In Destiny 2 there is excitement about new items in the game’s cash shop, the Eververse. Bungie has brought back cosmetic items from past seasons into the store, selling them individually. However, the prices have significantly increased. At Bungie, this is referred to as a “nostalgia flashback,” and the promotion is limited to 3 weeks.
How can you spend money on Destiny?
- Destiny 2 is free to play. However, the current expansion costs €60: At the moment, it is Lightfall.
- If you purchase a yearly pass with the expansion, it adds another €40, bringing the total to €100. Those who pay €100 can play Destiny 2 for a year with all available activities. This €100 needs to be reinvested every year. The yearly pass includes the respective “season passes,” which allow you to unlock cosmetic items as long as you play Destiny 2 actively during the season.
- Additionally, there is a cash shop in Destiny 2, the “Eververse,” that offers cosmetic items that can be purchased with real money currency called Silver.
Overall, the prices in Destiny 2 are high and were harshly criticized by streamer Asmongold.
Secondhand clothes at luxury clothing prices
This is now the cause for anger: A user on Reddit explains: Everything that was to be earned in cosmetic rewards in previous €10 season passes is now in the cash shop Eververse, but costs €60 there. Even €80 if you want to buy all 3 sets.
The player mocks: “Inflation is really hitting hard. I would have liked to pay $10 or $15 to buy things from earlier seasons that I missed, but the price is ridiculous now.”
The thread has over 1,600 upvotes and 500 comments (via reddit).
“Nostalgic look back” – only for a limited time
What is this one action? Bungie sells the history as a feature. On Twitter, it was stated on September 12: For 3 weeks, a “nostalgic look back” will be brought into the store.
Players should feel free to comment on which items they would still like to have back from earlier times.
Discussion is divided – Many find the prices too high
What is the discussion about? People are discussing in the Bungie-friendly Reddit with little excitement. Bungie is simply demanding the “standard prices” for items, which are indeed very high.
Some on Reddit criticize Bungie, however: They seem to want to make a lot of money with minimal effort. Players complain that this is “double pricing”: the studio is selling the same thing twice.
What is also unfair? The entire set with all cosmetic contents for each class, including Sparrow, Ghost, Emote, weapon ornament, and finishers costs 8,900 Silver. This is an extremely inconvenient number:
- For €70, you get exactly 8,300 Silver with bonuses.
- However, if you spend €80, you are then at 9,400 Silver.
This already seems as if the 8,300 Silver was not chosen randomly, as players criticize.
What would be an alternative? A suggestion on Twitter receives a lot of support: The prices are simply too high. Bungie could sell the items for the earnable currency “Bright Dust” instead of asking for money.
Bungie should make old materials from the seasons earnable in the game and not purchasable.
“I love the idea – but not the prices”
This is what it’s all about: A user on Twitter clearly states: “I love the idea, but not the prices.”
In itself, it’s cool of Bungie to bring back cosmetic items that players missed. However, selling them through the cash shop is probably the most player-unfriendly solution available.
The action now feels like a step backward compared to the open words from a month ago:
Destiny 2: The boss admits to serious mistakes in an open video and announces what will improve
