So, sparrow racing in being added for three weeks starting on the 8th. I have some opinions on this which I will be detailing below.
So first we have the postives; our sparrows are being given a new shiny look and we get new awesome gear. Not only that but if you observe the trailer you will notice that these new sparrows are not just reskins of old sparrows but actually conpletely new ones. That is pretty good in it's own right.
However there are also some issues with this; mainly that Bungie has mentioned Eververse will be involved with this and that it lasts for only 3 weeks.
[b][u]The positives in detail[/u][/b]
[u]New gear:[/u]
Number one is that we will be receiving new gear which is pretty god damn attractive. Am I the only one who likes how that gear all looks? It is pretty sweet. I like the colours involved and not just that but I like the way the gear is designed. It looks aerodynamic and athletic while also have a nice futuristic look as well. I think I will definitely look forward to earning some of that.
[u]A use to Amanda[/u]
Lets face it, who here ever usually heads to the ship docks? We have two factions there but they are still usually quite empty. This event will add an use for a vendor who is usually quite useless.
[u]Sparrow racing[/u]
Let's face it, we have all wanted this for a long time and it has taken Bungie a year and almost two months to do it but they have finally doing it. The Dev team is listening to us and they are finally adding things that we have actually asked for.
[b][u]The negatives[/u][/b]
[u]The usage of Eververse [/u]
Let me put this simply, you better keep your promise of keeping this game free of pay to win Bungie. New sparrow emotes or shaders? Fair enough but Bungie better not be adding in superior Sparrows which can only be bought from Eververse as that would be breaking their nice little "cosmetics only" policy.
[u]Taken King only[/u]
This event is only for those who purchase the Taken King, which is a shame as that cuts out players who have wanted this for a long time. I have the Taken King, but I have a feeling that there will be people out there who do not have the money to buy it who have campaigned for this for ages.
It is nice to see this being added, but not so much when veterans are being cut out of it as well if they do not have TK.
[u]3 weeks?[/u]
It is a shame to see this only last for 3 weeks. Maybe Bungie could add a playlist for the racing that is available all time with crucible/strike tier rewards? Like I have said before, we have wanted this for ages. It would be a shame if it then disappeared after such a short amount of time.
~ Joshua TCB
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One, eververse sparrows are cosmetic (ie. same stats as other sparrows) two, If you don't have ttk why are you posting about this? Three, this is a completely [u]free[/u] test to see if we like this or not
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!$ 3 week Xmas vacation Game still broken and stale Still no mention of any expansion
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It's for three weeks so they can see if the kids like it or wether to drop it. The kids only like shooting each other with weapons. This sparrow racing will die on its arse.
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I'm a veteran and have wanted this forever.... Don't care about eververse because it won't affect the race.... At the same time I'm a lil upset about having to buy the log book. That should just come with the quest line. Not $10
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It's really cool that sparrow racing is part of the game. Although the eververse micro transactions are getting drawn out more.
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I agree with this post for the most part, but Bungie has explained why Sparrow racing only lasts for three week here - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FRRP4dGk1FA
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https://youtu.be/tfLYQwxpqMQ Thats what i think about sparrow racing.
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RNG will destroy it pretty much like it has in every other facet of this game...
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They're not really veterans if they don't have and haven't played ttk
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Anyone else notice in the video it looked like one of the sparrows was shooting ?
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Nice post. Thank-you :)
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You forgot one downside. There is no real content announced. Like strikes raids and missions.
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To your negatives. 1. Both Cozmo and Deej have been around commenting that completing a quest from Amanda gets you the same style of Sparrow from Eververse and that there are no performance differences. It will be about skill. 2. Let's just accept that if you don't financially support the game or are invested enough to keep up to date in content, then why are you here? Yes it's an artificial way to force people to buy content but that way those that play the top end content know they are on level playing fields and are invested in the game. 3. This event is a trail. They've said they will be listening to feedback about what to improve and change. Most likely we will see it become a monthly event, possibly a core playlist.
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How in the -blam!- would selling a sparrow give you a game advantage? The fastest sparrows are the ones from the raids.
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If you read the fine print at the end of the video, it says that Eververse will sell sparrows.
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Edited by Dexter307: 12/5/2015 11:05:45 PMLet us fully customize our sparrows and our sparrow's stats!
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I don't have TTK and don't care that I will not be able to partake in this event. It's new content that I didn't pay for, I understand and can live w/ that. I'm just glad it's finally made it into the game.
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Shameless self-bump
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They made it clear about the Sparrow Races that if the community likes it, they will continue working on it, so it might end up being another Iron Banner but with racing. I don't know what community they listen to, lol, but I'd love to see that positive moment because there's NO WAY they're REFERRING to "A FRIEND" or the FEEDBACK community forums. I already said it in a previous post, it's just another magnet tossed in with the TTK and I'm not buying it (figuratively and literally). I do hope it's more fun than it looks for players who do try it out, but I'm sure people are more bugged from it being timed. Your points are valid there. Limitations are so unappealing and if there's grind (which there will be) behind the rewards, it just goes to show how inconsiderate they are towards the paying player who doesn't have the wanted free time to earn all the offers.
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"All sparrows will be the same, it's the players ability that will allow you to win sparrow races." Something along those lines
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Can we just remember to make all sparrows on even playing fields? No? Bollocks
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If you read the words at the bottom it says you can buy sparrows from Eververse. In the video they clearly stated that there will be no superiority with sparrows. Everyone goes the same speed. What matters is how many hates you hit which is up to u
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Yet another self bump
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Cozmo just replied to a topic reguarding the sparrows and the Pay2Win worries. It is worth a read as it gives some valuable info; one is that we will be getting new quests amd the other is more into Eververse
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Selfless self bump
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3 weeks ain't bad though! gives me a reason to put in more time after work anyway rather than just my usual weekends.