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Edited by Da Dookie Butt: 10/30/2014 3:27:48 PM
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WTF Exclusive DLC now?

As frustrating as it is for xbox users not having any exclusive content found on Playstation (extra pvp map, extra strike, extra exotics) and also all the PS4 events like the the ninja bounty, it must be really frustrating for all the creative people at Bungie to have the execs get in the way of their creation. Now it was announced today that Playstation will be getting another exclusive strike with the new dlc (and I can only assume same will go with the House of Wolves dlc) increasing the number of strikes to 9. This sucks because xbox owners who have spent the same amount of money on destiny and the season pass only get 7 and strikes are a key point in the replayability of Destiny. Bungie messed up because of the deal with Playstation they are hurting their customers on xbox which will result in player drop off and thus not being able to sustain the number of players desired for their 10 year plan. I really like this game and I am an xbox one owner who is starting to feel the fatigue. With all the great options for games, I doubt i will be able to make it 1 full year to get the content that shouldn't have been taken away in the first place. PS4 exclusives only benefit Playstation (not Playstation owners) because its designed to get people who either don't have a system and are using this game as a justification to purchase a console or the people who have both to buy it for their system. Gamers lose because of all these deals (Xbox lost on Destiny but PS lost on Tomb Raider worse imo), Programmers/Artist/Writer lose because the things they worked hard on are purposely not distributed to everyone. Sony and Microsoft win because people are forced to choose. I wish the console wars were more about developing new exclusive ips (Gears, Last of Us) and not cutting content (Tiger Woods releasing 19 dlc courses for $50 same day the game came out) or timed releases (cod). As a side note, retailer exclusives need to stop too. I hope bungie is addressing this issue and coming up with ways to rectify the exclusivity mistake. A few suggestions I have are: - xbox events (along with ps events) - additional free weapons/ armor (diluting the benefits ps owners get) - additional free add on strikes or variants (different enemy placement would do wonders) - modified strike playlist (playlist should have special currency and maybe less weapon xp) ---- example: only green/purple ammo drops from enemies (rocket strike would be so fun) ---- example: weapon type buffs (scout riffle would be OP for the strike) - more venders that accept vanguard marks (maybe some that accept a third currency that you get from my modified strike playlist suggestion) - confirmation that after the contract is over ps and xbox will have the same content Please feel free to add on to my list and hopefully bungie will fix this so that we don't see this as common business practices in the future.

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  • I signed up just to comment about this. Yes, I have Destiny on the X1, but I'm not going to whine and complain. I just want them to know that I think this is bad business and that I won't be buying the DLC or any other DLC for Destiny for that matter. Whoever made this deal is surely high up and likely a smart person. They new they were screwing Xbox owners when they made the deal and obviously didn't care. That's fine. They're free to steer their business as they see fit. Unfortunately, their number 1 priority is not to deliver value and quality to their entire fanbase. I won't speculate on what fueled the decision, I'll only point out that whatever it was was obviously more important than presenting all of their customers with the same deal. If we were to all agree that what you get on PS4 is $20 worth of value, then that means that Xbox owners are expected to overpay for what they get. Is it fair? Sure it's fair because we don't have to buy it. Again, they can do what they want. They're only losing out on a single customer with me and, at only $20, I'm 100% sure it's not a big deal to them. I'm only posting this because if anyone anywhere within their organization reads this, I'd like them to know that these practices tend to sour experiences for some people. Bungie has always had a fantastic reputation and that certainly didn't come by accident. People love Bungie because they're known for creating quality products that are fun to play and replay. I worry that the passion for customer service that built that reputation might have waned or otherwise been negatively affected. Anyway, my 2 cents. Best of luck Bungie.

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