Welp, They Finally Broke Our Bud Datto

[u/lukelimbaugh]

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

[u/yet-again-temporary]

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

[u/Cluelesswolfkin → u/yet-again-temporary]

No new players coming in, old players quit/gave up, a lot of other ppl leaving during TFS annnnnd still not hitting that 45% revenue target but hey! Guess what there's a start pack to help them out /s

[u/leonardomslemos → u/Cluelesswolfkin]

If things aren't looking great now, wait until post TFS. I know A LOT of people who are basically only holding onto this game still because they want to at least experience the closing to the saga(as underwhelming as they expect it to be, but still). I bet the numbers will plummet even further next July/August since the game does a piss poor job at enticing and encouraging new players to join/buy and a huge chunk of veterans(that were basically doing the job of helping out fellow New Light that Bungie/the game should've been doing in the 1st place) will leave. Chances are Bungie will either triple down on those scummy monetization tactics/practices or they straight up shut the game down in 2 years at max(I bet their leaked strategy of not doing Yearly expansion anymore has this in mind - only Episodes from now on). I hope I'm very wrong but this franchise feel completely fucked now, unless they pull their most miraculous miracle to date and TFS is somehow the best Expansion in the history of the game and Episodes are somehow a big hit(and both hypotheticals are simply laughable)

[u/Snipey13 → u/leonardomslemos]

unless they pull their most miraculous miracle to date and TFS is somehow the best Expansion in the history of the game and Episodes are somehow a big hit

Funny because this is literally what I'm expecting if they want me to buy TFS and future content. I've been looking forward to this damn ending for so fucking long and I no longer have blind faith that they'll nail it, so they need to earn that money now. If when it comes out I don't hear amazing things about it, I'm just checking out or at the very least not spending on it.