Bungie announced today plans to implement microtransactions in Destiny. On Tuesday, October 13th, Tess Everis will return to the Tower with a new look, new storefront, and new items to sell for the new in-game currency, Silver.
Through Tess and the new Eververse Trading Company, you'll be able to purchase eighteen different, completely optional emotes that Bungie assures "won't impact the action game in any way."
Purchasing the emotes will cost Silver, a new in-game currency available for purchase for real-world money via your platform storefront. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until October 13th for images and descriptions of each available emote, as well as Silver pricing information.
"If you’re not interested in what Tess has to offer, you won’t ever be forced to pluck an item off of her shelf. You’ll still receive updates to the game, and you won’t lose a Crucible encounter or fail to clear a Raid because you didn’t have the right Eververse Trading Company emote equipped," Bungie assured, adding that these new items will "bolster the service provided by our live team for another full year, as they grow and create more robust and engaging events."
Bungie added that the team is looking to grow beyond Destiny's regular updates and improvements to include "world events, experiences, and feature requests."
Microtransactions are always a sore topic for gamers, with the argument that these sort of things should already be included in the $60 game they purchased — or in Destiny's case, the base game, Season Pass, and The Taken King. On the other hand, I'd much rather the option to purchase individual emotes than having to pay a flat fee for the entire bunch, of which I'd probably only use one or two anyway.
For those of you skeptical, Bungie said they'll be providing all Guardians with some free Silver so you can actually purchase an emote or two, so that's nice of them.
What do you think of Bungie and Activision adding microtransactions to Destiny?
