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Edited by DC_Rich: 10/27/2015 7:29:21 PM
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The Taken King.... More like The Taken Kontent

Never have I played a game that removed content and put it all behind a paywall. This is a new low in the video game industry, and Activision and Bungie should be ashamed of themselves. I can no longer play the only things I enjoyed in the game, as they were all taken away. I was thinking about buying TTK, but couldn't afford it just yet. So, I figured I would just do weeklies, play control, do some higher level strike playlists, and maybe some Iron Banner when it drops. Well, can't do any of that now. As a result of this under-handed business tactic, I will not be purchasing TTK, as I cannot support developers who treat their customers this way. Now, before your even mention the EULA, know that there are consumer protection laws for some people, that prevent anyone from agreeing to an unfair contract, even if they previously accepted this agreement. And, I believe they are in violation of these LAWS, which the EULA is not. *EDIT: for those interested, I have filed formal complaints with the BBB, as well as the Washington State Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Division. I guess we will see just how far Bungie is legally allowed to take things, and if they are legally in the wrong. As consumers, it is our right to complain of injustices, regardless of EULA's. Anyone refuting this fact is nothing short of ignorant. Now we will see what the law has to say. *Edit: it's amazing how toxic this community is. It seems there is no camaraderie in this community, and people just resort to personal attacks at the first sign of someone having a different opinion, or a genuine issue with the product. Bungie, in my opinion, made a shitty decision, and showed they don't care for anyone who does not purchase TTK, and all the fanboy's can't see past their blind love for the game. So I pose a question to everyone. Ignoring the EULA, what do you think of the way Bungie has handled this expansion roll-out with regards to those that have not purchased it? Put yourselves in their shoes, and give an honest answer. *Edit: For those that care, the BBB complaint has been processed, and Activision has until October 02, 2015 to respond. Apparently hundreds of people have filed complaints against Activision for various games, with amicable resolutions. There is hope. *Edit: just to clear a misunderstanding. I own the game and the first 2 expansions. I paid over $100 for all that just like everyone else. I don't want anything for free. I just want what I have always had... What everyone always had. *Edit: So, Activision responded to my complaint, and had the following to say: [quote]I understand your frustrations, I have dealt with other cases similar to yours. Unfortunately we are not in a situation to provide refunds or compensation. Unfortunately the only thing I am capable of doing for you is to pass along any feedback you might have. I do not know if this policy will change in the future. If there was more I could do, I would do it with no questions asked. For now if you have any more feedback please feel free to update this case along with your Gamertag/PSN ID. Thank you for your time and have a good day.[/quote] They assume that all I want is money. I just want the features back. I already responded to them, and the BBB case. It seems Activision really doesn't care to solve the issue... big surprise there. *Edit: For those that have not seen this. If Bungie is forced to do this, does that not mean their EULA was in violation of these customer's rights? They are forced to right a wrong, and have been given a reasonable window in which to address it. And yes, they are providing storage upgrades. [url]https://www.destinythegame.com/size-requirements[/url] *Edit: To all those following this, I have just received a response back from the Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Division of Washington State. They have reviewed my complaint, and deemed it appropriate to move forward. Note, this is a law office deeming this a valid complaint regarding the Consumer Protection Act. So, if they see this as a valid complaint, what right does anyone else have to label this otherwise? They know the law better than you. *Edit: This may be my final edit. For those interested, it appears you can get a refund on your purchase by sending your disc into Activision, and requesting a refund. As per Bungie's EULA, if you do not agree with the terms therein, you are entitled to a refund. So, any guardians out there that don't agree with what happened, and would like a refund, just send your disc to Activision and request one. One final note, should you do this, Bungie will apparently delete your characters and Destiny account from their servers; you have been warned.

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  • Lol. It's tough being 12 ain't it?

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    • Can't hear you over your ignorance

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      • *Content

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      • You sir, are an idiot. If you read the terms you would know they have the right to take away anything they want. Even then, you still have all the stuff you had when you bought the game. When did you buy this game? I think you must be new here because it has been the same story with TDB and HoW. To be honest, if you don't like the rules, don't play. [spoiler]tell me if you are quitting so I can make the deej and harold ryan post[/spoiler]

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        • Lmfao, cant wait for them to laugh in your face. Yo had [i][b]nothing[/b][/i] taken away from you and still have access to all of the content you paid for and none of what you didnt pay for.

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          • "regardless of EULA's" LOL

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          • If you really did do all that shit I salute you. There's very few people nowadays that actually DO things to help themselves. Sincerely Wired Opposites bungie slave no. 666637

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            • You signed an agreement which read that they could modify the code and block you from accessing certain parts of the data without warning or consent. You're the ignorant one, if you feel so deeply about this, why'd you tick the box reading "I have read the license agreement", if you clearly haven't? :|

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            • Well said

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            • You signed an agreement which read that they could modify the code and block you from accessing certain parts of the data without warning or consent. You're the ignorant one.

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            • Let me get in on that class action law suit!

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            • Technically speaking the only thing you could do is not buy ttk and not play destiny. By buying the game they have the right to restrict content.

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              • [quote]Before we start let me say first off I am no "Desticle" I have not bought TTK and I have no intention to do so until I see review scores and impressions that make me feel its worth my $40 purchase. So I am missing out on the new content just like you guys are. I don't drink the Kool Aid. I think that $40 for a DLC is a joke even if it is an "Expansion". I personally believe I am one of the most outspoken critics on the forums regarding TTK and its various scandals. Then why am I bothering to post this you ask? Because I believe in fairness and the ranting and raving I am seeing in thread after thread is not fair towards Bungie. It is a HUGE overreaction and the bombastic claims of being robbed of content and being scammed is just downright idiotic. [b][u]You have not had any missions, strikes, raids, or weapons taken away from you that you have purchased. You can still play all the TDB missions/strikes, HoW missions/strikes and you can certainly still play the vanilla missions/strikes. The same goes for the crucible. You still have every right to play the maps that you have already paid for in the classic playlists in the crucible. [/u][/b] The only thing you have been locked out of is new endgame content like Nightfalls, Weeklies, Raid etc etc. That is not content that you bought that is a [i]FEATURE[/i] of the game. A feature that centers [i]around [/i]the latest content. When you bought TDB you bought the strikes, missions, gear etc etc and the Nightfall then took that content and featured it every week. Now that TTK is the latest content the Nightfall now features THAT content. So no you don't get to do the Nightfall because the Nightfall features new content. Content that you have not paid for. So please stop acting as if Bungie came into your game and pulled all of the missions and gear from your bleeding fingers and pissed on your Ghost. This is how expansion based games have operated for YEARS now. The new expansion comes out with new gear, new missions, and a new level cap. That new content is then featured front and center in every way and the old content is pushed off to the side. WoW, Diablo, SWTOR etc etc have followed this design for years. This is not new and this not shocking. They did it for TDB and they did it for HoW, but they did it on a smaller scale because they were smaller packages. TTK is essentially Destiny 1 part 2. So of course its impact on the day to day functionality of the game is gonna be MUCH more noticeable and much more profound. You paid for content. You got that content. You [i]still have[/i] that content. You can still play that content. [i]Features[/i] such as the endgame activities however will always be geared toward the latest content and if you don't have that content then you obviouslly cannot participate in the features that use that new content. The same goes for the levelcap as well. You paid for the level-cap to be increased in each of the new DLC's that came out because they were TIED to that content and you need that gear in order to REACH that new cap. They have now raised it again and have tied that cap to the new gear. Gear you don't have access to because you have not paid for it yet. So of [i]COURSE[/i] the Vendors are going to be selling the latest and greatest gear. Do you honestly think that they should still be selling old level Vanilla gear like Shadow Price or The Devil You Know even though its been outclassed ages ago? I understand that you are upset that your options are limited now because the content you bought is no longer[i] featured[/i], but don't sit their and claim that it is no longer there or that you no longer have access to it. Because it is and you do.[/quote] [quote]Bungie may change, modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Program at any time. Bungie may also impose limits on certain features or restrict your access to parts or all of the Program without notice or liability. You have no interest, monetary or otherwise, in any feature or content contained in the Program.[/quote]

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                • Destiny and other persistent games blur the line between games as a [i]product [/i]and games as a [i]service[/i]. I think making moral judgements based on a rather unique offering in the market is unfair. The [i]product [/i]players purchased is the missions, strikes, and raids, while the [i]services [/i]they purchased are curated playlists such as weekly strikes and Nightfalls. Those players have access to all of their product while the services are no longer supported.

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                • The nightfall modes and iron banner are and game activities that you can no longer do because you would be under leveled anyway. You are no longer at the end game. You didn't purchase iron banner of nightfall infact because iron banner is just control with a different name you can still play control. That's just one example I'm not going to write a book and explain but they didnt really do anything wrong

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                • The fact that it's a video game and you're taking it to the court like its the difference between life and death is pretty pathetic. Don't like how the game works? Move on. No one gives a shit about your bullshit laws and neither does bungie.

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                • Can someone tell me what's blocked in PvP if you don't have the dlc?

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                • If u feel like you're going to make a difference stop because you're not. No crying or denying of buying content is gonna do anything m.

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                • TL;DR but you're not gonna find a solution here so you're just crying for attention right now so leave you pleb

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                • You filed complaints with the BBB and whoever else over a 80$ video game? Holy shit bruh.... Get over it. I'm sure in bungie's terms of service they pretty much guarantee you nothing.

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                • Good, go. Byeeeeee. Take all the other goobers whining about this with you.

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                • 10/10 best satire post I've read on the overreaction of the non Taken King adopters. My favorite part was where you threatened to try and take legal action even though you accepted the EULA. I also like how you act like you've got a case when the vision and the plan for the game was known at release and you bought it anyway... Wait, what?!? You're actually serious with this shit?!? Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahshahshshshshshshahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah<breath>hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha "What an idiot" - direct quote from whoever reads your BBB complaint.

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                  • Not far considering you agreed to the limited software terms and agreement. Poor guy, they'll just point and laugh at you

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                  • Good luck with the boards, I really don't think you have a case. But you mention this is the first game to remove content, let me edumacate you: The flock just launch with a steadfast expeiration date chosen before launch meaning that there is allowed to be an end date to a game, legally. Though the flock isn't a great example so how about WoW. Each expansion the arena is moved to the highest level. This would be Destiny's equivalent to ToO. I never have heard a complaint about that. And it is literally the same thing you are facing. What about another Bungie favorite, Halo 2. Go ahead, put the disk in your Xbox. Now try to connect to online multiplayer... I'm waiting. Oh wait, it's gone. Why not just play City of Heroes than... Wait, You can't? Weird, this is the nature of online gaming. Because it cost money to support the servers they are allowed to remove what they please. Just because they come out with a product, it doesn't mean they have to pay for eternity just to keep it open. You are buying a license to access their server, nothing more. I do agree with one point you made, vote with your wallet. It's smart. Give money to companies you respect. Enjoy whatever you decide to play, especially City of Heroes.

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                  • MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!!!!!

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                    • Lmao you didn't file a complain no way If you did that's incredibly sad... This game works like a subscription dumbass, you pay, you get some, you pay some more, you get some more. Which is not illegal at all buddy, but I'm sure you gave some preBARs at the state law office a good laugh

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