WGTC writes: Time might seem to be going a bit slowly for Destiny fans right now, but fear not, because the beta is about to launch. Like so many others, my interest in the game has risen considerably since playing the first look alpha. There was a huge difference between seeing video of Destiny, and actually getting to play it myself, and I can now safely say that I am officially exited for this game.
Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.
That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it
This was back when the game wasn't free to play.
The figures are from November 2017 to February 2019 (1 year and 4 months).
Based on that projection, the MTX revenue for Destiny 2 likely would have been closer to ~$240m for 2 years.
Not sure if premium expansions are included in that figure either although ... I'd hope that they are though and that most of the revenue was for actual content like Forsaken.
People spend way too much money on cosmetics.
Seasons($10 and just got bumped to $12) and dungeon keys($10 each, two a year) are through the eververse(micro transaction) store.
So for those two years, in order to play a season, you would pay through micro transactions.
Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well
It makes me sad to agree... but at the same time I am looking forward to giving it a go. Destiny 2 is so far in, I find it difficult to figure out what I am meant to do first.
Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.
For as much as ppl complain how much they hate microtransactions, they sure don’t act like it. No wonder they aren’t going anywhere.
By "people" you're referring to millions and millions of people. Obviously the ones complaining aren't necessarily the same as the ones spending all that money.
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Playing Destiny 1 on PC has been something fans have been requesting for years. It looks like Destiny 1 is now playable on PC via the RPCS3 emulator.
I can't wait to try the beta. Hopefully it ends up being good.
I agree. Have to wait until xbox one though on the 23rd..... and a beta code.
Just remember this...it is an mmo. This mean that unlike other games, they will have a full team continuously working on patches, fixes and dlc. This also means that as a community it is our duty to voice our opinions often.
Mmo's r wonderful b/c great devs like FF14 for example do listen and content is always added. So I fully want something, just speak up. Bungie will listen...and activision will pay for it...lol!
Seriously. Destiny needs a chat box, even if its rudimentary. Something to shout to other players. Also, it will need some type of crafting system. I know it has spindles etc. That is a good start. But yeah, I cant wait. It looks insane.
Watching beta on twitch
Respawn was only that way on the explore missions (and only in the main area) and didn't notice this in the story mission so don't think that's a problem.