Bungie pulled off what Microsoft was slammed for (Destiny)

by Schedonnardus, Texas, Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 15:23 (3313 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Microsoft creates Microsoft Points. Sells them in bundles. Sells items at just the right amount that you'll always have lingering points left over, so you end up buying more. Online community and journalists rail against the great big capitalistic satan. MS caves, switches to real currency.

Bungie creates silver, even gives you a little for free. Sells them in bundles of 500, 1000, 2000. Sells at odd numbers (700, 500, 300) so that you have some left over. Community rejoices, because.....THRILLER!!

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Festival of the Lost - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 15:05
- Festival of the Lost - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-10-26, 15:05
- Dammit Beorn! - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-10-26, 15:07
- Festival of the Lost - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-10-26, 15:13
- man, why do i read this forum at work.... - Schedonnardus, 2015-10-26, 15:19
  - I feel your pain - Oholiab, 2015-10-28, 03:32
- Warning: Microtransactions - Schedonnardus, 2015-10-26, 15:38
- Pics and Videos - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 15:45
  - Ha... these are great! Thanks for posting. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-10-26, 15:51
  - Cryptarch is hilarious! - marmot 1333, 2015-10-26, 15:52
  - I love the little details. *IMG* - Leviathan, 2015-10-26, 16:20
    - Looks like you need to do some quests, bro - marmot 1333, 2015-10-26, 16:23
      - Yep, it's all for trick-or-treating! - Leviathan, 2015-10-26, 16:28
    - I wonder if my ghosts birds have returned... - Ragashingo, 2015-10-26, 16:28
      - Are you hearing the voices again, too? - Leviathan, 2015-10-26, 16:33
    - Crota mask ties in the back - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 16:48
      - That's SO COOL - marmot 1333, 2015-10-26, 16:57
      - Bravo. - INSANEdrive, 2015-10-26, 18:26
  - Zombie Dance, that's Thriller! - JDQuackers, 2015-10-26, 16:24
    - Not available or useable on PS3 / 360. - Ragashingo, 2015-10-26, 17:09
      - i got thriller on 360 so... - DocOctavius, 2015-10-27, 06:52
        
        my bad, monster dance - DocOctavius, 2015-10-28, 07:13
- PSA: Important Information! - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 16:09
- Also, there's a new Crucible map?! - Ragashingo, 2015-10-26, 16:17
  - Haven’t seen it yet, but I’ll update if I do - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 16:22
  - Cathedral of Dusk according to reddit. - TheeChaos, 2015-10-26, 16:58
    - I thought that was ToO map? - Claude Errera, 2015-10-26, 21:34
      - I thought that was ToO map? - TheeChaos, 2015-10-27, 10:04
- I love Halloween! - someotherguy, 2015-10-26, 16:21
- Festival of the Lost - Cozmo23, 2015-10-26, 16:33
  - Thanks, Cozmo! - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 16:44
  - Where can I get my guardian some toothpaste? - TheeChaos, 2015-10-26, 16:45
    - Don't worry, - marmot 1333, 2015-10-26, 16:58
      - Get Out. - Earendil, 2015-10-26, 17:00
  - :D - slycrel, 2015-10-26, 17:16
  - Thanks! - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-10-26, 17:23
- Make sure you read what each vendor says! - Xenos, 2015-10-26, 16:44
  - Some even have voice lines - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 16:45
- But ... but ... - Kermit, 2015-10-26, 17:12
  - But ... but ... - Mid7night, 2015-10-26, 17:26
- you can farm masks without silver - Schedonnardus, 2015-10-26, 17:14
- Omg. I love this. - Funkmon, 2015-10-26, 17:25
- My favorite mask so far - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 17:44
- Storm-caller + jack-o-lyte + super = Ichabod Crane - Revenant1988, 2015-10-26, 18:20
  - Storm-caller + jack-o-lyte + super = Ichabod Crane - dogcow, 2015-10-26, 18:21
    - Details details... - MacAddictXIV, 2015-10-26, 18:22
- Also, real life masks. :) - Ragashingo, 2015-10-26, 19:22
  - Holy Moly. Going to have to stay in with candy this year - Funkmon, 2015-10-26, 19:57
- Needs a Handsome Jack Mask - Schedonnardus, 2015-10-26, 19:24
- Anyone else first read it as "Festival of the Loot"? - CougRon, 2015-10-26, 19:30
- All Microtransaction naysayers are required to eat a sock. - Korny, 2015-10-26, 20:17
  - Alternatively - someotherguy, 2015-10-26, 23:22
    - Alternatively - Korny, 2015-10-27, 00:16
      - However! - TheeChaos, 2015-10-27, 10:08
        
        However! - Mid7night, 2015-10-27, 13:42
        
        +1 - Korny, 2015-10-27, 14:49
        
        However! - TheeChaos, 2015-10-27, 15:48
        
        +1 - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 16:10
        
        +1 - Kermit, 2015-10-27, 16:47
        
        +1 - marmot 1333, 2015-10-27, 17:35
        
        +1 - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 17:43
        
        However! - Ragashingo, 2015-10-27, 13:53
        
        That was roughly the point..... - TheeChaos, 2015-10-27, 15:42
  - I'm not against microtransactions, but no... - kidtsunami, 2015-10-26, 23:26
- So how do you get the glue? - someotherguy, 2015-10-26, 21:44
  - So how do you get the glue? - Beorn, 2015-10-26, 21:47
    - So how do you get the glue? - someotherguy, 2015-10-26, 21:49
    - So how do you get the glue? - SIX min WHISTLE, 2015-10-27, 14:35
- I wonder . . . - cheapLEY, 2015-10-26, 22:53
  - I wonder . . . - dogcow, 2015-10-27, 13:06
- Engrams are gone from BungieStore.com - Pyromancy, 2015-10-27, 00:10
  - Engrams are gone from BungieStore.com - bluerunner, 2015-10-27, 00:17
    - Engrams are gone from BungieStore.com - Avateur, 2015-10-27, 00:21
    - had the same thought. I'm bummed... - Oholiab, 2015-10-27, 01:02
    - I got mine several weeks back. - Kermit, 2015-10-27, 20:48
  - Artificial scarcity? - car15, 2015-10-27, 01:53
    - Artificial scarcity? - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 02:44
      - More easily explained by actual scarcity. - Funkmon, 2015-10-27, 03:16
        
        correct - unoudid, 2015-10-27, 03:33
        
        correct - Kahzgul, 2015-10-27, 15:31
    - Artificial scarcity? - Ragashingo, 2015-10-28, 21:46
      - He's a troll who quit Destiny/DBO - Avateur, 2015-10-28, 23:14
        
        He's a troll who quit Destiny/DBO - Ragashingo, 2015-10-29, 00:38
        
        He's a troll who quit Destiny/DBO - Avateur, 2015-10-29, 01:21
- Festival of the Lost: Live until November 9th - Xenos, 2015-10-27, 01:20
- Exclusion Zone won't give you candy just FYI - unoudid, 2015-10-27, 03:35
  - Easiest way is Strikes. - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 03:43
    - Sure Crucible isn't easier? - Ragashingo, 2015-10-27, 04:54
      - Sure Crucible isn't easier? - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 05:41
        
        We had great luck on Mayhem filling bags quickly. - CommandrCleavage, 2015-10-27, 10:41
        
        Ooh, I didn't even consider Mayhem! - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 12:49
        
        1-2 games for a full bag. - bluerunner, 2015-10-27, 13:47
  - Not true! - nash, 2015-10-27, 16:25
- I LOVE this!!! - CommandrCleavage, 2015-10-27, 10:39
  - About Thriller - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 10:59
    - Would buy silver to make this happen...... - CommandrCleavage, 2015-10-27, 11:34
    - About Thriller - CommandrCleavage, 2015-10-27, 11:47
      - About Thriller - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 11:51
    - Does the tower have a fireteam chat channel? - Schedonnardus, 2015-10-27, 12:11
  - The only thing that could have made this any better . . . - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 12:56
  - Not a giant group, but . . . - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 14:19
    - Not a giant group, but . . . - MacAddictXIV, 2015-10-27, 14:23
- And now... the downer post - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 12:00
  - To note about the skull "mask" - MacAddictXIV, 2015-10-27, 12:03
    - To note about the skull "mask" - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 12:09
      - To note about the skull "mask" - Avateur, 2015-10-27, 23:33
        
        To note about the skull "mask" - General Vagueness, 2015-10-28, 03:11
  - Meh - Funkmon, 2015-10-27, 12:13
    - Meh - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 12:52
      - Meh - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 12:55
        
        I believe it was mined? - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 13:11
        
        Just remembered - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 13:34
        
        Just remembered - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 13:40
        
        Just remembered - bluerunner, 2015-10-27, 13:46
        
        Just remembered - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 14:02
        
        Just remembered - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 14:37
        
        murrica! - TheeChaos, 2015-10-27, 15:53
        
        murrica! - bluerunner, 2015-10-27, 16:03
        
        I love Tennessee so much.... Go Murica - CommandrCleavage, 2015-10-28, 13:28
        
        I love Tennessee so much.... Go Murica - bluerunner, 2015-10-29, 00:46
        
        Just remembered - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 16:04
        
        I don't know that it's devious but it must be intentional - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 16:15
        
        I don't know that it's devious but it must be intentional - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 16:18
        
        I don't know that it's devious but it must be intentional - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 16:22
        
        I don't know that it's devious but it must be intentional - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 19:02
        
        Just remembered - MacAddictXIV, 2015-10-27, 16:16
        
        Bungie pulled off what Microsoft was slammed for - Schedonnardus, 2015-10-27, 15:23
        
        You're not wrong . . . - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 16:12
        
        I think you're right. - Funkmon, 2015-10-27, 19:38
        
        I think you're right. - General Vagueness, 2015-10-27, 19:44
        
        I think you're right. - Funkmon, 2015-10-27, 19:47
        
        You're not wrong . . . - slycrel, 2015-10-27, 20:10
        
        Also "glimmer" - Funkmon, 2015-10-27, 20:45
        
        Just remembered - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 14:06
        
        Just remembered - Ragashingo, 2015-10-27, 15:04
        
        Just remembered - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 15:21
        
        Just remembered - Korny, 2015-10-27, 16:13
        
        Just remembered - cheapLEY, 2015-10-27, 16:14
        
        Just remembered - someotherguy, 2015-10-27, 16:34
        
        Just remembered - Ragashingo, 2015-10-27, 16:35
        
        Meh - General Vagueness, 2015-10-27, 19:40
        
        Meh - cheapLEY, 2015-10-28, 03:38
      - I dread the day my 6yo learns how silver works in destiny - slycrel, 2015-10-27, 14:47
        
        You can turn off the ability to buy it - Kahzgul, 2015-10-27, 15:32
        
        You can turn off the ability to buy it - slycrel, 2015-10-27, 20:13
        
        You can turn off the ability to buy it - marmot 1333, 2015-10-27, 20:20
        
        You can turn off the ability to buy it - dogcow, 2015-10-27, 20:20
        
        You can turn off the ability to buy it - bluerunner, 2015-10-27, 20:26
        
        You can turn off the ability to buy it - Funkmon, 2015-10-27, 20:41
      - but....Thriller - Schedonnardus, 2015-10-27, 15:15
  - And now... the downer post - peaksutah, 2015-10-27, 21:14

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