For the price they're asking, I would have expected a full rundown of the contents of The Taken King by now, wonder how long they'll drag it out before divulging what we actually get.
Bungie defends Destiny: The Taken King's £/$40 price tag (Eurogamer)
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For the price they're asking, I would have expected a full rundown of the contents of The Taken King by now, wonder how long they'll drag it out before divulging what we actually get.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
I do not understand this reference but I think it would be cool if Taken King CE, instead of the sparrow, had a cow mount you could cruise around on.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I think he/she is saying that Bungie is milking it, and the sheep will line up to buy it.
Holy shit lmao
TatteredHat
Member
As long as people throw their money at Bungie they have no real reason to change their outrageous pricing schemes.
It's $80 in the US and comes with everything previously released. It's great for new players but hurts people who wants the shaders and emblems.
It's not a new low, it's Activision, they've done this before.
The best part of that interview is "why can't I buy the items separately" instead of asking why it's not included with the expansion. It's funny how DLC was a complaint before (lol Horse Armor) and now it's accepted that we're getting ripped off.
the better twin
Member
With the complete lack of content in the main game they should be refunding people not asking them to pay again. Pathetic.
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
Bungie and Activision are doing an admirable job of whittling down the Destiny userbase to consist only of handpicked idiots that will pay whatever they're told for the thinnest slivers of content.
That user database would be priceless to marketing companies that have over priced tat to sell.
That user database would be priceless to marketing companies that have over priced tat to sell.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
That makes sense, for some reason my mind immediately went "goat" for the 2nd picture, despite it clearly being a sheep.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Hopefully this expansion is more like the House of Wolves dlc instead of The Dark Below.
I'm having a lot of fun with HoW, but it felt like The Dark Below borderlined on being a complete ripoff.
I'm having a lot of fun with HoW, but it felt like The Dark Below borderlined on being a complete ripoff.
I generally like Destiny and would like to play it more but no way in hell am I paying $20 dollars for two updates with barely any content and then $40 for another xpack with barely any content.
I already paid $60 for a barebones game, not going to make that mistake twice.
I already paid $60 for a barebones game, not going to make that mistake twice.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
So you're all saying this is a bad time to get back into Destiny?
JimmyRustler
Member
Buying the CE of Destiny was the biggest mistake I made in terms of game purchases. While I had my share of fun with the base game, the expansion wasn't worth the paid price. I feel being screwed over to this day. Never again Bungie.
Not sure if serious.
AgentOtaku
Member
CloudyTuba
Member
The whole exchange with Luke was amazing in the worst way. With that attitude I guess Bungie is dead to me now.
Juices! Juices. This post. Hahaha
Threads back open guys carry on.
Juices! Juices. This post. Hahaha
Threads back open guys carry on.
It's also possible that they took some content out of that to package into their next expansion, priced at £65. please be excited.
Honestly it's probably the best time to get back into Destiny, it's the day 1 players who are getting screwed over by most of this pricing.
geordiemp
Member
I agree with the DLC pricing, but not on the main game,
Answer me this, which coop shooter has more on the disk than Destiny ?
And dont say Halo MCC, that is a collection
VincentMatts
Member
Ive never had to rebuy a game before. Ever.
I'd love to see a grand total of how much you can pay for expansions in Destiny then have it compared to the subscription fees of MMO's over the same release period.
I can't believe there's still a defence force for content in Destiny.
I quit for 5 months because of the general bullshit in the game but HoW got me back in.
now Im stuck 
Guess I really don't care since I just remembered I bought a second Dreamcast and imported PSO version 2 just to play it a few months earlier then the U.S. version
Well they are shameless, I'll give them that much.
Apparently right now, because he is banned.
Apparently right now, because he is banned.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
ArkkAngel007
Member
I don't really like the sound of that. With the sword bearers, there's one guaranteed mission at least where you can still complete the Eris bounty. Other than picking up the joke weapon from their bodies, there wasn't much to the random sword bearers.
The Fallen are different. There are specific bounties to those guys, and those random appearances are the only way to complete those bounties and move up through the Queen's Wrath. Engaging and defeating them is also the only way to get Etheric Keys, either through the chests or through the first bounty completion. If they're hinting at essentially removing that aspect, then the PvE HoW content is more or less useless.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Can't wait! It's worth the $40 to me.
The Lamonster
Member
well shit, I really wanted that physical strange coin. Even if I decided to re-buy the base game again, it's already sold out.
Should've been the first post.
family_guy
Member
I've not played it since December, but that type of pr attitude makes me want to delete it from my hard drive.
I quit for 5 months because of the general bullshit in the game but HoW got me back in.now Im stuck
Guess I really don't care since I just remembered I bought a second Dreamcast and imported PSO version 2 just to play it a few months earlier then the U.S. version
You're making me sad.
Diablohead
Member
This is interesting, the taken king retail version (regular version) is listed as £55 around the net, instead of the usual £45 retail price a lot of games have now.
So are they forcing a higher price for the comet release too?
So are they forcing a higher price for the comet release too?
How?
RedNumberFive
Banned
I'm so glad this game never clicked with me.
Samurai G0SU
Member
I regret buying the first season pass....
barely even touch this game and when i think i may want to do some PvE FPS, i load into the tower... 5 minutes later i go back to home and look for something else to do.
Thankfullly Witcher 3 is giving me great content worth its month as more. lol
barely even touch this game and when i think i may want to do some PvE FPS, i load into the tower... 5 minutes later i go back to home and look for something else to do.
Thankfullly Witcher 3 is giving me great content worth its month as more. lol
PooBone
Member
This will be a game of whales before long. Teeny playerbase throwing money at all the fun things they can buy.... at least it feels like that's what they're developing it to be.
No kidding, right?
No kidding, right?
Yeah. Even with TDB the slide differs by two months on timing, and lists 3 missions vs. the 5 they shipped. As you said, it was likely to be semi-accurate in the near term, but to the extent that they changed plans, those changes would be further out on the horizon - which is about where we are at now.
Oh I know, I'm fully expecting some changes and additions. So far though everything they've discussed with the Taken King has held up to the original leak. I'm just trying to temper expectations a little bit since some of the defenders in this thread are hoping for a lot more than what we're probably going to get.
The entire financial structure of the game is built around those day 1 players sticking through it all to buy DLC. They're making a calculated bet. No one should be surprised by this pricing. Could do without the attitude, though.
JigglesBunny
Banned
His defense was basically "Well, uh, we uh, it's like, an expansion. So, ya know, what else would we charge? Just buy it."
Absolutely gross.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Welp atleast he is brutally honest and will not beat around the bush.
The Lamonster
Member
waiting for the LukeSmith damage control post...
of course this thread is now a house of wolves
of course this thread is now a house of wolves