What if the map scrolls down in the full game and that is just the top half?Well, Mercury wasn't on the map in the E3 video, nor was there an outline for it on the map in the Alpha. Cut content? DLC? Unlocked later on?
Official Destiny Alpha Withdrawal Thread
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MADGAME
Member
Nice. I like the popcorn effect. Will be nice to get something out of chests other than glimmer.
I most definitely got loot out of chests in the alpha (I raided every cave I came across, every time) but it was white gear more often than not, and I never got the visual effect for it. All I got was the chest opening, the glimmer shining and disappearing and then the glimmer and the weapon showing up on the right-hand side of my screen.
Gozer the Gozerian
Member
New guy sounds a lot like Bill Nighy
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
Gorgeous art in this game.
Have we seen any gameplay footage from Europa?
Or this planet (not sure what it is, Venus?)
Have we seen any gameplay footage from Europa?
Or this planet (not sure what it is, Venus?)
Gorgeous art in this game.
Have we seen any gameplay footage from Europa?
Or this planet (not sure what it is, Venus?)
No footage of Europa yet.
And yes that's Venus. The massive structure in the background is called The Citadel, and is home to the Vex.
veloxStrix
Banned
Someone mentioned the Black Garden being on Earth earlier... but..
The Black Garden is on Mars.
The Black Garden is on Mars.
Orthogonal
Member
Gorgeous art in this game.
Have we seen any gameplay footage from Europa?
Or this planet (not sure what it is, Venus?)
Hot damn, this game will be fun to explore. Gorgeous views.
The Librarian
Banned
We best be visiting this citadel.
Trickster
Member
Nothing indicates that Europa will be in the game at launch. The map only has Earth, The Moon, Venus, Mars and The Reef.
Jest Chillin
Member
Raid location perhaps?
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
Yet we have footage of Mercury, and that's not in the map....
Europa could be in a future game/expansion, but we'll see.
Trickster
Member
I'm like 99% sure that this shot here is from inside the citadel http://youtu.be/hRRKtkuOeig?t=1m31s
Orthogonal
Member
Well, Mercury wasn't on the map in the E3 video, nor was there an outline for it on the map in the Alpha. Cut content? DLC? Unlocked later on?
What is the Vanguard? First I've heard of it.
Hope we see Europa. Maybe it and Mercury are pushed to the Expansion next year. Any word if we going to Saturn's moons like Titan or Enceladus?
Admiral Woofington
Member
I'm starting to regret giving my alpha away. But I'll definitely play my beta.
Jest Chillin
Member
Vanguard is the label for PvE stuff on the vendors. Vanguard vendors give out PvE related gear and Vanguard bounties are aimed at PvE challenges. What that particular selection on that map leads to is unknown though since each planet has Explore, and Strike locations on their maps that you can choose.
IAmRandom31
Banned
I'd like to hear more about how many areas there are on each planet.
Looking at the Wikia, it gives me hope that these planets will have tons of areas to explore around just like we did in Old Russia during Alpha.
Old Chicago
The Wall
Black Garden
Mumbai Plush
Tower
Old Russia
So I wonder how many of those areas are exploreable like Old Russia was, with the myriad of sections to explore within the map itself.
Looking at the Wikia, it gives me hope that these planets will have tons of areas to explore around just like we did in Old Russia during Alpha.
Old Chicago
The Wall
Black Garden
Mumbai Plush
Tower
Old Russia
So I wonder how many of those areas are exploreable like Old Russia was, with the myriad of sections to explore within the map itself.
EL CUCO
Member
I didn't notice anything bad with voice because I was busy with all dem feels from the music. So good.
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
Do we know if the alpha in explore mode was all of Old Russia, or is there more?
IAmRandom31
Banned
Think it was all, but there were some areas you couldn't really reach due to high end enemies. And also, there is the Kings Run or whatever that section north-east or devils lair that I never got to. But all the other regions I hit at some point.
In keeping with the running theory, I wonder what horrifying eldritch monster lies hidden under that mask.
Literal Space Hitler?
That area was entirely blocked, as was a complex that you could reach through Skywatch (Lunar?). Seemed to be a hive zone.
It wasn't all of it. King's Watch was completely blocked off from what I recall.
There were more missions and stuff grayed out along with King's Watch being blocked off.
Yeah, I don't remember making it to Skywatch either unless I remember wrong. The bunker in the Forgotten Shore hints to another area as well.
I'm guessing/hoping it is there but just isn't shown yet, maybe it's unlocked later in the story or the map screen scrolls more than we saw in the alpha. I feel they've talked about the outer planets (or rather the moons of them) enough that I'd be surprised if it's all cut or DLC.
As always, posting in this thread on my iPad reminds me how odd it is that iOS autocorrects alpha to aloha.
JetBlackPanda
Member
So does Amazon still send beta codes? How long does it take for them to email it?
Thanks
Thanks
hehe
prob already posted huh?
http://bungiestore.com/collections/.../products/commemorative-destiny-alpha-t-shirt
prob already posted huh?
http://bungiestore.com/collections/.../products/commemorative-destiny-alpha-t-shirt
IAmRandom31
Banned
Yeah and if the icons are any indication then Old Russion alone has 3 storyline missions, a strike mission, a raid mission ( im guessing that is what the icon in Skywatch is ) and then the Explore option.
I do remember Skywatch, as that is where you had to go to reach Forgotten Shore.
I did find this pic of mine
Which shows me in that The Blast region that is in between Devils Lair and Kings Watch. Which looking again could of been the start of the Strike mission.
Orthogonal
Member
I got mine right away, but that was back in November. Does the store page still say the beta is granted with pre-order?
No, i think the raid Symbol is this one
This is a Story related Symbol
from this Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4
IAmRandom31
Banned
No, i think the raid Symbol is this one
This is a Story related Symbol
from this Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4
Ahh ok. So maybe that icon is for ... a major storyline event or something?
I guess so. The raid is definitely the skull icon and we don't have that on Old Russia. There is only one raid in the whole game to begin with.
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
Member
My brother got one a week ago within a day of pre-ordering.
SymbiantXenos
Member
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
The game is a good mixture of CoD + Halo. It's a faster paced game than Halo, which takes some getting used to.
I hope there is a good variety of map sizes + vehicles, just like there is in Halo, though. I wasn't a huge fan of the boxy ruins map that resembled something like CoD. Just didn't have good flow to it.
LapinAgile
Member
hehe
prob already posted huh?
http://bungiestore.com/collections/.../products/commemorative-destiny-alpha-t-shirt
Annnd bought... well played Bungie
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
Member
I really hope there's an epic valhalla like map with vehicles multiple people can get into as well as be hijacked, which wasn't in the beta, and may not be in the game at all.
The moon map felt like the right amount of Halo. Big vehicles in a big open map. I just think Bungie nailed adding new features that are the norm now to Halo gameplay without diluting it or making it worse. Using Ammo for map control is a stroke of genius. Halo 4 seemed like it spent more time trying to bolt mechanics onto Halo instead of integrating them in a thoughtful way.
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
agreed. would love to see a big map like that with huge iconic towers that give the map a nice distinctive flair. that was my biggest issue with the ruins -- just nothing looked distinctive about it...it was too much CoD, imo.
the moon map was great though, reminded me of something like snowbound in H3
Here's what Bungie says on that page:
"Putting alpha code out in the wild is always a risk; that build is ancient by our standards, riddled with content and bugs wed never allow through to ship."
#Mindblown. It was the smoothest and most fun Alpha or Beta I've ever played.
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
Really curious to see how much the beta improves the graphics if the alpha is ancient
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
Member
Haha, yea. The moon map seemed just like that map to me too. Vehicles make the game so much more awesome and varied. I liked the ruins map, and it may have a place in the full range of maps in the actual game, but I don't want anymore maps to be like that. The corridoorness of it would be really stupid if all the maps are like that. The gameplay between the moon map and the ruins map is so different.
On another note, I also really wanna see how much painting armor affects the look of your guardian. I just can't wait to be able to do more stuff with more content, and I pray that Europa will be in.
EASTC0AST_GH05T
Member
is DestinyGaF a clan on Destiny or just a group? also will they be playing competitively or casual?