Thread: Destiny: Age of Triumph
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Old 12-16-2015, 01:27 AM   #848
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The kicker is the subclass boosts which I'm half and half about. It reminds me of the class shortcuts Battlefield had. You unlock a class' gun set but you still have to unlock the mods thru play.

On one hand somebody wanting a shortcut to their subclass actions doesn't do anything against me really. On the other hand I sometimes think what is the worth of a game if you're offering or buying your way to certain goals. I like to think the experience was kinda the point.

I'm a fan of content unlock keys for a game's sandbox items; like WWE or Naruto games. I want toys for more multiplayer options and I don't have the patience to play Naruto's story or WWE Wrestlemania whatever. I don't mind since the value of the game is the multiplayer and I wanna enhance that asap.

I guess it comes down to what you value about a game. Maybe. But one thing's for sure; Bungie is edging ever so close to something that will interfere with Legendary Marks and Legendary/Exotic drops - which is when things will go p2w and things may go to shit.

But if I may play Akuma's advocate - how about we look at Xur. Setting aside that Marks are earned thru play, he offers you exotics you would otherwise need to do quests for. Honestly I mostly wait for him to sell something I want. There's some self impressed kids in the official forums that actually look down on people who Xur their way to exotics and skip quests. I find this analogous to the p2w model. Looking at that comparison... I don't care if somebody buys or quests for an exotic. End of the day, nobody hows how you got what. So I'm contemplating a scenario where Bungie does offer purple and yellow engrams or at least 3oCs for real money (the most likely if CoD's any hint).

Would that destroy whatever economy is in effect? Would that interfere with my experience? Years ago I'd rally against any such thing but nowadays I just don't have the moxie to care how somebody actually gets their shit. All the money in the world won't make them any better at playing the game. You can't 'pay' to beat me.

I dunno... I think I'm shifting on the matter.
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