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7/27/2014 7:13:51 PM
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Thinking about cancelling my pre-order...

With the [url=http://www.twitch.tv/2old2play/b/551599375]Twitch [/url]video of Deej saying there will only be one destination per planet, I'm really having my doubts about the game. Don't get me wrong, it's fun and all, but if it's so small, I worry that the fun won't last very long. I'm currently hoping that Deej misspoke or that he forgot to mention something, but if I don't get clarification soon, I think I'll probably cancel my pre-order and wait post-release to see how the game's size holds up. As for people saying, "Oh, but they'll release tons of DLC in the future," well, I guess that's a culture I just really don't want to support. Bungie promised a huge, expansive world for players to explore and that should be reflected in the base game. That experience shouldn't be something that we have to pay extra money for when it was promised right from the start. I mean, I'm in college! It was already a big deal for me to drop $60 for the base game alone! Honestly, the only way the DLC argument would work for me is if most of the DLC was free to download and with Activision as a the publisher, I have little faith in that possibility. Also, I know there's areas currently blocked off in Old Russia because of the ??? level enemies, but if these areas are as visually homogeneous as the rest of the map and only contain higher-leveled versions of enemies we've already seen, then I don't really think they can add much in terms of interest. As for people who enjoy grinding for better gear and think this will add to their play time, that's fine and I hope they're right about it, but I guess I'm just not the type of gamer who finds that appealing. So unless the information changes in the very near future, I guess you guys have one less player to worry about contributing to lag come launch day :)

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  • The game is going to be huge, they spent a long time making it, not rushed like CoD. We've also only have explored only 12gb of the game and the moon is massive. I think this game will require less dlc because you will still be completing the arduos tasks of the campaign. Also dlc will be more fulfilling than a 4gb map pack to spicen up a repetitive game *cough cough* CoD. This is Bungie we are talking about.

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  • Well one location can be really big, old Russia doesn't seem that it's that big, I bet it might expand, it's too small right now

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  • Have fun playing whatever else you will. Nobody cares that you are a greedy child.

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  • You self entitled kids are really something, it's like a love letter to your long lost girlfriend.. hey guys I'm not feeling it anymore guess I'll have to cancel it :( :( NO ONE GIVES A SHIT

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    • Edited by BattleAxe: 7/27/2014 8:44:56 PM
      @ Madcat, I completely agree with you in regards to not wanting to support the DLC culture. This is why I buy fewer and fewer games as time goes on. I really don't think that the developers realize that if every game that comes out requires DLC in order to get the full experience, that people will buy fewer games. I've bought and experimented with so many different games during the PS2 and PS3 era in particular, but DLC didn't start to become the norm until at least half way through the last generation. Basically, instead of buying 6 - 8 games with the odd DLC purchase over the course of a year (as an example) like I used to do, now I might buy one or maybe two new games per year max, mainly because I know that there will be a tonne of DLC, and if you want to keep playing with your friends, then you always need to purchase the latest multiplayer maps/co-op DLC. Developers need to get back to releasing great games packed with content, and then have everyone anticipating the release of the next sequel like they used to do. I'm not opposed to maybe one map pack, but if any DLC is to be released, it should be actual real extra content. Not some game that has been reduced before launch in order to create a false demand for extra content, and certainly not day one DLC. Basically, it shouldn't surprise developers that people are choosing to wait a year or so for a game to go for a cheap price during a Steam sale. The gaming industry is headed for a crash, and you're starting to see the beginnings of this with Xbox One and PS4. Sony are using Indie Developers to a major degree in order to pad their lineup of upcoming games, and they're also releasing quite a few re-mastered games from the PS3 era, as are other publishers/developers. The reason for this is because the big publishers, with the exception of Ubisoft, are scared to invest in big AAA game titles, because the gamer's dollar is being spread too thin. You have tonnes of big game titles out there these days which also have tonnes of big game DLC. If developers want some examples of games with great value due to high production value and lots of content, look at games like Socom 1,2,3 & Combined Assault , Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm, Rainbow Six Vegas 1&2, Far Cry 2&3, Resistance: Fall of Man, Resistance 2, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: World at War, and Modern Warfare 2. Now even though some people will say that the Call of Duty games that I have listed all had DLC, if you look at the huge amount of content that these games released with, they were actually pretty amazing. Roughly speaking, these Call of Duty games released with roughly 15 multiplayer maps and around 12 game modes each, along with full (and good) single player campaigns. Of course CoD: WaW and MW2 also came with multiple co-op modes, including full campaign co-op in World at War.

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    • Did you explore the moon at all when they opened it up? that place was freaking huge! I couldn't even get into a lot of places in the hellmouth too. This game is going to be huge. I don't understand why you are so mad. This game is already way bigger than all of the halos. There is more to it than any battlefield or call of duty game. Yet, you are still complaining. This game is still held back a little by the older generation consoles and they have to save some for the future games right? I had a ton of fun in the beta and it was only ten percent of the game.

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    • Do it.

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    • Found a link that may help shed some light on this bro. http://www.ign.com/wikis/destiny/Locations "As a Guardian, it is your duty to protect all of Humanity's colonies, or at least to reclaim them as our own. The Solar System has been taken from us by ruthless enemies who won't give it up easily. Earth The wilderness beyond the walls of the City are ruined and corrupted, claimed by nature and our enemies.[b] From the war-torn fortresses of the Twilight Gap to the skyward steppes of Old Russia,[/b] evidence of our lost glory still litters the Earth, waiting to be rediscovered. The Moon Early exploration attempts have proven too dangerous. The City has since classified Earth's Moon as a Forbidden Zone. The Hive have taken over. Mars What was once our greatest colony is now but a shadow and a ruin. The Cabal and Vex battle on the dunes of Mars, trying to claim it as their own. We are trying to take it back, we are trying to recover Charlemagne. Venus What was once ours is now a Vex stronghold in our Solar System. The jungles of Venus have become a hostile warzone for any daring Guardian to venture into." As you can see, the bolded sentence clearly states that there are at least two locations on earth.

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      • Man, so many people throwing hissy-fits! Y'all realize that cancelling my pre-order doesn't ensure that I'm gonna swear off Destiny forever and personally burn down Bungie's offices, right? It just means I'm gonna wait until post-release to see how things pan out before deciding if I want to commit my money to the game. Y'all angry people flipping out and calling me names need to go out and smell some flowers. Or get laid . Something to relieve the stress, y'know?

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      • "I don't think there will be enough people playing, so I am not gonna play until I see how many people play"

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      • Ok so you tell me what other game is out there to this scale? Can deliver solid game play? Just because it doesnt deliver on your wildest dreams doesnt make it a fail! Stop overhyping games in your head and appreciate it for what it is and what it delivers that no other game development team has

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        • Do you not understand what he means by one location on earth, the location is earth, not Russia, earth, earth not Chicago, everything is going to be linked on a planet so if you want to be skeptical negative Nancy's yes, 1 destination if you want to hope for a game, it will be linked as a destination....

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          • [quote] Bungie promised a huge, [b]expansive [/b]world for players to explore and that should be reflected in the base game. [quote] dlc man, it's what's going to make the game a lot better. It's the only way we're going to get the stuff we want from this game. You said they promised an expansive world well dlc is expanding.

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            • Wiki says old Chicago will be implemented on earth?

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              • Then do it, no one cares

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              • This, ladies and gentlemen, is the anchor effect in action. The BETA being the anchor for his poor argument.

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              • Edited by Crazypug: 7/27/2014 8:21:46 PM
                Ill rather buy a next gen game for my ps4

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                • I'm right there with you bro.

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                • Girl, bye

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                • Here come the comments calling you an idiot.

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                  • I feel bad for you bro. I too am fairly disappointed in Bungie but to me the game is still worth 60 dollars.

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                  • Bye. You only did this for attention.

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