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Destiny: Only one area per planet
- Thread starter murgo
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DoubleTake
Member
I...Idk. What I played in the beta was good. Yes, Old Russia did get a bit old after awhile(pun intended) but the gameplay in PVP kept me coming back.
What scares me is the ridiculous amount of DLC they can throw on top of this thing. Im not one to purchase DLC ever really unless its for a game that truly compels me to do so. Hoping the full game does that for me because I dont want to feel left out if I dont purchase new content.
Actually how will Bungie/Acti handle that? What happens if the majority of their purchasers(casual gamers) dont end up buying DLC?(Do casual gamers even buy DLC?)
What scares me is the ridiculous amount of DLC they can throw on top of this thing. Im not one to purchase DLC ever really unless its for a game that truly compels me to do so. Hoping the full game does that for me because I dont want to feel left out if I dont purchase new content.
Actually how will Bungie/Acti handle that? What happens if the majority of their purchasers(casual gamers) dont end up buying DLC?(Do casual gamers even buy DLC?)
The Jackdog
Member
cant fit that many areas on a DVD that needs to go in a 360
EL CUCO
Member
But...but...
https://twitter.com/EvanNikolich/status/478217469023100930
There's really not much more in the Beta than there was in the Alpha.
https://twitter.com/EvanNikolich/status/478217469023100930
There's really not much more in the Beta than there was in the Alpha.
From bungie themselves. It's not an mmo
http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---11152013/en/News/News?aid=11278
LOL hot damn.
The Jackdog
Member
when they have you do 3 seperate missions in one building, its pretty easy to see where they got the 10% number.
Im still gonna get it, im still gonna play the hell out of it, but....bummer man.
blue_phazon
Member
I was going to get a PS4 just for this game on launch with the White PS4 bundle but now I'm not. I think I'll wait till the expanded edition comes out with all the dlc included
This is literally wrong. Its right through a tunnel across from the Public Event area where the Walker drops. You can revisit the entire opening section up to the part where you enter the wall from the other side. All of the tunnels and interior of the wall are there to be revisited and there's even explore mode missions that will put you there.
This is like when people talk about how the PvP is shit when all they do is sprint around the moon nonstop wondering why they're getting bodied.
Then put it over multiple DVD's. Lack of content and longevity killed Titanfall, if Bungie aren't careful it'll kill Destiny early too.
Trickster
Member
Based on the alpha/beta Old Russia and The Moon are depressingly empty and features static enemy spawns that makes the world feel static and unchanging
JetBlackPanda
Member
It might be time to fall on your sword and bring honor to your parents.
I think 8 minimum seems likely. Would be fairly low for a multiplayer shooter, but not unheard of, especially for Bungie.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
Destiny isn't an mmo. Bungie has been very clear about avoiding that terminology. As for yhe other things. 5 explorable planets is disappointing because there is only on zone, but if they're all as detailed as old russia (given that areas are clearly locked off), then it'll be fine. There is progression beyond the level cap. Not being able to trade weapons is odd, and the reasoning just shows me they are really invested in the player narritive idea, not sure how much I buy it, but I've definitely had flashes of Skyrim with my guardian that spoke to that claim but we'll see. The player count stems from the fact that this is NOT an MMO. The more we start looking at how Destiny hybridizes things, the more we'll get the full picture. Isolating parts of it isn't really helping.
I expected Beta to be less than 1% of the full game..
The Jackdog
Member
We also have NO IDEA what the endgame content is right?
Maybe theres some cool stuff.
Maybe theres nothing.
Idk. I just gotta hope they are gonna do something more clever than just doing what we did in the beta in 3 different locations.
Maybe theres some cool stuff.
Maybe theres nothing.
Idk. I just gotta hope they are gonna do something more clever than just doing what we did in the beta in 3 different locations.
I tried to go back the same way, and the area outside the wall was sealed of by a gate exactly at the location where you get your first gun. I was not talking about the tunnels in the wall, I was talking about the landscape outside. That's what that developer was referring to when he said that you can "go there", implying that you could travel to everything you see on the horizon.
boredofcanada
Member
What if the reef is how you access the other planets we don't know about yet?
why?
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
What was known in oct 2013?
Bungle bunch of commies
Mass Effect
Member
Well this is somewhat disappointing. I really hope the other three planets offer more missions than the handfull we have on Earth, otherwise the campaign will be over pretty quickly. And while the multiplayer is fun as well, it doesn't seem to be the focus of the game like Halo was, so I really don't know if I could keep playing it for months on end.
Is there a release date for the first two DLCs yet?
Is there a release date for the first two DLCs yet?
super-famicom
Member
You know that's a GAF meme, right?
If you look on the map of Earth, you'd immediately realize that there's an entire King's Watch type area on the other side of that door...
JetBlackPanda
Member
Nightengale
Member
I actually wrote something on that regard that I didn't post, but the summary is this.
To me, I've always viewed Destiny's marketing from 2 perspectives, which is pre-2014, and post-2013.
We all know how Destiny's marketing started out. A lot of big promises, concept arts, names being dropped down. Then later at the year we saw the gameplay slice, with public quest, etc being showcased for the first time.
But what happened after that?
Destiny's marketing post E3-2013 significantly winded down as they kept quiet from a marketing perspective for months on end, only getting very sporadic updates. And even when the marketing engine revved back up in early 2014, it was very apparent that there's been a shift in their marketing and messaging, where they've avoided mentioning places like Old Chicago and Mumbai Push, but instead laser focused on Old Russia, Moon, etc. I recall there being an interview where Bungie was asked if there was any other explorable space on Earth other than Old Russia, and they deflected to answer it by saying that they're focused on Old Russia right now or something along those lines.
I don't know if it was developmental troubles or rather their original vision being unachieavable by September for whatever reason, it was starkly apparent, imo, that never mind content, even from a gameplay perspective they were unable to deliver their original E3 2013 gameplay promise, with real-time ship teleport to world and ghost lighting being removed from the final retail release.
That's why I was initially even questioning whether or nor our Guardian would be a mute character, because all the trailers post-E3 2013 didn't show our character talking at all. When the E3 2013 trailer was cited as an example for that, I said that that old trailer is pretty much bullshit at this point, because it's clear that there are things that at a fundamental level that has changed from then to now.
Kinda like Bioshock Infinite. I could reference back all the promised stuff showed at the old trailers/interview, but it's clear that things had changed since the original reveals. The same is true for Destiny at a lesser scale.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Without having the full game, take the beta as a demo. I'm not judging this and thinking the full game will be like this and nothing more.
2 hours on those story missions?
Can't have taken me more than 45 minutes to an hour to do those. Also I don't really count the tower as actually gameplay considering it's essentially a glorified menu system.
Love Deterrence
Member
I seriously don't understand it, at all. "I don't know how much you know about throwing shade on a highly-anticipated video game (I'm an expert), but canceling pre-orders and seeking NeoGAF's approval on the matter are huge parts of it."
superNESjoe
Member
My only concern is that PVP will be the main end-game attraction. I'm hoping for something more sustainable in the co-op aspect. I'm not buying Destiny to have a new competitive shooter to play, I'm buying it to have a deep long-term co-op game.
Windom Earle
Member
So why is it no problem in Borderlands then?
Mr Moose
Member
Just wondering if we knew we'd get beta access to Destiny in October 2013? (I am unsure, and that's when they pre-ordered).
I went into the basement of a structure that had those ?? Guys and tried to run past them to see what was behind them and it was just a room. I thought it was odd. I did die a lot though.
Surprised it took this long. Bravo.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
Actually laughed out loud, but now I'm not sure if you're serious or not.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Yea, but couldn't they have just shipped separate disks for specific sections if this was an issue?
any input?
Some people explore, looking for treasure chests and secrets.
My friend and I explored every mission, probably taking twice as long to complete as a lot of others.
Haha maybe they're there to make us think there's more content hidden behind?
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
That does sound disappointing, since I wanted to explore more of ruined future earth, but I'll still reserve judgment on just how much content is in the final game.
Definitely won't be pre-ordering, though. Will wait for impressions to come out.
Definitely won't be pre-ordering, though. Will wait for impressions to come out.
What do you mean with "complete Moon". Did you explore the whole map and then went on to complete the objectives? Simply doing the mission will take you 10-15 minutes tops.