Spent all of the in-game currency upgrading to a new Kestrel Class spaceship.
Really hope the main game has some spaceship combat modes.
Completed all the story missions yesterday which unlocked a chapter on the moon that you can't play in the beta.
The strike mission is the same as the Alpha but still great fun & I've learnt better tactics on taking down the various boss fights.
Hitting the level cap quite quickly again at eight but you can still carry on playing by upping the difficulty to boost up your character skills. Tried a bit of PvP but I sucked so returned back to Earth to continue searching for the golden chests in the game. Once you have found all five you unlock a new speedster.
The Beta will be offline for maintenance the next two days, hoping when it returns Bungie unlocks a few more story modes.
Destiny – Warlock
Melee looks a lot more cool with a hadouken style fist punch. Unlike the alpha you don't start off with everything unlocked there is more of a story element to the gameplay now with the Ghost awakening you and narrating you through various quests.
Bungie have erased "The Wizard came from the Moon" line which is a shame it just needed more oomph. The Ghost voice has now become more robotic which is better.
I love the appeal of the open landscapes but not so sure I like the re-spawning enemies. I just want to explore the world but there is not much to find except for the odd loot box or offline Ghost. Although the occasional enemy will now drop loot.
The fact you can carry more than two weapons in your inventory is a bit odd when it comes to the gun gameplay which allows you to only switch between the two that are equipped. Wish it would let you equip everything you have so I can switch between assault-shotgun-pistol-sniper.
I've still got one story mission left to enjoy & the fireteam mission. I've also not yet visited the crucible. PvP has never appealed to me I enjoy PvE much more but I'll still give it a go.
Destiny Beta
Took a while to get the Beta started due to Bungie's silly idea of making the codes active at 6pm. So promptly their website went down whilst gamers tried to get their beta code. Once I got this PSN was on the blip trying to activate the code.
Eventually when the downloaded started all 10.9GB it did not take too long & I got a chance to play the first mission albeit on Abbas's account.
It looks lovely & now has some more story elements, looking forward to spending my available gaming time this weekend playing nothing else but Destiny.
Eventually when the downloaded started all 10.9GB it did not take too long & I got a chance to play the first mission albeit on Abbas's account.
It looks lovely & now has some more story elements, looking forward to spending my available gaming time this weekend playing nothing else but Destiny.
Destiny – Alpha
Over the weekend I managed to play quite a bit of Destiny & hit the level cap for the Alpha test.
On Earth you have three types of modes Story, Explore & Strike.
The story mission is quite short but gives you a bit of a background into what your role is in the game.
The Strike mission is very tough even with my level eight Titan & two other online players there were quite a few tough bosses to overcome. I died quite a few times on this but thankfully the co-op players were able to revive me.
The Explore mode is my favourite because it lets you explore the gorgeous terrain whilst completing simple missions and taking part in public events. I spent hours just exploring the many caves & underground passages. Occasionally you would come up against some very tough level 10+ enemies that you just could not harm. I found an opening in the dam wall which took me to an outside area littered with rusted vehicles.
Visually it looks amazing, I have some screenshots I took below & more on my PS4 which I will upload later.
On Earth you have three types of modes Story, Explore & Strike.
The story mission is quite short but gives you a bit of a background into what your role is in the game.
The Strike mission is very tough even with my level eight Titan & two other online players there were quite a few tough bosses to overcome. I died quite a few times on this but thankfully the co-op players were able to revive me.
The Explore mode is my favourite because it lets you explore the gorgeous terrain whilst completing simple missions and taking part in public events. I spent hours just exploring the many caves & underground passages. Occasionally you would come up against some very tough level 10+ enemies that you just could not harm. I found an opening in the dam wall which took me to an outside area littered with rusted vehicles.
Visually it looks amazing, I have some screenshots I took below & more on my PS4 which I will upload later.
Can't wait till July 17th for the Beta. I think I may have to take a couple of days off work to enjoy.