And an Alpha & Beta that clicked with a lot of people.
Definitely clicked with me, its really fun to shoot things in this game.
And an Alpha & Beta that clicked with a lot of people.
Fantastic article Jason if you're reading - well-written, researched, and measured.
I don't think there's a smoking gun or anything but this further outlines what many have suspected.
The big takeaway for me moving forward is continued pessimism about the quality and volume of content we're going to get from the 'live team' in lieu of formal DLCs, supported by statements like this:
So does this mean we will never ever see 60 fps Destiny?
Need to go watch the world burn on bungie forums now
Uhhhh is this normal? I feel like "being able to adjust locations of geometry without loading in the entire volume of assets" should be a feature of an engine
Does this mean that Destiny 2 will not be developed by Bungie?
Why do devs keep killing themselves with these in-house engines?
You know, we have no idea how much of a developer's margin a third party engine licensing agreement requires.
If Unreal Engine is such a boon to the bottom line, why did most third party developers seem to struggle to survive last gen?
Looking at it on the flipside:
Bungie created a phenomenon and a gigantically successful game that has been at the center of the gaming sphere.
...in a year.
Interesting to hear that the microtransaction stuff originated from Bungie and was proposed to Activision instead of the other way around.
-Old Europe, Old Chicago, the cut planet, the early dreadnaught, and the raid on Mars are all huge cuts. I wonder what we will see in the future? The original scope of this game was more than ambitious.
Definitely clicked with me, its really fun to shoot things in this game.
That's so weird! I didn't know about this but it makes sense from a business perspective. Is this only limited to certain publishers or is it very common?
I'm imagining a game like Mad Max for instance. Would they receive a bonus if they had come up with a perfect game? Is it only in the US industry? So many questions.
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
I agree, it's okay how it's implemented now, but making it seem like bungie didn't have malicious intent in the first place is laughable for the new bungie at this point.Cosmetic microtransactions are literally like the best form of DLC available. If it helps fund further content for the game that we don't have to pay for it's a net positive for everyone.
Great article by Jason though. Pretty much confirms what we all thought. Either way, I've enjoyed my time with Destiny even if my desire to play it is dwindling, I'll be there day one for a sequel.
Interesting to hear that the microtransaction stuff originated from Bungie and was proposed to Activision instead of the other way around.
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
I wonder if they will move to a middle-wear engine with Destiny 2? Sounds like whatever they have built for themselves is a bit of a disaster, but who's to say a third party solution would really help them at this point.
The end of the article makes a point saying that it almost definitely has to be a 2016 title.
Sounds like Activision is very strict on their schedules, and they already let Bungie slip once. I'm guessing they signed off on the micro-transactions plan with the understanding it was what was needed to make 2016.
Probably the reason why Staten left
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
lol
Activision got em by the balls
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the Bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
A lot of that probably is due to launching when they did. Was there really any competition for Destiny? Not sure it could've fared as well if vanilla destiny came out this holiday period.
I wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
If you know how this works in the game, you'll know that this is such a non issue its hilarious.
Not to mention, what stir?
I frequent every major halo community daily, and nowhere am I seeing a stir.
Non existent.Wait, they thought Staten's story was too campy and linear? What do they consider the final product's story to be then?
Isn't your beloved 343 doing the same thing? It's ok when they do it right? Lmao come on man we are all getting free content, get out of here with the spoon and stir postsI wonder how all those incessant bungie/destiny fans feel about defending them on the cosmetic only microtransactions when bungie themselves proposed it.
Such a disgusting practice.
This is NOT the bungie I know and love from the Halo days.
It's honestly the best MT model I can think of.
Sure most people are having fun with this game, myself included, but it pains me to think what this game was and could have been. Sigh.
It's sad that this game didn't get to be all it could have been. Even sadder that in it's current state it has huge popularity and the main focus is it's grinding and loot addiction.
It's one thing to read rumors and throw endless fantasy and speculation around, but to read official stuff and then look at the game we got...
Disheartening.
I was suspicious about most of this, but when all of that is removed because the story is too linear....
I dunno. A bad story is better than no story and a game full of content is better than one that's selling it back in pieces. It looks like everything wrong with this game (aside from that surprising news about their engine) came from that one supercut screening.
I love this game but this has set the exit stage for me. I hope they can get it right in the sequels. When you catch a glimpse of what Destiny was supposed to be, it's truly unlike any game I've ever played. I don't want a piece of the pie though, and I'm done watching it dangle in my face.
Get it right next time Bungie.
Oh, stop being so dramatic. You'll be back in like a month.
Oh, stop being so dramatic. You'll be back in like a month.
Everybody was saying it was activision, but it was bungie all along.