So, information about cut content have been leaked and users on Neogaf have posted this.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=903125
Apperently a persons game glitched and allowed him to see all the content as locked, including the content we're not "allowed" to see yet. Like the DLC missions, Strikes and Raids.
I quote:
[quote]The first DLC will include 4-5 missions, 2 strikes(one on earth, one on Mars), 1 raid(on Moon) and 3 crucible maps.
Second DLC there is less details but I assume again 4-5 missions, 2 strikes, and 1 raid(which takes place in the reef)[/quote]
Where all of this is on disc but have to be unlocked by buying the Season Pass/DLC.
So, there you have your proof. Bungie have cut content from the game and locked it for us to make us buy their Season Pass.
In my opinion that is a very cheap move.
Opinions/Further discussions?
Please bump this thread as much as you can to spread the truth.
Edit:
Further proof that most of the DLC is already on Disc. (From Neogaf)
[quote]Originally Posted by HykCraft
Sorry if this was already posted... but here you go:
Expansion II is only 9.5 MB
https://store.xbox.com/en-us/Xbox-One/Dlc/Destiny-Expansion-II-House-of-Wolves/2af987e3-ba25-4d1b-82cb-1fbe02e2ea07[/quote]
Link is working again
Picture of it if it would go down again:
http://i.imgur.com/mOMpeif.png
Edit2:
KICHZY posted a interesting video:
[quote]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBunIaaPsM[/quote]
Edit3:
To the people defending this.
How are you okay with this kind of stuff? Content being on the disc that you [b]bought[/b] but can't use because they will sell it to you [i]again[/i] in the Expansion Pass.
This content should/already is in the game but is locked.
Edit4:
People saying we're jumping to conclusions, that these areas are not even close to being finished and all that.
Thing is.
Since the areas are already there(some with enemies) they could have easily have included them in the game.
These areas were already in as far back as the alpha. Which means they had plenty of time to actually finish it all. (If they aren't already finished and Bungie are just waiting to release the rest of it to the people with the expansion pass)
These missions and areas should/could have been in the final game but were most likely cut to be sold later as DLC.
The areas already in the game proves this by showing us areas that are locked where they probably later only will unlock the missions for those areas. As stated in Edit1 "Expansion II is only 9.5 MB" which most likely is just a "key" to unlock the on disc "DLC".
Looking at the lack of content Destiny have right now it could have used this content on release instead.
Edit5:
Seeing that this thread now have about 380 replies(and still going) where the majority are either upset or angry at Bungie for doing this thing, maybe Bungie should address this in an official blog post and update us on how it actually is.
Is this DLC content on disc which needs a bought "key" aka expansion pass or will this later be released for free like the Iron banner and Queen's Wrath events?
Bungie, take a look at your fanbase/community, more than half of them are disappointed in the way you're doing business with Destiny.
Edit6:
A reddit post going over everything that changed with Destiny over the last year:
http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2hqmkb/how_destinys_content_completely_changed_over_the
Same post but on Bungie.net:
http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/70822032/0/0
It goes through everything that was in the game before release but later on got taken out for DLC or removed completely.
Edit7:
The Xbox Expansion Pass link is up again:
https://store.xbox.com/en-us/Xbox-One/Dlc/Destiny-Expansion-II-House-of-Wolves/2af987e3-ba25-4d1b-82cb-1fbe02e2ea07
9.5MB
I have a picture too:
http://i.imgur.com/mOMpeif.png
Edit8:
lavaman2302 posted a link to the ps store showing us the same explansion.
[quote]Also check this out https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/destiny-expansion-i-the-dark-below/cid=UP0002-BLUS31181_00-DESTINYEXPNPACK1?emcid=ps-ga-872&utm_medium=Paid_Search_{ps}&utm_campaign=Games&utm_source=Google&utm_term=ps-ga-872&utm_content=Brand[/quote]
Pictures of it:
http://i.imgur.com/OrfdFdA.png
http://i.imgur.com/MmbxruY.png
It says 6.9 MB on there. Also a very small download. Most likely a "key".
They promise us "New Story and Cooperative Areas to explore" but we all know those areas aren't actually new lol
Plenty of people have already been in them.
Edit9:
Quote from Neogaf worth reading:
[quote][quote]I highly doubt the devs just cut complete shit out to sell later.[/quote]
And that's probably what they want you to think. You'd be surprised what kind of crap they'd spin. Cutting content out of a game and then randomly blasting it into the market in pieces as DLC is profitable, so they'll do it. It's easy for them.
We have no evidence to suggest they aren't doing this. I'm much more inclined to say this is exactly what they're doing based on what we're seeing.
Thank god I didn't buy into this game. Pulled out last year when i realised what they were saying and what they were showing just didn't match. The $500m gave me a good laugh though. What a waste.
But hats down to Activision, it all worked perfectly. Expect other companies to follow this trend. The future is bright![/quote]
Edit10:
wazzanut wrote a reply worth reading:
[quote]Its like paying to get into Disneyland and then being told you have to pay extra to ride the best rides. People who dont complain about this place less value in money and self respect. I like the idea of releasing content over time to help keep things fresh but theres hardly a main body to this game, it feels like an empty introduction to an empty world. Its like halo leftovers and its starting to smell funny... Repeating missions over and over should be proof enough to the lack of content, its been a while since i felt a little screwed over by a game.[/quote]
Edit11:
Another area have been found, now by Nowise10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtf3NlYhB_U
As you can see it is everything is done in this one as well. All Bungie have to do is release the mission files and that's the DLC for ya.
Note that Nowise10 states that this is the 2015 DLC mission.
I mean, a 2015 DLC that already exist in the game. That is pure cheapness.
Edit12:
So, the area Nowise10 found a way into have been in the game for quite some time.
This is a screenshot from a trailer released on E3 this year in June.
http://i.imgur.com/4zFs3HH.png
Would you look at that?
http://youtu.be/hRRKtkuOeig?t=1m32s
So this area have been in there since atleast E3...
Edit13:
Another finished looking DLC area on disc have been found:
http://teambeyond.net/destiny-dlc-area-uncovered-mars/
http://youtu.be/fY_KKYQG22c
Now a strike in the Black Garden area.
As you can see it is a big area where you can't go because of this big energy wall, but with a sparrow you can go through it and enter the DLC area.
Edit14:
Another DLC area found by Corbman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgoPfuphQvw
This is the Traitor's Ketch mission in the 2015 DLC.
Is you can see, everything is working as it should, it just needs enemies.
Edit15:
Once again, a new DLC area found by Corbman.
http://youtu.be/BtFey3eEzfk
This is the area for the raid on the moon.
Confirming that this also is on disc and only needs enemies to be added.
I know no one cares anymore so I will probably stop updating this now. Since, I don't really care anymore myself.
I've given up on Destiny and will move on to better games.
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All they'll say is that this is an easter egg.
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Edited by M37h3w3: 9/29/2014 12:42:34 AM>Cut content You keep using that phrase, I do not think it means what you think it means. This is not proof that Bungie "cut" content out of the game only to be added back in later. It's proof that this content is in the game and that the DLCs are minimal downloads because they are likely keys to unlock it. So take your "proof" and to spread your "truth" somewhere else.
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How do you go from Halo to this shit?
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This is such bullshit. I don't care if other companies also do on-disc DLC, it doesn't make it right. I'll play what little of Destiny there is that I paid sixty damn dollars for, but I am NOT paying for the DLC for this. This is worse than EA, [i]somehow[/i]. It blows my mind.
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The fact that the expansion was up for sale before the game released should have told you that they are going to nickel and dime us. Get ready for more activision tampering.
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How do you know it wasn't Activision? After all, they only get about 20% of the game's earnings.
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Edited by Precursor Steel: 9/29/2014 12:20:28 AMBungie Why... You were suppose to be the chosen ones but it looks like you've let the darkness consume you :'(
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Seeing this stuff really depresses me. I knew they left crap out but hearing about Bungie and Activision leaving stuff out of the game is one thing. Actually seeing the proof of it is another. It is pretty messed up. I hope this leads to a lot of crap down the line for these devlopers. You know this all makes be think. I wonder how many now consider Bungie and or Activision as their most hated game developer over the thing they are doing with Destiny?
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So it's safe to assume you haven't gotten your monies worth after almost 85 hours and you're done with the game then?
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Dam you activi$ion!!!!!
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I want that version.
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And yet every November everyone rushes out and gets the newest COD and their season pass for crap that can be accessed on day one...but with this game it's like it's the end of the world
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There is a difference between cut content and dlc. Just because its on disk doesn't mean anything. Intact it's a way to make it easier to give content. Rather than making it a massive download.
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A good point I read on Neogaf is that people feel this content hidden away wouldn't be so bad if we had a decent story already. I agree.
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This is the new video from my previous post the one you have in here , this has all the content involved in both dlcs and crucible game modes
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Wow not feeling this lvl 18th strikes come on bungie
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C'mon fellas , didn't you know that getting to level 20 was "just a tutorial" ?
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Edited by THUNDERCHILD: 9/29/2014 12:25:35 AMI recommend watching the Angry Joe Review of destiny on youtube. He gets to the point of everything. Also, the fan boys who are all rushing to defend this undercooked sausage are way more entertaining than killing the same mobs of enemy's in the same locations with various modifiers over and over, or hopping around aimlessly looking for upgrade materials* * I promised myself I'd not waste even one more second of my time looking for materials. Life's too short :)
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It's possible that the 9 MB download is just because the rest will be in an update. I wouldn't call Bungie satan just yet.
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If i've said it once, i've said it a thousand times. ACTIVISION.
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[quote]Expansion II is only 9.5 MB[/quote] and that gives it away. how sad
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After paying 60 quid for the game, asking for 30 more for on disc content is not fair at all.
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This is ridiculously unethical. I can't believe Bungie sold out for more money. First they cannibalize the story when Staten and the other guy leave, then they fire Marty. Then they redact so much explorable area shown in E3 footage. On top of that, they make us pay for stuff already on the physical disc. This is disgraceful. When they open up more of the tower, that and any "free" content better be amazing. I regret having "bought" the two DLC expansions.
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Well, we knew there were expansions and writing them to the disc makes downloads nonexistent once it does come out soo...
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Map placeholders don't necessarily mean it's all on disc and ready to release. It's incredibly easy to put placeholders on a map for future content.
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This doesn't bother me for this game since there is no subscription. I'm loving the game thus far and hope to have the raid done before the first DLC