Bungie Will Start Selling Purple Ammo Synths for Real Money

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Reports have resurfaced that Bungie will begin selling Heavy Ammo Synths for Silver, an in-game currency purchased using real money.​

That’s according to VG247, which cites a “source familiar with the matter”. There’s no more to add to the report itself. Bungie is going to sell ammo for money. Wow.​

It’s not the first time we’ve heard this rumour. Last year it was suggested that the House of Wolves expansion would not contain a Raid, microtransactions would be added to the game, and ammo packs would be sold for real money.​

The first two chunks of this rumour turned out to be true: House of Wolves didn’t have a Raid and microtransactions have turned up in the game. Ammo for sale is the only one of this trifecta of bad news not to have come true. Yet.​

Destiny is currently in crisis. Players are leaving the game in droves, thanks to a lack of content, dodgy online competitive play, and poor communication from Bungie. We spoke about it during our coverage of the latest Weekly Update.​

There’s also talk of serious problems behind closed doors at the studio. Last week it emerged that Bungie has delayed the launch of Destiny 2 (or whatever it’s going to be called) from September this year, the internal target date for release.​

According to reports, the studio’s tools are poor, communication between management and staff is at a low, pressure from Activision is high, and the internal roadmap for the game is unclear. All is not well ​

If Heavy Ammo Synths being sold for real money actually comes to pass, Bungie may face an even greater backlash from Destiny’s remaining player base. It's a grubby move.​