Destiny players are a lot like World of Warcraft players, they are willing to grind through hours and hours of the game gameplay to get a better piece of equipment to grind away more hours. This was recently made a bit more worth while when a German player finally got their hands on the Crux of Crota, the super rare drop that upgrades the Eidolon Ally to the Necrochasm. Destiny power leveling might make the game become a simple. …
In a Bungie blog update today, sandbox engineer Jon Cable offers a nice layman’s look at how deep bugs get by the team, and why they can be so tricky to fix. This is a bug that’s been irritating Destiny players for some time (no-one likes to see valuable ammo disappear), so why hasn’t it been fixed? He said that it was a problem of mathematics and calculations. The game is basically trying to figure out the player’s inventory…
That’s Bungie’s Lead Designer Luke Smith, talking on NeoGAF about the specific faults of The Dark Below and how the systems will change in the second DLC pack, House of Wolves. In his post, Smith acknowledges that there’s a lot that doesn’t work in the Crota’s End Raid, and that Bungie won’t be making the same mistakes again. “Our philosophy about rewards/loot continue to evolve as we see how players play and react. We will continue to improve acquisition stories and…
If Bungie can take anything away from the launch of The Dark Below, it’s that it was generally well-received. New missions, new weapons and a fantastic new Raid finally made Destiny feel like more of a complete experience. Yes, it was still paid downloadable content and many still argue that the core game wasn’t worth the price of admission, but it’s still a step in the right direction. That being said, the behind-the-scenes systems of The Dark Below were, in…
Luke Smith, the lead designer of Destiny‘s sprawling raid quests, knows that a lot of people aren’t very happy with the Crota’s End raid introduced in the game’s first expansion, The Dark Below, and he understands why. Smith took to a discussion thread on NeoGAF over the weekend to address Destiny‘s fans directly, owning the mistakes of the first downloadable content release and offering some thoughts on how they can be addressed in the next one. “Nothing specific to announce…
For all its success and for all its fans, Destiny is missing so many pieces that could transform it from just a very good, Destiny power leveling give you a better game, very popular game into something truly great. At this point, I don’t think Destiny is going to implement the changes I’m hoping to see. In some ways, the following list should be seen as changes the game’s developer, Bungie, and publisher, Activision, should consider for Destiny 2. 1….
Bungie has heard players’ criticisms about the progression system in Destiny’s first DLC, and said that it won’t repeat the same mistakes again when it releases the next DLC, House of Wolves. “Nothing specific to announce at this time, but the mistakes we made with the DLC1 reward economy will not be repeated,” Bungie design lead Luke Smith said in a post to NeoGAF. Specifically, Smith was referring to gear from vendors invalidating the efforts of players who raided the…
As covered in this Destiny guide. Destiny power leveling also has guides for you, the Necrochasm is obtained by getting the Husk of the Pit from a Swordbearer Knight and using an Embalming Orb to upgrade it to Eidolon Ally. The final evolution to Necrochasm requires the Crux of Crota, which can only be obtained by beating the boss of Crota’s End on Hard Mode. Millions of Destiny players have defeated Crota’s End on Hard Mode since it was released…
According to Bungie, Destiny players purchased more than one million Ice Breakers when Xûr, Agent of the Nine, had the sniper rifle on sale last week. The mysterious vendor returned Friday, and PlayStation and Xbox players may find this weekend’s collection of Exotic weapons and items disappointing in comparison, unless you are a Hunter dancing machine. Those looking for Xûr should run straight ahead towards the Vanguard hall, after spawning in the Tower. He is located to the right of…
Bungie’s Destiny has inspired some of the most ambivalent thoughts I’ve ever had while clutching a gamepad. Some people have said it’s the sort of game you either love or you hate. For me it’s much more of a love-hate relationship. It’s exactly what I want out of a video game, and yet its pieces are ultimately more satisfying than the whole. It’s not often I have such mixed feelings about a video game My early reactions to games are…