Destiny: The Dark Below

1. LuckySevens_7

   Jun 11, 2015

   10

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know im going to get a lot of hate for this but im not the type to really give a flying toast about it.
   
   This might not come to you as a surprise to you guys but all you see on this forum all day, everyday, all the god damn time is someone whining, complaining,crying,hating or telling everyone that their leaving destiny forever. So I decided to make this post of appreciation.
   
   I like Destiny, Im 25 years old, married, no children. I paid about 100$ for this game(including both dlcs), and I have over 1000 combined hours of play time and entertainment from it, I would be an ungrateful brat if I said that I didn't get my moneys worth. Destiny allows me to burn free time with enjoyment. I like the thrill you get when you finally obtain the exotic that you've been waiting for. I like to open chests and find undiscovered presents. I love the fact that no matter how bad Bungie Fcks up, I keep coming back for more. I like the fact that this game entertains me enough that I don't have to spend more dough on other games(for the meanwhile). I love the fact that unlike COD, team tactics are actually essential and necessary to beat the competition. I love the fact that you have so many different things to do every week, all you have to do is chose(Poe/ToO/Nightfalls/Crota raid/Vog raid/Crucible/Farming/Bounties/Strikes). i love the fact that (LFG) allows you to meet new people, and play together from all over the world(diversity is awesome), conversating with them, making new gaming friends, have some laughs about Bungies mistakes, and knocking Skolas on his arse. I love the sense of accomplishment that you feel when you first beat a new raid, or the first time you get 9-0 in ToO, The first time you get that Darn GJallarhorn(although some of you havnt gotten it yet, it will come).
   
   I know that some of you will hate
   Some of you will be teachers, and correct my spelling mistakes
   Some of you will insult or degrade
   Some of you will dispute that this game is actually pretty good
   Haters gona hate, ainters gona aint...you hate us cuz you ainus
   But that has nothing to do with this post.
   
   All im saying, is that we should appreciate destiny for what it is. A fun, sometimes rewarding, addicting, very social, visually stunning and enticing game. If it wasn't, people wouldn't have hundreds of hours invested into it.
   
   Sincerely,
   A satisfied casual gamer… Expand

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2. felasi

   Dec 28, 2014

   7

   Only by the Dark Below if your are hungry for more, and feel like Crota (the new raid boss) needs to die.
   
   Playing this, it seemed thatOnly by the Dark Below if your are hungry for more, and feel like Crota (the new raid boss) needs to die.
   
   Playing this, it seemed that bungie took onboard feedback from the community on destiny and made some changes. The few missions that come with the expansion had some good fights. However, all those hours I put in the vault of glass (previous raid) to reach level 30 seem for naught, as now I can just go buy armor from a vendor to reach level 31.
   
   The expansion really is more of the same and if your interested in taking on the new raid (which seems alot shorter than the VOG raid) and using your exotic weapons in PVP or PVE, then you should get this expansion.
   
   For those of you who weren't impressed with destiny in the beginning then there really isnt a need to get this. For an expansion, its OK.… Expand

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4. Dinamyk

   Dec 12, 2014

   4

   The Dark Below is a huge disappointment because not only is the content not rich enough, but also because it introduces problems with newThe Dark Below is a huge disappointment because not only is the content not rich enough, but also because it introduces problems with new level cap at 32.
   
   The new character, Eris, which acts as a vendor and quest giver, just appears in the Tower out of the blue with no background or introduction whatsoever apart from the trailer, might as well be a posting board . The 3 new story missions are just more of the same "go there, kill everything along the way, use the bot sometimes", there's virtually no storytelling or character interaction whatsoever. AND they're relatively short and mostly on the same kind of areas as before on the Cosmodrome and on the Moon, except on the second mission which is literally two corridors and one large room. Not having a completely new setting, like for instance a new planet, which would be very cool is a huge detriment to this DLC. And being on the same locations it really makes it feel like this was content removed from the original game only to be sold as DLC later... They did, however, take care to prevent exploiting the maps on these missions, you actually can't stay safely back where the enemies won't follow you, behind the door/passage to the main boss area, which was usually possible before. Before starting them and after finishing them, the world is very much the same as before, there is absolutely no impact in defeating the so-called almighty Crota... These missions are harder than before too, for instance a level 26 mission here is harder than a level 26 mission before. The same goes for the strikes. The one on Earth is hard because it's a constant shooting gallery mostly on closed quarters with little room for flanking and strategy, which makes for more than a grind overall. The one on Mars is more interesting, due to its location - the Black Garden. Didn't play the new raid yet, but I've heard good things about it. The 3 new multiplayer maps are ok: they're entirely new maps, one on the Moon in the style of the Temple of Crota (only darker), one on Earth, a bigger, more open sniper's map with vehicles as well, and a corridor heavy map in the Black Garden.
   
   The level cap is now 32, and new weapons go to 331 attack, making your old weapons kind of obsolete, especially if you aim for doing dailies, weeklies, nightfalls and the new raid at the max level of difficulty (30, 32 raid is coming later). So all those hours you spent grinding? Get ready for a lot more... You can technically update your old exotics (ONLY EXOTICS, no luck with legendaries) with Xur, but doing so resets your upgrade progression and in practice costs ~7500 glimmer and 8 strange coins... FOR EACH weapon and armor piece. And you can only do this for a random selection of 6 weapons and 6 armor pieces that Xur has available each week. Furthermore, Vanguard, Crucible and Faction weapons and gear require not only rank 2 or 3 and marks as before, but you need one new item (vanguard or crucible commendation) that you can get only as a reward for ranking up levels. So, effectively, you will only buy one of those items per 2500 reputation points, forcing more grind for reputation even on players that are high level on that faction (if you're level 9 say on vanguard, you don't get commendations retroactively). People who just got into Destiny are actually better off than veterans because they don't have the huge history of the previous grind. Furthermore, the new missions and strikes are now part of the daily and weekly pool of missions, so when the daily or weekly is one of the new ones, people that haven't bought the DLC will not be able to play those and get rewards. They paid money for Destiny, and now they have access to even less content... This DLC is not exactly "extra content" then, people that don't buy it are actually penalized for not doing so... And the DLC effectively forces a new grind phase if people want to keep going after higher level stuff. This is what Destiny keeps boiling down to: keep grinding the same missions/strikes/raid/locations over and over again.
   
   I started playing when the demo came out, about 2 weeks ago and met nice people to play with. Everyone that started playing since the game came out or a little later are very frustrated with these changes. It's true that the shooting mechanics are very well done, playing feels good, the game is addictive, and playing with friends provides fun in doing things together - if you're already fan of Destiny this DLC is kind of obligatory. But if you're on the fence about buying or not, know that the new content is short and poor, mostly more of the same, still no storytelling whatsoever, and overall promoting and being based on continuous grind. And even for veterans I've met a few that actually are giving up on the game due to extreme dejection and frustrating.… Expand

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5. K0lding

   Dec 19, 2014

   2

   The fantastic game mechanisms of Destiny are still in tact. But in terms of content added versus price paid, I am seriously dissapointed withThe fantastic game mechanisms of Destiny are still in tact. But in terms of content added versus price paid, I am seriously dissapointed with this DLC. Same maps, same enemies, superficial overlay story where most cinematic content was release pre-release. New grind nulling past progress. Uninteresting bounties. For someone who is unable to plan life much ahead with 5 other people at right levels, raid is not interesting but seems to be main real addition. I rely on match making like so many others and don't want to go to web sites to compensate manually for techniques that should be in the game already - randoms are randoms no matter if I find them on community sites or via match making.… Expand

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6. ChrisBarone

   Dec 15, 2014

   1

   This is a CAPCOM like DLC (you pay a 20 extra bucks for what is already on the game).
   The problem is that if you choose not to pay for that,This is a CAPCOM like DLC (you pay a 20 extra bucks for what is already on the game).
   The problem is that if you choose not to pay for that, you are no longer able to do things you was able before this release.
   The new raid is stupid. and there is no story at all.
   This package should be free! This is a steal.… Expand

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7. R7critical

   Dec 23, 2014

   0

   What a heap of garbage. This is what passes for an "Expansion" these days? I remember back when an expansion was an entire new campaign orWhat a heap of garbage. This is what passes for an "Expansion" these days? I remember back when an expansion was an entire new campaign or better (Starcraft brood war, remember that?) and worse yet, most of this stupid DLC is already ON THE DISC.
   
   So what do you get? Oh a couple new strikes, a new raid, and all your gear you worked so hard to get? Yeah its now useless. Oh you can "upgrade" it if the gear was exotic, BUT you'll have to completely re-level it and spend a bunch of strange coins for the privilege.
   
   And that new raid? Oh it's about as buggy and boring as the old one. Did they add any real story? Nope! Here's the whole story for the expansion: the lone survivor of a failed raid group from the new raid has come back to earth to tell everybody that big hive bossman CROTA is coming for us, so now we have to do her laundry list of chores to get ready for the fight. Then go beat up croatato with his one weakness... a sword he keeps five feet away from him held by a wimpy guy a strong wind can push over.
   
   Oh, but she doesn't actually give you enough gear to go fight him if you do all her chores. Nah she'll give you a secondary weapon and a pair of gloves then tell you to bug off and go GRIND GRIND GRIND for vanguard tokens and the new big crappy token you only get for leveling up vanguard ranks. Oh! but you need the new big token for EVERY GUN they sell now, as well as helms and chestplates, that is, in addition to the same amount of marks you had to give them before.
   
   OH! did we mention the new vendor purples are actually WORSE than the old ones? They only have 31 more damage, but noticeably worse statistics than the old guns, especially the new vanguard handcannon vs the old one.
   
   BUT I DIGRESS the fact of the matter is, you shouldn't bother with this. There are so many more enjoyable things you could spend your money on, like a burger or some toilet paper.
   
   Not to mention this whole stupid thing is an artificial gameplay extender by resetting your grinding for new gear, which is exactly what the next expansion will do, introduce new armor and weapons they expect you to grind up into... really this is a massively stupid plan since it does them no good to keep you playing, they aren't selling you any microtransactions to speed up the grind, so more players just means more server strain/bandwidth used after they have put out the product, so WHY try so hard to artificially extend it's play life? Ah, well.… Expand

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8. Lozsta

   Dec 10, 2014

   0

   My first reaction when dropping into mission one of the DLC was "hmm this looks familiar" turned around and realised it was where the walkerMy first reaction when dropping into mission one of the DLC was "hmm this looks familiar" turned around and realised it was where the walker is in the devils lair. My friend started saying it looks lit differently, to which I replied "turn around" he did and then agreed, nothings changed.
   
   So the 3 (actually 2) new missions. Not worth it, totally reusing yet again familiar areas, and adding a sprinkling of new areas. Even the path on the moon takes you the same way to the Siphon witches and then opens up another area, there really is very little new content.
   
   Strikes again not enough new to make it that enjoyable to me. Not gone for the raid yet because I was trying to do up my previous raid gear, which is now redundant because the vanguard armour is better. Thank bungie you really are a soulless bunch of sell outs.… Expand

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