Destiny 2 PC Discussion

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lupi

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if you select the non-digital preorder on Bungie website the artbox (most likely just a placeholder) states that it's a digital download only... which makes sense seeing as though it requires battle net to play. so, basically you'd wait on a physical box with no disk.

i stopped buying physical copies of PC games years ago but I do prefer them for consoles. I sort of forgot that there was exclusive PS4 stuff though, opps.


http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/destiny-2-limited-edition-only-at-gamestop/147021


http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/destiny-2-collectors-edition/147024
 

[DHT]Osiris

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Dec 15, 2015
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Gave it a few hours this evening, 6700k, 1080, stayed between 100-120FPS pretty much the whole time.

Game is fun, I'm curious how the single player aspect will be post-release. I enjoyed the intro part more than the strike really, less repetitive.
 
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Fenixgoon

Lifer
Jun 30, 2003
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i think the last FPS i played was crysis 3 or borderlands 2? definitely prefer single player/PVE over PVP. any idea if i'd like destiny?
 

mnewsham

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i think the last FPS i played was crysis 3 or borderlands 2? definitely prefer single player/PVE over PVP. any idea if i'd like destiny?
At least in destiny 1 there was a decent amount of single player PVE, but most of the late game content relied on co-op PVE and PVE raids. While you could probably grind away at the solo stuff for awhile, the true high level loot will be named drops from raids and similar end game content that will require a group generally.

At least thats the impression I get.
 

WhiteNoise

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I didn't care for the first game on ps or xbox...don't remember which console it was on.. Hopefully it is much better this round on PC. Downloading now.

Not bad. Looks great, runs fantastic at 4k + Ultra. No complaints other than I hope that it opens up more as in roaming a world and such. If it is going to be A-B gameplay then I'll skip.
 
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[DHT]Osiris

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If it is going to be A-B gameplay then I'll skip.
This is my feeling, the 'hop from orbit (menu) to strike point (prepopulated instanced content with waves of garbage AI to fight)' then it's really got nothing compelling to it. If it's actually got some kind of open world, public quest/questing in general, actual content to chew on, then I'll probably be in.
 
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Anubis

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Aug 31, 2001
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the PC beta has changes in it that were made from the console beta. weapon damage changes (less spongieness) super/special charge rates and a few other things. more will prob change in the retail version as well
 

mnewsham

Lifer
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the PC beta has changes in it that were made from the console beta. weapon damage changes (less spongieness) super/special charge rates and a few other things. more will prob change in the retail version as well
Yeah, apparently they left in auto aim if you plug in a controller, and some people have managed to get it turned on for mouse and keyboard as well, so hopefully that gets removed before final release as well. If you want to use a controller, play on console. Auto aim has no place on mouse and keyboard.
 

[DHT]Osiris

Lifer
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Yeah, apparently they left in auto aim if you plug in a controller, and some people have managed to get it turned on for mouse and keyboard as well, so hopefully that gets removed before final release as well. If you want to use a controller, play on console. Auto aim has no place on mouse and keyboard.
That might explain some of the 30-kill streaks with basically zero misses I was witnessing in the pvp last night. Not saying anyone better than me has to be 'a hacker' but in two matches, one person was making what should have been very, very difficult shots far more consistently than one would expect. Could have just been really good though.

Btw, anyone else think the primary aliens (the fatties, Cabal I think) look like Guinea Pigs from a distance? They have odd patterns on their head.


 

Anubis

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Yeah, apparently they left in auto aim if you plug in a controller, and some people have managed to get it turned on for mouse and keyboard as well, so hopefully that gets removed before final release as well. If you want to use a controller, play on console. Auto aim has no place on mouse and keyboard.

this required the use of a XIM4 i believe to trick the game into thinking you were using a controller or some BS

overwatch had the SAME exact issue in its beta, and it was removed for the final release
 

KentState

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Oct 19, 2001
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I need to try this out after work today. I downloaded and played maybe 5 minutes of the console beta, but never got a chance to go back. I got sucked into the first one and got a few good months of enjoyment out of it and hopefully this one can be the same.
 

UglyDuckling

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Gave it a few hours this evening, 6700k, 1080, stayed between 100-120FPS pretty much the whole time.

Game is fun, I'm curious how the single player aspect will be post-release. I enjoyed the intro part more than the strike really, less repetitive.

I loved the intro also.. kept me hooked.

Played multiplayer Strike Zone.. ran awesome just like the intro, had fun and met a player, we helped each other out till the end.. was great.
 

WhiteNoise

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So it is open world 'like'. There are out-door maps which can be largish but the maps are not connected so you cannot explore one map from another...so kinda like a big world split into sections and each section is stand alone.

From what I've seen I am not sure this is for me. It does seem to be much better than the original game though from what I've seen. It looks great to me too. Maybe when it goes on sale I will pick it up.
 

Anubis

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its not totally clear how they are doing the worlds yet. each "planet" is its own instance so you cant travel between them without something in between but once at a location the full planet should be avail to you

they have said they have added more open world elements to it but wont know for sure until its out. which is Tuesday for consoles
 

[DHT]Osiris

Lifer
Dec 15, 2015
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its not totally clear how they are doing the worlds yet. each "planet" is its own instance so you cant travel between them without something in between but once at a location the full planet should be avail to you

they have said they have added more open world elements to it but wont know for sure until its out. which is Tuesday for consoles
So, sounds more like instancy? Like 'teleport to Argus and run around there before teleporting back to 'Orbit' (menu screen)'?
 

Fenixgoon

Lifer
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boo, looks like the beta ended already. i was hoping it ended at midnight, that way i could play some after work. ahh well. maybe they'll have a free weekend or something.
 

WhiteNoise

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You didn't miss much @Fenixgoon It had no open world to play around in and was just a A to B mission. It's because of the beta that I am on the fence. I felt very restricted.
 

EXCellR8

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You didn't miss much @Fenixgoon It had no open world to play around in and was just a A to B mission. It's because of the beta that I am on the fence. I felt very restricted.

kind of contradicting yourself there though... the full game will obviously have much more to do. I loved how it played and that was enough to get me to buy it. also very well optimized so if there's more of that sign me the F up.
 

pontifex

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Dec 5, 2000
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how do i keep missing these open betas? I missed the wildlands one too.

it would be nice to check out the game and see if I like it.
 
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