Players criticised Moonbreaker's microtransactions, so Unknown Worlds just got rid of them.
, the next project from Subnautica devs Unknown Worlds, got its first content patch today, and it's a doozy. In response to community feedback, Unknown Worlds has"completely overhauled the business model" of the game to remove all monetisation and in-game purchases.
"Based on your ongoing feedback, we are re-aligning to make Moonbreaker better reflect our Early Access goals," read the, before going on to add that the game will be completely disabling its in-game store, and that players who have bought Pulsars—the purchasable in-game currency—will have their purchases automatically refunded to their Steam wallets.
Booster boxes, purchasable items that would let you unlock more miniatures, are also gone for good. Units will now unlock automatically with Moonbreaker's base game, and units added as part of new seasons will unlock automatically, too. Honestly, even if you're not opposed to in-game purchases, it sounds like the new system will give you way less to keep track of. I can't help but think a single, easy-to-understand currency is better than a system of three currencies of varying applications, regardless of whether you're forking over real-life cash for it.—a bundle of skins and currencies you can pick up for real money—isn't going away, but its Pulsar component is being replaced.
As for why the devs are undertaking such a drastic change to the game? Unknown Worlds says it's because"Early Access is a time for us to experiment and improve the game," and, as it stood,"the monetization in its current form was affecting that goal". That's quite a level of determination: I can't imagine wiping your game clean of basically everything that was going to generate ongoing revenue is a decision you make lightly.
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