ExpandKong
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Hey sweet maybe MS can contract them to make a Halo game that doesn’t suck ass. Haven’t had one of those in a while.
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Bungie Splits With Activision, Keeps Destiny
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VertigoOA
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Why wouldn’t Bungie they keep that which they own? The deal was made to NOT have another halo situation.
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Mattyp
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I don't want them back at the Halo franchise. 343 has made a better online then they ever did and with how Destiny is now..
SonGoku
Member
Im not saying they shouldn't im saying that Activision probably did everything in their power to keep bungie happy
The only ones responsible for the state of destiny for better or for worse is bungie
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VertigoOA
Banned
Right?
People were skeptical about leaving Microsoft. And while there’s tons of denial... destiny is bigger than halo, and better too (obviously — it replaced it). Then again I always officially considered destiny to be the real halo sequel.
To see them grow to the point of being able to publish is really cool. The writing was on the wall with the netease deal they made earlier last year. Best of luck. I’m on board for sure
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Robot Carnival
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what a good news! played Destiny 1 from the start and left Destiny 2 after Osiris because I'm just disappointed at the game as a whole. I still love the game's many different aspects. I hope Bungie the best of luck in their future endeavor and I might even jump back on Destiny 2 in a few months.
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Tygeezy
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Making the game a looter with rpg elements certainly gives a huge boost to pve replayability. Adding the pvepvp option is just awesome though. PVP on the other hand seemed pretty weak to me.
Imtjnotu
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because sonys FPS games generally have been trash
down 2 orth
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I'm just surprised that apparently Bungie has the money to make Destiny 3 on their own.
Chittagong
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Probably what happened was that some PE company got wind of the publishing deal Bungie had, ran their numbers and figured it’d be a profitable endeavour to foot the separation bill for Bungie, against a share in the company or share of profits. Or, in case there was no change in ownership, Bungie had accummulated a big enough war chest themselves.
I don’t see this impacting games much one way or another. I doubt Activision had that much say in the game.
I don’t see this impacting games much one way or another. I doubt Activision had that much say in the game.
SlashBringingHasher
Banned
they got funding from netease.
JLB
Banned
Halo: dead
Destiny: dead
Battlefield: dead
Call of Duty is still king baby. You can't mess with the king.
Halo is dad
ultrazilla
Member
As a Destiny pal
Agreed. They didn't go through this with Activision just to sign up or get bought out by another publisher/company.
Remember, Activision said they'd be doubling down on monetizing their games because they had some shitty financial quarters.
A good time as any for Bungie to dip out and self publish. Hopefully we'll see a return of warmer/friendlier community relations between
Bungie and fans now that Activision isn't calling the shots anymore.
A really good start to showing Destiny fans some good will would be the total removal of Eververse from the game. Let's see what happens.
Oh and Destiny 1 on PC please? I'd play through it again on PC!
Agreed. They didn't go through this with Activision just to sign up or get bought out by another publisher/company.
Remember, Activision said they'd be doubling down on monetizing their games because they had some shitty financial quarters.
A good time as any for Bungie to dip out and self publish. Hopefully we'll see a return of warmer/friendlier community relations between
Bungie and fans now that Activision isn't calling the shots anymore.
A really good start to showing Destiny fans some good will would be the total removal of Eververse from the game. Let's see what happens.
Oh and Destiny 1 on PC please? I'd play through it again on PC!
MDSLKTR
Member
This. I don't trust Bungie with Halo at all. Firing Marty and hiring a meme (Luke) tells you everything you need to know.
VertigoOA
Banned
Marty left because of activision and the use of his music as well as development disputes over destiny ... with activision.
I’m not blaming activision for anything. Destiny has been something special and forsaken continues that. It’s been a fun journey... problem is.. now I want d3 sooner rather than more d2
I’m not blaming activision for anything. Destiny has been something special and forsaken continues that. It’s been a fun journey... problem is.. now I want d3 sooner rather than more d2
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Yeah, IMO, the only good Halo game outside H5 was CE, but I'm in the minority on this one. I liked H3 okay as well, but I don't want to see them touch this franchise again. H5 is a step in the right direction for me and I don't want Bungie screwing that up with their anti-competitive biases.
SirKicksalot
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>sign contract with Activision to deliver game every 2 years with expansions in between
>reboot development of the first game, cut a ton of content, launch it in a dire state
>somewhat fix it with expansions
>reboot the second game, throw away a ton of content
>renegotiate the contract, get one extra year
>first game goes on life support
>launch a turd, pad it with content literally stolen from the first game
>follow it up with turdlets developed mostly by outside teams
>...
>Activision is the villain
Activision probably thought their days of development hell (Myth 2, Halo: CE, Halo 2 and that expansion) were over lol
JareBear: Remastered
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How so?
I think the idea would be for console exclusivity
Honestly, yes I do.
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VertigoOA
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The f2p Korean version of d2 is a thing. I doubt activision is involved.
And I wouldn’t be surprised if that version of destiny is beginning to make money.
Arkage
Banned
At this point I'd rather they develop that Halo MMO thing that was rumored than another Destiny.
VertigoOA
Banned
Welcome to destiny discussions. Where both those who don’t play it and those who play it for 4k hrs both hate the game yet love to talk about it for 6 years plus ... counting.
I started finding it funny when I first visited Bungie forums and saw the complete shitshow it was seeing people crying nerf and “har har persona 5 is coming out who plays destiny daed game!!!! Har har!”
Meanwhile bfv debuts to strong sales and can’t touch destiny’s player engagement in its launch week.
Bungie is in a good place to launch their next venture. It’s risky sure but it’s rare to see this happen in the modern game industry outside of overnight phenomena
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DigitalScrap
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I forgot about that injection of cash they got from Netease. Bungie mobile games coming?
Caffeine
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VertigoOA
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The netease deal may have been for a number of different entertainment products.
What’s interesting is that the article says they doubt Bungie would launch their own online game launcher... well doesn’t seem too outrageous now does it?
Red Crayon Aristocrat
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This is really surprising but great news.
Neolombax
Member
As much as I am happy for Bungie, if I'm being realistic, I am expecting a much slower stream of content from Bungie moving forward. The DLC's and Forsaken was made with help from 2 other studios if I'm not wrong, High Moon Studios and Vicarious Visions (?). That's a substantial amount of manpower gone from the game development. Being independent now and having an always critical community/fanbase, I don't think Bungie can afford any missteps now that they don't have a big safety net anymore.
Obviously I only hope for the best for Bungie, and I look forward, more than ever, to what they do with Destiny but I'm tempering my expectations a bit.
Obviously I only hope for the best for Bungie, and I look forward, more than ever, to what they do with Destiny but I'm tempering my expectations a bit.
Ancient Dragon
Member
If Blizzard splits too, what will Activision have?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Strangely, this just got me interested in Destiny again. I will be watching this closely.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
If it dips a little more, buy into it because as much as people don't like the Diablo mobile, you know that's going to be a revenue machine.
ZehDon
Gold Member
The annual release schedule from Activision that Bungie agreed to is responsible for a lot of the woes of the Destiny franchise. That’s not to say that Bungie haven’t screwed things up - but without that release schedule, they could’ve taken the necessary time to correct their muck ups.
This change removes the time constraint, however it doesn’t necessarily fix Bungie’s internal problems. After Destiny 2 imploded their franchise, that already had a rocky reputation after the first game, they need Destiny 3 is be a return to form. A Bungie game of the highest quality.
I’m more optimistic about their ability to actually deliver this now, however we’re five major releases into their franchise, so thats a cautionary optimism.
This change removes the time constraint, however it doesn’t necessarily fix Bungie’s internal problems. After Destiny 2 imploded their franchise, that already had a rocky reputation after the first game, they need Destiny 3 is be a return to form. A Bungie game of the highest quality.
I’m more optimistic about their ability to actually deliver this now, however we’re five major releases into their franchise, so thats a cautionary optimism.
Dr.brain64
Member
Good and bad news. No activision is good. More destiny is bad.
MightySquirrel
Banned
Everything activision touches = pure garbage. They're worse than EA. This is great news for Destiny fans.
InterMusketeer
Member
Who knows, perhaps they'll start making good Destiny games now? Now Bungie has to prove it was Activision that forced them to make bad decisions.
MightySquirrel
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Diablo mobile .
baphomet
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Destiny
Bolivar687
Banned
All the creative resets and technical hurdles were problems of Bungie's own making. I dont doubt Activision monetization oversight was a detriment, but I can't see how this split equates to a brighter future for Destiny. It just means Activision saw more value to its internal studios working on other projects instead of churning out expansions to save Bungie's lackluster base installments.
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