Asmongold calls out Destiny 2\u2019s \u201cpay to win\u201d battle pass monetization YouTube: AsmongoldTVAsmongold had Destiny 2\u2019s battle pass monetization explained to him, with it being pointed out that players can pay their way to some of the game\u2019s best guns. He was bewildered by Bungie\u2019s practices, and at one point walked away from his PC in disbelief. Aztecross\u2019 video explaining how Destiny 2 has become a \u201cmicrotransaction hell\u201d in his eyes has gone viral, spreading its wings outside of the Destiny community and bringing the issue to a larger audience. Asmongold gave the video a watch and was shocked by Destiny 2\u2019s monetization practices. He claimed the game was \u201cobviously pay to win\u201d and said that Bungie \u201ccrossed the line\u201d when it comes to how the game should be monetized. Destiny 2 players have been rebelling against Bungie for the way the newest battle pass was rolled out, and Asmongold agreed with much of the sentiment from the community. With a few caveats. Asmongold hits out at \u201cpay to win\u201d Destiny 2 battle pass After over an hour of watching through a video explaining Destiny 2\u2019s latest battle pass, Asmongold wasn\u2019t happy with the way Destiny 2 was monetized. And, while Asmongold doesn\u2019t play the game himself, he\u2019s got a wealth of experience with having to grind out items in a game like World of Warcraft. In games like these, it\u2019s about more than just getting a legendary item: It\u2019s about getting good rolls on items with just the right stats you need. The Destiny 2 community rallied behind Asmon, with those in the community shocked such a high-profile streamer was spotlighting issues in a game he doesn\u2019t even play. \u201cSo\u2026 Just so I understand, you can expedite getting these pieces of gear by buying levels of your battle pass that will give you the items that allow you to craft these things that give you gold rolls for your weapons? Guys, I think that\u2019s kinda bad.\u201d Considering the Battle Pass is built around giving players \u201cgod rolls\u201d on items they craft via battle pass exclusive currency, Asmongold understood players\u2019 frustrations. Especially considering that the battle pass was the only way for new players to get their hands on old items that have since been rolled out of the game. He also drew comparisons to Diablo Immortal, a game that was also heavily criticized for its monetization practices. \u201cIsn\u2019t it crazy how, like, I\u2019ve never played this game but I already know exactly what\u2019s gonna f***ing happen? Cause, like, it\u2019s the same every f***ing time. That\u2019s so sad. It\u2019s the same song and dance.\u201d However, Asmongold also pointed out one key detail: Bungie wouldn\u2019t be implementing these systems if players weren\u2019t spending money on them and still playing each update. \u201cThe players can complain, but they\u2019ll keep playing.\u201d Additionally, Asmongold seemed excited for Marathon, Bungie\u2019s next game. As long as it doesn\u2019t have these same monetization practices, that is. \u201cOh, I think this is great. I hope Bungie milks these Destiny players for all they\u2019re worth and Marathon comes out and it\u2019s lit. Cause I\u2019m gonna play Marathon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Asmongold calls out Destiny 2\u2019s \u201cpay to win\u201d battle pass monetization YouTube: AsmongoldTVAsmongold had Destiny 2\u2019s battle pass monetization explained to him, with it being pointed out that players can pay their way to some of the game\u2019s best guns. He was bewildered by Bungie\u2019s practices, and at one point walked away from his PC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}