Before we start let me say first off I am no "Desticle" I have not bought TTK and I have no intention to do so until I see review scores and impressions that make me feel its worth my $40 purchase. So I am missing out on the new content just like you guys are. I don't drink the Kool Aid. I think that $40 for a DLC is a joke even if it is an "Expansion". I personally believe I am one of the most outspoken critics on the forums regarding TTK and its various scandals.
Then why am I bothering to post this you ask?
Because I believe in fairness and the ranting and raving I am seeing in thread after thread is not fair towards Bungie. It is a HUGE overreaction and the bombastic claims of being robbed of content and being scammed is just downright idiotic.
[b][u]You have not had any missions, strikes, raids, or weapons taken away from you that you have purchased. You can still play all the TDB missions/strikes, HoW missions/strikes and you can certainly still play the vanilla missions/strikes.
The same goes for the crucible. You still have every right to play the maps that you have already paid for in the classic playlists in the crucible. [/u][/b]
The only thing you have been locked out of is new endgame content like Nightfalls, Weeklies, Raid etc etc. That is not content that you bought that is a [i]FEATURE[/i] of the game. A feature that centers [i]around [/i]the latest content. When you bought TDB you bought the strikes, missions, gear etc etc and the Nightfall then took that content and featured it every week.
Now that TTK is the latest content the Nightfall now features THAT content. So no you don't get to do the Nightfall because the Nightfall features new content. Content that you have not paid for.
So please stop acting as if Bungie came into your game and pulled all of the missions and gear from your bleeding fingers and pissed on your Ghost. This is how expansion based games have operated for YEARS now. The new expansion comes out with new gear, new missions, and a new level cap. That new content is then featured front and center in every way and the old content is pushed off to the side.
WoW, Diablo, SWTOR etc etc have followed this design for years. This is not new and this not shocking. They did it for TDB and they did it for HoW, but they did it on a smaller scale because they were smaller packages. TTK is essentially Destiny 1 part 2. So of course its impact on the day to day functionality of the game is gonna be MUCH more noticeable and much more profound.
You paid for content.
You got that content.
You [i]still have[/i] that content.
You can still play that content.
[i]Features[/i] such as the endgame activities however will always be geared toward the latest content and if you don't have that content then you obviouslly cannot participate in the features that use that new content.
The same goes for the levelcap as well. You paid for the level-cap to be increased in each of the new DLC's that came out because they were TIED to that content and you need that gear in order to REACH that new cap. They have now raised it again and have tied that cap to the new gear.
Gear you don't have access to because you have not paid for it yet.
So of [i]COURSE[/i] the Vendors are going to be selling the latest and greatest gear. Do you honestly think that they should still be selling old level Vanilla gear like Shadow Price or The Devil You Know even though its been outclassed ages ago?
I understand that you are upset that your options are limited now because the content you bought is no longer[i] featured[/i], but don't sit their and claim that it is no longer there or that you no longer have access to it.
Because it is and you do.
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You are a god amongst forumers. I thank you, and even if they do not know it yet, the City thanks you
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You deserve a cookie. *gives you cookie*
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Very well said
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Amen!!!
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Well put. I think the reviews will be on the whole favorable. See you soon
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Heh heh, content "taken" away. Why do I find this so funny
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I am not disappointed in the Taken King at all so far. Well worth the $40, and well worth coming back to the game for. I've been playing since it launched at 4 am this morning (my time). I am still playing at 10 at night, and I don't plan to stop until my body decides it is time to sleep. I know this may not sway your decision to buy the game, but just figured that I would let you know that I enjoy it quite a bit.
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While we may disagree about some of the pricing (I agree that it was -blam!-ed for people overseas, but well worth $40 for me personally), I agree with you. People haven't lost content they've already paid for
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I bought the new expansion but haven't been able to play yet because I'm out of town enjoying my vacation. But anytime I'm dropping the Brown's off at the Superbowl or I have down time, when I'm not crashed out on the beach, I peruse the forums. So far it's been a bunch of whiney self entitled "kids" bitching about how they should received some of this new content for free and have given some horrible excuse as to why. But you sir have given an excellent view about this new content and I truly wish some mod/ninja could sticky this and put it to the top of the forums so all those "kids" can finally read this. To those if you that have purchased the content and enjoying it keep strong. For those of you that think BUNGIE owes you for not purchasing the new expansion you are being slowly but steadily muted. Thanks again OP for this and maybe I'll see you shooting some taken along side me someday.
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Thank you. Whether you choose to fight Oryx or not, you are and always will be, a true guardian.
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The fact that people think they actually own the content tells me that they don't understand software licensing agreements.
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He's right ya know....I payed $100 game and got a $50 game.....they just never gave me the other half...dam he's good.
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Thank you for posting this.
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Are you Jesus
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Edited by JediDroid: 9/16/2015 2:26:33 AMYou did good. In return, here's my impression. The questification of destiny was a fantastic choice, but you don't see the full impact without the new cutscenes the expansion introduced. Is that alone worth the $40 you'd have to pay, no. But add into that the new content, missions where you don't just sink bullets into bad guys til the clip runs dry, where you actually deal with new mechanics, new perks on weapons and interesting looking endgame content (quality of endgame content not yet experienced myself) then it's starting to look like it's worth the investment. But, smart and fair as you seem to be, you will look for other reviews and impression. I just hope you like mine.
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This guy knows what the fuc[b]k[/b] he's talking about
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hehe Bombastic but I agree entirely with you. I think. Is nightfall gone completely for people who don't have TTK or only sometimes when a TTK mission comes up in the rotation?
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Bump. We get it bungie.
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Bump as I have witnessed how vocal OP has been around the pricing leading up to TTK and can confirm he is downright allergic to the Kool Aid. He does however possess a functioning brain. Good work
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OP is right