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Edited by Zeus: 7/24/2014 6:30:18 PM
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Should Destiny add splitscreen Post Launch?

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Bungie just released that there will be no splitscreen in Destiny. However, they also said that if the community came together on a subject then they WILL listen. We need to band together, and show that we CARE about whether or not there is splitscreen. I want to play with my friends and family. I don't want to spend $400+ just to please these major companies. Ever since Halo, I've loved split-screen. I couldn't STOP. 4-Player FPS was my DREAM, and now Bungie, my HERO, makes the one of the most beautiful games I've ever seen single player, I couldn't stand aside. This is for the gamers who love splitscreen. This is for the people who want to make their OWN choices, not the ones who'd rather have greedy gaming companies chose FOR them. This is for the family. This is for the friends. This is for split-screen. Please comment below why you do or don't want split-screen. Also share this link all over the web. Twitter. Facebook. Bungie. With your help we can bring split-screen back to Destiny. (EDIT #2) The change.org petition was made by someone else. http://www.change.org/petitions/destiny-add-split-screen-co-op (EDIT) Also everyone. Be nice and respectful of others. Keep it clean out there, I don't want this to be reduced to a shouting match. Keep the peace. I hope you're listening Deej. (EDIT) Guys, lets think for a moment. People talk about consoles not being able to handle splitscreen and single player experiences being ruined because adding splitscreen would reduce single player graphics. If this was [b]true[/b], wouldn't Bungie have just [b]said[/b] that in their explanation of why splitscreen wasn't in Destiny? Think about it. If consoles didn't have the power, wouldn't Bungie have just [b]said [/b]that for their reason why Destiny didn't have splitscreen? If single player graphics were decreased, wouldn't Bungie have just [b]said [/b]that for their reason why Destiny didn't have splitscreen? But Bungie [b]DIDN'T[/b]. Their silence speaks for itself. None of the above is [b]TRUE[/b], because if it [b]WAS [/b]Bungie would have just [b]SAID SO[/b] as their excuse for no splitscreen! [b]Think [/b]about it! If it was [b]TRUE [/b]they would have just used it as their excuse! However they [b]DIDN'T[/b]. Which means only one thing: [b]IT ISN'T TRUE.[/b] They [b]never [/b]mentioned it! They said nothing about console power or single player graphics! So the REASON WHY it wasn't mentioned is because it [b]SIMPLY ISN'T TRUE![/b] Consoles [b]CAN [/b]handle it! Singe player graphics [b]AREN'T [/b]affected! And Bungie doesn't [b]want [/b]us to know! They only technicalities they went into were "rendering" and "tethering", however, they also [b]never [/b]said that splitscreen [b]WASN'T [/b]possible! They speak of rendering and tethering, but never said that it [b]WASN'T [/b]possible! Cmon people! Look at it! Splitscreen [b]IS [/b]possible, and we [b]need [/b]to speak up! Btw MMO's can have splitscreen. http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/66727205/0/0

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  • Let's get this up to 1,000 comments!

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  • I'm sorry, but if I can't have split screen on my other MMOs, then Destiny should not have it. What is wrong about getting your friends together with everyone on their own console and tv all connected via wi-fi and having a wi-fi party? Split-screen should be reserved for games that aren't an MMOs.

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    • I'm voting no. I feel that the game looks great and I can play online with friends. Adding splitscreen would either lower the frame rate or lower the image quality and I'd rather have the beautiful game. Don't make them add this second hand, 4 years after building the rest of the game. I want to play destiny and if they have issues implementing this then we could have delays.

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      • Because a poll on the forums is going to do jack shit...

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      • Over 2500 votes!

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      • Bungie, consider what will make your game great in the future. Will it be the seamless multiplayer or the friendships made in our own living rooms. You decide.

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      • Bungie, I have to say my fondest gaming moment in history was when I had a friend over to help me towards my vidmaster achievements. To have a friend to laugh with, right next me while I was continually blown up over and over again was something I will always remember. I know that there are many reasons for this not to be implemented, but with this implementation (of split screen) I am hoping to rekindle the some of the passion and love I once had for video games.

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        • This saddens me. As a game developer, I understand why they left it out in the first place. The fact that the game looks as great as it does is because they didn't wast time doing splitscreen. For those that do play splitscreen, well I'm sorry. As bad it may sound, Wii U is your best bet for the best splitscreen experience (literally, it has two screens...)

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          • Dear Bungie, I will take a hit in the graphics department any day of the week if it means having split screen WITH a reasonable FOV that doesn't make me nauseous. If there is no split screen, I will be sticking to Halo. Sorry guys.

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            • This is something I'm really interested in. I hate that splitscreen is disappearing, because of how much I freaking love it. It's so much fun to pick up a controller at a friend's house and enjoy the experience. It's wonderful. And as with many people on this thread, the most fun I've ever had on splitscreen was with Halo. I'd absolutely LOVE to see this in Destiny.

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              • I'm extremely disappointed that split screen is not available in destiny. Ever since CoD came out and dropped split screen, other developers are starting to think that's the way to go. In reality, split screen is a feature that is welcomed by, and DESERVED by, video game consumers. Split screen is one of the defining traits of the Halo franchise. One of just a few reasons why group gaming sessions are centered around Halo instead of CoD, Killzone, or something else. This lasting lineage and notoriety is the primary reason Halo is still a successful franchise after its initial release so many years ago. Maybe Bungie doesn't have the love for Halo that it once had, but don't go and make the mistake of leaving out a defining feature that you've already mastered in the Halo series when it comes to the release of Destiny. Why start a new IP by leaving out a successful mechanic from a previous IP? Give me one good reason (aka not monetary) not to include split screen and I'll change my vote and praise the decision to everyone I know.

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                • Dear Bungie, I don't know what are the true motivations behind the cut of the split screen( probably graphical issue ) but enjoying destiny with someone next to you is more intense than using the headset to communicate tactics with an unknown that could leaves you in any moment. Encounters a random players all over the game map is an amazing feature, and would be more than amazing if there would be split screen, at least for 2 players, to share our feelings during a firefight with cabals or during a sparrow race or to boast the badass weapon that you get with your fellow player. I'm not the only who want this, so we can accept everything, only to have split screen in Destiny.

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                  • Splitscreen is just as important to me as anything else in this game. I really, really do want this.

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                  • I honestly don't even know why they didn't add it. If you're talking about open world, then make THAT part single player and the REST splitscreen! Or have splitscreen multiplayer only! Idk why it's not in ANY of the game! If we roam off, I'm OKAY with being teleported back together!

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                    • It is such bullshit, idk why more and more games are going away from split screen. It makes me very sad.

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                      • No splitscreen, no buy. Will save up for the MCC instead, as taking turns on single player games kills the experience.

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                        • I would love to see split screen coming for Destiny however I don't think it's possible.

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                        • I am pretty sure to chancel my preorder after this! All I was hoping for was a decent couch coop shooter. Since it is not what I thought it would be -> chancel

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                        • Yes it's very important to me and everyone I know that's getting this game.

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                        • I feel like Destiny needs this feature. When I see the gameplay of Destiny so many of it's attributes remind me of Halo 3 and the 4 player splitscreen needs to carry over as well for gamers to draw at least the same amount enjoyment from playing this new ip.

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                        • Even if having splitscreen in the MMO aspects of the game is too difficult, splitscreen PVP is certainly achievable!

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                          • 2051 votes; this thread is getting massive!!!!

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                          • Edited by oxmiladyxo: 6/13/2014 11:05:08 AM
                            I agree split-screen should be included or, as someone mentioned before, a PVP option outside the main gameplay at minimum. If not, then hopefully Bungie accomplishes the impossible and convinces MS and Sony to allow cross - system multiplayer. It's terrible to think I can't play with my significant other when it was a Bungie game that first brought us together. Not to mention playing with siblings, roommates, parents with their children, drinking buddies, friends who can't afford systems, etc... A game designed around multiplayer yet you cannot play with the person sitting next to you...smh

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                          • Me and my brother have been split screening ever sinse we were in diapers, and bungie's games are the fondest memories i have, and we've been hyped out our minds to play together. 10/10 won't buy without split screen

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                          • Split screen holds the game back. It hurts to hear that but it's true. Having two separate screens of the entire game running on one screen just isn't worth it anymore. Developers can use that "energy" so to speak, to improve on other aspects of the game. The demand of split screen is still there, believe me, but split-screeners are the minority nowadays.

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