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Destiny Beta Thread: Moon wizards make Pet Sounds with space magic in a bottle

What is your favorite class?

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CDV13

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This UI is too sleek. I love it.

Oh yeah, the gameplay is awesome as well. PvP all day breh. Need that skirmish mode in my life.

Edit: I like the Venus map a lot. Better than the two from the alpha I think. Also, Dinklage's voice sounds much better with the filters on. Was way too flat before.
 
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Zakalwe

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Discotheque said:
also you do have to use ADS at medium-longer ranges. that video had the guy shooting them point blank.
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No you don't.

I have a scout rifle, Trax Callum I, a vendor offers it as part of the first few quests.

It can hit targets easily from long range no ADS. Medium head shots are np medium range.

I also have an smg type gun, and hip fire is much better than ADS at close-medium. Long range it's not great either way as it's a cqc weapon.

ADS helps precision shots, but it is in no way required in my experience.
 
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AmethystEnd

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SnakeEyes said:
Found out the other day, he's a GAFer and he said he would :D
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Sexy.

Pop said:
I'll be needing that name and how you got it.
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I got it as the end of strike reward for Devil's Lair on the harder setting.
 
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Jabraham

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So i i pretty much played all day yesterday, when i got too tired to play i pressed the home button on ps4 and turned off the application for the beta. Turns out i accidentally pressed delete in my tiredness. (Sigh)
 
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MrS

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Jabraham said:
So i i pretty much played all day yesterday, when i got too tired to play i pressed the home button on ps4 and turned off the application for the beta. Turns out i accidentally pressed delete in my tiredness. (Sigh)
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"I've made a huge mistake"
 
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Discotheque

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what do halo fans think of the weapons in here? feels fairly limited. nothing as inventive as the needler was, or satisfying as the plasma rifle or pistol.

but then i didn't try the hand cannon in this game yet. how is it? if it's like halo pistol then oooh man
 
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Widge

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I grabbed the PS3 beta but there are SWARMS of PS4 grabbers getting them over on Eurogamer. If that is indication of platform interest, well.

My chosen place to play would be PC but beggars etc!
 
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kirby2096

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I also have trouble hitting targets with the scout rifle without ADS from mid range. Would rather line up my shots than miss 8/10 times per clip, and I run out of ammo fast with the assault rifle I'm reluctant to use that.
 
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AmethystEnd

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Discotheque said:
what do halo fans think of the weapons in here? feels fairly limited. nothing as inventive as the needler was, or satisfying as the plasma rifle or pistol.

but then i didn't try the hand cannon in this game yet. how is it?
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Most people hate it because it has slow reload and only has 6 rounds before reloading while the Scout Rifle is just as accurate, has 15+ rounds before reloading, and a moderate reload speed, but I personally love the hand cannon. I have armor that boosts hand cannon reload speed, and my hand cannon has the added ability to reduce my grenade cooldown every time I get a kill with it (the hand cannon).
 
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X-Frame

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The intro area to The Devil's Lair seems to have high level enemies, even on the Normal difficulty.

Also, my first one that I did last night triggered a public event to kill the high priority target and there were 2 fire teams total there in the area all shooting at this thing, and it kept killing everyone with a forward rush -- it was intense! I didn't get that event in the Alpha.
 
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mocoworm

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Darkstorne said:
Soooo good to be back in Destiny. Game play is so damn tight.

Anyone else notice frame rates are lower on PS4 compared to the Alpha? Lots more chugging and slow down. Also sad to see bullet sponges are still a thing. The boss in the second storyline is going to be a terrible introduction to boss fights in this state...
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No being funny at all, but I haven't noticed any slowdown at all so far. I am level 4 and played about 2 hours.
 
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Zakalwe

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kirby2096 said:
I also have trouble hitting targets with the scout rifle without ADS from mid range. Would rather line up my shots than miss 8/10 times per clip, and I run out of ammo fast with the assault rifle I'm reluctant to use that.
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You need to find the rhythm, watch the reticle. It takes a split second to reset itself. If you just spam your shots will go wild.
 
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WITHE1982

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kirby2096 said:
I also have trouble hitting targets with the scout rifle without ADS from mid range. Would rather line up my shots than miss 8/10 times per clip, and I run out of ammo fast with the assault rifle I'm reluctant to use that.
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I think this is pretty much the same with most weapons other than the sniper rifle. I always ADS unless an enemy is right on top of me then it's a melee attack.

Hip firing very rarely get's you much damage or accuracy. Currently around 60% of all my kills are precision kills using a scout rifle and ADS. It just takes a little getting used to plus you unlock weapon upgrades which can help a lot.
 
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Zakalwe

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WITHE1982 said:
I think this is pretty much the same with most weapons other than the sniper rifle. I always ADS unless an enemy is right on top of me then it's a melee attack.

Hip firing very rarely get's you much damage or accuracy. Currently around 60% of all my kills are precision kills using a scout rifle and ADS. It just takes a little getting used to plus you unlock weapon upgrades which can help a lot.
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Again, hip fire is fine. You just need to time your shots. Scout Rifle can headshot at medium range from the hip if you find the right rhythm.

Long range you can body shot from the hip, but HS will need ADS.
 
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UpDownLeftRight

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Can anyone tell me if I've now accessed all content in the beta or not? I have followed the story to it's end for the beta but only have one multiplayer game mode unlocked (no deathmatch?)

It's been a long time since I've played a shooter that felt this good! Everything just works. Playing on the large maps feels like completing that second map from the original Halo, called...well...Halo. It feels like that but on a bigger scale. Well done Bungie, I hadn't cared for Halo in a long time and now you've given a good reason not to.
 
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MMaRsu

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Discotheque said:
what do halo fans think of the weapons in here? feels fairly limited. nothing as inventive as the needler was, or satisfying as the plasma rifle or pistol.

but then i didn't try the hand cannon in this game yet. how is it? if it's like halo pistol then oooh man
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In the Alpha thread I was complaining about the lack of Alien weapons. I am sad there are no crazy weapons so far, just standard weapons.
 
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Kane1345

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OK I just started playing cause I had to download over night and this has probably been said 1000000 times but the audio design/direction is fantastic and the new intro is brilliant.
 
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glaurung

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Had trouble starting last night (on PS4), because Bungie bumbled with the code distribution and then the avalanche crushed SEN servers.

But the time that was lost in redeeming the code was quickly made up in how fast I could download this. Just played two rounds of Crimson Dragon on Xbox One (game fucking sucks, regret paying for it) and the Destiny Beta was done.

Continued to recreate my Exo Warlock. Did not log off until lv8 was hit. Also ran a couple of missions with The_Monk, that was fun.

Played one round of PvP on that new Venus map. I suck at PvP in this.

Now the wait for the final product is even more unbearable.
 
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AkelisRain

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Have we figured out a way to see if the clan is viewable in game? When I was in loading screen for crucible it showed clan name. But I want to be able to have a clan chat to coordinate a party like a MMo.
 
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WITHE1982

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GlamFM said:
Played the Alpha as a Titan.

Played the Beta as a Warlock.

Going back to Titan for the full game for sure.
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Is it opposites day today? You've got that all wrong.

Meant to ask is it possible to upgrade to blink in the beta? Really want to see what it's about before the end.
 
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MrS

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So are there only two PVP maps in the Beta or am I just unlucky cause I keep getting Venus and the Moon. Venus is incredible, Moon not so much.
 
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Headhunter

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Tekku said:
Aim Down Sights. It's when you hold L2 to get a slight increase in accuracy.
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I think the accuracy bonus is quite substantial. But Hipfire works great in close combat. My main gun is an autorifle, with the ADS bonus: lower rate of fire but higher damage per shot and much less recoil. Very sweet!
 
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Varth

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Going at it this evening. What to expect? Is it better than the alpha graphically wise? I'm also reading about a better gunplay, that was the thing that irked me at the beginning of the alpha. True?
 
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