Remember the Jak and Daxter Trilogy? God of War Trilogy? Spyro stories? Tony Hawk Pro Skaters? Kingdom Hearts series?
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Those games took dedication, time, and a hellish amount of effort before there was “live” fixes and updates. Games needed to be near perfection to sell, so work out into it was at peak performance.
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Do you feel accomplished playing Destiny 2? Did it ever make you have a revelation about life in a meaningful way? Can you say the developers and teams put all their effort into this game?
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Edit 1: let me be clear I never insulted this game or series with what I said. I gave opinions and statements along with asking a few questions. Therefore to those who are misreading my intentions, here’s an old saying “If the shoe fits. . .”.
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You make it sound like only Destiny is this way. Every game these days have dlc and microtransactions. It is the way of all business in the world... trying to take as much of your money as they can. But it is completely up to you how much they get. Don't be naive and think it will EVER go back. ALL game studios want your money first and foremost. They may change their tactics in the future but it will always be their main focus.