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[j0hnnix]

hoping to get in this alpha Thursday.. I might move my preorder to Xbox since I have more friends there than on the ps4.

 

[Kajiba]

That's hot.

Oh my.

 

[licktheenvelope]

How are people getting in already?

They gave away codes to those that attended the PS4 press conference @ theaters.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Well that was fun. Tomorrow night I'll probably try and get a group together to do the strike on Legend difficulty and I'll stream it. It's damn fun.

 

[VisceralBowl]

They gave away codes to those that attended the PS4 press conference @ theaters.

People have not gotten those it seems. All they did were guaranteed slots for when it went public.

 

[RoKKeR]

I sure hope non-ADS weapons are viable cuz fuck ADS right in the ass

A lot of this.

It's good that the Alpha and Beta are soon so people can finally start to understand what Destiny is and how it all takes shape.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

People have not gotten those it seems. All they did were guaranteed slots for when it went public.

Yup those don't go out till Thursday afternoon. Some of us were very lucky and got codes early. Hence our impressions etc.

 

[licktheenvelope]

People have not gotten those it seems. All they did were guaranteed slots for when it went public.

Oh... I thought they were already in. o.o

 

[besada]

I can't figure out how to get much closer. Maybe when I upgrade my jump jets.

The game feels really good. I played for about two and a half hours, non-stop. I leveled up a few times and got new abilities. I absolutely love the dropping fist power, especially when executed from great height, like jetting off the top of a building into a crowd of aliens. Boom!

I got into a world event with two other guys, and we were standing on top of a broken up plane, shooting dudes who kept coming in from a drop ship. And there was this perfect moment, when they clumped together, and I leapt out into the air, fired my jets to cross the distance, clutched R1 and L1 and came down like fucking thunder in the middle of them, tossing their twitching bodies into the air like garbage.

 

[Vire]

I sure hope non-ADS weapons are viable cuz fuck ADS right in the ass

Hmm... you know there are some weapons that are more viable without ADS, but I dunno how effective you would be completely ignoring it. I haven't gotten to use a lot of weapons yet though, so maybe there's something that could suit your play style.

 

[BlackGhost]

Ohhh •_•

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Thanks guys keep it up! My hype seems justified!!

 

[B00TE]

The game feels really good. I played for about two and a half hours, non-stop. I leveled up a few times and got new abilities. I absolutely love the dropping fist power, especially when executed from great height, light jetting off the top of a building into a crowd of aliens. Boom!

I got into a world event with two other guys, and we were standing on top of a broken up plane, shooting dudes who kept coming in from a drop ship. And there was this perfect moment, when they clumped together, and I leapt out into the air, fired my jets to cross the distance, clutched R1 and R2 and came down like fucking thunder in the middle of them, tossing their twitching bodies into the air like garbage.

Titan class? If so I know what I'm playing now, that sounds awesome.

How frequent are the public events?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Hmm... you know there are some weapons that are more viable without ADS, but I dunno how effective you would be completely ignoring it.

pre-order cancelled

better luck next time bungie

 

[Mortemis]

Keep these screenshots coming. For the love of all that is Bungie, please keep them coming.

This game's visuals are James Franco So Good levels of goodness.

 

[SpudBud]

Has anyone posted a good breakdown of the classes skill trees?

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Hmm... you know there are some weapons that are more viable without ADS, but I dunno how effective you would be completely ignoring it. I haven't gotten to use a lot of weapons yet though, so maybe there's something that could suit your play style.

I find it pretty easy to not even use ADS. Sure you won't probably be as effective but I regularly just shoot from the hip. Auto Rifles are pretty good for shooting from the hip.

 

[RSB]

I sure hope non-ADS weapons are viable cuz fuck ADS right in the ass

Can't be said enough.

Also weapons that don't penalize your accuracy when jumping, bacause that sucks too.

And remember Bungie, the game releases in September, so there's still time to include Bumper Jumper in the game.

 

[Trouble]

I'm so jelly of all you playing. I'm sure I will continue to be so come Thursday. ;_;

 

[Jedi Otter]

So, not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere, but do we know if it's possible to disable those enemy health bars and damage numbers? I hated them in Borderlands and Bioshock, and I'd REALLY like to have less clutter on-screen.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

So, not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere, but do we know if it's possible to disable those enemy health bars and damage numbers? I hated them in Borderlands and Bioshock, and I'd REALLY like to have less clutter on-screen.

Nope it is not.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

When the announcer says "zone c lost" it sounds like Stewie Griffin. I can't stop laughing. That better be a placeholder.

 

[RoKKeR]

Biggest question/concern is PvP with the loot everybody brings in from the campaign. How on earth is it all balanced?

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

Really good impressions so far, wow.

I can't wait to get my Alpha code!

 

[ElRenoRaven]

When the announcer says "zone c lost" it sounds like Stewie Griffin. I can't stop laughing. That better be a placeholder.

You know what really freaks you out. You're playing and getting totally hurt and he just suddenly gets pissed off and basically tells you to get your shit together. Not in those words mind you. It's funny though and it's like oh shit I didn't expect that.

Biggest question/concern is PvP with the loot everybody brings in from the campaign. How on earth is it all balanced?

Very easily. Bungie equalizes everything making everyone equal. It works really really well too.

 

[Vire]

Neat little touch for PS4 version: when your shields are low, the Dual Shock 4 bar blinks red.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Neat little touch for PS4 version: when your shields are low, the Dual Shock 4 bar blinks red.

Does it use the PS4s speaker in the controller?

 

[GrizzNKev]

So my e-fame won't get me in early, huh. Seems like everyone else just asked. Lol whatever.

Kittens and I will have way more fun.

 

[Jedi Otter]

Nope it is not.

Well, that bites. Guess I'll just have to get used to it.

 

[besada]

Titan class? If so I know what I'm playing now, that sounds awesome.

How frequent are the public events?

Titan class. I have no idea how often they are. One happened in the two or so hours I played. So no real way to tell how frequent. It was pretty cool, though. I was wandering around, looking for loot boxes or aliens to smoke, when this terrible rumbling tore across the sky.

The HUD lit up telling me it was a world event and I could join if if wanted. I saw this line of light where a satellite of some sort had come down from orbit, and we were supposed to protect it. So I rezzed my Sparrow and hauled ass toward the indicator. I was the first one there, so I drove my Sparrow up onto the wing of a plane to keep it safe, and by that time another guy had shown up and was standing in the circle where the satellite had fallen. A third guy showed up just before the aliens, and then we had a big firefight.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Does it use the PS4s speaker in the controller?

Yup. When you're picking up some of the random missions in the explore mode the audio will play from the speaker.

 

[Vire]

Does it use the PS4s speaker in the controller?

Not that I'm aware of.

EDIT: ^ Answered above.

I mostly play with headphones anyway.

 

[Xplatformer]

from the giantbomb playthrough it seems all the enemies just run towards you in a dumb fashion like borderlands instead of ducking and dodging halo elite style.

so picking that tank dude seems more logical so you can withstand more melee hits

Did you watch the entire vid? The initial combatants rushed him...but that wasnt every combatants attack strategy.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Neat little touch for PS4 version: when your shields are low, the Dual Shock 4 bar blinks red.

And when the flashlight comes on in game, the lightbar gets bright white!

 

[Blueblur1]

The game looks real nice but some areas seem pretty lifeless. Which is what they may be going for but the locales don't even looked like they were lived in. And players are way too squishy in MP. Every single wrecks players super quickly in all of the videos I've seen.

 

[tasch]

I can't figure out how to get much closer. Maybe when I upgrade my jump jets.

The game feels really good. I played for about two and a half hours, non-stop. I leveled up a few times and got new abilities. I absolutely love the dropping fist power, especially when executed from great height, like jetting off the top of a building into a crowd of aliens. Boom!

I got into a world event with two other guys, and we were standing on top of a broken up plane, shooting dudes who kept coming in from a drop ship. And there was this perfect moment, when they clumped together, and I leapt out into the air, fired my jets to cross the distance, clutched R1 and L1 and came down like fucking thunder in the middle of them, tossing their twitching bodies into the air like garbage.

you end up fighting almost right beneath that ship in the strike mission.

 

[RoKKeR]

Very easily. Bungie equalizes everything making everyone equal. It works really really well too.

So stats for weapons sort of get neutralized/evened out across the board?

 

[ilikesanta]

Well these impressions sold me on it, will pre-order.

Keep up the impressions.

 

[tasch]

So stats for weapons sort of get neutralized/evened out across the board?

i think only damage, rate of fire, or impact might not, not sure though.

 

[besada]

Did you watch the entire vid? The initial combatants rushed him...but that wasnt every combatants attack strategy.

They will also flank you, and it seems like the higher level guys are much less likely to run screaming into the muzzle of your gun. I fought one set of guys who just rushed you, but most use cover, and some flank.

 

[VanWinkle]

Love hearing these impressions, and more importantly, I'm so glad that the ho-hum look and reception of this game were mostly down to the marketing and trickle of small and oftentimes-confusing info.

Question: is there wildlife in the game?

 

[ElRenoRaven]

i think only damage, rate of fire, or impact might not, not sure though.

Could be. I'm not sure how exactly they handle it but you can tell the difference when playing Crucible. I bet that would be a good subject for a weekly update. Bungie should totally do that and explain it.

 

[B00TE]

Titan class. I have no idea how often they are. One happened in the two or so hours I played. So no real way to tell how frequent. It was pretty cool, though. I was wandering around, looking for loot boxes or aliens to smoke, when this terrible rumbling tore across the sky.

The HUD lit up telling me it was a world event and I could join if if wanted. I saw this line of light where a satellite of some sort had come down from orbit, and we were supposed to protect it. So I rezzed my Sparrow and hauled ass toward the indicator. I was the first one there, so I drove my Sparrow up onto the wing of a plane to keep it safe, and by that time another guy had shown up and was standing in the circle where the satellite had fallen. A third guy showed up just before the aliens, and then we had a big firefight.

Oooooh, sounds awesome. Thanks.


Man, even if I don't get in Thursday, just seeing the flood of screenshots and impressions is pretty damn awesome. Also streams! Hope to see more GAFfers streamin'. If I get in Thursday, I know I'll have one running myself.

 

[SnakeEyes]

Hunter has double jump.

Hunter wins.

Aww, fucking WHAT?!

I thought that the movement ability was tied in with the Focus, and you could pick which one you want! Damnit...

 

[Bacon]

Maybe a silly question, but what does ADS stand for?

 

[VanWinkle]

Maybe a silly question, but what does ADS stand for?

Aim down the sights

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Any collections of links to gameplay videos on YouTubes? Is there a thread floating around for general previews?

Fyrewulf put up some Crucible videos on his youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/user/FyreWulff/videos?view=0&shelf_id=3&sort=dd

 

[SnakeEyes]

Maybe a silly question, but what does ADS stand for?

Aim Down Sights, something a Bungie game hasn't had before I think? Although I haven't played anything past ODST.

 

[besada]

My take on Destiny and ADS is that you're going to need to use ADS for anything other than close to short range, unless the enemy is really big. I went back and forth, firing from the hip in tight corridors, or when they'd get too close, and using ADS for mid to long range shots.

 

[Vire]

The floating snow particles make it look better in person too.