There?s long been a back and forth struggle between players and developers over video game costs and how to effectively monetize while not feeling like a financial burden on players and still providing enough quality content for them to play. Ongoing live games are especially susceptible to this scrutiny. Many players wondering where the line is drawn between what?s funded by the purchase of the base game and where that microtransaction money is going. For Destiny 2, the dev costs of the Zero Hour mission that rewarded players with the Outbreak Perfected Exotic pulse rifle was fully funded by microtransactions. More specifically, it was the sales of ornaments for the Whisper of the Worm sniper rifle that allowed Bungie to develop another secret Exotic mission. Director Luke Smith revealed this in his Director?s Cut article today, a massive introspective piece looking back at the last six months of Destiny 2?s development and how that applies to what?s coming in the future. It?s a very raw and honest look at game development, and one of the sections talks about the Eververse, Bungie?s microtransaction store for Destiny 2 cosmetics.

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