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 Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/MMORPG/comments/1tn4gd6/before_you_wishlist_soulbound_online_on_steam/ This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/Realistic_Cod_4220 on 2026-07-20 05:44:00+00:00. Soulbound actively removes criticism and scrubs comments. They ban people, players, and longtime fans. On Reddit and on Steam. u/Navi_King has a strong reputation on Reddit, and this post, just like the previous one, may also be removed. But that is exactly why it needs to be saved and shared. Before Soulbound: Online comes to Steam, I think it is important to tell players the history of this project. Because this is not a new "indie game starting from a clean slate". This is the former Worldwide Webb - a Web3/NFT project that spent years collecting money, trust, and support from its community, and is now coming to a new audience under a different name. Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4369490/Soulbound_Online/ This is specifically about the MMO Soulbound: Online by SpiderWare, formerly known as Worldwide Webb, created by Thomas Webb. Not about other games named Soulbound. The problem is not that it used to be Web3Some players may think: "Well, they dropped NFTs and blockchain, so maybe everything is fine now". No. The problem was not just crypto. The problem is the people running the project. For years, they made promises, collected money, changed direction, stayed silent, removed criticism, portrayed themselves as victims, and left people feeling like they had simply been used. Now that the old audience has stopped believing, the project has been repackaged and brought to Steam. What happened before SteamIn 2021, the team held the CryptoWeebs and CryptoGFs NFT sales, raising around 100 ETH. Later, they sold more than 9,000 virtual Apartment NFTs for roughly 1,000 ETH. In February 2023, the project received a $10 million investment from Pantera Capital. After that, according to the team, the project was "hacked". Instead of a transparent report, clear compensation, and normal communication, the game effectively disappeared into silence under promises of a "complete overhaul". In April 2024, they returned with the Landholder Alpha, once again keeping NFT holders and the old community attached to hope. In June 2024, Worldwide Webb officially became Soulbound. In July 2024, the project won Discord App Pitches 2024 and received another $30,000. They competed against indie studios while already having a $10 million investment, and took away from real indie developers the chance to receive $30,000 for development. By 2025, the team had almost completely gone silent. Questions were ignored. Criticism was removed. People who discussed the project's Web3 past, broken promises, and the state of the game were banned or silenced. Now, in 2026, they are coming to Steam. What players actually gotAfter years of development, NFT sales, massive community support, and a $10 million investment, players received an unfinished, raw, bug-filled product with a lot of AI-generated content, vague promises, and monetization. This does not look like the honest story of a small studio that simply "couldn't make it". It looks like a years-long cycle: collect money, sell a dream, go silent, remove criticism, change the name, and come back to a new audience. "One million users"Here are their "one million users". Thomas Webb has repeatedly been seen using populist messaging and taking credit for things he did not earn. For them, scrubbing comments, deception, and silence are a standard strategy for gaining benefit. The first version of the project was effectively built by the community. He simply signed off on it while the money kept coming in. The moment he realized that investors and the community were starting to demand something in return for years of faith and money, he decided to forget everyone and change direction again. Development quality in screenshotsReviews from inside the companyIt is important to understand: the negativity around this project does not come only from players, holders, or people from the Web3 community. There are also reviews from former employees about working inside the team. Below are only two screenshots with reviews, but even they clearly show the general nature of the complaints: poor leadership, unpaid overtime, constant crunch, lack of proper planning, a toxic top-down environment, and no room for constructive feedback. Moderation and the erasing of historySoulbound actively removes uncomfortable questions and criticism. Longtime fans who supported the project for years are now treated as unwanted people if they remind others of its past. u/Navi_King, who has a strong reputation on Reddit, works with this project and is involved in active censorship while hiding behind rules. He knows very well what Webb is doing, and he has seen the disappointment of thousands of people who feel deceived. People repeatedly told him that he sold his soul, but he chose the money and the project. Who is Thomas Webb?Thomas Webb, also known as Tom London from America's Got Talent, used to be a professional illusionist before rebranding himself as a "hacker", Web3 entrepreneur, and creator of a metaverse. In interviews, he talked about NFTs, AI-driven virtual relationships, "crypto girlfriends", and the future of digital ownership. Worldwide Webb was deeply tied to Web3 and NFT culture from the very beginning. Now that the NFT audience no longer believes, they want to present the project to Steam players as a normal indie MMO. But changing the name does not erase the history. Links and evidencePromises and roadmap: https://worldwidewebb.notion.site/Welcome-To-The-Worldwide-Webb-9d08d8b8a4f842188d24e36ad871cb9f Clone of the first link: https://festive-partridge-b72.notion.site/Welcome-To-The-Worldwide-Webb-6af7cbcd93f8838084a4012f7cc43d1e Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4369490/Soulbound_Online/ About the founder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas/Webb/(artist,/_born/_1991) More about the founder: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/thomas-webb-interview-2022 https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/thomas-webb-nfts-digital-art/ Official rebranding from Worldwide Webb to Soulbound: https://soulbound.game/ru/news/worldwide-webb-reveals-soulbound/ Move to Steam, server shutdowns, and abandoning Web3: https://egamers.io/soulbound-moves-to-steam-as-paid-game-launching-this-summer/ https://cryptogames.gg/soulbound-ditches-web3-will-relaunch-as-paid-steam-game-this-summer/ Pantera Capital investment: https://panteracapital.com/blog-investing-in-worldwide-webb/ Discord App Pitches 2024 win: https://soulbound.game/articles/soulbound-crowned-grand-winner-discord-app-pitch-2024/ Official project Wiki confirming NFT sales: https://wiki.soulbound.game/NFT Bottom lineOur community still has a huge amount of information and material. We have shared only a small part of what we have, because this post is already long. If any media outlet is interested, we will tell and show more. Too many people from the old community feel deceived after years of promises, changes in direction, silence, heavy monetization, censorship, and millions of dollars raised with very little delivered to players in return. You can hate crypto as much as you want and laugh at holders who lost money, but now this evil has come to your platform, to real players, and I urge you to spread this and not remain indifferent. |
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