Here We Go Again – Destiny 2 Fans Are Mad, Again
The Destiny 2 community is up in arms yet again. You might remember when Bungie launched its first DLC, Curse of Osiris, fans raged. Players that didn’t purchase the expansion for Destiny 2 were locked out of being able to Platinum the game or take part in many of the higher level activities. That was fixed a while ago, but with the recently added seasonal Dawning event the controversy has just been reignited all over again.
When you jump on the main page of Destiny 2’s official forums, it’s filled with topics requesting the removal of Eververse and there is no room for other topics right now. What’s particularly aggravating is that although you can usually gain Bright Engrams via gameplay by leveling up (after you’ve reached the level cap) in Destiny 2, those Engrams don’t work for the Dawning event. If you couple that with the exceedingly high costs for the items added for the Dawning event, then we have a recipe for disaster.
According to the data collected and calculated by Reddit user Plummyr, it would take between $100 and $370 of real money, depending on your drop rate luck in the best case and worst case scenarios, to get everything available for the Dawning.
Check out a couple of these angry tweets:
Bungie sends Destiny 2 players off into the holidays in the only way they know how: with a big ol’ f*ck you. Here’s how Destiny 2’s Dawning event is among Bungie’s most insidious and insulting monetization schemes yet. https://t.co/X3SkqdKlpT
— YongYea (@YongYea) December 22, 2017
I’m happy this is being addressed. The dawning was probably my favorite event in the past… This year feels like a huge money grab. I don’t think I could get all of the armor without spending a ton of money and relying on rng. No true way of “earning” it.
— Jordan Chapman (@ChaptainCrunch) December 23, 2017
Earlier, Christopher Barrett, Destiny 2’s Game Director now that the live team is in charge of the continued development, did provide a few updates on Twitter. he said:
“Happy Holidays Guardians. I hope you are enjoying the The Dawning or at least a bit of chaos in Mayhem. There are a few things I want to mention before the year ends
For the upcoming Iron Banner and Faction Rally events, in addition to brand new seasonal armor Ornaments, we’re adding new themed Sparrows, Ghosts, Ships, and Shaders to the reward pools. Also, early next year, we’re refactoring Raid itemization across the game. The most difficult activities should be the most rewarding. And finally, I know we say it a lot, but we hear your feedback on Eververse. We both want our players to feel respected, and to deliver great content regularly to our community. Expect lots of discussion with the dev team and an update on our path forward after the new year. One more for good measure. We have short term and long term solutions for Vault space in the works, since I know that is another hot topic.”
As we have seen often when the Destiny 2 community losses their minds, Bungie adjusts. So changes are coming to Eververse, though specifics weren’t detailed yet. Barrett also mentioned improved Raid itemization, though, and he then clarified that Raid armor could get specific perks.
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