Semantics (Destiny)

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 00:42 (3644 days ago) @ Cody Miller

If not, what does it mean to say "that's all you get"?

Why wouldn't Bungie keep doing what they have been doing-- keep adding content, and every so often, packaging everything for one $60 price?

Because I don't want to play the same game for ten years. That's stupid. You can get a new Mario level every day, but it's still Mario and eventually you're going to get sick of it.

A straight up sequel is a way to give us a new game to play.

Okay, perhaps I'm approaching this the wrong way.

What, in your mind, would distinguish a "true sequel" from a package that would contain everything we've gotten so far, plus an amount of new material comparable to what was delivered with the first installment of vanilla Destiny, all on current-gen hardware only, with enforced network compatibility across all versions?

I think you're stuck on the semantics of "sequel" vs "expansion" and it doesn't help the analysis.

I think above all Bungie wants to go ahead without making anyone start over and without separating the player base any more than they are already (PS3, PS4, Xbone, Xbox 360, with/without expansion). The aggressive pricing on including TTK with all prior content is to ensure as many people as possible have all the up-to-date content going forward.

So would four new planets, or four new patrol zones on the same planets, plus five or six strikes and a raid not be a "sequel" if it doesn't say "Destiny 2" on the box?

If you're looking for a big change in the basic gameplay, such as we saw between the Halo sequels, I really, really doubt you're going to get it. I for one, do NOT want to lose access to the old content as we gain new stuff, or have to quit one game and start up another to access an old area. Destiny already has all the shooter features that people whined about Halo not having for years, except for prone position and glancing and a cover mechanic, and I think they've just decided not to include those.