Official Destiny Thread

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

It's almost time. The game has gone gold. Release is only two weeks away. Lots of info in the latest blog along with the Destiny characters taking the Ice Bucket Challenge (Love the people the characters challenged as well). Around 1.5M in retail pre-sales thus far.

Bungie : News (http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=12054)

This thing is ripe for a FOFC clan, no? Looks like it caps at 100 people per clan currently. Note that you can't do cross-platform clans.

Really excited about this game.

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[The Jackal]

Curious to hear what people think of this, I've been considering for awhile

[Peregrine]

What exactly kind of game is this - hard to tell from the trailer. Looks like some kind of FPS with teams?

[JediKooter]

FPS shooter brought to you by the original creators of Halo. I played the beta on PS4 and found it to be a lot of fun. You go out solo or in fire teams of up to 3 players, clearing out aliens or searching for items needed to complete missions.

[NobodyHere]

Destiny is one very expensive game to make. Granted the 500 million figure is for a whole series of games.

Activision investing $500 million for Bungie's Destiny - GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-investing-500-million-for-bungie-s-destiny/1100-6419444/)

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Wouldn't be surprised at all if this was one of those games that they keep adding onto rather than releasing a sequel. Basically just keep expanding it, much like some of the online MMORPG's. Would be a cash cow and would keep the base interested.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Last update before release. One week to go.

Bungie : News (http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---08292014/en/News/News?aid=12068)

[stevew]

That white PS4 Destiny bundle is tempting.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Excited to see how it plays on the Vita via Remote Play.

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[The Jackal]

I pre-ordered it yesterday

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Pretty cool fan-created interactive maps of the various places in Destiny created with Google Maps.

https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

dola

Good option for those that are still on a last-gen system. If you buy the PS3 version, you get the downloadable PS4 version free. Similarly, if you buy the 360 version, you get the X1 version for free.

Destiny digital purchase on PS3, 360 get free PS4, Xbox One upgrade | Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/05/destiny-digital-purchase-on-ps3-360-get-free-ps4-xbox-one-upgr/)

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

double dola

Another update from the developers about the release build and reviews.

Bungie : News (http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---09052014/en/News/News?aid=12096)

[Neon_Chaos]

It's preloaded ony PS4 now. Can't wait for the 9th!

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Live stream up and running! Just looks like a ton of fun! Love the RPG elements in the game.

Joystiq Streams: Destiny | Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/08/joystiq-steams-destiny/)

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Heading over to pick up the game tonight. Unfortunately, probably won't get to play it until tomorrow night due to work stuff.

Will be interesting to see how the MS and Sony networks handle the stress created by the game. Outside of release day, this is easily the biggest stress test they've seen thus far on the new consoles.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

So anyone get a chance to play the game yet? I didn't bother to pick my copy up last night because I saw that they weren't going to open up the servers until 2:00 AM and I'm not a kid who can stay up all night anymore.

Going to pick up this afternoon on the way home and play until I can't stay awake tonight. I already picked up both expansions at release as well, which is something I NEVER do under normal circumstances. Really excited to play the game and happy to see there's apparently no server issues thus far.

[Groundhog]

The early reviews I've been reading on metacritic (not the user reviews) haven't done anything to convince me this will be my kind of game. I don't particularly enjoy playing against or with strangers online these days.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Put in about four hours tonight. Played on a strike team with one of my friends for most of that time. Great time just chatting while going through the story mode. Love how you wander through the worlds and see other players fighting their own battles. You can jump in to help out or just keep progressing on your own pace.

I'd definitely say this is a game you'll want to partner up with others to play. It's just a lot more fun that way. It's nice to have your friends list in the game so you can just go out and join them anywhere they might be. You can drop in and help them out for awhile and then leave at any time if you want to do so.

[Neon_Chaos]

Fun times.

[jeff061]

Yes, even the simpler battles are easier with a group. Flanking seems to be a huge part of this game.

Had a lot of fun last night.

[jeff061]

The early reviews I've been reading on metacritic (not the user reviews) haven't done anything to convince me this will be my kind of game. I don't particularly enjoy playing against or with strangers online these days.

It has a similar feel to Guild Wars and other similar MMOPGs, except its a pure shooter. I imagine people reviewing it with a more traditional single player story arc and play model in mind will score it lower. It doesn't hook you in the same way.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

My PSN is Limelicker in case anyone needs an extra buddy. Think I have most of you added to my friends list already, but you can never have enough friends handy for this game.

[Kodos]

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Density_zpsa073b083.jpg (http://s1060.photobucket.com/user/KodosForPrez/media/Density_zpsa073b083.jpg.html)

[Icy]

Having a lot of fun so far playing alone and teaming up with some randoms. I had no idea about how the story and multiplayer were tied together but find it pretty original how they mix up.

Created a Titan class guy and looking forward to keep playing more tonight if wife allows it.

I don't think I have most of you added as friends, Donae have a thread with ps4 ids?

[Super Ugly]

Having fun so far, but I definitely need to team up with some people. I don't normally play online, so I don't have anyone on my friends list. I'm yorick2300 on PS4 if anybody wants to be friends...

[Thomkal]

Having a lot of fun so far playing alone and teaming up with some randoms. I had no idea about how the story and multiplayer were tied together but find it pretty original how they mix up.

Created a Titan class guy and looking forward to keep playing more tonight if wife allows it.

I don't think I have most of you added as friends, Donae have a thread with ps4 ids?

How are they tied together?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Played some new modes last night. Got into the Crucible a bit last night. Got killed a LOT, but it was fun. Going to be a bit of a curve getting into that portion of the game.

Also played on one of the patrol levels. Like the small missions to keep things interesting. Love the team events that pop up where all the players rush into help out against a big enemy. Thought it was neat as well that the various enemy factions actually fight against each other on the level.

One thing I do really like is how 'easy' it is to play this game. It's not hard to find things to do or navigate between the various locations. Even when doing things like moving around equipment or upgrading various options, it's really easy to figure out how to do it. It's very clear they took a lot of time making the interface very user friendly. Hell, you don't even have to go to a shop to sell gear to make money. That alone saves a lot of time you'd waste in other games.

[Neon_Chaos]

It is a great game. There's so many things to do for whatever mood you are in.

Got a short amount of time? You can do patrols.
Want to dedicate an hour or more? The Strikes will suit you.
PVP? The Crucible is just a jump away.

Love the public events. We had a Walker drop in in Old Russia, and suddenly there were eight other Guardians teaming up on this thing. Suffice to say we got the gold reward.

I love the seamless transition and the fact that my patrol map is populated by other fireteams doing their own story missions or patrol missons, and sometimes I lend people a hand.

Oh, and the ability to tweak your loadout during the loading screen is fantastic!

I'm thoroughly impressed by Destiny.

If you are on PS4, add me up: ImmortalKaiser

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

It is a great game. There's so many things to do for whatever mood you are in.

Love the public events. We had a Walker drop in in Old Russia, and suddenly there were eight other Guardians teaming up on this thing. Suffice to say we got the gold reward.

I love the seamless transition and the fact that my patrol map is populated by other fireteams doing their own story missions or patrol missons, and sometimes I lend people a hand.

Oh, and the ability to tweak your loadout during the loading screen is fantastic!

It was pretty funny when I saw my first public event. I saw the alert and wondered what the hell was going on. Just wandered towards all the commotion and started firing away!

It's always fun to jump in and help out some lower level players on their missions. There's a lot of that happening thus far, which is great.

Inventory management during loading is awesome. One of those things that after you see it, you wonder why the hell every game doesn't have it.

[SackAttack]

My PSN is Limelicker in case anyone needs an extra buddy. Think I have most of you added to my friends list already, but you can never have enough friends handy for this game.

So that's who all those Diablo legendary gift drops have been for.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

So that's who all those Diablo legendary gift drops have been for.

Obviously a side topic, but how does that all work? I know you can get lots of stuff if your friends play as well. I've been playing that game a lot too, so I'm not surprised.

[PadresFan104]

All the positive comments have sold me... I'm Leadfoot5 on PSN and will be adding you guys soon!!

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Anyone know how these weekly heroic missions work? I didn't play in the beta, so wasn't sure if anyone had experienced these before and how they generally work.

I think we may want to set up a FOFC clan. Easy matchmaking and we some benefits from other clan members. I'll look to set one up when I get home tonight.

[Icy]

I have added some of you as friends, my PSN is: Icekill

[CleBrownsfan]

Anyone on the Xbone playing this? I'm thinking about picking this up tonight....

[SackAttack]

Obviously a side topic, but how does that all work? I know you can get lots of stuff if your friends play as well. I've been playing that game a lot too, so I'm not surprised.

play, kill shit. when a legendary drops, sometimes - not always, but sometimes - a gift for a friend playing the game will drop. the gifts go into the top segment of your inventory. Go to the gift, hit 'X' and it'll send to their mailbox. For the other person, log in, collect legendary items from mailbox.

[SackAttack]

I think I'm SackAttack on PSN. It displays my real name on my console now, though, so I'm not 100% sure there isn't more to it than just 'SackAttack.' I'll have to check the next time I'm on Diablo or Destiny, since I think THOSE show my PSN name.

[gstelmack]

Anyone on the Xbone playing this? I'm thinking about picking this up tonight....

Thinking hard about it.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I think I'm SackAttack on PSN. It displays my real name on my console now, though, so I'm not 100% sure there isn't more to it than just 'SackAttack.' I'll have to check the next time I'm on Diablo or Destiny, since I think THOSE show my PSN name.

I can confirm that you are SackAttack on PSN. :)

[SackAttack]

Thanks. I remember when Sony sent my PS3, they screwed up and sent me a debug unit at first. So I tried to create my ID and it got eaten by the debug network.

So I had to switch. And what I couldn't remember is if it was my Xbox Live gamertag (Rincewind) which got eaten on PSN, or if it was SackAttack and I'd had to change to, like, SackAttackFOFC or something.

[Mantle2600]

My name is Matt2600 if anyone wants to add me on PS4

[CleBrownsfan]

Thinking hard about it.

I'm thinking you should because I picked it up on the way home ;)

[SackAttack]

Icy saved my butt tonight. I was solo'ing a mission when the girl I've been seeing started texting me. I tried to juggle the two and must have died fifteen times in the same place before he saw me online and joined my fireteam. I was still a little distracted on the next mission we ran, but it wasn't nearly as bad. Most of my deaths on that second mission were about me being a John Rambo dumbass and getting myself killed instead of trying to juggle phone and game at the same time.

Gonna hafta get you a mic though, Icy. Since the game doesn't pause when you go to messages trying to communicate that way could get dangerous!

[CleBrownsfan]

So played to lvl 4 (almost 5) solo. Are there any matchmaking to join squads or do you have to invite people to join? I didn't see a single person playing or while is was "in town"

[SackAttack]

You can join firesquads if the person you want to join has it set to 'anybody' or is on your friends list. you just highlight them with the reticule, click R3, choose 'join firesquad.'

You can invite them to join if their squad is closed but you want to play with them. It's possible for people to help you on missions without formally joining you also. They just shoot at what you're shooting at.

There's no matchmaking for random squads that I know of.

[CleBrownsfan]

The problem is - I didn't see one other person playing the whole time I was playing. Are there certain boards/missions where it's open? I was mostly doing the storyline missions.

[Neon_Chaos]

Almost to lvl 20. God, this is such a good game. Really really polished.

[SackAttack]

The problem is - I didn't see one other person playing the whole time I was playing. Are there certain boards/missions where it's open? I was mostly doing the storyline missions.

It's open everywhere. I'd bet you'll see more people in the patrol missions, where you get the random events, or in the crucible (PvP), but I've seen people running around even in the regular story missions.

[jeff061]

I'm really really loving the game. And yes, the polish and stability day one on a complex game like this is very impressive.

[Super Ugly]

It's open everywhere. I'd bet you'll see more people in the patrol missions, where you get the random events, or in the crucible (PvP), but I've seen people running around even in the regular story missions.

Yeah, I invited a random guy to join me in a story mission earlier when I saw him on the map. First tune I played co-op, and it was so much fun.

[SackAttack]

You don't even have to actually join missions or invite people. You can just ride shotgun. What inviting/joining does is give everybody the quest reward at the end of the mission and allow for voice chat (don't think you can chat if you're not in a fireteam together). You still earn XP for everything you help kill (or possibly are in the vicinity for, uncertain) whether or not you're part of the same fireteam.

[Super Ugly]

You don't even have to actually join missions or invite people. You can just ride shotgun. What inviting/joining does is give everybody the quest reward at the end of the mission and allow for voice chat (don't think you can chat if you're not in a fireteam together). You still earn XP for everything you help kill (or possibly are in the vicinity for, uncertain) whether or not you're part of the same fireteam.

Can you still go into the 'no respawn' areas together, though?

[CleBrownsfan]

I played for a little bit this morning and I saw several people In the zomes i was in. Maybe I had a bug or something last night that made me not connect with anybody. Titanfall was fun for a few plays but I have a feeling this one will be played a heck of a lot more.

[Icy]

Played a couple of Moon storyline chapters with SackAttack yesterday night and it was much more fun (and easier) than playing alone. I didn't feel that the game difficulty was escalated to being 2 players instead of 1 and a big plus is to be able to be revived instead of starting over from the last checkpoint if you die.

Too bad I couldn't use a mic as mine is broken, need to buy a new one. I could hear Sack when at the Tower, but not during the mission, or didn't you speak at all? I sent you a message with "no mic", hope you didn't thought I was telling you to not to use yours, bu that i didn't have one :D

As for the game, the solo story is becoming a bit repetitive, need more variety.

Also played some multiplayer, it's really fast paced, with everybody sprinting and jumping round, so far for multiplayer I prefer the more realistic Battlefield experience with larger maps.

In resume, it's a fun game, specially playing coop with friends, but doubt will play it much more once FIFA15 is released next week. Hope they will keep releasing new content.

[SackAttack]

Played a couple of Moon storyline chapters with SackAttack yesterday night and it was much more fun (and easier) than playing alone. I didn't feel that the game difficulty was escalated to being 2 players instead of 1 and a big plus is to be able to be revived instead of starting over from the last checkpoint if you die.

Yeah, having someone along with you to revive you when you die is nice for sure. Thanks for the help!

Too bad I couldn't use a mic as mine is broken, need to buy a new one. I could hear Sack when at the Tower, but not during the mission, or didn't you speak at all? I sent you a message with "no mic", hope you didn't thought I was telling you to not to use yours, bu that i didn't have one :D

I got your 'no mic' message and figured 'well, talking's going to be pointless because he can't respond,' so after that I just didn't talk, no.

In resume, it's a fun game, specially playing coop with friends, but doubt will play it much more once FIFA15 is released next week. Hope they will keep releasing new content.

First expansion lands in December.

[SackAttack]

Can you still go into the 'no respawn' areas together, though?

I think so. I'm pretty sure I was joined in one of those by someone who isn't on my friends list, and my fireteam settings are "friends only" being able to join without invite.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Good tips article for those just beginning to play the game.

​Tips For Playing Destiny (http://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-destiny-1632591545)

[Neon_Chaos]

A word of warning, when you hit level 20, the grind begins. :)

[jeff061]

Just finished up the story campaign. Was unfortuantely much shorter than I had anticipated. I still have loads of character development left though, haven't played much Strike and zero Crucible. So hopefully it continues to hold up.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Just finished up the story campaign. Was unfortuantely much shorter than I had anticipated. I still have loads of character development left though, haven't played much Strike and zero Crucible. So hopefully it continues to hold up.

Strike is my favorite part. Longest and toughest missions of the bunch and you're always with two other people.

[Surtt]

A word of warning, when you hit level 20, the grind begins. :)

Yesterday I got my first legendary item drop. took it to the vender and it turned into a crappy blue rocket launcher.

Today I received a legendary item in the mail for ranking up in faction. opened it and it had 2 blue items, which turned into a crappy blue rocket launcher and a duplicate hunter cape.

It's a kick in the teeth to give you a legendary item and the take it away.

I am enjoying the game, but stop with the tease...

[jeff061]

Strike is my favorite part. Longest and toughest missions of the bunch and you're always with two other people.

Messed around with Crucible, did not enjoy it, doesn't play to the game's strengths at all. Disappointed they didn't do something more original. Titanfall is still my go to for that type of game.

However I do love the strikes and will continue to hammer on those for the foreseeable future.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Messed around with Crucible, did not enjoy it, doesn't play to the game's strengths at all. Disappointed they didn't do something more original. Titanfall is still my go to for that type of game.

However I do love the strikes and will continue to hammer on those for the foreseeable future.

I'd agree. Not a fan of the Crucible. Far too twitchy for my taste and I really don't like how closed the environments are. Really takes away much of the strategy when surroundings are so tight.

I love running around during patrol and helping out other Guardians. I know people did that when I was first starting and it was helpful. Nice to return the favor.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

dola

Some info about the first raid. This should keep people busy for awhile. :)

Destiny's First Raid Looks Insane (http://kotaku.com/destinys-first-raid-sounds-insane-1635801973)

[MikeVic]

Picked this up for ps3. I believe my psn is SuperKing83 if anyone is playing!

[Neon_Chaos]

My friends and I are already in the Gorgon part of the raid.

Took us about Three and a half hours to get into the vault and defeat the Templar.

Thank God that progress is saved.

[The Jackal]

I haven't gotten past level 6 with any character yet, but feeling like I'll stick with Titan for a bit. Is the game feasible solo at higher levels? I'm not sure I have anyone to group with, unless its randoms.

[jeff061]

When you do Strikes it auto matches you into groups of 3. Aside from PvP in Crucible, Strikes will make up the majority of high level play.

[Neon_Chaos]

My friends and I are already in the Gorgon part of the raid.

Took us about Three and a half hours to get into the vault and defeat the Templar.

Thank God that progress is saved.

After three more hours of grinding, we finally defeated the first part of the final boss.

Aethon awaits.

Already around 7 hours in to this Raid. JEEEEEZUS. The reward at the end better be worth it,

[jeff061]

You'll get a purple engram that decodes as a green :D.

[Neon_Chaos]

You'll get a purple engram that decodes as a green :D.

That would be a shame. :)

In fairness, for clearing the earlier parts of the raid, you do get rewards. A couple of my raid-mates got Legendaries. I got like 12 total ascendant shards.

[The Jackal]

Sounds like there are some long situations. Does it save your progress so that you can play a half hour or an hour here and there and still be able to finish the raids? Can you jump back in with other people?

[Neon_Chaos]

Sounds like there are some long situations. Does it save your progress so that you can play a half hour or an hour here and there and still be able to finish the raids? Can you jump back in with other people?

Yes. The Raid's progress is saved via checkpoints after each boss. The instace will be saved in the Fireteam leader's game. So he can bring any 5 friends in.

All progress is wiped every Tuesday. So you have a week to get it done.

[The Jackal]

Cool, thanks for the info. That makes it seem much more feasible.

[Groundhog]

I caved and picked this up on a gift voucher I got as a gift. I've only played the intro and first mission, but it kinda feels like Mass Effect-lite so far. Graphics are excellent though.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

This is amazing to me.

@jasonschreier
Over 311,000 people have spent at least 491 hours playing Destiny, according to wastedondestiny, which is ridiculous.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Great story.......

Sick Destiny Player Reaches Lighthouse Before Dying, Thanks To His Friends (http://kotaku.com/sick-destiny-player-reaches-lighthouse-before-dying-th-1792955435)