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11/25/2015 5:21:31 AM
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The Truth (Refer a Friend)

Destiny is dying. It's really no secret. The average amount of time people spend on this game is trending downwards, rapidly. Many have moved on to other games, or at least spend a large portion of times on other games in comparison to when Destiny first came out through its first year. That is totally normal. People are burned out, and many day one players are beginning to "see the light". Destiny is an egregious money grab. While it started this way, it has indeed progressively gotten worse. Many of us were caught hook, line, and sinker. We spent countless hours playing the SAME GODDAMN strikes and raids over. And over. And over again, eagerly awaiting the next expansion that promises to be "what we've been waiting for". You know, the one that is going to finally deliver the experience we all wanted from the beginning. Then we slowly began to realize... This game will never, EVER be the game we had envisioned. And guess what? Bungie began to realize that we had caught on. So what did they do? Release meaningful content? Expand at all on this shell of a game? Address the overwhelming mediocrity of this whole "experience"? Nah. They released dance moves for real money. And we bought them. Now, Destiscles, I want you to lay down your irrational and tired defense of this game and company for just one minute to consider the fact that maybe, just maybe, this entire game is an enormous sham that you and I were duped into being a part of. I want you to honestly look at what you and I have supported. We've supported extortion. We have been reduced to mindless puppets. We've been bullied. The worst part? We continue to defend this social experiment called Destiny, and guess what? You're the lab rat. But, sometime after we'd spent $140 on this shell of a game, and maybe $20 more so that we could dance around the tower like goddamn Michael Jackson, many of us began to realize these very issues. We began to put this game down in lieu of other games, time with family and friends, and hobbies we once enjoyed. Many of us began to realize: this game is a glorified piece of horse shit that truly isn't worth our time. Players left in droves, on to much, much greener pastures. Friends lists full of people playing other games, with a handful remaining on Destiny. You noticed, I noticed, Bungie noticed. "Shit, they're realizing the truth. Who will be left to pay for our over-priced, over-hyped, unimaginative, redundant, same goddamn mission backwards steaming pile of DLC? And dear GOD, WHAT ABOUT THE DANCE MOVES?!?" So they responded. "Please, please refer a friend. We need fresh blood on which to leach, as you guys have nearly been bled dry. We just... Have to make more money on these fcking dance moves. Please. Don't you have anybody?? What about your 9-year-old nephew? Shit, does your grandma have a PS4? What about that drug addict who just got clean, can you get them to start playing? Come on, ANYBODY!!" Refer a friend? Suck my dick.
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  • Bye Felicia

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  • I keep seeing people use the word burned. Isn't the past tense of burn burnt?

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    • If you don't like the game, then don't play the game. If you do like the game, then play the game. There are many games I put a good amount of money into, got my money's worth out of it, and moved on, but I'm not crying about the money I spent.

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      • Edited by DJ NME: 12/2/2015 9:21:44 PM
        Absa-blam!-inglutely!!!!!! You know it would be as bad if they made the first lots of doc relevant again..-blam!- me, how hard can it be to make prison of elders year 2? I know it's the same shit we've all done many times but it would be a start. I think bungie needs to be very very careful about how they handle the next lot of dlc. If they get it all wrong again like TTK then even the most die hard of fanboy will pack up their balls and leave. Hahaha ten year plan!?! There is no way in hell this game will make it past 5 years let alone ten.

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      • I joined the refer a friend program on Black Friday when my mate lives down the road and said he wants to try out the ttk. I also got a ps4 at a bargain that came with destiny and my ex university friend referred me. Rewards on both consoles 3 people referred 0% effort.

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        • You can't find someone to refer then move on. Stop getting so butt hurt over some items...

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        • Refer a friend is called holiday bonus

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        • DeeJ will you join me in the "Refer a Friend" quests? I'd like you to try the game

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          • Edited by TimboLextown: 12/1/2015 4:27:05 AM
            I haven't even logged in for almost a month and time away has been glorious. I've been having a blast playing Fallout 4 (90+ hours in and still not even close to done), the new Tomb Raider, The Last of Us PS4 remake and the Wolfenstein DLC ($6 on PSN right now!). I got fed up with the AWFUL King's Fall RNG and finally just said -blam!- it, I'm out. And the more time away from Destiny, the more I realize how tired I am of the endless grind. Taken King was fun for about a month but there's just not enough content (surprise, surprise, IKR), King's Fall RNG flat sucks, I'm tired of getting BS ghosts from nightfalls (again, shitty RNG and no XP boost anymore), unnecessary strange coins/weapon parts nerfs, PvE weapon nerf after weapon nerf after weapon nerf because of PvP whiners, and don't even get me started on microtransactions, and on and on it goes. Destiny was fun but it's become too much of a chore, and I'm afraid Bungie has ruined this game. And the refer a friend program reeks of desperation.

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          • Edited by BojieX: 11/30/2015 10:50:37 PM
            Let me break this down for you. Approximate cost of all in since original release.... $70 original game $40 for the Season pass $40 for the TTK Total money spent $150. You sir played this game for more than 600 hours. That is equal to $0.25/hr. 1. Where can you find more engaging entertainment for $0.25/hr 2. Why have you not complete everything that game has to offer? You still have yet to max out your Grimmoire. So there is still value to be unlocked. Now I played this game lot more than you have and my cost per hour of play is less than $0.12/hr. I find this to be incredibly valuable. *********EDIT************************ Ok, I hear you all, and I agree to some of the points made. This is not the best way to measure Value in the game, I simply wanted to show how much you pay per hour of entertainment. I do not claim that Destiny provides most value out of all games that are available . Yes its a grind, you found that out moment you hit LVlL 20 in year 1. So if you hate it soo much, if its a waste of time and there are better products out there then why oh why are you here? Why read this? Why play this game for 600+ hrs? I love destiny and have enjoyed playing it, and will play it for long time to come. That is my personal choice. What I can't understand is, why so many of you are still playing this game after 3 DLCs when you don't see value in it? Oh, I do agree with the original post that refer a friend is a horrible strategy. Why would you bring someone in now when you ran out of content as is. Might as well wait for next DLC.

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            • I saved soooooo much money playing destiny. Didn't buy any other game for a year. And I usually buy atleast 8-10 a year. And I had, wait for it, a lot of fun.

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            • WOW has had refer and friend and it's going on ten years. declaring Destiny dead after a couple years is a bit much.

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            • Jus turned my ps4 on for the first time in almost 2 weeks was a nice break only had the enthusiasm to run the raid once an was burnt out....jus nothin to do would be nice to hit 320 but at the end of the day there jus no reason for it.... An challenge mode isn't bring any motivation to the table for me I need a whole new set of weapons armor an items to get me back into the routine gaming other than that I could care less.... Really wish that old content... Strikes VOG POE Crota were up to par with new weapons and gear would keep the game fresh.

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            • I sense some salty replies below lol

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            • First let me say that if you're this angry over a video game, you might want to get some help. You say people are mindless puppets and that this game is a sham. Video games are made for entertainment, that's the only qualifier I need. Did I have fun? Did I get value compared to other games I have purchased? Games are made to play for awhile and then you move on. 2014-2015 was a year span where I spent less on games than I have in years. Who cares what they say or, did I get this or did they cut that. You play till you stop having fun then you're done, that simple. I got more than my monies worth, I'm sorry if you didn't.

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            • Edited by Lull9: 11/28/2015 10:33:45 PM
              LOL... another bitter "letter to your ex" forum post. These are hilarious... people get their panties in such a knot over a video game. You're still playing... "desticle."

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            • ...or I enjoy playing a video game? Calm down, if you take video games so seriously you'll never have fun

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              • You imply that all games are not cash grabs, because they are!! They don't make games just to be cool!! Yea it's a cash grab, so what? Do you really think that you ranting on these forums will make a difference!? People buy a lot more stupid shit than in game purchases, this is the least of the things I've seen ppl spend money on.... Me? I will not spend real world money on dance moves and cosmetics... However, if this game ever goes pay to win. I'm definitely out, (which I fear will happen sooner or later) Also, if you quit then just quit... What's the announcement for? Anyone left playing this game and having fun has that right, if you don't then go... [spoiler]WE DONT CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/spoiler]

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              • Doesnt matter if its dying, everyone already bought it and will buy again when another dlc drops. This isnt a subscription game

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                • You're still here. And still playing.

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                • I love when people talking about this game treat Bungie as a tyrannical government and not what it is, a business.

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                • Next will be... if you return back to destiny, you get **** price

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                • From activisions own statements, destiny is down to 3.8 million logins per day. And they are [u]not[/u] unique logins. So bungie want us to focus on 28 million registered users. Where as the truth is available from else where.

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                • It's kinda hard when I told my friend the loot system sucks. I told them that I spent almost 3 hours on a raid to almost get nothing at the end (I got a 311) fusion) I would like to do it but telling people to get a game that I know they won't play after the quest steps is kind of sad.

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                • The biggest slap in the face is that they are bringing this "refer a friend" and get rewards NOW. I referred so many people and have played the game with them for quite a while. Why don't my toons get the refer a friend loot for that? I am sure you and many other people are in the same boat. Oh well, time to go grind strikes with my 11 year old.

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