Mushroomer25
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From the Bungie community blog.
So, no reviews because the game couldn't be "fully populated" before release.
Personally, while I think it's irritating (unanswered questions like the amount of content in the base game don't need a massive player base to be assesed.) - ultimately it's Bungie's call on how they want their game to be judged. The fact they're at least addressing the frustration gives me more faith than most embargos.
Considering the controversy earlier this week from the lack of pre-release reviews, figured this was thread worthy.
After thousands of internal playtests, an internal Alpha, and a public Beta, weve also learned that Destiny isnt Destiny without the most crucial component to our living, social world: You.
From the beginning, we set out to make Destiny feel like more than bits on a drive. We wanted to build a place for players to visit a place filled with luminous life. Without a vibrant population for the last safe city on Earth, and Guardians roaming the wild frontiers, Destiny is a shadow of what it should be. Thats not how we wanted to submit for review.
We explored several options to populate the world for reviewers. Our team estimates it would take thousands of gamers to ensure each potential public space in Destiny would be populated that every activity would be accessible at all hours of the day and night. Where on Earth would we be able to find thousands of gamers?
The answer, again, is you.
So, reviews of Destiny will wait for your arrival. On day one, youll be rubbing elbows with the pageant judges, so look sharp. Who knows, you may end up on one of their live streams. They may end up on one of yours, too!
For us, this is a first a new experience. Its a bit of a risk, too. We fully anticipate seeing day one reviews from folks who decide to kick the tires, but dont have the time or patience to take our ride for a nice, long road trip. Some of you might wait to pick up a copy until you read the final verdict from your most trusted review house. Were okay with that. Weve created something were proud of.
We hope you love it as much as we do.
So, no reviews because the game couldn't be "fully populated" before release.
Personally, while I think it's irritating (unanswered questions like the amount of content in the base game don't need a massive player base to be assesed.) - ultimately it's Bungie's call on how they want their game to be judged. The fact they're at least addressing the frustration gives me more faith than most embargos.
Considering the controversy earlier this week from the lack of pre-release reviews, figured this was thread worthy.