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Item Sets, Weapons and More Have Leaked for Destiny’s Next Major Patch

Thanks to a method called “data mining”, we now know something about the next raid that Destiny has to offer, as well as items, weapons and which sets belong to each class.

CaptainPunch3468d ago

It's pretty obvious Bungie is raising the level cap in Destiny, the grind is going to be real.

danowat3468d ago

The grind is already real!

CaptainPunch3468d ago

Yes it is, farming for materials has to be the worst.

TheRedButterfly3468d ago

That comment sent my launch all over my screen. Thanks for the lol. +bubble

wsoutlaw873468d ago

They have to. A lot of people are at max and if they add more gear then everyone will be. Being at max takes the fun out for some people. You dont need to grind to get to max if you don't want to. Just play and have fun.

tcozzens3468d ago

I feel like they are increasing the soft (light) based cap but leaving the hard (actual level, aka 20) level cap... Just based on what I've seen..

Lord_Sloth3468d ago

I would still like a melee weapon in my heavy slot without having to play a Hunter.

The Meerkat3468d ago

Have you tried Warframe recently?

It feels like the game that Destiny is trying to be.

Lord_Sloth3468d ago

Yes but it really isn't the same kind of game. I love Warframe, don't get me wrong, but it's a whole different animal.

ChronoJoe3467d ago

Personally I feel it's the other way around, and Warframe is the poor mans Destiny.

They share many similarities in their design but Warframe feels vastly less polished, and lacks comprehensive environments. (you only play short linear segments in Warframe, rather than missions within a larger hub-world like on Destiny).

That, and that Warframes PVP is absolutely terrible. Destiny's can be bad sometimes, but at least Destiny's feels designed as part of the game from the start, Warframe's just feels tacked on.

That, and that Warframe is effectively pay to win make it somewhat less appealing than Destiny, at least for me.

BattleTorn3468d ago

without play a Hunter???

WAIT, hunters can have melee weapons in their heavy slot?!?!

I've played every class, I'm pretty sure every weapon is interchangeable, and there are no melee weapons.

Lord_Sloth3468d ago

I'm talking about their Blade Dancer ultimate attack since that's usually what gets tossed at me in response.

DirtyMagician3468d ago

I hope this isn't everything.

Swiggins3468d ago

Seems like it's adding a few new exotics and the raid gear for the next expansion.

Perhaps a few more rares and uncommons.

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Destiny Made Over $160 Million In Microtransaction Revenue In Less Than 2 Years

Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.

Sgt_Slaughter326d ago

That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it

LucasRuinedChildhood326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

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.

Rude-ro326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

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.

Sonic1881326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well

Kurt Russell325d ago

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.

buffig326d ago

I think FIFA alone makes over $1bn a year from mtx

anast326d ago

FIFA promotes a worldwide sport. It should make more money than destiny.

CantThinkOfAUsername326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.

z2g325d ago

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.

spicelicka325d ago

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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Father__Merrin325d ago

There's millions that purchase MTX and there's nothing we can do about it

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Stop Trying To Make Destiny

In Episode 1 of Spot On, a new weekly news show, Gamespot talks about the dangers of chasing a trend.

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Destiny 1 Becomes Playable on PC via Emulation

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.

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spoonard477d ago

I've been thinking about playing through D1 again before it goes away...

CobraKai477d ago

That’s the sad reality of a game like this. I bought it, invested lots of money, and it can go away at anytime. I still think this was more fun than 2.

jeromeface476d ago

prob because 2 is a grindfest slog

spoonard473d ago

That's the bummer of 'games as a service'.