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Destiny |OT| Home of Frabjous Guardians
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MMaRsu
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I am most certainly not trolling sir.
Beacons with little collectathon missions is fun and all, but I'm talking about actual story missions.
Let's say. You do a mission in Old Russia. The next mission is also in Old Russia. You have to go through THREE loading screens if you have to go back to the tower, and then back into the game. That is just annoying as hell.
Let me just keep playing, or give me the option NOT to return to orbit right after a mission if you did it in a explorable zone.
And then, when talking about NPC's. Why are there no wandering NPC's, or NPC's who stick together in a small settlement they made in Old Russia? Where I can get some extra loot decrypted or buy some rare gear from one of the shopkeepers there. They have a different inventory then what the Tower holds.
There's no reason to fill the world up with NPC's etc? Yes there is, because if all there is is enemies shit looks pretty stupid to me. World building? What's that?
It's true, grinding is one of the hallmarks of an MMO...
Maybe he thought it would be more quest or raid heavy?
Pop
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BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
What? Like the metal leaves and stuff? I didn't see a whole lot to do in the cosmodrome... Just those beacon radio messages of go here kill stuff, and WHAM Public Event incoming.
I don't think it's too much to ask to get a proper open world FPS, that is admittedly VERY ambitious, with multiple planets, all equally as sprawling and expansive and littered with different things to do. Abilities to learn as you, etc... I'm fine with a few menu's here and there and loading times between planets.
But if we got games like GTAV and Just Cause 2 last gen, what stopped Bungie from going all out with this?
BTW, I'm pissy because of I too fell for the game's aesthetics. I gotta hand it to Bungie for creating an engrossing universe. It's just so artificial and constrained that I still feel like a toddler in a playground wondering why I can't go past these boundaries.
I think he's referring to the fact that the game is so small that you end up doing the same things over and over again. There's no sense of space. The reason people like me have less of an issue grinding (hell, sometimes I LIKE grinding if it feels good) is because the time you spend traveling from place to place actually helps create a feeling of adventure. It's illusion, for sure. But it gives the monotone a little more room for imagination. It gives it a little more meaning. Grinding in a small space gets old fast.
it's almost as if his job is to review games
Jest Chillin
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Uh.. that's not what happened at all. Before the Alpha, the majority of people were talking about how much the marketing sucked because it was all too similar and no one understood what the game was. The hype didn't truly pick up until after the Alpha and it went through the roof after the Beta.
Play with them anyways. Destiny has a maximum amount of damage that players can do to lower level mobs, so while you'll be more effective than your low level friends when accompanying them through low level content, you won't be one-shotting everything.
MMaRsu
Member
I've never played KH2 so lucky me ^_^.
trance-ecj
Member
Well today started off in fantastic form.
Got an email from Amazon saying my order was declined. Turns out, I never updated the credit card info. The card I used had to be destroyed after a fraud alert sometime after I placed my order, and when I got my replacement, I never updated Amazon.
I had release date delivery for my original order, now estimated delivery is Thursday.
Atleast I was still able to get the LE.
Got an email from Amazon saying my order was declined. Turns out, I never updated the credit card info. The card I used had to be destroyed after a fraud alert sometime after I placed my order, and when I got my replacement, I never updated Amazon.
I had release date delivery for my original order, now estimated delivery is Thursday.
Atleast I was still able to get the LE.
Based on what others have said of his expectations earlier in the thread...I'm not really sure what he is expecting, assuming he participated in beta.
RealityPales
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So how many different armor sets are likely to be in the game? I'm a sucker for personalization and aesthetically different characters.
I'm guessing it's not even remotely close to Borderlands weapons, but here's to hoping there's some variety.
I'm just concerned all around about there being a lack of content in the game. Not many planets, so is it likely that there won't be a lot of weapons / armor sets?
I'm guessing it's not even remotely close to Borderlands weapons, but here's to hoping there's some variety.
I'm just concerned all around about there being a lack of content in the game. Not many planets, so is it likely that there won't be a lot of weapons / armor sets?
The beta had your standard MMO quests though. The raid will be the "innovation" in FPS gameplay people are expecting, IMO. I have faith in my boy, Luke!
why would their be NPCs on Old Russia? The only people still alive other than Guardians live the City, and Guardians are supposed to protect the City(i'm pretty sure we will me other people though at the Reef).
I actually do myself. I always love working towards something and getting better.
BenjaminBirdie
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Well you know I'm talking about weapon classes Benjamin.
You know, actual diversity amongst the guns. Halo 3 had a good mix of alien weaponry and spartan weapons.
I was hoping for some weapons you don't see in real life.
Like not just
Shotgun
SMG
Auto Rifle
Burst rifle
Pistol ( hand cannon )
Sniper
Rocket Launcher
but some diversity like a needler, energy gun ( lasers woohoo ), plasma cannon etc etc.
You know what I mean.
I totally know what you mean. I don't know, man.
Nothing I've seen or heard has compromised my interest in the world here. At this point, in the twilight of my gaming life, I'm like 80% aesthetics, 20% how does this play anyway. Cada uno a su gusto. From jump street, I've just wanted to see more of this world they built. I really am not too invested in what gets me from Point A to Point B, so I might be the wrong dude to ask.
Or you need an elaborate system of mirrors.
super-famicom
Member
Just set up a monitor and PS4 in the bathroom. Or wear adult diapers.
Jest Chillin
Member
He also mentioned that he thought there would be 16 v 16 or 32 v 32.. then in the next couple sentences admits that Bungie's PR has been stating that it's a max of 6v6 and a "more intimate" grouping.
So.. was he just ignoring the PR and expecting that they lied?
Aww, thanks Dax. You're pretty cool yourself
for a Hunter
The Elite
BOSS
With a good podcast I can enjoy grinding. I usually end up over levelling.
So both Sony and MS decided on 3 am est? I'm calling ducktales, friends.
RealityPales
Member
I'm really curious to see the sales disparity between XBO and PS4 versions... Should be a fascinating NPD month.
MMaRsu
Member
Because it is a first person shooter, and was designed as such. Promoted as such, marketed as such. There is nothing special about Halo 4 ( imo).
Destiny could have been so much more if they were not so held back by their own design constraints and wanting to have it on 360 and ps3 and have content parity between the versions.
The fact there is graphical parity between PS4 and Xbox One also says something.
dark_inferno
Member
Level Cap? How high is it?
ffejeromdiks
Banned
There's only 3 character slots? I thought that was maybe a beta limitation, not the full game.
The Librarian
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ElRenoRaven
Member
Honestly I think that it's people may for whatever reason not much like the game but like anyone they want to be hyped. As a result they go oh oh yea it must be totally different then this. Surely they'll have this this and that. So this allows them to buy into hype and then when they get it and find out it's the same as it was then they feel let down and betrayed. Yet it's their fault. I don't fault anyone though. We've all been there. The game isn't going to be for everyone. It simply isn't. That's ok too.
fastford58
Member
At least I'm not the only demented one here.
what would I do without you guys?
20 normal then up to 30 with light jazz
THE life
LookAtMeGo
Member
Nothin like poopin and Destiny'n
There a XBone version?
They probably have to appease retail stores since unlocking everything at the earliest timezone would piss them off.
But man is is annoying. I see so many reasons to not go digital, especially living in EST where I can't do anything until 3am.
dark_inferno
Member
So i would say 10 hours until level 30? Because someone hit 24 in 4 hours.
He does know what he's talking about. Everything he complained about in this video is exactly what was awful in the beta and alpha (grinding boring "samey" quests given out by blinking lights, strike missions that are almost all built around a bullet sponge boss or Peter Dinklage telling you to defend him while he does something etc etc).
All signs point to a 3:1 ratio
20 and then you can use special items to get higher.
MMaRsu
Member
Heh yeah I understand what you're saying. And with this game that's certainly true. The world seems cool as hell, but from impressions and my time with the alpha and beta it's under utilized.
Oh well I'll just wait till tomorrow night, I'll get to play it finally. Stupid work tomorrow
I agree. The first time I got to the travelling menu, I was kind of surprised. Before, I thought you could just land on a planet and explore.
Jest Chillin
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And Bungie specifically called Destiny a "Shared World Shooter" many, many, many times and never once said they were an MMO.
I find it weird that you would assume that they were held back by the previous gen when they've never even hinted as such. I mean, you may not like the way the game turned out but there's nothing saying that they wanted to design things differently but couldn't.
super-famicom
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Only digital is postponed until 3 am?
Alcoholikaust
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Ill be workin and destiny'n with my vita tomorrow all day-
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