This is not a valid comparison (Destiny)

by Oholiab , Thursday, June 25, 2015, 21:33 (3675 days ago) @ ChrisTheeCrappy

Destiny you get to play over and over. The movie you see once then leave.

Don't get me wrong, I am constantly on the fence, is Destiny really worth it. I have put in a lot of time, but as others have said, it's doing non-fun stuff. But this is apples to oranges.

A bit closer would be comparing other games, or a movie you bought. For example I bought Baseketball when I was in college for like $10. We watched it almost every damn day. Let's guess and say we watch it 100 times that year. At 1.5 hours (it's really like 1.67 but whatever) thats 150 hours. That comes out to $.066666 per hour enjoyed. As you said, Games are different though.

I hear ya. It was tough coming up with a comparison for economic purposes. Other games are probably a good metric, and I had no good way of quantifying time spent playing them.

It was an interesting thought exercise for me, and maybe not worth posting because I was only thinking of my own experience and perception of value.

As for doing things in Destiny that are not fun, my kids and I haven't hit that point yet. I'm guessing that our frequency-of-play is less than most, so the content has yet to get old or feel repetitive. Put another way, our "content intake" is slower, so the timing of the expansions has thus far been just about right for us. I also really appreciate the variety of activities available, and we all avoid those we don't enjoy. Then again, everything is more fun when you're playing with those you love - even the Crucible...