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[KOMBAT]

I swear, between finally getting approved here..and on Bungie DestinyGaf, my friend requests have been on fire.
Lookin fwd to meeting up with new shooters and kicking some ass online.
Bring on Bungie Day, Bring on the Beta ... Any moon wizards around here that can fast fwd time? I need to play already
#DestinyWithdrawl is real

 

[Twilight Gap]

Just over 2 weeks to go for the Beta! What's everyone playing in the meantime?

Surprisingly, Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS. Well, I'm playing it on my 3DS XL which is too damn big to hold and make use of the stylus controls at the same time. I've been playing 1v1 battle and 2v2 capture the ocolith against 3 stars and it gets pretty hectic, especially with damage buffed to medium to speed up the kill times. The AI has some ridiculous aim something fierce though, and it gets annoying how they just run around with missiles charged up. Still a fun and surprisingly skillful game, especially sniping. Wish Nintendo would make another effort in this direction.

My body is ready for the beta though. Well, I've got a ton of boring IRL things to do before that, so hopefully I'll have it out of the way in time for the beta.

I want to pick up a nicer TV too. I played the beta on a Sceptre 32" i think, but now all I'll have is my old 18.5" Sanyo. It was good while it lasted, but the Sceptre's colors were way better. In fact, Destiny looks really washed out and muddy on the Sanyo.

 

[everyday math]

10 days after the start of the Beta this starts(work is gonna suck). Then I'm going on a week long vacation.

10 days is not enough dammit.

 

[tokyostomp]

Bought a X1 to soothe the pain.
(But the X1 is giving me more pain!)

 

[king grimlock]

Just over 2 weeks to go for the Beta! What's everyone playing in the meantime?

Found a few spare bucks and picked up Borderlands 2(this one is really scratching my destiny itch) and payday 2 thanks to the steam summer sale and got enough bing rewards credits to get a month gold and get max: the curse of brotherhood on GwG

 

[AmethystEnd]

Demon's Souls (a bit LTTP)

Fantastic choice. Enjoying yourself, I hope.

Well damn, can't get much more forgiven than that.

 

[The Librarian]

10 days after the start of the Beta this starts(work is gonna suck). Then I'm going on a week long vacation.

10 days is not enough dammit.

At least you won't be moving across the continental US for most of the beta.

 

[RedCrake]

I'm in an indie mood today and bought Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Transistor and Child of Light and plan on playing them back to back. I don't know in what order though... Any advice?

I'm working through Transistor and Child of Light. Both are good and I appreciate them for what they are but they don't have their hooks in me.
Valiant Hearts sucked me in immediately and I'm getting close to finishing it.
Can't go wrong with whichever you pick first though...

 

[CornDogg]

Fantastic choice. Enjoying yourself, I hope.

Indeed I am. Haven't made it very far, though. I think I'm around SL30 and working on getting past the Flamelurker in 2-2.

 

[Marvel]

Just over 2 weeks to go for the Beta! What's everyone playing in the meantime?

Literally nothing... Ive just been making sharefactory videos. Now I've run out of footage I'm going to have to play something.

Should finish Watch Dogs I guess.

 

[everyday math]

At least you won't be moving across the continental US for most of the beta.

That sucks too.

 

[Maligna]

Probably been asked a million times, but progress in Beta doesn't carry over does it?

Not sure I'm willing to have all my progress wiped again, once in the alpha was bad enough.

 

[AmethystEnd]

Probably been asked a million times, but progress in Beta doesn't carry over does it?

Not sure I'm willing to have all my progress wiped again, once in the alpha was bad enough.

I personally haven't seen any word on whether it will or will not, but I wouldn't count on it. At most I'd expect some neat bonus if you were in the beta.

 

[Marvel]

Doesn't carry over I'm afraid.

 

[Lakitu]

I want the beta now. Seemingly nothing else to play I've pretty much taken everything out of Watch_Dogs that I can or want to do. Why so long?!

 

[Kaneda Shotaro]

Just traded in my PS4 for the Destiny bundle, can't wait! I can handle a summer without the system. I also ordered the white wireless headset.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

At least you won't be moving across the continental US for most of the beta.

major bummer

 

[Maligna]

Doesn't carry over I'm afraid.

Booo. I'm worried about burning myself out on the game and then not wanting to start over when it officially releases.

 

[CornDogg]

Should finish Watch Dogs I guess.

I've been having a hard time finding the desire to continue playing Watch Dogs. Only early in the second act, though, so maybe it'll click eventually?

 

[Kyoufu]

Just traded in my PS4 for the Destiny bundle, can't wait! I can handle a summer without the system. I also ordered the white wireless headset.

So... how are you going to play the beta?

 

[Marvel]

I've been having a hard time finding the desire to continue playing Watch Dogs. Only early in the second act, though, so maybe it'll click eventually?

I'm just over half way myself, gameplay is ok even in the story but man it's the writing that bums me out.

 

[Twilight Gap]

So... how are you going to play the beta?

hahahaha i thought the same thing. not crazy to think Kaneda might have a different console though, but playstation is the only one that can play it on the 17th.

 

[Kaneda Shotaro]

So... how are you going to play the beta?

Why god, why.

 

[malfcn]

Xbox is late July, any dates yet?

 

[AmethystEnd]

Xbox is late July, any dates yet?

Hm? PS4 is July 17th, and everyone else is 4 days later.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Xbox is late July, any dates yet?

21st most likely. there was a thread a while ago that said the playstation beta would be ahead of the xbox beta by 4 days. 21st would fit that and still be "late july".

Bungie did a similar thing with Halo Reach. The beta was opened on Thursday, April 28th for people with friends and family codes, but it didn't open to everyone else until the following Monday on May 3rd.

 

[Marvel]

Hope we get goodies for being in the Alpha and Beta. I remember rocking and awesome flaming skin for my weapons from the Gears 3 beta.

 

[super-famicom]

I'm in an indie mood today and bought Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Transistor and Child of Light and plan on playing them back to back. I don't know in what order though... Any advice?

I only own Transistor out of those 3. It's not a very long game; NG is about 7-10 hours. I really love it, it's my GOTY so far. Destiny will probably take that spot, though. I heard Child of Light is around 15 hours? I'd save Valiant Hearts for last. I heard the story is good and is about WW1, so it might be a bit... somber? I'm not sure.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

Hope we get goodies for being in the Alpha and Beta. I remember rocking and awesome flaming skin for my weapons from the Gears 3 beta.

That would be cool... but somehow i don't think Bungie will do that.

 

[J-Rzez]

Between here, other forums, and just people in person, I'm not really sure why people ask if beta-progress carries over to launch then act surprised and upset when they find out it doesn't. Maybe if this was the first beta you ever got into I suppose I can understand that, but most people on GAF for example I'd imagine are veteran gamers.

Anyways, I'll definitely play the beta a bit just to look for any of the improvements and help them test stability I guess. But I'll try to limit myself as much as possible, though I miss the game and need it now!

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Just over 2 weeks to go for the Beta! What's everyone playing in the meantime?

Just caught up with The Wolf Among Us. Episode 5 will probably be released in a week or two so I'll probably finish that before playing destiny beta. Then walking dead season 2 should also have episode 4 released so I'll probably binge through that as soon as the episode is released.

Besides that I might start playing Wonderful 101 or Wasteland 2. Depending how much the former grabs my attention.

 

[king grimlock]

At least you won't be moving across the continental US for most of the beta.

At least you won't be going to a wedding(literally the worst thing you can drag someone to) 2 days after the game comes out for a whole week knowing everyone else will find all the secrets and potentially spoil the game for you. The only good thing about it is I get to see family. Seriously sucks

 

[Stantron]

Sorry if this is already common knowledge, but does anyone know if crouch walking or standing still makes you not appear on enemy radar in PvP?

 

[Twilight Gap]

Sorry if this is already common knowledge, but does anyone know if crouch walking or standing still makes you not appear on enemy radar in PvP?

IME, the radar works very similar to the ones from the Halo games, so yes. Really, the only difference I noticed was that enemies are represented as "bars" instead of precise dots. It shows their elevation and relative position instead of actual position. I'm not sure if the allied radar shows elevation, but it shows actual position like it did in Halo.

 

[Ivory Samoan]

Applied to DestinyGAF

PSN: djakademik
Bungie ID: djakademik

God damn, The wait till the 17th is going to be painful!

 

[veloxStrix]

Just over 2 weeks to go for the Beta! What's everyone playing in the meantime?

Trine 2 Hard + Hardcore Mode.

I hate my life.

 

[Despera]

Hm? PS4 is July 17th, and everyone else is 4 days later.

PS3 is also July 17th.

 

[AmethystEnd]

PS3 is also July 17th.

Ah, my bad.

 

[The Librarian]

At least you won't be going to a wedding(literally the worst thing you can drag someone to) 2 days after the game comes out for a whole week knowing everyone else will find all the secrets and potentially spoil the game for you. The only good thing about it is I get to see family. Seriously sucks

I've been to a wedding. Would prefer that over 40 hours of driving I'm gonna have to do. It's gonna take me a week to drive across the US!

 

[RedEther]

Man this wait is gonna kill me.

 

[veloxStrix]

I've been to a wedding. Would prefer that over 40 hours of driving I'm gonna have to do. It's gonna take me a week to drive across the US!

Where are you going to?

 

[The Librarian]

Where are you going to?

Moving from Wilmington, NC to Los Angeles, CA.

 

[Kyoufu]

I'd pay cold hard cash for an early access version of Destiny.

 

[ArcaneJoker]

I'd pay cold hard cash for an early access version of Destiny.

If your in miami there's tons of mom and pops who will be breaking street date.

 

[c1rcae]

I swear, between finally getting approved here..and on Bungie DestinyGaf, my friend requests have been on fire.
Lookin fwd to meeting up with new shooters and kicking some ass online.
Bring on Bungie Day, Bring on the Beta ... Any moon wizards around here that can fast fwd time? I need to play already
#DestinyWithdrawl is real

Time to get that Fireteam going haha, I'll shoot you a request as well.

 

[jon bones]

what's so bad about going to a wedding? booze, bridesmaids and breakdancing b

Moving from Wilmington, NC to Los Angeles, CA.

good luck... i made it a year in socal before i moved back to nyc

 

[super-famicom]

Moving from Wilmington, NC to Los Angeles, CA.

Best Coast! Now you can eat In-N-Out and other good food! Have fun with the traffic

 

[AmethystEnd]

what's so bad about going to a wedding? booze, bridesmaids and breakdancing b



good luck... i made it a year in socal before i moved back to nyc

I can't imagine moving coast to coast more than once. Eesh.

 

[Stantron]

IME, the radar works very similar to the ones from the Halo games, so yes. Really, the only difference I noticed was that enemies are represented as "bars" instead of precise dots. It shows their elevation and relative position instead of actual position. I'm not sure if the allied radar shows elevation, but it shows actual position like it did in Halo.

Yeah, I figured it was similar to Halo. I didn't notice the elevation variation. I thought that the direction shown on radar was either close by or far, but not whether they were above or below you. I'll have to pay more attention in the beta. Thx.

 

[veloxStrix]

I used to live in Ocean City. :l I'd give anything to be able to move back out there. Probably will once I get my degree finished and what have you.