Does the principle of the idea not strike you as wrong though? To this dedicated player base that has poured so much of their time and lives into Destiny to make this game great and keep it alive? Consider this. Players with the Taken King? They got a much better polished game, with almost all of the content included from day 1, for 60$. Bungie now turns around and says, "hey, you wanna catch up to those higher level guys quicker? That'll be 20$." Not only does this new batch of players get such a much finer polished and complete experience than veterans, but they get to subvert all of that work to max out for throwing some extra money at the screen. The fact that someone can skip all of the time it takes to level 3 characters and all 3 subclasses by throwing more money at Bungie is a great slap in the face to everyone that has had to beta test this game for them for the last year. And it's not just the consumables, but the idea of Eververse to begin with. This game [b][i]still[/i][/b] has lingering issues with its core elements (for goodness sake, they just [b][i]now[/i][/b] after a month of the game being released, fixed the voice acting so it would actually work). Nightfall drops are [b][i]once again[/i][/b], broken. Weapons aren't dropping at proper damage values (Looking at you Black Spindle). Subclasses are being exploited, and causing major disruptions to the current pvp meta. Rewards aren't being received for completing quests. And what is Bungie more concerned with? Their little cash shop. I have no sympathy for Bungie at this point, and cannot in anyway legitimately support Eververse. Bungie is absolutely [b]pathetic[/b] when it comes to communication. They are downright sleazy, with the way they ignore, subvert, and dodge public opinion and feedback (until the news outlets start taking notice). This cash shop has been under so much cloak-and-dagger, that nobody within their right mind fully trusts it. And that's the reason why these consumables are wrong. [b]Bungie cannot, and has in no way given the effort to show that they can be trusted with this business model[/b]. It also stands to prove that these "boosts" and "starter packs" are yet again, another way for them to spit in the faces of people that have worked hard for the gear and accomplishments they've earned over time. Where was our "starter pack" when we played the original destiny, and poured hours into our characters? Where were our boosters? (There were some, but don't act like they were ever as good as "fully upgrade a subclass"). We didn't have any, and so the principle of this issue remains. There were so many tactics this company used to pad out the time we spent in the original game so that we wouldn't leave. We got a sparrow, a shader and an emblem out of it. Us veterans have spent a whole year working on our Guardians. These "consumables", are a cheap, shameless cash grab from a company that has not yet earned the right to stick it's hand back out again to try and reach into our pockets. New players should earn their way to top level like the rest of us did, it does [b]not[/b] take that long.

Tldr. If the micro shop was in the game at the begining would it be any different, you pay for consumables for xp and I dont, we can still play the same game with the same experience a year later in the third raid. Am I right. Think about it this way, all these noobs who will be buying these consumables and such do not get anything actually significant to the game. Woop do doo they leveled up faster but that does nothing for their skill in the raids. However that money they gave bungie on top of their purchase of the game will give us long time players much faster patches, updates, and free dlc. Small free dlc, but free dlc none the less. And guess what. None of those consumables do anything for us so we're not out the extra money. Noobs are.

I'm just gonna say this- GTA cash cards

All those points you made are basically physical hardware aspects of the game that PLAYERS are in control of. In NO SHAPE, WAY, OR FORM should a DEVELOPER incorporate a paid advantage or system of content experience that can't be obtained through buying THE GAME ITSELF. I understand there are pay to play/win/rank options available in many games, but they came with that explicit knowledge at launch. People knew that existed in game before taking it home. Bungie is acting like a bunch of pancakes in a hot pan. Flipping this way, adding some spice here and there, over cooking one side. This crap is going to burn people out, regardless of whether you're a fanboy or not...because your average person is like a pancake too. This 10 year contract for the life of Destiny ISN'T going to last if 1. They don't correct their current trend of communication, 2. Keep pushing out seemingly untested content, and 3. Keep changing every damn element of the game at the whim of some crybaby casual. As for your opinion...pretty sure you should keep your mouth shut as long as you have that Ninja label next to your name. You may not be official Bungie payroll, but you are official Bungie voice. And unless you are helping someone, banning someone, or RESOLVING an issue and locking/closing/removing a thread...you have no place opining on anything, lest YOUR voice be taken seriously by those that gave you your power and responsibilities.

Wtf since when does a stupid emote give an in game advantage

100% influenced by bungie who is activisions bitch, and we all know that bush is actually the head of activision

And let me guess, Bush did 9/11 too?