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The thirst is real: a Destiny TTK quest is exclusive to Red Bull (Until Jan 1, 2016)
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Getting an exclusive mission or map in Halo would be very different as far as content ratio than a meager nothing quest in Destiny. You play a twenty minute quest once on your character and then never again because that's not where the grind or meat of the game actually is. It's like a bonus WoW quest or something, it'll mean nothing in the main scope of play.
Anton Sugar
Member
IMO, it's a clear holdover when the game was going to be an sword & shield adventure MMO-ish game. Doesn't really work as well when you change the baddies from "different races living on one planet" to "different species living across the solar system".
TBH, I think the aliens are the least compelling aspect of Destiny. They're all bipedal warmongers who want to kill you. Or a floating shape, that wants to kill you. Oh, the Fallen have four arms and can climb on walls? Give em guns and make them shoot at you while standing on the ground.
I'm sure there's a ton of cool stuff in the Grimoire (I've read a good deal of it), but you could be fighting other humans and there would be no real difference.
Darkstorne
Member
No, it's just standard practice in all sci-fi and fantasy. They use idioms from our own culture, because otherwise where the hell do you draw the line? Like my Star Wars example, does that bother you? Would you rather they had no references to falcons, no humans, no English language, and expected their audience to learn entirely new languages for the sake of immersion and consistency with the portrayal of a distant galaxy?
You're just expected to look past these things, and not dissect the obvious flaws.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
I am also not bothered by this.
Why do we Assume Wolf don't exist in other Destiny planets as well? -__-
Orochinagis
Member
For a game that still keep us playing in vanilla zones after two expansions, it means a lot I think.
KiefbladeMaster
Member
Did I say anything alluding otherwise? It's standards and practices, doesn't mean I agree with it.
In Advanced Warfare they actually had all kinds of gear, XP boosts, etc. locked behind it, and I'm fairly certain they did the same with Halo. It's still locked content regardless of how you view it.
MrGreencastle
Member
Unlimited amounts.
Still selling like mad, built up a sizable playerbase who supports them. I can't even knock the hustle even though I dislike nearly everything surrounding the game, and plenty of the game itself.
Straight up "we're gonna squeeze every penny we can out of you, and we don't give a fuck" mode. It's sort of impressive in a way.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I'm telling you guys, Red Bull branded Gjallarhorn that shoots cans of Red Bull as its wolfpack rounds.
Aztechnology
Member
Is it ummm sad I totally want that?
Aztechnology
Member
Lol
MissCauthon
Member
Making you think you get something cool, but all you are doing is FREE PUBLICITY for redbull by wearing those.
Next we will have Doritos on peoples chest armor and Mountain Dew flags painted on guns advertised in the game. Pizza Hut pants? This literally is people PAYING to freely advertise for a company. WOW
This is in game advertisement for a company plain and simple.
I would buy 100 bags of doritos if I got a dorito pope helm in Destiny. Shit I'd buy 200.
Someone please create a new video with subtitles talking about the latest Destiny interview.
Previously Shocking Interview With Destiny Developer
Previously Shocking Interview With Destiny Developer
MrGreencastle
Member
Lol this is perfect. Please someone.
If you play the Destiny endgame even a little bit it becomes clear that an XP bonus is worth very little in terms of progression. All character progression is gear based after you hit the soft level cap.
Nobody with an XP bonus is going to be lording their status over you.
Kalamari
Member
How much Red Bull would it take to receive a Gjallarhorn?
For those complaining about "Buying the Season pass and still have to pay for TKK": You knew what you were buying...you knew...it was pretty clear that TDB and HoW would be the only expansions in that pass.
How the hell can people complain about TTK not being included in this? It was clear from the beginning and people should've asked questions as soon as that leaked Destiny timeline pic was posted.
Anyway, I think I might buy TTK...40$ for an add-on that brings 2 new PvP Modes, a Raid, new Strikes and maybe 8 hours of Story? Why not...but I'm sure as hell not buying this shitty 20$ CE Emotes/Shader/Class Item package...
How the hell can people complain about TTK not being included in this? It was clear from the beginning and people should've asked questions as soon as that leaked Destiny timeline pic was posted.
Anyway, I think I might buy TTK...40$ for an add-on that brings 2 new PvP Modes, a Raid, new Strikes and maybe 8 hours of Story? Why not...but I'm sure as hell not buying this shitty 20$ CE Emotes/Shader/Class Item package...
XANDER CAGE
Member
It's not real.
Subtervotion
Member
It kind of is. All the endgame content in vanilla Destiny is everything you did already except for the Raid, which is literally 30 minutes of content.
Almost all of the new DLC is going through the old levels but backwards fighting the same enemies in the base game.
I'd guess probably 25% or less of the DLC content is new areas. And those new areas are pretty small. Think about The Siege of the Warmind mission. That new area is basically a hallway and one big room (that was already on disc no less). The new Omnigul strike was the same old area backwards but at the end you opened a door and went into a broom closet.
So you can say Destiny isn't starved on content, but it is in my opinion. Just because there's a lot of things to do, doesn't mean anything when all those things are copy pasted.
None of this is really what anyone is angry about. $40 straight up for the amount of what it looks like TKK contains isn't really the problem - I mean it sucks compared to other games/companies, but that's not what all the freaking out the past week has been over...
Mike Works
Member
Next to no one is complaining about that. You're completely missing the conversation here.
The Lamonster
Member
nvm
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Activision ruined bungie.
katsubento
Member
This doesn't bother me much since you get it later without buying Red Bull.
But this is quite ill timed to have a promo like this. I know out was planned months before, but this will be the icing on the cake for all the recent bad press.
But this is quite ill timed to have a promo like this. I know out was planned months before, but this will be the icing on the cake for all the recent bad press.
Goes from worst to worstest:
http://games.on.net/2015/07/destiny-red-bull-promotion-ruined-by-scammers/
http://games.on.net/2015/07/destiny-red-bull-promotion-ruined-by-scammers/
lol
qa_engineer
Member
nobodyshero
Banned
That sucks. Though, as a Canadian where these promotions rarely make it over here (I don't know about this one specifically, but in general), I'm less sympathetic.
Lol Destiny is such a clusterfuck.
Gjallarhorn won't be in the loot table for these particular engrams, obviously - but they won't tell anyone that so people will keep buying Red Bull.
Muskieratboi
Member
So.. Since Aussies are never getting the cans, We're basically reduced to begging for codes? Nice.
Lalalandia
Member
I for one am delighted, poorly designed promotions deserve to back fire on those who created them. That they somehow managed to produce a sequential or some other trivial to enumerate code scheme is frankly astonishing.
Do Activision/Bungie deliberately avoid reading up on the lessons others have learnt in literally every aspect of this game?
Do Activision/Bungie deliberately avoid reading up on the lessons others have learnt in literally every aspect of this game?