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There isn't much that gets this usually calm and collected associate editor riled up, but Bungie's latest move with Destiny's The Dark Below expansion pack – which released earlier today – has everyone in the Push Square office clambering for safety from this author's outrage.

Indeed, upon booting up the sci-fi shooter just moments ago, it would appear that we're locked out of some existing content, namely the weekly Heroic Strike, and the weekly Nightfall Strike. When hovering over the icons, we're told that the aforementioned expansion is required, despite the fact that these missions are normally open for everyone.

Essentially, this means that without buying the DLC, you won't be able to participate in these activities, which are basically two of the best ways to collect rare gear and items necessary for levelling up your Guardian. And, while it would seem that these new tasks will be rotated on a weekly basis, that doesn't change the fact that existing content is being held hostage.

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On top of that, it also looks like the developer has removed Cryptarch engram rewards from Strike playlists that aren't part of the expansion, meaning that it's now harder than ever to grab some half-decent loot.

Now listen: we like Destiny. We gave the game an 8/10 in our review, and we still reckon that as a co-op experience, it's one of the best on the PlayStation 4 – but this removal of existing content is an absolute smack in the face to anyone who purchased the original release. Let's hope that Bungie does something about this soon, because as it stands, you've just had your already repetitive title carved up and hidden away behind a pretty substantial paywall.