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Requiem · Jul 30, 2014

The game was incredible fun so I'm not surprised

SirCrush · Jul 30, 2014

Game's gonna be huge. I was one of those who were on the fence but probably going to buy Destiny at launch. Now I am sold and will be buying the expansion pass as well. I actually worry that it'll cut into the time I spend with other games that I planned to buy this year and early 2015. But with the amount of fun I had with the beta, that worry is pretty unfounded. I can't fucking wait for this game.

boredofcanada · Jul 30, 2014

Sir TapTap said:
PvE wise I didn't notice much lag at all. Just from viewing the PVP segments on youtube it seems to be more an issue there though.

Pvp has this problem where you will knife a dude and nothing happens, then he dies three seconds later and you get the points.

Ray Wonder · Jul 30, 2014

Asbear said:
Impressive but considering the talk around the internet after the beta one has to wonder how many of those 4.6 million are keeping their pre-orders.

I know I am, but I've heard a lot of people say they thought it was meh.

You have to also consider the opposite. I played the beta, and I got people to play the beta because it was so good. Now they're buying the game.

JB1981 · Jul 30, 2014

DNAbro said:
Space magic to be added to titanfall confirmed.

But seriously multiplatform titanfall 2 please.

This. Dat 1080p60fps on PS4.

Freeman · Jul 30, 2014

MS is going to pay a high price for letting Bungie go.

maabus1999 · Jul 30, 2014

JetBlackPanda said:
5 guys at work have said since day 1 I won't buy a new console until Destiny.

Well all 5 of them bought PS4s last month and played the shit out of the Destiny Beta. These guys aren't huge gamers.

Halo is pretty much their choice of game when it releases.

All 5 of them have the limited edition pre ordered.

I know this doesn't mean anything really but this game is going to be so so huge.

I had a few friends do the same; most likely the reason for the rise in PS4 sales month over month last month.

E92 M3 · Jul 30, 2014

I wonder if they will release a little changelog of the differences between beta and retail.

Ivory Samoan · Jul 30, 2014

That's hugely impressive.... If you asked me prior, I would have guessed 2-3million max.

Crazy Moon Wizard Steelo.

DieH@rd · Jul 30, 2014

JehutyRunner said:
PR just pushed by Activision. Good numbers.

Can't wait personally now for September.

lol, Activision managed to not once mention Microsoft consoles.

The power of PR speak.

Furyous · Jul 30, 2014

Imagine how much higher the numbers are if they open the alpha and beta to everyone from the start. They could sell six million on ps3/X360 alone. 10 million isn't as outlandish as it seems if you count worldwide install bases. The story helps as well. You are a nameless faceless space traveler with no ethnicity and a ship. That sells itself right there.

jett · Jul 30, 2014

Asbear said:
Impressive but considering the talk around the internet after the beta one has to wonder how many of those 4.6 million are keeping their pre-orders.

I know I am, but I've heard a lot of people say they thought it was meh.

What, that insane thread made up mostly of people talking out of their ass?

SerTapTap · Jul 30, 2014

Hawaii Jeff said:
I never got booted or crashed while playing the beta- good job!

Those load times though.... eeesh

Load times seem a bit silly--worst I've seen on PS4 actually. Going to orbit in particular seems like it really shouldn't have load times.

Dragonborn · Jul 30, 2014

This game is going to be absolutely massive. It'd be cool if we got a platform break down, too bad it seems like they can't even mention Xbox.

Pikma · Jul 30, 2014

Nibel said:
Haters ya miss

Haters can't help but duck

Psoelberg · Jul 30, 2014

Nice. They deserve it. They have an interesting univers in their hands.

Alcoholikaust · Jul 30, 2014

jett said:
What, that insane thread made up mostly of people talking out of their ass?

that was a laughable *bunch of threads

Tobor · Jul 30, 2014

I remember when I used to think that a few backlash threads on GAF meant anything. Those were simpler times.

Hoho for breakfast · Jul 30, 2014

That's great, apparently. I know no other beta numbers for comparison.

I hope this game sells like crazy and becomes the next CoD. I had a ton of fun with the PvE stuff in the beta.

Son of Sam · Jul 30, 2014

I doubt it will do those numbers for sales. most of the people i played with were underwhelmed by the beta.

the PVP was bad.

AllIsOneIsNone · Jul 30, 2014

Tobor said:
I remember when I used to think that a few backlash threads on GAF meant anything. Those were simpler times.

I'd say sometimes they do, when they actually make sense.

Kazuma Kiryu · Jul 30, 2014

Son of Sam said:
I doubt it will do those numbers for sales. most of the people i played with were underwhelmed by the beta.

the PVP was bad.

I bet almost half the people dropped their preorders, it was pretty awful.

Pattycakes · Jul 30, 2014

Son of Sam said:
I doubt it will do those numbers for sales. most of the people i played with were underwhelmed by the beta.

Most of the people = me myself and I

Kyoufu · Jul 30, 2014

Amentallica said:
I'd like to know the split between the consoles. Which console was the leading beta tester?

Going to make a crazy guess that it was PS4.

Orayn · Jul 30, 2014

Approximately 61.564% of people who responded to the beta thread would have given Destiny an internal rating within three standard deviations of 52/100, so I wouldn't bank on the game succeeding at all. It's pretty much the definition of artificial hype and I fully expect it to crash and burn.

Yes I am making fun of that one poster who barged into the other thread and started quoting a bunch of nonsense statistics to justify not liking the game.

SerTapTap · Jul 30, 2014

Son of Sam said:
I doubt it will do those numbers for sales. most of the people i played with were underwhelmed by the beta.

the PVP was bad.

People playing for PVP will be disappointed. I thought it's been pretty clear the PvE with friends/randoms was the main draw.

Son of Sam · Jul 30, 2014

Sir TapTap said:
People playing for PVP will be disappointed. I thought it's been pretty clear the PvE with friends/randoms was the main draw.

I agree but people think Bungie/Halo MP.

DieH@rd · Jul 30, 2014

Son of Sam said:
I doubt it will do those numbers for sales. most of the people i played with were underwhelmed by the beta.

the PVP was bad.

Destiny is tracking to be the the most successful games of this year, possibly landing in the 10-15M sales range.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-06-27-destiny-could-sell-10-15-million-analyst

Hoo-doo · Jul 30, 2014

Sir TapTap said:
People playing for PVP will be disappointed. I thought it's been pretty clear the PvE with friends/randoms was the main draw.

Because they sampled some PVP at level 8 even though a lot of the game is going to be balanced for level 20?

Why not wait until the actual game is here to critique, then maybe we are getting somewhere.

Vyse The Legend · Jul 30, 2014

purg3 said:
A console breakdown percentage would be interesting to see. But damn, this game is going to be a monster success.

Is it really necessary though? PS4 was almost certainly #1, followed by the One then the old gen.

AllIsOneIsNone · Jul 30, 2014

Sir TapTap said:
People playing for PVP will be disappointed. I thought it's been pretty clear the PvE with friends/randoms was the main draw.

I have little doubt that Bungie will remedy many of the issues in PVP. Given their track record, they continue to fix things in their games until the release of their next game; I don't think this will be any different. I think the PVP has incredible potential, but it's certainly held back by a few glaring issues.

Edit: And honestly I still had a blast with it, I probably played between 50-100 games...and that was 2 maps (well 4 if you count Iron Banner)

Portugeezer · Jul 30, 2014

Time to upgrade those servers.

ElTorro · Jul 30, 2014

Orayn said:
Approximately 61.564% of people who responded to the beta thread would have given Destiny an internal rating within three standard deviations of 52/100, so I wouldn't bank on the game succeeding at all. It's pretty much the definition of artificial hype and I fully expect it to crash and burn.

Yes I am making fun of that one poster who barged into the other thread and started quoting a bunch of nonsense statistics to justify not liking the game.

In 83% of the cases where people quote precise statistical data that data is dubious anyway.

Son of Sam · Jul 30, 2014

DieH@rd said:
Destiny is tracking to be the the most successful game this year, possibly landing in the 10-15M sales range.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-06-27-destiny-could-sell-10-15-million-analyst

That's pretty bold. We'll see.

ElRenoRaven · Jul 30, 2014

People doubt and people hate but goddamn it Bungie will sell a truckload. I have no doubt. A good game sales itself. But of course when you have Activision helping you then yea that game is going to sell beyond well.

Nightengale · Jul 30, 2014

ElTorro said:
To add to that: the funny thing is that, although there were some negative threads about the game here, the OTs pretty much exploded with participation and anticipation.

But I thought we were paid by Activision and are trying to shut down criticism. /s

Relique · Jul 30, 2014

This really is an absurd number. If it wasn't from an official source I wouldn't believe it. At this rate I won't be surprised if it opens at 10 million in first month sales.

IAmRandom31 · Jul 30, 2014

Sony scored huge with the white PS4 destiny bundle and then in October just a month later having the GTAV Bundle.

Bashtee · Jul 30, 2014

Played the beta, but was a bit disappointed. Besides tech problems, the game seemed a bit... glued together. I dunno... Just ignore me, will join if it hits 30 - 40 range.

DNAbro · Jul 30, 2014

Orayn said:
Approximately 61.564% of people who responded to the beta thread would have given Destiny an internal rating within three standard deviations of 52/100, so I wouldn't bank on the game succeeding at all. It's pretty much the definition of artificial hype and I fully expect it to crash and burn.

Yes I am making fun of that one poster who barged into the other thread and started quoting a bunch of nonsense statistics to justify not liking the game.

Teh manufactured hype. Real gamerz hat destiny

lol

DagnastyEp · Jul 30, 2014

Wow, impressive numbers for the beta! I wonder how this will translate into sales of the game. Would be interesting to see some kind of metrics post official release.

The Lamonster · Jul 30, 2014

gogogogogo Bungie!

excited to see them bottling that lighting once again!

ryuken-d · Jul 30, 2014

ElTorro said:
Wonder how many of those still played on last-gen (and how many people played it on all their consoles and hence got counted multiple times).

I wonder that as well but not because of double counts, PS3 and PS4 downloads of beta obviously count as two. also buy a PS4 people!!!! destiny looks and plays so so good.

SocksAndShoes · Jul 30, 2014

Sir TapTap said:
People playing for PVP will be disappointed. I thought it's been pretty clear the PvE with friends/randoms was the main draw.

PvP is the main draw for me and all my friends actually. People are far too quick to dismiss it IMO.

todahawk · Jul 30, 2014

SocksAndShoes said:
PvP is the main draw for me and all my friends actually. People are far too quick to dismiss it IMO.

PvP was really clicking for me at the end of the beta, can't wait.

Nightengale · Jul 30, 2014

SocksAndShoes said:
PvP is the main draw for me and all my friends actually. People are far too quick to dismiss it IMO.

It's not the most balanced PvP in the world, but that was part of the fun because everyone has their own brand of broken. I can't really wrap my mind around some of the request that's practically asking the PvP to be completely changed into a different game altogether.

KoopaTheCasual · Jul 30, 2014

Well shit.

Nibel said:
Haters ya miss

Stylin on em.

ryuken-d · Jul 30, 2014

Sir TapTap said:
Load times seem a bit silly--worst I've seen on PS4 actually. Going to orbit in particular seems like it really shouldn't have load times.

yeah I never had any lag or crashes but the load times were a little long, reminded me of ME only cause of spaceship. full release be better please!!

mjAUT · Jul 30, 2014

JB1981 said:
PvE ran without a hitch and PvP games had pretty good netcode.

While I agree on the PvE part, most of the time the PvP netcode felt horrible to me.

I often died behind corners or traded kills almost a second later.

I had a few matches which ran completely smooth tho, so I still have hope.

KoopaTheCasual · Jul 30, 2014

I wonder when we'll start seeing Activision's advertising money? Is it bad that I'm more excited to see how outrageous the marketing campaign is, a little more than the game?

I love spectacles.

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