$20 is a lot to me. (Destiny)

by Leviathan , Hotel Zanzibar, Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 11:34 (3861 days ago) @ Monochron

The Season Pass is of course a few bucks cheaper per DLC, but it require more total money. Since I like Destiny, and I don't spend money on a lot of games, that felt like the way to go. I wasn't going to be able to afford it until after Christmas, but Beorn gifted it to me, and thus committed me to a life of guilty servitude towards him. :)

I'm really enjoying it, and I've only played the story and strike missions once. I haven't gotten or even seen all the weapons and armor. I haven't ventured into Crucible; I haven't done the Raid.

As a whole, compared to the going DLC rates, it fits the bill, and seems a way better value than say $5 for a new cosmetic Batman costume. It might be one or two dollars too much, solely comparing the new content to the launch game content.

The important caveat for valuing it as a good deal is that the player/payer needs to be interested in each aspect of Destiny. So if you don't like Raiding, collecting gear, or the Crucible - and only the story (or any other combination like that) it's likely not worth $18 or $20. Does that make sense? If you like 2/3 of the game... well, it's probably still a decent deal.

The last batch of Halo map packs I bought for Halo 3 and Reach cost $10 each, I believe... I know for certain the Noble Map Pack did. That had only 3 multiplayer maps. The Dark Below has that and, in my opinion, more than the same amount of content across the other modes. That's another way it seems reasonable in price to me.