Recently, "Destiny 2" developer Bungie launched a starter pack priced at $15. However, this starter pack was removed from the shelves after only one day. The reason is that this starter pack contains powerful weapons and rare materials that players have to grind for hours to obtain, which has aroused the disgust of players. They believe that this "purchase is an advantage" approach clearly violates the principle of game fairness.
After strong resistance from players, the starter pack was quickly labeled with "capitalism", "psychological horror", "crime" and other labels. Bungie has not commented on this. The
incident has attracted widespread attention in the industry. Many game developers have expressed concern about this behavior and reminded them to balance the relationship between paid and free when designing games to ensure fairness and fun.
This incident once again triggered players’ thinking about the development of e-sports. With the continuous development of e-sports, more and more game developers are beginning to turn their attention to this field, and the fairness of games is one of the issues that players are most concerned about.
In the future, while the e-sports industry is booming, game developers need to pay more attention to the issue of game fairness to ensure players’ gaming experience.
