Gaming Destiny | Rise of Iron launch

Heading to the crucible now. How does it scale/balance with different levels and stuff? Your weapons/armour all scale?
 
Glock17 said:
Heading to the crucible now. How does it scale/balance with different levels and stuff? Your weapons/armour all scale?
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I'm not sure about that tbh, with it just being a beta and needing to be a certain level / so far through its pretty balanced anyway.
 
Glock17 said:
I picked Warlock. Is there a great deal of difference apart from aesthetics?

I played a few hours with Duafc last night, and we seemed to be unlocking the same stuff in a different style. Yeah Jack, it's good fun. It's absolutely quality as an overall product, even if I think in some individual areas they could perhaps improve. The scope is amazing and I can't wait to play more of it.

You get the vibe of so many games. Mass Effect, Phantasy Star, Halo, Borderlands, Star Wars The Old Republic.

One thing is really bugging me though - the glide. Does it get better with upgrades? In comparison to jet packs on Titanfall, Crysis, Halo Reach etc. it feels really clunky. It feels too slow for me aswel, and due to the nature of the game with more focus on aiming than hipfire I don't feel like you can get any sort of advantage in a battle using it.

Hit me up when you go on it Jack.
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Ye I'll be on this evening. You should be able to do PvP you get there when selecting a planet. It's the one on the right I think it says crucible or something similar. I played it a bit last night and I knid of sucked to start with but you get used to it. Think you are going to be better playing the opposite of titanfall from what I've experienced. Ranged weapons seemed better for me.
 
Yeah I just hadn't been and spoke to the guy at the tower yet to unlock it. Just had 1 game, I was doing awful at the start like 1-8 and ended 10-10. Disappointing but I guess it's even, and I was the only one on my team to not get a negative ratio. We lost 18k-10k, we got battered.

How are vehicles on this? The majority of my deaths seemed to be them in the open, often from me running towards the control points after spawning on the outsides of the map. It made it seem like they were overpowered but it's probably cause I have no idea what I'm doing, I did manage to kill a few drivers I think.
 
I love the vehicles, do not engage unless you have a grenade or super handy... You can shoot guys out of the smaller vehicles, but the tank like one is only really matched by the turrets.

Sorry, don't know names...
 
I haven't used any yet except the sparrow, which is brilliant.

My issue was that I was spawning so far out from the action my only options were to run through the open or to hang around the borders and shoot from a distance which didn't suit my guns and would ignore the games objective.

@JackXX - should I put my mic in mate? If you can chat I'll go in party.
 
Damn, just realised on this character I've not bothered going to the Tower to collect my rewards after completing the tutorial.
 
Has anyone tried creating more than one character to test? I've got a level 8 Warlock, but contemplating trying out a Titan tonight to see the difference.
 
gaz1185 said:
Has anyone tried creating more than one character to test? I've got a level 8 Warlock, but contemplating trying out a Titan tonight to see the difference.
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I played with Titan and I really enjoyed it. I'm gonna try Warlock later, Hunter doesn't really interest me.
 
Warlock all day erry day!

Try getting your Titan super off on me while I'm hovering above your head about to drop a ton of pain on you (and your peeps).

Nah, Titans are probably cool too...
 
I'm having a break Jack, but that was fecking great fun mate.

The game on hard is absolutely quality. It seemed pretty easy (1/2 deaths yeah but never much hassle) until now but that was brutal. I kept getting sucked in to defeating the two shielded bastards and forgetting that as soon as they're about to die then loads seem to spawn and charge at you - before you realise you're stuck.
 
Glock17 said:
I'm having a break Jack, but that was fecking great fun mate.

The game on hard is absolutely quality. It seemed pretty easy (1/2 deaths yeah but never much hassle) until now but that was brutal. I kept getting sucked in to defeating the two shielded bastards and forgetting that as soon as they're about to die then loads seem to spawn and charge at you - before you realise you're stuck.
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I just found it impossible to regain health when they are spawning all over the place and so fecking strong! As soon as we had somewhere we could recover health I knew we could get it done though! It was just a matter of clearing everything else before going all in on those shielded bastards. Some of the other missions are going to be epic. It's much more fun doing it on hard. It took a bit of getting used to going back to play at a weaker level too as you forget how weak you are!
 
So during this strike mission I've revived the guy in my game easily 20+ times. It feels like a lot more.

I was 40+ kills ahead of him and then we get to the spider tank bit and he quits. I'm all on my own and have no idea how to get rid of this thing. I seem to do good damage to its legs with a special weapon but I'm struggling to get ammo for it, even by killing the few enemies that are spawning nearby.
 
Glock17 said:
So during this strike mission I've revived the guy in my game easily 20+ times. It feels like a lot more.

I was 40+ kills ahead of him and then we get to the spider tank bit and he quits. I'm all on my own and have no idea how to get rid of this thing. I seem to do good damage to its legs with a special weapon but I'm struggling to get ammo for it, even by killing the few enemies that are spawning nearby.
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After you take a leg out its body opens for a few seconds, hammer that if you can, use your special or super or whatever. You do enough damage to its legs with your normal rifle IMO. It will be difficult though because everything is now going to target you.
 
Cheers man but thankfully JackXX saved the day! Great stuff.
 
The PvE game is awesome, but I really can't get into the PvP.

I can't shake that run n gun feeling, or that everyone is just running around aiming around corners. It's not that it's bad, it's just I think there are a few other games that do that a little bit, and after Halo I was hoping for something closer to an arena shooter from Bungie.

Still, it's one game mode and everyone is low level. The end game could make things more interesting and add a new dimension, though I don't think I'll ever be able to shake that feeling.
 
Destiny beta is soon to be public to everyone!
 
Glock17 said:
Destiny beta is soon to be public to everyone!
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That's good news, I would certainly like to try it before nailing down a pre order. Could you update this thread when it happens.
 
The PVP in this game is very (unsurprisingly) halo like, especially with the floaty jumping. I can't see it having a long tail. Overall though, I had a pretty fun time with the game.
 
Glock17 said:
Damn, just realised on this character I've not bothered going to the Tower to collect my rewards after completing the tutorial.
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I didn't quite understand the rewards thing so I'm not even sure what heppened the first time and the second I chose the helmet by accident instead of the massive suit of armour. Have I fecked it long term or will I get them all eventually?
 
Adam-Utd said:
That's good news, I would certainly like to try it before nailing down a pre order. Could you update this thread when it happens.
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Pretty sure its open now mate.
 
mufcwarm92 said:
I didn't quite understand the rewards thing so I'm not even sure what heppened the first time and the second I chose the helmet by accident instead of the massive suit of armour. Have I fecked it long term or will I get them all eventually?
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Not at all. It won't take you long to get similar, if not better, pieces of armour just from game play. When killing the higher ranked fallen/hive (Captains, Knights, Wizards) look for drops (usually larger green or white dodecahedron shapes) which contain upgraded weapons and armour.
 
gaz1185 said:
Not at all. It won't take you long to get similar, if not better, pieces of armour just from game play. When killing the higher ranked fallen/hive (Captains, Knights, Wizards) look for drops (usually larger green or white dodecahedron shapes) which contain upgraded weapons and armour.
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Cheers pal!

Also, has it been confirmed yet whether progress is carried over to the full game or wiped on release?
 
Having played more of the multiplayer, I really don't like that it's 30 fps. It just feels like I move to slow.
 
DixieDean said:
Having played more of the multiplayer, I really don't like that it's 30 fps. It just feels like I move to slow.
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Yeah. I think because of the ADS, scopes and sprinting then it seems to be a lot about running around and whoever sees the other first will get the kill. That sort of multiplayer definitely has a place, but it's competitors (COD, Titanfall) just seem to do that gameplay a little better.
 
I take it the moon is open to play since it's on the map there? I haven't seem to unlock a mission there yet but I've completed the Devils Lair on earth and have no one to speak to at the Tower.

EDIT: Nevermind it says it's not once you try clicking on the map. So, there are side missions I can do by talking to people at the Tower?
 
I don't play much twitch fps nowadays, so the speed is okay for me...
 
Glock17 said:
EDIT: Nevermind it says it's not once you try clicking on the map. So, there are side missions I can do by talking to people at the Tower?
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The 'Explore' has a couple of side missions but nothing exciting. Other than that it's just the story mode, co-op strike mission, PvP and 'Public Events' which can happen randomly when you're during a mission / exploring.
 
Glock17 said:
Yeah. I think because of the ADS, scopes and sprinting then it seems to be a lot about running around and whoever sees the other first will get the kill. That sort of multiplayer definitely has a place, but it's competitors (COD, Titanfall) just seem to do that gameplay a little better.
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Yeah, as you say this style of shooter has it place, I just prefer the faster paced games, being better at them helps too. Although, I may also be using this as an excuse for being crap at this. Every time I kill someone, I seem to be killed myself a second later.
 
Does anyone know about the permanent awards? I heard the iron banner was making a comeback today.
 
What is the Iron Banner? I see you get an award if you play at a certain time today??
 
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