Everything I already own, [b]plus[/b] the [i]Taken King[/i] ... Or:
Buy $59.95 for Destiny - original game
Plus $39.95 for expansions I and II
Plus $39.95 for The Taken King 'pre-order'
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That's $140 pretty much for the same thing as noobs can get for $60.
Thanks Bungie. I've enjoyed your game. Seriously. It's a lot of fun. I'm not kidding. Check my hours played. More than most, I can assure you that.
And, what's my thanks and appreciation for supporting your game along the way?
Getting screwed over to the tune of more than [i][u][b]DOUBLE[/b][/u][/i] THE PRICE that someone will pay today.
How the hell does this make sense?
You should actually honour your most loyal customers with The Taken King as a [b][i][u]FREEBIE[/u][/i][/b], or at the very least , a [b][i]DEEP[/i][/b] Discount. (Maybe $15 instead of $20, but certainly not increase it to $40, that's just plain back-asswards).
"Here you go guardian. As a token of our appreciation for sticking with us through the first year, for buying the base game, for getting the first two expansions (which may or may not have been disc-locked content), for playing through the glitches as a live feedback forum for our programming errors, for the buffs and the nerfs you've endured, for the lag and for the heavy ammo we took from you every time you spawned... We would like to present you, as a gift,
Your own Edition of The Taken King.
I'm not butt-hurt by what's been paid so far. I'm f-ing choked that a newb will get all that and more for $60.00, and that it will cost me another $40 on top of what's already been paid, just to keep up with the [b][i]BUNDLE-BABIES [/i][/b]of 2015. Should be $15 max (free preferred) for the players who already have all the prerequisites.
[b][i][u]BUMP[/u][/i][/b] if you agree with even one part of this.
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EDIT:
Geezus. For those of you who agreed, thanks for understanding my point. For the rest, here's an example:
You all have cell phones. If you don't, try to imagine having one.
Buy the latest phone. Then pay for an upgrade. Then pay for another upgrade. Then pay for another upgrade.
Your buddy goes and buys the upgraded upgraded upgraded phone, [b]AND[/b] GETS THE ORIGINAL PHONE YOU PAID FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE GIVING TO HIM FOR FREE AS WELL... For [b][i][u]less than half the price too!![/u][/i][/b] and as a freaking bonus, he also gets [b][i][u]the charger, the headphones, the protective case and limited edition sticker to proudly display on the back of his Kia Soul as well !!!![/u][/i][/b]
Does that help even one of you naysayers [i]get it?[/i]
Edit 2:
For those that say "Isn't this how all games do it?", the correct response is (I'll succumb to Godwin's Law for some of this I'm afraid):
Did slavery come to an end?
Did the holocaust come to an end?
Did the USSR come to and end?
Did the wall in Germany get torn down?
Pick a metaphor... The choice should be your own.
[b][i][u]Just because that's how it's always been done, simply does not 'de facto' make it right![/u][/i][/b]
Edit 3:
Your responses have been mixed. Fine. My post will not be all or end all. I appreciate what most of you had to say. For clarity I do not compare the edit 2 metaphors directly to this video game. But, to be offer a piece of advice to those who thought I meant something else:
http://www.quotehd.com/imagequotes/TopAuthors/albert-einstein-physicist-insanity-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-again-and.jpg
I believe that a company this big and profitable can do better than the companies that came before it.
There will always be change. Who will do it first?
Edit 4:
You'll be impressed... I've listened and here is my last ( probably not) contribution to the argument:
Bungie can rename the DLC to be
$39.95 for the [b][i]DIGITAL BEND OVER EDITION*[/i][/b] for those of you who already have the original game and the first two expansions.
We will send your guardian an in-game bottle of lube. It will be waiting for you in the special orders.
* There will be no reach-arounds or discounts offered.
Edit 5:
Please stop buying next year's car at half of last year's pricing!!
Edit 6:
There were Alpha players
There were Beta players
Then came Day-1-ers
We can call the next gen the 'Vets'
Along comes Xmas Noobs
Since then we've had a few Kinder-guardians
But this latest generation will forever be known as:
[b][i][u] THE BUNDLE- BABIES[/u][/i][/b]
I do not take credit for this nickname, the original poster is down there, buried somewhere in the responses to this thread. Go ahead and find him/her, they deserve all the praise.
If my post succeeds in nothing else... [b][i][u]BUNDLE-BABIES[/u][/i][/b] SHALL LIVE ON FOREVER!!!!!
Edit 7:
Strictly for your entertainment only:
https://youtu.be/eOlIZhs0JEg
https://youtu.be/1o0Vv8lr41w
[b][i][u]EDIT 8:[/u][/i][/b] Looks like my rant was 'all' right on the mark. The failure on the price point. The failure in exclusive content. The failure on needing to rebuy items I already own.
Many Thank to Eurogamer for taking the time to interview Luke Smith, and get to the bottom of all these inequities.
We shall see what the weekly update holds for the year-one owners of the game. I bet it's not much!
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as someone who played WoW for many years the price point makes sense, lets continue to use WoW as an example it currently sit with 5 expansions plus the main game. Now when a new expansion is released the previous content becomes outdated and for the most part useless, same goes for destiny. Now why would i pay for 4 expansions that no longer serve any purpose totaling 240$. the dark below and in the near future house of wolves will become past expansions. So when you consider that you actually had this content when it was relevant you get your moneys worth, where as a new player it would be silly for them to drop 140$ when they aren't going to get much use out of the dated content. I hope this helps clears things up a bit.
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What a joke man. U loser pantie
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You obviously don't understand how the U.S. market works.
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Ya itd just be nice if maybe if you already have both expansions (which most people do since most people were day players) that I don't know maybe could they somehow lower the cost or add a little something extra for those who have already spent 100 dollars and are about to spend 40 more because we love the game I agree it's pretty unfair that someone who pays 60 will get 140 dollars worth of content but oh well
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Muted because tl:dr and sounds like whining in the first few sentences.
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Except that you played the game for a year probably to the tune of 100'S and 100's of hours. Do you not understand that? Do I have to type like this?
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"Bundle Babies" Oh my God, that's brilliant.
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I think it's right that Bungie is making money from the people who consume their game
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Yeah, make those noobs pay! Except they will look at the price tag and not even bother. Then the player base will shrivel up and die :O
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When you quit can I have your account?
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Noobs are better than you
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Why do "day 1ers" care so much about everybody else and when they bought the game? Why do they think they are so entitled to something? You are part of the player base just like everybody else. Just play the game and have.
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But if you paid that extra $80, you're entitled to use those -blam!-ing retarded phrases like "Xmas noob" and "bundle babies" that you seem to be so fond of. I have a steak dinner leftover in fridge, but it's all dried out and nobody here will eat it. You wanna buy it? Same price that I paid for it when it was hot & juicy?
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[i]lol [/i]
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Bump! Thank you for voicing the opinion of many destiny veterans.
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(つ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)つ━☆・*。 [b][i][u]SWIGGITY SWESTICLE LEAVE THIS PLACE DESTICLE[/u][/i][/b]
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[quote]We will send your guardian an in-game bottle of lube. It will be waiting for you in the special orders. [/quote] Now that would guarantee me preordering the game. Especially if I can use it on the Cryptarch.
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Hey I mean think of how Halo fans felt when they bought Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4 day one and now a whole new Halo collected edition w.e is now out with all of those games included... don't you guys think they will do the same once Destiny is done with all its expansions?
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Jezz can't believe you're still going at it with like 7 edits and all... Wow charges 15 a month and no expansion is free... That's way more than destiny's price... Get over it already... Or don't... Idc Hammer time XD
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I think they are including a story this time tho Too bad that feature got scrapped early on
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A valid point, but we live in a capitalistic society; 'planned obsolescence' being a prime example. Sorry, but what you're asking for is never going to happen.
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Edited by Logez: 6/19/2015 8:32:22 PMHave you ever bought a game of the year edition game? People will buy a game plus expansions over time spending upwards towards $100 So like a year after a game releases or 2 depending. The company makes a lot of money off it and its DLC. Then they release the same game plus all dlc for the original $60. This happens all the time. They are selling Vanilla+1&2 for $40. Then TTK for $40. Then with all things a Collectors Edition will come with extra stuff for people willing to shovel money towards it.
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Pathetic
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Let me guess... You are in high school or younger, right?
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Was destiny your first video game purchase? Lol