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[Skele7on]

just to be clear,

the only difference between the 3 classes are the special abilities, right? if all 3 were equipped with the same weapons/gear, they would essentially be exactly the same, sans abilities?

I also think gear can be specific to a character class...

 

[glottis8]

I liked it better with the filter, but yep I agree. Dinklage3PO

I thought his VO with the filter now makes more sense, and i thought it was very appropriate. It makes more sense now after hearing all the critiques on lack of VO direction and what not.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

After leveling up my Warlock, I have to say that so far I prefer the Titan. I like the quicker jet pack, the super, the melee and the more armor on the Titan better. Not sure what I'll prefer in the final game but low level Titan definitely won me over.

Low level titans seem to be best option for pvp at least. Their super seems to charge faster and it has an area effect. Once subclasses are unlocked I'm sure I will appreciate my warlock more. I have to find armor to make supernova charge faster.

 

[LiK]

I thought his VO with the filter now makes more sense, and i thought it was very appropriate. It makes more sense now after hearing all the critiques on lack of VO direction and what not.

Yea, it sounded like a bad audiobook before the filter was added. Now he actually sounds like a robot. I like it better.

 

[Vinterbird]

I have to say that I'm not a fan of the Mission end countdown after every story mission. Sorta breaks the immersion.

Every time it happens I panic and run around as much as possible in fear of missing a "You completed the level"-chest or some dropped loot.

I see why they wanted to end an mission like that, especially if you're playing with random people and want a quick get-in get-out experience. But it can be a bit odd.

Yea, it sounded like a bad audiobook before the filter was added. Now he actually sounds like a robot. I like it better.

But aren't all the robots we have available in the real world right now able to talk like normal people? I mean stuff like Siri and Google Now doesn't talk with electronic noise behind it to make sure that I understand that it's not a living thing. It feels very trope'ish to have it be electronic noise all over. You would imagine that in the future we could have normal sounding robots around.

 

[Darklor01]

I thought his VO with the filter now makes more sense, and i thought it was very appropriate. It makes more sense now after hearing all the critiques on lack of VO direction and what not.

It's better and makes more sense, I just don't think I like it. Also, not a huge fan of his script.

 

[glottis8]

Every time it happens I panic and run around as much as possible in fear of missing a "You completed the level"-chest or some dropped loot.

I see why they wanted to end an mission like that, especially if you're playing with random people and want a quick get-in get-out experience. But it can be a bit odd.

It is quite short, no? i mean.. you finish the mission and all of a sudden you get this countdown. You don't know if you are missing a drop or something. Plus.. some of the drops are not easy to spot. I with they would just give them to you.

 

[Boogdud]

As for Dinklage, it's the exact same shit.. but with a voice filter. I think most of the complaints about his performance still stand.

It's the only thing I really dislike (I'm absolutely loving everything else).

It quite literally sounds like he's reading a storybook to a bunch of 3 year olds in a day care. I keep waiting for him to start sentences with "once upon a time". Makes me wonder if my character is supposed to be some kind of slobbering moron and unable to comprehend spoken word.

 

[glottis8]

It's better and makes more sense, I just don't think I like it. Also, not a huge fan of his script.

From the intro i thought the dialogue was alright. I like the presentation. I wonder if they'll go more into the ghost story.. or what he actually is. Maybe that will make it more interesting?

So far, i have very little info to make a good assessment of whether i like it or not. Too early. Need to play more.

 

[Darklor01]

From the intro i thought the dialogue was alright. I like the presentation. I wonder if they'll go more into the ghost story.. or what he actually is. Maybe that will make it more interesting?

So far, i have very little info to make a good assessment of whether i like it or not. Too early. Need to play more.

Fair enough. It is the beta after all. Need more info.

 

[Vinterbird]

It is quite short, no? i mean.. you finish the mission and all of a sudden you get this countdown. You don't know if you are missing a drop or something. Plus.. some of the drops are not easy to spot. I with they would just give them to you.

I think it's either 15 or 20 seconds you get from the final kill to the results screen.

I totally get why they implemented it, but the game should communicate to you "Chill, there's no loot around here".

 

[ThankeeSai]

Is there a quick way to "squad up" with people in pvp instead of having to invite everyone individually?

Pattern so far seems to be - Get with a good team, game ends, lose everyone, start a new game, get on a bad team, get decimated.

 

[Desmond]

Orbit map > Crucible on the right hand side.

You'll find your way from there.

Thank you!

 

[glottis8]

Is there a quick way to "squad up" with people in pvp instead of having to invite everyone individually?

Pattern so far seems to be - Get with a good team, game ends, lose everyone, start a new game, get on a bad team, get decimated.

So your party doesn't stay? Say if you make a party with your friends directly, after a game it dissolves it?

Thats kinda lame.

 

[Desmond]

I've only played a short while, but it seems like Halo Reach on crack.


Dat Halo shotgun.

 

[LiK]

Every time it happens I panic and run around as much as possible in fear of missing a "You completed the level"-chest or some dropped loot.

I see why they wanted to end an mission like that, especially if you're playing with random people and want a quick get-in get-out experience. But it can be a bit odd.



But aren't all the robots we have available in the real world right now able to talk like normal people? I mean stuff like Siri and Google Now doesn't talk with electronic noise behind it to make sure that I understand that it's not a living thing. It feels very trope'ish to have it be electronic noise all over. You would imagine that in the future we could have normal sounding robots around.

It just sounds right with a filter coming from a floating rhombus. Altho I guess if Dinklage was much more lively then maybe it would work better without a filter.

 

[ThankeeSai]

So your party doesn't stay? Say if you make a party with your friends directly, after a game it dissolves it?

Thats kinda lame.

I assume your party remains if you play with friends, but not with randoms - So it's not like CoD (if you're playing with randoms) for example where you finish a game and all go back to the lobby and carry on into the next game.

I as hoping for something like in Halo 3 (iirc) where you could press a button to team up if you wanted to.

 

[Ivory Samoan]

I am getting owned in PvP left, right and centre.

... and I'm loving every second of it.

 

[pieface]

Played some of the Firefight missions with a friend last night and can't say i'm all that impressed. Walk to objective, kill bad guys, walk to next objective, kill bad guys, walk to next objective, kill bad guys.... rinse and repeat. Don't get it.

Not played any other modes so maybe there's something in them which is worthy of the hype?

 

[Yu Narukami]

I think it's either 15 or 20 seconds you get from the final kill to the results screen.

I totally get why they implemented it, but the game should communicate to you "Chill, there's no loot around here".

I saw a video where they show at least 2 treasure chests you can collect after beating a boss in 2 different story missions. You can collect them during the fight or rush to the chests after the fight.

 

[Number45]

Every time it happens I panic and run around as much as possible in fear of missing a "You completed the level"-chest or some dropped loot.

Same here. I'd love to keep the mission open and end it through a portal or something personally so I can make sure I haven't missed anything.

I'd also love an option to go straight to the tower from the results screen.

 

[Ivory Samoan]

I've only played a short while, but it seems like Halo Reach on crack.


Dat Halo shotgun.

How hearty is dat shotty?

So damn deliciously hearty, like a good chunky soup.

 

[Hoo-doo]

After leveling up my Warlock, I have to say that so far I prefer the Titan. I like the quicker jet pack, the super, the melee and the more life on the Titan better. Not sure what I'll prefer in the final game but low level Titan definitely won me over.

The warlock glide is a bit more engaging, but has proven ten times as useful as the Titan jump to me personally. It feels like it goes higher, further, lasts longer and is more versatile.

Also, the warlock super is a goddamn beast.

 

[Zakalwe]

It's the only thing I really dislike (I'm absolutely loving everything else).

It quite literally sounds like he's reading a storybook to a bunch of 3 year olds in a day care. I keep waiting for him to start sentences with "once upon a time". Makes me wonder if my character is supposed to be some kind of slobbering moron and unable to comprehend spoken word.

Really?

So far his VA has been superb, imo. I really don't understand the complaints at all. He's one of my favourite parts of the game.

 

[Vinterbird]

I saw a video where they show at least 2 treasure chests you can collect after beating a boss in 2 different story missions. You can collect them during the fight or rush to the chests after the fight.

Really? Fuck, then it's back to panic mode after each mission ends and the countdown begins.

 

[ByteSizeRick]

It is quite short, no? i mean.. you finish the mission and all of a sudden you get this countdown. You don't know if you are missing a drop or something. Plus.. some of the drops are not easy to spot. I with they would just give them to you.

I believe missed loot drops are "mailed" to you (i.e., picked up at the mail robot in the Tower). At least they were in the Alpha.

 

[Dany]

whats the level cap in the full game?

 

[Desmond]

How hearty is dat shotty?

So damn deliciously hearty, like a good chunky soup.

The second I picked it up I was grinning from ear to ear.

 

[TP-DK]

everyone got three give them out to friends or in the begging thread.

Ahh ok cool, didn't know that

 

[Ivory Samoan]

Really?

So far his VA has been superb, imo. I really don't understand the complaints at all. He's one of my favourite parts of the game.

I'm with you, I didn't play the Alpha, so I can't compare the old vs new...but Dinkalator sounds great to me.

I give him 2 enthusiastic robot thumbs up.

....also, who said the protagonist was silent? I've spoken a few times already...

 

[glottis8]

I believe missed loot drops are "mailed" to you (i.e., picked up at the mail robot in the Tower). At least they were in the Alpha.

ah.. so what is what that robot is for. I would just talk to him and get random look. But it makes more sense now haha Does that apply to ANY loot?

 

[Vinterbird]

whats the level cap in the full game?

20, or at least that's what Bungie have said, but there's some screenshots from them showing characters beyond 20. So maybe 20, we can't say for sure right now.

 

[molnizzle]

The real reason it was good to have it in as it made you more aware of surroundings and where your team where at all times, also stopped people just rocketing people and having their team mate survive a point blank hit.

That's nice in theory. In reality, friendly fire just encourages griefing and trolling. It's quite simply the worst.

 

[legbone]

It is quite short, no? i mean.. you finish the mission and all of a sudden you get this countdown. You don't know if you are missing a drop or something. Plus.. some of the drops are not easy to spot. I with they would just give them to you.

someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i think in the alpha if you missed a drop it would be waiting for you at the tower. i think it might have been at the message center (post office like place). kind of acted like a lost and found.

edit: yep, beaten but correct.

 

[MMaRsu]

I am getting owned in PvP left, right and centre.

... and I'm loving every second of it.

Dont forget the shotgun melee combo!

 

[Zakalwe]

I'm with you, I didn't play the Alpha, so I can't compare the old vs new...but Dinkalator sounds great to me.

I give him 2 enthusiastic robot thumbs up.

....also, who said the protagonist was silent? I've spoken a few times already...

Good. I was feeling rather lonely for a while!

The protagnosit doesn't really say much meaningful, he/she just comments every now and then to steer the conversation.

 

[Ivory Samoan]

20, or at least that's what Bungie have said, but there's some screenshots from them showing characters beyond 20. So maybe 20, we can't say for sure right now.

20 is the soft cap apparently, then you earn those light scrolls (or something, I could be making up the term light scrolls), which when you get enough of them; gives you more levels.

...I'm pretty sure I heard that from a half-reputable source somewhere..

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

20, or at least that's what Bungie have said, but there's some screenshots from them showing characters beyond 20. So maybe 20, we can't say for sure right now.

I hope none of this is true.. or atleast we prestige to get more shit. Lvl 20 aint shit!

 

[Yu Narukami]

Really? Fuck, then it's back to panic mode after each mission ends and the countdown begins.

Check this video out.

All 5 Golden Chest Locations on Earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakRwAUprY0

 

[ByteSizeRick]

ah.. so what is what that robot is for. I would just talk to him and get random look. But it makes more sense now haha Does that apply to ANY loot?

You know, I don't know. I just know that a number of times (embarrasing really) the little exclamation point was over the mailbot when I went back to the tower and had loot that appeared to be of a similar nature to what I would have missed say running the one strike, etc.

 

[Dany]

20, or at least that's what Bungie have said, but there's some screenshots from them showing characters beyond 20. So maybe 20, we can't say for sure right now.

If the level cap is 20 how much story is in the game? Are there any places besides earth?

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Dont forget the shotgun melee combo!

Shotgun + Warlock Melee that recharges nade faster = Instant awesome.

 

[Dragon]

I am getting owned in PvP left, right and centre.

... and I'm loving every second of it.

Haha me too! K/D ratio on Venus was .35 :/. I like the moon map better, mostly because I love my Sparrow and I have a nice Sniper rifle.

 

[G_Berry]

All I can fault this game for is the horrendous FOV.

I'm 34, been playing FPS my whole life and this is the ONLY time I've felt sick playing.

Come on Bungie, drop something to increase the FOV please!!!

 

[Desmond]

Wait, do I have to do story missions before PVP ? I only have Old Russia and Tower as my two destinations.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Wait, do I have to do story missions before PVP ? I only have Old Russia and Tower as my two destinations.

Yes

 

[funkypie]

loving the beta so far. Has definitely gave me a great impression to buy the game.

 

[SAiLO]

Wait, do I have to do story missions before PVP ? I only have Old Russia and Tower as my two destinations.

You can start The Crucible (PvP) from level 5 after chatting to Crucible Master in the Tower.

 

[mcrommert]

So loving the game, except the tease about going to the moon and then clicking on it and saying come back Sept 9th. I own a xbox one and 360 and I borrowed a ps3 so i could play early. Haven't play a lot of ps3, but a little and the dualshock 3 is doing its best to destroy my hand. I haven't experienced this kind of pain gaming in quite some time and i am really thinking about going out and getting a 3rd party controller it hurts so bad...

 

[Darksol]

Love Dinklage's voice now. And the game is still awesome.