To your latest edit: [quote]Bungie is being backed into a corner by Activision. Bungie is trying to reject their corruption, but they wont pass up profits. They are being left to answer to all complaints from a huge fanbase. They are in survival mode and try to do whatever they can to protect their reputation, while still under Activisions consent.[/quote] It really is about more than Bungie's reputation, at this point. Of course, Activision cares about maximizing profit - and yes, they do go to some extreme means to ensure that. But, at the same time, they are smart. You do not have to like them, or the way they operate, but they are looking at the larger picture, too. Activision absolutely knows that changes need to be made to entice people to continue to part with their money over the coming years in this franchise. There will be big and positive changes, almost without doubt. Any company knows that satisfying more of its customers will result in more positive cash flow, and they are no different. If anything, Activision underestimated the expectations of Bungie's fanbase, and will absolutely take steps to change it. The bigger problem is that changes that fundamentally large do not happen overnight. Could those changes be made in what we have today? Certainly, they could. But it is not a sound economic choice. Hate them for it or not, but making those large changes now will only make people happy for the short-term. Any good will earned from a move like that will be forgotten just as quickly when dates for future commitments start to slide. The position that Activision is in right now is to choose between riding out the storm and focusing the changes in Destiny 2 (or even as early as the Comet, perhaps) or potentially put everything on hold just to change direction completely. The effort in changing direction is even more expensive (in terms of effort) than integrating change over time. It leaves us in the dark, but it is absolutely foolhardy for anyone to think that Activision isn't keenly aware of the criticism being levied against the game. It is not just Bungie's reputation, it is Activision's, as well. People are too quick to lay blame on the doorstep of Bungie. While not in this industry, I am all too aware of what a developer/publisher contract entails. All too often, it ends up becoming a situation where the suits outnumber the working stiffs, and those who should have more say are marginalized. Things will change. Things will get better. The question really is around how much damage is already done. Destiny 2 could be everything that people wanted, and more - but some of those bridges have already been burned.