• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Second Destiny Beta Thread of 'SMiLE! The Beta's back up! Welcome Everyone!'

Status
Not open for further replies.
K

Korben

Banned
Dax01 said:
cbVIxSP.png
Click to expand...

My first wall of shame. I'm proud (paradox ?).

And i could have do better, but world cup and July 14th got my french ass.
 
1

1upmuffin

Member
Played Titan to level 8 on PS3, had a great time.

It's cool that your character stays from PS3 to PS4 and 360 to XB1, but I'm not sure if I'll play it on PS4 or XB1, so might replay beta on 360 with a different class if I manage to get a code.

Also, it's kinda annoying, as a Bungie fan I want to get the game on PS4 for the early exclusive stuff, but the Halo collection looks awesome as well. Also, none of my friends currently have XB1's, but a couple of my friends have PS4's.

Any suggestions GAF?
 
SJRB

SJRB

Gold Member
jaosobno said:
Overall, I'm very much enjoying the beta, but my main gripe is the story.

It's so vague that it almost feels like I'm playing a Souls game.

It's basically; you were dead for a long time, bot made by a giant alien moon/planet-spaceship revived you and now you must fight the darkness.

Seriously, this game needs more fluff and I hope that storytelling is messy because it's only a beta and they didn't want to give out too much of the story, too early.

Also, WTF is up with the Devil Walker? Exactly, how many rounds, grenades and supers do I have to fire at that guy to get it killed?
Click to expand...

Perhaps the missions in the beta are a bit cut and pasted from the full game? It definately feels disjointed at times, and the overall intro is very poorly done. Not in quality, but in introducing the player as to what the hell is even going on. So I'm just an old Russian mailman or whatever caught in a blast while stuck in traffic and centuries later revived by a floating orb? Okay I guess? And now I'm a supernatural killing machine and a natural talent with weapons and stuff. Cool!

But yeah, I seriously hope the full game has more exposition and more diversity. Going back and forth from the Tower to Old Russia six times in a row without having any actual setup felt weird.
 
A

Altima

Member
WizzNARD said:
So what was everyone's thoughts on iron banner? Were the advantages noticeable? I have mixed feelings about it. I don't get to play til wed, so I have no real opinon on it first hand. I have seen some if the gear from it and that looks pretty cool.

I wonder how it will work In The final game. Like a weekly challenge type thing or what.
Click to expand...

I feel better than in balanced pvp. My time and effort to grind those gears are paying itself here.
 
N

Nightengale

Member
WizzNARD said:
So what was everyone's thoughts on iron banner? Were the advantages noticeable? I have mixed feelings about it. I don't get to play til wed, so I have no real opinon on it first hand. I have seen some if the gear from it and that looks pretty cool.
Click to expand...

The advantages are noticable for some players, I feel. My equipment hovers around the same average high-ends as most of the rest, and because of that, it feels like normal PvP, but you notice after a while that there's probably one or two guys who take an extra 2 hits to kill, or that they kill you absurdly faster than other headshotters.

Or maybe I just suck at the game.
 
O

owlbeak

Member
Can someone explain the Iron Banner stuff? I got the bounties from the bounty dude, talked to the Iron Banner guy in the Tower and went to the crucible and selected the Iron Banner one.

None of the bounties progress, and I don't know how to get the Iron Banner emblems and such so you can actually complete the bounties. I am confused. :|
 
T

Twilight Gap

Member
Nightengale said:
The advantages are noticable for some players, I feel. My equipment hovers around the same average high-ends as most of the rest, and because of that, it feels like normal PvP, but you notice after a while that there's probably one or two guys who take an extra 2 hits to kill, or that they kill you absurdly faster than other headshotters.
Click to expand...

This is what ive noticed.
 
A

Anastasia

Member
WizzNARD said:
So what was everyone's thoughts on iron banner? Were the advantages noticeable? I have mixed feelings about it. I don't get to play til wed, so I have no real opinon on it first hand. I have seen some if the gear from it and that looks pretty cool.

I wonder how it will work In The final game. Like a weekly challenge type thing or what.
Click to expand...

I wasn't crazy about it. It definitely provides more of a challenge, but it's not really my thing. But it also might depend on the fireteam you're with. I was with a GAF team last night and we did really well and I enjoyed it more.
 
K

kirby2096

Member
I'm badly letting my team down when I played IB on Vita remote play. My aim is awful on the PS4, but on the Vita I could count the number kills on one hand from 5 matches. My K:D is at best 0.2 D:
 
W

WizzNARD

Member
From everyone's replays about the IB it sounds about what I was thinking. Kinda a mixed bag it seems. I'm glad the regular PVP has no level advantages. IB sounds like a fun way to earn some rate stuff, but wouldn't wanna play it all the time.

Again, I haven't played(I'm anxiously awaiting the 23rd, I think I'm getting the shakes), but that's what it sounds like.
 
I

Icyflamez96

Member
Yeah I think the idea of IB is amazing. It's awesome that there is a mode where the gear you earned matters more and you have a chance to really compare your's to others'.

And i'm glad it's not a permanent game mode too. The way they do it now is perfect.
 
N

Nightengale

Member
mcfrank said:
The turrets rip the interceptor apart. The other team being dumb and not using the proper counter does not make the interceptor broken.
Click to expand...

Out of all the Moon maps I've tried, most of the time it's actually hard to find guys running around to be killed with Pikes or Interceptors. Guys who aren't riding it are keeping to the buildings to avoid... you know, being killed.

And then there was that one time where a bunch of fools parade about in the open for a consecutive multikill streak.
 
T

Twilight Gap

Member
Icyflamez96 said:
Yeah I think the idea of IB is amazing. It's awesome that there is a mode where the gear you earned matters more and you have a chance to really compare your's to others'.

And i'm glad it's not a permanent game mode too. The way they do it now is perfect.
Click to expand...

other than it being the only way to play the other maps, i agree. it should be a limited spectacle every weekend.
 
T

Twilight Gap

Member
Overdoziz said:
Well if that means only having one Intercepter spawn then may God have mercy on the souls of the team that doesn't get it.
Click to expand...
It could go with a rebalance to its rocket system, but it's still fairly easy to take down. This thing doesnt Banshee flip at least

They could probably make it reload, have slower projectiles, or a visible light over which rocket os going to fire. Maybe all 3. They shouldnt nerf its power.
 
O

Overdoziz

Banned
Dax01 said:
Over, if you don't like the multiplayer why do you keep playing it?
Click to expand...

Dax01 said:
Well, since you don't like the multiplayer, you don't have to play it.
Click to expand...
Oh Dax, so hostile.

Anyway, it can be fun when donging on terrible players. Competitively it's still a complete mess, but the game hasn't really matched me up with decent opponents yet so it hasn't been a huge problem. It's definitely not something that that'll keep me hooked for very long like Halo did, but in between PvE missions it can be pretty entertaining.
 
T

TheDarkKnight774

Member
WizzNARD said:
So what was everyone's thoughts on iron banner? Were the advantages noticeable? I have mixed feelings about it. I don't get to play til wed, so I have no real opinon on it first hand. I have seen some if the gear from it and that looks pretty cool.

I wonder how it will work In The final game. Like a weekly challenge type thing or what.
Click to expand...
I like it more. As a Titan I feel like I live longer because my armor advantage seems to matter. I can't prove this is the case in the normalized. Plus when I leveled up a new weapon I was excited to try it out in IB
 
R

RoboPlato

I'd be in the dick
I wasn't able to keep up with the last thread but I've been playing this almost nonstop the past few days. I love everything about this game and it's been a blast playing with Gaffers and friends.
 
O

Overdoziz

Banned
Zoba said:
It could go with a rebalance to its rocket system, but it's still fairly easy to take down. This thing doesnt Banshee flip at least

They could probably make it reload, have slower projectiles, or a visible light over which rocket os going to fire. Maybe all 3. They shouldnt nerf its power.
Click to expand...
I think making the rockets not home in on players would go a long way with making it less overpowered. Or maybe make it a two-shot-kill. Not sure about that unless I'd try it out, though.
 
B

Barzul

Member
super-famicom said:
Hunters are amazing in any mode.
Click to expand...

Thanks.I was watching this video that was based on the Alpha that said Hunters had the worst super and it wasn't as effective as the other classes. I was just curios if that changed in the beta. I always enjoy playing glass cannony high damage classes, so I was drawn to the Hunter because of that.
 
S

Sai-kun

Banned
Overdoziz said:
Oh Dax, so hostile.

Anyway, it can be fun when donging on terrible players. Competitively it's still a complete mess, but the game hasn't really matched me up with decent opponents yet so it hasn't been a huge problem. It's definitely not something that that'll keep me hooked for very long like Halo did, but in between PvE missions it can be pretty entertaining.
Click to expand...

lmao yes. i was blaining kids left and right with some HaloGAF folks. We were winning some games 20k to <5k. It was amazing.
 
N

Nightengale

Member
Barzul said:
How are Hunters in PVE? I'm trying to decide between them and Warlock when the beta goes live on Xbox.
Click to expand...

Pretty good.

Warlock's stronger at dealing wide-range AoE to many enemies, but I feel like Hunter's the class with the broadest range of options and in-game ability to do a lot of different stuff to suit your preferred playstyle. They have the tightest jumping mechanic which allows for greater speed and location-to-location combat effectiveness, they have a throwing knives which essentially works as a two-range melee, and their grenades are useful for both traps and outright damage. And the Golden Gun's great, even if it requires more finesse than other Supers.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

  • Poll
Diablo IV Beta |Mini OT| READ THE OP
Community 43 44 45 46 47
2K
91K
Bitmap Frogs replied
GDC 2024 | Conf Schedules for Unreal & other Game Tech
2
760
CamHostage replied
Call of Duty Next (MW2 MP Reveal Event) Announced For September 15 | Open Beta and Early Access Dates Confirmed for Sep.
News 2
67
4K
NeoGIF replied
Capcom quietly removes Ray Tracing from Steam versions of Resident Evil 2 & 3 Remakes
2
67
8K
M1987 replied
Fans bring iOS classic Infinity Blade back, and it works on Steam Deck
24
2K
ClanOfNone replied
Top Bottom