https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/27/17167574/sea-of-thieves-death-penalty-captain-of-the-ferry-of-the-damned

After announcing that Sea of Thieves would soon include a penalty levied against players who died in-game, Rare is already walking back the plans after widespread complaints.

“Letting everyone know we’ve heard the feedback and the proposed ‘Death Cost’ in Sea of Thieves is, well, dead,” wrote executive producer Joe Neate on Twitter. “We messed up with the messaging around this, and it’s now gone.”