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Still fun, but not sold, they need to show more, I have this feeling in my gut they're going to do a bait and switch again.
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Destiny 2 Beta |OT| Garry's Mod
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Still fun, but not sold, they need to show more, I have this feeling in my gut they're going to do a bait and switch again.
Brian_FETO
Banned
I'm cool with it if they are actually putting that focus on story, with all the cutscenes and stuff I see no reason not to believe.
They're clearly putting their best foot forward with this mission and I hope it's indicative of the campaign as a whole (rather than "now that that's out of the way, here's some Destiny 1 style missions")
I'm not someone who complained about content in the first game, I didn't even finish the story until the DLCs started coming out for new loot lol. I just bought it for multiplayer
Regardless, the beta was a sizable part of the game and I think that hurt the perception of it
I understand why they did it-but I get everyone wanting to just have some more content. The thirst is real.
adversarial
Member
So, you can't do the co-op mission with only 2 people? It says Fireteam: 1-3 players... That's lame.
I think the concern here is that the Destiny 1 beta showed too much of the game that didn't have a lot of content. So now people are concerned that the lesson Bungie learned from that was not to make a game with more content, but instead make the beta more restrictive for a game that has the same content scarcity as its predecessor.
I'm on a Pro and didn't have any crashes.
MythicReclaimer
Member
Oh, I do too but I just want more new Destiny in general which has left me wanting to say the least after this "Beta" which is really just a glorified demo with three separate game modes from an older build of the game.
I want to get out there and explore while building a new character along the way...just about a 7 week wait now.
the partly 500+ hours that accumulated from many didn´t came from the first 1,1/4 planets, but from the weeklies, raids, pvp fractions, so basically the endgame.
until then, it was maybe 20ish hours, mainly spent on story missions and the occasinal strike.
what the beta did, was introducing the basic concept or vision and at that time, it was revolutionary indeed (merging pvp,pve,social in a stringent way so not mmo-style).
At that´s because it struck everyone so hard.
Exactly this, thank you.
DVPredator85
Member
Not liking pvp at all. I'm really hating the double primary and power ammo. TTK is infinite, it's a staring contest.
4v4 Control feels like Skirmish with capture zones.
Supers and cooldowns in general feel eternal.
I'm really digging the story though, would like to see more.
4v4 Control feels like Skirmish with capture zones.
Supers and cooldowns in general feel eternal.
I'm really digging the story though, would like to see more.
OriginalPoe
Banned
You are one very articulate person.
thecrunked
Member
finished the first mission on ps4 pro. idk wtf people are talking about, the graphics are ass. maybe it's cause i mostly play games on pc these days, but my god this feels jerky and dated. i really hate sounding like a pc snob but 30fps is unacceptable for this type of game.
i just don't understand how its so bad. titanfall 2 has better graphics and 60fps and feels fluid and fast. this game controls like a truck and feels sluggish, no way will i buy this on ps4. its a shame for me personally cause i prefer to play fps games with a controller but i don't wanna be put at a disadvantage going up against folks with M+KB on pc.
also is it me or does every weapon class besides the hand cannon feel like a pea shooter
i just don't understand how its so bad. titanfall 2 has better graphics and 60fps and feels fluid and fast. this game controls like a truck and feels sluggish, no way will i buy this on ps4. its a shame for me personally cause i prefer to play fps games with a controller but i don't wanna be put at a disadvantage going up against folks with M+KB on pc.
also is it me or does every weapon class besides the hand cannon feel like a pea shooter
MythicReclaimer
Member
I was simply stating what was in the original Destiny Beta as far as play-spaces go and how many Strikes shipped in the vanilla version of Destiny.
RumbleHumble
Banned
The variety on display in the opening missions and strike felt significantly better than old Destiny. The final boss of the strike hit that perfect balance of challenging without feeling impossible.
Future PhaZe
Member
Hunter is a bad class. Dawnblade is the best in the game. Titan is good also.
Resident_UA
Member
Holy shit this is boring! I don't think I ever had my impressions of a game drop that much in 20 minutes... At leas old Destiny had some open areas...
Will the Thrill
Banned
Maaaaaaaan, Countdown has been nothing but total stomps for the enemy team against mine. Control is better but even then I never really see evenly split games, it's either one team dominating or the other. Also got to a point in countdown where they had won all but one round then we came back and won two, however......the next round they all had their supers and we didn't so basically we had no chance. I feel like maybe they should have locations on the map where you can pick super energy up, especially since you really only get one per game and so far it's always been at the very end.
Also holy shit is a lot of the Failsafe dialogue in the strike pure cringe, some of the worst attempts at humor I've seen in a game.
Also holy shit is a lot of the Failsafe dialogue in the strike pure cringe, some of the worst attempts at humor I've seen in a game.
Future PhaZe
Member
The default hand canon melts harder than nearly any primary in destiny 1
MythicReclaimer
Member
I didn't think the boss fight was difficult at all as I don't think I've died in the 7-8 runs as of yet although my teammates have mostly in the third phase. A Nightfall down there with difficulty modifiers, etc might play differently and prove to be rather difficult. I also knew what to expect as I've seen that Strike run a ton from the initial reveal and other previews as well.
Resident_UA
Member
Also is it just me or is controller lag really bad?
Twilight Gap
Member
Hunters are awful right now. i'm actually liking the Dongblade though. Warlock feels more like what I expected out of them in D1. Also seeing Titans winning 2v1 Melee fights now, as they should.
Fix your Hunters Bungie.
MythicReclaimer
Member
Hold L1+R1. Emphasis on "Hold."
Played on PS4 Pro, graphics are fantastic and the sound design is top notch. Really don't understand why some of ya'll are so insanely picky when it comes to that shit.
The game is fun, but seems pretty hard...and something seems off about the controls. Or maybe the FOV is slightly different. Need to play more to figure it out.
The game is fun, but seems pretty hard...and something seems off about the controls. Or maybe the FOV is slightly different. Need to play more to figure it out.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
I was hoping PvP would at least salvage my interest as I knew the story stuff would bore me to death. Unfortunately I can't say that it did. I've gone from a likely buy to wait it out on PC. Glad I'll be able to stand back from the hype on console release to watch how the game does.
But I really liked the Destiny 1 Beta and didn't care much for the game. Maybe this time it will be the opposite, all I can do is hope I guess.
But I really liked the Destiny 1 Beta and didn't care much for the game. Maybe this time it will be the opposite, all I can do is hope I guess.
Raven117
Gold Member
I ran the first mission full with the auto rifle. I thought ttk was slow.
Switched to the handcannon (especially with the close encounters), and yeah. I agree with you. It does melt.
I do think the ttk in pve is really an issue that you really have to put it in them to pop a head shot now
Raven117
Gold Member
Yup. Without a nighstalker class, there is nothing redeemable with the hunter class this go around.
I'm still going to main it though. Eff off bungie!
then we can have a philosophical discussion if "game" and "content" is defined subejctively
just Shooting Thorn (the actual pressing r2 and aiming) for example was for me i bet 10 hours gametime alone, so content would mean that it´s just one weapon, but the playtime (gametime) would be exponential to that.
you could say that the d1 beta was 20% percent of the assets though
That did it!
Raven117
Gold Member
Sure it's fun for the easy stuff, but There isn't much end game utility that I can see.
Unfortunately, nope. Guided Games only works for normal, not heroic Raids. And only if you're solo, not with a friend, which is.
adversarial
Member
This is a short ass beta co-op. The fuck? Was it mainly to test pvp?
MythicReclaimer
Member
then we can have a philosophical discussion if "game" and "content" is defined subejctively
just Shooting Thorn (the actual pressing r2 and aiming) for example was for me i bet 10 hours gametime alone, so content would mean that it´s just one weapon, but the playtime (gametime) would be exponential to that.
you could say that the d1 beta was 20% percent of the assets though
I'm not sure what you're getting at as I love Destiny and it's easily my most played game over the last three years (2000+ hours in-game and 3000+ hours overall not that we're counting here for any particular reason other than... yeah, I like it).
Again, I just stated what was in the original Destiny Beta concerning play-spaces and PvE and what the full release shipped with regarding number of Strikes.
Not sure what you're getting at. There's a Strike and there's two PvP maps. Both are being tested.
Seth Enosh
Member
Are the supers just slow because we don't have endgame level armor ? I see everything is "legendary" but I assume that 200 power isn't anywhere close to max level. If they're doing something similar to current destiny, supers will charge a lot faster once we are all near max power.
Future PhaZe
Member
If they were going to go 4v4 I was hoping the pvp map design would feel more deliberate. Will a stark stark downgrade in map quality compared to the halo games.
There's something weird. The aiming felt kind of fucked up like there's a lot of input lag or something.
adversarial
Member
As I stated in my op, it was super short? Strike took 30 minutes, maybe. I was under the impression they'd just let us level from level 1 to some low level cap or something. Not sure why I thought that.
really? felt fine to me.
MythicReclaimer
Member
The only thing closely resembling a "Beta" with this whole experience will be the 1-hour stress test on Sunday at The Farm social space. The rest is three different and separate game modes on an old build of the game with a total lack of character building/progression (but we had this info going into it).
Twilight Gap
Member
bungie halo 4'd all the audio. everything sounds the same. i don't even know what i'm getting shot by.
but unlike halo 4, the sounds themselves don't suck.at least
but unlike halo 4, the sounds themselves don't suck.at least
heh, it did feel a bit slow at first. i've been playing mainly OW after all. but it def didn't feel quite as sluggish as D1's default sensitivity.