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Destiny: Only one area per planet
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AHA-Lambda
Member
I keep seeing people say this, How on earth is Destiny an MMO?
RoadHazard
Gold Member
We don't even know the full extent of the gameplay in NMS yet. And IMO the worlds you get to explore in that game look far more alive and interesting than the empty, barren wasteland that is Old Russia. Also, how "deep" is the gameplay in Destiny, really? All you do is variations on shooting groups of dudes. Sure, that's expected in an FPS, but it all seems pretty one-dimensional to me.
That is really disappointing. Especially as old Russia isn't that interesting - beautiful, yes - but everything looks alike. I was hoping for a lot more.
They said the alpha was only 10% of the final game. But this probably means that we will just see more missions in the same area.
They said the alpha was only 10% of the final game. But this probably means that we will just see more missions in the same area.
Nightengale
Member
Concept art and lore.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Wouldn't be the first thing Bungie lied about or embellished on this game.
Everything is procedurally generated. Calm down and actually wait for the game at least.
On topic though...this suddenly makes the game feel smaller to me especially when I'm used to well WoW, GW2 and Planetside 2. I didn't expect much out of a console MMO but still.
But this doesn't even sound like it'll be comparable to pre-DLC Borderlands 2 in size or content. I think that's the issue here, are we going to have to count on getting DLC for a more substantial game here, which then raises the question of how much DLC is coming, it's size and it's price point as well as it's frequency.
Sephiroth_GR_
Member
toastyToast
Member
Maybe there are Earth locations that aren't hubs. Like one off missions
Nightengale
Member
There's a third faction in Destiny whom you don't shoot without asking questions.
This is disappointing and I don't know if I will get the game right away, but we haven't even been able to see all of the old Russia zone yet. I was exploring and have found a couple areas that are populated with level 20 guys so you can't get far into it to explore. So hopefully there is some more content in these zones than what we are seeing at level 8. With that said the lvl 20 guys are the same enemies just higher level, so it's probably not going to really satisfy people.
SkullHydra
Member
I'm just wondering if it's worth the $150 for the Ghost Edition I preordered. I wonder how big the expansions are going to be, if the full game is only going to have those four or five main areas...
SanguineShark
Member
Hm, this was going to be my reason for buying a PS4(or at least considering it)
Sticking to my Wii U for now.
Sticking to my Wii U for now.
Yeah Im getting a feeling that we will be getting the bare minimum in the main game. The rest will be DLC, which you pretty much need to buy, to be able to progress.
I sure hope Bungie proves me wrong though.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I expected this. The areas aren't that big, but there are a lot of interesting areas to explore on Earth and on the Moon as it is already, can't wait to check out Mars and Venus.
It's a multiplayer game with hubs where you meet people and grind mobs with them. Based on beta it's pretty much Guild Wars the Shooter which I think is a fun thing. Or maybe call it Defiance with higher production values.
Nightengale
Member
It's actually surprising to see many of you all surprised at this.
The writing was in the wall, it was obvious imo that the game was only going to have smaller than expected content once we saw the size of Old Russia.
The writing was in the wall, it was obvious imo that the game was only going to have smaller than expected content once we saw the size of Old Russia.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Why am I getting the feeling of Titanfall part 2 when I shouldn't be?
Haha, I remember when I saw that demo the first thing that came to mind was "bullshit".
ReNeGaDe124
Member
Guys, in the video the question is if there is only one Explore mission / planet. So maybe there are some Story missions that take us to other smaller locations different from Old Russia.
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
Wow that's not much.
The earth has 2 locations sealed off, so more like 20%...?
Still, its rather disappointing that we won't see other places, seeing as planets are not exactly city sized.
unempLLOYD
Member
Welp, I guess im hiring this out.
MadJackChurchill
Banned
Still Day 1 (for Japan) because of that white PS4.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
True or not, my brother and I had such a blast in Beta that I'm happy. I could put weeks more into Old Russia if they'd let me. I really loved the game and I love to grind so it's all gravy, baby.
I'm definitely more excited for this game than I was before the Alpha. Already paid for, and I'm looking way forward to it. September 9 seems so far, but thankfully I'll finally get to play Last of Us!
I'm definitely more excited for this game than I was before the Alpha. Already paid for, and I'm looking way forward to it. September 9 seems so far, but thankfully I'll finally get to play Last of Us!
Necromanti
Member
That sounds a lot more realistic, I guess. The initial scope didn't seem feasible given how these projects usually turn out.
Darkstorne
Member
Trying speeding through on your Sparrow. That zone goes nowhere. You can also run through the subway sections with ?? level enemies and see how short they are (usually just "shortcuts" from one place to another). We've already seen pretty much everything on Earth, so just three more exploration zones to go.
However - we know Activision have big plans for DLC. Not just the two expansions already announced, but also smaller packs between them. Highly likely we'll see new zones added to the planets in those DLC packs, especially since we know lots of work has been put into places like Chicago.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I've been having the same feeling, it seems like the general public is more enamored with Destiny than Titanfall from the beta, but I'm seeing classic overhyping evident from many places.
Nightengale
Member
Because this game will, and has been compared to MMOs and RPGs in terms of the scope of content and scale of the exploration space.
It won't matter if Destiny delivers a strong 50-80 hours experience because it didn't deliver 200+ hours like other big games.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
AHA-Lambda
Member
They're already way ahead of you on that with two expansions already announced
"Hey guys, want the full original vision of what we promised back at the reveal?
Buy our DLC!"
I want to know how many Strike missions there will be in the game on day one. You can have a small number of areas but fill them with enough content.
If it's just one per planet then that'd be a real concern.
But this isn't an MMO. It's just co-op and PVP.
If it's just one per planet then that'd be a real concern.
But this isn't an MMO. It's just co-op and PVP.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
To sell you lots and lots of content why else. Activision wants another WoW unless your buying lots of dlc they're not getting that. I knew that was how this game was going to go but I expected a lot of content in the intial game anyway so that people would care enough.