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11/18/2017 8:44:10 AM
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[quote]actually we DO NOT pay bungies salary. IF you pay taxes you pay for your police department. but no way in hell do you pay crap just by buying a fifty buck game.
holier than though maybe?
grow up[/quote]
Lol wut?
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Edited by BarretOblivion: 11/19/2017 2:24:20 AMLet me shine a light into this matter. The money we pay for the game doesn't go directly to bungie. It does to the developer's in this case "Activision" only a small portion of the sales go to Bungie. The majority of the money used for their salaries came from Activision when they signed a contract with Bungie. Its the reason why they have strict a timetable to create and ship content for us to purchase. If they don't, according to the contract, Activision can force Bungie to merge with them.
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Edited by FromNowOn: 11/19/2017 2:48:49 AM[quote]Let me shine a light into this matter. The money we pay for the game doesn't go directly to bungie. It does to the developer's in this case "Activision" only a small portion of the sales go to Bungie. The majority of the money used for their salaries came from Activision when they signed a contract with Bungie. Its the reason why they have strict a timetable to create and ship content for us to purchase. If they don't, according to the contract, Activision can force Bungie to merge with them.[/quote] Sorry but that's just plain wrong. Activision is a [b]publisher[/b] and Bungie is a [b]developer[/b]. Activision 100% CANNOT "force Bungie to merge with them". How does that even make sense? You're right that the revenue generated from sales gets split between multiple parties, but that information is not public. You and I both have absolutely NO CLUE what their ratios are and who gets paid what. The budget was never intended to be spent fully on Destiny 1, nor was it expected to carry them through the 10 year plan. There was always (as in most businesses) a plan to supplement initial funding with sales. Destiny 1 was reported making ~$350 million at launch and was also reported as not costing "anything near $500 million for development". The exact trail of money from my pocket to the pockets of all the individual devs that work at Bungie is untraceable. Sure. I'm just saying WE drive this franchise forward with our dollars, it's time to start being smart and acting like we deserve that responsibility. When I say "we pay their salaries" I mean that as in we have every right to be critical and give feedback when necessary. We are the reason that Destiny stays afloat and doesn't run out of money! Is that accurate enough for all you business moguls? 🙄
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Edited by BarretOblivion: 11/19/2017 3:57:59 AMIts in the contract. Haven't you been paying attention to the reports as to why Bungie had to make absolute certain they made the deadline? https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-stock-bungie-activision-2017/ Ahh, see if Activision gets 51% then Bungie loses their major decision making of their company. Sorry YOU didn't have any clue about what you are talking about. Its the same story that is going on with Ubisoft for awhile. Another company was trying to do a company take over by having the majority of the companies stock.
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[quote]Its in the contract. Haven't you been paying attention to the reports as to why Bungie had to make absolute certain they made the deadline? https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-stock-bungie-activision-2017/ Ahh, see if Activision gets 51% then Bungie loses their major decision making of their company. Sorry YOU didn't have any clue about what you are talking about.[/quote] BAHAHAHHAHAHAHA DUDE THERE'S A BOLDED UPDATE AT THE TOP OF THE ARTICLE THAT SAYS [quote][UPDATE: Activision has denied the earlier report from Kotaku, saying that “There is no scenario where Activision, or any other partner we work with, is awarded Bungie stock.”][/quote] This is the part where you eat your words, pack your bags, and take the night off. Thanks for coming out, champ.
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Negative. Activision "denial" means jack beans and you know this. It leads to negative PR and they would absolutely deny this at any turn they can. Try again, my point remains firm.
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[quote]Negative. Activision "denial" means jack beans and you know this. It leads to negative PR and they would absolutely deny this at any turn they can. Try again, my point remains firm.[/quote] Your point remains denied and weak.. at best. That's not even the model that is ACTUALLY explained in the contract which [i]YOU[/i] have OBVIOUSLY not read or even researched. Bungie continues to own the intellectual property of its games, and Activision has a 10-year exclusive right to publish them on a variety of platforms and devices. In fact, seeing as Bungie is a PRIVATE COMPANY, the equity remains (newsflash) PRIVATE. Activision owns exactly 0% of Bungie, which is why both Activision AND Bungie phrased their statement like that. There is NO SCENARIO where ownership is even on the table for discussion, and neither party is even interested in that! Another fact from the pages of the contract: Bungie is eligible for a number of performance and sales-based bonuses depending on Destiny meeting certain development milestones and sales goals. That's because while the equity in a private company cannot be traded on a stock exchange and may not otherwise be marketable, there are various means by which private companies can provide long-term equity incentives that may also be liquid investments for employees. Activision, as previously stated, retains the exclusive right to publish all Destiny titles. However, Bungie retains ownership of the Destiny intellectual property regardless of its relationship with Activision. And it certainly retains ownership of itself! ... sigh.
