This isn't a post to cry about how microtransactions is killing Destiny. It's more about how to make them more appealing. While I am believer that loot boxes and microtransactions are good for the industry, but the problem that i see. They are implemented wrong and always end up leaving a bad taste in our mouths.
[b]Bright Engram (loot boxes) [/b]
Leaving everything up to chance is an easy way to generate funds, but the problem is it's more RNG than chance. While Bungie did introduce “Dust” and gave us a chance to purchase Eververse items in game. The problem is all the good items are behind the paywall and when it come down to it, it's still up chance to get them.
[b]Microtransactions[/b]
This option is more gamer friendly and doesn't leave it up to RNG. Although this might not generate funds as fast or even equal to Bright Engrams. [b][u]The main thing, it give us gamers a choice to buy what we want. [/u][/b]
[b]Eververse Weekly Lost and Found sale[/b]
10 slots of vault space- 500 silver or 1k dust
Unlimited ammo synthesis with 5 minute cooldown- 1k silver or 5k dust
10k increase glimmer cap- 10k dust
1k Dust- 500 silver
5k Dust- 1k silver
10k Dust- 2k silver
Exotic emotes- 750 silver or 2500 dust
Exotic sparrow- 750 silver or 2500 dust
Exotic skins- 750 silver or 2500 dust
Legendary emotes- 500 silver or 1k dust
Armor transmog set- 2k silver or 10k dust
Eververse shaders unlimited- 1k silver or 5k dust
Having a silver vendor that rotates weekly, builds hype each week. Although one thing that I notice needs a change is removing Bright Engrams from Eververse completely and only offering Microtransactions. Keeping Bright Engram as an item guardians receive when leveling pass 20.
As loot boxes continue to gain momentum on being a means to gambling in video games. Bungie need to show the fans a hand of good faith and offer a means to stand with them.
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They already have a rotating stock each week. The LAST thing Bungie needs to be putting their time into is bloody micro-transactions. They should focus on actually making their game worthy of that 90$ price tag before they turn their attention to attempting to squeeze change out of people. What they SHOULD do is scrap the eververse and lock exotic ships,sparrows and emotes behind interesting challenges and activities. As well as remove all those completely and utterly useless blue mods from their bright engram pool.