If you've seen the concept art and read the reveal articles, you'll obviously know of [url=http://www.bungie.net/pubassets/615/pike_thumbnail.jpg]the pike[/url] and the so-called [url=http://www.bungie.net/pubassets/615/fallen_thumbnail.jpg]"spider tank"[/url]. Now, thinking over everything we know, and in particular, the example given to us about players spontaneously appearing in your world, it possibly reveals how vehicles will work in Destiny. [url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1]It was mentioned the female player that saved them came riding in on her pike, however, she killed the enemies using a weapon called "The Fate Of All Fools," not her pike.[/url]
So if this player resorted to using her gun she was wielding rather than her pike to defeat her enemies, it almost seems like vehicles in Destiny may be like mounts in other MMOs in that they're used strictly for transportation. Now, there's always the possibility that the weapon was somehow one that was able to defeat the enemies more easily than the pike's weapons, but do we even know if the pike has weapons? There was no mention of this player even attempting to use them if there are.
This all really begs the question: will vehicles in Destiny be like they were in Halo, or more like typically seen in MMO's as only transport? In other words, will we able to kill some enemies by splattering them or using a main weapon on the vehicle? Will we be able to find a vehicle lying around in the world for anyone who happens upon it's taking? Will we be able to dismount it and let a friend ride it if we so choose? Or will vehicles in Destiny be exclusively ours and ours alone? Will we only acquire them through gambling, purchase or quests? Will they only be used as transportation and nothing more?
And as for the "spider tank," if we should happen to encounter some fallen walking with one, can we jack it and use it against them, or will it simply be a non-drivable vehicle? I can understand that Bungie is taking a more MMO approach to everything, but I still feel keeping vehicles in the more Halo sense would provide a more full and entertaining experience, especially in something as open world as this is claiming to be. If you're pinned down and have no ammo for example, you might end up retreating in a different direction than you came, only to stumble upon an abandoned pike that would allow you to take down the enemies and move on with the story. Maybe if you and someone else who's got a camo ability stumble upon a "spider tank," you can distract the enemies while the camo guy flanks the tank and jacks it, before using it against the enemies to clear the way, and let you hop on back and continue on with the mission with some heavier firepower.
Thoughts? Opinions? Let em' flow.
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3 RepliesThe pike looks like a narwhal.