[b]I have no issue with the fact that the Destiny game "out of the box" had additional content with the Sony platforms.[/b] Although I believe these types of deals are always bad for gamers, I understand the business reasoning / funding / and co-marketing opportunities.
[b]I do however have a serious issue with how the information was presented to me as a customer.[/b] I purchased the digital Guardian edition that included the next 2 expansion packs for Xbox one.
Bungie and Activision never clearly communicated that the DLC I was purchasing at the same price as PlayStation users would have less content.
I believe that DLC packs sold should be the same on both platforms... Either provide a timed exclusive or offer additional content. I think if the Dark Below contained the same content for both platforms and an additional DLC pack came to PS4 as an exclusive bonus mission at a later date, gamers would be less frustrated.
[b]I think the biggest issue is that the overall game is lacking variety in content. Everyone has played the same strikes over and over and over again.[/b] With $20 DLC packs, we should be receiving at least an additional 3rd of a game. The core of the game is there and the effort to release a DLC expansion is far less than developing a game from the ground up. A DLC pack should have been a new planet or at a minimum an additional strike on each of the existing planets.
[b]It is unfortunate that gamers are feeling cheaped out from Bungie and Activision. For a franchise with a long term vision trying to build good will with gamers each DLC pack should feel packed with new content and the community should be excited. With so many copies of Destiny out there, the goal should be to make the content so compelling that purchasing it becomes a no brainer.[/b] Aim for a 90% attachment rate. The install base is there so make the DLC meaningful and the profits will follow.
The pre-order bonus was also a little bit of a disappointment, but my red ghost has already heard that complaint a few times.
I do love this game despite many of the short comings, but in the future I will think twice before pre-ording any content from Bungie and Activision and three times before investing in a future sequel to this franchise.
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Yeah I hear you on that, it isn't fair that Mr. PS paid the same and got more. If the content could be bought on Xbox that would be cool. Instead of having to wait a year. It's like Mr. PS and I (Mr. Xbox) both pay 20 bucks for this awesome sandwich at a restaurant. We sit there waiting and waiting for it, telling each other that it's going to be an awesome experience that will change our lives, but when it comes out it's kind of small, looks great, is very pretty, a little bland, and Mr. PS had more pickles on his. Not saying that Destiny is a terrible game, I can't stop playing it. I just think that when making it, Bungie took the minimalism style (that's what I think they were going for) a little too far. Also in the case of Activision, if they are the reason everyone's fan boy love is crumbling (not saying they are) Bungie did choose to work with them. So blaming the evil price of DLC on Activision is kind of like yelling at your mom for the dog pooping on the rug.
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well, from what I recall, it is timed exclusivity. so it will come to other systems after a period of time.
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Fall of 2015 - the problem is that no one will be playing next year unless the DLCs between now and then are exciting and packed full of amazing content.
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Oh, I get that. I wasn't saying otherwise.
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Your second point is actually the only valid argument I've seen all day. That's actually a real problem
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It is all timed, sir. Don't get your panties in a twist. It's the way it works. Everybody is doing it, and Microsoft has been doing it since Modern Warfare 2 with DLC. Wah wah.
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That they have, but he also stated that xbox pays the same amount for less content. That honestly is an issue
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One Strike. You're whining over something that is 30 minutes of gameplay that you already complain about.
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If you'd describe it as whining, that's your opinion. My point is that it is[b] only one strike[/b]. Each of these DLCs should contain 8-10 new strikes. If PS4 got 10 new strikes and Xbox received 8 - I probably wouldn't care. But adding only one strike to the rotation is awful.
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Oh and idk how bad you are at a game, but my strikes are 10-15 minutes not 30 :P
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I'm not whining. It's an actual problem... Wait you play play station huh? Point falling on deaf ears
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Bump. Better communication across the board is crucial, alot of bungies communiques and comments have been ambiguous at best and duplicitous at worse. I dont mind paying for good content. I dont like endorsing the practice of charging for gated content thats ALREADY IN MY DESTINY INSTALL! Pls spare me the new story/exotic quest formats and recycled world map crucible play pens you call maps. The strikes are ok the first 50 times you play them but i not terribly exited for new one that comes at a premium. Bungie should focus on what really sets destiny apart from any other console game right now, the RAIDS.
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Your an idiot. What you just said shows how it's note enough
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I'm "note" sure about spelling either.
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I'm not sure you can read very well.
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I'm not sure he can grammar