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[Gorillaz]

PvP is trash.

PvP is amazing.

I'll take it a step further and say PVP is fun when you have a team that understands the meta game of the gamemode. Why are all 5 people going to A? like 1 or 2 should be heading to B and speed this shit up

You can tell from the get go people who are mentally use to knowing how to control the paced of a pace of FPS MP. I do feel like alot of the people playing this don't play FPS (especially MPs) or possibly only things with CoD meta games

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Speaking of PvP, I'm gonna hop on for a while. add me if you wanna play. (No mic cuz it's late here):

PSNID: OldSocksAndShoes

 

[EatChildren]

Thoroughly enjoying the beta so far, even if bits and pieces feel a bit off. I guess I have some concerns about longevity and repetition, more than anything. The combat system is a lot of fun but as with all games like this I worry that the MMO-like structure will result in a lot of encounter similarity. Similar scenarios in samey looking environments, attempted diversity through simply buffing enemy levels. Still, I could see myself totally hooked on the main game.

 

[CmdrShepard]

Really disappointing about those times for the PVP event. Not waking up at 4 am just to play Mars and likely get my butt stomped because its so early in the morning.

Should have been a 24 hour event or run twice the same day, spread out by 12 hours.

 

[Navy Bean]

Loving the single player and co-op stuff. PvP is complete dogshit in my opinion. I literally never want to play it again. Just not my cup of tea.

 

[Gaz_RB]

I'll take it a step further and say PVP is fun when you have a team that understands the meta game of the gamemode. Why are all 5 people going to A? like 1 or 2 should be heading to B and speed this shit up

You can tell from the get go people who are mentally use to knowing how to control the paced of a pace of FPS MP. I do feel like alot of the people playing this don't play FPS (especially MPs) or possibly only things with CoD meta games

I approve this post. Spot on, I only play with a team and it's sooo good.

 

[Butterfly Witch]

Seriously, if Bungie would have just stored the characters centrally like an MMO, i would be picking up both the PS4 and XBOX ONE versions.

My friend's PS4 characters showed up on his PS3 as well.

 

[fastballspecial]

Destiny will be in need of an Adventure Mode type thing from Diablo III, with bounties and rifts. It would work very well and while the gameplay hook would remain, the potential repetitiveness would be non-existent.

 

[Lucent]

Finally decided to try PvP for the hell of it with a couple of friends. The Venus map is pretty decent and I was doing really well on there. But that moon level just feels severely unbalanced. Those vehicles are practically unstoppable unless you're in a turret. That tank vehicle just wipes people out. Was really a horrible experience. =/

 

[reptilescorpio]

Bungie already confirmed your characters can go between PS3 and PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Can't go between Sony and MS but I hope that's just something they have to work out between the platform holders. Or it could be an issue with platform servers.

Really disappointing about those times for the PVP event. Not waking up at 4 am just to play Mars and likely get my butt stomped because its so early in the morning.

Should have been a 24 hour event or run twice the same day, spread out by 12 hours.

No idea why they couldn't make it 2 sessions 12 hours apart. Would suit more people!

 

[Exploratory]

I actually found the character to be extremely underwhelming. I expect there to be more options by launch though.

But seriously, that was the quickest I've ever made a character in anything... at least the human choices where underwhelming.

And for the love of god they better freeaking have a decent selection of black hairstyles.

I don't want a bald character. but I don't wan't a super huge afro....

come on bungle

Rofl how many games have a decent amount of black hairstyles? Like every other game other bungie has failed me.

 

[ChosenPredator]

Loving the single player and co-op stuff. PvP is complete dogshit in my opinion. I literally never want to play it again. Just not my cup of tea.

Yeah not crazy about it either the only reason i go to it is the random draw of armor and the ability to buy stuff with bounties from it...otherwise i'd probably never touch ot.

 

[unempLLOYD]

Not gonna lie, the beta got boring and repetitive quick.

 

[Virtua Ben]

I've been playing the beta all day, and damn, I'm in love.

PvP is decent enough as long as you go in with the right expectations. It's no CoD, but it's a fun place to try your loot against other players.

 

[SimpleCRIPPLE]

My friend's PS4 characters showed up on his PS3 as well.

Yes, within the same platform is fine. But if i had the choice, I'd like to play on my own on PS4 and play with friends on Xbox One using the same characters, which isn't possible right now.

Losing remotely play sucks, but being that this is such a social game, I need to go with the platform my fiends will be on.

 

[Gorillaz]

I really hope they extend that PVP event tomorrow Or atleast do it again next Saturday or something

 

[Shrennin]

Speaking of the hair styles -- I wouldn't even care if there weren't that many of them as long as they were all quality ones that looked good. As it is now, there's not only a small selection of hair styles to choose from but practically all of them suck as well.

 

[Two Words]

Rofl how many games have a decent amount of black hairstyles? Like every other game other bungie has failed me.

Considering that you'll be wearing your helmet 99% of the time, I don't think they are investing much in facial/hair customizations.

 

[Goodacre0081]

alright, just finished up some gears, i feel the need to play again.

actually up for the strike mission

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Had a ton of fun playing with some gaffers. I need to step up my game lol.

 

[j_rocca42]

Rofl how many games have a decent amount of black hairstyles? Like every other game other bungie has failed me.

I'm usually covered cuz games almost always have dreads

 

[Hydrargyrus]

I really have doubts about this game if you play it alone.

During the alpha I thought that could be repetitive, but now that there are more "campaign" to enjoy, seems like it's pretty similar to Borderlads. I don't mean it's bad at all, but it's really coop focused and lacks of interest if you play it alone, because it's, most of the time, "go to x and scan", killing everyone.

The gameplay is fantastic, the universe, the ambientation, the ost... All is awesome. I really want to explore the maps, enjoyong the options, but seems like I'll get bored in a short time like with Borderlands, because I like to play alone...

 

[friskykillface]

Wait, stupid question that has probably been answered before, but can PS3 and PS4 players play together in the beta?

 

[Hasemo]

I have a little question about playing the story mode coop.
Yesterday I've joined a friend right after the tutorial mission. He was playing the first story mission after that and we've cleared the whole story content as a fireteam (he was the leader).
We went back to the tower after each mission and I've got rewards for the missions.
Despite the above, when I looked at the Earth map myself, only the first story mission was available to me with the rest locked and saying that I don't meet the requirements.
What happened? Do I have to clear the missions alone/as the fireteam leader to unlock them?

 

[Ovek]

Thoroughly enjoying the beta so far, even if bits and pieces feel a bit off. I guess I have some concerns about longevity and repetition, more than anything. The combat system is a lot of fun but as with all games like this I worry that the MMO-like structure will result in a lot of encounter similarity. Similar scenarios in samey looking environments, attempted diversity through simply buffing enemy levels. Still, I could see myself totally hooked on the main game.

I worry about the length if the game as I managed to max level the beta in one session that wasn't even very long.

 

[kiri]

Hey guys, living in Japan and just managed to download this last night on my PS4.

I completed the tutorial and I'm at the tower...it's telling me to leave on my ship now.... should I have alreayd linked up with some friends?

I already collected my 500Glm and revived the 3 dead ghosts in the Tower...what should I be aiming to do next....simply level up??

 

[Ovek]

I have a little question about playing the story mode coop.
Yesterday I've joined a friend right after the tutorial mission. He was playing the first story mission after that and we've cleared the whole story content as a fireteam (he was the leader).
We went back to the tower after each mission and I've got rewards for the missions.
Despite the above, when I looked at the Earth map myself, only the first story mission was available to me with the rest locked and saying that I don't meet the requirements.
What happened? Do I have to clear the missions alone/as the fireteam leader to unlock them?

Seems stupid but I suppose the fire team leader is the one doing the story and you were just along for the ride.

 

[Navy Bean]

Yeah not crazy about it either the only reason i go to it is the random draw of armor and the ability to buy stuff with bounties from it...otherwise i'd probably never touch ot.

Seems pretty clear to me that they focused most of their efforts on the single player/co-op stuff. Which is fine because it's great. But I'm just surprised that Bungie didn't do more with the multiplayer. It really seems like an add-on at this point. But, if someone out there loves it (and I'm sure there is) I'd love to hear why. Maybe I'm missing the boat.

 

[Dark_AnNiaLatOr]

Starting to dislike pvp after being a proponent of it during the alpha. There's just so much random bs going on. Doesn't seem balanced.

 

[serenewarfare]

Damn. Is there any way at all to explore the Grotto? Seems like it's just instant death. The only way I even got in was speeding around on my bike desperately avoiding bullets.

 

[Ovek]

Hey guys, living in Japan and just managed to download this last night on my PS4.

I completed the tutorial and I'm at the tower...it's telling me to leave on my ship now.... should I have alreayd linked up with some friends?

I already collected my 500Glm and revived the 3 dead ghosts in the Tower...what should I be aiming to do next....simply level up??

Play the story missions to get some easy levels and higher level equipment. After that if you think you are ready do the fire team (I think they are called that) mission, if not roam The Russian space port doing vanguard missions and PvP.

 

[Bornstellar]

Starting to dislike pvp after being a proponent of it during the alpha. There's just so much random vs going on. Doesn't seem balanced.

After giving it another go, I can't see Destiny's PVP keeping me around.

Hopefully there is a ton of good, unique SP content.

 

[Ovek]

Seems pretty clear to me that they focused most of their efforts on the single player/co-op stuff. Which is fine because it's great. But I'm just surprised that Bungie didn't do more with the multiplayer. It really seems like an add-on at this point. But, if someone out there loves it (and I'm sure there is) I'd love to hear why. Maybe I'm missing the boat.

I don't mind it and I usually dislike PvP but I just use it as a means to level up.

 

[Dominator]

My Hunter so far, gonna try looking for more rare gear tomorrow. I did the Strike mission and couldn't pick up so many things because my armors will full. Didn't know they maxed at 10 so I missed so much. You live and learn I guess lol

 

[Ovek]

Damn. Is there any way at all to explore the Grotto? Seems like it's just instant death. The only way I even got in was speeding around on my bike desperately avoiding bullets.

Like most dark corners in Destiny you won't find anything anyway. Lots of exploring for little reward.

 

[GluedOnBeard]

Main thing for me is that nothing about the game stands out. Everything is distinctly average.

Considering the amount of games coming out near Destiny think Ill hold off and spend my money on something else.

I think the most fun I had was kicking the soccer ball around in the tower and climbing the tree in the tower and dancing in it.

 

[Hasemo]

Seems stupid but I suppose the fire team leader is the one doing the story and you were just along for the ride.

That would be really stupid since it'd mean that you have to clear ALL the missions 2-3 times if you're playing with multiple friends. :/

 

[someday]

Then shouldn't the game be doing a better job matching the levels of players who are in "your" world? What use is there for a level 2 to share a map with a level 8? They can't really do anything together.

I think this is only a problem now because so much of the game isn't unlocked. The retail game will have other areas to spawn that level 2 players won't have access. All of the story missions we have now are on Earth so the game world needs to be assessable for new players.

 

[everyday math]

Like most dark corners in Destiny you won't find anything anyway. Lots of exploring for little reward.

Thats one of my biggest problems with the game so far. Hopefully Bungie is just holding off on all the secret goodies .

 

[Goldenhen]

How do I get or set DestinyGaf tag on my profile in Destiny?

 

[JetBlackPanda]

You guys posting in here about the game being average and boring and yada yada make me laugh.

You are free to fill that way but I want to play whatever games you guys are playing on your next gen systems that makes Destiny so "average"

 

[Gaz_RB]

Streaming PVP with a full GAF team!

http://www.twitch.tv/gaz_rb

 

[Ovek]

That would be really stupid since it'd mean that you have to clear ALL the missions 2-3 times if you're playing with multiple friends. :/

Very stupid I know. I have a feeling Bungie wants people to play the story missions single player first and redo them coop on the harder difficulty. I might be wrong though and your game (and mine) might have bugged out... It is a "beta" after all.

 

[Bornstellar]

Anbody run into any NPCs in the world? Any quests that aren't "go kill / collect x number of thing"?

 

[Schwabe]

i wish i knew what i can do with these things ...

 

[Tigress]

Ok, I have a question. On the co op mission, the one that says you must have PS+ to play it (at one point you fight a tank with legs), I was fighting the tank with one other guy and I swear there was no one else around (it started out as three or four people but everyone but him disappeared for quite a while).

He finally just decided to leave me there and I actually was doing decent holding my own but then finally died (at that point I was going to just give up rather than have to do that whole fight over again, I had the tank down to the last 16th of hp and just was not wiling to do all that over again not to mention I was running low on ammo). Apparently, it didn't make me do it over and respawned me (but not the 30 seconds it normally waits if some one else is in the room but the three it usually does if it is resetting the fight) and there were now two other people with me (tank still about same level of HP and the legs I had managed to kill were still dead with just the ones I couldn't reach accessable). I mean they were on the other side of the map but I swear I saw no movement other than enemies and no dots on my radar other than the other guy (until he left, in fact when I died it gave me stats for me alone, you know like if you fail and it starts you over you get a stat screen just like if you had managed to win).

I am just curious if those guys were always with me or it spawned them in or did it spawn me in some one else's fight? I sure liked them better than the first guy (who spent a lot of time idle and then would just run in and get killed. And I got the impression he didn't like my cautious style of play of finding a spot I could come shoot at a few enemies at a time and run if my hp got low... I don't like handing a bunch of enemies at once, I like getting them down piecemeal. I'm not the best at quick aim in FPS's so for me strategy and patience wins the day).

 

[Ovek]

Thats one of my biggest problems with the game so far. Hopefully Bungie is just holding off on all the secret goodies .

Indeed I thought in the Alpha the lack of reward was due to the alpha but it wasn't, the only place I have found a crate was the bit were you can punt one of those ?? Levelled enemies off a cliff with a rocket... And all I got was money?!? Not even some epic loot I had no hope of ever using in the beta.

 

[everyday math]

Streaming PVP with a full GAF team!

http://www.twitch.tv/gaz_rb

Invite me if you get room. I'll be on for a little bit. Can't sleep @_@

 

[Scar Mortico]

Hey quick question but what's the difference between Strength and Discipline in this game? What affects what between those two?

 

[Jolkien]

Indeed I thought in the Alpha the lack of reward was due to the alpha but it wasn't, the only place I have found a crate was the bit were you can punt one of those ?? Levelled enemies off a cliff with a rocket... And all I got was money?!? Not even some epic loot I had no hope of ever using in the beta.

Chest loot are random. I found plenty of chest in caves in explore mode, I found 2 blue quality item (chest and a shotgun) both required me to be lvl 10 tho . Some chest were only money some were white/green gear.

Find the 5 golden chest to get a better Sparrow.