Why each year is more expensive than the last year for expansion + Annual Pass? I DONT GET IT

[Ali-S]

Shadowkeep + Annual Pass was for $60
Beyond light + Annual Pass was for $70
Witch Queen + Annual Pass was for $80
Lightfall + Annual Pass NOW for $100, Why??
Final Shape + Annual Pass $120-130 next year??

It's been like this since shadowkeep, It's only 4-5 hours maximum for story campaigns and 4 seasons of time-gated missions or activities, and if you missed a season there is no chance to play it back or at least get a refund for it.

So, what is the point of raising up the price each year for the same type of content?

[Katzh]

I want to go back to this game, but the price entry is such a hard pill to take...

[Ali-S]

Originally posted by Cynic Paradise:

The same reason a loaf of bread costed 0.70 n 2018 and 1.80 today. INFLATION

If it was inflation it should be $70, or at least $80 like this year, not $100, you're talking from 2018 four years of inflation, but BUNGIE's inflation is based on each year and it's 25% from $80 to $100, still doesn't make any sense at all.

And I am not from the USA but 25% is way way high for inflation each year.

[DakotaThrice]

Originally posted by Katzh:

I want to go back to this game, but the price entry is such a hard pill to take...

You're looking at a maximum of $160 (USD) for al of the currently available content (Forsaken through to The Witch Queen) based on paying full price rather than waiting for a sale. That's 4 or 5 years worth of content of course it isn't going to be cheap.

Originally posted by Ali-S:

So, what is the point of raising up the price each year for the same type of content?

Because the content isn't the same. Shadowkeep was the expansion and three season passes (the first season was bundled in with all versions of the expansion); Beyond Light was the expansion and four season passes; The Witch Queen was the expansion, four season passes and two dungeons. Lightfall includes everything The Witch Queen did as well as seasonal cosmetic/currency bundles.

[Brohan Creates]

Yeah after seeing that price tag, I think its time i throw in the towel with destiny 2. Hello MW2.

[vSandro]

Originally posted by Ali-S:

Originally posted by Cynic Paradise:

The same reason a loaf of bread costed 0.70 n 2018 and 1.80 today. INFLATION

If it was inflation it should be $70, or at least $80 like this year, not $100, you're talking from 2018 four years of inflation, but BUNGIE's inflation is based on each year and it's 25% from $80 to $100, still doesn't make any sense at all.

And I am not from the USA but 25% is way way high for inflation each year.

He only does repeating something he doesnt understand anyway.
Did you really believe that he understands common economy rules?

[Ali-S]

Originally posted by | vSandro |:

Originally posted by Ali-S:

If it was inflation it should be $70, or at least $80 like this year, not $100, you're talking from 2018 four years of inflation, but BUNGIE's inflation is based on each year and it's 25% from $80 to $100, still doesn't make any sense at all.

And I am not from the USA but 25% is way way high for inflation each year.

He only does repeating something he doesnt understand anyway.
Did you really believe that he understands common economy rules?

No, but address this just for Bungie if they said the same.

Originally posted by DakotaThrice:

Originally posted by Katzh:

I want to go back to this game, but the price entry is such a hard pill to take...

You're looking at a maximum of $160 (USD) for al of the currently available content (Forsaken through to The Witch Queen) based on paying full price rather than waiting for a sale. That's 4 or 5 years worth of content of course it isn't going to be cheap.

Originally posted by Ali-S:

So, what is the point of raising up the price each year for the same type of content?

Because the content isn't the same. Shadowkeep was the expansion and three season passes (the first season was bundled in with all versions of the expansion); Beyond Light was the expansion and four season passes; The Witch Queen was the expansion, four season passes and two dungeons. Lightfall includes everything The Witch Queen did as well as seasonal cosmetic/currency bundles.

The Witch Queen Deluxe was for $80 and you can buy 30th Anniversary Bundle for $30 separately for extra dungeon.

Or

The Witch Queen Deluxe + 30th Anniversary Bundle comes with 2 dungeons for $99.99 which was a lower cost if you bought them together and now for Lightfall only have one dungeon.

But now if you look at the standard edition it cost only $50 and each season $10 = $90
Something is wrong here, if you bought the whole deal it should cost less regardless of the preorder ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bonus.

[CT-99 STRIKER]

People keep buying this excuse after all of this years? Thats sad...... "oh its inflation" and the majority has no clue what really is or what really causes it, they just spit out the generic, hollow and misguided "explanations" that gives a tiny breadcump of truth and a whole bucket of sand to bury the truth to who is listenning.

No this is not about inflation related to each year, its oportunism, if the company feels that the consumer will blindly pay more each year, than yes they will joyfully jackup the prices and when someone confronts with the inconvinient question "its inflation".

If using the "logic" its more because of inflation than by now the games would be costing way above $100 as base price "because its INFLATION and EACH YEAR WE GET INFLATION..."

There is is always "inflation" sometimes more, sometimes less, there is never "no inflation" and there was no crazy price jumps each year, however most price raises comes from other factors that comes from other sources...

Didn't started in 2018 as here mentioned, neither did now..... has always been part of any economy.

Originally posted by Cynic Paradise:

The same reason a loaf of bread costed 0.70 n 2018 and 1.80 today. INFLATION

There is free books on 101 Economics to explain and debunk this "year/price comparison always equals inflation as a explanation for everything".

How many REALLY know about Economics? Anyone here studied it? My bet is unlikely, just people willing to give them whatever they ask and defend their price gauging every year like the game devs even need people defending themselves at all.....

One example how oportunism can be spoted is when you see out of the blue, just the same product being sold way cheaper and you own the manager and you know that even with a lower price they are making a healthy profit and not selling at lose.... TLDR: We live in a age where some label/term gets spread and trends and serves as "excuse/shield" for savage capitalism to screw the consumers but at the same time they defend the pricing as being "something else fault, not their own oportunism", and fyi i'm not "anti-capitalism"....

[BirdDinosaur]

Originally posted by Ali-S:

Originally posted by Cynic Paradise:

The same reason a loaf of bread costed 0.70 n 2018 and 1.80 today. INFLATION

If it was inflation it should be $70, or at least $80 like this year, not $100, you're talking from 2018 four years of inflation, but BUNGIE's inflation is based on each year and it's 25% from $80 to $100, still doesn't make any sense at all.

And I am not from the USA but 25% is way way high for inflation each year.

you guys have to pay $100? its less in my region. Sucks for the USA I guess.

Also, I ain't great at math but isn't $80-$100 20%?

[Ali-S]

Originally posted by BirdDinosaur:

Originally posted by Ali-S:

If it was inflation it should be $70, or at least $80 like this year, not $100, you're talking from 2018 four years of inflation, but BUNGIE's inflation is based on each year and it's 25% from $80 to $100, still doesn't make any sense at all.

And I am not from the USA but 25% is way way high for inflation each year.

you guys have to pay $100? its less in my region. Sucks for the USA I guess.

Also, I ain't great at math but isn't $80-$100 20%?

I am not from the US and steam still forcing us to use the US version and prices and doesn't makes any sense.

Wrong, [(100 - 80) / 80] × 100% = 25%

[DakotaThrice]

Originally posted by Ali-S:

The Witch Queen Deluxe was for $80

That's the version that both the OP and myself in response are referring to. As I stated it includes the expansion, four seasons and two dungeons.

Originally posted by Ali-S:

and now for Lightfall only have one dungeon.

Nope. Just like The Witch Queen expansion Lightfall will also include two dungeons.

[grumpstar]

my standing complaint is the time gating. i think its great and easily worth it minus the super annoying fomo and time gating is what burns me out on this game. i love it so much but it just wants to toss more and more needles into your arm seeing how much it can get away with. at that point i have an ipiphany. i rage quit and uninstall during second season of an expansion. then come back 3 months later after having quit absolutely forever for the 6th time or so.

[GK | Leviathan]

You’ll end up payin it tho

[MADGulliver]

The point is : They are greedy and they lose players every season "players with money" at end they are funding other game with that extra. People like me shouldn't touch it at all and controlling him self and this is hard part! Then they make destiny 3 and same thing over and over and over and over ........

[Ali-S]

Originally posted by DakotaThrice:

Originally posted by Ali-S:

The Witch Queen Deluxe was for $80

That's the version that both the OP and myself in response are referring to. As I stated it includes the expansion, four seasons and two dungeons.

Originally posted by Ali-S:

and now for Lightfall only have one dungeon.

Nope. Just like The Witch Queen expansion Lightfall will also include two dungeons.

Sure, my bad but to surprise you The Witch Queen had two dungeons + one more from 30th Anniversary Bundle

Still, one dungeon will release in season 19 which is a season.

But I don't think adding one dungeon will jackup the price by $20.

[The MidgetCrusader69]

who cares i buy everything bungie throws at me