The Taken King Is So Good It's Making Fans Out Of Destiny Haters

GR:
Destiny had its fair share of haters when it came out a year ago, and I was one of them. After anxiously waiting for its release I felt let down by its failure to deliver on its promises. My review and many others shared this same experience, resulting in a 76 Metascore that shocked gamers who were led to believe that it would be something special.

A year later I'm reminded of how much of a difference patches and DLC can make. The Taken King has arrived, and against all odds it's made me a fan of Destiny. Let's go over how this inconceivable notion is possible.

[BigBosss]

When I first purchased the game day 1, it was good for 2 months. Sold the game afterwards and 8 months late re-purchased the legendary edition and it was the best choice made of my life. Game is way better now then before, tons of content, finally a proper story, new weapons, etc. Definitely worth getting the game now guys :)

Good read by the way!

[lipton101]

Ugh. I bought the $90 digital version of destiny and actually quit before the expansion packs even came out.

So is it worth It to spend another $40?

I want to get back into it, but I also have Soma, MGSV and FIFA 16 all begging my attention in the limited hours of gaming I have.

Too many awesome games... No time to play them :-/

[ninsigma]

Definitely worth it. I was the same, quit before the first expansion but bought ttk.
Unfortunately it'll cost more than 40, as far as I'm aware to get ttk alone for 40 you need to have the first 2 expansions. So you'd need to get those first or buy the legendary edition.

As for your other game, I would finish soma and mgs 5 before getting destiny the split your time between it and fifa 16.

There really has been an explosion of awesomeness in this game since ttk. Joining a clan also makes it heaps better!

[suckingeggs]

Destiny cod halo.... Sooo many fps this holiday

Think I'm gonna go the jRPG route and take a break from shooters this holiday... Though halo is tempting bigtime

[SeanScythe]

I have to admit, I bought it finally. I was in the beta and it was so boring and repetitive with no rewards. I finally jumped in and started playing with friends and it's been really fun.

[Saithraphim]

I cant stop playing this game, its just an amazing experience. I heard some complaints that the limited number of classes were a problem but sometimes too many options can be daunting. i have my Warlock and my Titan (now with 3 sub classes) and i am perfectly satisfied. Great article btw.

[Shinuz]

So what exactly is the difference now? Do you still have to grind the same missions over and over? Do the ghost still have to hack, unlock countless device, terminals and or door while your protect him? Do you still need to go online to learn about the little bit of story and or lore? That's what turned me off completely from the game.

[ninsigma]

The grind isn't anywhere near as tedious as the original game. Drops are plenty now and light level goes up steadily. Doesn't start to become really grind until you're just below raid level (where I am now) and it's harder to get drops that will bring you up. There is still scanning stuff with the ghost but it isn't as prominent as the original. Grimoire cards are still online but the story for ttk is pretty much self contained within the expansion. It still isn't as large as other story games though but it is an improvement. There's a lot more content too. There's just a never ending supply of quests to do. I have so many left and I still need to do the raid and court of oryx. Heck, I haven't even completed a nightfall yet!

[BaddestReaper33]

I bought the original Destiny but only one of the expansions. I have NOT and will not buy TTK. I too am breaking the cycle. Destiny (original game) - $60, Expansion 1 - $20, Expansion 2 - $20, The Taken King- $40...........$140 for one game in one year??? Plus I bought the X-box 360 Disk first, so $60.... I’m in it for $200 if I pull the trigger. AND given this track record....by Christmas Expansion 4 will come out for $20 and on it goes. No Effing way. The game is good, almost great, but I played it for almost a year while Thorn hand guns shot me a sniper range faster than I could return fire with an actual sniper. I feel the game lacked balance and had much needed fixes that SHOULD NOT BE PAID FOR BY THE GAMER!

I have seen the DLC and expanded content come out from other games like the COD series and HALO, but I never saw content removed or access blocked, or competitive advantage modified like this TTK. I can’t play this game “off-line” I can’t get the same gaming experience I ALREADY PAID for. I will not contribute to the profits of a company that supports or perpetuates this type of model. I come from the 80’s gaming and have seen it evolve, but this is not a step forward; it’s a step back.

I’m done going left and right down tunnels to the same bosses over and over and over again to earn things that will be obsolete in 3 months.

Also, allowing TTK 40’s to come in and destroy 34’s with new super’s, armor, and weapons in PVP is insane. And they are not better that me.... I’ve stuck a super floating/electrical Warlock, shot him at face value and melee’d him....while my buddy shot him from the other side with shot gun and it barely removed his shields. I average 25 kills a game with a K/D of over 2.5 to 4. The new content is NOT balanced in Classic PVP.

Buying this TTK is a vote for model to be the norm. It’s saying, “yes” I’m an idiot and don’t value money or logic. Regardless of the content provided they have strong armed you and if you cannot see the bigger picture it is an attempt to get MORE and MORE money out of the consumer, all the while taking away what they already paid for and forcing you to conform (old content is obsolete). The tyranny of what is occurring is a test to see what is tolerable by the gaming public. Accept these changes and the future will be a monthly charge of $10-20 a month for ONE GAME which if you’re accustom to simple math, will yield $120-240/year for game that should have been $60.

I know that my post is verbally attacking players that choose yes, but look what is happening here. They are testing the waters. Show them that this Billion dollar a year industry already profitable enough and the customer is not a sucker.

Back ground: I make plenty of money every year, $40 is not an issue for me. Paying for fixes that should be free and paying to level up....is an issue. Taking away content and making it obsolete is unacceptable.

Sorry this post is so long.

Time to find a new game....

[ninsigma]

I understand you don't like the model and that's fair enough. There's just some lines people will refuse to cross (like me and refusing to buy anything EA) but I just wanted to say that the fixes (non ttk content) were included in the 2.0 patch not he ttk expansion. Levelling, vault space, new quest screen, weapon/armour ratings change and all the rest are available for everyone. Obviously having ttk makes the whole experience better but they are there for original destiny players.

[X-23]

I remember playing the beta of Destiny and deciding to pre-order based off what I saw; obviously I expected way more out of the game. I won't waste time explaining how disappointed I was. I enjoyed it for the few months I played, but I had given up on it before the expansions came out.

Don't know if I want to get into it again, the game was fun for the time I had spent with it, but it became hard for me to take it seriously my whole mentality while playing became "Whatever".

I wouldn't mind trying it out to see if it can respark my interest in it again, but I am a little put off by the idea of my previous digital purchase equaling the sum of nothing right about now.

Finally, I'm a little burnt out by this whole "Destiny Hater" thing. As though people who hate it don't have legitimate reason to. After all nobody hated the idea of Destiny until they got the opportunity to play it for themselves, so ... stop trying to make it seem as if it's some blind, rage induced fanboy type of hate that is tossed around because they're fans of another game.

I might just turn Destiny on to see if I like these "New Changes" first, if it warrants a purchase then maybe I'll buy it. That's the best option right now, because I'll be damned if I look at articles or reviews from people at IGN giving it a 9/10 and just pretty much ... go buy the same game again only to be disappointed all over again.