Bungie Destiny

[silver5liter]

Didnt see this posted anywhere.

Bungie's Destiny Will be Revealed in 5 Days

Mark your calendars for this Sunday, February 17.


by Lucas M. Thomas
February 12, 2013



Yesterday we brought to you the news that a reveal of Bungie's next project, Destiny, was being hinted at for this upcoming Monday, February 18 – an augmented-reality game on the studio's website seemed to be pointing toward that date. Well, we won't have to wait quite that long. It's now been announced that Destiny will be unveiled one day earlier than we thought, on this Sunday, February 17.
An official Facebook page went live today and made that announcement as its first order of business. A Twitter account for the game has also been activated as well.
And if all that isn't enough to get you hyped, have a first look at the game's just-revealed logo as well:

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

The lag makes sense. Next gen used dedicated servers, and the current gen uses hosts.

That makes sense. Did you ever add me on X1?

Just added you (my GT is Dirty Trillo).

I'm not sure how the netcode is going to work for either system. I havent researched much on Microsofts Azure system but I have a hunch the Tower/Main guardian area will be hosted from dedicated servers, then once your in orbit/select missions, it may sync you with your party members (and one hosts) or public. Strike missions and raids are probably all dedicated. Wish they would talk more about it, its interesting stuff

I'll be on tonight 3am EST lol.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Aspengc8

Just added you (my GT is Dirty Trillo).

I'm not sure how the netcode is going to work for either system. I havent researched much on Microsofts Azure system but I have a hunch the Tower/Main guardian area will be hosted from dedicated servers, then once your in orbit/select missions, it may sync you with your party members (and one hosts) or public. Strike missions and raids are probably all dedicated. Wish they would talk more about it, its interesting stuff

I'll be on tonight 3am EST lol.

im picking mine up at 12 central time.

So after loading, it will probably be about that time. Ill wait for you. You have a head set?

[Aspengc8]

IGN live review

http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/09/08...ew-in-progress

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

im picking mine up at 12 central time.

So after loading, it will probably be about that time. Ill wait for you. You have a head set?

yeah headset. I have a few buddies playing as well, we will get a couple fire teams going.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

This game is already starting to get bad reviews. Apparently it may be another watch dogs, halo style.
God I hope not...
What I'm hearing is that it was severely over-hyped, it's a lot like halo or COD. The positives were you can upgrade weapons and mission length is awesome. People playing on next gen will notice the smooth gameplay and quick load times. PS3 and 360 users will see lag.

Anybody 'reviewing' this game on launch day isn't really reviewing the game at all (especially since they didn't have early access prior to today...). It's sort of the same problem you have when people review MMO's (no, I'm not saying it is one, just using the comparison) on day one: you can't possibly see, much less do, everything in one day. You also can't possibly generate any honest impression about the end game, which is basically the 'real' Destiny, since it was designed to be a sprint to a soft cap (level 20) and then a lengthier grind after that to accumulate Light.

My guess is anybody giving it any review today came into it with a preexisting bias. Whether they're being positive or negative.

And there's no way Watch Dogs is a fair comparison, in any case, unless Destiny has the same kind of shady dumbed-down bullshit going on with the next gen version of the game (which it doesn't...).

[The Franchise]

I didn't take part in the beta and I'm buying this shit day one.

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Anybody 'reviewing' this game on launch day isn't really reviewing the game at all (especially since they didn't have early access prior to today...). It's sort of the same problem you have when people review MMO's (no, I'm not saying it is one, just using the comparison) on day one: you can't possibly see, much less do, everything in one day. You also can't possibly generate any honest impression about the end game, which is basically the 'real' Destiny, since it was designed to be a sprint to a soft cap (level 20) and then a lengthier grind after that to accumulate Light.

My guess is anybody giving it any review today came into it with a preexisting bias. Whether they're being positive or negative.

And there's no way Watch Dogs is a fair comparison, in any case, unless Destiny has the same kind of shady dumbed-down bullshit going on with the next gen version of the game (which it doesn't...).

Yeah I can see that. Whenever a game is on the cusp, (50/50) between living up to hype or not, I'll buy it. I've watched extensive gameplay and the graphics look good. Having dedicated servers help a lot.
Do any games really live up to the hype, though? I can think of maybe one or two over the last year...
South Park and GTAV. Of course you have your detractors there but those two are the best games to come out in a while that were over-hyped.

[keg in kc]

Some never-before seen strikes:

Spoiler!

[hometeam]

Im watching gameplay on twitch tonight. There are lots of flaws for an A+ shooter that I see.

I am still going to play it for PC, but I still think it has room to improve.

For you guys jonesing, check out twitch, they released a bunch of media guys to play early.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by hometeam

Im watching gameplay on twitch tonight. There are lots of flaws for an A+ shooter that I see.

I am still going to play it for PC, but I still think it has room to improve.

For you guys jonesing, check out twitch, they released a bunch of media guys to play early.

A game has flaws? No way!

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by hometeam

Im watching gameplay on twitch tonight. There are lots of flaws for an A+ shooter that I see.

I am still going to play it for PC, but I still think it has room to improve.

For you guys jonesing, check out twitch, they released a bunch of media guys to play early.

Depends what you're looking for. As a PvP game, it's going to be terrible. Doubt I ever even play that aspect unless I absolutely have to. The PvE looks pretty epic though and it is what is drawing me to the game.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

did you not play the beta?

The beta was 100 times better than anything that has come out as a game in the past 3 years. The story line is incredible. there is so much to do, so much to see, and the crucible is quite fun, even though it got pretty boring doing the same maps over and over, but overall it was a good time. ]

And I was a huge skeptic from the beginning because I hate change.

I played the beta, what was amazing about the storyline?

As for the game it was nice, Borderlands style open world with loot, then mix in COD/Halo/Starwars style.

The thing that will set it apart from any other fps game is the raid content.

Which the system still sucks that you have to know people to do.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Anybody 'reviewing' this game on launch day isn't really reviewing the game at all (especially since they didn't have early access prior to today...). It's sort of the same problem you have when people review MMO's (no, I'm not saying it is one, just using the comparison) on day one: you can't possibly see, much less do, everything in one day. You also can't possibly generate any honest impression about the end game, which is basically the 'real' Destiny, since it was designed to be a sprint to a soft cap (level 20) and then a lengthier grind after that to accumulate Light.

My guess is anybody giving it any review today came into it with a preexisting bias. Whether they're being positive or negative.

And there's no way Watch Dogs is a fair comparison, in any case, unless Destiny has the same kind of shady dumbed-down bullshit going on with the next gen version of the game (which it doesn't...).

Unless they got a head start. Again we will not know how this game is until the raiding is out there. Hopefully they have literally dozen of raids at the start. Because if I have to do the same couple raids just on different difficulty settings it will get tiresome quick.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Third Eye

Depends what you're looking for. As a PvP game, it's going to be terrible. Doubt I ever even play that aspect unless I absolutely have to. The PvE looks pretty epic though and it is what is drawing me to the game.

I think if you get the jump start on pvp, it will help a lot in raids as you would have some decent gear.

Wonder how the balancing will be between the two gears earned.

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by Valiant

I think if you get the jump start on pvp, it will help a lot in raids as you would have some decent gear.

Wonder how the balancing will be between the two gears earned.

I've got a 2 month old, I'm never going to have time for a raid. I'm really only getting this with the expectation of having more time for the sequels.

[Shogun]

Got my game. Downloading now. All nighters then work all day