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[we.are.the.armada]

"oh... no. it's... the... ... hive."

Is it really him?

How do I delete a character? I can't seem to find it.

Yeah, I'd like to know this too!

 

[kaching]

Game oozes atmosphere, style and polish so far. Even for an "alpha". Controls feel downright natural, which is more than just about having everything mapped where I expect it, but also tuning the sensitivity near perfectly.

This is threatening to be a game I fear I may sink a lot of time into.

 

[krypt0nian]

would be nice to have it robotic then.... even more cortana like..

What if it's not an AI?

 

[ComputerMKII]

Whenever I switch my special weapons (sniper rifle or shotgun), they lose all their ammo. Is this a bug or a feature? That's very annoying.

 

[thenexus6]

So far I've only salvaged them (not sure what it's called exactly). Highlight in your inventory and hold square.

Yeah I knew that, I just wondered as you don't receive much back for doing that.

 

[Lasty95]

Is there anywhere specifically Bungie are asking for feedback, or are they not interested?

I want to give my 2 cents on ADS/Hip firing.

 

[kiguel182]

How do you go to the Moon? I only see Earth, the tower and crucible on my map.

 

[cresto]

Correct me if I am wrong, but this game seems like a cross between Halo and Mass Effect. If that's the case, I am fuckin sold and definitely holding on to my preorder. Hope it holds up on Xbone

 

[Derpcrawler]

Cool. Just straight to USB then uploaded?

I use direct feed capture card. Derp, thought you were asking about hosting. PS4 can't make screenshots in PNG.

 

[jaaz]

What am i missing? (

It's exploration mode. You're supposed to have fun doing those mini-quests and exploring the environment. You know, "it's about the journey" and all that crap. If it feels not fun and like a grind, then maybe it's not the type of game you like and that's fine. For me, I love to explore and do these quests discovering new areas, enemies, weapons, loot, etc.

That said, I agree that many of the quests are pretty basic. But I suspect we'll have deeper side-quests at release.. maybe at beta too,

 

[krypt0nian]

Is there anywhere specifically Bungie are asking for feedback, or are they not interested?

I want to give my 2 cents on ADS/Hip firing.

Alpha.bungie.net, go to the Alpha Feedback forum.

 

[BokehKing]

So what can we do as a clan? I didn't notice if we can view clan members online.

 

[KCroxtonJr]

Isn't everyone's character a mute protagonist? I was under the impression that the person talking is your GHOST unit, not your character, and isnt it suppose to be Peter Dinklage?

This is correct. I guess they were trying to get across the idea that it is just an A.I. and doesn't have emotions and stuff. It's still pretty awkward to hear regardless lol

 

[Willectro]

How do you go to the Moon? I only see Earth, the tower and crucible on my map.

Pretty sure in the alpha its a PvP (crucible) map.

 

[krypt0nian]

How do you go to the Moon? I only see Earth, the tower and crucible on my map.

Alpha slice of content. You don't yet beyond one PVP map.

 

[WITHE1982]

I use direct feed capture card. Derp, thought you were asking about hosting. PS4 can't make screenshots in PNG.

Ah, thanks. Thought it looked too good to be true.

 

[JonnyKtyler]

So how long do I have to keep shooting this Devil Walker? I'm doing it solo which probably doesn't help, but I've been shooting at it for 20 minutes and I have done ten percent damage.

To beat the devil walker you should have a full group but

Spoiler

the only strategy i found was to focus fire on one of its legs, eventually it will explode and expose the core of the machine and you can shoot that for about 10 seconds with double damage. It keeps opening some hatches on the sides and i kept trying to throw grenades inside of it but i'm not sure if I was missing or it doesn't work.

 

[everyday math]

Anyone get a glitch where when you go to the tower you're the only one there? Besides NPCs.

 

[Halo 2]

Does the alpha have a level cap?

 

[jaaz]

Alpha slice of content. You don't yet beyond one PVP map.

But the fact that you want to see the moon is a good sign for this game! I can't wait to see Mars.

 

[Lasty95]

Alpha.bungie.net, go to the Alpha Feedback forum.

Thanks.

 

[Marvel]

I'd like to say for those (like me) that do not have a capcard, to use minus for your screenshots. Great quality.

Download them from FB and then upload them there

 

[JonnyKtyler]

How do you go to the Moon? I only see Earth, the tower and crucible on my map.

The crucible puts you into a random pvp match, one map is on earth and the other is on the moon.

 

[The Librarian]

Wow.

It's what I did. Well, kind of.

Do we know how much content and max level you can reach in the Alpha?

I want to make sure to do and visit everything I can.

So far Earth, The Tower, the Moon and the Crucible. I'm at level 9.

How much more is there?

First of all, check the OP for any basic questions. You'll probably find an answer there.

Second, you can't be a level 9, max is 8.

 

[D Bo Chops]

Thanks. When did people stop calling it iron sights?

Iron sights implies that you have no attached optic (red dot, scope, laser, etc.) ADS can apply to either having vanilla irons or an optic.

 

[everyday math]

Does the alpha have a level cap?

Lvl 8

 

[Gurish]

It's exploration mode. You're supposed to have fun doing those mini-quests and exploring the environment. You know, "it's about the journey" and all that crap. If it feels not fun and like a grind, then maybe it's not the type of game you like and that's fine. For me, I love to explore and do these quests discovering new areas, enemies, weapons, loot, etc.

That said, I agree that many of the quests are pretty basic. But I suspect we'll have deeper side-quests at release.. maybe at beta too,

Lol, so it never ends? I enjoyed the story mission more, here I'm just going in circlrs doing pretty basic objectives.

So this is all the Alpha? One story mission, one level 4 explore and one level 6 mission?

 

[kiguel182]

Pretty sure in the alpha its a PvP (crucible) map.

Alpha slice of content. You don't yet beyond one PVP map.

Got it. It seemed like you could actually go there.

 

[AndyD]

I wandered down into some dark area and found ??? level Hive. I tried for a few seconds but seeing your gun do 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 damage isn't a confidence boost. Legged it, heard them growling as if they were next to me for the rest of my stay in the area so it might be an audio bug. Creepy as hell though.
...
Edit: Dinklage sounds bored as hell. It's super distracting. The haughty British stuff in the Tower is fine, but Dinklage is not selling it at all.

I did that underground hive thing too and the growling did follow me for a while after that, but no one was ever behind me. Must be a bug.

And Dinklage does sound like he just phoned it in. Works in the Tower, but not out in the wild.

One thing I wish this had is more options for sound and HUD for sizes and transparancy. But it's oretty much buttery smooth and I like the UI for the most part. The worst ting about my experience so far is the incredibly long load times. Unusually long for the PS4 and the graphics are not so amazing to justify the loads.

And is there an overmap of the wilderness? I could not tell where I was in relation to everything around me.

 

[Kelsey]

Alpha slice of content. You don't yet beyond one PVP map.

There's 2. You have to be lucky to get the 2nd one.

 

[everyday math]

Lol, so it never ends? I enjoyed the story mission more, here I'm just going in circlrs doing pretty basic objectives.

So this is all the Alpha? One story mission, one level 4 explore and one level 6 mission?

Yes. Plus MP.

Oh god please don't say there should be more. It's a freaking Alpha.

 

[ethomaz]

I will buy this game. Destiny is Halo+Borderlands. This is a great thing to me and will give me many hours of enjoyment. ^_^

I will say it is Borderlands + Warframe

Some references from Halo but that's all... the game play and works different from Halo games... a mix of Borderlands and Warframe for sure.

The voice is from the drone... so it have to be lifeless... it is a computer

 

[The Librarian]

Lol, so it never ends? I enjoyed the story mission more, here I'm just going in circlrs doing pretty basic objectives.

So this is all the Alpha? One story mission, one level 4 explore and one level 6 mission?

Check the OP (I'm honestly amazed how many people don't check; why did I bother making it?). All the content the Alpha has is there.

 

[Lakitu]

To beat the devil walker you should have a full group but

Spoiler

the only strategy i found was to focus fire on one of its legs, eventually it will explode and expose the core of the machine and you can shoot that for about 10 seconds with double damage. It keeps opening some hatches on the sides and i kept trying to throw grenades inside of it but i'm not sure if I was missing or it doesn't work.

Thanks, I'll try that, it's been utterly fruitless so far. I've been one-shotted by that thing 20 times.

 

[jaaz]

Lol, so it never ends? I enjoyed the story mission more, here I'm just going in circlrs doing pretty basic objectives.

So this is all the Alpha? One story mission, one level 4 explore and one level 6 mission?

Yes and PvP. They meant it when they said Alpha!

I view the explore mode as side quests in any other game, with the story mode obviously being the main story line. Not all side-quests are basic by the way, I found one that lasted quite a number of minutes and took me through large areas. I needed to survey an area or something, which just happened to be guarded by one of those spider things. It was fun.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

So the level cap means I've got some loot I can't possibly equip lol.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Check the OP (I'm honestly amazed how many people don't check; why bother making it?). All the content for the Alpha is there.

If it's one thing you learn quick it's that nobody ever reads the first post after you hit the 2nd page. Never ever in a million years.

 

[Gurish]

Check the OP (I'm honestly amazed how many people don't check; why did I bother making it?). All the content the Alpha has is there.

I'm sorry, you are right.

 

[bfett9]

Any of you guys get to the part of the cave where the enemies and Wizard have "!!!" health and are invincible so you cant move through?

 

[Kelsey]

I did that underground hive thing too and the growling did follow me for a while after that, but no one was ever behind me. Must be a bug.

Not a bug. The things that are growling are in a nearby cave accessible from another entry point. I discovered them after a bunch of searching because the growling was driving me nuts. As a level 4, they appeared to me as yellow with question marks over their heads, which in the world of MMOs means they were at least 4 levels above me, I think.

 

[jaaz]

Any of you guys get to the part of the cave where the enemies and Wizard have "!!!" health and are invincible so you cant move through?

Yep. Much "nope. nope. nope." and hilarity ensued.

 

[DWinn7]

Got a few hours in last night. Just explore and the strike. It's quite fun but it does feel a bit like it doesn't know what it wants to be.

Explore:
It was really fun until you start to realize it follows typical MMO design in that the same enemies spawn in the same spot over and over and waaay to fast at that. The world felt really dead. No npc encounters, nothing really random, except of course the events but I got the same one twice in the same area so I'm not sure how random they really are. Also, I literally ran into only one other player while exploring.

The side missions were also all fairly repetitive but this is an early, low level area it seems, so I'll reserve judgement till when we can play other areas. My other gripe is there's not enough incentive to explore. I found no cool loot, materials (other than lots of spinmetal) or unique encounters. It's not quite the living, breathing world that it was billed to be. At least not at this point.

Strike:
Holy fucking shit did that spider tank take forever to take down. Of course nobody on my team knew what we were doing at first but even still each leg takes an ungodly amount of damage and the core doesn't stay vulnerable long. It was less tactical than it was a bit of a chore. Mainly due to the bullet sponge shielded guys who keep respawning, making it very hard to unload a super or heavy weapon from the right angle at the right time. I'm going to try it again tonight with some friends on VC and see if we can work better as a team. For a random grouping it was pretty brutal though. The last boss went down much quicker.

Mechanics:
Only one complaint: we have all these abilities to move quickly, jump, etc. but the accuracy penalty is massive. For the amount of quick movement I'd like to see that dialed back a bit. I'm thinking Bungie is trying to make it so lone wolfing is less viable.

I'm going to get into the crucible tonight and see how that goes. Despite what sounds like a lot of negativity above I am enjoying the game quite a bit so far.

Yep, yep and yep. I wish the world was slightly more alive. Scatter some NPCs around

Hopefully they tweak the accuracy penalty and allow players to "play faster". I truly believe Destiny is something you have to experience. I'm excited to pick the game up in September.

Before E3, a part of me thought that it would be delayed. Then they announced the white PS4 bundle.

 

[Gurish]

Yes and PvP. They meant it when they said Alpha!

I view the explore mode as side quests in any other game, with the story mode obviously being the main story line. Not all side-quests are basic by the way, I found one that lasted quite a number of minutes and took me through large areas. I needed to survey an area or something, which just happened to be guarded by one of those spider things. It was fun.

Thanks for the answer, so can you complete this level or does it always generate more objectives?

 

[meppi]

Any of you guys get to the part of the cave where the enemies and Wizard have "!!!" health and are invincible so you cant move through?

Yep. Just a trick to keep you from getting to far since this is just an alpha.

 

[Byron Bluth]

It's what I did. Well, kind of.

First of all, check the OP for any basic questions. You'll probably find an answer there.

Second, you can't be a level 9, max is 8.

So I guess that is all of it, yes I put 9 accidentally I guess, level 8 is where I am at. So I've kinda done everything then....

 

[creyas]

Have had it sitting on the splash screen for a bit, and the music sounds like something straight out of Trine. Feels weird

 

[jaaz]

Thanks for the answer, so can you complete this level or does it always generate more objectives?

Not sure. I've done a ton and they haven't run out yet. Although there have been repeat quests.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

Is there anywhere specifically Bungie are asking for feedback, or are they not interested?

I want to give my 2 cents on ADS/Hip firing.

What if it's designed that way on purpose? What if the intent is to purposefully slow things down some? Think about it, you're essentially asking for them to make it skilled players even more lethal than they can already be. That's not good design.

 

[Marvel]

I want to hit Lvl 8 before it ends, never have enough time to play the damn thing haha.

 

[Pixel Samurai]

Also for those complaining about the dialogue in Destint in lieu of Borderlands...

"I hope Jack didn't send Willhelm...PLEASE tell me he didn't send Willhelm"

"And if they get Roland...well, just find Roland"

I loved Borderlands 1 + 2 but I feel like the complaints against Destiny comparing it to that series is like saying OT Star Wars isn't as good as Michael Bay's Transformers. The taste of some in this thread is...trite and strange.