donkey show
Member
Oh man, there's no way to purchase things at the vendors through the app is there? I won't be home until later on and I want that Cydonia AR3 >.<
Second Destiny Beta Thread of 'SMiLE! The Beta's back up! Welcome Everyone!'
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I want the final game so bad. >_<
dont take my word for it. i just remember vaguely reading a post about something like that on gaf.
AmethystEnd
Member
Levels 1 through 8?
I was level 5 at the end of the last story mission available. I had to repeat beta content to get to level 8. You think there won't be a level 6 story immediately after The Last Array at launch?
And we've seen SEVERAL npcs in just the trailers who we haven't seen in the beta. Seriously.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Wish there was a higher lv version of that old assault rifle you start with.
Will try this. Maybe unninstalling the app, cleaning the cache and signing in again will solve it.
I don't know what to think of the MP. I want to play it like halo but strafe speed and hip fire accuracy is too slow. Yet, I can't just tune out and get into a CoD mindset because there is enough of the halo feel in the float and rhythm. It's bothering me a lot.
I would love for this to play just like halo but it's not and it kinda bums me out while playing it. I am referring strictly to the PvP.
I would love for this to play just like halo but it's not and it kinda bums me out while playing it. I am referring strictly to the PvP.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah, that's what I meant, the available story levels. Sorry, haven't gotten much sleep. And you're probably right. Hopefully.
No you were spot mate, The weapon stats all carry apart from "Impact / Damage". Hence why the best rifles to use are high ROF guns with large clips and low recoil.
I tried Destiny again. I could only stomach about a mission and a half before getting sick of it again. I found one piece of loot the whole time. I'm not introduced or given any reason to care about a boss fight. I don't know how you guys rave about loot when it doesn't exist.
Regardless of how bad Destiny was, I still intended to play the final game because I was certain it would be the right investment play as a sequel will probably be good like Assassin's Creed II. Now I'm not so sure.
The problem is that if I bet wrong; If I skip Destiny and the sequel is all refined and great I'll have to live with that for ten years.
Regardless of how bad Destiny was, I still intended to play the final game because I was certain it would be the right investment play as a sequel will probably be good like Assassin's Creed II. Now I'm not so sure.
The problem is that if I bet wrong; If I skip Destiny and the sequel is all refined and great I'll have to live with that for ten years.
Man talk about taking this shit too serious.
AmethystEnd
Member
Oh, I remember you.
I'm sorry you're bad at finding loot. Several people in the thread have posted conclusive proof that there's a ton of loot to be had by showing screenshots of their vaults full of weapons and armor. A mission and a half? So you played for 15 minutes, didn't find anything good, and came to your final conclusion about the loot drops in the game as a whole? Okay. Enjoy, I suppose.
Always a possibility; Wales, early morning on a Wednesday, it might be pairing me up with people further afield than it usually does. We'll see how it is tonight
The only way I've found really is to wait until you collect some ether seeds (random drops as far as I can see) which give you a boost to glimmer for 10 minutes.
Play the strike mission and when you get to the part where you have to hold off the 3 waves of enemies take your seeds. I've been averaging around 1200 glimmer each time.
The trick is getting hold of the seeds though.
Well, it obviously doesn't need THE ENTIRE STORY, but I think you can infer a lot based off what we have. It is very unlikely that the finished game will open in a dramatically different way, and the story pretty quickly rushes you into everything and doesn't give you much of a reason to care, then the speaker just infodumps on you. It's clearly focused on the gameplay and world.
I do hope there's more to it, but I don't really expect it.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Level cap was confirmed 20 in the final game, right?
Until the inevitable DLC, yes.
Morphine_OD
Banned
This is a beta that was forked 3 monthes before the release. There is not much that can be added in 3 months. And since they've already included 5 story missions, there is borderline no sense in not including the story NPCs up to that point. How often did games with vague storyline became great after 5 long missions?
Late beta is more of a commercial demo / stress test. Developers tend to show off their game in such betas to generate additional sales on the launch. The game in it's core is already there, you can lie to yourself all you want, but I am right.
Hopefully this forces people to approach PvP more like an MMO, picking specific targets within a group to focus down.
There is great Lv8 area past the free roam Cosmodrome, but in no way in hell I can explain you easily how to come there.
I started to write it down, but I understood there is no chance in hell I can explain where to actually go.
This game needs a damn map
well there you have it kids, now go get your guns!
Every single one I've tried has been inaccurate and too expensive.
Best bet is to just practise. If some people play well on controllers, then anyone can. Of course you'll suck at first if you're not used to it, just takes some learning.
I'm already about twice as good as I was when I started (based on improved accuracy and k/d). Hadn't used a gamepad for a competitive fps since halo 2.
AmethystEnd
Member
Yeah, you're totally right. The 1.5 hours it took to finish the 5 story missions the first time to end up at level 5 is definitely 25% of the whole story mode since max level is 20.
Lol. Ridiculous people.
I'm the same, my warlock is not visible. In fact it shows a silhouette of a hunter.
Nope. Still black character model, even tho it downloaded the textures.
Samsung Galaxy S3, Nova Launcher, Android 4.3
ed: Just found out how to change equipment via Destiny APP - check inventory and don't click the currently held weapon/armor - click the 2/10 (number of items) and click three dots to equip it.
Marvel
could never
I wonder if my clan tag will show up today.
MP guy has grown on me. Took a while though.
MP guy has grown on me. Took a while though.
Yes, I totally said that, good job.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Peter Dinklage voice work actually is good, but that MP narrator is so bad...
Caayn
Member
Notices this on the Xbox One. I didn't use party/chat on the PS4 so I don't know if it's the same there.
When I'm in a party with people who aren't in the Destiny beta, they can't hear me unless I keep the party app open in snap. When I close snap those people become unable to hear me, Destiny is the only game so far that does this.
Am I the only one who experiences this? This is really annoying.
When I'm in a party with people who aren't in the Destiny beta, they can't hear me unless I keep the party app open in snap. When I close snap those people become unable to hear me, Destiny is the only game so far that does this.
Am I the only one who experiences this? This is really annoying.
I think Drinklage is great, like really good.
I don't mind MP narrator's performance, it's not great but it'll do. The problem is he just won't ever shut up. Should be an option to turn him off.
There are just as many people on Xbox saying completely opposite things to this.
Don't do this. It's stupid.
Vendors, usually to the left of the vendors portrait there will be a symbol and a circle going around it showing progress, you can probably look on the companion app as well
Ban Puncher
Member
When I first got to the hub/city I collected something from the post master but hit the accept button before I read what it was. What was that all about? Playing on PS4.
I solved it by unplugging the cable and using wifi. Maybe you should try that.
Just posted this elsewhere but might as well put it here too.
Initial impressions of Destiny for me are quite mixed.
The crucible sucks. It's just not very good. It's not satisfying to get kills and the gameplay doesn't seem to flow very well. Why is there such an emphasis on vertical movement with the double jump and jetpack etc. but you can't shoot properly whilst in the air? Vehicles are massively OP and there does seem to be a pretty big level advantage. Was having a snipe off with a guy and he killed me in two shots, I had to hit him 3 times... Also supers are fucking awful.
Very disappointed in it really. I'll play a few more matches to see if my opinion changes but at the moment it's pretty bad. What happened to Bungie's MP designers since Halo 3?
As for PvE, it's actually quite fun. Organically encountering other players, helping them fight off a bunch of enemies then going your separate ways is oddly enjoyable. The world building initially was excellent, that intro sequence on Mars was very cool. However the whole story took a nose dive off a cliff after that.
"You're a guardian, you've been dead for many years, evil darkness threatens floaty orb above city, go kill things"
"Ok"
That's the gist of the story from what I've got so far. Granted this is a beta but if the final product is like this then I will be very disappointed. Also Peter Dinklage's voice acting is worse than I thought. People have been saying it's a robot so it shouldn't have any emotion but it's obvious in some lines that it they tried to give it some emotion, but they failed. Some of the lines are cringe ably poorly written and acted. As for the actual gameplay in PvE it's pretty good. Like I said before, the way other players just appear is pretty cool. Enemies seem to have pretty good AI and the Hive can be pretty stressful. Other than that... meh. This game clearly isn't for me. I'll keep playing the beta, but as it stands I definitely won't be picking it up.
Shame, what happened to you Bungie?
Also the sound design seems weirdly poor. The music I think sounds great but rarely seems to fit what's actually going on in the game. The weapons also sound really bad after playing Wolfenstein: The New Order. Actually, this entire game seems pretty bland after playing Wolfenstein. Massively disappointed :l
Initial impressions of Destiny for me are quite mixed.
The crucible sucks. It's just not very good. It's not satisfying to get kills and the gameplay doesn't seem to flow very well. Why is there such an emphasis on vertical movement with the double jump and jetpack etc. but you can't shoot properly whilst in the air? Vehicles are massively OP and there does seem to be a pretty big level advantage. Was having a snipe off with a guy and he killed me in two shots, I had to hit him 3 times... Also supers are fucking awful.
Very disappointed in it really. I'll play a few more matches to see if my opinion changes but at the moment it's pretty bad. What happened to Bungie's MP designers since Halo 3?
As for PvE, it's actually quite fun. Organically encountering other players, helping them fight off a bunch of enemies then going your separate ways is oddly enjoyable. The world building initially was excellent, that intro sequence on Mars was very cool. However the whole story took a nose dive off a cliff after that.
"You're a guardian, you've been dead for many years, evil darkness threatens floaty orb above city, go kill things"
"Ok"
That's the gist of the story from what I've got so far. Granted this is a beta but if the final product is like this then I will be very disappointed. Also Peter Dinklage's voice acting is worse than I thought. People have been saying it's a robot so it shouldn't have any emotion but it's obvious in some lines that it they tried to give it some emotion, but they failed. Some of the lines are cringe ably poorly written and acted. As for the actual gameplay in PvE it's pretty good. Like I said before, the way other players just appear is pretty cool. Enemies seem to have pretty good AI and the Hive can be pretty stressful. Other than that... meh. This game clearly isn't for me. I'll keep playing the beta, but as it stands I definitely won't be picking it up.
Shame, what happened to you Bungie?
Also the sound design seems weirdly poor. The music I think sounds great but rarely seems to fit what's actually going on in the game. The weapons also sound really bad after playing Wolfenstein: The New Order. Actually, this entire game seems pretty bland after playing Wolfenstein. Massively disappointed :l
Morphine_OD
Banned
So you know a lot of games that SUDDENLY start to have gripping story after 1.5 hours of fetch quests and dead fish in the water narrative? For all I care, the story could be 100 hours long, but I'd rather replay Dear Esther's 1.5 hours than sit through zombie-like delivery of Destiny's cookie-cutter characters.
The game will be focused on player interaction full stop. Business demands you emphasise your strong points and don't spend money on useless content. Bungie and Activision are business partners, such investments as Destiny will never have any sudden colossal risks like strong story-focused MMO.
Do you see how much logic seeps through my posts? You better inhale some of it.
Ban Puncher
Member
Cheers.
What feats must I perform to get stuff to take from the beta into the full game?
toastyToast
Member
I hope we get to unlock more multiplayer announcers. I want Lance Reddick speaking only in quotes from The Wire
Yeah, I love the handful of people that pop in every so often to tell us they don't like Destiny.
I see it now thank you.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Just got a 5.0 KD in a Crucible match, lol.
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