It IS free . They did not need to have this update delivered because when you purchased TTK there was no mention of the update. So in essence you baught TTK and THATS IT. In comparison : When you got the season pass last year it actually said what you will get and thats what you could expect to get. This update is financed by emotes. It is free , because the emotes are overpriced and thus they had money to update the game . I paid for it ... everyone who baught emotes paid for it. The 1 who only purchased TTK and no emotes did NOT pay for it. The only reason bungie made that statement is because they tied it to the TTK DLC. Obviously , because without it you wouldnt be able to play it.