Yeah, now I definitely see the outrage here.
Bungie defends Destiny: The Taken King's £/$40 price tag (Eurogamer)
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Yeah, now I definitely see the outrage here.
Final Verdict
Member
Just sad.
x24hrs2livex
Banned
Why would think they'd only charge $20 for DLC 3/4? It will be another $35, or $20 each.
ArkkAngel007
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This isn't the first time Destiny has had Collector's Edition exclusives:
My god, look at that amazing content I've missed out on. The horror.
My god, look at how you've missed the point entirely.
The issue isn't that there's CE exclusive content. It's that the CE has current players buying Year 1 content again, and no exceptions.
Sure, even the more notable TTK exclusive stuff isn't that big of a deal in the great scheme of things, but it's still a shitty way to handle it. Especially when combined with the GameStop/GAME exclusivity.
This isn't the first time Destiny has had Collector's Edition exclusives:
My god, look at that amazing content I've missed out on. The horror.
You're right. Destiny 0 users got screwed!
Juices has never played Destiny with Luke, lol. Calling someone a fucking idiot over decisions you know are probably out of their hands is real mature though.
Japanmanx3
Member
Wow. Some of those responses are...meh. Whatever...I just got Batman and FFXIV Heavensward. Think I'm going to wait on Taken till after I'm done with Battlefront and Uncharted....
SmoothRunningGun
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40 pounds=$63...damn.
Orochinagis
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Some missions are based on Venus (and probably mars) outside that phobos should be HUGE to keep the chain quest going.
Yet it surprised me Blizzard didnt help them to do better raid mechanics
PooBone
Member
I remember when a leak said Saturn was playable in the base game. Venus and Jupiter I think were in there as well. Obviously that was inaccurate.
SoapNickTavish
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I don't really have too much of an issue with the price, considering how much time I put into the game and both DLCs, my one gripe comes with the exclusive Taken King CE items.
So even though I've played the game since launch, own the original Collector's Edition and both The Dark Below and House of Wolves additions, you're telling me that I can't get those new exclusive items unless I purchase The Taken King Collector's Edition, which forces me to rebuy everything I already own since it comes with the base game and both DLCs, for $80, right?
Wut?
Do they not see how they're current and already invested fans would be a just a little upset, even over some stupid exclusive emotes and class times?
So even though I've played the game since launch, own the original Collector's Edition and both The Dark Below and House of Wolves additions, you're telling me that I can't get those new exclusive items unless I purchase The Taken King Collector's Edition, which forces me to rebuy everything I already own since it comes with the base game and both DLCs, for $80, right?
Wut?
Do they not see how they're current and already invested fans would be a just a little upset, even over some stupid exclusive emotes and class times?
To make it even worse... This expansion costs more than batman arkham knight which isn't even out yet and is a full game likely with 10x the content of this expansion
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IS6S7SU/
Anyone in the UK that buys this expansion has lost their mind.... seriously.
"If I fired up a video right now and showed you the emotes you would throw money at the screen." - Luke Smith
https://vine.co/v/blHBMemqrXL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJhxu919nEQ
https://vine.co/v/blHBMemqrXL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJhxu919nEQ
marjo
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Why would he be joking? 2/3 is 1/6 away from 1/2 and 2/6 away from 1. So it is actually twice as far from 1 as from 1/2
Orochinagis
Member
And the others skins are just locked maybe for future use.
I'd be sort of okay with this if Bungie planned to give something else to long time players or at least discount the expansion for people who bought the last two and reached 34, but we're just getting dumb instant access stuff that'll eventually be available to everyone, which the dance emotes and collector's edition exclusives aren't. $60 for everything that your loyal players pay/paid $140 for?
That's bullshit.
Now excuse me while I go grind for a Gjallahorn so I could be ready for TKK!
That's bullshit.
Now excuse me while I go grind for a Gjallahorn so I could be ready for TKK!
Sorc3r3r
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Why are they not going all in with microtransactions i ask?
The game seems a perfect fit with all the currencies it has, and it is cleary targeted to a completionist audience.
Maybe is it the fear to burn too bright?
Would love to see a Destiny with a ftp elements, just to see how the market would react.
The game seems a perfect fit with all the currencies it has, and it is cleary targeted to a completionist audience.
Maybe is it the fear to burn too bright?
Would love to see a Destiny with a ftp elements, just to see how the market would react.
The Lamonster
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Blizzard expansions have WAY more content than The Taken King.
xplicitone
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As a huge Destiny player since the Alpha, it does upset me that they won't offer those extras for us day 1 players without buying the game + 2 DLC that we already own. I can't support that. Definitely not buying the CE.
Bungie took a few steps forward with their progress as of late, and a few steps back with this, imo. All day 1 players want is to be rewarded with THE Ability to purchase the extras! How hard is that? I'm not even saying to give it to us for free. We are willing to PAY for it!
Bungie took a few steps forward with their progress as of late, and a few steps back with this, imo. All day 1 players want is to be rewarded with THE Ability to purchase the extras! How hard is that? I'm not even saying to give it to us for free. We are willing to PAY for it!
squidhands
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The Citizen Kane of Games
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In pounds it's 1+
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
When I look at what Heavensward is giving me in FFXIV for £30 and what The Taken King would give me for £40 I can't help but laugh at Bungie.
Fuck that. I'm at the point where I'd probably cave and throw some money at the game to finally get a Gjallarhorn after 1000 hours and I'm glad I don't have that option. Microtransactions would make me stop playing the game. It would ruin the loot system which already needs some work.
As someone that played Destiny at launch, had a good time for 40 hours and got to level 22, and then stopped and never played it again....
This is all kind of confusing. I was actually willing to jump back in to Destiny with this new expansions pack, if it really is that big, and worth the cost. If there was a decent amount of content, and it was fun. etc.
But just reading everyone's negative reactions, and also how off putting some of the messaging was in this interview. It just sounds completely absurd to lock away emotes behind an edition that would require Day 1 players to re-buy the game again to access. The fuck?
This is all kind of confusing. I was actually willing to jump back in to Destiny with this new expansions pack, if it really is that big, and worth the cost. If there was a decent amount of content, and it was fun. etc.
But just reading everyone's negative reactions, and also how off putting some of the messaging was in this interview. It just sounds completely absurd to lock away emotes behind an edition that would require Day 1 players to re-buy the game again to access. The fuck?
ShinMaruku
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To be fair, those take much longer to develop.
NullPointer
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Destiny (and its two DLC packs) is already a $100 game, and its on its way to becoming a $140 game. Not sure how microtransactions would help anything, though you aren't alone in noticing all the free-to-play-ish elements.
The Lamonster
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Right, I'm saying Blizzard can justify $40. Unknown if Bungie can.
and yes, I realize they are under the same pub
I was chatting with a friend about my ongoing love-hate relationship with Destiny, and realized if the base game had been the content of both expansions included I would have zero issues shelling out $40 (or... $60 or whatever the fuck they will attempt here in Canada) for this expansion.
As it stands... I really just don't know.
As it stands... I really just don't know.
sturgboski
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But that is basically what Luke said. When asked about the ability to purchase the new dances, Luke essentially said he wasnt ready to talk about the new microtransactions coming with the expansion. While I dont think it will be currencies, I fully expect we will be seeing emotes and other stuff as purchasable content. Perhaps ships, ghosts, emotes and maybe weapon skins? I know weapon skins arent in the game or confirmed but they were heavily rumored before HoW and I could see them making a return for cash.
Well they are trying. They said they cut the HoW raid to bolster the content coming this fall. So yeah, they made Expansion Pass 1 feel like less content in order to boost the Taken King and justify its cost. And I am sure there could be other speculative guesses at content in the expansion being repurposed old content that was held from launch. *shrugs* The raid thing is true though.
And you still dont have to! You can still play the expansion by just buying the expansion!
Genuinely surprised its just 40 bucks here in canada, considering our prices are now 10-20 dollars more than the standard US MSRP.
Its actually a pretty good price here since its 20 dollars cheaper than what I bought vanilla destiny for.
What I hate though, is the "collectors edition exclusives". I bought your vanilla game+the expansion pass for it. If I want the new stuff included, I have to buy the same stuff I bought all over again?
Really?
You can't offer the stuff up in a package for your existing players with out them buying stuff they already own? Really?
FFS bungie.
Its actually a pretty good price here since its 20 dollars cheaper than what I bought vanilla destiny for.
What I hate though, is the "collectors edition exclusives". I bought your vanilla game+the expansion pass for it. If I want the new stuff included, I have to buy the same stuff I bought all over again?
Really?
You can't offer the stuff up in a package for your existing players with out them buying stuff they already own? Really?
FFS bungie.
Abstruse Moose
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Microtransactions incoming. Want the new dance emotes? $1.99 each. New shaders? $2.99 each. How about that Ghallarhorn you can't seem to get? Just pay $4.99 and it's all yours! Wow, what great value for our dedicated fan base!
PooBone
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It is.
93xfan
Banned
I never imagined they would go from fighting to give us cold storage for free on Bungie day to screwing over their most loyal fans. What a drastically different company.
They should came their tag line to:
The Taken King will royally screw you over, this Fall. It's catchy, has a pun and quite a but if truth to it.
It's roughly $32 USD here in Canada, we finally got a good deal CanadaGAF!
I don't think it's really fair to jump on Luke about this, I doubt he was the one that made this decision. And he really didn't have much to work with here, not really a way to spin it. Yeah it's a really shitty practice though and most likely came from activision and bungie execs. PR Luke is pretty funny though, I got a good laugh out of those quotes.
Thank you, you can bet that I will.
PooBone
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Even for $32, "good deal" seems excessive lol.
xplicitone
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I don't think so. Myself along with quite a few hardcore fans in the community side would quit and never turn back if they introduced micro transaction. I know it's a small amount compared to the total fanbase but I have a feeling we're not the only ones.