SneakersSO
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Yeah, this is real. Abilities & locations. No way a person gets that wrong - very hard info to just 'guess'.
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Yeah, this is real. Abilities & locations. No way a person gets that wrong - very hard info to just 'guess'.
therealminime
Member
This guy said in the comments that "most of the game" takes place on Earth or the moons of Jupiter.
Earth being a major area in Destiny 2 would be a massive disappointment.
serenewarfare
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If between last September and now they completely changed where the game takes place, then this game is gonna be a disaster.
Random_Dude
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With all due respect, but I hope whoever you are talking to is just yanking your chain, because this all sounds super disappointing.
Exactly- that's what happened to Destiny 1. I can't believe Bungie went and made all the same mistakes.
Obliterator
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If the locations are indeed accurate I expect some pretty large scale blow back.
A heavy Earth focus and a couple moons isn't going to go over well with people. Regardless if they are bigger locations than D1 if this is true I expect a ton of "lack of content" comments and videos circulating
serenewarfare
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If they come out tomorrow and talk about Earth and a few moons as the locations, they are going to get killed for it online.
this is what they do, they spout garbage and say it was old information if they get it wrong
in this case i hope that guy is wrong, if we can get mod verification on what this guy in the thread is saying then it confirms at least something
That sounds awful. So yea, I don't believe it.
serenewarfare
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Guy on reddit is also saying Fireteams will be 4 now instead of 3.
Yeah, that would be helpful.
Sneakers, are you mod-verified for having insider knowledge? (Not calling you a liar or anything, just curious.)
Obliterator
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That would seem next to impossible to be true as Sparrows are a core focus of the game and pretty much necessary to move around the environments. Especially considering D2s are supposed to be even larger
serenewarfare
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What we really need is Shinobi to come in here and tell us all that this dude is spouting BS.
Yeah, that specifically makes me call "bullshit." I can't imagine how that would even remotely be a smart design decision.
I hit him up on Twitter but no response.
Bry0
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People complained so much about the story structure though. Maybe it's a linear campaign and you don't need a sparrow until you complete the story and the game opens up?
I don't believe that but shinobi did say big structural changes to story, no? Locking the game off with a giant story tutorial seems like an atrocious idea though.
everyday math
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Bigger environments/no sparrows would make zero sense
SneakersSO
Member
Eh - WoW for a long time locked out flying mounts until you reached max level. This doesn't sound too far fetched from that.
He also said it looks comparable to Horizon, which I just don't see happening with a open world multiplayer game. Maybe he knows some stuff (what SneakersSO's source as said) and is just making the rest up so people will believe it all.
Obliterator
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Removing Sparrows and those locations will not go down well.
If this is real tomorrow is gonna be ugly in a lot of ways
If this is real tomorrow is gonna be ugly in a lot of ways
Alexander DeLarge
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This would kill the game's longevity and any good will the existing community had towards the series despite putting up with its flaws (longer than intended, Destiny 2 was supposed to release last year). Imagine the backlash.
And they complained about the lack of story and how it was all in the grimoires on their website. The structure was fine.
Microtransactions to pay for fast travel points. 😆
They didn't lock out land mounts though, and sparrows are a lot closer to land mounts than they are to flying mounts. The reason flying mounts weren't allowed in new content was because you could skip basically entire zones and just go to the map markers for quests, sparrows don't let you do that.
Freeman76
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Lol cant tell if you are serious?
everyday math
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serenewarfare
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Yeah, if that dude is right, I don't think Bungie will be happy with the reception tomorrow.
ZehDon
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The Taken King expansion prevented the use of sparrows entirely within the new play space. It helped the space feel larger, when in fact its not all that large. Using a similar system to make the world feel bigger in Destiny 2, circumventing one of Destiny's big problems, sounds exactly like the thinking of Bungie. Remember - legendary engrams were initially just a second dice roll, to extend the grind to hide the lack of content.
If the location information is correct, Bungie better be prepared to defend themselves. They'll be ripped to shreds. I remember after the Alpha, when people were questioning the lack of content. Bungie defend themselves, saying its their largest game ever, and there was nothing to worry about. Turned out fans were spot on. They won't get the benefit of the doubt this time.
exactly as i was typing this you got it lol
SneakersSO
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You're telling me you could name the locations of an upcoming game that we don't already know about with complete accuracy?
Flying mounts aren't the same thing at all, as has been pointed out.
Seriously though, are you mod-verified for having insider info? You didn't answer that before. That would help us know if this is legit or not.
serenewarfare
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Yeah, but with the Dreadnaught it made sense to have no Sparrows because the ship was all tight spaces and corners. Even if you could summon the Sparrow, it'd be useless.
They're not going to design the open-air planets and moons like that.
And you know that it's completely accurate how exactly?
Alexander DeLarge
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I know this sounds so incredibly dumb but I can't say it's outside the realm of possibilities when they basically overhauled the original game a year prior to launch.
https://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
The crucible numbers alone are impressive as fuck. It's bigger than BF1 combined on all platforms.
from http://destinytracker.com/
Let people choose what they want.
For me, raids are well designed, I love the raids in Destiny much better than Blizzard did in WOW.
And PVP activities are well organized. Trials is the reason why Destiny is Top 10 on Twitch.
Bungie give lots of amazing gear set and weapons to both of the 2 type. They are all necessary, they are all loved by different types of players.
And people say Destiny 2 won't be a big launch lol
Obliterator
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I'm not saying it's false but this seems to be some very very interesting decision making on Bungies end in a lot of ways.
I'm not gonna hate / be overly negative on it until I see it as maybe some if this makes more sense when you see it's structure but as of now it's certainly worrying.
I'm not gonna hate / be overly negative on it until I see it as maybe some if this makes more sense when you see it's structure but as of now it's certainly worrying.
everyday math
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I don't think Iv seen a single person say it won't be a big launch..
SneakersSO
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A mod has never specifically verified me.
That's about the original Destiny. And there's a big difference between that and completely dropping the main area of the game.
There's no new class. We've seen merchandise leak that are just for the three normal classes and they would be sure to show the new class on the box art along with the other three. They wouldn't leave out the fourth new one.
Hm, alrighty.
Well if you have a source, can you see what he says about the Sparrow stuff?
Smokey_Run
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When you talk about complete accuracy, are you talking about your source confirming this information or what?
doesnt seem very worth to put your account on the line for shit that will be announced in 11 hours time, but you do you
serenewarfare
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More info from Reddit guy:
- He's saying that it's similar to D1 in that 90% of the leveling will be done through story stuff and then you'll have to move on to endgame content.
- Says you'll start getting exotic gear earlier as most people didn't do enough endgame content in the first to ever see the exotic gear.
- He's hinting at in-game lore sections and LFG for raids and endgame stuff
- He's saying that it's similar to D1 in that 90% of the leveling will be done through story stuff and then you'll have to move on to endgame content.
- Says you'll start getting exotic gear earlier as most people didn't do enough endgame content in the first to ever see the exotic gear.
- He's hinting at in-game lore sections and LFG for raids and endgame stuff
SneakersSO
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Yup.
I mean there's a Cabal attack on the Tower. How the hell do you expect Earth *not* to be a prominent setting?
The previews we've seen discuss stuff about rebuilding Earth, scouring the land and stuff to get it going again. It's why the collectors edition has a bag - IIRC it references the earthly explorers we'll be aiding or whatever.
The previews we've seen discuss stuff about rebuilding Earth, scouring the land and stuff to get it going again. It's why the collectors edition has a bag - IIRC it references the earthly explorers we'll be aiding or whatever.
Obliterator
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The part I believe most is the huge graphical leap.
I've been thinking D2 is gonna be quite the looker for a while
I've been thinking D2 is gonna be quite the looker for a while
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