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Destiny 2 Loot Boxes Include Powerful Items

Bright Engrams, AKA Destiny 2 loot boxes, contain armor and weapon mods that introduce significant benefits to players who get them.

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MegaMohsi3199d ago

"it's attainable through in game play" has never been a satisfactory reason to me.

The fact that loot boxes contain ability cool downs and other game play advantages is ridiculous in an online shooter where PVP is a thing.

Neonridr3199d ago

pay to win mentality is slowly creeping in. I was fine with Silver being used for purely cosmetic items. But now that you can buy stuff that hasn't actual benefit to the game just reeks of greed.

freshslicepizza3198d ago

My question is do these items mean those who don't pay have to purposely grind more to attain the same thing? This is what I don't really like about the free to play model but if people are paying for this game (like I am) then they shouldn't make the game more tedious just because you opt out of paying extra.

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rocketpanda3198d ago

And some people commented about the return of micro transactions being nothing more than cosmetic yesterday and calling anyone who thought how bad it is to have MT in a AAA game idiots.

Well, we can see the full picture here. Loot boxes that aren't just cosmetic. Funny how they kept this BS quiet until release.

TejasTV3198d ago

Yep I was bashed hard yesterday for being upset about micro transactions. People were really nasty to me. Fuck you sheep.

Sam Fisher3198d ago

Agreed, i remember when ppl were shooting you down. But yea there are alot of sheep in this site

Weeblordbad3198d ago

How much of an effect will changing the element type on a weapon be? What else offers cooldown reductions? What are the stats of the mods and what are you trading off to equip this one over another? Do those mods work in PvP or only in PvE? Details are lacking here, I'd rather have them before having a fit.

I also looked over the comments from yesterday, c'mon man...Nasty to you? For someone who likes to flaunt their "age" a lot, you really need to grow up. The thing with being an adult is I can make the decision for what is and isn't acceptable for me to spend MY money on, or how and where I spend my free time. If Destiny 2 crosses a line I'm well within my rights to stop playing and trade in the game, and I'm not going to lie they're pretty damn close. Let's actually wait and see, no one has a gun to your head you don't have to buy anything and then we can all start piling on the hate if they do fall down the slippery slope. Right now it's just impotent dribble, and it's incredibly boring.

TejasTV3198d ago

Weeblord we are on the same page and yeah I'm actually not that old at all. I just stir shit up on here. Not sure if I'm getting my point across or getting what I want out of it but hey it entertains me. Truth be told I'm just not a fan of greed in the industry and think everyone is a sellout. I mean I get how stupid that comment is too because why should I decide if people should make money or not. I'm conflicted on all of this but I do know that I miss the passion of the industry and I feel bad for developers who get into this because it was their childhood dream and the suits just take the wind right out. It's a rough spot to be in especially as the whole indie game industry is so up and down. I mean what do you do? I'm playing games and enjoying the hell out of them but there is a part of me that's really irked by gaming as well. I wish it were as easy as "voting with our wallets" but a lot of people just want the game without really knowing what's behind it and I guess that's fine for them and I hope they have a good time in the end. All that said, thank you for calling me out because I've been irrational on here more than a handful of times and I need the beat down just like anyone else. But still micro transactions?!?!? lol have a good one.

xX-oldboy-Xx3198d ago

Maybe, just maybe people thought they were going to treat boxes like they did in Destiny. Only for cosmetics. I'm sure if those same people were asked how they feel now that it's revealed they facilitate a pay to win model.

You wouldn't find too many defending it. Having played 2 crucible matches today, it is dire.

Weeblordbad3198d ago

Can you explain? What was "dire"?

xX-oldboy-Xx3198d ago

Mandatory 4v4 is a huge downgrade, still had lag, maps are too small, it rewards pack running - wasn't as fun as D1, even with all the problems from D1.

jznrpg3198d ago

Was going to wait and see with Destiny 2 anyway after being a day 1 player with the original, and I may never pick this up now

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PlayStation Scales Back Expectations for Bungie as Live-Service Risks Come Into Focus

PlayStation has scaled back expectations for Bungie after reassessing Destiny 2 development costs, highlighting the risks tied to live-service games.

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isarai_lee124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

Honestly Thank Goodness!! Yet another good sign of a possibility of returning to what made them great and undoing Jim Tyans trend chasing love service gamble. Still gotta wait and see just what direction they're going but this is a good sign in my book that they're not betting it all on live service anymore

S2Killinit122d ago (Edited 122d ago )

Not sure what you lot are talking about anymore. They need to cover all range of games. Im primarily a single player gamer, but even I cannot be daft enough to ignore the fact that we need all manner of games including live service games. Everyone here seems to be a market expert.

isarai_lee122d ago (Edited 122d ago )

Yes "all manner" not just exclusively live service like Jim was doing, but you also shouldn't be forcing devs to make games they not only have no experience making, but also flatout dont want to do.

S2Killinit122d ago

Assuming that anything like that is actually the case and not just a perception of n4g commenters of course.

Redemption-64122d ago

@isarai_lee
Yes "all manner" not just exclusively live service like Jim was doing.

I don't understand why you people have to keep making up lies. You can say you don't like some or most of their focus being on live service games, but to say they were exclusively focusing on live service games is pure copium. At most half of their games were live service and the rest were single player games. Seriously why lie about something so obvious?

isarai_lee122d ago

@Redemption-64

You say that as if we don't have word directly from Jim Ryan and PlayStation stating they wanted at least 12 live service games released within a year. Followed by tons of official word of those Live Service games being cancelled after he was pushed out. All studios combined at the time PS had 15 studios, 12 is a hell of a lot more than half of 15, and it was definitely their primary focus evident by the fact that a huge portion of their studios have taken uncharacteristically long to release or announce anything since, hell some studios have yet to release anything this gen almost 6 YEARS LATER! The only one making stuff up is you.

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Relientk77124d ago

It may take a while but maybe they are finally learning. Good! Now stop with the live service crap.

ABizzel1123d ago

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a live service here or there, but to have many of your studios start focusing on it when there has been little to no experience among them was wild.

Christopher123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

They say this and then immediately release news of the Horizons co-op game that will definitely be a Live Service game.

isarai_lee122d ago

I feel like they knew that given the fact that the very furst thing they say in the trailer is to reassure they still make so games 😆

isarai_lee122d ago

I feel like they knew that given the fact that the very first furst thing they say in the trailer is to reassure they still make so games 😆

vTuro24123d ago

Bet they're regrettings spending those billions pretty hard right now.

S2Killinit122d ago

Destiny has been a huge success.

Redemption-64122d ago

They will not. Destiny has been popular for over 10 years, something most games can never hope to achieve. Most people, including myself those Bungie was going to make a D3 after the final shape DLC. Marathon looks to be a hit and a D3 announcement could break records.

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Destiny 2 Update 9.5.0.5

Patch notes for Update 9.5.0.5, the one about Equilibrium fixes and more, are now available.

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Destiny 2 is considering adding Sparrow Racing League, unvaulted campaigns, more, new survey reveals

A new survey shows Destiny 2 is considering adding Sparrow Racing League, unvaulted campaigns, NPC sidekicks, new PvP and Gambit modes, and much more.

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