Clipping Error says why he finds the latest event in Destiny, a new version of the PVP multiplayer called The Iron Banner, a disappointment. Not aimed directly at the developers, this article discusses how some players have been misled by marketing, while others expected something a lot bigger than what was provided.
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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It's not the only aspect of Destiny that's been a disappointment, that's for sure.
It's disappointing for some because Bungie did a bad job of communicating exactly what it was supposed to be.
The reasons given by Bungie on how the event actually works make sense, but they needed to be more clearly communicated before it started.
I don't see it as a big deal. This is the first of many Iron Banner events, and in future Bungie can take on board player feedback, and learn their lessons. The good thing about an always online FPS is that nothing is set in stone and can be tweaked easily.
Because a level 2 can come in and still wipe the floor with high levels. Playe with a level 2 Hunter an had 26 kills and 8 death.
Yet that shouldn't happen because levels and better gear should matter. So I been just doing raids with my lv29 Warlock.
I just got level 3 and there's really nothing to get...
Also, NONE of the weapons or armor break down for ascendants!
I've gotten 3 timur lashes, this morning, alone.. again, does not break down for ascendants.
It was disappointing do to the lack of communication between the marketing department and the devs, they weren't on the same page. Simple as that.