So everyone has had the opportunity to play the beta and visit the farm. This week RWG and I got to talk about both with KobOneArt and Tim of Tacoma and get thought on some things like
-The Slovabomb
-Double primaries, love or hate them?
-4v4 and fireteams
-How have you liked 4v4 and do you think it's sustainable, particularly to solo players?
-Do you like the movement changes?
-What are your thoughts on skill trees and diversity in builds?
-What D2 weapons have stood out for you?
-Grenades and melee changes
-Power creep in Destiny, will weapons ascend?
-Should the beta have included a patrol level?
-Destiny 2 visuals vs D1
-What did everyone think of the farm?
As always, interested to hear you thoughts on these questions :)
[spoiler][quote]Downloadable Audio links:
[b]SoundCloud[/b] https://soundcloud.com/oceans-of-canopy/episode-56
[b]iTunes[/b] https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/destinytruthcast-destiny-podcast/id1101605804?mt=2[/quote][/spoiler]
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Lovely listen as always. So I have some similar feelings regarding the Beta. The changes had very good synergy with how the game plays now but as much as I understand why many of these changes were made, I still do not like the reduction of the fun factor of the PVP game. Overal I had a good time with the Beta and have hopes of really getting into the new Destiny but honestly, I was not having as much fun as I had hoped for. The game seems improved in many ways but at the same time reduced. Felt like a "nerf everything" version of Destiny. The striker Titan was my favourite during the Beta. The shoulder charge not killing in one hit, even though it now requires a melee charge, was super annoying but at the same time, I could see how an unrestrained Shoulder Charge could be problematic considering counters like shotguns and fusion rifles are not in play as much anymore. I am still excited for the full game considering this was a Beta build that is even older than what was current in the studios at the time we were playing the Beta. I was very okay with the Kinetic, Energy, Power weapon formula. I did not like the ability consolidation but understand this will certainly help with balance changes. There is so much I would like to express but thankfully, a lot of the feelings were echoed by RWG during the podcast. So in a nutshell, the Beta was underwhelming but interesting enough to keep me excited for the full game. The secrecy of PVE stuff is golden for me. I hope they ride that wave till launch and not do spoiler reveals like what became a norm for them since the House of Wolves reveal streams.