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Destiny Alpha Thread: Impressions from the wild [Code Begging=ban]
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Animations look good, but after playing Hardpoint Domination on Titanfall, the version of it looks really slow and clunky. Also first time hearing the announcer and he sounds as disinterested as Peter Dinklage. These guys need an energy drink.
WonderCheese
Banned
Not sure this is the right place for this, but Giant Bomb has posted their gameplay video and discussion.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unfinished-destiny-06-06-2014/2300-8971/
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unfinished-destiny-06-06-2014/2300-8971/
BobTheFork
Member
....multiplayer modes?
Well, I guess I'm wrong and I don't really know what kind of game this is supposed to be.
Everything I saw made me think it was an online Borderlands style game with a some persistence.
Well, I guess I'm wrong and I don't really know what kind of game this is supposed to be.
Everything I saw made me think it was an online Borderlands style game with a some persistence.
The Librarian
Banned
I haven't seen anything like video/text logs, but that doesn't mean they're not in there. The beacon quests can be a lot of fun (one beacon quest in the Alpha activates the presentation you guys saw at Sony's PS4 reveal last May).
There are chests and enemies with items as you explore.
Yes, it feels great to shoot things. Not all things some enemies are bullet sponges but most things. It feels great to knife things most of all. Especially when you throw your knife!
1) I don't know but you're an awesome moderator!
2) OPI purple nail polish.
Just bought some for my wife, thanks!
Here is the best way to describe it, because it encompasses several genres and games that it is akin to.
Halo
Borderlands
Diablo
Shadowrun
WoW
Those are the ones I've seen. You have loot, character progression, co-op focus, story stuff, events like a MMO, and competitive MP ala Halo.
Hope that helps. watch lots of vids.
Bumcleaver
Neo Member
Pet Sounds? You have great taste.
Back on topic, hope I get a code for this.
Back on topic, hope I get a code for this.
Duxxy3
Member
In the future... just show the PVP.
NullPointer
Member
How is multiplayer balanced given that the players will have different progression levels? I was watching some footage of a level 5 player taking on a couple of level 8 players and was just wondering exactly what disadvantages the lower level player has to overcome, if any.
Is there any balancing in effect? What are the significant differences between say, a level 5 player and a level 10 one? More hit points? More damage? How much of that applies to competitive?
And, along similar lines. If I have a level 12 player and my friend has just started at level 1, whats the dynamic if we group up? Will the campaign levels of strike missions balance to my level? Average it out? Should we just not group up with that much of a level difference?
Is there any balancing in effect? What are the significant differences between say, a level 5 player and a level 10 one? More hit points? More damage? How much of that applies to competitive?
And, along similar lines. If I have a level 12 player and my friend has just started at level 1, whats the dynamic if we group up? Will the campaign levels of strike missions balance to my level? Average it out? Should we just not group up with that much of a level difference?
Seconded.
backflip10019
Member
Awesome, watching now. Thanks!
Hitmonchan107
Member
Ignore this.
You should get a ps4 anyway.
Interficium
Banned
Nothing you have said makes any fucking sense.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Pretty much my questions exactly.
True Underdog
Member
You respawn. The timer is different based on the game mode you're in. I don't remember the exact times but the time is shortest when you are free roaming or in the tower. In the strikes, it takes a lot longer. You can be revived by a buddy in these modes. If you aren't revived by a buddy in the strike modes, you respawn at a previous point in the mission so you're going to do a little walking.
In competitive mode, there's a modest respawn time and you can't be revived. At least not in the game type we played.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Good.
Is there any advantage to using iron sites for guns that don't have scopes?
NDA lifted? NDA lifted.
So I started the game like most everyone else who has seen Destiny media. Confused what the game is, how it works, what's the point. I've had the Alpha since last week and after maxing out the level cap in place (8) I've got a much better grasp on the game.
It is like Borderlands. That much is obvious from the trailers. This is not a bad thing. I played Old Russia, Crucible (MP) , and the Strike Mission.
Before all of this you create your character as we've seen and you're off to Old Russia. This is the starting point in the Alpha. From here you are free to start your mission. A way point is placed on your map and you can begin. Or you can explofe. This is what I did and in doing so met up with other players. None of us were in a party , but i saw them fighting enemies and I invited myself to join.
When you run into someone you CAN invite them to join your Fireteam or you can kill some guys with them and go about your business. I went about my business for the most part .
As you complete your missions you'll get XP and upgrades. These are pretty self explanatory. Every now and then a community event will be triggered and if you shoot the enemy on screen you'll participate. From here other players do the same and you join in to take down whatever is presented to you. I found these to be really fun and pretty tough in the beginning. These bring players together and work really well.
Once you've had your fill you can go to "orbit" and head to the town area to upgrade and get new missions. Here you'll see other players again running around doing whatever. This part felt PSOish. For the most part you upgrade what you like, get some missions, and head back to playing. Had no problem with this.
The Strike Mission (Devils Lair)forces you to go in as a party of 3 with a minimum level of 6. This was a lot more difficult than the Old Russia missions. I got matched up with 2 random people and had a good time. We used team work despite none of us having mics. We revived when others were down. Bounced our respective skill sets off of each other. It was great. I imagine it's even more fun with people you know. I found the AI to be tougher/better during this mission as well.
The shooting feels good to me. The gun sounds have some punch to them. The graphics,especially the lighting, are really well done. You can't really tell from the streams, but the game looks really good. it's definitely one of the better looking games on PS4.
Crucible (Competitive MP) is 6v6 Territories. You supers and everything you've obtained from the SP is available here. For the most part OT was ok. Close quarter weapons are way too powerful at the moment, and I'm not sure having Supers available in this mode is the best idea. It had its moments, but I preferred the other modes in the Alpha.
So yeah...I feel like you guys need to play it. Once you do it'll click and I think people will generally like what they see. If you liked Borderlands then you'll probably like this. Same addictive formula but with Bungies touch and direction.
So I started the game like most everyone else who has seen Destiny media. Confused what the game is, how it works, what's the point. I've had the Alpha since last week and after maxing out the level cap in place (8) I've got a much better grasp on the game.
It is like Borderlands. That much is obvious from the trailers. This is not a bad thing. I played Old Russia, Crucible (MP) , and the Strike Mission.
Before all of this you create your character as we've seen and you're off to Old Russia. This is the starting point in the Alpha. From here you are free to start your mission. A way point is placed on your map and you can begin. Or you can explofe. This is what I did and in doing so met up with other players. None of us were in a party , but i saw them fighting enemies and I invited myself to join.
When you run into someone you CAN invite them to join your Fireteam or you can kill some guys with them and go about your business. I went about my business for the most part .
As you complete your missions you'll get XP and upgrades. These are pretty self explanatory. Every now and then a community event will be triggered and if you shoot the enemy on screen you'll participate. From here other players do the same and you join in to take down whatever is presented to you. I found these to be really fun and pretty tough in the beginning. These bring players together and work really well.
Once you've had your fill you can go to "orbit" and head to the town area to upgrade and get new missions. Here you'll see other players again running around doing whatever. This part felt PSOish. For the most part you upgrade what you like, get some missions, and head back to playing. Had no problem with this.
The Strike Mission (Devils Lair)forces you to go in as a party of 3 with a minimum level of 6. This was a lot more difficult than the Old Russia missions. I got matched up with 2 random people and had a good time. We used team work despite none of us having mics. We revived when others were down. Bounced our respective skill sets off of each other. It was great. I imagine it's even more fun with people you know. I found the AI to be tougher/better during this mission as well.
The shooting feels good to me. The gun sounds have some punch to them. The graphics,especially the lighting, are really well done. You can't really tell from the streams, but the game looks really good. it's definitely one of the better looking games on PS4.
Crucible (Competitive MP) is 6v6 Territories. You supers and everything you've obtained from the SP is available here. For the most part OT was ok. Close quarter weapons are way too powerful at the moment, and I'm not sure having Supers available in this mode is the best idea. It had its moments, but I preferred the other modes in the Alpha.
So yeah...I feel like you guys need to play it. Once you do it'll click and I think people will generally like what they see. If you liked Borderlands then you'll probably like this. Same addictive formula but with Bungies touch and direction.
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
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HOLY SHIT, i'm losing my mind at the awesomeness here. asfjerifewfijewnononnononoooooooo this is good stuff
The Librarian
Banned
OPI is the best.
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As for multiplayer. If I had to name one thing I'm not sold on about Destiny, it's that. It's...okay. Not sold.
My main problem with the multiplayer stems from two things: there's no distinctive philosophy behind it, and two game mechanics rub each other the wrong way.
By no clear philosophy, I mean that for the mode I played, there's nothing really distinctive about the multiplayer. Everyone is just thrown in with different weapons and abilities and then tasked to play a mode. Additionally, and some of this is because I haven't played the game enough, but the multiplayer is too random for me to enjoy. I never know what to anticipate, so the experience can get frustrating to me in that regard.
Those issues might be workable for me if it weren't for the second problem: contradicting gameplay mechanics. Destiny has ADS, so you have to slow down if you want to be really accurate, and hip-firing works like bloom in Reach. You're also very, very maneuverable. It's hard to slow down and be precise when everyone is jumping around and sliding everywhere. It makes the multiplayer's gunplay frustrating. This is a problem in the campaign-like modes, but manageable because you're facing AI. I can be maneuverable and accurate against AI without using ADS.
Are you serious with this post, man?
who are you
Haven't played but this rings true to me...its the halo 4 problem on steroids
Please this I need to see it.
Polygon just posted a heap of videos:
Ground-stomping with the Titan Class.
Making faces with the character creator.
Space magic with the Warlock class.
Player vs. Player combat in the Crucible.
Ground-stomping with the Titan Class.
Making faces with the character creator.
Space magic with the Warlock class.
Player vs. Player combat in the Crucible.
I wasn't feeling MP all that much either and said as much in my impressions post. Ive always been a Lone Wolf type player in Halo anyway, so the mode they had available wasn't really my style.
Discotheque
Banned
What would impressions be from someone who really liked the gunplay in halo series but wasn't a fan of borderlands game design?
The Librarian
Banned
You mean the map with Earth, the Tower, etc? Yeah.
The UI in Destiny is very, very slick and minimalist. I love it. Possibly my favorite UI ever.
The story mission is very short. From it I don't think I can judge what the campaign will be like in the full version. Seems like Bungie is allowing us to only scratch the surface.
ElRenoRaven
Member
I see a question about how everything is connected. You start the alpha plopped into the 3rd campaign mission. You do that and then from there you return to orbit. To go between any mode you have to go to orbit. From orbit you can pick the Tower, Earth, or The Crucible. Then once you pick say earth you have 3 options currently. Devil's Lair strike, campaign mission 3, and Explore. When you go between the sections like earth tower, crucible you always go back to orbit. You also go back between modes like explore, campaign, etc. So oribit you will be seeing a lot.
True Underdog
Member
I will preface this with the three weapons I used: auto rifle, shotgun, and heavy machine gun.
I almost always used ADS with the auto rifle but it had a scope. At really close ranges, I could hip fire comfortably and still take enemies out. With the shotgun, I ADS'd significantly less. Your aiming is a bit more stable when you're ADS'd but at close range it's on you to decide if speed and mobility is more important than accuracy. It's pretty easy to nail someone at close range with a shotgun or fusion rifle by just hip firing.
I will say that the accuracy penalty for hip firing in Destiny is MUCH less than games like Battlefield.
It feels really comfortable in this game though.
Poker Face
Member
edit: answered above
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I'm not saying pro gaming is bad or anything. But if you know one player is always going to win or show off a game, then it's pointless. I guess I want to see more people in general saying "hey I can play this without problems". Then we can get these gaming terms like noob and whatever came with Halo to go away. Some people like myself don't like those terms at all. They're juvenile and they shouldn't exist inside gaming if it wants to be an actual sport.
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