-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Destiny Beta Thread: Moon wizards make Pet Sounds with space magic in a bottle
- Thread starter The Librarian
- Start date
- Status
Karak
Member
Well. I think I am done. They just have to simply fix the broken AI. That has to be the most idiotic AI I have seen in years. We boxed them all night last night and they didn't have any defense. Totally stopped anyone from any danger at all or even coming close to dying. I hope they crank it up. But its a beta for a reason so they have tons of time. Done for now though.
Thoughts:
GFX are good. Not mind shattering but good competent so far.
Terrible loading and overall very clumsy travel system.
UI and button prompts and holding buttons and so forth is fairly cumbersome and amateurish at times.
Sound is much improved from the alpha but also seems compressed at times. I saw others noticing this. Just not sure. Seemed off at times but also improved in other spots.
Gameplay is very pedestrian so far.
Loot is fairly poor but from what I hear gets way better later. Odd choice to not capture someones desire right away but its their decision.
Voice is improved with the effects and inflection being used but still odd.
Will be interesting to see not only the initial sales but the tale end on this one.
With all the invisible walls gone and so forth it may really open up.
Thoughts:
GFX are good. Not mind shattering but good competent so far.
Terrible loading and overall very clumsy travel system.
UI and button prompts and holding buttons and so forth is fairly cumbersome and amateurish at times.
Sound is much improved from the alpha but also seems compressed at times. I saw others noticing this. Just not sure. Seemed off at times but also improved in other spots.
Gameplay is very pedestrian so far.
Loot is fairly poor but from what I hear gets way better later. Odd choice to not capture someones desire right away but its their decision.
Voice is improved with the effects and inflection being used but still odd.
Will be interesting to see not only the initial sales but the tale end on this one.
With all the invisible walls gone and so forth it may really open up.
CraigerGamer
Member
"Vacation" refers to out of map glitches in this context. Might be a Halo specific glitch term though.
There's this canyon, going to the Forgotten Shore (or perhaps the one going to the Grottos) where you can go up this slope that isn't too steep, but going up triggers a soft death zone (10 second timer). The only place where one could get through it seems to be the rocks partially covering the canyon, and pretty sure those are covered by invisible walls (at least in some places you can't get on top of them due to invisible walls).
I suspect it is made that way due to aesthetic considerations (different from the surroundings) but Bungie didn't want to block it with invisible wall so they opted for a soft kill zone.
Pretty sure there were some other similar places, most likely they won't be opened for the final game as they don't really lead anywhere.
Finster
Member
More than that. I encountered some level 13 mobs and they were clearly numbered 13.
I'm thinking the ?? mobs are 20 or higher.
Relativ9
Member
Great beta, but is anyone else worried about the lack of personalized storytelling? Seems like chosing different races counts for next to nothing ect. Also, I'd sure like it if they put more emphasis on NPC conversations, having all these great voice actors kind of seems like a waste when encounters isn't treated with proper cut-scenes.
D1renegade
Member
So I'm really enjoying this so far. The only thing keeping this from day one status is my uncertainty regarding the length of the game.
Is Old Russia the only zone on earth? Do we have an estimate for how long it will take to complete the story?
Is Old Russia the only zone on earth? Do we have an estimate for how long it will take to complete the story?
I wouldnt say that...
Icyflamez96
Member
crap... uh. this post isn't here
Oh my word, I like this game a lot. Never really got into Halo but I think I'm gonna play a lot of this. Warlocks for life, yo. Trenchcoats and magic.
I've even been playing a lot of PVP. I was having weird issues earlier where I'd get booted from the game for no apparent reason (i.e. nobody was kicking me) but otherwise, great stuff. I go through an awkward stage with online shooters where I'm very self-conscious for a while and think I'm letting my team down. I'm past that stage with Destiny now. I intended to play about three matches today and I've played twenty.
That moon map is super awesome btw.
I've even been playing a lot of PVP. I was having weird issues earlier where I'd get booted from the game for no apparent reason (i.e. nobody was kicking me) but otherwise, great stuff. I go through an awkward stage with online shooters where I'm very self-conscious for a while and think I'm letting my team down. I'm past that stage with Destiny now. I intended to play about three matches today and I've played twenty.
That moon map is super awesome btw.
I saw enemies that were ?? when i was level 5-6 (and i couldn't damage them) or so but at 7 or 8 they showed 11.
If you die against ??, the game does show the killer's level along with killers name/type, and the enemies in the Grottos are 20 at least.
Icyflamez96
Member
Oh LOL
Well if not then Bungie.... *gasp*
lied
inb4companieslieallthetime
I worry about this too. I think the missions in the beta are a sliver of the full missions in the final game, like each one ends with the ghost teasing some lore element but not following up with it in the subsequent quest.
Donald Bubbins
Member
Yeah real good time!Good games to the GAFers I played with. Thanks, guys
I started exploring right away, once i got into open world. Can't say i like the amount of areas that are blocked.
There's a lot of roofs and other places where a double jumo (well, glide jump as i play a Warlock) would easily reach them but you get pushed out or deflected when getting too close.
Very annoying.
Oh and some pipes and other objects lack collision so you can't climb on top of them either.
uhh it's absolutely nothing like warframe
I keep wondering why I have to hold the button to talk to merchants...or why clicking X to go through every menu stops when you want to upgrade, which means hitting triangle to select the weapon instead.
Icyflamez96
Member
This is the video I was talking about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfhrONAp-c#t=128
Can someone figure out if that area they showed off is accessible in the beta?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfhrONAp-c#t=128
Can someone figure out if that area they showed off is accessible in the beta?
With a new character, you can explore that area partially (not sure exactly how much, didn't really walk around that much). Once you go inside and Ghost opens the gate for you, it closes behind you and you can't get back.
I noted that a page or two back.
EDIT you most certainly can't get where the guy points his weapon when he says "Older Russia". EDIT at least in the beta now that i think of this. Perhaps there's more Earth zones in the retail product that included expanded Old Russia area?
Poker Face
Member
I think it's been replaced with water (the place he throws a grenade)
Hey_Blinkin
Member
After 5ish hours my biggest disappointment so far is the loot. I guess I was expecting more of a Borderlands type of loot system. Hopefully the items get more varied and interesting later on in the game.
off duty ninja
Member
I have to say this chroma vox jacket looks a lot like a pimp ass Hefner smoking jacket.
IAmRandom31
Banned
What is melee energy?
Got this helm that says Grenade hits restore melee energy ...... Huh?
Got this helm that says Grenade hits restore melee energy ...... Huh?
You need enough space around you to summon it, and you can't summon it in some areas at all, i think.
Melee cooldown. Normal melee CD is like 1.5 seconds, or close enough. EDIT at least Warlock's melee wasn't very fast at first. EDIT wait, it is about the melee ability, not melee itself?
Icyflamez96
Member
Hmm well I hope they're accessible in the full game but I kinda doubt it now.
Oh, and for the soft death zone areas, have you ever thought that maybe it'd be too hard for even ??? level enemies to stop you from going into such an open area? I haven't come across the area myself so i'm not quite sure how it looks.
Melee ability cooldown.
I got few hundred meters inside the Grottoes (or whatever it was called) with the speeder bike and a lot of tries. No death zone there. The only death zones i've encountered are in places like i described, lone not too steep slopes that lead nowhere really, and jumping long way off the shore (gotta try floating so long i die from the soft kill zone, not from touching water...)
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
I have some downgraded feelings on Day 2.
I finished all the single player content. It's great. Just wish it didnt all revolve around that tower. The area seems so small.
The real reason for the downgrade. Some of the most uninteresting multiplayer I have ever played. Which surprises me. I SUCK at Halo but loved playing it. It had a personality unlike any other MP shooter. The Destiny MP (Control mode is all I have played) seems like a B team effort.
I finished all the single player content. It's great. Just wish it didnt all revolve around that tower. The area seems so small.
The real reason for the downgrade. Some of the most uninteresting multiplayer I have ever played. Which surprises me. I SUCK at Halo but loved playing it. It had a personality unlike any other MP shooter. The Destiny MP (Control mode is all I have played) seems like a B team effort.
Finster
Member
To properly judge your opinions, I need to know what you thought of Halo 4 MP.
Fahrenheit
Banned
Game is set up a lot like PSO. Central city hub with zones that you quest in. I'm dying to see more zones besides old Russia.
originalself
Neo Member
Tons o fub. Love my titan.
ALBOFIGHTER
Member
Really? Cause other then the combat being a bit different, the concept is almost identical. You pick worlds in the galaxy with friends to run through and get xp and rewards. You buy armour and weapons. There is even a slight resemblence in the helmets. There is a lot in common between those games.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
Never played it. I loved Halo 2 and liked Halo 3 though.
Because X equips items - and to keep the upgrade button consistent between equipped, unequipped gear and vendor items.
meanspartan
Member
Can someone explain how voice chat works?
So you have two options, PSN party and in-game right?
What happens when im in PSN party with a friend and a third person joins the fireteam? They gotta be invited to PSN party if we wanna chat?
So you have two options, PSN party and in-game right?
What happens when im in PSN party with a friend and a third person joins the fireteam? They gotta be invited to PSN party if we wanna chat?
IAmRandom31
Banned
Oh ok. Why not just say cooldown like everything else? Weird wording
I love my Hunter right now. Trying to get a rare shotgun but the only one I found is a blue rare for rank 10 of course. Got a pistol / shotgun combo with Strength gear to decrease grenade cooldown and my grenades in turn decrease melee cooldown. Pretty badass
Having played the shit out of the Alpha, it wasn't long before I did everything and got the majority of the best loot I could find in the Beta. Though I'm lacking quality Uncommon legs and that awesome and OP Uncommon/Rare Sahara machine gun (think it had 92 power or something from what I recall of the Alpha). I have the standard Sahara but that's shit.
The looting side will keep me dabbling for a bit while I work towards really maxing out my character but I do hope that we get some new content (most likely the Moon stuff visible) next week.
The looting side will keep me dabbling for a bit while I work towards really maxing out my character but I do hope that we get some new content (most likely the Moon stuff visible) next week.
Fahrenheit
Banned
What are PS4 users using for a mic? I'm not down for that little ear bud it comes with.
Nyteshade517
Member
Did anyone else get an e-mail from Sony with Beta keys for PS4 and PS3?
Is this happening right now?
Forceatowulf
G***n S**n*bi
I've opened all 5 golden chests in old Russia, but it says I've only opened 4/5. I even went back to the spots where I opened them just to make sure... and sure enough they aren't there.
It's not that they never spawned, they did. But for whatever reason it only says 4/5 completed.
I'm gonna say this again to be crystal clear: After opening all 5 chests, and not getting my sparrow reward, I went back to all 5 spots and the chests were no longer there.
Interesting. Thanks for taking the time to translate it.
Nyteshade517
Member
My Warlock as of right now...Defense is 143 but most of the armor pieces are white (but still the best of what I have)
No probs, even if you were too far ahead for me to have your backGood games to the GAFers I played with. Thanks, guys
TheDarkKnight774
Member
What's the best way to get loot now that they nerfed the vendors?
- Status
Similar threads
- Poll
- Locked