Destiny review copies being sent out one day before release, impacting review dates
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greg miller bragging about job perks via pics on twitter? that never happens....
naive. i honestly dont have a problem with it. the bragging about getting stuff first and exclusively is what's childish and unprofessional, and not that a billion dollar publisher wants to curry more favorable press via LE's
sorry for using "via" twice in one post, it wont happen again
naive. i honestly dont have a problem with it. the bragging about getting stuff first and exclusively is what's childish and unprofessional, and not that a billion dollar publisher wants to curry more favorable press via LE's
sorry for using "via" twice in one post, it wont happen again
Actually it seems like copies were sent out to arrive on Friday, monday at the very latest. Ours would have been there already, too, if it wasn't for shitty delivery service. No big deal. It would have been useless anyway, as you mentioned.
But more like Diablo RoS and not like Diablo Vanilla
If Destiny fucks up the endgame like Diablo
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digoutyoursoul
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Greg miller is a prick in my opinion
Tomeru
Member
Seems like some people think Bungie has something to prove to the gaming scene. I would understand such a view if their track record was lame. But it isn't. It's superb. The alpha and beta further strengthen that. Now, if some people don't like their style, then that's just fine. But their games work. And they work beautifully. They are right there at the top with other technically competent (very very competent) developers.
It will fall down to tastes. Some of you here didn't like the beta, and your views of the game were this and that. You are not wrong in your taste, but this game can't possibly bomb. There is just no way that review score will be bad. Beta tests usually show how the final game will be (judging from dozens of beta tests I participated in on pc), minus the glitches and fixes that comes with such tests. Everything the game did in the beta, was done perfectly. Mechanics weren't broken. You could find the occasional glitch here and there, but nothing game changing for the worse.
Outside of overloaded servers on launch day, which is something I would be very surprised to see NOT happen (seriously, you would think developers learn from other game launches), the game will be the bomb. All of this is my opinion ofcourse, based on what I know about beta tests and Bungie games. They may not be perfect (who is), but they work and they rock. The only reason to read reviews, for me, is to look for anything I might have missed, or getting a different point of view. But wait for a review before I buy a game? THIS game? #bringonspacemagic please.
It will fall down to tastes. Some of you here didn't like the beta, and your views of the game were this and that. You are not wrong in your taste, but this game can't possibly bomb. There is just no way that review score will be bad. Beta tests usually show how the final game will be (judging from dozens of beta tests I participated in on pc), minus the glitches and fixes that comes with such tests. Everything the game did in the beta, was done perfectly. Mechanics weren't broken. You could find the occasional glitch here and there, but nothing game changing for the worse.
Outside of overloaded servers on launch day, which is something I would be very surprised to see NOT happen (seriously, you would think developers learn from other game launches), the game will be the bomb. All of this is my opinion ofcourse, based on what I know about beta tests and Bungie games. They may not be perfect (who is), but they work and they rock. The only reason to read reviews, for me, is to look for anything I might have missed, or getting a different point of view. But wait for a review before I buy a game? THIS game? #bringonspacemagic please.
slimfitcasual
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Can you explain "fundamentally different"?
There's a limit to fireteam size and tower population. What gives?
There's a limit to fireteam size and tower population. What gives?
Tomeru
Member
I think he means that should reviewers play the game pre-launch, they would do so on pretty much empty servers, as opposed to when the game launches and the rest of the world will log in. It's a multiplayer oriented game, and judging it in any other environment will not paint the right picture.
Exploratory
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This x10000.
You guys are missing his incredibly simple point.
Winter John
Member
I totally agree. I'm amazed he pulled this stunt, especially after the recent controversies with the gaming media.
People realize that holds true for every single game that has launched with online MP right?
The only difference is Destiny has far less social interaction than most online games so it should be even less of an issue if anything.
Tomeru
Member
True that Destiny seem less social than most online games, but it's much more social than sp games with mp component, and so resembles online games more. That is a distinction to consider.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/twitch-streaming-destiny-review-right-8am-et/
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Live streamed review
DomsPlaying
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Not really bothered by this decision, an always online shared shooter needs to have its community online and playing in order for a reviewer to properly judge it. I think some media folks are just salty they won't get to play the final game until the same time as a regular gamer like me 
Not really bothered by this decision, an always online shared shooter needs to have its community online and playing in order for a reviewer to properly judge it. I think some media folks are just salty they won't get to play the final game until the same time as a regular gamer like me
Most are salty for much more serious matters, like having to work in hyper crunch mode to deliver content in a wild west kind of scenario.
And also because - but that's me - this kind of things make you develop some kind of repulsion for the game you're covering, when it doesn't suck away the interest in the game completely. So when finally you're out of the emergency and have the time to play for yourself, at the very least you're waiting days for that kind of nausea to recede.
I haven't seen much footage of this but man that fov isn't doing it for me, the fov can't be adjusted right?
Graphically it looks really nice.
Weyland Y.
Member
That's the one and only thing that bothered me a lot in the beta, the fov is so narrow. It feels like your zoomed in all the time.
I disagree to an extent. You're right about the multiplayer component of the review. However, the Beta left plenty of unanswered questions as far as the single player experience. Rushed reviews hurt all of us in the short and long-term. I'd much rather journalists receive extra time to fully experience the single player and wait for a separate section focused on multiplayer.
Riedinizzo
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This thread is interesting to read in retrospect. Dem 6/10s
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