Siden Bungie afslørede The Taken King, har der været en lidt bitter modtagelse fra Destiny's fans.
På den ene side, er der vrede over at skulle be
...tale £39.99 for en udvidelse, lige meget hvor "major" den er. På den anden er der spillere, der ikke ønsker at betale igen, for det indhold de har modtaget via spillets collector's edition.
I et fascinerende interview på Eurogamer forsvarer Bungie's Luke Smith beslutningen om, at inkludere indhold, i dette tilfælde nye danse-moves, i en pakke som kræver at spillerene køber indhold to gange.
"There is no way right now for you to get the new dance emotes without doing that. Those are Collector's Edition exclusive. We've set some stuff aside for that edition specifically to really make it appeal to fans who have engaged with the game already and also to people that will enter the game this autumn."
Intervieweren pointerede derefter, at nogle fans er forvirrede over, at blive spurgt om at købe indhold, som de allerede ejer:
"Yeah, I can totally empathise with those people. But the Collector's Edition is a pretty cool package for people who want to pursue that stuff. Otherwise, surely what you're saying is that you would want to buy them separately, right?"
Senere i interviewet bliver prisen på udvidelsen diskuteret, og her sagde Smith:
"So, purchasers get a big, rich campaign. Fully voiced cinematics and the story of what happens when an angry alien god wages war on a solar system, all with a satisfying conclusion. You also have a new subclass to pursue and unlock. We also have a bunch of new strikes - we're not yet talking about how many - and a new raid. We're showing two new PVP modes and four PVP maps this week, and it's a fairly safe bet we're not done yet showing things off.
"So I'm fairly excited about the value proposition. We're calling this a major expansion because it is. We're giving people a whole new place to go, that new destination..."
Han bliver derefter konfronteret med, at udvidelsen har samme pris som spillet selv:
"We're really comfortable with the value we're giving to players this autumn. I believe that once we begin to share more, players will be even more excited. And for existing players it also comes with the Founder's pack with a new Sparrow, shader and emblem."
The Taken King ankommer d. 15 september.
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