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Official Destiny Alpha Withdrawal Thread

Damn straight! The number of screenshots I took, while just sitting down and looking out to the Traveller, over the city, and at the ever-changing skyline... Damn. BRING ON THE BETA!!

Every day I get home from work I look at the screenshots I took and think to myself, why?. Why did I play this!? Then I look at my other games in disgust.
 

KevinG

Member
Yes - apparently a network issue for bungie. They acknowledged it and hopefully will be fixed for beta.

That's good to know. Thought I'd read it somewhere, but was unsure.

I ran into two randoms while exploring, but they didn't seem too keen in sticking together.
 
Guys... I need help :(

I'm having serious withdrawals and can't seem to want to play anything else at the moment. The summer drought isn't helping either... grhhhhhh

Edit:
When does the private/public(?) beta drop exactly? I'm curious since bungie already sent me a code, I think.

It starts on the 17th of July and we don't know how long it will last.
 
I saw a PS4 on shelves for the first time since launch yesterday.

Tempted as fuck but I knew it would be gathering dust until Destiny came out.
But then I remembered the beta, when is that coming? Would I have a chance of getting in?
Mid July, sure just preorder a copy of the game anywhere.
 

vypek

Member
Is there any news about beta characters continuing on to the main game? I haven't seen any news of it but hoping it might be possible. I already miss my scout rifle from the alpha
 

Frostburn

Member
Nice! The Gold headsets we had at the Destiny E3 booth had really cool removable faceplates with the Destiny tricorn logo. I have no idea if those will be available for sale or if they were just a small custom run, but they looked really sharp.

Ooohh the Destiny Tricorn logo would look awesome on the headset! I'd love to get my hands on a set if they are available anywhere.
 

SnakeEyes

Banned
Every day I get home from work I look at the screenshots I took and think to myself, why?. Why did I play this!? Then I look at my other games in disgust.
I finished the SP for Watch_Dogs right before E3 started, and even though there's still MP stuff I need to do I just can't bring myself to go back to it. Hell, I'm pretty sure the only reason I bought Octodad and Transistor (both excellent games) is because I wanted to kill some time before the Destiny beta dropped.

I'm TOO hyped for this game... >.>
 

Maligna

Banned
Ha! I am still debating for sure. I forgot to ask, would you suggest the newer model or the old OLED model?

I really like my original with it's OLED display. I haven't actually seen the new one in person. The LCD screen isn't as good and apparently the system feels cheaper all around, but fits better in your hands and has better battery life. I'm sure you can't go wrong either way.
 
I really like my original with it's OLED display. I haven't actually seen the new one in person. The LCD screen isn't as good and apparently the system feels cheaper all around, but fits better in your hands and has better battery life. I'm sure you can't go wrong either way.

I'm hear only great things about the OLED, is it extremely heavy compared to the slim version?
 
I finished the SP for Watch_Dogs right before E3 started, and even though there's still MP stuff I need to do I just can't bring myself to go back to it. Hell, I'm pretty sure the only reason I bought Octodad and Transistor (both excellent games) is because I wanted to kill some time before the Destiny beta dropped.

I'm TOO hyped for this game... >.>

You and me both!
 
I'm hoping those E3 codes unlock something other than high level weapons or gear.

I like to "earn" my rares. Makes me feel like I accomplished something.
 

red731

Member
Good morning guardians,

another day, another withdrawal session, eh? How you holding up, talk to me.
ed: Also since the console I've bought for this, I am still clean, at $0 spent during Steam sale to recover from the shock. 0 games bought on freaking Steam Sale.
ed: This thread is dead once AmeriGAF goes to sleep -_-
 

Simo

Member
I'm hoping those E3 codes unlock something other than high level weapons or gear.

I like to "earn" my rares. Makes me feel like I accomplished something.

It seems like given the codes are on the back of promotional cards at trade shows and you can collect collectible cards in the game to learn more about the lore of Destiny it's fair to speculate the codes could just unlock special or other Grimoire cards.
 

Marvel

could never
Good morning guardians,

another day, another withdrawal session, eh? How you holding up, talk to me.

Mornin'!

I find making videos with sharefactory is really helping atm. Because actually playing the games I have for a long period does nothing for me right now. Time isn't crawling too slowly, thank the moon wizard. Beta nearly upon us.
 
Good morning guardians,

another day, another withdrawal session, eh? How you holding up, talk to me.
ed: Also since the console I've bought for this, I am still clean, at $0 spent during Steam sale to recover from the shock. 0 games bought on freaking Steam Sale.
ed: This thread is dead once AmeriGAF goes to sleep -_-

AmeriGAFFER reporting back for duty at an ungodly hour to catch more SGDQ speedruns!
 
I set an alarm to watch Bioshock 2 and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, but Jet Set Radio is still going so I have time to make food.

Is it sad that I've already got how all 3 of my characters will look planned in my head already? lol.

No, of course not. All three of mine are going to be human females and I have the customization options memorized.

...Unless there are more options we didn't have access to in the full release. Then it'll be an hour of agony.
 

red731

Member
I wish I would know how my characters will be looking like.
I don't even know if I want to roll with a woman or male char. I always imagine this in my head, this conversation -

"Hey Red, you look nice in that armor"
*manly voice "Thanks, dude."
*ummm

Character creation and name selection - that is like a meta game on its own in RPGs and the like.
 

Marvel

could never
No, of course not. All three of mine are going to be human females and I have the customization options memorized.

...Unless there are more options we didn't have access to in the full release. Then it'll be an hour of agony.

Gosh I spend so much time in a character creation screen with games that have it, hopefully with me putting some thought into it ahead of time like this will help me get into the game and not keep mah gaffers waiting lol.

"Hey Red, you look nice in that armor"
*manly voice "Thanks, dude."
*ummm

lol, I always play as a dude. I just wish more games would allow us to customize our size. I'm kinda skinny so I want to pick that, but rarely am able without going female.

Which I just don't do.
 

red731

Member
Gosh I spend so much time in a character creation screen with games that have it, hopefully with me putting some thought into it ahead of time like this will help me get into the game and not keep mah gaffers waiting lol.

lol, I always play as a dude. I just wish more games would allow us to customize our size. I'm kinda skinny so I want to pick that, but rarely am able without going female.

Which I just don't do.

Character creators are the bane of our existence
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Yeah, I should prolly roll a male dude too, but I will decide that after tens of minutes spent in char creat there.
 
The basics of my characters are almost always the same from game to game. It's the more specific details that cause me to spend hours in character customization.

At the most basic level my characters are always: humanoid, female, purple hair, purple eyes. Destiny doesn't have a purple eye option for humans, so turquoise in this case.

I may mess around with Awoken on my Titan, but generally the details will be the same.
 

Marvel

could never
Yeah, I should prolly roll a male dude too, but I will decide that after tens of minutes spent in char creat there.

You don't have to do anything my friend, you play who you want to play as. I like to create as close to possible a copy of myself in a game looks wise that's why I go male :D

Though with an Exo... not possible, lol.
 
I wish I would know how my characters will be looking like.
I don't even know if I want to roll with a woman or male char. I always imagine this in my head, this conversation -

"Hey Red, you look nice in that armor"
*manly voice "Thanks, dude."
*ummm

Character creation and name selection - that is like a meta game on its own in RPGs and the like.

So true. In some games i've completely abandoned high-max level characters to start over with a more memorable name and appearance.
 

red731

Member
You don't have to do anything my friend, you play who you want to play as. I like to create as close to possible a copy of myself in a game looks wise that's why I go male :D

Though with an Exo... not possible, lol.

Of course I don't. I am just thinking about this - Destiny won't be a one year game, right? I want to become a Legend and legends have their voices, so if I am a guy, I should have a guy in the game too, to represent me throught my actions and that sort of stuff. And my voice.

I roll males too in RPGs like Mass Effects and and always good, like in real life (hehe) and am trying to have the closest appearance in game as irl.
 

Korben

Banned
Do we have any idea of the percentage of each playable classes (and races) during the alpha ?

Like "55% of the players chose the Hunter class.".

Honestly i did not see many Titans...
 

red731

Member
I will be your Titan, Korben Dallas.

No, seriously, I want to roll Titan because of the strenght and armor. I like to be tacticaly and foolishly running in and out of battles while slapping foes.
 

Llyrwenne

Unconfirmed Member
So when is the beta OT going up? July 10th, a week before the beta starts? Still no word on when the beta will end?

I need to play this game so much. ;-(
 

WITHE1982

Member
Every day I get home from work I look at the screenshots I took and think to myself, why?. Why did I play this!? Then I look at my other games in disgust.

Agree with this. Destiny Alpha single handily ruined Watch Dogs for me. After 3 days with such a beautiful game going back to Ubisoft's Chicago was a bit of a let down.

Just orderd me one of these bad boys as well. $38 to the UK (ouch!)

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