The Pre-owned version is likely to just be the base game with no expansions - it happened to me.

was thinking about getting that - but then realised its the vanilla game on disk with the rest using DLC codes that have already been used.

For other games yes but not Destiny due to the way Bungie don't bring older content forward, given the choice of buying vanilla and each DLC to play the game along the way or buying this collection I'd choose the more expensive option. The original Vault of Glass raid is one of the best pieces of co-op gaming I've played but it's never been updated so it's too easy, no-one plays it and most of the rewards are no use because they're so low level. The co-op mechanics in the Taken King raid are also superb but again no-one plays that either any more.

So although you're getting what appears to be a lot of content, it's mostly just the Rise of Iron content you can play, you do have access to all the story missions but they're by far the weakest part of Destiny with a terrible story and uninspired design while the raids are really the highlight and now people only regularly play the Rise of Iron raid.

That said I still think this is a superb deal as you need Taken King to play Rise of Iron so to get the lot for less than Rise of Iron is clearly very good just don't go into it thinking it's like a normal GOTY edition where you're going get tons of content.

John

​Yeah but by the time ALL the dlc comes out hiw much of the original user Base is still playing it?

​it's the same. although I do have 1000's of hours played.

I bought this after that burst of PS4 500gb deals, I'm very much enjoying it. However I have got through it very fast, especially since this comes with level boosters. I just have Rise of Iron left out of the DLC main story and a buvh of quests I need a fireteam to do (ignoring of course the instances/dungeons and other stuff there is loads of)

The story isnt great, The mission layout is bad (spend minutes in loading screens just to hand in the one quest you have and fly back through the loading screens to the planet you were on for that quest)


Its basically just Halo with the lowest level of RPG elements they can get away with and gear grind tacked on... I love it.

To date, with all the DLC it's approaching a full game. A mega rip off and testiment to Activisions greed ...and mugs like me who buy it. Problem is it plays so well but after a while the repetition does your head in.

An expensive bloody do! Releasing content yearly at full game prices is a **** take

This is the collection, that contains ALL of the DLC, so that's a moot point. As for microtransactions? Right now they have zero effect on the game, they're for paper masks for crying out loud.

You have to have an internet connection, but it has a story you can single player most of or PUG/ match make.

I love Halo Single player campaign and story same for Mass Effect, this is neither, the story is weak and theres little of it, I lost interest well before the DLC. I would give it a miss until it hits bargain basement price. Better for multiplayer for which I have no interest. Apparently the original story was really good but got dropped by Activision execs shortly after a number of the developers left and what you have now is the result of that, a shallow money milking machine of a game.

Wouldn't bother if your solo player, you will be cut out of all the endgame content unless your willing to use external sites, forums, message boards etc to find groups for activities which do not have matchmaking or your willing to find a clan to join.

Oh and the three previous raids VOG being my favourite are now completely irrelevant, wish Bungie would bring them to ROI light levels so I could do all four raids now that would be cool!

I was always a massive Halo fan, but just couldn't get on with Halo 5. What people who moan about the story won't tell you about Destiny is the general game play is fantastic, the guns are superb. It's story has had a troubled past, apparently it was torn up and started again less than a year before release, and whilst The Taken King seemed to put a lot of that right, Rise of Iron seems to lack in story because of their focus on Destiny 2.

I was always a solo player, Halo 2 was probably the last game I'd played with others online. But this brought me back. Honestly, if you can get passed just wanting to play solo, the endgame for Destiny is well worth it. The raids are something else (in terms of fun, not always relevant loot)

It's on offer this month on XBox One BTW, albeit not so cheap.

Yeah. And a lot of updates for the vanilla game too...!