Wow.
I was more correct than I thought, Bungie really did take away far more from Destiny than they expanded in a bid to force people to buy their shit-tier DLC. Read [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-The-Taken-King/en/News/News?aid=13546]09-15-2015 Destiny: The Taken King[/url] for all the info.
But let's get on to some of the finer points:
[b][u]General[/b][/u]
[b]Character:[/b]
* Max level cap is now 40 (Requires The Taken King [but we knew about this -blam!-ing since last week]) [so, if you don't buy, you're forever stuck at level 34. More on all that has been removed from you will be listed below...]
* Even if you're a Y1 "Founder", the "founder's Fortune" reward [b](Requires The Taken King)[/b]. So, if you've been here since day 1, but didn't buy TTK, Bungie has nothing but a huge middle finger that they're going to shove up your butthole. You time isn't worth shit to Bungie if you don't give them more money.
*Spark of Light - ... I won't even crawl into the bullshit of this one. Needless to say, it (Requires The Taken King) *I swear, that follows after most every -blam!-ing line in their change to this game...*
[b][u]Classes[/b][/u]
[b]Subclasses:[/b]
* Your "new sub-Class", you know, the one that's had an empty slot reserved and present in the game since the Alpha? Yeah... (Requires The Taken King)
[b][u]Activities[/b][/u]
[b]Vanguard Strike Play Lists[/b]
*All of the Strike playlists have been removed. If you don't buy TTK, you're left with one (1) Strike playlist to enjoy. That's it. Just one (1).
*The Legacy Strikes don't even reward you with Legendary Marks. Nope. The [b](requires The Taken King)[/b]
[b]Daily Heroic Missions[/b]
* Required Level: 40
* (Requires The Taken King) I'll bet you saw that coming by now. Still, for those people who liked to do the regular missions on a slightly tougher level, it's gone. Locked behind the pay-wall. So, that's more content gone.
[b]Nightfall[/b]
* discussed in-depth over the last two to three weeks, Bungie has -blam!-ed you out of yet more content that you already paid for. Needless to say, but I will anyway: "I -blam!-ing told you so, haters."
[b][u]Crucible[/b][/u] Here's where it gets really good...
* Year 2 Crucible is now in effect.
* Remember all of those different play lists that the PvP crowd [u]used[/u] [u]to[/u] [u]enjoy?[/u] (Requires The Taken King) Surpised? I don't know why you would be at this point...
* Year 1 players who don't buy TTK are left with only three (3) play lists. "Classic 6v6, Classic 3v3, and a Classic FFA (Free For All). That's it.
* No Control, No Clash, Skirmish, Salvage, Rumble, or Elimination. All of those (Requires The Taken King).
So... did you leave [u]anything[/u] to Gamers who won't buy TTK, Bungie!?
Answer: No. You left a hollow shell of a game in order to force people into buying your content lacking DLC.
Now; there will be some people who'll look at this list and see it as "look at how much Bungie is offering with TTK, Vampire!!! You're insane for making Bungie's butthole's collectively pucker with your incessant ranting!" However; aside from a pathetically small Campaign, The Court of Oryx (which is where the [b]real[/b] Elitism will begin), and an armory that is three-times smaller than what they took out from the Base Game, TDB, and HoW; all of these things [b]WERE ALREADY IN THE GAME!!![/b]
They just took away most everything in the game (easily two-thirds of the base-game and DLC content that you've already paid for has been ripped away from you) and placed it all behind a new pay-wall.
All of this was already there. You've already paid for it. They took away content that you were enjoying all the way up to yesterday, and stuck it behind a pay-wall. You must pay more money to enjoy 2/3's of the game that you've been enjoying for the last [b]YEAR[/b].
Anyone want to doubt me now on how badly Bungie has been -blam!-ing over all of their Gamers?
Because I've been warning everyone for quite some time now. As have great members of this community like CarnivalLaw, Malphisto, Lost Sols, N7, Mortargrunt06, and the list goes on. We've tried to educate you and warn you all. Our eyes have not been clouded by Bungie's fog of lies and trailer-hype. We've tried to get the word out, and now everything we've warned you all about has become all too true.
Here's my contributions to trying to warn you all before this travesty arrived:
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/151304767/0/0]Bungie; Shrinking Destiny one DLC at a time.[/url]
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/152464390/0/0]Weapon Imbalance 2.0 is an abject failure.[/url]
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/149031707/0/0]Lies, Hypocrisy, no Accountability; the Bungie Mission Statement.[/url]
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/145589175/0/0]Urk explains the TTK pricetag.[/url]
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/144107620/0/0]Destiny, The Taken Wallet, and GameInformer.[/url]
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/127526404/0/0]Bungie is forcing their revenue streams to leave Destiny.[/url]
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/126951271/0/0]Isn't it funny how much equipment was removed in these "expansions"?[/url]
And I could dig even further back into even more archived threads I've made trying to warn everyone. If I included the threads of the other Forum members that I've mentioned, this list would go on for [b]days.[/b]
But The Taken King is here. The game and activities you've already paid for ha had 2/3 of it's content eviscerated and disemboweled, then put behind a pay wall that you have to shell out another $40 USD to enjoy that content (that you've already paid for). Bungie has taken Destiny and turned it into an ocean a thousand miles wide, yet only a foot deep.
When will you all see what Bungie is doing?
When/what will be "the straw that breaks the camel's back"? How long will you accept consumer abuses that are being heaped upon you in this manner?
Think on that, and discuss it below.
Sincerely trying to educate the Gamers around me,
Vampire Nox
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Let's hear ur stand on SILVER
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I was so happy because I finally reached lv.34 with my warlock and did my very first nightfall, and on it I got my very first exotic and a helmet I've always dreamed of... the Ram. I-lost-my-MIND when I got it. But not even 3 days later am I to learn that it's now a literal steaming pile of shit. Thanks a -blam!-in lot bungie for for -blam!-ING us all over.
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Good post man! I wish more... [spoiler]The Taken King Ultimate Edition is required to view the rest of this comment[/spoiler]
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Editado por MegaThrash88: 9/16/2015 3:23:13 AMI have a 1,000 hours played without any DLC with the majority of time spent in PVP. Signed on this morning to see the changes and I spent 15+ mins just trying to play the "Classic" 6V6 this is around 11 am Central time, I played the day before It took a whopping 1 or 2 mins. Never got to the 12 people mark so I quit and turned it off. I've never put a 1,000 hours into a game over a span of a 8 or 9 months but they just lost me. It's extremely sad because even without the DLC I had fun even if it was repetitive, at least I had NF,HS,IB and even the Daily's to look forward to.
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Editado por Krunkstylez: 9/16/2015 9:04:23 AMHere's an analogy. Let's say you bought a new car, you've been driving it for a while and you're really enjoying it, then one day the dealer shows up at your house and says "hey buy these new rims they're so awesome you'll throw your money at me" and you think to yourself "hey this guy's kind of an asshole, -blam!- his rims. I'll wait for the consumer reports". Then when you don't buy the new rims he comes to your house, tears the seats out of your car, breaks the AC, removes all the speakers (while leaving the stereo faceplate in tact), steals your hula girl on the dashboard, and then shits where your driver seat used to be.
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This dlc is awesome. It basically is a new game in the same maps. Some new maps. It's cool a f. I didn't like dropping the forty pounds to get it. It's unfair I technically pay more than Americans. Whatever. I have let's see.. Just under 300£ on my xbox account but I still felt it when I got the dlc. I knew a lot was already taken from previous dlc. Bottom line is I love the game. I had to pay the fee because I want to keep loving it and not struggle to like all those who didn't buy it. I won't bother with aby other games from bungie again though. I know what they'll do with my addiction to a good game. I'll get bored one day of destiny and that's when I leave them forever.
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Keep complaining it amuses the hell out of me xD
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Speaking of Wow, I logged into Destiny yesterday just to see what it was like for people who did not get the DLC, and it was WOW BAD! Seriously, lol! I mean, things like removing the ability to do strikes over level 20? "But you don't need to do strikes anymore" Shut up. Seriously, if you have a game, and it had content for playing at a level, it becomes obviously just easy mode if you can't get the higher levels of it. Nor do you get the higher level rewards. "But you don't need the higher level rewards for anything." Shut up. Who are you, if you are saying that, to tell me what I need to do with my character? Well, Bungie is saying so, but aside from them, nobody should be telling me how to enjoy my games. Now, I'll also go so far as to say Bungie shouldn't be telling me how to enjoy my game either, but I already know they've been dicks about it and I understand they want me to give them more money, and if they can get away with trying to force me to do it, they will. They have an excuse. Nobody else here does. Now, I still haven't closed the door on the DLC but it is closing pretty fast. I'm waiting for the raid to drop, but even then, while I certainly have the money to buy the DLC, I'm not exactly sure that a company that cuts content so much to keep people buying their game is really a smart way to go. So far, even original Destiny with all its content through HoW wasn't worth $40 and I paid $95 for it. How is TTK supposed to be better? Because Bungie told me so? I'll wait for some more reviews and then make up my own mind. But WOW, what a dump they took on people who didn't get the new DLC!
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Done with bungie and activision! Havnt played in a long time. The moment I found out about Ttk I knew it was over. Have fun grinding to the next paywall reset!! My dollar is my voice and these clowns can t have it!
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All very valid points good sir.
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Lol you paid your $60 for the game...its not bungies fault you didnt like it....I've bought shitty games before and i just had to eat it....its not the developers fault you didn't like it....plus we've known about the content lock out for a month it may seem like they havent given us a new game but if you dont enjoy there are plenty of game out there
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Epic https://youtu.be/DryGWs9u6jU Bump!!!
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And what is it you are supposed to achieve with this post?
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it is a shame bungie chose this path over an inclusive and positive path. There are many ways to skin a cat, bungie seem to think skinner boxes and customer abuse is the best way forward..... hell I would hate to be involved with bungie in anyway, I can only assume their work place is just as bad.
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Keep on bumping!
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Editado por KightofTitan: 9/18/2015 8:28:31 PMI love how they addressed their fan base concerns on this topic in the weekly update... Oh wait they didn't. They just cowered behind their desks pretending all the angry people on here don't exist.
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Vampire, if I were a female and you weren't married, you'd have earned a blowjob. I feel terribly sorry that your attempts to educate players were not grasped entirely by all guardians. I have no words to say anymore on how screwed I feel at the moment. And I didn't even buy the game, gift from a family member... Much like you, soon I will have more responsibility. I have learned a great amount from your post, and those made prior included. Another gaming crash will come. Next ten years, maybe twenty. Activision is getting out of hand. And we feeble gamers are supporting our own demise. I had much fun in destiny, and overlooked a ton of red flags. But you learn a lot in a year. Especially when bridging the gap of being a teenager and becoming a man. I vow to always keep a piercing eye on developers. To always be critical of content. To not purchase content from greedy companies. To not be robbed of my money, in hopes and expectations that lack confirmation. To not allow fun to cloud reasoning and judgement. To be a better gamer, in hopes of creating better games by crushing terrible ones. To use all my power to rally our forces to combat the bullshit being shoved down our throats. Some may say I am too serious about gaming. I reply, ''YOU AREN'T SERIOUS ENOUGH''. We gotta start being consumers, instead of loyalists. I am disgusted with the outcome of a game I once believe would go so far...Never again. Bump if you are tired of the bullshit surrounding modern day gaming And don't reply if you don't agree with the message, I would hate to vent on trolls.
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Anyone else surprised that not a single gaming or media outlet has commented on this shitstorm? It seems they're largely of the same mind as Bungie. They have the expansion, probably for nothing, and don't have to suffer the crap the game has become in its wake, so they don't care about it.
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Bump again.
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They -blam!-ed me up really good too, like, I'm seriously thinking of quitting despite being my favorite game, I'm a day 1 alpha player, played the Beta too and got the game on day 1, and I feel totally robbed. I play in the same console with my brother (because we're not rich so... you know one ps should be enough), so anyway, we have different accounts, so, my brother bought the dark bellow and I got house of wolves, and we got to play both because they're on the same console, so, just yesterday I got my 40 -blam!-ing dls code to get ttk, and right where I was going to order it, it says that i can't get it, first I thought that I would had to get it on day one you know... since Sept 15th, but I looked more into it, and it turns out that YOU CAN'T -blam!-ING GET TTK UNLESS YOU HAVE BOTH PREVIOUS EXPANSIONS, WHAT THE -blam!- IS THAT?!, not only that they need to be on THE SAME -blam!-ING ACCOUNT, WHY DIDN'T THEY TOLD US THIS?!, so, right now I'm -blam!-ed, because if I want to play I need to expend 20 -blam!-ing bucks on the dark bellow ( A DLC I ALREADY HAD) and then PAY another 60 bucks for TTK, and my brother of course is -blam!-ed because he doesn't own house of wolves, either that or with the 60 -blam!-ing bucks order the Legendary Edition, and you know... Pay again for the -blam!-ing game, the -blam!-ing 2 DLC's THAT I ALREADY OWN, those are my -blam!-ing options if I want to play TTK. WELL -blam!- YOU BUNGIE.
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http://www.bbb.org/losangelessiliconvalley/business-reviews/video-games-wholesale-and-manufacturers/activision-blizzard-in-santa-monica-ca-13075134 EVERYONE, this is the best way to strike at the heart of a business. The better business Bureau rating is one of the most prestigious ratings a company can receive. If you complain enough and do not get it resolved by Activision, their grade goes down. Companies would not allow that to happen so they usually reach a plea deal with all complaints. Please, use this resource if you're serious about getting a refund.
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I had everything in this game with all three of my characters maxed level. I didn't get the new dlc so now all of the sudden all the stuff I enjoyed doing that I had already paid to have, is gone! Dude, how is that even right? I can now go to the tower just to see that all the vendors are useless for me. I just leveled up in my Dead Orbit faction and was given a gun I can't even use....what the fûck is that shît?? Give me a weapon from maybe the dark below or house of wolves, I paid for them, why can't I get anything from that? This is supposed to be a ten year game or something, well they may or may not make it, but one thing is clear, they don't care about their original fan base that's for sure. You guys remember, back in Halo one days, back when we all supported them in what they were doing. Well look how they decided to thank us. Question, if Bungie ever comes out with a new game, how many of their original fan base do you think is going to be around to buy into more of their bull shît? Not this guy. Take care everyone.
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Editado por Mohammad_Helaly: 9/22/2015 12:27:47 PMBefore release : Destiny.......Become Legend. Now : Nerf$tiny: The Taken Wallet....Bend Over.
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I booted up this game today for the first time since last fall when it came out and i almost immediately quit. I was eager to get my year 1 veteran rewards and icwas able to get some of it. You cant use the shader and no ghost shell cause you need the actual questline for those which require the dlc. This was the first sign of trouble. I immediately saw what they did, funny how everything i was just thinking was said in your post. I refuse to call this dlc an expansion and i will never pay for it. This game has nothing to offer at end game anyway. Youre forced onto third party websites to run any sort of content there is and thats really it. Very sickening to see this is what bungies become. And really? 40 -blam!-ing dollars? Burn in a pit bungie.