I'm writting this small wall of text in order to suggest, or better yet, request Bungie to give a chance to all the players who put hours and hours of time and are constantly playing Destiny but who don't want to spend money just so that they can get a [b]chance[/b] of getting the elusive Skull Mask.
Even though there's this argument going on that "this is just an aesthetical item that doesn't affect gameplay", i feel the need to point out something beforehand. On similar types of games as Destiny, when there's this very rare item that everybody is trying to get, normally there's two options given to you: The first one rewards all those hardworking and determined enough players that manage to complete a set of very difficult tasks with the said item, while the second one involves spending money on microtransactions to get the item and are meant for those who can't be bothered to waste time (or simply don't have any) but still want to make sure they get it.
Now, in the case of the Skull Mask, Destiny gives us only the second option that i mentioned, making it impossible to acquire the item through normal gameplay without spending money or on the very rare cases that it comes out with the free Treasures of the Lost pack we are given. Not only that but, to those who pay (and like i already mentioned up there), it's also [b]not guaranteed [/b] that they will get said item when buying a pack of the Treasures of the Lost which me and many others find rather unfair...
So, my suggestion (which i hope that is shared with many other fans) is the following: in other to [b]truly[/b] reward players that want to work hard for it, how about if you guys made [b]a quest in which it would be required for a player to have all of the other 16 masks and only then you would finally be able to get the Skull Mask?[/b]
I think that this way many fans such as myself would be pleased knowing that we still have a chance in getting it without ending up with an empty wallet and, since getting all the other masks still involve a lot of luck and time put on it, it would avoid the problem of this item becoming too common or easy to get between players .
Feel free to use this suggestion in any other events such as this one that you guys might do in the future (for example, on Christmas)!
With that, i thank you guys for the attention given to all your fans and hope that you see this as a helpful tip.
Best regards,
A Concerned Fan.
P.S.: You should also consider giving out something else after having completed one of the existing quests like paper glue instead of another Gifts of the Lost with more rare masks that we probably already have and that will disappear in the end of the Festival of the Lost either way.
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I agree, I grind 3 characters every day for 8+hrs a day and have spent $310 on this game to still not have legendary edition emotes that people got for $70 and the ghost mask. I have spent $30 so far for this mask with no luck and on top of everything else, this make me just not want to play any more. Very disappointing.
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Bungie wont reply to this. My skull mask thread sat at the top of the trending page for days and no reply from Deej or Cozmo. If you scroll through the forums you will notice they literally only reply in threads that have nothing to do with a real community discussion. They are more worried about promoting their sub-reddit page and playing "guess the exotic" game in threads than discussing something with the community they are managers of. I figured they weren't discussing it because it would be included in the weekly update but nope.
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I completely agree with this post. To me the 3 quests they provide seem completely pointless. . .they reward you with something you can already get just by killing stuff. If they really wanted to make the quests worth it, they should reward "Treasures of the Lost" not "Gifts of the Lost." It wouldn't guarantee you the skull but at least you could get a few more shots (or just 1 more if you still don't have TTK like me). As to the people who complain about the randomness of the skull. . .I feel like it is actually pretty unfair that people can spend money because they want the skull, but can get completely screwed by RNG. It should be guaranteed from certain packages, like if someone bought the 6 pack of Treasures or something. Paywall + RNG. . .Bungie continues to scheme and get let off the hook for some absurd reason. . .
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Edited by DarkEmpire1822: 11/2/2015 6:57:53 PM
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they are trying to create 2 classes of people in this game, silver buyers (A+ customers), and everybody else (they dont care about)
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The skull mask is so god damn ugly, goes to the category "flame -stickers on 90's Nissan Micra."
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Im surpized a moderator hasent replied
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Open the vault you call a wallet and throw them bones.
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Casi de Halloween
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I don't see a problem with gifting players that are willing to pay but I can agree that not giving an option to those who can't or, instead of paying, prefer to work hard for it is somewhat wrong.
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Oh Bungie you are always just that much short from hitting it 'out the park'. #BUMP
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Edited by T34L ST33L 01: 10/29/2015 7:55:19 PM
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I agree, I bought a few packages to get the glue for the other masks I wanted to keep... no Skull mask. Felt a bit cheated. It's not a deal-breaker, but it would be nice to have. Just looks so flippin' cool!
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yeah, was a stupid premise: gather candy to get masks to do quests for more candy (bags)
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I second this.
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I would support this.
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Edited by NINER4LIFE82: 10/29/2015 3:13:31 PMDamn you people would bitch if they gave you all the gold in Fort Knox. It's like saying they forgot to give you 2 bars, but you got a billion dollars worth already.