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Edited by DeusFever:
10/27/2015 4:26:16 PM
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Treasures of the Lost are not cosmetic only
Pay-to-win has come to "Destiny". As part of the Festival of the Lost, players can use silver to purchase Treasures of the Lost. This random package could include items that speed up weapons upgrades and glimmer farming. So, remember when Bungie said silver would only be used for cosmetic items? Well, they aren't.
Micro-transactions are a slippery slope. The community needs to keep Bungie from going down that slope. Make your voices hear. Raise a ruckus. Let the Bungie faithful assail your revulsion of micro-transactions and pay-to-win. Let them see your resolve. Until Bungie relents and goes back to making "Destiny" the game it should be, we hold the line.
Edit: From Reddit [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3qax5y/destiny_halloween_event_festival_of_the_lost/]https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3qax5y/destiny_halloween_event_festival_of_the_lost/[/url]
These aren't cosmetic items only. They include consumables.
Edit: Keep responding. "STFO, "Never go full . . .", "You're an idot". It's all there already. Every reply bumps this post and keeps the pressure on Bungie to avoid going pay-to-win. And yes, I know some Guardians would love it if "Destiny" went pay-to-win and they could just buy a Gjallarhorn 3.0, but that's not the game I bought.
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The problem I have with the doom-and-gloom crowd is that everyone is assuming that there is only one potential outcome here, and that's just not the case. For starters, I would consider something pay-to-win if it affected the competitive environment of the game. These things don't give any legitimate in-game advantage, no matter how you want to spin it. There is exactly ZERO effect on the competitive environment of Destiny. Secondly, and assuming people can think logically here, who are you to dictate how people can choose to spend their own money? If someone wants to buy a bunch of silver for emotes and these new packages, why shouldn't they be able to? For what it's worth, I'm vehemently against anything pay-to-win. That would completely change the competitive environment of the game and most likely ruin the experience for me. But this isn't it, you're jumping the gun here people. Bungie has clearly stated that pay-to-win is NOT their plan, stop trying to automatically make them the bad guys here.
