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8/19/2016 4:25:02 AM
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The creators of Halo, billion dollar franchise...not getting funding and needing Activision to be successful.
Lol, what a good joke.
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So you think Bungie had 500 million laying around for a 10 year plan? Why didn't they just back themselves oh wise one?
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Edited by Sapid: 8/19/2016 4:46:16 AMUh no, Activision is a powerhouse and was the best opportunity for profit. Not saying it wasn't a smart call. But it's stupid to think Bungie had no one else to go to considering the resources they have from making one of the most popular games ever....I'm sure you aren't under the assumption no one else gave them an offer either. Sony exclusives aren't the "price we paid for destiny". Stop eating out of Activision's hand.
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[quote]Uh no, Activision is a powerhouse and was the best opportunity for profit. Not saying it wasn't a smart call. But it's stupid to think Bungie had no one else to go to considering the resources they have from making one of the most popular games ever....I'm sure you aren't under the assumption no one else gave them an offer either. Sony exclusives aren't the "price we paid for destiny". Stop eating out of Activision's hand.[/quote] How am I eating out of Activisions hand? Sure they had offers, but this one was clearly the smartest choice. You seem to know more than the avg moron on these forums. If you no how business works, why are you complaining to me? Bungie wanted to profit, Activision & Sony gave them what they wanted and Destiny was born. End of story.
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I'm not complaining to you at all really, that wasn't how this talk started. I was referring to how misguided and funny it was to say Destiny wouldn't be here without Activision. Their job isn't to allow Destiny to happen...it's to squeeze every last cent they can out of it. Destiny would've still been a complex, popular game without Activision. I'm almost positive of that. If you were arguing it might not have been as [i]profitable[/i] then I agree. And I'll never accept the "it's just business" excuse towards the exclusive practices going on. Because I'll always respond that a business needs loyal and trusting customers, and that consumers have every right to complain (and in doing so are likely to alter policies). Being mute isn't the correct response to injustice..yeah it's "end of story" if the consumer is silent and takes their beating, but if you speak up then it's never completely over.
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We're on the same page, well close enough.. Anyways it is just business. I work for a multi billion dollar world wide company, and it's a joke how we deal with clients a lot of the time. Buy hey, as long as our leaders are making cake, who cares...
