Not to be a downer but: Destiny, Fallout 4, and power creep (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Thursday, October 29, 2015, 03:01 (3409 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Bungie's actual plans, outside of hearsay rumors, are as yet unverified. Not only do we not know if we'll get a new paid expansion ever again, we also still don't really know if Destiny will just always be Destiny or if we'll get a separate Destiny 2 and Destiny 3 and so on. My hope is the microtransactions go to fund the Live Team, new emotes, special one off missions, Crucible maps, funny hats, and holiday themed events while we get yearly TTK quality paid expansions. $40 a year + whatever you want to pay in microtransactions which given some around here might be quite alot!

I was firmly in the "I hope we get a clearly defined, separate Destiny 2" camp, but more and more I think I'm leaning towards just adding onto Destiny with TTK style expansions. I think doing that allows them to build the world in interesting ways and allows us to always revisit old locations and activities.

It really depends on the content trickle for me. It might not be a bad thing, but I'm not sure Destiny will keep folks interested for a full year without those HoW sized expansions, or at least one of those. I don't think random missions for Black Spindles and they like is going to cut it (Although Festival of the Lost is super cool, and I really hope we see a lot of neat stuff like that!).

Agreed. I can't imagine I'd still be playing Destiny regularly in Nov 2016 if all we got were a few themed holiday events and a few new Exotic quests. My guess, and hope, is that enough people like me spent $10 on low resolution silly masks that we, in effect, have accidentally paid for something at least on par with House of Wolves. And just think, if we get a Christmas event, and a Valentines Day event, Bungie will have more than enough money to fund just about anything they want to make! :p

I don't see Destiny's weak start having much impact on its future. Most everyone loves TTK, for instance. If Bungie can keep putting out expansions the size and quality of TTK on a yearly basis and throw in a few new features or a bit of a refresh for this gameplay system or that one, then I think the 10 year goal is "easily" achieved. If Destiny hadn't been Destiny and hadn't been the next Bungie title I think maybe it would have failed based on Year 1. Or, at least it would have struggled. Bungie may have dodged a killer bullet and Destiny may end up another success story instead of a forgotten failure in part because Bungie's previous decades of good reputation allowed it to weather it's weak start.

I started a thread about this once before and didn't get much response, but I think that's a mixed bag. Bungie being Bungie definitely helped keep people interested, I think, but on the other hand, it might have been better received if expectations weren't so high because they're the folks that made Halo.

I honestly don't know how it would have swung if some no name developers released Destiny. To people think it's great because it's such a technical achievement and plays so well, or do people hate it for all the same reasons they hated Y1 Destiny?

Maybe it's get a few fans but generally come off as something of a tech demo game? Like: "Yeah, Bungle made this great, beautiful engine... hopefully they'll license it to someone who wants to use it to make a full game."