Not a huge mess. I see company that took a HUGE risk to create a new kind of game....that has attracted a new type of fanbase that no one has any experience dealing with. One that requires you to have the expertise of both a company that makes the best FPS ....but also one that has the experience of a dev that makes the best MMOs and Action-RPGS (ala Blizzard). All things considered, Bungie's done a pretty good job with a problem that few companies would have had the guts to even attempt. Microtransactions? Here to stay. Videogames haven't seen a price increase in 20 years, despite ongoing inflation. If it weren't for DLC and micros, you'd be paying about twice as much for your games at the register. So the issue is whether you want a $60 game...and then get overcharged for DLC and micros that are OPTIONAL.... Or whether you want to pay $100-120 for everything in the intial outlay.