Destiny Alpha Thread: Impressions from the wild [Code Begging=ban]
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KINGofCRA5H
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Did anyone elses install take an obscenely long time? Mine has been going for almost an hour and it's at about 65%
breakfuss
Member
Well, I feel like a jackass but we all just died...AGAIN and were forced to restart back from the checkpoint so I LEFT. Jesus, I can tell you how this game is not like Borderlands: when it recommends a level it really means that shit. There is no scraping by. I went into that mission a level 4 and left that bitch a level 6 because of the constant dying and grinding. And still didn't complete it.
...I am enjoying myself, though.
...I am enjoying myself, though.
krypt0nian
Banned
There are sadly those that have decided that this game is something that it is not and will miss out, or join us Starside.
Their choice.
A Serious Man
Member
Played for maybe an hour before life dragged me away. This game is the real deal and should keep me occupied during the holidays.
super-famicom
Member
Do you mean the download? My download took about an hour and the install was maybe 20-30 seconds.
PhantomHound
Banned
On fils too with 50/25... It's 72 hours. If i reset the connecting it will download fast for 20 minutes and then stop completely. What THE FUCK!?
Neuromancer
Member
Is it forced upon? I've only played a little bit and at medium range with a rifle it seems the crosshairs do fine for me. I've been deliberately trying to play it like Halo.
It's definitely 100% 1080p.
KINGofCRA5H
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I launched the game, and it says installing, whilst a concept art slideshow is on the left side of the screen.
Ghost Rider
Member
I just played 3 hours straight and so far I live it.
At one point I was doing the free roam/pick up mission part and noticed another player. Started to help him out when a public event happened. We had to defend something. It was great. Then I tried a strike mission. Man that was tough. Had two people matched to me and we worked well. This might be my most anticipated game for 2014.
Loot needs to be upped a little as well as how you are notified of it
I harvested things I have no idea for what. (Steelplant or something). They were sparse
I found one loot chest. Poorly marked. Need to make them stand out a little
Found some ghosts
Tower is a bit confusing as is the shop system
At one point I was doing the free roam/pick up mission part and noticed another player. Started to help him out when a public event happened. We had to defend something. It was great. Then I tried a strike mission. Man that was tough. Had two people matched to me and we worked well. This might be my most anticipated game for 2014.
Loot needs to be upped a little as well as how you are notified of it
I harvested things I have no idea for what. (Steelplant or something). They were sparse
I found one loot chest. Poorly marked. Need to make them stand out a little
Found some ghosts
Tower is a bit confusing as is the shop system
Not normal at all...
Settings-->Network-->Connect to Internet.
Just uncheck then recheck the "connect to internet" box and see if that helps.
super-famicom
Member
Hmm, that's weird. I definitely didn't encounter anything like this. Any other GAFfer have this problem?
CloudyTuba
Member
Did Sony's servers shit themselves? My whole download was estimated to take an hour and a half. About a third of the way through it started lagging and now estimated time to completion is 28 hours. Ive been waiting hours now. Wtf
Having download problems as well.
Have 115 mb connection and says 26 hours left. been downloading for 3 hours now.
Tell me about it.
Ambition
Member
The sound the speeder bike makes is just..HNNNNNG.
super-famicom
Member
Sounds like the Star Wars speeders too. And I love how you can summon them quickly. Tap the touch button, hold square and start running.
Netherscourge
Banned
I'm REALLY curious what RAIDS will be like in this game.
And how groups will have to select their classes/roles.
And how groups will have to select their classes/roles.
Jumping causes the reticle to expand when you're not aiming down your sights so that's a disadvantage. It also seemed like the shotgun had about twice as much recoil when you're not aiming down sights.
When you are just in Explore, is there a way to pull up a map of everything? I find myself getting lost and stabling onto areas I am not leveled for.
I suppose that's sort of the point of exploration, haha, but I didn't know if there was a unified map or anything. There just need to be a few more cues on where things like loot chests are, events, enemy packs, etc etc.
I suppose that's sort of the point of exploration, haha, but I didn't know if there was a unified map or anything. There just need to be a few more cues on where things like loot chests are, events, enemy packs, etc etc.
Magicman103
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Someone in the code begging thread is saying that they talked to a sony rep and they told them that this alpha will be put publicly on the storefront tonight at 12 PST/3 EST.
Although take it with a grain of salt.
Although take it with a grain of salt.
Netherscourge
Banned
I had ZERO lag or rubberbanding in any game I was in.
That made me very happy.
That made me very happy.
Downloaded without any problem a couple of hours ago. Took around 8 minutes to download and install it. Can't complain about that speed!
ChanDangle
Member
Just finished Devil's Lair. Whoooo this game has got me pumped! Maxed out my class after beating the boss too.
Northeastmonk
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Even in the e-mail you get for the alpha they explain what you may encounter. Here's the quote:
You have to worry about gameplay, yes. Alphas to me are like a step above mesh wires. You have your body being formed while the game still has a ton of work. In this case, Bungie went out on a line and got a "playable" version for the public to play. Raw criticism about alphas and probably betas too are probably taken with a grain of salt. If I sent Bungie an e-mail saying, "your framerate is bad", they probably would erase the e-mail and continue. They are well aware of it before hand.
I think the % build up for some of the missions is a tad pointless. It's fun to collect data on species by having them spawn, but I'd prefer more wild hunts and keep those "%" missions low in quantity.
Nightengale
Member
Yeah,we have not seen a raid yet and strikes are already challenging based off the streams I've seen.
Netherscourge
Banned
BTW - does anyone else think Peter Dinklage's voice doesn't fit with the little probe thingy?
For some reason, I keep looking around for Tyrion....
Lannisters make me nervous!
For some reason, I keep looking around for Tyrion....
Lannisters make me nervous!
Miggytronz
Member
Played for a few hours. Co-Op is the games strongest suit. So much fun with friends.
LookAtMeGo
Member
This is killing me. I want to play so bad. Still cant connect to the servers. Cant wait to join you guys and gals when i get it going!!
Devils lair was awesome.
ethomaz
Banned
Yeap... it is sharper but the AA is not good... Alpha of course.
mercenar1e
Member
stahp bungie you are killing me with these vistas:
It's been said before....but this game needs a photomode.
Sounds like he's relaxing in the area, not a care in the world.
Edit: If you guys go toward the tower theres a hidden set of stairs going up. Follow them, revive a dead ghost and get another card.
schwabdizzle
Banned
My thoughts:
Very fun. Reminds me of Borderlands a lot. I can see this game sucking the life out of me. I do think there hair styles do suck though. Too many Justin Bieber looking styles. Overall this game lives up to the hype IMHO.
Very fun. Reminds me of Borderlands a lot. I can see this game sucking the life out of me. I do think there hair styles do suck though. Too many Justin Bieber looking styles. Overall this game lives up to the hype IMHO.
I won't spoil anything for anyone. Just did that sequence of battles where they automatically team you with two other people. Wow, that was intense, so many bullets needed, so many powers disposed but it was fun. Also, did my first public event which I tried first by myself and got hammered. Then, I saw two other people come outta nowhere and we cleared it. This alpha is leaving a great impression on me.
I think it is missing some final post processing, I would expect the beta to look and run even better.
LifEndz
Member
Oh shit, that's Tyrion? It sounded familiar but I couldn't place it.
PhantomHound
Banned
Disable your connection on ps4 for like a minute. Did the trick for me... is this FIOS choking our speed... I've never had this problem before.
Yes. alpha.bungie.net is completely separate from www.bungie.net - your normal accounts aren't hooked up to alpha.
Also, to those of you having download problems - you might try powering down (and even unplugging) your PS4. Seems to unstick the download progress more times than not. Other than that, you probably should hit up Sony support.
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