Bandai Namco’s Synduality Echo of Ada lets you “steal” other people’s pre-order DLC items through PVP, leading to chaos 

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada, Bandai Namco’s new sci-fi extraction shooter, is playable in early access as of today, and things are already getting heated among Japanese players. Those who purchased the game’s pre-order bonus DLC received an extremely high-performance, expensive (in-game) unit called Daisy Ogre – but were not aware of how easily they can lose it. 

In its PvPvE mode, Synduality lets you hunt other players, if you want to. The catch is, when you get PK-ed by someone, you drop everything on you, including the parts that make up your mech (called a Cradlecoffin). All of your equipment is then essentially up for grabs for other players. 

However, players were surprised to find out that the Daisy Ogre Parts Set, a valuable pre-order bonus, is not an exception to this rule. So, if you lose in a sortie, the DLC you purchased with real money can fall into the hands of another player. Not only that, but once lost, the unit cannot be reacquired. Meanwhile, your opponent can proceed to make serious bank (in-game) by selling the parts. 

Unsurprisingly, this has led to Synduality players going “Daisy Ogre hunting,” hoping to profit on unsuspecting users who purchased the pre-order bonus DLC. While some are taking the whole thing as fun shenanigans and finding it completely in the spirit of the game, others are expressing frustration for having paid money for something they could have acquired in game by ambushing another player. Daisy Ogre owners are being advised to “put them away or sell them.” 

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada is set to release on January 23 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The PC (Steam) version will drop two days later, on January 25.