Destiny: The Dark Below

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  1. Bloubul1
    Dec 10, 2014
    4
    The Good: The new raid, strike missions and multiplayer maps are a nice addition to the game. The graphics as always are brilliant. Like the main game its kept its excellent multiplayer charm and FPS mechanics.

    The Bad: The story as before is not up to par, one gets this feeling of emptiness. Very poor narration and back story to the missions. Same old mission structure as well. The    The Good: The new raid, strike missions and multiplayer maps are a nice addition to the game. The graphics as always are brilliant. Like the main game its kept its excellent multiplayer charm and FPS mechanics.

    The Bad: The story as before is not up to par, one gets this feeling of emptiness. Very poor narration and back story to the missions. Same old mission structure as well.
    The fact that they re-use the same planets is poor as well from Bungie. There are so many other options that could have added much needed flavour to the game. Like using Mercury or one of the many moons of our solar system. Bungie could have added heat damage or anti gravity to these worlds to add new game mechanics. The loot system is still the same. I really can't see any change in this. Boring as hell to be honest. The price of this expansion is way to hefty. 20 Bucks? I would say 10 bucks at most.

    Conclusion: The same issues that hampered the main game still persist in this expansion, and to top it all of Bungie charge us 20 bucks for this, shame on you Bungie. This expansion is below average at best.    … Expand
  2. Katalkyste
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    Its a patch not more.. the "story" contains of 10 sentences from eris, even dumber than the lines Dinklebot had.. and its about 35 minutes playtime with the exact same locations you had before plus some mini expansions to the game aka the bunker ras2 and the jovian complex which are both pretty tiny.. plus the extended temple of crota tube level.. the mission are all the same, go to endIts a patch not more.. the "story" contains of 10 sentences from eris, even dumber than the lines Dinklebot had.. and its about 35 minutes playtime with the exact same locations you had before plus some mini expansions to the game aka the bunker ras2 and the jovian complex which are both pretty tiny.. plus the extended temple of crota tube level.. the mission are all the same, go to end room, kill boss.. finished..
    nothing new, no challenge. just grab your heavy and let it go.. finished. PLUS it doesnt integrate with the curent game.. the speaker does not do anything, even afte killing the second god of the darkness.. no reaction, no response.. on top how can a studio be so stupid and put a shady dark character up the balcony in the blazing sunlight?    … Expand
  3. linkenski
    Dec 10, 2014
    0
    This is the first time I give something a '0' and as ludicrous as it sounds it's the only right thing to give it. Now, Bungie might've spent the time between the release of the game and to the release of this DLC to tweak, test and improve the content but the problem is that the DLC has basically no filesize. Why? because IT'S ALREADY IN THE GAME AT LAUNCH! It offers 3 story missions, 1This is the first time I give something a '0' and as ludicrous as it sounds it's the only right thing to give it. Now, Bungie might've spent the time between the release of the game and to the release of this DLC to tweak, test and improve the content but the problem is that the DLC has basically no filesize. Why? because IT'S ALREADY IN THE GAME AT LAUNCH! It offers 3 story missions, 1 new strike, 1 raid and two new MP playlists to grind reputation for the factions of the game.

    Simultaneously it makes weekly strike playlists unavailable to anyone without the DLC whenever there's a week with the DLC-exclusive strikes. I don't know how they should've avoided this, except for, oh, well... maybe release this "Expansion" as a PATCH instead! Does that sound greedy of me or entitled? Well, you decide, but just know that I have seen every darn location of this DLC MONTHS before it released because all it adds are the same repetitive mission objectives to areas that are already in the main game, but were simply unused at the time.

    There is no reason anyone should pay for this because it adds nothing substantial maybe except for the new raid, but we got the first raid for free as part of the main game and if we have to pay for this new one, why the hell is it over 15 bucks!?

    In the end this is just more idiotic grinding, incompetent writing, mission-design and samey strikes and a somewhat unique Raid. That's all you get and don't presume the next "Expansion" is gonna be any better. This is an intentional waste of your money, schemed by Activision and for all we know this could've easily been in the game already at September 9th.

    In fact there's evidence online of all scripts, dialogue, weaponry and even trailers showcasing this from months before the main game released.

    0/10, Don't even bother touching this unless you want to feel stupid.    … Expand
  4. Guy_McDude
    Dec 9, 2014
    3
    I've played a lot of hours in Destiny. I've platinum'd the game and now I've played the expansion. However, if not for the friendships that functioned like duct tape on a dying engine I would have long ago scrapped this game.

    This expansion fails in almost every way that the main game fails. The narrative is lazily told not shown during loading screens. The common thread is that Crota    I've played a lot of hours in Destiny. I've platinum'd the game and now I've played the expansion. However, if not for the friendships that functioned like duct tape on a dying engine I would have long ago scrapped this game.

    This expansion fails in almost every way that the main game fails. The narrative is lazily told not shown during loading screens. The common thread is that Crota is big and bad and yet like all other Destiny bosses seems content hanging about his home in his pajamas waiting for guardians to storm the gates and kill all of his friends. The story missions are laughably short and retread patrol maps again rather then adding content (with the exception of a short part of one mission and a short part of the strike).

    Fortunately for me (though maybe not), I had the seasons pass included with the game but for many others this release actually subtracted from the base game rather than adding on top of it. For players without the expansion they are now occasionally shorted weekly missions like this weeks nightfall (one of the only missions with sizable rewards). On top of that all previous armors and weapons see enemy and new weapon stat inflation rendering them obsolete. Knowing that this will happen again when the next one releases in mere months sucks out all motivation to continue. What's more mind boggling is that in a game with so many issues Bungie has decided to add even more forms of currency to limit armor purchases in game by restricting vendor items to require an item that takes grinding out faction reputation. In a game where a 4 minute patrol rewards 10 reputation and guilds require 5000 to level up, you're looking at a minimum of two hours of nonstop hyperefficient grinding just to buy a single item WITHOUT even accounting for the second and third currency required (marks and glimmer).

    It's too bad too because once again the raid is beautiful in tone, atmosphere, and intensity. Outside that though there just isn't anything here. The game somehow feels even smaller now.    … Expand
  5. KingReux
    Dec 9, 2014
    2
    There is nothing substantial from this DLC (Not Expansion) other than new exotic (normal) items and a Raid. Other than that its dull. The strikes are the same as any other strike... The story missions are laughably pointless. 2/10 in comparison to what an expansion should actually do.
  6. pago2
    Dec 9, 2014
    2
    I'm officially done with Destiny. I can't fathom why in 2014 we are being handed a game with the biggest capital investment of ANY game to date that has less content then a private indie developed game. The base game had NO content, NO Story, NO Replay, NO REAL competitive multiplayer experience so you would naturally think there would be some sort of admission of wrong-doing by bungie inI'm officially done with Destiny. I can't fathom why in 2014 we are being handed a game with the biggest capital investment of ANY game to date that has less content then a private indie developed game. The base game had NO content, NO Story, NO Replay, NO REAL competitive multiplayer experience so you would naturally think there would be some sort of admission of wrong-doing by bungie in the first exspansion. Well..there isn't. Bungie almost flaunts the fact that they only have to put out a few hours worth of content to warrant fanboys praise. The Dark Below is an unethical cash grab. Still NO story, NO new characters (if you think Eris is a character I honestly don't know what to say) and NO replay. There is one new enemy, recycled world zones, new "ships" (just a pretty overlay for your 3 minute long loading screen) Additionally, there's the new raid which has been beaten within 6 hours of the release. It would be wise of anyone who is involved with this franchise to view the debriefing of an insider dev. that was released on reddit. The dev. goes on to say that most of the game was cut prior to release due to turbulence in the company, including, most of the story. How can a company who values its fans release this game for $60, and then release an exspansion (which is all content that should have been in the base game) and charge an additional $20? Bungie needs to answer for the blatant consumer misleading and rectify this trainwreck of a game or they will easily take the crown that EA games so shamefully wears. And before anyone disregards this review as an attempt at bottoming the review score please realize I have put 270 hours into this game and have already CLEARED The Dark Below. I feel like as a fellow gamer I have to let the community I love know that this game is not worth the investment you will put in it, even if its only a few hours.… Expand
  7. Phil_Panteleit
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    I have to get this off my chest. BUNGIE what the #@ck are you guys doing. Deej you say you listen to the fans. Funny, i never heard any of the fans ask for CRAP!!! 20 dollars for a glorified Vendor. 3 story missions in which when your done you find out that you have to do 4 bounties just to unlock the weekly and daily. This is the last straw, i'm done with this game. I deleted it rightI have to get this off my chest. BUNGIE what the #@ck are you guys doing. Deej you say you listen to the fans. Funny, i never heard any of the fans ask for CRAP!!! 20 dollars for a glorified Vendor. 3 story missions in which when your done you find out that you have to do 4 bounties just to unlock the weekly and daily. This is the last straw, i'm done with this game. I deleted it right after this. 10 year plan my ass!! you can't even last longer than 3 months without pissing off your consumers. Don't buy this if haven't. Save your money. Buy anything else that is not made by Bungie or Activision.… Expand
  8. cusman
    Dec 15, 2014
    1
    Destiny is a game that continues to become worse with each new patch that tries to force more players into bland repetitive grind activities for increasingly useless rewards. The Dark Below is roughly 60 minutes (story mission) + 20 minutes (strke mission) + 30 minutes (raid) worth of "new" content with the same enemies you have aways fought, to cycle into your repetitive grind gameplayDestiny is a game that continues to become worse with each new patch that tries to force more players into bland repetitive grind activities for increasingly useless rewards. The Dark Below is roughly 60 minutes (story mission) + 20 minutes (strke mission) + 30 minutes (raid) worth of "new" content with the same enemies you have aways fought, to cycle into your repetitive grind gameplay time.

    Oh there are also 3 new crucible maps added, but you can only play them in their own playlist, not mixed with the larger set, and they suck.    … Expand
  9. hooplad
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    This is a weak analogy but when you buy a radio you don't expect stations to stop working because the new single you hadn't bought is being played at that time.

    Yea, that's what Destiny is with it's locking out core areas of the "base game" because you hadn't bought the DLC. The gall that Bungie/Activision has to reach into your console and basically do whatever anti-consumer thing they    This is a weak analogy but when you buy a radio you don't expect stations to stop working because the new single you hadn't bought is being played at that time.

    Yea, that's what Destiny is with it's locking out core areas of the "base game" because you hadn't bought the DLC. The gall that Bungie/Activision has to reach into your console and basically do whatever anti-consumer thing they want is shameful. Absolutely shameful. Good job on squandering any goodwill, Bungie/Activision. Going forward people are going to be suspicious and negative of anything that this game does.

    And you know what? I can't blame them. Because at this point all we have to look forward to is 10 years worth of whatever surprises that Bungie/Activision has in store.    … Expand
  10. Eidi91
    Dec 18, 2014
    0
    I'll make this quick. Another DLC to have a couple of minutes of gameplay. I did it wrong. I trusted again bungie. This game was born bad and will continue again to be awful
  11. WARCHILD
    Dec 19, 2014
    4
    It's too late for me... I paid for the DLC because I was enjoying the PvP aspect of the game. However, it has been 2 months of PvP disappointment. There is chronic lag that was effecting my gameplay severely. That was resolved and I pre-ordered the DLC. Since then, the chronic lag has been plaguing at least 1/3 of all the players I encounter in every match. Their severe lag makes it nearIt's too late for me... I paid for the DLC because I was enjoying the PvP aspect of the game. However, it has been 2 months of PvP disappointment. There is chronic lag that was effecting my gameplay severely. That was resolved and I pre-ordered the DLC. Since then, the chronic lag has been plaguing at least 1/3 of all the players I encounter in every match. Their severe lag makes it near impossible to kill them and routinely you will find their names at the top of the standings after each match. Bungie has never addressed the lag -- They simply say they are aware that some are having problems. It's nearly impossible to enjoy one hour of PvP without the frustration of severe lag.

    The currency system is trash. It was terrible and now it's just bad... slight improvement I suppose. The problem is that you will grind and grind and grind for nothing. If you didn't buy the DLC you have a brick for a game. If you did buy the DLC you are now in a new grind for glimmer. If you are primarily a PvP player -- you can write this game off for good. The PvP event called Iron Banner awarded us with "epic" gear the three times you could play it. Now with the DLC all of that epic gear is rendered "beta" and you get to start over from scratch because you can't upgrade what was the "best" PvP gear in the game.

    The imbalances for PvP weapons is severe and very punishing to players who don't exploit the imbalances. Suros Regime is a prime example of a weapon that has dominated all of PvP since the very beginning. A token "nerf" did nothing to resolve the imbalance. I wish I could say that was the worst but it's not. Now that the new DLC is out, we are finding that virtually any new weapon in the game is going to wreck all the work you put into previous weapons. Again, the only way to upgrade is via the exotics which, unless you are a no-life neckbeard, you probably only have one and it's not your weapon of choice either.

    It just gets worse and worse as time goes on. As a congratulations from Bungie for buying the new DLC I got some in-game mail with some bonus items. I was excited! I went and opened the mail and found that good old Bungie had awarded me with COMPLETELY WORTHLESS items that were dismantled and thrown away because they could not be used by a single one of my characters. Worse than that, the quality of the items were blue... that's level 20 gear in a game where if you're not level 30 you can't even attempt the elite battles. As a long time fan that was the ultimate slap in the face. How insulting can you get???? I buy your game and you send me thank you mail. In that mail you give me a handful of dog sheeeit! WTF is wrong with you Bungie?

    I have waited all this time to write my review of the game. I know one thing for sure. There are millions and millions of fan boys who have not snapped out of their initial phase of addiction. Many shooter fans are having their very first MMO addiction experience and so they have no idea how bad this game is. They're hooked on the "progression" and because they're new to the MMO effect on the mind, they have no idea that ultimately they are getting bent over. They don't even realize that they are suffering from chronic connection issues. They don't care that Bungie just walled off half of the game and nullified 90% of there invested time. One day they will wake up and learn what most of us MMO players already have.    … Expand
  12. Xug
    Jan 9, 2015
    0
    Dear Bungie. I can only assume a best selling game doesn't pay enough these days, as I can think of no other reason to charge loyal customers additional money so that they can keep playing the game together. I actually feel embarrassed that I convinced my friends to buy this game now, as they can't play with me!

    You've actually slashed at your own game prior to release, and then    Dear Bungie. I can only assume a best selling game doesn't pay enough these days, as I can think of no other reason to charge loyal customers additional money so that they can keep playing the game together. I actually feel embarrassed that I convinced my friends to buy this game now, as they can't play with me!

    You've actually slashed at your own game prior to release, and then released and charged for content that was already there, just to make a few extra dollars. It's obvious your heart was initially in the right place as the story now lies in tatters, but you must have lost your way when the accountants drew an extra zero on the white board.

    So how about some good will guys? Release the next expansion as a combined pack. If you bought TDB, you should get the next expansion for free. If you didn't get TDB, you should get both for the same price as TDB.

    As for the issues - not being able to play with friends, no fix to joining parties, pre-nerfed guns, a poor upgrade system, an ongoing atrocious story line and an overall lack of content for the additional price.

    Sigh. What a disappointment.    … Expand
  13. Kataklyste
    Jan 2, 2015
    1
    missed opportunity.. all way long..
    no new story, the "lore" is 12 sentences long, no insight, no explanation, just "Eris Morn", an old guardian that tells you again where to go and who to shoot.. no decisions needed, just go there shoot this..
    reskinned weapons, or weapon handles with new poop on top.. reskinned armor , old armor and legendaries obsolete, if you arent hardcore into    missed opportunity.. all way long..
    no new story, the "lore" is 12 sentences long, no insight, no explanation, just "Eris Morn", an old guardian that tells you again where to go and who to shoot.. no decisions needed, just go there shoot this..

    reskinned weapons, or weapon handles with new poop on top.. reskinned armor , old armor and legendaries obsolete, if you arent hardcore into PvP like bungie aparently is, still no matchmaking in raids. still dependend on out of game websites to actually play the game.. no new enemies, just bigger versions of the old ones, and the raid is a joke, soloable and full of bugs and exploits.. took the hardcore gamer a puny two weeks to get to the new level cap.. lame bad design and NO they arent listening to the players, they ignore it best they can..

    and still no improvement on the basic faults, still no exploration, still no customization, still nothing "new"..

    sad.. and with the new release leak of the coming dlc /"Comet" release, this is unlikely to change until the users vote with their wallet.. -.-    … Expand
  14. Mojodog360
    Dec 30, 2014
    0
    One of the most blatant money grabs in gaming history. Almost no new content. This DLC basically sends you back to parts of the game that you've already played. You're mostly paying for some new guns and a very short raid that can now be beaten solo. Not even worth your time, let alone your money.
  15. afreeman25
    Jan 29, 2015
    0
    Truly dissapointing. Loved destiny and bought this hoping the experience would keep up. Worse dlc ever.
    i believe destiny can bounce back from this, but only if the house of wolves is awesome.
    Do not spend your money on this. there are a few good crucicble maps and thats it. It is a total grind and yoy are buying grind time. Bungie couldnt have done worse. There is unanimous consent    Truly dissapointing. Loved destiny and bought this hoping the experience would keep up. Worse dlc ever.
    i believe destiny can bounce back from this, but only if the house of wolves is awesome.

    Do not spend your money on this.
    there are a few good crucicble maps and thats it. It is a total grind and yoy are buying grind time.
    Bungie couldnt have done worse.
    There is unanimous consent that this is a steaming pile. Dont know why so many critics would give it such a great review.

    Save your money guys.    … Expand
  16. Thegodfatherson
    Dec 30, 2014
    0
    This is the DLC that Bungie shoved plot holes in? Well it's WAY worse than the game itself, the characters are boring and it's the same old bad RPG everyone knew months ago. The Dark Below claims the title for the worst DLC of the year or of the history. IAM not spending more money on this stupid game!
  17. XxNotSatisfiedx
    Feb 8, 2015
    1
    GO THROW YOU'RE MONEY IN THE TOILET THAN SUPPORTING BUNGIE , 20 EURO FOR THIS CRAP !
    People asked for this when they buyed the first paid dlc . Now we are happy if game have nice marketing . wtf is this zombie land ? Where zombies work like zombies ! maybe I expected more than rebuying cut content , I dont know ... YES YES GO WATCH ANGRY JOE REVIEW OF DESTINY !
  18. Jyykson
    Feb 24, 2015
    0
    This does not deserve to be called an Expansion, and it does not deserve to cost more than $5. This is an embarrassment to the term Expansion, and even an embarrassment to DLC. A low point for the Destiny franchise. More wasted potential.
  19. Clond
    Jan 20, 2015
    2
    This expansion DLC is nothing more than re-used content, 3 short "story" missions, and little more that is not worth the ridiculous price of 19£... Bungie lost it respect for the fans. Shame on you Bungie.
  20. milero91
    Feb 20, 2015
    3
    Very little content for £20 and although there are new story mission, they are in the same locations as the others. This expansions add very little and users without it will have difficulty playing the "end game" content without it as the Weekly, daily and nightfall missions are often only available for The Dark Below owners. There is about 2 - 3 hours of story content within this and aVery little content for £20 and although there are new story mission, they are in the same locations as the others. This expansions add very little and users without it will have difficulty playing the "end game" content without it as the Weekly, daily and nightfall missions are often only available for The Dark Below owners. There is about 2 - 3 hours of story content within this and a raid which is about 2 hours… Expand
  21. ToatzMcGoatz
    Mar 8, 2015
    3
    To me, this seems to be merely content that was purposely left out of the finished game in order to stretch the revenue. There were two distinct flags that led me to this conclusion. First, this came out exactly 3 months to after the initial launch. This just screams withheld content. Second, there is a early plot point regarding Rasputin that is introduced in the original game, butTo me, this seems to be merely content that was purposely left out of the finished game in order to stretch the revenue. There were two distinct flags that led me to this conclusion. First, this came out exactly 3 months to after the initial launch. This just screams withheld content. Second, there is a early plot point regarding Rasputin that is introduced in the original game, but IMMEDIATELY forgotten. In the expansion you actually find out what Rasputin is in a level where you have to defend it from waves of monsters.

    Even if that is the only point of withheld content, the overall content is mostly more of the same. While the new NPC's (Eris) quests deviate in style slightly, they ultimately come back around to feeling the same. And don't you worry, there is still a massive amount of grinding with Eris with a small reservoir of bounties ensuring you can do the same exact tedious game play over and over and over. If you want to take advantage of some of the best new weapons, it is mandatory to level your respect since upgrading some of the new weapons requires specific items only obtainable by her at higher levels.

    I have not yet tried the raid and don't plan to since I don't have the patience to grind anymore. Not worth the money and time    … Expand
  22. buggy226
    May 30, 2015
    2
    The Dark Below makes the exact same mistakes as Destiny, only with poorer production values. The one good thing about The Dark Below is the inclusion of a second raid. Crota's End is not as fun as The Vault of Glass, but it does provide some variety in 6 player PVE.
  23. 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 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    The 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
  24. dashawnthl
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    3 stories with no content. In order to find out more about Eris i had to go on Bungie.net and read what little there was on the stupid Grimoire cards(and why does she have 3 eyes?? Only the geniuses at Bungie knows) After you beat the 3 dlc missions which were clearly cut from the original game and resold as a cash grab. Bungie makes you run around recycled zone doing bounties before you3 stories with no content. In order to find out more about Eris i had to go on Bungie.net and read what little there was on the stupid Grimoire cards(and why does she have 3 eyes?? Only the geniuses at Bungie knows) After you beat the 3 dlc missions which were clearly cut from the original game and resold as a cash grab. Bungie makes you run around recycled zone doing bounties before you can even play the new strike. I brought the season pass just because of Bungie's name alone, but looks like Bungie is nothing more but a name and a shell of it former self after they left M$. Come to find out alot of the original Bungie crew that created great games like Halo stayed behind at Microsoft or just left and went else where. I mean really how can you fan boys defend such a crap of a game??? This is easily my worst game of 2014 along with Rambo the game and Elder scrolls online. This DLC is a insult to gamers who value their hard earned money!! Really Bungie?? A boss battle where you battle a Crystal?? Wow!! I will Never and i mean NEVER buy other Bungie game again!! This DLC was Horrible. Period… Expand
  25. Super_Ted
    Dec 13, 2014
    0
    $20. $20 for the same non-narrative, deploy Dinklage, await waves, story missions. $20 for more currencies (are we up to 7 now already?). $20 for rendering your previous upgraded items useless. $20 for a raid that has today, been cleared in 30 minutes. $20 for more RNG. Make no mistake, Destiny is a freemium game with a pretty face and a $60 price of admission. This DLC is a$20. $20 for the same non-narrative, deploy Dinklage, await waves, story missions. $20 for more currencies (are we up to 7 now already?). $20 for rendering your previous upgraded items useless. $20 for a raid that has today, been cleared in 30 minutes. $20 for more RNG. Make no mistake, Destiny is a freemium game with a pretty face and a $60 price of admission. This DLC is a micro-transaction that happens to cost $20. The fact they call it an expansion, when it does nothing of the sort, is insulting.… Expand
  26. servo_mervo
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    Having played the raid, all 3 (((A WHOPPING 3!!! new missions ) and 2 horrible rehashed strikes, I can with out a doubt say that this is the worst DLC "Expansion" I have ever witnessed.

    Story: A new vendor, who just stands there and tells you incoherent things. Environment: Maybe 10-20 mins worth of new environments in the story missions... WOOOOOW!!!! Xbox One: You're **** out    Having played the raid, all 3 (((A WHOPPING 3!!! new missions ) and 2 horrible rehashed strikes, I can with out a doubt say that this is the worst DLC "Expansion" I have ever witnessed.

    Story: A new vendor, who just stands there and tells you incoherent things.

    Environment: Maybe 10-20 mins worth of new environments in the story missions... WOOOOOW!!!!

    Xbox One: You're **** out of a mediocre raid and pay the same price....

    Bungie: HAS COMPLETELY LOST IT.    … Expand
  27. lilissun
    Dec 11, 2014
    1
    I do not think this game is moving on to the right direction. It seems that old consumers get cut from the original game. Initially, we paid the full price for the game. But once we decide not to buy the new DLCs, we can only access part of the original game, just like the weekly strike become not accessible for some of us this week. I am afraid this will happen to us all once we stopI do not think this game is moving on to the right direction. It seems that old consumers get cut from the original game. Initially, we paid the full price for the game. But once we decide not to buy the new DLCs, we can only access part of the original game, just like the weekly strike become not accessible for some of us this week. I am afraid this will happen to us all once we stop buying new DLCs. This is not a good marketing strategy. Do not defend it by saying players who do not have the DLC can still play weekly strike when the selected maps are not in the new DLCs, Bungie can always add a new weekly strike for the DLC or give different players different strikes. I do not think the original content should ever get moved out.

    For the DLC, only after releasing the game 3 months, your weapons become outdated and you need to go over the upgrade process again? What about the next three months? and six months? It is a waste of time indeed. I do not aware of any other game whose content get outdated so quickly and frequently.

    For the matchmaking of weekly strikes, it seems that Bungie do not want us to have it on purpose, but not because of a better experience. If you want to do the strikes, we need to have some friends who plays it. So you may ask some of your friends to buy the game! This sounds a good reason for not having matchmaking in the game since they are not that hard and you can always do it without too much communication (strangers with, or even without, microphone will do). And, this also applies to VoG naturally.

    By the way, the content is too little and the story still does not make any sense to me. At least, they are not attractive even in my first play-through.    … Expand
  28. Vyrotix
    Dec 12, 2014
    4
    I am honestly disappointed with this DLC. I won't be going into any specifics, but I was expecting way more than just -complete a mission, go back to mission giver, get another, complete the mission..- and the cycle repeats.

    I was expecting more of a story driven DLC pack, and not a lazy layout that has you going back to the damn vendor every time you complete a f***ing mission or now    I am honestly disappointed with this DLC. I won't be going into any specifics, but I was expecting way more than just -complete a mission, go back to mission giver, get another, complete the mission..- and the cycle repeats.

    I was expecting more of a story driven DLC pack, and not a lazy layout that has you going back to the damn vendor every time you complete a f***ing mission or now what they call "quest", which is the same f***ing thing!

    And don't even get me started on the vendor! She doesn't even have anything! She has emblems, and materials that help you upgrade Hive weapons. Why can't she sell weapons or armor? She is so useless, you'll never find yourself using her unless you buy those hive materials that help you upgrade.

    And how is this expansion even fair towards light leveled players? Unless you are under LL 27, you'll find yourself constantly dying because of the unfair amount of skilled enemies the game throws at you! I kid you not, there was a story mission where you find yourself killing three yellow wizards, a yellow ogre and an almost impossible wizard. Oh and did I mention they are also throwing insane amounts of knight's and thrawl's at you?

    I don't recommend this pack, and I most certainly do not recommend getting an expansion pass if you don't have one yet until it is determined that the next drop "House of Wolves" will be better than this abomination of a DLC.

    The Crucible maps are okay, but not really enjoyable IMO. I would talk about some of the fun that I had during playing in Crucible, but all of that crumbled to the ground when I was the MVP on my team (In Clash, I went 24-3) and the worst player on my team got the new Hive exotic, called No Land Beyond, and a combination of Runed Core materials also. And I received the best of all... zip f***ing zero items whatsoever.

    It would be a totally different subject bringing in the topic of the awful loot drop rate, but this review is for DLC, and in this review, I give The Dark Below, a 4.2.

    If you disagree, I don't really care. if you say this isn't helpful, you are probably right. I submit my opinion on to this site, just like you. We in the MC community respect each other, or that is what I hope happens.    … Expand
  29. Captiosus
    Dec 16, 2014
    2
    I cannot, in good faith, give this anything higher than a 2. For all of October and November, Bungie made lots of claims that they had listened to their community on common issues. Bungie even took to Eurogamer, claiming that The Dark Below would offer a much more engrossing story with more player involvement. These claims turned out to be little more than smoke and mirrors.

    The "story"    I cannot, in good faith, give this anything higher than a 2. For all of October and November, Bungie made lots of claims that they had listened to their community on common issues. Bungie even took to Eurogamer, claiming that The Dark Below would offer a much more engrossing story with more player involvement. These claims turned out to be little more than smoke and mirrors.

    The "story" is just as mediocre and head-scratching as the original only instead of Ghost directing the player what to do, we have Eris. The story design itself is a reskin of September's "Queen's Wrath" event where everything is tied to the bounty system with a separate NPC, separate faction, and separate rewards tree. Outside of the raid itself there are only TWO legitimately new area opened to players (Seraphim Vault, Hall of Darkness [inside Temple of Crota]) while the rest of the story missions take place on the same maps we've played to death. Even more egregious is the fact that players are forced to return to the Tower between nearly every stage of the new story arc; this flies in the face of Bungie's claims that they've listened to the community as most of the community has complained copiously about the sheer amount of time we're forced to return to the Tower and suffer through multiple load times.

    The new strikes are the same "go here, press button, defend against waves" design and the Playstation "exclusive" strike is literally nothing more than fighting from the end of the Black Garden story mission back to the beginning while pausing to kill waves of Vex.

    Like MMO expansions, new loot has relegated old loot to the dustbin - with exception to exotic items that can be expensively upgraded - but unlike MMO expansions this one hit a mere 3 months into the game's lifespan. In typical MMOs such gear destroying EXPANSIONS are on 12-24 month cycles.

    Speaking of "expansion", The Dark Below actually CONTRACTS the game by removing previous vendor gear and blocking out non-DLC players from content updates Bungie had made in months prior. For example, Bungie added Cryptarch Engrams to the Vanguard Tiger playlist as a way to incentivize play. With the DLC, this has been moved to a DLC only playlist, so anyone without the DLC are back to the same issues the game had back in September. Likewise, the Hive-based DLC strike is added to the weekly rotation and will occasionally lock out non-DLC players from weekly and nightfall strikes (the latter of which was ALSO upgraded to level 30, also making it far more difficult for non-DLC owners to complete, even when it's not a DLC strike).

    For the hardcore, this game penalizes them by significantly invalidating time spent in the base game. For the casual, the added currencies and increased grind have all but ensured that they're left behind if they can't spend 4-8 hours (or more) a day behind the game. Not worth $20 base or the expansion pass cost. Having purchased the limited edition, I had hoped they would address some of these issues but, instead, I'm left with severe buyer's remorse. Meanwhile, the vast majority of my friend's list are off playing everything BUT Destiny and my former 70+ strong Playstation Destiny Clan are now split between GTA Online, Far Cry 4, and The Crew.    … Expand
  30. commenter-x
    Dec 12, 2014
    2
    This is DLC, not an expansion. No new planets, no new abilities, no new game modes. What you get is handful of uninspired levels, unimaginative game design, some new gear among many re-skinned ones, and an even more constipated leveling system, making your experience even less rewarding than before. This is to add forced "value" to their lacking content, by making you play hundreds ofThis is DLC, not an expansion. No new planets, no new abilities, no new game modes. What you get is handful of uninspired levels, unimaginative game design, some new gear among many re-skinned ones, and an even more constipated leveling system, making your experience even less rewarding than before. This is to add forced "value" to their lacking content, by making you play hundreds of hours so you level cap. It's the kind of un-fun grinding F2P games use to make you pay extra not to do (except in this case, you are paying to do it). The crown jewel of the DLC, the raid "Crota's End" is still locked to many who purchased it because the developers stubbornly refuse to add matchmaking, to compensate for the difficulty to socialize through the game. You still have to get out of the game to learn key story points, and to find raid players in most occasions. The loot system is still dumb luck, with emphasis on the word "dumb". On a fair note, the PvP maps are decent, making you wonder if a straight FPS is what the developers would have done. The whole experience is frustrating, disappointing, irritating, and only suitable for hardcore fans. The Xbox version of this "expansion" would get a 0/0. Destiny has taken a turn for the worse, and doesn't seem like there will be a change of direction any time soon.… Expand
  31. 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, 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.
  32. DrHutch
    Dec 13, 2014
    2
    Aside from the visuals and sound effects, this is yet another disappointment from Bungie. Other studios in the past have been accused (unfairly, in most instances) of giving in to the purely commercial demands of publishers. What is clear with Bungie and their deformed offspring, Destiny, is that there really is no worry of exaggeration on this front. From day one, Destiny has been nothingAside from the visuals and sound effects, this is yet another disappointment from Bungie. Other studios in the past have been accused (unfairly, in most instances) of giving in to the purely commercial demands of publishers. What is clear with Bungie and their deformed offspring, Destiny, is that there really is no worry of exaggeration on this front. From day one, Destiny has been nothing other than a well calculated marketing strategy masquerading as a game and The Dark Below has continued this very dubious tradition. This game easily represents everything that is wrong with the video game industry. In some cases, poorly developed formal narratives can be excused when suitable and engaging ludonarratives are encouraged and celebrated. Destiny does neither of these things, aside from creating a set of "big-bads" and offering the player abstruse rationalizations for what they are doing. The Dark Below only continues this embarrassing pattern. In short, I expect that like myself, many gamers very much regret their purchase and doubly for those who opted into the DLC. After playing this game and setting it beside Halo, one cannot help but wonder if the magic of the previous series had everything to do with Microsoft, and absolutely nothing to do with this seemingly highly overrated design studio.… Expand
  33. Runfocovah
    Dec 18, 2014
    2
    Bungie is charging way too much for this DLC it should cost $10 tops. It brings nothing new to the table. The "new" missions take you once more through the same levels… but wait says Bungie; this time you start at the end of the level and make your way through to the beginning.

    Just when I thought the bounties couldn't be more annoying and boring, "Erin" comes up and gives us another    Bungie is charging way too much for this DLC it should cost $10 tops. It brings nothing new to the table. The "new" missions take you once more through the same levels… but wait says Bungie; this time you start at the end of the level and make your way through to the beginning.

    Just when I thought the bounties couldn't be more annoying and boring, "Erin" comes up and gives us another round of tedious bounties.    … Expand
  34. 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 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 rightThe 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
  35. TheReclaimer
    Dec 13, 2014
    0
    Absolutely horrendous.

    Story missions consist of no more than 45 minutes of gameplay, the 10 minute strike is fine, but it is only 10 minutes long, and the raid feels like a huge step back from the VOG raid. Absolutely horrendous. I have no idea how they could realistically call this an expansion. And on top of all the lack of content, they have made all the many, many hours    Absolutely horrendous.

    Story missions consist of no more than 45 minutes of gameplay, the 10 minute strike is fine, but it is only 10 minutes long, and the raid feels like a huge step back from the VOG raid.

    Absolutely horrendous.

    I have no idea how they could realistically call this an expansion.

    And on top of all the lack of content, they have made all the many, many hours put into the game to get raid gear and weapons completely pointless. You can now simply purchase armour that exceeds the rating of the raid gear, from any of the venders in the tower.

    Makes me feel as though spending another 400 hours in this game to try and get the new raid gear is also pointless, as the next dlc will render it obsolete.

    This game had so much potential.    … Expand
  36. Javilen
    Dec 10, 2014
    1
    Seems to be more of the same, I don't see any of this epic story telling they said they where putting in as a direct response to the critics of the original release. If you don't own this already don't buy it.. my game is being traded in tonight.
  37. AfterShave
    Dec 13, 2014
    2
    Another rip-off product by Bungie. The three story missions are lame and short, the strikes are no better. The raid is alright, the only positive here. Overall, would not recommend anyone buy this.
  38. j_obediah
    Dec 23, 2014
    4
    The Dark Below misleads in a lot of ways.

    3 Story missions? False. You will be rehashing and treading familiar ground with the same enemies and a different narrative. If you count new missions as a new reason to do the same thing you've already been doing. Sure, but if you're expecting new content. Then really you get less than 1 mission's worth of actually new areas, since, as stated,    The Dark Below misleads in a lot of ways.

    3 Story missions? False. You will be rehashing and treading familiar ground with the same enemies and a different narrative. If you count new missions as a new reason to do the same thing you've already been doing. Sure, but if you're expecting new content. Then really you get less than 1 mission's worth of actually new areas, since, as stated, all the enemies are the same, and the only thing that really changes is the narrator and reason for treading.

    Strike? Same situation as the missions. You are not getting a new strike. You are getting half of a new strike.

    The only two things that are worth while about this DLC are the multiplayer maps, which people shell out $15 for on a regular basis anyway. (Some people like to get ripped off) and the raid, which many people who bought The Dark Below will never play anyway.

    Oh and if you don't buy the DLC, then you will lose out on certain portions of the game from time to time. Bungie's really sorry, I'm sure.

    Verdict: Nothing really new that I'm saying that hasn't already been said. I'm just cementing it. This DLC is not very expansive compared to other RPGs and MMOs, but more than generous when considering most FPSs (not including Borderlands). So if you haven't bought it already, choose your path based on the reason you played it in the first place. But the stufff they did give isn't all that great. That's why I give it the score I did.    … Expand
  39. IgnitionV35
    Dec 12, 2014
    0
    I've played destiny for 3 months, grinding out 3 characters, hoping that this dlc would make things better. How wrong I was. If you wish to feel just as disappointed as I do, by all means have at it. But, really, save your $20 and get something that actually has some substance to it.
  40. Munkey
    Dec 10, 2014
    1
    This is a cash grab plain and simple. For 19£ you get a handfull of missions that last about 40 to 60 in total. Reused locations, terrible loading times and the plot makes again no sense. The strikes are ok but to be honest this should have been in the game to begin with. Not touching the raid.
    Destiny could have been a great game but it's only a cash grab from Activision and Bungie looks    This is a cash grab plain and simple. For 19£ you get a handfull of missions that last about 40 to 60 in total. Reused locations, terrible loading times and the plot makes again no sense. The strikes are ok but to be honest this should have been in the game to begin with. Not touching the raid.
    Destiny could have been a great game but it's only a cash grab from Activision and Bungie looks like a sell out now. One out of ten. Do not buy!    … Expand
  41. SirPiglet
    Dec 9, 2014
    2
    The first expansion left me the same way the base game left me, wondering what are we doing here? The story is extremely bland and does require you if you want to understand the story to use the grimoire which is no way an acceptable means o tell a story. The game does look nice but you are revisiting a lot of the areas that are already in the base game just filled with more hive mobs withThe first expansion left me the same way the base game left me, wondering what are we doing here? The story is extremely bland and does require you if you want to understand the story to use the grimoire which is no way an acceptable means o tell a story. The game does look nice but you are revisiting a lot of the areas that are already in the base game just filled with more hive mobs with the 1 new character model that I seen. I wanted destiny to try and bring me back into the story but it seems as I'm being pushed back out constantly asking whats this? why is that there? who is this dude?. I would personally avoid this just for the fact that its disgusting they call this an "expansion pack" or even dlc to that matter as there is barely anything that will grip you to the game. To me destiny is a lost cause, destroyed by horrible methods..I have the next expansion due to my pass but I have no hopes for that either from what I have seen 2/10.… Expand
  42. Fever12
    Dec 12, 2014
    0
    Unfortunetly this is a big disappointment. i gave destiny an 8, hoping for future improvement and for the mp but really this expansion is really weak.
  43. fyte4luv808
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    Bungie just keeps shooting themselves on the foot, digging their grave deeper with this watered down, vapid excuse of a DLC. This is the final nail on the coffin, keep your 10 years of turd & shove it in your white knights. Bungie = Blacklisted Forever!
  44. invisibleAzN
    Dec 12, 2014
    3
    uggh. I was really hoping Bungie was going to redeem themselves with this DLC and full fill the IPs true potential. Or at least head in that direction. Nope. That is not happening with dark below. In fact they somehow made it worse.... And this is just DLC not an expansion, lets not get it twisted. Expensive DLC at that. There is literally only about 1 hours worth of NEW content.uggh. I was really hoping Bungie was going to redeem themselves with this DLC and full fill the IPs true potential. Or at least head in that direction. Nope. That is not happening with dark below. In fact they somehow made it worse.... And this is just DLC not an expansion, lets not get it twisted. Expensive DLC at that. There is literally only about 1 hours worth of NEW content. And to make crap worse, they locked out some of the game, like yesterday's daily mission to people who didn't buy the dlc....so now I can't play even the most basic of missions with friends who didn't get the DLC. Playing with friends was one of the best parts of the game, now that seems to be diminished some unless you pay them more money. .
    And it gets worse. Despite the mass amount of complaints from the shrinking group of supporters, Bungie still stubbornly refuses to add matchmaking to the RAIDs. Either that's an excuse not to spend the money on development.....OR they are straight up liars and have no intention of listening to the community...aside from the Crucible the RAIDs are the only reason to play the game. Say good bye to any casuals....
    Bungie is listening to their community pretty terribly if their response to a highly requested feature is stubbornly turned down. Only a small niche of players who like grinding are going to be pleased with this DLC. And looking at the reviews that seems to be the case. Less then 10% of the reviews are favourable.
    I gave Destiny an 8 despite its short comings when it came out, in the belief there would be more story once the Expansions started to come out. NOPE! This new DLC should have been free to begin with considering the poor reviews with the initial launch. If the next DLC isn't FREE, there is zero chance I will be playing Destiny in the foreseeable future. And zero chance I will be purchasing Destiny 2, no matter how good it is. Now its a matter of PRINCIPAL.

    This would have been received better if there was a PC version, as PC players tend to like grinding more. BUT NO, no mention of an any PC version down the road either.

    Bungie, you are in danger of becoming irrelevant. Was that Activision money really worth it. 10 years of this and you won't be around any more.....    … Expand
  45. RandomLetters27
    Dec 14, 2014
    2
    This is not an "expansion", it is a map pack at best, and not even a good one.
    I liked Destiny, and gave it a more positive review than most. This "expansion" on the other hand is absolute trash. There is nothing new or "expanded" other than exotics that you will never earn, reskinned guns and gear that are more powerful than the now-inferior legendaries that you spent time leveling up,    This is not an "expansion", it is a map pack at best, and not even a good one.
    I liked Destiny, and gave it a more positive review than most. This "expansion" on the other hand is absolute trash. There is nothing new or "expanded" other than exotics that you will never earn, reskinned guns and gear that are more powerful than the now-inferior legendaries that you spent time leveling up, some Crucible maps that may or may not be in the game type rotations you want to play, and a Raid that is still unplayable unless you can con 5 friends into buying this expansion (still no matchmaking for any daily/weekly/nightfall/raid content).

    There are no new enemy types, no new features, no new patrol areas, no new tilesets or planets or regions, still nothing at the Reef, still nothing at King's Watch, no new public event types, no new abilities or subclasses, no new Crucible modes, no new story ("go kill Hive" - out of the 3 new story missions, one is immediately deleted as soon as you play it the first time and cannot be replayed), no substance at all. I'm having trouble figuring out this was supposed to be an "expansion."

    Everything looks and feels exactly the same, mostly retreading old areas with old enemies. Because of the near total lack of new content areas to explore, the only way Bungie could create a level 30+ experience was to raise the difficulty of all their EXISTING content to require level 30. By raising the baseline difficulty of daily/weekly/nightfall/raid content, they force you to grind back up to exactly the same situation you were in before the Expansion, essentially negated any feeling of "expansion" even of your character, because you are going nowhere new seeing nothing new and feeling no more powerful or challenged than you did before. The only thing that changed by raising the baseline difficulty and level cap by the exact same relative degree is that all your guns got left behind and are now worth less than they were before. There are now expensive methods by which you can upgrade your previously maxed-out exotics, but your legendaries are now permanently underpowered.

    That pretty much sums up this expansion - nothing expanded, but your character sank backwards into a mire of useless grind just to get back up to where you thought you were before.

    This is not the expansion we hoped would redeem Destiny. It is inexcusably terrible, and confirmation that this franchise is collapsing under its own failures to provide content and bizarre insistence on hamstringing the players at every turn.    … Expand
  46. buril
    Dec 10, 2014
    3
    Fraco. Bem fraco. Dificilmente pode se chamar isso de uma expansão - é mais uma pequena DLC com um preço muito salgado. Realmente não vale à pena pagar R$ 40,00 nisso, e vou explicar o porquê: primeiro, não há enredo ou história alguma, como alardeado anteriormente pela Bungie. A linha de Eris é composta por 3-4 missões que podem ser feitas em torno de uma hora e que são muito semelhantesFraco. Bem fraco. Dificilmente pode se chamar isso de uma expansão - é mais uma pequena DLC com um preço muito salgado. Realmente não vale à pena pagar R$ 40,00 nisso, e vou explicar o porquê: primeiro, não há enredo ou história alguma, como alardeado anteriormente pela Bungie. A linha de Eris é composta por 3-4 missões que podem ser feitas em torno de uma hora e que são muito semelhantes aos contratos: vá em tal lugar e mate x mobs, vá noutro e mate o boss, lute contra x ondas de inimigos, etc. Além disso, os ambientes são reutilizados. Lembra a área do strike da terra em que se luta contra o Andarilho Decaído? E a missão da antena em que temos que resistir contra 3-4 waves de inimigos da colmeia? Pois bem, você as verá de novo muito em breve nas "novas" missões. As strikes são do mesmo nível das outras - boas, mas sem qualquer inovação e iguais em tudo salvo os ambientes. Basicamente é o esquema de "corra até o final e mate o boss, que provavelmente vai levar uns 15-20min pra morrer depois de engolir todas as suas balas". A raid parece ser interessante, mas dificilmente é suficiente pra valer o preço da DLC. Por fim, tem-se a cretinisse da Bungie/Activision de tornar o jogo praticamente impossível pra quem não compra a DLC. Quer fazer a semanal ou a anoitecer? Tem que desbloquear fazendo as missões da Eris. Ah, e a daily e a anoitecer são agora level 30, o que vai dificultar bastante pros jogadores que não puderem chegar ao level 32. Em suma: muito cara pelo parco conteúdo que oferece. Não vale à pena.… Expand
  47. VombatidaeII
    Dec 10, 2014
    1
    45 minutes of "new" content (not counting the raid), and weeks of grinding it to get new gear that you will (almost certainly) throw away again in 90 days. Don't bother.
  48. 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 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    My 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
  49. Don_TheHammer
    Dec 16, 2014
    1
    As one of the biggest fans of Halo 1 & 2, the biggest issue with recent Destiny games is the assumption of the sinking intellect of its fans. The plots have been reduced to the dark vs the light.. Really? The dark vs light? Oh lets go kill the wizard and the knight, that seems original to an rpg? Are you intentionally trying to insult the intelligence of your gamers? My other biggestAs one of the biggest fans of Halo 1 & 2, the biggest issue with recent Destiny games is the assumption of the sinking intellect of its fans. The plots have been reduced to the dark vs the light.. Really? The dark vs light? Oh lets go kill the wizard and the knight, that seems original to an rpg? Are you intentionally trying to insult the intelligence of your gamers? My other biggest issue is that so little time has been spent on the multiplayer, there is no competitive incentives, like a ranking system? Also, now there are so many one hit kills/pause button items that the competitive nature is nearly gone from the game.... Maybe the intelligence of the gamer isn't the issue, maybe its the intelligence of the developer... Extreme buyers remorse for not only the expansion, but destiny as a whole...… Expand
  50. capthavic
    Dec 24, 2014
    0
    Destiny is the biggest bait-and-switch in a long time and this sad excuse of an expansion is just salt on the wound. There is no reason to pay money for this or even play it if you weren't already suckered into buying the season pass at launch like me. It adds nothing worthwhile to the game, just more of the same locations, same enemies, same mindless missions, same barely-there expositionDestiny is the biggest bait-and-switch in a long time and this sad excuse of an expansion is just salt on the wound. There is no reason to pay money for this or even play it if you weren't already suckered into buying the season pass at launch like me. It adds nothing worthwhile to the game, just more of the same locations, same enemies, same mindless missions, same barely-there exposition and story....you are just paying $20 for more of the same repetitive grind fest. Blatantly lazy cash grab that no one can excuse. Save you money and time and don't waste it on this scam.

    PS i heard that they had improved the loot/engram system but I didn't notice any difference during my short time back. Engram drop rates felt exactly the same and I got nothing but junk from both them and the RNG loot drops at the end of missions. This expansion gave me two things, jack and **** and a renewed hatred for Bungie/Activision. So there is that.    … Expand
  51. romanontherun
    Dec 14, 2014
    1
    ok, so for 20$ you will get:
    3 new "deploy ghost - shout some enemies" mission which they insist to call a "story" for some unknown reason (Boderlands: Pre-Sequel prologue has more story, characters development, drama, world depth and action than entire game and DLC combined - and it's like 30 minutes long)
    3 maps for crucible (which is nice, but still - only 3? for 20$?) 2 strikes 1    ok, so for 20$ you will get:
    3 new "deploy ghost - shout some enemies" mission which they insist to call a "story" for some unknown reason (Boderlands: Pre-Sequel prologue has more story, characters development, drama, world depth and action than entire game and DLC combined - and it's like 30 minutes long)
    3 maps for crucible (which is nice, but still - only 3? for 20$?)
    2 strikes
    1 raid (but if you don't have friends who plays destiny on ps4 and bought The Dark Below - well, sucks to be you)

    this 'expansion' does not expand anything: not the world, not the characters (is there any?), not the story, not multiplayer, not social interaction, not gameplay.

    I actually have no idea how this could happen to the game that have so much potential to be...at least not insulting.    … Expand
  52. Lyrch75
    Dec 19, 2014
    0
    $5.00 worth of new content for $20.00 with the added bonus of screwing up the weapons/armor progression. Sadly, you will need to purchase it to keep playing as many of the activities are DLC locked.
  53. droneyyy
    Dec 19, 2014
    0
    what a joke… half the new levels are within old areas anyway. it does not feel new or fresh at all. no re-playability. i signed up just so i could write a review on how bad this expansion is
  54. Poorpancake
    Dec 9, 2014
    0
    Do not buy total waste of money. Do not believe anything Bungie have said it adds nothing to the story and is only three missions long. The strike is also a complete joke.
  55. Bizneo
    Dec 10, 2014
    0
    The term “expansion” calls to mind past games like Starcraft: Brood War or more recently World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. But that isn’t what you’re going to find here. Pay for content that was removed before release. Don't buy.
  56. Ahazy
    Dec 9, 2014
    3
    Dont buy. It's becoming clear we're being charged for content that was obviously cut from the original release this one doesn't do anything story-wise which is so disappointing. The more I try to like destiny the more I end up hating it This isn't an expansion with only 3 pointless story missions and even more raids that I can't attempt due to lack of matchmaking for it. Screw them IDont buy. It's becoming clear we're being charged for content that was obviously cut from the original release this one doesn't do anything story-wise which is so disappointing. The more I try to like destiny the more I end up hating it This isn't an expansion with only 3 pointless story missions and even more raids that I can't attempt due to lack of matchmaking for it. Screw them I don't care what that fat guy on IGN says I'm rating this 3 stars until they add matchmaking for the raids and I can actually experience them (still haven't play vault of glass F you bungie) I shouldn't have to add 40 random people to my friends list just to struggle to get a group of randoms together. moronic! Give us a matchmaking option or give me my money back.… Expand
  57. Ldt1
    Dec 9, 2014
    2
    Such a terrible expansion, but tbh there is so little content its more dlc with a hefty price tag, I have been so disappointed all day playing it, absolutely no story again and I mean that literally, our old raid gear/iron banner gear is now useless you can now buy with marks stuff with higher light and it is all so poorly designed and I really do mean that it looks terrible, same asSuch a terrible expansion, but tbh there is so little content its more dlc with a hefty price tag, I have been so disappointed all day playing it, absolutely no story again and I mean that literally, our old raid gear/iron banner gear is now useless you can now buy with marks stuff with higher light and it is all so poorly designed and I really do mean that it looks terrible, same as weapons they haven't updated old ones so they are now useless, the crucible feels really broken now and so unbalanced the infamous vex now feels very underpowered again, the maps are such a poor design quite often when reviving u will be put right in the middle of a fight just had it happen 4 times in a row nothing I could do about it, the raid feels rushed and nothings changed drop wise 5/6 people in my group got the new version of shards/energy all the way through, no gear or weapons it hasn't got the same epic feel as vault of glass, the missions are ott bad, some bounties feel like there is more to them, the strike is ok but nothing special, just found out people who have not got the dlc are unable to do nightfall/weekly which is disgusting, all in all it feels rushed out like they had to meet a deadline and they are now showing their inexperience to the max when it comes to mmo type games, I would go as far as saying I did love this game but the dlc has spoilt it, the 2 score is also ignoring how overpriced it is, should really be a 1 but gameplay wise it scores 2… Expand
  58. 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 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    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 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
  59. GalaxyKnuckles
    Dec 15, 2014
    2
    I made the mistake of buying the Destiny Limited edition so I had this dlc already purchased. After 3 missions through the same areas killing the same enemies I get a quest from the new npc that requires me to wait 3 days just to buy an item. I quit playing right there and haven't touched the game since.
  60. gamer5846
    Dec 9, 2014
    0
    This is the worst game I have ever played, don't buy this junk. This DLC adds hardly any content, all Bungie has done is raised the max light level to force its players to keep grinding over and over for little reward. And for all those loyal players who maxed out their exotics, Bungie decides to make their guns into a piece of junk, and force them to do it all over again if you want it toThis is the worst game I have ever played, don't buy this junk. This DLC adds hardly any content, all Bungie has done is raised the max light level to force its players to keep grinding over and over for little reward. And for all those loyal players who maxed out their exotics, Bungie decides to make their guns into a piece of junk, and force them to do it all over again if you want it to be any good. And most importantly the game is no fun. Everyone I know is just grinding to unlock more pointless loot.… Expand
  61. Vertran187
    Dec 15, 2014
    0
    The Dark below is 3 mission which took 5 mins 15mins and 21mins on my first run through.
    No story no characters very bland 3 mission like we have seen many time before.
    They all take place on the earth and moon in places we have already seen a hundred times over. The new Strike is short and the boss is just a witch with high hp nothing new nothing special. The new PVP maps are ok but    The Dark below is 3 mission which took 5 mins 15mins and 21mins on my first run through.
    No story no characters very bland 3 mission like we have seen many time before.
    They all take place on the earth and moon in places we have already seen a hundred times over.
    The new Strike is short and the boss is just a witch with high hp nothing new nothing special.

    The new PVP maps are ok but should have been free the rest of the content its pretty pointless.

    My biggest problem is the price was a total ripp off there was no DL it was already in the game behind a pay wall as well.

    Im done with Destiny Bungie had a chance to put things right but gave there fans the middle finger.    … Expand
  62. Hyperborean
    Dec 9, 2014
    5
    So little so late. This DLC does not add to the current end game so much as add a new end game. And its just a barren and empty but now the focus is on a new raid. The new raid makes the old raid obsolete. If you have not bought this DLC and you like destiny you might as well wait for the next chunk of DLC that will make the dark below obsolete. Why grind for hours to get to level 32So little so late. This DLC does not add to the current end game so much as add a new end game. And its just a barren and empty but now the focus is on a new raid. The new raid makes the old raid obsolete. If you have not bought this DLC and you like destiny you might as well wait for the next chunk of DLC that will make the dark below obsolete. Why grind for hours to get to level 32 when you could just wait three months and jump to level 33 in a few days? This is the worst sort of way to update an MMO style grind game.… Expand
  63. SportsareCrap
    Feb 16, 2015
    1
    Don't Buy DLC or Don't Buy Season Pass.
    This is Pay to Unlock since Fileszie is less then 200MB Really under 10mb.
    Skip this also all others one coming for Destiny.
  64. ulti187
    Dec 14, 2014
    1
    This is an dlc not an expansion. Dark Below opens four new rooms. New missions are for the biggest part done in the old areas the only difference is the walking direction. You're going back to where you came from. Only interesting thing about this dlc is the gear and the weapons but because of the horrible rng, grind and the fact that some things are locked till January even the gear andThis is an dlc not an expansion. Dark Below opens four new rooms. New missions are for the biggest part done in the old areas the only difference is the walking direction. You're going back to where you came from. Only interesting thing about this dlc is the gear and the weapons but because of the horrible rng, grind and the fact that some things are locked till January even the gear and weapons cannot help this dlc.… Expand
  65. KevowOfRice
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    Being as the raid is only PS exclusive, the score we start at is already an 8, content exclusivity ruins my faith in developer for being profit whores and such. Destiny is no exception. What made destiny horrible just got **** on by another cow they're milking with content that could have been easily been made by modders if they were aloud to. This content is less than an hour long,Being as the raid is only PS exclusive, the score we start at is already an 8, content exclusivity ruins my faith in developer for being profit whores and such. Destiny is no exception. What made destiny horrible just got **** on by another cow they're milking with content that could have been easily been made by modders if they were aloud to. This content is less than an hour long, creates more grinding and has absolutely NO STORY at all. This brings the game down to a 3. This DLC. And since its built on a game with **** content already and the fact that the DLC costs $20 alone, lets make this a zero. Oh, and if you bought it, you've been swindled like babies. The DLC IS ALREADY IN THE GAME. This can be proven by glitching through walls with your sparrow and accessing restricted parts of the game.… Expand
  66. True_Reclaimer
    Dec 18, 2014
    0
    This is the reason I finally stopped playing Destiny. Forever. I could suffer through the same regurgitated missions, the unskippable cutscenes, the lack of story, plot, content, and purpose, but to make my hard earned level 30 raid gear and all my legendaries and exotics more useless than tower gear - is an unforgivable sin. Id say Good Bye Bungie. But this game isnt even close to good. IThis is the reason I finally stopped playing Destiny. Forever. I could suffer through the same regurgitated missions, the unskippable cutscenes, the lack of story, plot, content, and purpose, but to make my hard earned level 30 raid gear and all my legendaries and exotics more useless than tower gear - is an unforgivable sin. Id say Good Bye Bungie. But this game isnt even close to good. I hope your studio burns to the ground before you entrap more innocent children to your gambling/fashion simulator. Oh also the new raid can be soloed if you are a hunter, and the new missions are done in an hour. GG.… Expand
  67. iduncan91
    Dec 20, 2014
    0
    Destiny was one of the most hyped games of the year. It was truly awful and I will tell you why. The level system is ingrained in everything. Every time you level up, you need to equip new weapons. Certain enemies will be hard one moment but easier to kill a little later because you are a higher level.
  68. brigitte1357
    Mar 11, 2015
    0
    its just some new campaign and few other things. nothing which worth the money we paid.
    it has no story like the main game. same enemies and even the bosses are nothing very different from main game
  69. commando41
    May 27, 2015
    4
    /sigh I wanted HoW to be a turning point for me but in the direction that justified my love for this game. The moment I did the first mission and found myself in Venus going the opposite direction of the skiff map (the map where you fight the Archon Priest) I was just utterly disgusted and disappointed. I will say that Bungie did an excellent job with the armor and weapon upgrades...but/sigh I wanted HoW to be a turning point for me but in the direction that justified my love for this game. The moment I did the first mission and found myself in Venus going the opposite direction of the skiff map (the map where you fight the Archon Priest) I was just utterly disgusted and disappointed. I will say that Bungie did an excellent job with the armor and weapon upgrades...but having also deleted my VoG raid gear awhile back made it all that more painful. In any event the Weapons and Armor upgrade path is awesome, I am sure the new PVP maps are as well..albeit the Trials of Osirus being very unbalanced i.e. Warlocks definitely get more than one life due to their talent tree...in any event a huge let down all around in regards to the PVE aspect. Destiny just feels like someone just painted my car on my driveway and is trying to sale it to me as if it's a brand new car...all the while i can still see the wrappings from the cheeseburger I ate sitting in the passenger seat. All in all if someone coming into this game for the first time will find both DLC's fun (albeit no Raid in HoW) but for me, who has played this game for the last 8 months, I am all but done with this bait and switch game that is called Destiny.… Expand
  70. LVCritic
    Dec 10, 2014
    6
    I played this game like nuts disagreed with most reviews on it. I just really wanted so much to love it. I still have all 3 classes at lvl 30. But after the dark below DLC I can see were this is headed and I will have to agree with critics this is a 6 to maybe 7 on the rating. I would give it now a 6.5. I love the game-play but trust me playing tons of strikes/nighfalls and raids I can seeI played this game like nuts disagreed with most reviews on it. I just really wanted so much to love it. I still have all 3 classes at lvl 30. But after the dark below DLC I can see were this is headed and I will have to agree with critics this is a 6 to maybe 7 on the rating. I would give it now a 6.5. I love the game-play but trust me playing tons of strikes/nighfalls and raids I can see that for the new DLC they are really stretching the grinding to a crazy slow paced grind who would think 2 extra levels would be so hard. all my exotics have to be reforged which is the near 50x exotics. the old raid gear is garbage I have to dismantle them all it hurts just cause I had to grind for all 3 classes to get the 30 gear. Raid weapons I achieved are garbage and I had collected all of them too. It seems to me like the DLC doesn't have enough content and they are pushing slow grinding on us till next DLC and we rinse and repeat. It was a hard decision to uninstall the game but it was for the best. Bungie I loved the halo series, but it seems that's all you ever got right. Destiny has solid game-play, but nothing else. My rating 6.5.… Expand
  71. cod4isthebest
    Feb 12, 2015
    1
    3 story missions that take 10-15 minutes each. a raid that is a complete downgrade from vault of glass. raid weapons + gear that are copy pasted from vog. same animation and models with hive bones overtop and only three unique perks which are completely situational to knights and wizards and highlighting enemies which is not as useful as it sounds. 3 crucible maps that are pretty generic.3 story missions that take 10-15 minutes each. a raid that is a complete downgrade from vault of glass. raid weapons + gear that are copy pasted from vog. same animation and models with hive bones overtop and only three unique perks which are completely situational to knights and wizards and highlighting enemies which is not as useful as it sounds. 3 crucible maps that are pretty generic. tons of grinding that is not fun. 4 decent armor exotics. about 5/6 garbage exotic armor including boots. 3/4 garbage exotic weapons that are not even really fun to use if you ignore the fact they are outclassed. no new enemy types or anything like that. one cutscene that was just the trailer. no story progression that is explained or makes sense (you stop crota's soul in story and then fight him in raid anyway). boring and repetitive bounties to grind a new reputation system. i thought the base game was flawed, but still had enough fun to warrant a purchase. this dlc feels lazy...the new missions only contain like 2-3 rooms + hallways of new content each. the worst part is you can find all these locations were discovered in the pre-release beta version of the game fully rendered only missing enemies being spawned in... I have all the gear in the game only missed 1 exotic armor and own every single exotic weapon and all raid gear for all classes. i have over 10 days played and most of it was grinding. i regret wasting time investing into this game because bad players and new players are given shortcuts to catch up and none of my gear feels rare because it is all buyable from xur (save necrochasm which is garbage). RNG is the dumbest mechanic ever to hit a FPS game. Just like the base game you don't get enough content to warrant purchase. I bought the limited edition so I'm stuck with Destiny for one more DLC.… Expand
  72. jedi5diah
    Jan 6, 2015
    5
    4 points for interesting raid and
    1 point for some excellent design for weapons (husk of pits)
    minus 3 for all the rest of repetitiveness.
    minus 2 for breaking original gear effectiveness, they are useless upon the release of dlc
  73. Malooga
    Dec 23, 2014
    5
    Huge fan of Destiny here. Have to be completely honest, this DLC was lacking HARD. What happened to the rumored "4 new strikes" planned for this release? People who hacked the game and saw points on the map tallied over 14 new locations, where the f*** are they? We get 3 missions, 2 strikes and a raid. I count 6 Bungie, and that's if I let the spouts off existing maps slip by. Would itHuge fan of Destiny here. Have to be completely honest, this DLC was lacking HARD. What happened to the rumored "4 new strikes" planned for this release? People who hacked the game and saw points on the map tallied over 14 new locations, where the f*** are they? We get 3 missions, 2 strikes and a raid. I count 6 Bungie, and that's if I let the spouts off existing maps slip by. Would it have been that hard to make a new planet for this DLC? It could have been exactly the same content, just on Mercury or something, and would have totally been worth it. No, better I trudge the same trodden path and complete the same mediocre tasks. New weapons were cool, if half of them weren't literally "your old weapon 2.0" and there was still a place to buy the old Crucible/Vanguard legendary weapons. Nope, they're gone, and now we have these "better" weapons. C'mon Bungie, I've been more than fair and overlooked a lot of simple mistakes in this game, but damnit I paid a third of the price for this DLC and I got a tenth of the value. Where are the risks? Where is the content? Today, as a Destiny fan, I hang my head low. My hopes for any future DLC has also been smashed, but since I paid for it already I'm sure Bungie could care less. 5/10, wait for a cheaper bundle of ALL content, don't waste the money now.… Expand
  74. Tinrod
    Dec 16, 2014
    5
    First of all I think Destiny is the most fun I've had in AAA gaming for recent years, and I intend to keep playing it. But Bungie really does make some really bad calls that are slowly turning me off.

    I like the encounter design and the level of challenge in the DLC content. At it's best it feels like Halo games on Legendary, but with personalised weapon selection and perks. I don't    First of all I think Destiny is the most fun I've had in AAA gaming for recent years, and I intend to keep playing it. But Bungie really does make some really bad calls that are slowly turning me off.

    I like the encounter design and the level of challenge in the DLC content. At it's best it feels like Halo games on Legendary, but with personalised weapon selection and perks. I don't really mind the lack of storytelling as I don't play shooters for the story.

    But I have to say I'm bummed out that the DLC completely trivialised the Iron Banner marathon I did just couple of weeks ago in order to get to level 30. I played the PVP mode for 3-4 hours every day for a week in order to get the gear I wanted, just to find out that now I could buy better gear from the vendors with all the marks I hadn't spent. Basically nothing from November Iron Banner tournament even is useful anymore.

    9/10 for the combat design

    1/10 for very little respect for the audience's time spent on their game.    … Expand
  75. SchroederRock
    Dec 9, 2014
    7
    For whatever reason Metacritic hasn't opened up the opportunity to grade for the XB1. There are some content differences since Activision made a deal with Sony for an extra strike mission and standard story mission content, but the major emphasis of The Dark Below remains the same between the two consoles in that the Hive are ascending to major threat status against Earth. The expansionFor whatever reason Metacritic hasn't opened up the opportunity to grade for the XB1. There are some content differences since Activision made a deal with Sony for an extra strike mission and standard story mission content, but the major emphasis of The Dark Below remains the same between the two consoles in that the Hive are ascending to major threat status against Earth. The expansion content extends what Destiny is, but @ $20 it isn't really a great sell. Yes, you'll get a couple multiplayer maps and more stuff to do in a solo or group setting. There can be many hours of content here, but it all hinges on whether you do the six-man raid content. If not, this isn't really worth your money. If you are big into this game, you're going to buy this anyways. But the flaws of Destiny are in no way remedied by expanding content - those flaws being well-thought story telling and meaningful ascension through player development (leveling). Destiny plays well but still has a hard time being taken seriously as an MMOFPS. The second expansion set will really be the final nail in the coffin depending on the quality & quantity made available to players, otherwise those that hoped for a bigger Destiny will have to wait for the confirmed sequel.… Expand
  76. notaworry
    Dec 9, 2014
    8
    Too short but overall a good time. I bought it along with the next DLC so it was a little cheaper. I think that once I complete the raid it will be well worth the extra bucks.
  77. JoJomonkey
    Dec 9, 2014
    8
    Of course you know that metacritic user reviews are awful for blockbuster games. There is no way that this is a zero or a 2. It's not great, but I am enjoying it despite lack of new content.
  78. 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 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,    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 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
  79. samburnstein
    Dec 9, 2014
    8
    The first expansion for Destiny, The Dark Below, proves that Bungie is still committed to the Destiny experience even after launch. If you have even mildly enjoyed Destiny, and you have a char. @ level 28-30, then this expansion is a must.
  80. Madmars
    Dec 9, 2014
    2
    The DLC with its action packed strikes and the stunning environments that are absolutely stunning is a great outcome of Bungie's re-evaluated gaming objective. This expansion couldnt give more to us in Destiny's current state. 9/10
  81. ChazeMan
    Dec 10, 2014
    8
    This "expansion" isn't a typical MMO Expansion, but then again, Destiny isn't really an MMO. It's a shooter, and as a shooter, this is a pretty substantial package. It's not the best DLC ever, but it is pretty solid. The raid and crucible maps are obviously the biggest attraction here. 20 bucks is a bit pricey, I'd say this is worth 15 at most. I happened to buy the $100 version of theThis "expansion" isn't a typical MMO Expansion, but then again, Destiny isn't really an MMO. It's a shooter, and as a shooter, this is a pretty substantial package. It's not the best DLC ever, but it is pretty solid. The raid and crucible maps are obviously the biggest attraction here. 20 bucks is a bit pricey, I'd say this is worth 15 at most. I happened to buy the $100 version of the game so I got it for $15.00.… Expand
  82. MikeMenkes
    Dec 12, 2014
    9
    Most of the bad reviews are critiques of the original game. This is meant to be high level new content. Played at a level corresponding to your own, 28-30, each story is challenging and is best played with co-op. The quest missions continue past the story with mini-modes and sub-bosses. The Hive strike is really good. The new weapon upgrades are welcome and frequent. They did notMost of the bad reviews are critiques of the original game. This is meant to be high level new content. Played at a level corresponding to your own, 28-30, each story is challenging and is best played with co-op. The quest missions continue past the story with mini-modes and sub-bosses. The Hive strike is really good. The new weapon upgrades are welcome and frequent. They did not change the model of the game. Now a new narrator tells a story while you play the missions. There is a lot to do when you add the bounties and quests and the new gear to upgrade. Its consistent with the original game''s quality, which is 9/10 for gameplay and 5/10 for story. Since the story isn't what you replay over and over, this is a solid 8.5/10… Expand
  83. Hi_Im_Game
    Dec 14, 2014
    6
    Well, I'm still enjoying the game but mainly because I play with a group of five friends who have all put in over 300 hours+ together. If I didn't have that, I don't think I would be playing this game as much anymore. That being said, if you aren't fully maxed out on several characters (level 29-30 with 300+ raid + exotic weapons) and don't do the raids then I can't recommend thisWell, I'm still enjoying the game but mainly because I play with a group of five friends who have all put in over 300 hours+ together. If I didn't have that, I don't think I would be playing this game as much anymore. That being said, if you aren't fully maxed out on several characters (level 29-30 with 300+ raid + exotic weapons) and don't do the raids then I can't recommend this expansion other then getting access to ROC strikes and some nightfall/weekly missions. I no longer play PvP because it is horrible with the current radar system they are using IMHO. They have at least fixed several of the map related issues that make the PvP a bit more bearable but it's something I am over at this point.

    Here is one of my main issues with this expansion:
    Everyone who didn't buy the expansion been locked out of strikes that drop engrams and some of the weekly strikes. This should not be the case especially since they had access to these things before the dark below.

    Now my problems are probably not the same as other people. Here are the problems for the people have extensively played the game up until this point:

    - All my 300+ legendary weapons I have (30+) are now not as good as the 331+ legendary weapons
    - All my raid gear I spent months getting to help me get that elusive 30 is now useless because you can buy better gear with more light at the Vanguard or Crucible quartermaster on the first day of the expansion
    - All my exotic weapons I leveled to 300+ (around 7-8) now have to be traded in and reset to 0% progress to be re-leveled and with an insane amount of glimmer (7000+)
    - You are locked out of many of the items needed from Eris till rank 3 or 4 to level items such as the Murmur upgrade or the trade in's for radiant shards/energy for one or the other
    - Limited vault space along with capped marks and glimmer trying to prevent you from leveling too fast
    - Locked out of the raid helmet again until the hard mode raid in January

    My biggest and possibly the worst thing they have done is make a whole new raid currency. All that hard work you spent getting all those energies and shards you can now no longer use for raid gear that drops from Crota's end. It's just just a bull**** excuse from Bungie to control you on how quickly you can level. The term to use for this is "artifical" content. By simply limiting you on how much you can level each week with the raid they can make sure you won't get too high level before they make the hard mode in January and make it seem like there is a lot more content then there really is. This is also evident by forcing you to do Eris's bounties till you get to rank 4 which there are only four of each day.

    But again, as bad as it all sounds there are some good things that have come from all this.

    + 8 strikes now cycle in the strike playlists
    + There are brand new exotic gear and weapons and some of them are pretty awesome (Ruin Wings for example)
    + Brand new legendary ships, legendary weapons, and shaders
    + Some of the raid weapons and gear are pretty awesome

    This expansion gets a 5 from me solely for the raid. I find the raid to be challenging at times and fun. It incorporates the sword on several sections just like the relic on the VoG raid. They have done a great job on encouraging teamwork on several sections as well as rewarding players with a more fair drop system on gear. For this sole reason, you should get the expansion especially if you enjoy playing the more challenging content in the game. And for all you people complaining about raid matchmaking, please stop because you don't realize how difficult the raid is for people who have never played it before. Go on destinylfg and look for a group if you are so interested in trying out the harder content. There are plenty of good and friendly people on that site who are more than willing to help you out. I agree that they should have made a system such as LFG in the game but it is what it is at this point so please get over it.

    There is still more to come with the January update where they will add the hard mode Crota's end raid along with a new weapon that can be leveled from white to legendary and then to exotic (can only get it to exotic by doing the hard mode raid). This alone gives me something to strive for in my new quest for 32. I still enjoy this game because, as I've said before in my Destiny review, the fundamental FPS gameplay is the best around.

    I hope from this whole experience Bungie will realize some of their main flaws in their game are with the RPG elements and not with the gameplay itself. In addition, the story telling and mission structure needs a large overhaul. There needs to be more than just strikes and raids, maybe something along the line of firefights from ODST. If you are expecting a new game each expansion, don't get your hopes up it will always be more of the same. If that is not what you want, I encourage you to look elsewhere or wait for Destiny 2 in a couple of years. Thanks for reading    … Expand
  84. reVangez
    Dec 19, 2014
    9
    Great new visuals, a good atmosphere, a better synchronisation than before.
    I also love the new tactics and bounty system. I have a lot of fun with it :)
    And also a very nice raid.

    The only negativ point i have is the price. It not reflect the content of the dlc! It dont have cost more than 10$.
  85. Jordanrosser13
    Mar 6, 2015
    5
    This add on adds a very minimal amount of content and does it very poorly in some respects. The new strike (or strikes on Playstations) are decent additions to the playlists and the new raid is a blast. However, things such as the three story missions and the limiting of certain in game options (i.e the nightfall and weekly requiring this $20 purchase in order to play them) is veryThis add on adds a very minimal amount of content and does it very poorly in some respects. The new strike (or strikes on Playstations) are decent additions to the playlists and the new raid is a blast. However, things such as the three story missions and the limiting of certain in game options (i.e the nightfall and weekly requiring this $20 purchase in order to play them) is very uninteresting, greedy, and flat out absurd at $20. You will gain a cool sparrow and 2 extra possible levels which is ok I suppose but honestly only two levels to the cap is not a very cool thing to do considering that now, four months down the road we still don't have the follow up DLC so the game is now just as monotonous as it was in November. If you were angered by Destiny's anemic amount of content but still want to play it, buy this. If you hate Destiny's guts, this will not sweeten the deal.… Expand
  86. cXeGG
    Dec 18, 2014
    8
    So, here's the deal: You probably already know by now whether or not you're a fan of Destiny, and this expansion is highly unlikely to change your mind either way. If the pitifully told stories, non-existant characterizations, and lather-rinse-repeat gameplay of the main game have turned you off, well, this is more of that, in abundance. If, however, you've come to accept Destiny for allSo, here's the deal: You probably already know by now whether or not you're a fan of Destiny, and this expansion is highly unlikely to change your mind either way. If the pitifully told stories, non-existant characterizations, and lather-rinse-repeat gameplay of the main game have turned you off, well, this is more of that, in abundance. If, however, you've come to accept Destiny for all its quirks, and enjoy the minute-to-minute action, then hey, there's also more of that, in abundance.

    Though three(ish) story missions, one strike (two if you're a PS4 user), one (excellent) raid, and three Crucible maps, doesn't sound like much compared to the $20 price tag, keep in mind that these aren't meant to be one-and-done experiences. In my opinion, all of the single-player content is well worth replaying several times, especially at the higher difficulty levels, which can dramatically change the experience. The two strikes, in particular, are arguably superior to the base game's selection, with the battle against Omnigul serving as a highlight, taking place in a masterfully designed arena that smartly combines close quarters mayhem with a wide open upper area only a double jump away. The crucible maps are uniformly well-designed and contribute well to the available formats. The raid is . . . well, I've not beaten it, but I think it's safe to say it's a suitable follow-up to the Vault of Glass.

    If that were all that came with the $20 investment, the reaction would understably be "ehh." However, this is Destiny, and Destiny is nothing if not perfection through repetition. Through the introduction of Eris, the new quest giver in the Tower, we are finally given some genuine variety with our typical bounties. Yes, they're more of the same "Go here, kill this many murdocks," but now there are specifics added to the proceedings. Now we are expected to slaughter Acolytes with a Void-powered weapon, or punch cursed thralls into explodey oblivion. This doesn't seem like much, but when you've played through the entire game using only your hand cannon, trying out a fusion rifle can feel revolutionary. It turns out that making small tweaks to your existing gameplay loop can have a large impact on staving off monotony.

    So, to my earlier point: Will this expansion change your mind on Destiny? Not at all. The existing flaws and inconveniences are all the louder now, and the glorious highs are even glorious-er. All I know, at the end, is that the most important question for me is easy:

    Is it fun? Yes. Most certainly, yes it is.    … Expand
  87. Asentha
    Apr 5, 2015
    8
    Between being a father and a husband and being in the Navy this review is more on Destiny as a whole more then The Dark Below.

    I have been able to play this game for a solid two months and have had nothing but enjoyment the whole time. The game offers a lot to do when you first start to get into, a lot of action, great story if you actually care of pay attention to it, the force of    Between being a father and a husband and being in the Navy this review is more on Destiny as a whole more then The Dark Below.

    I have been able to play this game for a solid two months and have had nothing but enjoyment the whole time. The game offers a lot to do when you first start to get into, a lot of action, great story if you actually care of pay attention to it, the force of having to make friends to complete your strikes and raids. Also the tease of seeing new equipment to force the feeling of want for that new item.

    As for The Dark Below, I didn't see much improvement from the regular game to the Expansion. Two new vendors, one of which doesn't sell much other then banners to make your character look flashy and some mats to increase Hive weapons. Then you have Xur the weekend seller of Exotic Weapons/Armor. I think they could have done a better job, as far as making a more in depth MMO. I do look forward to the House of Wolves release, but if they are just going to take the formula for The Dark Below and just make small changes that only add a higher level cap a single new raid and no other real reason to continue past just being able to beat the raid on what I will assume to be on Hard, I feel that they will surely lose a lot of players because not many will tolerate a simple map hack and a couple of quick mission strings.    … Expand
  88. SillyRukus
    Apr 20, 2015
    10
    From a fan: The reason I enjoy The Dark Below is because during the "Raid" it teaches players how to work together by using time, teamwork and firepower. It's all about timing! Omnigul is a mean b**ch! The added story is all good in my book. Thank you Bungie and Activision for this incredible game. I actually saved so much $ because I haven't bought a game since the release and the seasonFrom a fan: The reason I enjoy The Dark Below is because during the "Raid" it teaches players how to work together by using time, teamwork and firepower. It's all about timing! Omnigul is a mean b**ch! The added story is all good in my book. Thank you Bungie and Activision for this incredible game. I actually saved so much $ because I haven't bought a game since the release and the season pass.

    For the haters: If you don't like the game because it doesn't have enough story well Destiny will have plenty of story in a 10 year span. Quit and play something else if you don't like Destiny, it's that f'n simple.
    P.S. stop being cry babies.

    Thanks.    … Expand
  89. 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
  90. gdmatt
    Oct 5, 2017
    3
    Destiny: The Dark Below, the first DLC for Destiny is a criminally disappointing and lackluster mess that only seeks to push the remaining Destiny players away from the game.
    Apart from an OK raid, The Dark Below offers nothing new the Destiny experience and essentially ignores the last 3 months of progress made by players.
  91. TheDude-
    Sep 17, 2015
    5
    while the loot is excellent and the raid is very creative there is pretty much nothing to the story and the raid while creative is extremely easy and often leaves with nothing to do not to mention the story missions feel lazily put together.
  92. The_Garays
    Sep 4, 2015
    3
    This might be a joke... 20€ for a Raid and about 5 new missions? Really poor back story.

    Bungie hasn't solved any problems the main game had, they even made them worse.

    if you don't own this DLC: DON'T BUY IT!
  93. KukistajA
    Nov 11, 2015
    6
    The Dark Below was fairly decent DLC, adding enough content for the price. It doesn't change the fundamentals though, so if you enjoyed the grindfest this is more of the same, if you didn't, this DLC won't make you like it.
  94. BlakDak666
    Jul 26, 2017
    3
    Destiny's base game struggled with delivering content to the players and had some of the most tedious systems to maneuver through, so seeing the Dark Below and how Bungie claimed it would fix the issues of the first game was practically a full blown lie that hurts the game's legacy and solidify the first few months of Destiny with anger, disappointment and shame. Having three missions, aDestiny's base game struggled with delivering content to the players and had some of the most tedious systems to maneuver through, so seeing the Dark Below and how Bungie claimed it would fix the issues of the first game was practically a full blown lie that hurts the game's legacy and solidify the first few months of Destiny with anger, disappointment and shame. Having three missions, a handful of weapons and armor and a raid is not an expansion, it would be something players should have had for free and as an incentive to keep playing awhile longer. It's no wonder many left after the new year started. Out of the four DLCs that Destiny had, The Dark Below is the worst one of them and deserves only scorn.… Expand
  95. DestinyDoer
    Jul 4, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although I disagree with what multiple but not all other people say about this game, this DLC is not the best. Still four types of enemies? The story is way too short.… Expand
  96. Jaidenbrkl1
    May 8, 2023
    7
    Now you may be wondering why I didn’t count Expansions 1 and 2 for Destiny and that is because it is just a Destiny update with more new weapons.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 41
  3. Negative: 3 out of 41
  1. Games Master UK
    Feb 22, 2015
    79
    An extension of Destiny's triumphs and flaws that ultimately wins us over with its new raid. [Mar 2015, p.68]
  2. GameOver.gr
    Feb 10, 2015
    60
    Once again Bungie has failed to deliver what was expected by most of its following. This DLC's additions to the main game are almost superficial with the repetition, the main flaw of Destiny's design, being its bane.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 7, 2015
    80
    The Dark Below doesn't revolutionise Destiny's addictive endgame, but the superb new missions and the lure of new gear should tide you over 'til the House of Wolves. [Feb 2015, p.91]
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