Except... (Destiny)

by RC , UK, Saturday, November 30, 2013, 04:20 (4018 days ago) @ kapowaz

Blizzard are talking to their current, ongoing, paying customers

When we're talking about a fan site like DBO, and numerous very likely already pre-ordered customers who are thus eligible for the beta... how is it that much different?

How much did your pre-order cost you? When was the last time you paid Bungie for game-related content or services? Even if you bought Destiny at launch and did not like it, how much of that money would be unrecoverable?

At least where I live, Blizzard's customers pay at least the equivalent of a brand new game, a map pack and Xbox Live Gold every year just to play World of Warcraft - nevermind the expansions. They need to keep those customers happy so as not to interrupt their revenue stream.

Bungie need to win over customers, while Blizzard need to avoid losing customers.