I'm in doubt between the two editions. I don't know whether to buy the Standard and the Episodes and Dungeon Key when they come out or to buy the Deluxe edition, as I have done so far.
I only played the last season when the Onslaught mode came out. Bungie doesn't have my trust to give it all my money. The Season or Episode system doesn't work for me. We end up repeating the same raids and quests after we finish the new content for the week. If it wasn't for the clan mates and friends you play with, that's what makes this game great.
Price-wise, I think it's the same to buy standard + 2 packs of 1500 lumen (for the Episodes) + 1 pack of 2000 lumen (for the Dungeon keys). I think the main difference is the exotic weapon, which you can't get any other way. But then you don't use that exotic weapon in high difficulty content as a GM. It's not like Osteo Striga, for example. Then there are some stashes with each Episode but they only have materials. And I have a lot of materials after all these years of playing.
At the moment I think it's better to buy the Standard and save the money for another game or something else. And when the new season or dungeon comes out, if Bungie convinces me, I'll buy the new content. Although the easy thing to do is to buy the Deluxe and forget about buying anything else, I'm not sure Bungie will be able to get me hooked on their game.
Can you help me decide? Thanks!
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You answered your own question. Buy standard then upgrade later if you think you'll play it. Big summer & fall ahead, lots of new games dropping.