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Destiny Beta Withdrawal Thread: The Traveler's space magic is addictive.
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Dhruv_hanom
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ha ok we're basically on the same page.
just saying people's glorious visions are never going to match the actually, of which there will be boat loads more than your typical 5 hr. COD campaign.Fuuuuuuu
I want to buy from Amazon to get bonus credit card points but no preload on a digital purchase blows.
Admiral Woofington
Member
you need to create a UPS account though and depending on the order and/or how close to its expected arrival it is it might cost you a bit extra to have it resent to a UPS store of your choosing
everyday math
Banned
Marvel
could never
Don't get me wrong, the game was incredibly fun from what I played. But there's still some things I'm on the fence about, such as the mission variety and how big the final game will actually be.
I was in the same boat. I bought PSN cards on Amazon (digital versions...you get the codes instantly) then used those to buy the DGE on PSN.
MidEvlDed
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The biggest complaint I see over and over is "there 's only one area per planet". People also keep comparing the game to an MMO, and while Destiny does borrow a lot of things from MMOs, it's not one.
Space Cowboy
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I believe it's through Bungie's site.
Thsnk you!
WadiumArcadium
Member
I was tempted to get the Ghost edition but I couldn't really justify it. It looks so cool though.
Just checked. Codes to long for bungie
I like to read reviews in retrospect, just to see if the various reviewers pick up on/enjoy the same aspects as me. And so I know who's being biased for or against the game in question.
I'd have no doubts in my mind of buying the LE, if it weren't for being in a tight spot the next few weeks money wise. Like, there's nothing I need money for (besides this obvs), but it's usually a good idea to be prepared for the unknown....
Who am I kidding. Once I've got my mother's clubcard activated (turns out the silly woman's been putting all the points she meant for me onto some random unregistered clubcard and I have no idea where she got it from.....especially when I gave her a key fob of one of mine -_-) I'ma getting the LE.
Like Woofy said, steelbooks are smexy. I can always sell the DLC later on if the game's not the saviour of FPS I'm pretty sure it's going to be (FPS has been dying for me until this). Worked out for CoD Ghosts; that game freaking stank and I still only lost £5 on selling the LE.
EDIT: For a bit of fun tonight, once I've finished my rounds on World of Tanks, I think I might design a Ghost keychain for shapeways. That'd be a fun thing to have alongside my red koopa shell.
Marvel
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Guilty.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Thanks guys.
Unrelated, is this game going to be fun for someone who has no interest in the PvP stuff?
Marvel
could never
Space Cowboy
Member
Just checked. Codes to long for bungie
That's strange. If it doesn't work on PSN or Bungie, I'm not sure where you would enter it. Maybe the fault is on GameStop's end?
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Alright, cool. I really know nothing about this game outside of seeing comparisons between PSO and BL. I can get behind that if true. I also just needed an excuse to get a PS4, and this bundle was fantastic.
Marvel
could never
Just checked. Codes to long for bungie
Log into bnet, click on your name, in the drop down menu choose redeem code.
Should work.
7F9-767-F74
Maybe. Psn says its invalid. Maybe its just not ready to be redeemed? I called GS and they gave me another, same thing.
UPS MyChoice is free, and as soon as Amazon gives you a tracking number is when you can set it to pick up at a UPS Store. it shouldn't cost you anything.
I'd check but i don't have any new tracking numbers right now.
Was hoping my Limited Edition Strategy Guide would be shipping soon, but it still doesn't have a release date...
And i'm not familiar with FedEx's operations.
BruiserBear
Banned
Do we really have an idea of how content limited this game is going to be? Are we thinking the single player story will be a few hours long?
Just trying to get a handle on how 'light' things are gonna feel day one.
Just trying to get a handle on how 'light' things are gonna feel day one.
super-famicom
Member
Just buy a PSN card and use it to buy from the PSN store instead. That's what I did.
I spent over 20 hours each in the alpha and beta, played one PvP match to get rid of the
"mission icon"
I spent most of the time in free roam just looking around and shouting things.
Rather theroputic, just playing by ones self and occassionally meeting other peeps along the way.
Djungelfrukt
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Unsure if I dare upset the ecosystem so soon. We'll figure it out in time,
When hey dropped the bomb about one area per planet, I went off on a right trip on my clan forum, was well gutted, now though after seeing more info, I think we will be pleasantly surprised about how much there actually is story wise.
No no that worked, thank you. I meant code GS gave.
Marvel
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WadiumArcadium
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Yeah I was a little disappointed at first but when you think about it, it certainly looks like we'll be getting our money's worth. I hope there's more of a variety in locations in the expansions though,
Some of my fave time spent in the beta was climbing to a high spot in each area and just sitting there, watching all the other guardians go by.
Can't get over how awesome the sparrow was first time I got on it. It just felt so quick and so right. Like how I always wanted Halo Ghosts to feel.
EDIT: Ha that reminds me of the hour just before The Moon opened. Everyone UK was waiting at the tower for an hour thanks to Scotland's stupid time shift (wtf's wrong with GMT, BST my arse), the main area was rammed! Loads dancing on the store roofs, people sitting all along the edge of the balconies. It might not be the biggest game in the world when we get into it, but that's fine as long as the players populating it are numerous.
pokeystaples
Banned
I've been on hype trains before, but never anything this big. I was never a big Halo fan nor Gears of War. Never been one to get excited for the yearly release of COD. Destiny, on the other hand, has me tightly within it's fist. It is kind of disheartening to see so many people so quick to bash the game based on something small. Reviews are coming late? "Game must be shit." Glerph.
Space Cowboy
Member
After looking through the Destiny subreddit, it sounds like most people are unable to redeem their shader codes from GameStop. You might just have to wait until closer to the launch of the game before they are activated.
Poodlestrike
Banned
More than that, probably. Seems like solo play will require a decent amount of grinding (progression was sped up in the beta), so that'll pad the numbers at least a little. I'm thinking something like 10 hours of unique story content; more if the story is more fleshed out than what than what the beta indicated.
Wind's Howling
Member
Well.. There we go.
I just saw the first Destiny commercial on TV.
I just saw the first Destiny commercial on TV.
I think it pre-loads but not 100%
I think it says something on the info page on the store about it though.
Wolvesinthebathroom
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Well I was informed that grand empress Dax declared that anyone over the age of 23 is old. So I guess we're going to have to deal.
Wind's Howling
Member
Guess I am screwed for turning 26 next month then.
Wolvesinthebathroom
Member
There were destiny commercials playing almost every commercial break for that every Simpsons episode marathon that was on fxx
Instead of buying the game through Amazon, just buy PSN/XBL gift credit via Amazon (they'll send the code immediately) then pre-order/pre-load the game through the Playstation Store or Xbox Marketplace.
welcome to the future
edit: beaten badly
Gordon0Freeman
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Bungie's latest tweet is interesting...
Dhruv_hanom
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I would like some info on this too.
Marvel
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