Monthly subscription hints found in data – €13 per month like ESO?

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With Destiny 2, data miners have now found evidence in the game’s data that developer Bungie had apparently planned a “Premium Subscriptions” model, such as that used in MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online. However, the plans were not implemented. Or maybe it is, albeit in a different form?

What was found in the data? It looks like Bungie had planned a subscription model for the Lightfall expansion and Season 20. The subscription model would then have come in February 2023. However, the plans were apparently not pursued further.

Data miners on a Discord server found 4 files that refer to “ad banners” for:

  • 1 month subscription
  • 3 months subscription
  • 6 months subscription
  • 12 months subscription

    • We do not know the prices for the models.

    In addition, the note was found: The subscription model includes Lightfall, two new dungeons and raids, 1 month of premium content in Destiny 2 Year 6, a new exotic Sparrow, the catalyst for Quicksilver Storm and an ornament, as well as “Rahool’s Secret Stash”: 4 Exotic Accessories and a Premium Material Pack delivered during Year 6.

    There are two other texts related to the subscription:

  • “Enhance your journey as a New Light with a Destiny 2 Premium subscription. Try Destiny 2’s first mission and destination: Lightfall, The Witch Queen, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep for free.”
  • “Prevent the apocalypse by driving Emperor Calus to the edge of the star system. Bravely face a new campaign and master Strang, the new Darkness subclass. Pre-order now to instantly unlock the Quicksilver Storm exotic weapon and exclusive bonuses.”

    • Destiny 2: Lightfall – Trailer Game Awards

    What does that mean? It seems Bungie has planned an alternative way to monetize Destiny 2 here. However, the exact details are unclear. The game “The Elder Scrolls Online” could be a role model:

  • Like Destiny 2, The Elder Scrolls Online is a buy-to-play game: you buy the base game and then you can decide which additional DLCs you buy. You can’t play the DLC that you don’t buy.
  • However, The Elder Scrolls Online offers an alternative (or additional) subscription, ESO Plus: As long as the Plus subscription is active, you can play any content in the game, regardless of whether you bought it or not. In addition, you get some bonuses on top of that, which make the game more enjoyable, but are not absolutely necessary.

    • With Destiny 2, such a subscription model could serve as an alternative for players who want to gamble continuously. Or it’s a kind of compromise for “New Light” players, as suggested in the promotional text, who want to delve deeper into Destiny 2 but don’t want to grab a $50 expansion right away.

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    Does the €50 annual pass replace the subscription model?

    This could also be a possibility: In Destiny 2, a kind of “subscription” is already being sold for Lightfall: The annual pass includes season passes for seasons 20, 21, 22 and 23, plus the exotic Sparrow and the “Quicksilver Storm” catalyst from which too the subscription said:

  • Lightfall alone costs €49.99 on Steam
  • Lightfall and annual pass cost just under €100 on Steam

    • So it could well be that Destiny 2 has discarded the idea of ​​the subscription model and opted again for the “Annual Pass” as a payment model for premium customers.

    But that’s speculation, after all, Bungie never really presented this subscription model – we only know the hints from the data.

    It is not known at the moment whether the model will still come to Destiny 2 or whether it has already been completely discarded.

    There were a few issues surrounding the exclusive Quicksilver Storm Auto Rifle advertised to the Lightfall:

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