psynergylover
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titans last is a travesty!!! when y'all be needing a shield from us don't bother!!!
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Destiny 2 Beta |OT| Garry's Mod
- Thread starter Twilight Gap
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So far it just feels like everything got nerfed.
Long cooldowns on abilities that weren't that strong to begin with.
Punches and grenades just seem weaker.
Really limited access to shotgun/sniper.
New Supers are cool but seem to take a really long time to charge.
Perks and stat bonuses on gear are mostly underwhelming.
Having an elemental primary is really nowhere near as interesting as having a Special weapon was......it feels like I'm using Primary 95% of the time.
Long cooldowns on abilities that weren't that strong to begin with.
Punches and grenades just seem weaker.
Really limited access to shotgun/sniper.
New Supers are cool but seem to take a really long time to charge.
Perks and stat bonuses on gear are mostly underwhelming.
Having an elemental primary is really nowhere near as interesting as having a Special weapon was......it feels like I'm using Primary 95% of the time.
GlamFM
Banned
Gorgeous
Equanimity
Member
I know mate. I thought you were mimicking some one else.
Am I the only one underwhelmed by the whole thing?
Other than being nicer to look at I am struggling to see improvements. The shooting feels worse than Destiny 1, I can't put my finger on it but feels heavier?
I don't get excited by crucible, but the Homecoming mission is just boring... it's same shit again. Throw a bunch of mobs at you with a few "bosses" for good measure, scan some shit and you are done...
Maybe I am being overly negative but I have very disappointed by it.
Other than being nicer to look at I am struggling to see improvements. The shooting feels worse than Destiny 1, I can't put my finger on it but feels heavier?
I don't get excited by crucible, but the Homecoming mission is just boring... it's same shit again. Throw a bunch of mobs at you with a few "bosses" for good measure, scan some shit and you are done...
Maybe I am being overly negative but I have very disappointed by it.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
JohnOfMars
Banned
I dont see how you can say that. He has four full phases.
Phase 1 he teleports all over the arena.
Phase 2 he stands still & fires his gun or ignited the floor
Phase 3 has him rotating outside the arena & temporarily blinding you
Phase 4 (when you knock off his head) he charges right at you.
And there are 3 arenas.
Hes a sponge definitely & you get no feedback or satisfaction from shooting him, but hes hardly Value McDickface bags of hitpoints who just stands there.
Pretty much.
Yeah the class abilities feel weird. Melees across the board take like 3-4 hits.
Strikers shoulder charge doesn't seem worth it as the delay leaves you wide open and it doesn't guarantee a kill.
The limit of heavy ammo and the power weapons locked to them make the strike take a bit unless you're rolling three Titan's with minigun.
Supers seem to take a bit to charge and use.
I do like how the abilities are modular though. Titan definitely got most of the creative input.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Hunter-Zero
Member
Well, i´m pleased, gameplay is still top notch and they didnt fuck up gunslinger, that dodge is really cool, i´m not so sure about the arcstryder tho, and the sniper rifle feels weird...pretty fun game so far nonetheless
I'm in the camp that matchmaking needs to be a part of everything in the game or at least an in game lfg. Also it's a beta. So many new people, limited weapons, limited armor, etc so the strike difficulty I'm taking with a grain of salt right now since who knows how the difficulty will change when everything is available.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Raven117
Member
I had the thought that this is like one of those bad Doland 4 panel comics.
Doland walkin into building says Destiny 2, walks out, says "Everything was nerfed"
So Bungie being Bungie as usual. No fun allowed.
i dunno why people think its ok to form positive opinions on the strength of a beta but flip out when people form negative opinions/are not feeling.
i actually praised the mission, however, i don't like the changes to ability cooldowns and the whole two primary weapons system, its incredibly detrimental to my "fun", simple as.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I haven't played the beta yet, but I find not my very excited to play it at this moment. I'll probably try to find the time to at least play the first mission tonight, but no it doesn't feel like a full blown sequel from all the news so far.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
We either overheal you, give you shield in that process or we empower your weapons to do more pew pew
Yeah it's a good solution to limit sniper and shotgun to heavy. I don't like that only one person can claim heavy.
Though I suppose it balances out PvP a bit.
story and strike mission were boring linear call of duty levels
snarky preteen humor does not improve the story especially when you can't mute the voices
the new music is disposable action movie stuff, nothing memorable
bland MMO boss arena fight
crucible maps are flat and dull rooms and corridors
I adored Destiny 1 but nothing in this beta would I ever want to play again. Considering canceling preorder though I still hold out hope that some areas of the main game might be fun to explore and strategize and compete in...
I never enjoyed the Raids in Destiny 1 though, they had none of the multi-dimensional elegance of the better combat arenas, loot chest hunting, or crucible maps, they were just linear sequences of zelda dungeon and puzzle bosses you had to boringly repeat until nobody screwed up
snarky preteen humor does not improve the story especially when you can't mute the voices
the new music is disposable action movie stuff, nothing memorable
bland MMO boss arena fight
crucible maps are flat and dull rooms and corridors
I adored Destiny 1 but nothing in this beta would I ever want to play again. Considering canceling preorder though I still hold out hope that some areas of the main game might be fun to explore and strategize and compete in...
I never enjoyed the Raids in Destiny 1 though, they had none of the multi-dimensional elegance of the better combat arenas, loot chest hunting, or crucible maps, they were just linear sequences of zelda dungeon and puzzle bosses you had to boringly repeat until nobody screwed up
Dodge/roll is double tapping crouch button if you're a hunter. It's on a cooldown though as an ability.
Yup. The social space will be available the last hour of the beta apparently.
Double Donut
Member
I love the new weapon setup for PvP, PvE not so much.
would've been cool if they had an easily repeatable thing in here for people that prefer PvE like me but I guess you could argue that's what the strike is. idk. Anyway, the first mission was incredible. If all of the missions are up to that standard I'll be in love.
The thing I don't understand about not wanting raid matchmaking is if you don't want to use it you don't have to. It's really that simple.
The thing I don't understand about not wanting raid matchmaking is if you don't want to use it you don't have to. It's really that simple.
Raven117
Member
Id agree with this.
But man, unless there is something we aren't seeing yet, the change really takes the wind out of PvE's sails.
Raven117
Member
You are on Gaf, mi amigo. We are legion. Playing with a Gaf team is sublime gaming. When the OT gets fired up, just post, folks will find you.
Twilight Gap
Member
I have to agree with most of this.
I don't think the strike is bad. In theory, it iterates on every element of a Destiny 1 strike, but the pacing is off. And despite the dynamic area and varied boss attacks, I still don't like shooting a boss and watching their armor and weakpoints stay the same.
On the point of the music, I really like the reduxes of the Destiny 1 theme, but that's Marty's music after all. I haven't heard much memorable original music, if any.
Beyond the more "cinematic story", FX, graphics and sound design - some of which is too homogenous - I honestly think this is weaker than Destiny 1 in every other way. The hidden cooldowns everywhere water down the combat, which somehow feels incredibly imprecise and repetitive. All of the weapons feel weak and the classes lack punch, with Hunters being more or less being irrelevant. The level design is incredibly bland too, highlighting the repetitive combat even further. And they even managed to make the UI more intrusive. At times I get my healthbar mixed up with the scoring UI at a glance, which is just unacceptable.
I think this will probably be a great game next year, assuming Bungie doesn't manage to fuck up like they did with the first game. But if this one launched like this with the core gameplay being similar, I'd have no reservations in saying it's one of the dullest games I've played.
Thanks.
I never played the first Destiny, but are most dungeons stories liek this? If so I don't know.
Movement feels slow. The gun play is decent, it is going to be awesome on PC lol. Game looks super on my lent OG PS4.
I will still buy.
There is raid matchmaking in the form of guided games. Have google if you haven't already read about it.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
They have an in-game system set up for solo players like you. Plus you are on GAF where there is no shortage of people to play with.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Something I haven't seen mentioned
The PvP kill lag on PS4 appears to be completely gone from the first game
The PvP kill lag on PS4 appears to be completely gone from the first game
They're adding Guided Games, or a good equivalent to raid matchmaking, for many activities in D2
This is a good thing btw in PvP, maybe a tad bit faster.
Pretty sure you can't do heroics with guided games, so it's basically a pointless feature.
texhnolyze
Banned
So, uh.. everything needs PS+?
I guess that's it for the beta for me.
I guess that's it for the beta for me.