With slick shooting and some stunning scenery, Destiny would have been a shoo-in for our Game of the Year if there was a bit more substance to it. Bungie seems aware that its first-person shooter lacks content, though, and has plotted out a rather long roadmap of post-release support for the not-quite MMO. The plan was put into action with the disappointing The Dark Below late last year, and will continue with The House of Wolves soon.
A leaked image teases that this big content drop will deploy on 10th March, which is a Tuesday, and will include three story missions, one strike, one raid, and four Crucible maps much like its predecessor. However, the big news is that, according to the aforementioned photograph, an even bigger expansion pack named Comet: The Plague of Darkness will deploy in September. This will include 12 story missions, four strikes, one raid, six Crucible maps, and one new location.
Assuming that the picture is accurate, it looks like this will ship in a box – perhaps as part of some kind of Definitive Edition. There's also the mention of new subclasses and weapon types, so it should seriously boost the amount of stuff to do in the game. Apparently, it'll be followed by two smaller expansion packs as well, which we suppose will lead into a full sequel in 2016. Of course, while we're keen on the idea of more content, we can't help but wonder how much this is all going to cost.
[source bungie.net, via reddit.com, vg247.com]
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If it's any less than 40 quid I'll be shocked.
@Jonny Sadly, as will I.
If, in the very unlikely event, they gave this away as an apology for shipping half a game; it would cement my intent to purchase Destiny 2. I'd even pay for the next two DLC. But it will likely ship £75 with a pass for the next two DLC, which would be a shame. I'm currently still a loyal Destiny player but £150 for two/three years, that's too much.
Interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if comet had more than is shown. They will be releasing something like that though. It's why they have an expansion pass instead of a season pass right now.
The fact that the 'expansion pass' only gets you access to two expansions is a bit... daft.
But yeah, this so called Comet thing will be around double the price of the previous DLC, I'd wager.
Loved destiny but the constant critisism and QQ'ing ruined the game, now eveybody has EVERYTHINTG not quite MMO is a good description. I stopped playing it after the Dark below, smashed the raid on 2 classes the first week the new raid was out and all 3 classes the week after, very dissapointing I am by no means a "pro" MMO player the crybaby's turned it into a weak game, it has no content and the content thats in it is to easy. ESO all the way, at least the sub's will keep the scrub's away.
Not interested. This game was just.....Well...boring. i just don't understand how people are actually still playing this when there are so many amazing games that are being ignored. I was actually told by a avid Destiny player that shadow of mordor was to repetitive and that's why he plays Destiny over SoM. It's like this game brainwashes people
@ShogunRok I agree with you.... 40$ for the expansion and at least 100 for the "definitive" edition with all the dlc up to now.... so at the end they will make us pay around 150$ for a complete game.... I honestly hope this money grabbing strategy will make them fail hard... people should be wise enough and quit this legal heist
Are you kidding me? So they did give us half a game (once you include the season pass content) and now plan to sell us the other half as well!?! What a bunch of bull crap! Please don't buy this, don't support this sort of business model!
@BetweenTheTrees
I myself have played entirely too much destiny, but I will say this, shadows of mordor wasn't my cup of tea. I bought it digitally, so I may go back to it, but it just never grabbed me. I put maybe 6-7hrs in it, and spent all that time hunting down captains and whatnot. That system was easily the greatest part of that game. To each their own I say.
As far as the planned dlc goes, good. There's no way they could keep a 10yr plan without constant content updates, and I look forward to what's next. I don't think anything after the dark below content was left intentionally out of they game, and also believe if gamers were more receptive to a traditional sub fee mmo we wouldn't get high priced dlc shoved out every few months. But that's for another forum.
@arnoldlayne83 I actually think you're looking at more than that. $60 for the game, $40 for the first two expansions, $40 for Comet, $40 for the final two expansions... $180!
What a RIP OFF!! I really enjoy this game but I can't keep paying out this kind of money!! Make the skin of a game and sell all the content over 10yrs!! Bungie must be rubbing there hands at this easy money making SCAM!!!!
@get2sammyb very much possible.... if the first two expansions sell like hot cakes, they will ask even more for comet!
I honestly think it's too late for them now. The story is battered and awful. You can't DLC a story into a game lol. They need to learn from the mistakes and move on.
Super disappointed in Bungie.
Bungie is dead to me.
So the new location is a comet? Lol
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