Edit: Before you read, please note that this is not a comparison of games, but a comparison of $/content value.
TO ALL THE HATERS:
Most of us come from a FPS background in either COD, Battlefield, or Halo. And it seems there is a lot of us on here slamming Bungie, but can we please BACK THE CRAZY TRAIN UP?!!! [u] I, myself, have been a COD person, so I'm going to speak specifically from that point of view[/u]
Let's look at the facts before drawing some conclusions:
1. Call of Duty games launch with around 10-11 multiplayer maps, then charges a fee for DLC (usually around $15) that includes around five more maps. There are four
of these DLCs in a "season". This DLC has no other content then those five maps and then maybe a new weapon
- Destiny launched with 11 multiplayer maps and the first DLC will introduce 3 more maps to the Crucible
2. Call of Duty games generally have an entertaining campaign mode that takes about 6 hours to complete. You are solo on this campaign.
- Destiny launched with a "campaign" mode that takes at least twice as long as a Call of Duty campaign, and can be played with up to two other friends if you want.
You can always play it solo if you choose. These campaigns do repeatedly start you in the same world over and over again, but take you through different parts of
that world to defeat different bosses.
3. Call of Duty puts in tons of micro transactions for character customizations, voice commentators, weapon skins, etc. that you pay real money to access
- SO FAR, Destiny doesn't make you pay any more for such customizations. There are tons of options already available.
4. Call of Duty's DLC includes only 5 multiplayer maps and maybe a gun for $15
- Destiny's DLC includes 3 multiplayer maps, a host of new weapons and armors, new drop items, a new raid, new missions and strikes, new shaders and it costs
only $5 more.
So, let's add all this up:
CALL OF DUTY - For a $60 game, and $40 of DLC ($60 if you don't buy the season pass) I get:
- Around 30 multiplayer maps, a 6hr campaign, some other kind of co-op mode that usually few people touch, a couple of added weapons, a number of looks (though your armor/camo/ghillie suit play no role in actually preventing damage), and that about sums it up
DESTINY - $60 game, $35 for DLC ($40 if you don't buy expansion pass):
NOTE - I'm going to estimate based on what we know of The Dark Below and apply it to the House of Wolves DLC
- 16 Crucible maps, an estimated 24-30hr campaign that can be played solo or with a small team, about 12-15 new weapons, 8-10 new armors (that actually do something besides aesthetics), three 6-player co-op Raid missions, multiple in-game currencies, a grimoire packed with story content (albeit very few people read, but it's more than COD has going for it), and that about sums it up.
My question is this; WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT???? Destiny offers so much more content then Call of Duty or Battlefield, or even any of the Halo games. You may not like the story as much (agreed, it was extremely lacking), but there is a ton in this game, the gameplay is tight, and for less money then what I pay in a year on Call of Duty I feel like I'm getting more content. I'm on Playstation, so an Xbox user may feel differently, but let's admit that for a new IP, this game has a ton going on.
CAN I GET A WITNESS?!
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You guys would rage so hard if naughty dog made their next game on both consoles and did similar things. Theres no denying it man. Xbox users have a special relationship with bungie. They know it. We know it. Yiu know even coming from ps.As yall do with naughty dog. Its one thing to throw a bone. Its another to give em the entire skeleton and leave the loyals with a mere ulna or rib. If uncharted was suddenly released on both consoles, dont you think they would hook up their loyals?? No? I mean shit,man. Why wouldn't you. Companies like that dont need to cater to the newcomers. They need to show that their loyal fans have not been forgotten. In the end. Theyre gonna lose a huge portion of their die hard been with them over a decade fanbase. And theyre okay with that. Shit. Ive accepted it. 343 is what I'll be following now.
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U had dlc rights for a decade. Its our turn. Cant help u bought a hunk of junk.
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Lol there shouldn't even be turns.
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Its a bid. Micosoft lost.
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That they did, but at least I can play the Halo series.
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That they are makeing you pay for the 2ed or 3rd time?
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I'm talking about 5 and beyond bud. Besides I enjoyed the games so I wouldn't mind paying $60 for 3 games that have been remastered.
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Bump dude. Great post!
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Very good comparison
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Bump for some solid comparison.
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You the real MVP
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Amen brother!
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You're an idiot. Damage controlling shitty DLC with even shittier DLC is pointless.
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You do realize that there are tons of games that have content on the discs that you pay to unlock via DLC, right? Destiny is absolutely not the first game to do this. Here's a few: Ace Combat 6 Bioshock 2 Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Metroid Prime Soul Caliber IV & V Tekken Tag Tournament 2 WWE 12 Resident Evil V & VI Gears of War 3 A couple of Call of Duty games Should I keep going?
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Edited by Neckbeard Fedora: 10/30/2014 8:04:18 PMIts never okay to lock DLC on disc. Do you not realize how ridiculous the practice sounds? And that list of games was completely pulled out of your ass. Metroid Prime? Are you serious? No Metroid game in existence has ever had DLC.
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U are a moron. Graduate college. Then u might have half a brain to realise why dlc is preloaded to disks.
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Tell me how it is a good idea. They are making you pay extra to play something they already finished. The fact that you can play parts of the DLC through glitches is [i]absolutely[/i] disgusting. When you spend $60 on a game, you expect to get everything you paid for and you expect the game to be complete. Bungie has done neither of that.
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How can u expect to buy a game with a 10 plan on day 1 for 60$?
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Spell "you" right
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[quote]Spell "you" right[/quote] Its the internet. Getthefkoverit.
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You sound like a educated troll thanks for clarifying that for the rest of the forum.
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Edited by Dead2me82: 10/30/2014 8:16:31 PMMetroid Prime had the Fusion suit already on the disc, but you couldn't unlock it unless you connected your Gamecube to a Gameboy Advance while the game Metroid: Fusion was playing in it. This was Nintendo encouraging you to buy an entirely new game to access the Fusion Suit. Not all of the games I mentioned had new worlds to unlock on disc via DLC, but they all had varying levels of content on them that you had to do something outside of owning the game to unlock them. Go look it up
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That's not DLC though. Its a bonus for connecting the devices. That's like saying game X is locking content because you need a controller to play it.
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If you have to DOWNLOAD the CONTENT then it is DLC. No matter where you get it from or how you get it.
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That wasn't downloadable content anyhow.