Destiny BETA discussion (Xbox)

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theBADguy said:
Yeah except for the part where it looks like Halo. Art style is closer to Mass Effect in looks. As for gameplay i am enjoying it so far, feels like Halo + Borederlands and the enemies provide a good challenge. The Fallen remind me of how the Covenant fight and that's not a bad thing. PVP on the other hand is not as good. It feels a lot like space magic COD. I'm not feeling it, at all.
I played like two games and went back to questing. Not a bad game though, there is room for improvement but i am enjoying what i am playing so far. ( minus PVP)
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The fallen aren't nearly as smart. If anything they are more COD. They find some cover and then pop out for shots. No where near as intelligent and concerted.
 
ZombiesRUCrazy said:
So they should implement it for the PvP. It's dumb though on the single player side.
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Although their expensive, you can also buy ammo packs to hold in reserve if you don't pick up what you need off the ground. I don't know, for some reason I really like the implementation.
 
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Grimmy said:
That's right. Squares, rectangle colored drops are ammo. Then you have circular or octagon shaped drops (green or white). Those are armor or weapons.
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You are right, I was wrong about the large squares being loot. The large octagon balls are the loot drops. My bad.
 
Very Halo like, the animations and even the way they move. The game is OK like a typical MMO. With so many shooters out over the next 12-15 months it will have very stiff competition. I don't think it will be as big as COD but the game will certainly have a core of dedicated fans. It will be interesting to see how Bungie will build on it over the next decade.
 
Cancelled my pre order today.....I do not see what the hype is for this.

The back story is simply s***e. Give me HALO any day of the week over this.
 
Frozpot said:
There are plenty of instances of real time lighting that I've seen, and you DO self-shadow. I thought the shadows were pretty good in the game, and used pretty liberally. I don't really see much in the way of Global illumination though. It's hard to tell how much is baked in on the indoor sections, as the lights don't move around- but your shadowing does react, so there is that. I'm inclined to believe they are dynamic, as your "flashlight" does cast shadows, but it's only used in specific areas by the AI, so It's possible it's only dynamic in those sections. I'm not sure.

RYSE is Cryengine, and they are definitely running a more realistic lighting simulation- The worlds are much smaller and less interactively complex (ie, you can't just climb on everything and get a lot of different angles) even though they have all the right touches( like the sim elements, and foliage that reacts to you- even destruction in some cases).

The Art direction is pretty darn good though, and a number of times I caught myself just Looking, so that's a good thing.
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Yeah, I recant my previous statement bout the lighting, it's actually pretty good, and the graphics overall are really good, with some really good texture quality. I really like Bungie's art direction in Destiny.
 
Definitely not digging the PvP though, I can't put my finger on it, it's just meh. I also cannot stand the announcer either. The maps are definitely pretty to look at, the Lunar lvl I though was really cool looking.
 
Anyone else have the Destiny Beta launch anytime the Party App is launched? Started happening to me last night, I was partying up w/some friends and it would boot me out of whatever game or App I was in and launch the Destiny beta. Annoying.
 
B S said:
Make sure to play at 2 PM PST today to unlock a special nameplate for the retail version, and I'm pretty sure they're unlocking the mars mission for 2 hours! Their goal is for us to stress test it so be there!

http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---07252014/en/News/News?aid=11963
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Thanks for the heads up:).

"We’re even sending you on a new story mission. For this one, you’ll be glad you scrounged that jump drive from the wastes of the Cosmodrome. You don’t need us to tell you where you’re headed. We’ve marked it on the map since the moment when the Beta Build became a secret whispered about by only our friends and family. This new destination will be open to you for two hours."

To me it sounds like they will be unlocking the locked Story mission on the Moon.
 
Anyone know why on the 6 v 6 mutliplayer you can't hear your team mates?

I just go in with my buddy and I can hear him but it will be nice to chat with the other people on the squad.
 
BDaddyK said:
Anyone else have the Destiny Beta launch anytime the Party App is launched? Started happening to me last night, I was partying up w/some friends and it would boot me out of whatever game or App I was in and launch the Destiny beta. Annoying.
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Is that a bug, or a clever feature by Bungie? :p
 
Just finished playing the 6th mission on the Moon. Pretty fun, the more I play the more I like the graphics and the art style. The lunar level is a real looker, I love the abandoned/derelict space ports/capsules/modules and all the assorted crap laying around. One thing I will say bout Bungie, and this goes back to Halo 2, they always use some nice high quality textures in their environments. From far away to right up in your grill stuff looks real nice.
 
Anyone else have problems with friends on the XB1 right now (5:30-6:50 pm EST)? I couldn't get any info on who was online, party up or anything. I kept getting a message saying that friends can't be displayed at this time...
 
I did not like the alpha one bit, i am enjoying this beta more and more, especially in co-op..no wait...only in co-op really, cause on your own it really aint too special at all. But that's what i think of the beta in general too, it really is not anything amazing, but if i check out websites and forums i see nothing but praise, as if this game is just a masterpiece. It's fun in co-op, communicating with friends and you know..finishing the (repetitive) missions, but i have to wonder how long the fun will last. Cause again..those missions are repetitive as hell. All these missions end the exact same way, the little robot Ghost has to activate something and you have to fight off waves of enemies.

The environments themselves so far...Earth and the Moon....it's rather..static, a bit empty, a bit boring. There is very little reason to go exploring too. I dont know much about MMO, but if replaying the exact same missions is a big part of MMO, i for one will not be doing that much. I will go from one mission to another new mission. I am still trying to find out what about this game makes people go OMFG.....
 
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Hopefully the retail version will have more to explore/more quantity of loot to find and what-not. The beta does have a bunch of areas that are closed off or guarded by invincible, one hit kill enemies.
 
BDaddyK said:
@MosquitoSmasher

Hopefully the retail version will have more to explore/more quantity of loot to find and what-not. The beta does have a bunch of areas that are closed off or guarded by invincible, one hit kill enemies.
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That's true man. We'll have to wait and see. For now i am done with the beta though. Finished all the missions multiple times, i am tired of it now.
 
MosquitoSmasher said:
That's true man. We'll have to wait and see. For now i am done with the beta though. Finished all the missions multiple times, i am tired of it now.
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Same here, I just logged on for a couple hours to try out the Lunar level that was originally locked, and now I'm really done. There is only so many times I can play the Russian lvls. I totally don't care for the PvP either :(
 
I'm enjoying it so far, just playing the story missions and not exploring much.
I enjoy the RPG elements and leveling up and what not, think I'm going to enjoy the game over all.
It's not omfg good though.
 
Dr D Wayne Love said:
I'm enjoying it so far, just playing the story missions and not exploring much.
I enjoy the RPG elements and leveling up and what not, think I'm going to enjoy the game over all.
It's not omfg good though.
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That bout sums it up. People and the gaming press are making it out to be the best thing since sliced bread. Its the typical Bungie game, a good all round game, going from the beta
 
How many of you explored the Mars map? I went off the track and found myself waaaay down inside the moon. I came across and despatched 2 lvl12 Hallowed Knights and an Ogre. The place was so huge I actually got lost :D
 
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How many of you explored the Mars map? I went off the track and found myself waaaay down inside the moon. I came across and despatched 2 lvl12 Hallowed Knights and an Ogre. The place was so huge I actually got lost :D
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Did that, then launched my pike into the crater in the middle.
 
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