[quote]...there is the question of what happens when you stop providing a reward, which is referred to as "extinction." ... As a general rule, extinction involves a lot of frustration and anger on the part of the [player]. We expect the universe to make sense, to be consistent, and when the contingencies change we get testy. -- John Hopson, head of User Research at Bungie[/quote] The above quote is taken from an [url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131494/behavioral_game_design.php?page=2]article[/url] written by John Hopson, 14 years ago, and cited multiple times in this forum recently due to the uproar over Bungivision's business practices (I have linked it again for convenience). As loathe as I am to admit it, I suppose this is the crux of my issue with what they've done to Destiny if you choose not to purchase TTK. I still "own" the game, but they have altered it in such a way as to remove my "reward" system. If I continue to play this (now hobbled) game, I can no longer "earn" legendaries, or currency with which to purchase legendaries (which is my current "acceptable" level of reward). I can not access higher difficulties, which are simply a method of increasing my chances for "earning" those rewards. In short, they have taken my slot machine and turned off most of the winning combinations (unless I choose to pay them more money). Now, don't get me wrong...it's the business practice of altering the game I bought which has actually kept me from paying them for TTK. If they had treated TTK in the same way as the previous two expansions, I almost certainly would have ended up buying this expansion as well. The issue, I suppose, is explaining to the fanbois (interesting editor's note...my spellcheck accepts "fanbois" as a word) who keep saying "they didn't remove any content". I think this illustrates the content they removed almost exactly. They removed my rewards. Yes, I can still play the mechanics of the game (in a reduced manner), but what they've removed is impetus, and I'm reacting exactly as Mr. Hopson predicted I would. I've gotten "testy." This also explains why Bungie has not responded in any way. The paper goes on to say that what will happen is that... [quote]...behavior after the end of a contingency is shaped by what the contingency was. In a ratio schedule, the player will continue to work at a high rate for a long period of time before gradually trailing off. In a fixed interval schedule, their activity will continue to peak at about the time they expect to be rewarded for a few intervals before ceasing.[/quote] They know that Y1 leftovers, as the subjects, will "beat up the other pigeon" (read the article) for a while, but eventually, we will cease. I could go on to the additional correlations between the article and Destiny, but I'll let you do that for yourselves, if you want. The question now is "What do I do about it?" The best course of action would be to leave the game and Bungivision behind, learn from the experience and try not to fall into the same trap in the future. Unfortunately for me, the withdrawal "testiness" is coupled with a moral outrage over ownership and licensing. I am upset that I've given them money and now I have, in my view, less to show for it than I had three weeks ago (through no fault of my own). It's tantamount to dealing with theft. I feel violated and cheated at the "unfairness" of it all. I suppose the answer is I will continue to bi*ch for a while until my testiness AND moral outrage peter out, then I will go away feeling surly and sour toward both companies. I seriously doubt either will address the issue, because it is exactly what they are expecting and have designed.