In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Trials of Osiris are a PvP event for the elite. The head of it has now given an interview. It revolved around the question of whether it is okay to pay for a trip to Mercury.
The Playboy is known for its high-quality articles about online shooters. One of the magazine’s journalists, who can only be read for the articles, is apparently a Destiny fan and recently had himself taken to Mercury for money (tch!).
The trip to Mercury is only available if a team of three players achieves 9 wins without losing a match (at least roughly, with buffs the reality looks a bit different). On Mercury, special weapons are waiting.
Is it okay to pay for a trip to Mercury?
The Playboy hired paid Destiny mercenaries for research purposes, paying between $30 (to a streamer who does it for donations) and $100 (for a semi-professional group with a website) per run. Even though these players are all afraid of Bungie’s revenge, they take the risk. For some, this is reportedly a lucrative business. The group with the $100 price tag aims to make up to $6,000 per week, which divided by 6 people (that’s how many are involved) is still a considerable sum.
Now the Playboy asked Derek Carroll, the head of this mode, what he thinks about it.
At Bungie there is no “official statement” on this. At least none that Carroll knows of. When asked again, he responded: “We avoid the topic and will continue to do so. I really have nothing to say about it.”
He himself thinks it’s great when players carry their friends if one is strong enough to lead one or two others to success. However, when money comes into play, he finds it somehow “creepy.”
More info on the Trials of Osiris in Destiny
Otherwise, there were these additional infos in the interview regarding the Trials of Osiris:
- The 6 maps that we now know are all maps that can come up. The maps were chosen by Derek Carrol. These are the 6 best, not just according to Bungie, but “Research” showed this too.
- Maps like “Rusted Lands” were to be avoided; many are already familiar with them, instead, the focus was on “House of Wolves.”
- Fans increasingly demand that the Burning Shrine should ALWAYS come up.
- That you need 9 wins is no coincidence; it was determined based on investigations and mathematical considerations.
- They wanted everyone to try the Trials of Osiris, but knew that casual players would drop out.
- Trials of Osiris are becoming more “hardcore” from week to week; they lose players in the activity week by week, which they were already aware of; online games are like that unless you change the rewards.
