Mr. GOH! Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I do not understand why this surprised anyone. A new game means new, or at least changed and rebalanced classes built upon what the developers learned from the first fame. I mean, it's not just an expansion with an increased level cap. And of course the publisher won't let anything you bought with real money transfer because they either don't want to remake the same stuff for 2 or they want to sell it to you again for money because you are a sucker, as evidenced by the fact you bought microtransaction cosmetic shit in a game that cost $60 in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 Based on the way Bungie had initially presented the game I had assumed it would be more like WoW expansions than really separate games. I knew my equipment would be obsoleted because there would be newer, better stuff, but I didn't think that it would go away altogether. That said, it doesn't actually bother me, because like I said I knew my gear would be immediately obsolete anyway, and I never bought any of the real money stuff. The only things I'm a little sad to be losing are my emblems that I got for doing various things (like the Year 1 Moments of Triumph, etc). And there really is no reason why those couldn't carry over, since they have absolutely zero gameplay effect and are just a background for your username. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I followed the initial rollout, and I never got the sense the sequels would be expansions. Was that something said early on before the internal reboot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I don't remember specifically, I just remembered getting the impression it was going to be like an mmo with more continuity between releases than most games have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 As the person here who has probably spent the most time with the game, I actually don't mind them wiping the slate clean on some stuff. As in, being tied down too much by old weapons, gear and things like that. While keeping things like WoW expansions might've been neat, it definitely feels like the whole thing could use a bit of a refresh. I'm really hoping they've expanded the classes a bit so it is more MMO/RPG-like... and made it 4-person fireteams, you fuckers. However, yeah, it is bad not to carry forward emotes, emblems and shaders. That said, maybe they're just switching to a free RGB selection thing and allowing more customisation than with shaders. And maybe you can build/design your own emblems? I think something needs to be done for the emotes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 Why? It's a new game and it boggles the mind that anyone would expect that their paid non-gameplay DLC would carry over. See: sucker, one born every minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 Probably because they kept saying TEN YEAR PLAN! TEN YEAR PLAN! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm vaguely with Ethan, there being a "Destiny 2" kind of shocked me in a way. I'd figured that like most 10 year MMOs it'd be expanded through...well expansions, rather than doing a hard cut sequel. See: World of Warcraft 2, 3, 4 and..oh wait. I'd hope that if they're not carrying over paid stuff that they don't reinclude the same things again as it's just dirty double dipping. And yeah, be nice to see more MMO-ness to it. Especially there being just the two "towns" in the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 With the PS4 and Xbone, a sequel was inevitable. I know what they said, it's just what they said was less-than-credible for a console game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Hooray. They're bring all the raids up to current light level. Definitely feel we should try and get a forum Raid group sorted some weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Maybe. Don't think I managed a raid, at least any of the bigger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 https://twitter.com/destinythegame/status/846798919786913794 Teaser of sorts of Destiny 2. Main trailer coming on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Perks of being a Hunter main: Best Vanguard I'm little more intrigued about the sequel and looks like the Cabal will have a big role (finally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Well at least they've included a (hamfisted) reason for why all your Destiny 1 gear gets scrapped. And always nice to have a bit more Lance Reddick. Seems they're playing up Cayde a lot though, not 100% sure if I'm keen on it. Also the box art is out and as I've mentioned on Twitter it has three figures on the front and they're all human despite their being three playable races Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 If my shit is gone because the Cabal blew it up, what about the stuff I had equipped? Huh, Bungie? Didn't think about that, did you?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Obviously we were on vacation and left all our stuff at home. When we boot up Destiny 2 for the first time, our character will be equipped with a t-shirt saying, "I visited The Last City and all I got was this lousy t-shirt." I also thought it a wasted opportunity to slap three humans on the cover. Having an Exo and Awoken alongside a human to represent the three races of the three classes. Even for those new to Destiny walking the retail aisle would find it more interesting seeing a humanoid robot and glowing indigo person next to a human. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 So is anyone actually thinking of getting this on PC or are we all sticking with D1 platforms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 If I get it I'll probably jump ship to PC, but I might not get it at all so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 I'm similar boat as Ethan, I'd likely jump to PC primarily because that's where most of my gaming is and usually PC games are much cheaper. But also in the "probably won't pick it up unless something vastly appealed to me in it" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) PC Version exclusively on battle.net http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/news/?d=2017-5#181745 Edited May 18, 2017 by MetalCaveman More details on the PC version via Blizzard news 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 16 minutes ago, MetalCaveman said: PC Version exclusively on battle.net Yeah, that's a surprising move. I mean, not entirely but if it was something they wanted to do you'd think they would've done it with Call of Duty by now but nope. I have no issue with the Blizzard launcher but I'm not particularly interested in Destiny either, so all this really does for me is make me less likely to impulse buy it during a sale lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Battle.net? Guess no one will be playing it day one then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Wasn't Blizzard supposed to be phasing out Battle.net? I thought I remembered reading something like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) What? Why would they do that? All their games run through it. Maybe you're thinking of them phasing out the name "Battle.net"? The launcher was renamed to Blizzard App, which seems silly now given that everyone still calls it Battle.net and apparently it's not only for Blizzard games anymore lol. Edited May 18, 2017 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Maybe that was it. I dunno, I just remember hearing something about them phasing out something related to battle.net because it was outdated after so many years of advancement in online gaming. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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