Just one day after Season of the Wish launched, Bungie removed the $15 microtransaction for Destiny 2, which quickly became the subject of criticism and backlash.
For years, Bungie’s monetization model for its long-running Live Service shooter has increasingly relied on downloadable content (DLC) and various microtransaction channels to support its games, but when players noticed yesterday that a new “starter pack” was added Done shop, a lot He expressed concern The company has gone too far.
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How does this microtransaction differ from the many paid offers of recent years? Well, more importantly, it has powerful weapons and in-game items that can normally take hours to earn, and while Destiny has flirted with pay-to-win elements in the past, this is the first time they’ve disappeared so visibly from cosmetic and economic mechanics. . It’s time to dive into the “pay to win” world.
Among the controversial voices is popular Destiny creator Datto, who saved part of his recent YouTube video for inclusion in a microtransaction demo and asked, “How deaf can you get?”
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One way for players to express their distaste for this pay-to-win package is by visiting the Steam Store via online reviews and tagging the item with user tags such as “capitalism,” “crime,” and “psychological horror.” The entry has now been removed.
The controversy comes at a troubling time for Bungie due to a disappointing expansion earlier this year and the vulnerability of players who ended the Destiny saga. In fact, Bungie reported lower-than-expected sales while laying off 8% of its employees last month.
As concerns grew since the launch of the Starter Pack, Bungie quietly removed the item from its store, clearly confirming that those concerns were valid. IGN reached out to a Bungie representative who declined to comment on the matter.
Travis Northup is a staff writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis And read it Here’s coverage of the match.
