Ruthless_Barbarian
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Just use the cryptarch. I'm up to level 3, he offers a lot more uncommon pieces now. Rares for a 1000 glitter but pointless because they all end up being a higher level.
Destiny Alpha Thread: Impressions from the wild [Code Begging=ban]
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Just use the cryptarch. I'm up to level 3, he offers a lot more uncommon pieces now. Rares for a 1000 glitter but pointless because they all end up being a higher level.
For anyone worried about the size of this game.
Earth :
Mumbai Push
Old Russia ( alpha map )
Old Chicago
Twilight Gap
European Deadzone
Map of old Russia. Some of which is not even explorable in the alpha due to enemy levels and such. Looks like the whole Kings Watch area is not in the Alpha, along with that Dry Sea area
So, along with even more of Old Russia in the retail version, you have multiple other areas of Earth to explore. Along with of course the other planets.
I really cannot wait for the retail of this game man.
No, the Vanguard bounty's have to do with the Strike missions. Like, finishing the strike without dying will grant you a Vanguard award ... just don't forget tyo actually accept the bounty first lol.
Where did you get the info about the Earth locations and has it really been confirmed that we get to explore all those areas?
Yeah I'm curious too. I was under the impression you'd be able to fly your ship around but it seems that isn't the case anymore.
digoutyoursoul
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Same
Preorder and it's a guaranteed beta spot.
MADGAME
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Where is this? I'd like to find it myself.
Just got up to 165 defense.
It's in the area past the first Hive Wizard you fight in Mission Mode. When you go through in Explore mode, it's off the side of the cliff near the helicopters.
Vire
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Thanks!
MADGAME
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It's in the area past the first Hive Wizard you fight in Mission Mode. When you go through in Explore mode, it's off the side of the cliff near the helicopters. Normally there is a lvl 16 Hallowed Knight there. This is the first I've seen the purple light-spewing ugly. After we pushed him off the cliff the Hallowed Knight respawned.
Yeah I was waiting for him to refresh his stock before going back. Last I checked no uncommon gauntlet epigrams
pokeystaples
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I rode on one of those for a while last night. So fun. Kinda useless against ?? enemies though.
The Librarian
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Check the OP.
Jimmyfenix
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Either Midnight or 8am.
so according to the alpha bungie.net page, since i've installed this game on thursday night, i've played a total of 1 day, 1 hour, and 31 minutes. Yeah, I'm addicted >_>
thats over 25 hours already...just into a freakin alpha
An alpha with a minimal amount of content at that lol.
The alpha is already more polished than the beta of Battlefield hardline which is kinda sad, but not surprising considering the skill gap between Bungie and Visceral Games.Nightengale
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http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/destiny-quick-faq
Basically content from the Destiny Reveal Press Conference last year February.
Vire
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An alpha with a minimal amount of content at that lol.
Not entirely fair to Visceral. Bungie has a team of close to 400 people and Destiny has been in development for 4 years.
I would hope to god it's polished.
El Gato or another HD capture card. I really hope Bungie and Sony work out a photo mode for this game.
MMaRsu
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export to usb
super-famicom
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Would love for the option to disable the HUD when taking screenshots.
Fushichou187
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Loved crawling around that area. Right before you get there you're in this dark. cavernous place where you can jump down onto the platforms below and it's not an insta-death. You can double jump your way to the opposite raised platform that is slightly lit up but leads to a completely dark room. Hopefully it's just another area cordoned off until the beta or retail (like those areas with the blackish 'mist'). It just a lot of fun exploring this space.
So, did all of you that pre-ordered get some sort of beta invite notification? I pre-ordered Destiny along with FF XV through Toys R Us last December when they had that Buy 1 Get 2 50% off. I have my pre-order confirmation from the retailer but nothing else re: the Beta.
Vire
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When you pause/unpause the HUD is temporarily removed from the screen. So you can tap the share button in that moment.
MADGAME
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I have an El Gato new in box, guess I will have to initiate setup.
I tried that, the screens I posted didn't look very nice. Someone else commented that the PS4 screen capture compresses them. It does not due the screenshots justice whatsoever.
what a teasejust release it !!!! lol
Where did you find this screen grab?
Marvel
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I was emailed my Beta code upon completion of my pre-order.
super-famicom
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Good to know, thanks!
meanspartan
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Nyteshade517
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When you made your pre-order you should have received a code to enter on the bungie.net site to register your account for the Beta.
PedroLumpy
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PS+ ran out, so here's what I got.
The Strike doesn't really leave a good impression of the PvE. Rank and file enemies barely require any thought. Boss is basically a gigantic health bar, just hoping it'll survive long enough for you to be killed by a squad of troops spawning in a monster closet behind you. Even on Legend, the only difficult thing was trying to make sure those monster closet spawns didn't catch you off guard. The dropship bringing in troops was nice, not sure why the rest just pop in out of nowhere.
Not a huge fan of the super long cooldown class abilities. Classes don't feel as distinct when most of the time you're just shooting things with the same weapons. But of course there are those other abilities we didn't get to try yet. And in PvP it just feels like you get periodically supercharged out of nowhere and there's not much you can do about it.
PvP is alright, interesting combination of control zones into an essentially DM gametype. Maps were enjoyable, and I at least didn't notice any glaring dominance by a particular weapon/class/ability. Does Bungie go in depth anywhere about how your gear/abilities get worked into their 'No Level Advantage' system? Even just playing over these few days, my level 8 character is WAY more powerful now than when I first hit level 8. If any of that transfers over to PvP, it's going to get real ugly.
Load times aren't great but that's likely to change. Game looks real pretty. Shame about Mr. Dinklage, must've sucked when they realized their stunt cast didn't really work out. Probably been mentioned a billion times, but using an onscreen cursor for a game that in theory isn't coming to PC is an interesting choice.
The Strike doesn't really leave a good impression of the PvE. Rank and file enemies barely require any thought. Boss is basically a gigantic health bar, just hoping it'll survive long enough for you to be killed by a squad of troops spawning in a monster closet behind you. Even on Legend, the only difficult thing was trying to make sure those monster closet spawns didn't catch you off guard. The dropship bringing in troops was nice, not sure why the rest just pop in out of nowhere.
Not a huge fan of the super long cooldown class abilities. Classes don't feel as distinct when most of the time you're just shooting things with the same weapons. But of course there are those other abilities we didn't get to try yet. And in PvP it just feels like you get periodically supercharged out of nowhere and there's not much you can do about it.
PvP is alright, interesting combination of control zones into an essentially DM gametype. Maps were enjoyable, and I at least didn't notice any glaring dominance by a particular weapon/class/ability. Does Bungie go in depth anywhere about how your gear/abilities get worked into their 'No Level Advantage' system? Even just playing over these few days, my level 8 character is WAY more powerful now than when I first hit level 8. If any of that transfers over to PvP, it's going to get real ugly.
Load times aren't great but that's likely to change. Game looks real pretty. Shame about Mr. Dinklage, must've sucked when they realized their stunt cast didn't really work out. Probably been mentioned a billion times, but using an onscreen cursor for a game that in theory isn't coming to PC is an interesting choice.
i bought it from the crypto vendor
itsnervedamage
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The monster closet spawns are annoying. Random mob spawns are fine, but they really should drop pod out of the sky, or telegraph that they are coming in some way. Right now on the strike if you are moving around the arena, they just pop out of a stupid black cloud door and shoot you in the back. I think it's poor design not to give me a warning to get into a defensible position or get ready for a spawn wave.
I think the Devil walker has more interesting tactics than anyone is giving it credit for. You really need to go in and try things out. If you dance in and out of trigger range for the emp blast, one person can lock it into doing the blast more of the time instead of shooting missles and you can get a lot of damage on it pretty quickly. You can also go all the way to the right of the map to get to a pretty safe spot to take pot shots and draw aggro safely to get it to expose one side to everyone else.
Hopefully encounters get more varied and interesting mechanics later on though.
The Librarian
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Posted my feedback on Bungie.net!
and you can use that monster at lvl cap 8???
TheDarkKnight774
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I agree on the tank boss. On the first appearance it looks like a bullet sponge boss bit it's actually forcing gamers to learn how to coordinate and fight the boss correctly and not have 3 people shoot the boss constantly to win.
You need two people I. Each side working the legs and pulling the tank agro back and forth. The third should cover the middle, Work ads, and revive people if downed.
Then when a leg pops all people switch to heavy and pounce.
Fun boss
You need two people I. Each side working the legs and pulling the tank agro back and forth. The third should cover the middle, Work ads, and revive people if downed.
Then when a leg pops all people switch to heavy and pounce.
Fun boss
Fushichou187
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Yeah that's what I thought. I'm going to email Bungie then. Thanks!
It's going to be interesting to see what Bungie can come up with in their strike. Just how complex can the boss encounter become when there's no dedicated healer or true tank class? The titan is the closest thing to a tank since he's got a defensive super, but we will see. Bosses will eventually devolve into hitting and dodging powerful strikes since there's no healing outside of letting the shield and health recharge once you do take a hit.
there will be no sleep, only exploration.
EL CUCO
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Whoot! Whoot!
I wonder if there will be a proximity chat option. It's very limiting to tie you to chatting to only 3 people when there's a bunch of other people around.
Maybe have the proximity chat only work for people on your radar?
BigTnaples
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Anyone else unable to connect? Is it over?
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GET DOWN FROM THERE YOU'LL HURT YOURSELF!
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