NOT because they don’t work on consoles…
NOT because nobody wants them on consoles…
It's because console gamers can't rationally comprehend MMO pricing. We've been trained to think that $59.99 is acceptable for a “game” but, more than $20 is too much for “digital add on” content. However, when the “digital add on” content contains more than the average downloadable content and it's offered for $39.99? Our brains misfire and can’t handle the fact that its called “DLC” or “Expansion” for $39.99. if Bungie had made destiny like Call of Duty or Halo and released Destiny 2 this September for $59.99, no one would be complaining, Why? because its all part the mold that were used to. Sure you can split hairs about recycling content but, consider this. Activision also publishes Call of Duty, a game which is released once a year for $59.99 alongside DLC priced anywhere from $.99 to $49. During the year lifespan of a Call of Duty game you pay the same if not more than you would if you just upgraded to The Taken King. Not to mention that many people have been arguing that CoD is stale and just recycling content each year.
Facts by the numbers.
Call of Duty advanced Warfare is:
$59.99 (MSRP) and the Season Pass is $49.99 (MSRP)
Compared to Destiny Which is:
$59.99 (MSRP) and the Season Pass is $34.99.
Compared to other similar games within the console gaming space, destiny is not an expensive game. Consider that Destiny is a persistent world like most MMO’s and yet, unlike most MMO’s it does not require a monthly subscription. Also consider that everything you do in Call of Duty Advanced Warfare is lost in Black Ops 3. Its a different developer and a different game, so you have to start over. Where as with Destiny, you are rewarded for your loyalty and you can bring your spoils to the next “game.”
So what gives, am I defending a cold blank corporation that doesn't care about me or my defense for them? No, I have my issues with destiny, many issues in fact. I post here all the time about them. Here are a few of my greatest hits:
“Wtf why can Pison’s Arc blast go across the whole map?”
“Why am I suddenly running out of weapon parts after 600 hours of gameplay?”
“Thorn should critically injure, not kill”
“Why can’t my shader change the color of my exotic? wtf?
I even have issues with The Taken King announcements. I’m not thrilled by the idea of the new patrol being on Phobos or Oryx’s ship. I was really hoping for a new area on Earth. I had hoped we would get a larger explorable area like Borderlands or Skyrim (obviously not as big, but you get the idea). You know, so that we can actually “explore…” Not just a loop with off shoot hallways…
I agree with the community that Luke definitely fudged the monkey in his interview but, he made that right and the pricing model isn’t as messed up as everyone thinks it is. The problem isn’t bungie, it’s the casual console fanbase that can’t comprehend anything other than …
November = New game for $60 + $30 season pass for the next 4 months and then… November = New game for $60 + $30 season pass for the next 4 months and then… November = New game for $60 + $30 season pass for the next 4 months and then… November = New game for $60 + $30 season pass for the next 4 months and then… November = New game for $60 + $30 season pass for the next 4 months and then… November = New game for $60 + $30 season pass for the next 4 months and then…
*edit* amended comment about the taken king having the same amount of content as vanilla destiny.
*edit* added datto video because of relevance to the topic.
*edit* damn, 500 replies! Someone should give me a blacksmith shader for that lol ;)
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6 RepliesThat was the dumbest post I've ever read. It's not the cost of the dlc, it's the fact that the first two DLC's had hardly any new content and don't inspire confidence in spending an additional 40 dollars...
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They don't work cause to many kids cry nerf!
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10 RepliesNo its not that at all. As a pc gamer at heart who also loves console gaming, the content we are offered on consoles is abysmal. Compare wow expansion to the whole of destiny combined, wow has so much more...
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3 RepliesFinal fantasy XI & XIV seem to be doing just fine on consoles.
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Maybe it's the fact that the first two 'expansions' hardly had $10 worth or content and now they want an additional $60 for another letdown.
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Cod season pass also has double the dlc packs
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6 RepliesDO SOME RESEARCH. DESTINY NEVER HAS BEEN OR WILL BE AN MMO. BUNGIE SAID FROM DAY ONE, THAT DESTINY IS NOT AN MMO. IF MMO'S DONT WORK ON CONSOLES WHY IS FF:XIV A REALM REBORN DOING SO WELL?
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1 ReplyDestiny isn't an MMO or a new take on one. It's a FPS
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It doesn't require a subscription. But if you look at the total cost throughout the life of 1 destiny game, divide that by the months, you'll get your subscription cost. Just executed in a different way than charging monthly. Dumbo.
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Then go play WOW ;) I know many people whom enjoy DESTINY (and it works on there consoles be they X-Box or PLAYSTATION )
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5 RepliesIt's a good thing destiny isn't an MMO.
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2 RepliesFirstly, Destiny is not an MMO. Secondly, the Final Fantasy MMO's as well as ESO appear to be doing just fine on consoles. Desticle?
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2 RepliesYour logic. "If they rip us off then it is ok for everyone else to rip us off". Corporate greed and you people are the cause of it.
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3 RepliesEdited by Bungolickstaints: 6/25/2015 9:13:24 PMOr maybe it's because MMOs are huge and expansive. Destiny is tiny compared to any MMO. It's not that MMOs won't work on console. It's that DESTINY IS NOT AN MMO. It's a space shooter rpg at best. I refuse to pay MMO pricing for a game that doesn't seem like a MMO. It's CoD in space. My issue with this thread is that I think it's wrong to say "MMOs won't work on console" based SOLEY on Destiny.
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I cant believe you wasted your free time on that stupid shit.
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Destiny isn't an MMO, sixteen players in one lobby is hardly massive. By that logic, Halo 5's 24 player lobbies must make it an MMO too.
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Wow at one point charged $20 for a mount. Are they still doing this? On top of the subscription I mean? I agree with the OP.
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One of the few people on this forum who isn't a complete moron or a sarcastic asshat who can't rationalize facts
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6 RepliesEdited by Crimson Lupi: 6/26/2015 8:38:38 AMI agree with the normal cost in dollars, having some experience with MMO pricing myself. But being a British player, we are charged in excess of $40 (£40, which equals $63). Now do you think $63 is acceptable for an expansion?
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BUNGIE could have easily pumped out a terrible new game instead of ttk and sold it for $60, but they are iinstead making a large expansion for 2/3 of the price.
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2 RepliesSo sad that you felt you had to write this... People just don't get it. They aren't used to the MMO model, but I've gotten more than my monies worth out of this game.
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Edited by hawk996vtr1000: 6/26/2015 7:03:56 PMWrong! I lost a screw over the fact the last dlc was crap!! Leads me to believe next one will be trash as well.or the simple fact this new raid should have been released in how!!. Also if this is all they can get out in a year get ready for a long boring 10 years!
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5 RepliesCod gets 4 dlc a year and Destiny sold you 2 parts of the base game for half the price you payed for the early Beta release
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Nova Bump