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Destiny Alpha Thread: Impressions from the wild [Code Begging=ban]
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Don't choose your character at the character selection screen when you start the game.
C4EMGEN
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You can get back to the 'login' screen through the Settings menu (select 'Log Out') and create a new (additional) character from there.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Holy shit the main character's voice acting is BAD. Totally phoned in and awful. Hope that's just placeholder.
If the strike bosses feel like a bullet sponge:
The strike is a level 6 strike. Make sure you have a full fireteam and that everyone is at least level 6. Make sure everyone has upgraded their gear to the max stuff you can get for the current level. Ideally go in with three level 8 characters.
Co-ordinate with each other. Spread out but not too far that you can't revive. Sticking too close leaves you open for the big attacks the bosses have and can wipe out the entire team.
Use supers. When you use a super, and it hits, it drops orbs of light for the other players. When they pick these up it boosts their super bar. When they super something it drops orbs of light for you. Feed each other supers.
The gunsmith in the tower sells ammo replenishment packs. Buy a few of these for your primary, secondary and heavy. There is a cool down on using them, but using one each boss fight makes things easier.
For the spider tanks you shoot the legs and eventually the armour falls off, exposing the 'neck, of the tank that gives you a short window of big damage.
Then if you carry on shooting the same leg you do much less damage. So the idea is everyone target one leg, take the armour down, then everyone shoot the 'neck' while it's exposed. Then get everyone target the next leg. And repeat. Takes a lot less time if you do it properly.
Dax mentioned you can also shoot off the cannon on the top, making things easier again.
Any tips on Sepkis Prime would be helpful, but again, make sure your team is levelled up and you are using the right gear.
The strike is a level 6 strike. Make sure you have a full fireteam and that everyone is at least level 6. Make sure everyone has upgraded their gear to the max stuff you can get for the current level. Ideally go in with three level 8 characters.
Co-ordinate with each other. Spread out but not too far that you can't revive. Sticking too close leaves you open for the big attacks the bosses have and can wipe out the entire team.
Use supers. When you use a super, and it hits, it drops orbs of light for the other players. When they pick these up it boosts their super bar. When they super something it drops orbs of light for you. Feed each other supers.
The gunsmith in the tower sells ammo replenishment packs. Buy a few of these for your primary, secondary and heavy. There is a cool down on using them, but using one each boss fight makes things easier.
For the spider tanks you shoot the legs and eventually the armour falls off, exposing the 'neck, of the tank that gives you a short window of big damage.
Then if you carry on shooting the same leg you do much less damage. So the idea is everyone target one leg, take the armour down, then everyone shoot the 'neck' while it's exposed. Then get everyone target the next leg. And repeat. Takes a lot less time if you do it properly.
Dax mentioned you can also shoot off the cannon on the top, making things easier again.
Any tips on Sepkis Prime would be helpful, but again, make sure your team is levelled up and you are using the right gear.
licktheenvelope
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Go into options and pick "Logout" there's an option to go to character create screen.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
I didn't think the Beta was open to the public? I thought it was just for people who pre-ordered the game?
niccoolnic
Member
My impressions:
I wasn't sure what to expect. Previews that I had read on different websites had made the whole premise seem boring. After doing the story mission, I was impressed by the combat and the speed of the enemies. The exploration and the enemy tenacity really got to me. Exploration actually feels interesting to me due to the environment design.
The strike mission probably took me a solid hour. My team had moments where we kept getting killed when the walker was about halfway through. However besides that, the alpha has really improved my opinion on Destiny and I look forward to the beta.
I wasn't sure what to expect. Previews that I had read on different websites had made the whole premise seem boring. After doing the story mission, I was impressed by the combat and the speed of the enemies. The exploration and the enemy tenacity really got to me. Exploration actually feels interesting to me due to the environment design.
The strike mission probably took me a solid hour. My team had moments where we kept getting killed when the walker was about halfway through. However besides that, the alpha has really improved my opinion on Destiny and I look forward to the beta.
I like Dinkalge's voice acting.
general_garcia
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Same here, and I'm not the best FPS player by quite some distance. I just kept my distance and plugged away, mopped up the enemies in front and then finished off with the shotgun. Didn't seem tough in the slightest as long as you have a bit of patience.
Zomba13
Member
Ok... What is up with the Strike? I've got a team of lvl 6 (which the thing said it was recommended for) and we can't beat this last boss (the orb thing). We can whittle it down but it takes ages and eventually it just keeps spawning the fallen guys with shields and we end up losing.
Pop
Member
I feel the same way. Been having a blast playing all modes of Destiny. Competitive MP is actually quite great. After hearing about your character/weapons carry over I was a little worried but nope not anymore.
dat TEAMWORK!
dem WEAPONS!
dos AMMO PACKS IN THE TOWER!
dat COVER!
dem SUPERS!
Can't wait to hop back on.
It's the main guy, but hopefully it's not the final recordings (I suspect it is). Although it's better than the PvP announcer, which I'm sure IS placeholder!
How do you use items in the game? Or does it automatically get used when you're out of ammo for that weapon?
The haircuts for the awoken males seem hilariously out of place, unless awoken are alien hipsters. Had to make bald blue space marine.
So I got the code pretty late at night and I started the download and went to sleep.
Got up at 5 am to pee and in the dark, I saw the PS4 standby light and though: Hey, maybe I should check if the alpha finished downloading!
I ended up playing till my alarm went off and I remembered that today was friday, not saturday.
I've never hated a friday more in my life :'(
Got up at 5 am to pee and in the dark, I saw the PS4 standby light and though: Hey, maybe I should check if the alpha finished downloading!
I ended up playing till my alarm went off and I remembered that today was friday, not saturday.
I've never hated a friday more in my life :'(
Everyone who pre-ordered the game is eligible for beta.
ShutterMunster
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I didn't play a whole ton, but I thought it was really cool. Wasn't expecting it to feel so Mass Effect-y. Not in combat terms, but in aesthetic and sound. It's very beautiful, easy on the eyes. Haven't interacted with other players much outside of that marketplace area where everyone is in 3rd person.
P.S: Is Tyrion phoning it in or what?
P.S: Is Tyrion phoning it in or what?
I don't think it's just the fact that it's Peter Dinklage's voice. I think his voice could work fine. But it seems like there are no effects on his voice at all. So instead of a narrator, it sounds like someone sitting next to me on the couch talking instead of something that's coming from the game if that makes sense. There's too much clarity in the straight-toned vocals while everything else is echoey and fits the ambiance. It makes it seem like his voice doesn't fit. Not because it's Peter Dinklage's voice, but because they haven't run his voice through any audio tweaks to make it seem like it fits.
I'm still trying to figure out what he's supposed to be. A narrator? A part of my armor that talks to me like Halo? An omnipresent computer system like The Angel in Borderlands?
Loving the game so far though. Very addictive.
I'm still trying to figure out what he's supposed to be. A narrator? A part of my armor that talks to me like Halo? An omnipresent computer system like The Angel in Borderlands?
Loving the game so far though. Very addictive.
Oh yes.
Seemed to me that they're just a vendor, but I wonder if they'll be a class trainer in the full game?
The first mission you're dumped into is actually pretty challenging, considering it's level 3/4 content. Not too hard, but you can't just run in without paying attention to what's going on.
Check out the GB QL for your other question.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Ah fair enough, as I suspected. My bad! Your wording made it sound like it was an open beta to the public, rather than just for people who pre-ordered.
AttamisZero
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spent about 6 hours playing after going ape shit trying to obtain a code lol the game is extremely fun and addicting (to me). It took me about 4 hours to reach lvl 8 for my titan, I love the weapons and running into random OP enemies. The devils Lair was a pain in the ass to complete, took two others and myself around an hour to complete it. the tower aka dance battle cenral is pretty neat, wish there was a on screen chat ( is there? ) like in WarThunder. Spent quite a bit of time on side missions and exploring, found one section of the map where the enemies are boardline impossible to beat without spending an absurd amount of time on each one.
Defiantly a day one purchase for me.
Defiantly a day one purchase for me.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
I don't get the voice complaint? He is supposed to be a robot thing correct?
also is it just me or is one of the guys in the Tower voiced by Nathan Fillion?
also is it just me or is one of the guys in the Tower voiced by Nathan Fillion?
Yu Narukami
Member
Bungie sure made a good move releasing this Alpha. Everbody was shitting on their game including some people here. Now people are buying a PS4 just to play the Alpha, lol.
Other games have managed to infuse robotic beings with some personality. If this thing is going to be your companion (and narrator essentially) throughout the game a dull monotone drawl isn't really enticing.
I thought it had been quite well received? Either way, the recently released footage convinced me to pick up the alpha and playing the alpha has convinced me to buy the game. So mission accomplished I guess! ^_^
Unknown Soldier
Member
It looks like those are all Factions, you do missions and get Faction points and level up your standing or whatever and that unlocks buying stuff from them. There will probably be special Faction missions too when you increase your Faction standing. Typical MMO conventions.
Pop
Member
I get his voice for what it is. It works. Hes not suppose to be upbeat or cheerful.
Hunter trainer I believe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afHt_1sVQ14
Portal series, even the Turret has more personality than Ghost...Probably the Companion Cube as well.
I am not asking for Ghost to be HAHAHAHA, but at least less monotone and dry.
I hope we get DLC VA for different Ghosts under our equipment Ghost slot.
The DLC will sell more than Horse Armor...Do it Bungie.
Nightengale
Member
Finally done with work.
Destiny awaits me at home.
Destiny awaits me at home.
Y0j1mb0
Member
So I got on tonight for the 1st time with the Alpha at around 10pm thinking I'll play it for an hour, two at most. I just got off now at 3:59AM. My mind can't comprehend this is an alpha. This is so damn polished already. From the menus, the matchmaking/party system, zero lag,nary a hiccup, and the addictiveness of it... Jesus! Different guns feel...well different. The dynamic missions were just pitch perfect. I know I sound like a hyperbolic goofball here but I can't help it. Hell, before I got off I just realized that anything that's uncommon, be it guns or armor, can be upgraded further. Everything can be upgraded.
Everything just worked as it should. The awesome part about the game to me is that it doesn't reinvent anything but what it does, it does really really good. I'll be playing the shit out of this until it ends then I'll do the same when the beta comes and then when the final retail copy arrives, that's all she wrote for my social life. I can't imagine how the full game is going to be. If this little bit that I played is an indication of the future product, Bungie just struck it out of the ballpark.
I'm going to sleep now. I need to get up in 2 hours to go to work. I'm going to hurting too but it was worth it.
Everything just worked as it should. The awesome part about the game to me is that it doesn't reinvent anything but what it does, it does really really good. I'll be playing the shit out of this until it ends then I'll do the same when the beta comes and then when the final retail copy arrives, that's all she wrote for my social life. I can't imagine how the full game is going to be. If this little bit that I played is an indication of the future product, Bungie just struck it out of the ballpark.
I'm going to sleep now. I need to get up in 2 hours to go to work. I'm going to hurting too but it was worth it.
CouchMaster
Member
Me n my buddy just went in some underground sewer platform and there were 3 knights with question marks on their heads, and none of our bullet or grenades did jack so we just bolted out of there. Guess we tried to bite more than we could chew lol.
ChosenPredator
Banned
the robot is (tyrion) does some horrendously bad voice acting nay nay big time to that
Razgriz-Specter
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Mashin Haters
Member
i like his voice acting. I think Ghost is supposed have a monotone voice and personality. He's an AI
Before I go to bed, I must say this game is tits. Played an hour with a gaffer and dropped into multiple skirmishes with random. Had one group leave the area just as a huge walker entered the fray, leaving just the two of us to fend for ourselves. We barely made a scratch on it. LOL. We both made level 6 before I checked out. Now we can do quests. This game is getting my preorder this weekend. It's gonna be so good. PEACE.
Yeah I feel this way too. I'm on level 10 sensitivity and its too slow. I feel like up and down is faster than left to right too.
Honestly you can only do so much when you're capped at lvl 8
I only had about 10 minutes to play and visually it's pretty good but i wish the IQ was a little better, it's not crisp enough, is it suppose to get better in that department in the shipped game or this is the final graphics?
Did Bungie mentioned anything about the alpha's visuals not being final?
Did Bungie mentioned anything about the alpha's visuals not being final?
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