blue_phazon
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That makes a lot of sense. Wonder if it'll be just a little cleaner on full release
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Destiny 2 Beta |OT| Garry's Mod
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That makes a lot of sense. Wonder if it'll be just a little cleaner on full release
Orochinagis
Member
No Spanish language in the future makes me sad.
Empty space for a fourth class is still empty
Some random music starts to play when you get close to this door, no Siege of Magdrigal ,sadly.
Whoops, I guess even Eris forgot about Crota
Empty space for a fourth class is still empty
Some random music starts to play when you get close to this door, no Siege of Magdrigal ,sadly.
Whoops, I guess even Eris forgot about Crota
that's the thing though, it was that "fun" factor that caused many of us to pour thousands of hours into the game. If this beta is a reflection of D2 then this game def won't hold me for anywhere near as many hours, Im shifting from the pre-order with the season pass to just the base game because of this beta.
Aztechnology
Member
It's more likely we're just dealing with lower level gear.
DryvBy
Member
The way it looks on the account page you'd need a new key to get into the PC beta next month.
Check out what I wrote before. That area is completely covered in volumetric light.I really don't buy it as a 4k game with this aliasing:
Equanimity
Member
Three more screenshots:
Is this a thing?
For what it's worth, I'm playing on a 1080p TV and it looks crisp on that.
Is this a thing?
I really don't buy it as a 4k game with this aliasing:
For what it's worth, I'm playing on a 1080p TV and it looks crisp on that.
SlaughterX
Banned
How?
I did notice that the bad guys in the campaign mission definitely seemed to have more health than similar enemies in the original Destiny. When I died though, they were described as being at Power Level 210, compared to our characters 200. If they've made changes to the level scaling, (or if the damage difference was always this high?), this may be something that makes more sense in the full game.
Or it might not. Who knows.
Or it might not. Who knows.
Jest Chillin
Member
Once you select a platform for that key, that's it. You can not use one pre-order code to get beta keys for multiple platforms.
I haven't seen it confirmed for Destiny 2 Beta yet, but in the Destiny 1 beta, you got one platform choice per pre-order code. So you could beta on as many platforms as pre-orders you made.
yep.
I mean it was ok at the time. But you never saw it again. One trick pony for the sake of one mission. And the dogfighting wasn't that great either. Essentially re skinned a banshee.
Aztechnology
Member
I don't think so as it's a PSN code, but you can always just pre order another copy then cancel.
Double Donut
Member
The new Arcstrider super is actually a lot of fun. For months now it's been the laughingstock "lol it's just reskinned bladedancer" but I think it's a lot more fun than the Sentinel shield, which is just bash bash bash.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
I am playing as a warlock, what is that third slot next to melee and granade and how do I use it?
Do you really need to make yourself sound like an idiot?
Freeman76
Member
You've played one story mission ffs. You think they are gonna let you try out top weaponry in a one mission beta? Damn.
Jest Chillin
Member
I can't imagine anyone liking this who wasn't in love with the first. I put a ton of time into the original but couldn't even stomach finishing the strike in this. What a dreadful, dreadful disappointment this franchise is as a whole. It is actually mindblowing that Bungie, the creator of Halo, put together something as poor as this. They are a company that seems to have completely lost their soul.
Hold circle. It's an AOE team mate heal buff (or weapon damage buff if you switch the skill)
ThatsMytrunks
Member
I'm pretty sure it's straight up turned off for the beta.
Will the Thrill
Banned
Sorry if posted already but Luke Smith is saying PvE Power Ammo is getting tuned for release already. Kind of hope they play with damage for Shotguns and Snipers as well, felt like they weren't doing more damage than the special versions from D1.
https://twitter.com/thislukesmith/status/887430092011393024
Should be, since the Cryptarch is back we'll have to have engrams to bring them, unless they change what the Cryptarch's purpose is.
https://twitter.com/thislukesmith/status/887430092011393024
Should be, since the Cryptarch is back we'll have to have engrams to bring them, unless they change what the Cryptarch's purpose is.
OriginalPoe
Banned
Thanks. Wanted to see a playthrough of the first mission. What did you think, and if you don't mind are you on PS4 or Pro, and on 1080p/4k/?
Spaaaaaaaaace
Member
I rarely get a nova bomb in time playing control. Even while having a good match.
Aztechnology
Member
It's certainly more of the same with minor tweaks. The balancing is much better. But it still does leave me concerned about content and depth. I'm getting it and I'm sure I'll have fun, but I out 300 hours into D1 over all the expansions and really felt burnt out due to the lack of variety and content. I won't do it again if D2 ends up just essentially being another Xpac to the first game.
You and your team need do some insane domination and kill farming so you can squeeze in super in PvP.
OriginalPoe
Banned
.. then either the super is absolutely devastating or that is terribly balanced.
The supers do look buffed to be fair.
Striker can now do multiple ground slams and run around for instance. More shots in golden gun.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I fucking called it!
Heavy ammo scarcity really sours the Strike
You've got 2 primaries and a Power weapon and you use your Power weapon like twice and that's it
I get Final build we most likely will get ammo Boxes we could replenish our own ammo but my goodness my 2nd play through of the Strike brought only 1 heavy ammo drop, fucking one
I saved Grenade Launcher ammo for Boss fight phase 3 at like 10% to just massacre everything including boss
So your telling me use 2 primaries for 95% of the Strike, power for the last 5%
That shit is more boring than anything D1 had to offer
OriginalPoe
Banned
Doesn't this encourage snowballing in PvP though?
Faster grenade and melee cooldowns seem to be tied to subclass skills and certain actions, like air kills for warlock. I have not played or looked at the other classes so I don't know if it's similar for those as well.
OriginalPoe
Banned
To be fair at least he is looking into the criticisms!
I think it's little bit column A and little bit column B.
I don't think PvP would break if supers were tad easier / faster to get. Overall skill cooldowns seem to be on side of too long and pushing game towards your normal run 'n gun CoD experience.
Goose_Se7en
Banned
Playing the game and having a blast. The gameplay/gun feel is as always with Bungie games, sublime. I feel bad being negative here but it's just missing that extra "oomph" for me.
Played through the story mission and the strike and I enjoyed them. Liked that they had some cool set pieces with Ikora, Cayde-6, Zavala etc. Lord Shaxxx cameo was cool as well. It just looks and feels like a very refine and very pretty Destiny 1 and that is not a knock against the game. Playing on a Pro with a 4K tv and I think it looks amazing. It's a shame to me the game doesn't support HDR since I think it would make it shine even more.
PvP...it's been a revelation. It still feels as fast and frenetic as before. 4v4 feels "just right" and it really pays off with a team that isn't just running around for kills but that moves in a pack.
Right now the supers charge very slow and it feels like something Bungie deliberately changed. I've noticed that because of this, especially in Countdown, folks have their respective supers around the same time. I don't like this. It feels orchestrated, like I can see Bungie playing puppet master.
All in all it's what I expected after I saw the initial investing and saw what this game was not. It's more Destiny and if Bungie can shore up on some QoL issues that were lacking in the first game...more Destiny with different content is not a bad thing in my book. Not a bad thing at all.
Played through the story mission and the strike and I enjoyed them. Liked that they had some cool set pieces with Ikora, Cayde-6, Zavala etc. Lord Shaxxx cameo was cool as well. It just looks and feels like a very refine and very pretty Destiny 1 and that is not a knock against the game. Playing on a Pro with a 4K tv and I think it looks amazing. It's a shame to me the game doesn't support HDR since I think it would make it shine even more.
PvP...it's been a revelation. It still feels as fast and frenetic as before. 4v4 feels "just right" and it really pays off with a team that isn't just running around for kills but that moves in a pack.
Right now the supers charge very slow and it feels like something Bungie deliberately changed. I've noticed that because of this, especially in Countdown, folks have their respective supers around the same time. I don't like this. It feels orchestrated, like I can see Bungie playing puppet master.
All in all it's what I expected after I saw the initial investing and saw what this game was not. It's more Destiny and if Bungie can shore up on some QoL issues that were lacking in the first game...more Destiny with different content is not a bad thing in my book. Not a bad thing at all.
OriginalPoe
Banned
I really thought the PvP in D1 was interesting BECAUSE of the supers and powers. I was hoping they'd be more present in D2.
Again, I was not into the PVP but I enjoyed it about as much as Halo nowadays.
Jest Chillin
Member
There doesn't appear to be any one-chance supers this time around, they all have a duration and some have multiple uses (Shield Titan can Cap America or Bubble from what I can tell).
It seems the aim is to make their use require more strategic consideration.
Super spam is real and is already happening in D2 PvP. A well timed cascade of supers can easily turn the tide of battle and easily bolster a ~10-20 point lead in Control. With a match total being 75 points, this is not insignificant.
OriginalPoe
Banned
That will be absolutely infuriating IMO
Spaaaaaaaaace
Member
I feel by the time you get super the match has already been decided.
SaviourMK2
Member
Is there any benefit to dismantling weapons or just to make space?
Pjsprojects
Member
My play through as Warlock. Also got another stream up from the strike I did on PS4 Slim no hdr.
https://youtu.be/hmVxKs0oI8g
https://youtu.be/hmVxKs0oI8g
First of all, forgive me for posting compressed 1080P jpg shots, it's still a bit difficult and shit to transfer the full quality PNG from console to web. But even these compressed shots will illustrate the things I want to talk about.
Anyways the game has a lot more light sources than ever seen in D1, and it renders lightsource that light up the environment even at pretty long distance despite the abundance of them on screen, instead of getting turned off or changed into a glow/halo.
It also has area lights, not many games use it. Infact the only 2 games I can immediately recall that I use it are Crysis 3 and Killzone Shadowfall. There are probably more but I can't recall which at the moment.
This last one I just liked.
Anyways the game has a lot more light sources than ever seen in D1, and it renders lightsource that light up the environment even at pretty long distance despite the abundance of them on screen, instead of getting turned off or changed into a glow/halo.
It also has area lights, not many games use it. Infact the only 2 games I can immediately recall that I use it are Crysis 3 and Killzone Shadowfall. There are probably more but I can't recall which at the moment.
This last one I just liked.
Jest Chillin
Member
Energy Slotted Weapons counter Supers more effectively now though. Whereas D1 Super's could only be countered by other Supers, Heavy, or multiple Headshots (as long as they weren't in an invuln state).
So chaining supers can absolutely snowball, you also have more reliable soft counter that can reward outplaying a team that's trying to brute force a super chain. Though, how likely that is to happen when they probably got their super from out playing your team in the standard gun game to begin with, remains to be seen.
Definitely can be the case. But will timed Supers and Counter play can make the difference in a close match as well.
So chaining supers can absolutely snowball, you also have more reliable soft counter that can reward outplaying a team that's trying to brute force a super chain. Though, how likely that is to happen when they probably got their super from out playing your team in the standard gun game to begin with, remains to be seen.
Definitely can be the case. But will timed Supers and Counter play can make the difference in a close match as well.