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Originally Posted by SquiddyCracker

We have no idea how "big" the five different locations are, it might very well be on-par with Halo 1-4. It's also not really an explorable solar system when you can only visit 3 planetoids, with the rest becoming available in Destiny 2-X.

So each planet has multiple 'destinations'. Some of the ones we know are moon - hell mouth , moon - moon base, moon - accelerator, earth - cosmodrome, earth - forest and so on. So each planet has multiple places or 'destinations' within it.

They said the limit on a single destination was 2 km by 2 km. they also said that the entire halo reach geometry could fit within one of the destinations they are working on.

Originally Posted by Hydrargyrus

SP story??

Stop with the banderas gifs. Please.

Originally Posted by Ricky_R

Is it a fleshed out campaign or is it just a tacked on SP? I was never interested in this until now.

Well, I feel the OP explains this fairly well...

It's definitely not 'tacked on'.

Going to lost myself in this game and i could not be more happy!

Bye bye Earth!

Originally Posted by shinobi602

Well, I feel the OP explains this fairly well...

It's definitely not 'tacked on'.

Sorry, sometimes I'm allergic to OP's. Will read now.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Apoc87

Stop with the banderas gifs. Please.

x2

Originally Posted by Ricky_R

Is it a fleshed out campaign or is it just a tacked on SP? I was never interested in this until now.

Did you not just read the OP?

Originally Posted by Dirtbag

Did you not just read the OP?

Indeed. I'm reading it now.

Originally Posted by Ricky_R

Is it a fleshed out campaign or is it just a tacked on SP? I was never interested in this until now.

It's SP in that you can play and beat the game by yourself if you want to. All the story missions can be done solo and you can plow through it like any SP game and put it on the shelf when done.

I'm more curious about how well the SP -> MP aspects will flow into each other. The FATE system in FFXIV works well, but can sometimes end up being a clusterfuck of players and disappearing mobs.

Originally Posted by Apoc87

Stop with the banderas gifs. Please.

Time for a new reaction gif.

Game looks great, but I can't convince myself to buy it if it's online only for single player.

Originally Posted by ObiDin

Yeah, don't get me wrong, I like having the choice to play singleplayer. When you're 34, you're best friends most likely have kids and can't play all the time. But to me co-op just adds so much to the value of games as long as it is not just tacked-on. Speaking of which, the co-op in ACIV is not fun.

Back to the original point, why is this(SP) a surprise? Watching the playthrough from E3 they made it pretty obvious that the co-op was drop-in/drop-out, which to me sounded like you can play by yourself.

I'm 46 so you can imagine the slim pickings in my social circle for online games. My 62 year old uncle played halo with me but he retired with an rv. I gotta be more social. Dam you destiny.

I'm definitely going to be waiting for the reviews first. I'm only interested in the solo experience though I have no issues being connected at all times. If it's more like the solo experience in an mmo (wow etc) that would be a disappointment. If it is a fully fleshed out story that's completely doable solo and with some solo sandbox exploration available it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting to me as a gamer.

As a gaming analyst however it's already the most interesting game around and probably the single most ambitious game in a long time. It's success is critical to Activision and they're no dummies so I'm inclined to think they know what they're doing.

Originally Posted by sirfairfax

Entire solar system? I hope that doesn't mean they're gonna come up with shit science to somehow set foot on Jupiter and the other gas giants.

I hope that there is never a time where they say, "we've got an awesome idea for a great gameplay experience but it's not a 100% accurate simulation of reality so we're trashing it."

Originally Posted by Zalman

Yeah, this always-online deal is not doing it for me. Hopefully this doesn't become a trend.

It's absolutely going to be a trend. Publishers are going to fall back on this heavily I suspect, since the notion of system-level online requirement was quashed.

Originally Posted by Derrick01

No. This is like calling WoW or The old republic single player because there are class specific story lines you can do alone if you want.

That's the best summary I've read. I'm still looking forward to the game, but it definitely sounds like one to pick up four or six weeks after launch.

My impression is that the structure will be more open world RPGish. For instance, Skyrim has a single player story that you can go and play and ignore all the other gubbins. In my head, Destiny is like that, but with more compelling story and gameplay - and when you partake of the (optional) gubbins, other characters are people online. I don't think this means the single player is tacked on - they haven't spent 5-6 years building a deep fiction and universe so they can quickly throw a rubbish story together and have a 'single player campaign' bullet point on the box!

I have no idea why titanfall gets more attention than Destiny. This game is much more ambitious.

All this sounds cool, but I'm really ready to hear about the competitive multiplayer.

Bungie's upcoming Destiny will feature a highly crafted narrative experience, one that you can experience as a traditional "campaign." However, even if you're playing the game single-player, you will need an online connection. "To play Destiny, you need to be connected," Bungie's Pete Parsons succinctly noted.

Even if we got away with making MS change their online policies, publishers will shove this kind of crap through our throats.

Damn it. The game still sounds great, but I can't help but to have a bitter taste while reading news about the game.

Sounds like I'll be picking this up then. I don't feel like playing with other people most of the time, but if I'm free to explore and complete missions by myself that's good enough for me.

Really looking forward to this title and future series of games for Destiny. But they really need to deliver a huge world that really is explorable. More importantly that, you will want to explore and interact with.

Has anything been mentioned as to whether or not this is a subscription game or one-time purchase?

Putting the online requirement on PC games sucked, but now take that and add the Live/PS+ paywall.

Suck++

Pay network subscription to play alone.

Still no splitscreen? :(

Oh fuck... back on the hype train I go!

Originally Posted by Ricky_R

I meant a traditional fleshed out single player with a thought out story and well implemented gameplay mechanics and AI. Not just going solo on simple missions and maps taken from the MP portion of the game. Not sure if get me. Even after reading the quote in the OP, I'm not convinced that this game will feature a proper SP campaign like the HALO games do, for example.

EDIT: After reading the mod edit (which I missed), I honestly don't know what to think.

There are main characters, villains, traditional story cutscenes, set pieces, etc just like a Halo campaign.

Originally Posted by Doctor Ninja

I would love to explore Saturn and Jupiter, they've always been my favorite planets =D

I am curious of how we could enter Venus since the atmosphere is incredibly hot. Do we have large vessels that can overcome the heat? Or did we Terraform the planet ?

Okay maybe I am just overthinking this

Saturn and Jupiter are gas planets...

Originally Posted by level44

Saturn and Jupiter are gas planets...

So you explore on gigantic mining colonies floating in the atmosphere. Aint no reason you can't put people on gas giants.

Originally Posted by shinobi602

There are main characters, villains, traditional story cutscenes, set pieces, etc just like a Halo campaign.

Alright. Will pay more attention to this game from now on then. I felt like the world Bungie was creating in this game felt too rich and beautiful for it to be limited to MP.

That's just me though since I don't enjoy MP only games as much.

Hold it! Missed this SP stuff somehow - much more interested again in this one.

Originally Posted by SmoothRunningGun

I have no idea why titanfall gets more attention than Destiny. This game is much more ambitious.

Agreed. Titanfall seems to be refining existing small arena shooters while this - based on their promises and claims - genuinely sounds like it could push the boundaries of the genre. Really quite excited for what they're trying to do, and I love a good sci-fi universe.

Originally Posted by bidaum

Has anything been mentioned as to whether or not this is a subscription game or one-time purchase?

I don't believe they've ever mentioned subscriptions, so I would assume they're not in the game. I wouldn't be surprised if there's something in there like Diablo 3's auction house, or cosmetic micro-transactions, or some way for them to keep earning once the game's released.

Originally Posted by bidaum

Has anything been mentioned as to whether or not this is a subscription game or one-time purchase?

Confirmed, no subscriptions.

Originally Posted by Apoc87

Stop with the banderas gifs. Please.

Originally Posted by shinobi602

Confirmed, no subscriptions.

So it's essentially like a mmo with structured story to play through with a group of folks.

Originally Posted by Triggerhappytel

Agreed. Titanfall seems to be refining existing small arena shooters

Nothing about titanfall is an arena shooter, nor a refinement of them.

Titanfall seems to be the total opposite, trying to blend the set piece moments in MP.

Originally Posted by SmoothRunningGun

I have no idea why titanfall gets more attention than Destiny. This game is much more ambitious.

Well, Titanfall's had a lot more media on it as well as a huge marketing push given it's closer to release.

Once Activision ratchets up the marketing campaign for Destiny, we'll be seeing a lot of talk on it. Count on it.

I want videos Bungie.

Originally Posted by Vooduu

I want videos Bungie.

YES, give us a vidoc Bungie!!

Haven't been following too closely but have they said anything about stats/level progression of characters? Also, is armor purely cosmetic or does it have stats as well?

No sub makes this way more attractive.

They better be sure that the servers hold up at launch. Anyone that makes a game that require online connection don't have any excuse for servers failing imho.

Originally Posted by Apoc87

Stop with the banderas gifs. Please.

Who called the forum police?

Originally Posted by Vooduu

I want videos Bungie.

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