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Edited by Spawn:
6/26/2015 1:10:48 PM
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MEGA THREAD - Do you care about Destiny?
[b]Destiny Community,[/b]
[i]Destiny was rated 6.5/10 for a reason. I want Destiny to improve so I can keep playing, not get worse so I leave, I like the game; I don't love it (currently).[/i]
[b]If you support this, don't JUST vote, bump and comment to get this trending and to stay in the spotlight, a silent vote doesn't work as well.[/b]
Before I start please read this poem to better understand our situation
[quote]First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.[/quote]
- Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
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Destiny is starting to turn out like another major gaming franchise, you all know who I mean. There is no real reason to provide a collectors editon (CE) for Destiny 1 TTK Expansion Edition, however that would be appropriate/acceptable for a Destiny 2. By creating a CE they have introduced un-timed exclusives which isn't smart as lots of the players like to collect stuff even without the vault space to fit it.
Nobody really wanted to pay for this stuff considering long term players have paid more than enough to get up to and including TTK, but because some players don't understand value vs percieved value the community has been slapped in the face with "pay $20 and get 9 items" which is a big microtransaction, if this sort of thing is allowed to stand soon season passes wont allow you to get everything during the 'season'.
Pricing is 100% fine for the physical CE and the legendary edition, they are perfectly priced IMO.
$40 for TTK is not ok when the previous DLC 1&2 were poorly recieved, I understand TTK looks (so far) like it will be awesome, but you DO NOT get to charge this high a price point to CONTINUE after the initial release was a small rock dropped in an ocean and the DLC's were a couple of ripples through the sea.
Charging $20/$25 IMO would be the best price point (the best would be free as a thank you for all the f---ups over the year, but I don't see that happening and don't think it as [i]absolutely [/i]necessary) and this would honestly make a lot of Destiny players feel like you care that they stuck around through all the BS.
[b]Stay strong guardians, protect your light [/b]
[u]PS: A couple things 1.) Deej doesn't make the game and has no (real) power, don't give him a hard time. 2.) ACTIVISION is the publisher; this means they are the ones either soley or mostly responsible for pricing in the game. [/u]
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This is a great read for this topic, I have put up a few of these excerpts up here for those who are lazy and don't want to visit the article to see it fully :P [quote]It's not hard finding things that are wrong with the video game industry these days. From rip-off DLC to paid-for cheats to games that are sold essentially incomplete, consumers are increasingly getting short shrift.[/quote] [quote]Beyond the immediate benefits to both party's bottom lines, though, there's something more important going on, something that's[b] the real reason preodering a game is so important to them(the company): these companies want you on the hook before anyone has had a chance to warn you off it.[/b][/quote] [quote]And it works, with many games tallying up preorder counts in the [b]millions[/b].[/quote] [quote]This is why. Publishers don't need to sell you on their games, because by slavishly throwing money down before they're even out, [b]you've signalled your intent to take whatever it is they give you.[/b][/quote] [quote][u]It may not be a glorious victory for the consumer in their never-ending struggle to avoid getting -blam!-ed, or stop many of the other major problems this industry saddles us with, but seeing retailers and publishers stage a forced retreat from preorder madness would still be a small victory for the little guy. And a small victory's better than a never-ending streak of losses.[/u][/quote] Credit to Luke Plunkett from Kotaku (5/10/12)
