Destiny DLC Should Be Free

Bungie’s latest creation, Destiny, has been through a lot of changes since its launch (which wasn’t that long ago) and the devs keep on morphing it. But small changes, fixing, and patching didn’t bring out Destiny’s best yet, as the game’s final stage is still all about grinding, farming and monotonous routine. So everyone is excited about the upcoming first DLC called The Dark Below which will include all kind of new stuff. This expansion is going to cost players $20 and while some may say that’s a small price, the fact is, it should be totally free.

[NerdStar7]

I agree.

[Gazondaily]

If I were Bungie, I would seriously consider making the next DLC free, as a sort of way to make up for the disappointment of many. Certainly, the glaring omissions in the so-called story alone would warrant something to make up for the experience.

Just my two cents.

[kurruptor]

Every game will have haters. Popular games will have vocal haters. Millions of people enjoy this game daily.

They don't owe anyone anything.

[kazuma999]

@Septic whiners should stay home and not play it then. If you are still playing it then dont bitch and moan jesus you just want it for free.

[BiggerBoss]

I dont get the singling out of Destiny. In my opinion, ALL DLC should be free for any game, but if youre going to call out Destiny, why not call out COD map packs, season passes, and everything else thats wrong with the industry nowadays

[Gazondaily]

@kazuma

Relax. I'm not hating on it. I'm just saying what I would do as a dev. The game had some glaring problems. I'm just stating what I would think would the the clever and equitable thing to do in the circumstance. I'm not bitching about anything.

"why not call out COD map packs, season passes, and everything else thats wrong with the industry nowadays"

Well this article isn't about COD dlc. But if it were, I would be the first one to say how ridiculous their dlc prices are for the content they offer. Mario Kart 8 does it right.

[dericb11]

@Septic

So as a Dev you would give a game away because a vocal minority continue to complain about something all the time. Bungie just dropped a 2 GB patch addressing some flaws and adding improvements. They are doing a lot as we speak. The good news is that you and the writer can stop playing this game (I can bet you aren't anyway). There are other games. Warframe is F2P on both PS4 and Xbox One and Halo MCC is out. Go play those and leave Destiny to us who enjoy it.

[lipton101]

I'm also going to hire staff, work for months alongside them building additional content for a game most people have already gotten 60+ hours of gameplay from, only to give it away for FREE. Think logically people. Bungie, activision, Sony, Microsoft, they don't owe anyone shit for anything. You make investments in people, time and technology to make more money then was initially spent. Nobody works on goodwill. That turkey you'll be eating Thursday was not free. If you want this DLC, pay for it. Nobody cares about the entitled N4G gamer club.

[SCW1982]

"wha I want something for free wha". This self entitled garbage needs to stop. This generation of gamers is a straight up joke. Literally acting like little children that don't get there way. Grow up!

[n4rc]

No kidding..

Its pathetic.. I bought a product a year ago and you arent rewarding me enough!!

I dont like your game even tho I've dumped 300h into it.. You owe me free dlc!!

It truly is sad.. And you said it.. Dlc shouldnt be free, they should grow the f up

[Father__Merrin]

your wrong.........

its because the ammount of content of the DLC it may aswell be free, £19.99 to gain 2 levels no thanks!!!

[n4rc]

Its 4 story, a strike and a raid. On top of 3 mp maps and new gear.. And a cap increase..

Way more then what's standard for dlc..

Either way.. If you don't want it, don't buy it..

If you do want it but simply don't want to pay for it? Tough s#$%... Lol.. Get a job

[Baka-akaB]

so what bothers you is that it's disclaimed as two more levels ?

You do realize how long it usually takes (the first time when discovering it at least) to go from 27 to 30 in the original game ?

30 to 32 probably could just be represented as 10 level gaps in other games . It's just a number and how they choose to represent their level systems ... doesnt mean that you'll just casually play a few hours and boom you're level 32 .

[Upbeat]

Considering it made over $10 million dollars on release day and has DLC apparently already on the disk, you think it's OK for them to charge us an extra $20 to unlock the DLC?

Both SCW1982 and N4RC must have sustained brain damage

[Baka-akaB]

It is what it is ... and i dont have a good opinion of such dlcs . But what's the point complaining about that for Destiny ? Every big game do it now , and we've known about the pack months before Destiny's launch .

And quite frankly i dont care anymore if it's on disc or not . Even when it isnt , it's obvious that i most cases , its content already is done or well advanced enough , and being held hostage .

It's the very existence of those pre release dlc that is upsetting

[Volkama]

Everything should be free. I'd have soooo much stuff, it would be amazing.

Quit being so anti-consumer!

[kevinsheeks]

Your literally the only one who came in responding negatively, Each response before you was just people voicing an opinion.

[lipton101]

Welcome to the N4G entitled gamers club. Most of these kids still have Mommy cut the crust off their toast for them too I guess. Game developers do not work for free. If you want to pick up an SDK kit and make a free game, go ahead, I'm sure it'll be trash, but you get what you pay for (free). Anyone who wants this shit for free is completely oblivious as to how the world works. My old Econ professor always said "There's no such thing as a free lunch."... Or game, for that matter. Pay up whiners

[caseh]

First batch of DLC should be free. Not being funny or anything but I played the beta and was done with that after after 2 days, final game comes out with a few additional strikes and an arse backwards reward system and people wonder why a lot of people are whining.

Solid game mechanics with limited and repetitive content, how someone could have put in over 20 hours let alone 300 is completely beyond me.

[CorndogBurglar]

I find it hard to believe you played the beta after this comment. Either that, or you are just monumentally jaded.

When the full game came out you got way more than a few extra strikes. The beta only had the Clamoring stuff on it, and one multiplayer map on the moon. I don't even think the beta had any of the strikes on it, if i remember correctly.

Stop exaggerating.

[OmegaShen]

No, because this the same people that is ok paying for dlc in other games. I got more then what I paid out of it, funny part.

Dark Below is free for me, sorry babies.

[martinezjesus1993]

I paid 10 dollars for the game itself and 35 for the expansion pass, ive put over 150 hours into it and im set on leveling up my 29 warlock to 30, 27 hunter to atleast 29, and my 8 Titan, which i just started a couple hours ago, to atleast 26/27, all before the first expansion. I should have over 200 hours into it by then. 200hours of play time for 10 dollars, (not including the 35 ofcourse) you could say I got WAAAAAAAY more than what i paid for. The expansions are basically free for me as well.

[martinezjesus1993]

If you are not willing to pay an extra for EXTRA content on something I'm afraid you chose the wrong hobby my friend.

[Upbeat]

Doesn't mean we should still have to pay for something already on the disk does it? The Profit made from this game was unreal and STILL they charge $20 for already made DLC.

If people stop paying for it they will stop selling it at such an extreme price.

Activision is to blame, they done it for cod and set a new trend a few years back.

Keep bending people over Activision, people like Martinez apparently don't mind it

[Baka-akaB]

again you are obsessing over an unimportant detail . And some publishers are using it and just cutting the content from the disc , when it's still laying there waiting and being sold each pieces .

Who cares if parts of it is on the disc ? It is obviously witheld content , when it isnt completely done before releases in some cases .

[lipton101]

If you want the DLC, quit whining and pay up. The resources put into making the DLC were not free. Bungie is not in the business of charity, they're in the business of making money. You will get nothing for free. Deal with it

[pelida]

Full Throttle's Emmet: Not gonna happen

[mmj]

You need to understand how these games work, the expansion will put you back to where you were when Destiny released before you spent 3mths wasting your life farming for good gear, then they will do the same 3mths after this expansion.

In about 5 years when you're level 50, having spent £200 on expansions and half your life farming you'll realise what a waste of time/money it's all been. Playing these games can be best described as a dog chasing its tail.

[kurruptor]

If you have fun doing it, isn't that the point?

[mmj]

Farming isn't fun it's like a job because it's so monotonous, it is more of an addiction and like every other addiction you need to control the amount of time you spend doing it because it's only going to damage other areas of your life and you'll have absolutely nothing to show for it at the end of it, each new expansion will take away any progress you have achieved. That is how these games keep you 'hooked' long term, they pick you up from near the finish line and then plonk you back at the starting blocks for you to repeat it all over again.

If you only play it 1-2 hours a day that's fine but if you're spending 6-8hrs farming you're addicted and just wasting your life.

[Algorithm427]

Please show me across the board proof of false advertising. You guys a truly idiotic.

[DJStotty]

I want to get the season pass for the dlc that is out on the 9th of December but i refuse to pay more money till they fix the frame rate on xbox one while in parties.

Till that is fixed i will not be parting with my money

[globeofgamers]

Destiny should be free.

[OUROSMAG]

I don't agree, people need to learn how these types of games work, as far as the story being an argument, story has always rolled out over time with MMO's and say what you will but Destiny is a type of hybrid mmo.

If you can't handle paying for DLC simply don't and move on.

[Exies7]

Even though I already have the DLC paid for, I totally agree. The players have made this mediocre game successful and Bungie needs to make up for its lackluster story and features.

Free DLC would be a good way to win people back.

[Oschino1907]

Crucible maps should be free. But they must add more overall to the paid content or make it cheaper.

[CorndogBurglar]

People bring up the extra areas that have been found and think that is proof that the DLC content is on disk.

Let me ask, what could u do in those areas? Nothing because there were no enemies or anything in them. Why? Because it is unfinished content. Bungie even said these areas are placeholders for the final content, which is still being worked on.

[xXDerickXx]

Every dlc should be free for every game

[Ethereal]

No. No it should not. Don't want it? Simple. Don't pay for it. Let's move on people.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

They are charging us for content already on the disc, anyone defending this is a moron.

[Tex117]

The areas are on the disc, not all of the content.

That said 20 bucks is a little steep for this DLC with just a few more things to fiddle with, but who knows? Maybe it will be great.

[dbzfan1989]

first off DLC its obvious been taken stuff out off the game and locked it then went 2 sell it for extra money and parts are left on the game thats feud.

2nd. im selling you a Godzilla movie right now im going 2 lock 60min off that movie on the disk it then i will try sell you the rest of it later the 60min later as downloadable content when its all rdy on the dvd this is fuse advertisement since its not a downloaded at all its just a unlock code can be proved since some 1 game bugged out and showed all locations even ign did news on it and it was locked funny its feud idc what ppl says its like me selling u that dvd

3. whats on the DLC let me think there strike idk how many the lvls are 28 and 30 i think i cba checking now atm before the strikes even comes out plz tell me what the lvl cap is and what order strike go.

here the order off strike lvl 20/22/24 huh max cap lvl 30? where 26/28/30? why is there only 20-24 that makes no since at all 6 lvls missing??? u have two buy the game twicw two get 6 lvls ummz how can this be downloadable contents if max lvl 30 and all the dlc stuff is hardly past lvl 30 even house off wolfs raid is 28 <-- how can this stuff be new at all looks like its been locked two be resold two u twice

basicly u are buying lvl 26/28/30 raids and strike that are lvl 28 and 30 twice in a roll even the story has been cut out so u paying twice for that.

now the rest off the DLC yeh i agree with lvl 32 and new armor and weps that are lvl 31+ only since max cap is 30 atm but everything else that matches the cap now should be free update full stop
sure if they make raids that are past the lvl cap we have now that are lvl 31+ sure i buy the DLC but i refuse 2 buy stuff i all rdy payed for.

I havent played game since i started noticing stuff thats missing and found that stuff is getting resold as DLC i try my best two give a list on whats missing if i remember right.

1st no lvl 30 weps or armor at all lvl 30 cap plz dont try the excuse cuz off light lvl dlc proves armor can be lvl 32+ DLC proves weps are 32? so tell me why max cap is lvl 30 and weps and armor is max 20 missing stuff?.

2nd they bring out DLC so fast when the game is a fk up even tyed two have a excuse that they started on dlc when game was finshed where the hell is it even finshed nothing feels right everything feels small since hardly anything at all in the world feels way two big for the content it even has feels like they should be alot more then im getting.

Destiny is a feud game since miss leading advertisement and should be sued for it when some 1 buys something they have a right two have 100% off whats on that disk its what they payed for in the first place