Yesterday, Bungie admitted defeat when it comes to the concept of Synthstrand, the currency that players had to farm in order to pay for transmog bounties.
For fashion fans who want access to most or all of their collection to be available as options, it’s not just a long grind ahead, it’s an impossible one.
On average, between seasons and expansions, Bungie adds at least 2+ sets of armor a season, meaning even just staying current would take all your freebies, and forget going back in time to add the dozens and dozens of sets that are already available for transmog.
This season didn’t feel so bad because we got a bunch of free instant transmogs from the intro to the system, but there’s nothing to indicate that’s going to continue, nor that Bungie is going to take fan suggestions and put transmog items in the season pass (outside of the new ornament set itself)?
Other games simply charge either nothing, or some sort of in-game currency for transmog, and it’s not monetized at all.
While I will always concede that Bungie needs revenue streams to keep supporting the game, we also have to keep in mind that Bungie is selling at least $100 in ornament armor sets every single season already, one from Eververse at season launch, one for a holiday event and then the one in the $10 battle pass you can’t get any other way.
And then they’re charging $10 for every full set of armor you want to transmog over the cap of two per season, or 10 pieces total.
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