r/DestinyTheGame • u/lukelimbaugh • Nov 29 '23

Welp, They Finally Broke Our Bud Datto Media

He's so right. There's a suit at Bungo that got paid for this decision. More concerned with the next few months of $$ than the next few years of players.

https://youtu.be/mYSdTqwHM-k?si=bVw8T5yD2FZs5Zwj&t=1120

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u/yet-again-temporary Nov 29 '23

Hell, I played a fair amount of D2 at launch and was thinking of getting back into it recently, at this point I have no goddamned idea what I have to buy or what content is relevant for catching up (both in terms of plot and light level)

Can't imagine you guys see many completely brand new players if even someone who's trying to return is having this much trouble

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u/Ok_Programmer_1022 Nov 29 '23

Exactly, the forsaken pack shouldn't be a thing nor the dungeon keys.

Make dungeon keys part of the season or the expansion.

In addition to that, Shadowkeep, beyond light, lightfall and the final shape should be put in an order, and in-game cutscene(or better a mission) should exist to explain what happened in each season.

If bungie wants revenue, they should make stuff more approachable for new players instead of confusing the hell out of them.

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u/ownagemobile Nov 29 '23

It's ridiculous... every other mmo just incorporates the previous seasons into the new one... hell if they want just add $5 markup on the latest season for every prior season you don't own... so if u are a veteran player u buy lightfall for $100, if you are a newbie you buy lightfall for $115, or $120 and you have all the previous stuff and are caught up. Bungie is actively pushing away new players and with how much they're bleeding money that decision continues to baffle me.... sure maybe some new players will drop $200+ to get caught up, but 99% of new players will be put off by the cost to entry, and obviously if they're missing revenue marks by 45% their strategy ain't working!

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u/UnjustlyInterrupted Nov 30 '23

100% this.

If the new content came with all the content I'd missed for a bit more than a new game on its own, I'd jump back in. But I'm not buying like, 4 new games worth of cost to get maybe 6 hours of story.