Second Destiny Beta Thread of 'SMiLE! The Beta's back up! Welcome Everyone!'
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Nah brah. I'm playing right now
Just jumped on for a few rounds; the matchmaking system is really creaking under the stress it seems. I had no problems during the Alpha or the early Beta, but this morning I've been stuck in uneven matchups (2v5 anyone? not fun), inserted into matches at the last second (map loads / two shots with a shotgun / game over), and put into matches that were so laggy they were impossible to play properly (unload a clip into a guys face, no reaction / he oneshots me with a shotgun).
I hope they get the balancing sorted for September, or it's going to have a rough start; the core gameplay though, when it's working as intended, is great
I hope they get the balancing sorted for September, or it's going to have a rough start; the core gameplay though, when it's working as intended, is great
How much would you say impact is a factor in MP? Was thinking of switching to this for crucible matches with the increased fire rate but does the lower impact mean less damage inflicted?
AbandonedTrolley
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Nope just checked before reading this to see my gear and all working fine.
OnePlus One
Android 4.4.2 CM11S
veloxStrix
Banned
Just jumped on for a few rounds; the matchmaking system is really creaking under the stress it seems. I had no problems during the Alpha or the early Beta, but this morning I've been stuck in uneven matchups (2v5 anyone? not fun), inserted into matches at the last second (map loads / two shots with a shotgun / game over), and put into matches that were so laggy they were impossible to play properly (unload a clip into a guys face, no reaction / he oneshots me with a shotgun).
I hope they get the balancing sorted for September, or it's going to have a rough start; the core gameplay though, when it's working as intended, is great
As much as I hate to be that guy, I'm not having any problems. Maybe it has to do with your location? Not discounting the issue, just pointing out my good luck. XD
You can't... is the simple answer. On the official boards Fred Dutton suggested to simply cancel the pre-order and order the DGE version of the game. The price difference between the two is £30. How much will the DLC cost to make this version viable?
I haven't been able to see my 3d character on the app or website since beta started and I'm not alone in that either
nvm that is it
How do you even cancel, i cant see anywhere to do it on ps4 or on the webstore.
Is your character "grayed out"? If so then yes I get the same thing.
Go to transaction history. (I'm doing it on PC?)
http://https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/liquid/home/index!display.action?
And click on destiny to delve deeper, then click on cancel pre-order.
http://https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/liquid/home/index!display.action?
And click on destiny to delve deeper, then click on cancel pre-order.
I still can't sign-in via app.
HTC One SV, Android 4.2.2. and latest version of the App (downloaded 2 minutes ago).
FTS.
reptilescorpio
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Couldn't have been the Shingen C by any chance could it?
I roll with this sometimes due to the fire rate and increased magazine size.
Yeah I've been running with this, increased damage in ADS seems like it would be a better AR than the Cydonia-AR3 since the Shingen has a higher rate of fire and twice the mag size!
Not if you can aim well. That is 3 guaranteed kills.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I'm still looking for the Shingen
Poodlestrike
Banned
So, I think I figured out what's bugging me about the story: there aren't any characters. Seriously, there's nobody. So far, there have been 3 on-screen characters with lines: your guy/gal, Ghost, and the Speaker. The first is as deliberately non-intrusive as possible, and the latter two are basically just there to exposit at you. It's really tough getting attached to the story and the setting without some sort of emotional connection to somebody in it. Do you guys think this is just a beta thing?
AbandonedTrolley
Member
I heard it doesnt matter because bungie made the damage is uniform in crucible mode. what matters are the other specs eg stability, rate of fire, reload time etc
veloxStrix
Banned
Cydonia all the way.
Best gun in the game IMO. It's so stable.In other news, I highly recommend that people play this game with a headset. There are so many little audio ques in the game and inconspicuous sounds.
Yu Narukami
Member
It's not guaranteed if you can't aim lol. With Titan's or Warlock's Supers, a monkey could land a kill.
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MagicWithEarvin
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Cydonia all the way.
I'm using that right now, it's indeed awesome. The Shingen's ROF magazine size is enticing, though.
I've had half of my body in the app not showing. just a flying torso haha also
, textures are pretty dark
Same here. I'm in work for the next 5 hours then told the boss I'd start a project from home tonight... I'm an idiot.
Since Thursday night I've only played 12h 50mins of the beta. Looking at other people's play-times that seems incredibly low. I've just started a second character as well so really want to get him leveled up.
I really need to ditch my job and family. Gets right in the way of my gaming.
Zeyphersan
Banned
What does reputation do, and who can I gain reputation for?
Opus Angelorum
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Took a half day off work, heading home in 42 minutes!
Uh, no? How would you miss when the auto-aim is so strong?
It's 3 kills maximum, not guaranteed. It's absolutely garbage compared to the Titan's super. It does less damage than an RPG or a solid auto-rifle rile in the same amount of time. It puts in no work against the devil walker or the strike boss. It doesn't one-shot certain common enemies even if you are within the same level range. It's less likely to get you out of a tight spot because it can't be used as a buffer when you are overwhelmed. Since it gets 3 kills, maybe, you don't really generate orbs for your team like a Titan or Warlock might. I get three minimum with minimal effort w/Titan or Warlock and 4-6 regularly when I'm trying to maximize orb generation for my fire team. It's a solid super for PvP -- it has definite advantages -- but I don't see how it isn't inferior all around in PvE.
Morphine_OD
Banned
No, I think that's how it is. The focus is deliberately place on player interaction, coop and strong story don't go together hand in hand, especially in MMORPGs, when co-op is strong, you don't care about the story, because you're on the headset, talking with your mates. When Story is great, you don't need anyone to swear in the mic, or jump around and misbehave, because you don't want to be taken out of the experience.
That's why multiplayer games tend to either shove all of it's lore into optional Glossaries, or cut it out altogether. Destiny doesn't even have an in-game glossary, this alone should've given away the lack of focus on lore and the story.
cheers, couldnt find it before. Think i might grab the xbox one version or order the better edition.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
I'm wishing I hadn't worked today, got a bowls match this evening too so won't be home till around 9.30. Girlfriend is coming over tomorrow evening and then with me till Sunday!
Fuck my luck!
Fuck my luck!
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Just played some matchmaking. Feels good man.
Check the in app settings - there is a toggle to lower the bandwidth if you are not on wifi.
Press the three dots in upper right corner and ivestigate.
I have my 3D model just black, no textures.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Hmm. Yeah, that makes sense. Disappointing. Looks like I'm skipping this come September.
Nightengale
Member
You lucky guys.
I completely forgot I had appointment today as tonight is Buka Puasa with my Muslim colleagues, so I can't play until late tonight. :-(
I completely forgot I had appointment today as tonight is Buka Puasa with my Muslim colleagues, so I can't play until late tonight. :-(
1) yeah mine did twice, solved by keeping app closed
2) I prefer the xbox controller so far, but they're both great for it IMO
3) haha yes this happened a lot
4) it will never end.
5) not all hunters have foul mouths.... Just some.
Have fun!
AmethystEnd
Member
Holy shit the idea that you guys are serious. It's like people are like "Yeah I understand it's a beta. I know that."
But in their heads they don't really conceptually understand that.
Nah, you guys are right. All of the story should've been in the beta. Every single bit of it.
Every npc we'd ever interact with. All parts of the story. 100% in the beta.
Bungie love their lore, so there is going to be heaps of it to dig up.
As far as story? Dunno. There has been screens of an actual npc hunter you meet so I'm sure there will be people you actually talk to. Even with this beta, we still know so little about the game so making judgment calls isn't worth it right now.
No. It'll almost certainly be the same for the full game. The strength of MMO-esque titles isn't telling a story as much as it is creating a universe through lore.
To me this actually makes no sense in terms of weapon balance! Weapons balance themselves out in the long run and have done since the dawn of the FPS. Normally a high ROF gun with low recoil will have really low weapon damage - offsetting its usefulness. Whereas a Low ROF gun with higher recoil with have really high damage to offset the slow ROF.
In PvP destiny there is no point in choosing the latter gun because the damage will be in line with all other guns in the autorifle class. In short if the Multiplayer PvP weapon "balance" remains the same then the best rifle to choose in multiplayer will simply be a ROF gun with a large weapon mag. (Thats how it stands in the beta at least)
Thanks but already tried that. Also re-installed the app 3 times. Strangely it's the same on the Bungie website so I think it may be a glitch with my account/character.
Below are screenshots of both the website and app.
Oh well. Guess I'm just destined to not mess with my character at work *sigh
figadapaura
Member
Yeah, it was bothering me so I just reinstalled the app. Works fine again now.
I literally have the worst luck.
Brothers birthday today.
then I have a graduation/dinner for girl friends sister
then I have a party for said graduation on Friday
So Saturday looks like my first chance to play, but I'm sure something else will come up making it impossible for me to play. SIGH......
Hurry up September......
Poodlestrike
Banned
Not every NPC, and not every bit of story, but perhaps all the stuff that's present in levels 1-8? I mean, I'd love for this to have a more fleshed out world and story, but if (and that's a big if) this is representative of the final game, then I can't say I'm terribly interested.
Again, I'd love to be wrong.
But Destiny doesn't seem to be going that way either, if the revealed bits of the Grimoire are anything to go by. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that what we're seeing in game can't be all there is, because if so, it'd be easily the most barebones story I'd have ever seen, especially in a game that claims to not be an MMO.
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