster The Day Before , there's a fine line between inspiration and imitation, at least in the eyes of audiences. The last thing that Once Human needs to be thought of as 'yet another co-op survival RPG,' pulling excessively from other popular titles. Once Human 's combat mechanics, world design, and side activities are all fun so far—hopefully, Starry Studios can keep the game feeling fresh when it launches in earnest this J

Once Human developer Starry Studios addressed the game's privacy concerns following a flood of mixed reviews on Steam. Many concerns were about the lengthy and demanding End User License Agreement (EULA) for Once Huma n , which asks users to disclose personal information, such as their government ID. After signing the EULA, Publisher NetEase gains access to basic information like names and Oncehumanworld.com contact information, but the company can also collect additional details "through the use of our services or from other sourc

Then there are the many miscellaneous parallels between Once Human and other AAA games. The post-apocalyptic setting feels inspired by something like The Last of Us or Days Gone (especially given Once Human 's motorcycle mechanics); the MMO elements will surely be familiar to fans of titles like The Division and Fallout 76 ; even the Deviant capturing system bears a resemblance to Pokemon or similar monster-catching games. Once Human has been in development for a little over three years, so drawing upon relatively contemporary games for inspiration is certainly not out of the question. Whether this will help or harm the game is another subject, tho

Perhaps the most obvious point of comparison for Once Human would be the Remnant series. Both Remnant games have often been called " Dark Souls with guns," and while this is a somewhat reductive description, there's some truth to it: Remnant is a third-person shooter with a strong emphasis on movement and evasion, folded into a co-op RPG framework with a focus on crafting and steady progress

"NetEase takes our users’ data privacy very seriously and adheres to the data privacy principles such as data minimization, purpose limitation, and transparency," the companies said. "For example, we would only collect government-issued IDs for the following reasons: where the local laws require us to do so (such as for a specific promotion), when the identity of a user’s parent must be verified to obtain consent for their child (if required by applicable child protection laws), or when the user wishes to correct their age information (again, if such verification is required by law)." Unfortunately, the gaming industry has long been impacted by privacy leaks or shifty data collection systems. Not long ago, Steam implemented a new privacy feature to help users protect their gaming history, library, and other previously public informat