Destiny - 9/9/14 (PS3/PS4/X360/XB1)

[Prothescar]

PS4 - Prothescar

forgot I never put it here.

[Akiyama]

Threw my ID in my siggy.

[Tomiko]

I'll be on PS4.

PSN - Charlo0oki

[Serra]

According to this, it's currently September 9th somewhere in the world!
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...ati/kiritimati

so folks with the digital version can't play for another.. whole day?

Yup. That's on Sony/Microsoft's end though. I think one of them, if you change your region, you have to wait thirty days or something for it to go into effect.

can someone on PS3 play with someone on PS4 or 360 with Xbone? or are all 4 consoles separate rather than being able to play with someone else using a sony/microsoft system

Unfortunately not. All four are separate. We were originally hoping that PS family systems could play with others and Xbox with other Xbox (technically a lot of us were hoping everyone could play with everyone, but let's not get into that..), but they said you're restricted to your own system. Their argument was that playing on next gen systems gave players an edge over those on last gen systems, and so in PvP, they didn't think it'd be fair. I think the interview I read was that two people standing in the same positions would be more clear and easy to shoot at on a PS4 than a PS3.

That said, and maybe I don't understand technology and graphics, but wouldn't TV size be bigger deal in that? >.>

In other, more personal news... Order shipped!!!
http://d3dsacqprgcsqh.cloudfront.net...3_460sa_v1.gif

Edit: Microsoft people saying they can change their region no problem, so some of them have become kiwis.. bastards!

[Ratatapa]

You say you aren't good at FPS games, so I think it is a fair jump to say you don't like FPS games (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). I've asked this of others who have sounded to be in the same boat as you -- why do you not like FPS games? I know a lot of people see FPS games as short games that serve primarily as a means to get to the PvP and if you don't like PvP, they don't really have much to offer. Destiny has the PvP dimension. If you want to play PvP, Destiny has, in my opinion, a really fun and really good PvP experience. However, it sounds like that is not what you're interested in. Unlike most FPS games, Destiny is set to offer a massive PvE experience -- if you never want to play with people and want to play solo the whole time, you can do that too. As much of the game is the PvP, I'd go so far as to say more of it is PvE.

All that said though, at it's core (or heart, or whatever other synonym you'd prefer), Destiny is an FPS game. You have your classes, you have RPG elements, you have loot, but strip all those away, and the core gameplay is a shooter. Here on BG, on Reddit, and on a lot of other places (including conversations with people I've convinced to play Destiny), people have looked at Destiny though the lens of an RPG or MMORPG. As a result, one of the big questions that has been repeatedly asked is which class is best for them. For people who have played MMOs, picking a class is a huge decision. As someone who leveled Dragoon to 75 preCoP, I know that fact well. In Destiny, your class matters (sorta -- you could actually argue it doesn't..), but not nearly as much as in an MMO. Everyone is going to experience the same FPS gameplay. If you play Warlock, you're not going to be standing around casting (or waiting for your cast time to be up), you're going to be shooting things; if you play Titan, you're not going to collecting hate and taking hits, you're going to shooting things; and if you play Hunter, you're not going to be hiding or SATAing things from behind, you're going to be shooting things (possibly from behind).

If you fundamentally dislike playing shooters, you will not like Destiny. However, I think that Destiny is poised to offer one of the first real FPS experiences that is not completely tied to PvP, so your prior experiences with FPS games should not necessarily color your view of Destiny.

Given all that, you can very easily wait. This isn't like an MMO where not playing the first week means you're going to miss out that much and be at a disadvantage. There is no trading or auction house, so anything a player gets is theirs and will not affect your experience (unless you play PvP..). Bungie hasn't gotten copies out to reviewers because they felt there weren't enough people to fill the world and provide accurate evaluations of the game -- when they had reviewers try out the game months ago, one of the big complaints was that the world felt empty, so they're clearly trying to avoid that (I think engadget, kotaku and that other site all had that same criticism). I imagine there will be reviews by the end of the week, and if BG reviews have any impact on your decisions, I'll have one done by the end of the month.

Wow thanks for this

[Krandor]

That said, and maybe I don't understand technology and graphics, but wouldn't TV size be bigger deal in that? >.>

It would be a matter of the native resolution. Whereas PS4 is 1080p the PS3 is running at potato quality, so far off characters would be much much easier to spot and identify.

[Serra]

I mean, I get that part, but wouldn't someone playing on PS3 on a 50 inch TV have an advantage over someone playing on PS4 on a 32 inch TV?

[Serra]

Timezones aside, looks like servers went up. So if you're on Xbone (and possibly 360 -- dunno how regions work on that) and purchased digitally, enjoy Destiny!

Spoiler: show

You magnificent bastards!

[Serra]

http://www.twitch.tv/joystiq

Joystiq is streaming.. I'm mad jelly.

[Arcana]

Still looking for more Xboner1's add mine to the list D0rk Knight86.

i'm somewhat regretting not getting the digital version, but maybe i'm old fashioned and like hard copies.

[Ratatapa]

hate you all for making me watch streams atm

[Serra]

It's ok, I hate myself too. I had to mute it though because the guy sounded like such a tool -- has he gotten any better?

[Ratatapa]

No but I feel like seeing myself in him, if i do get the game i'll probably play like that

also Am i reading this right?

http://destiny.wikia.com/wiki/Raid

ATM 1 raid and you can 'save your raid progress' so that you can complete it another time but it will reset each tuesday?

2) It's not a lock out like XIV?, aka If you finish the raid you can do it over and over again in the same week just can't get loot more then 1 time?

[Wulfgang]

No but I feel like seeing myself in him, if i do get the game i'll probably play like that

also Am i reading this right?

http://destiny.wikia.com/wiki/Raid

ATM 1 raid and you can 'save your raid progress' so that you can complete it another time but it will reset each tuesday?

2) It's not a lock out like XIV?, aka If you finish the raid you can do it over and over again in the same week just can't get loot more then 1 time?

@#2: Yes, it's like ST, not SCOB; you can redo the raid as much as you want, but only get loot once.

So much work to do today ; ;

[Wulfgang]

http://www.twitch.tv/joystiq

Joystiq is streaming.. I'm mad jelly.

Watching the stream, but kind of feel like I shouldn't.

http://abload.de/img/originalvle9a.jpg

[Serra]

So this is completely and totally conceptual right now, but when Sonomaa originally asked for writers for the BG blog, there were supposed to be four blogs. I had to cut down to a review every other month because I haven't been playing enough games to do one a month, but I think I'm going to be playing a lot of Destiny and am thinking of alternating between reviews and updates of what's been happening in Destiny. That said, I figure it'd be more interesting if it was more than just me, so for those of you who are planning to raid a lot and run a raid group, would some of you be willing to keep notes, take pictures (you can do that on PS4, right?), and share what you do with me?

Like I said, this is tentative at the moment, but it's something I've been thinking about lately.

[takeDat]

I'll be playing as Takedatfool on ps4 if friend requests are going around. I see with the servers up we still cannot update or system of choice on the clan page without having some play history. Kind of disappointing.

[6souls]

Spoiler: show

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

[Weltall]

8PM bro....RIP

[Hank]

I'll be on Xbox One. My handle is Jack and Bears.