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Destiny |OT| Home of Frabjous Guardians
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It begins!
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I went to the midnight launch at Best Buy (Columbus, GA) with some friends. Around 45-50 people lined up, it wasn't exactly the crowd I was expecting (mostly people in their 30s) but it was fun nonetheless. I received a free t-shirt, poster, and wristband for showing up, plus $10 in rewards for pre-ordering. Couple that with GCU 20% discount, and I don't feel to bad about now having the game in my possession but needing to wait until the weekend to play.
Have fun though guys/gals, wish I could join you all in actually playing the game today!
Have fun though guys/gals, wish I could join you all in actually playing the game today!
Closer than I expected, I'd say 1.5 to 1. But tough to judge.
It doesn't feel nice! D:So all of Digital-US-GAF is waiting for Pacific midnight? Nice. Feels good when people wait for me
Art Vandilay
Member
It's down down for me too.
...discount? ...HA! Fuck no. But it's not like I am going to be able to get one anywhere else without paying through the nose, so I am just gonna take my little ghost companion and be happy.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
How many has PS4 Watchdogs sold do we know?
lol! man...there's definitely still a 16 GB download lol...so I'm still waiting to play. Don't feel bad.
Ghost Edition is beautiful though. Box is cheap, but it'll work well for storing hardware/games.
Ooh, I called that one.
Jack Scofield
Member
Is it really THAT big a deal, though? So you can't play the game IMMEDIATELY. Just wake up a few hours later and play then, or later the next night.
25 sounds like a pretty safe bet
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
97%!!! Let's do this!!
BMO = GOAT
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deranged_666
Member
Ghost Edition get. +50 excitement. +20 Nerd Cred. -300 Cool Factor.
So, I was one of two people to pre-order the Ghost Edition at my Best Buy. The one they had set aside for me had a box that was destroyed. Thankfully, the other person canceled their pre-order, and this copy was pristine, so they gave it to me instead. And it didn't have the ugly yellow in-store pickup sticker on it either!
Plus I got this nifty poster.
So, I was one of two people to pre-order the Ghost Edition at my Best Buy. The one they had set aside for me had a box that was destroyed. Thankfully, the other person canceled their pre-order, and this copy was pristine, so they gave it to me instead. And it didn't have the ugly yellow in-store pickup sticker on it either!
Plus I got this nifty poster.
Yep, I would love to get a couple of hours in before crashing. Not staying up until 3 in the morning, lol. Tomorrow it is.
I would email them or something. GameStop is supposed to be offering discounts.
http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/2fmya2/psa_some_gamestop_ghost_editions_may_have_been/
So all of Digital-US-GAF is waiting for Pacific midnight? Nice. Feels good when people wait for me
Not cool, man. NOT COOL.
Although I don't know what I'm talking about. I have to wait until I get off work tomorrow at 7pm to play.
So all of Digital-US-GAF is waiting for Pacific midnight? Nice. Feels good when people wait for me
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yeah it's barely 2.5 hours now. Just a few more hours of grousing and it'll be MINE ALL MINE.
Griping makes the time go by!!!
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Am I the only one here getting it on 360?
You have my Titan!
The Lamonster
Member
no frabjous jokes pleaseHey boo.
The OT title is going to be this, but slightly modified.
KrM DeLorean
Member
Yup, first and last time I go digital if I don't have to. Just flip the dam switch.
GameStop would throw an absolute tantrum if they released it digitally at 9pm on the west coast.
They are the reason we all have to wait.
I can't wait for them to die off once everyone finally goes digital. They are nothing but a cancer on the game industry.
The Librarian
Banned
There won't be, but it's a pretty awesome word!
Oh absolutely, it's a petty little complaint and hell I wouldn't be able to play either way tonight, but I think it's just a bit silly that it doesn't unlock by timezone or EST, both of which would make more sense than PST.
super-famicom
Member
Ghost Edition get. +50 excitement. +20 Nerd Cred. -300 Cool Factor.
So, I was one of two people to pre-order the Ghost Edition at my Best Buy. The one they had set aside for me had a box that was destroyed. Thankfully, the other person canceled their pre-order, and this copy was pristine, so they gave it to me instead. And it didn't have the ugly yellow in-store pickup sticker on it either!
Plus I got this nifty poster.
Fancy.
Oh, I changed my avatar. Just because.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
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It's starting to wear thin, I'll admit.
Northeastmonk
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That's a pretty nice poster. I remember back when it was announced they handed out the Fallen poster for preorder incentives. I think those were a tad better looking, but that poster looks great.
Aces&Eights
Member
Ahh, the wait sucks but getting a free 30 days of Plus when mine is expiring in a week is AWESOME!
casmith07for president!
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
Lmao it's already down!!
I hate the word. Well, hate is a pretty strong word. But I do hate it.
The Librarian
Banned
Who is that?!
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
A whole OT before the game even comes out. Why? Itll be OT2 before 90% of us even get to play
You have people posting their download percentage nearly every tick it takes.
Yes, it's that serious to some. People are thirsty for Destiny.
Not the end of the world. But clearly, people like to play these things at midnight. Hence why there is midnight launches. This has been something done in the industry for a long time. So the fact that they are locking out all East Coast people and making them wait until PST is pretty fuckin ridiculous. So yeah, not end of the world, but pretty shitty. Really no reason to do this, especially when other digital titles don't have this issue.
Art Vandilay
Member
Should we all tweet Phil and Shu?
A few other games unlocked at midnight EST. infamous is the only other other I can remember unlocking at midnight PST, and the theory there was it was because the devs are located on the west coast. But who knows. If that's why, though it's stupid.
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