Back when microtransactions were introduced we were told that the money earned by them would cover the cost of more events, content, ect. Rise of iron was only $5 cheaper than the year 1 season pass(which included The Dark Below & House of Wolves). Now the festival of the lost is back but unless you buy silver to buy packages and hope the rng doesn't -blam!- you over you keep practically nothing from this event. Where is this content that micros are paying for when this year's festival of the cost is one giant cash grab? Is Activision putting you guys up to this or has your company become a money hungry piece of trash like Activision? I'm also aware there's a good chance not a single bungie rep will dare to reply to this. Why tackle the real issues while so many are distracted by a -blam!-ing broom right? Edit: I'm seeing varying responses but for the most part it seems there are several community members that want an answer to this very important question. If by chance Cozmo or another bungie rep replies to this tread lets keep the toxic hate to a minimum please. Edit #2: http://investor.activision.com/results.cfm Here is a link to Activisions shareholder report. Yes they have their fingers in several pots but they're recording record profits in the last quarter. Why is it such an issue to know what micros have paid for? $56 million for micros. Do you feel as if you got what you paid for? Edit #3: https://gamerant.com/destiny-microtransactions-333/ As per request here is a link to a article about when micros were first introduced. Amazing how far they come isn't it? Edit #4: How about standing by your words bungie?: [spoiler]“Our plan is to use these new items to bolster the service provided by our live team for another full year, as they grow and create more robust and engaging events that we’ll announce later this year,” Community Manager “DeeJ” rote. “It has been, and continues to be, our goal to deliver updates to the game. Going forward, our live team is also looking to grow beyond vital updates and improvements to focus on world events, experiences, and feature requests.” UPDATE: According to sources who came to Kotaku, Destiny’s future DLC plan entails free content updates, including additional quest lines and missions, trickled throughout the months leading up to Fall 2016 when Destiny 2 is expected to ship. That means no more paid expansions like The Dark Below, House of Wolves, or The Taken King until then.[/quote][/spoiler] [spoiler][quote][quote] This is all part of a new plan that could start as early as this month, according to two people familiar with Destiny’s development. Rather than sell big expansion packs like they did last year, Bungie is planning on giving out quests and missions for free, sources say. This will likely involve big drops every few months until the fall of 2016 but could also include trickles of smaller stuff throughout the year.[/quote] http://kotaku.com/sources-destiny-will-get-paid-cosmetic-dlc-and-free-ne-1734800399[/quote][/spoiler] [spoiler][quote]http://kotaku.com/why-people-are-freaking-out-over-destiny-microtransacti-1736474030 [quote] that the revenue from these microtransactions would allow them to dole out free globs of content until “Destiny 2” comes out next fall. [/quote][/quote][/spoiler]