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Should I hold off on buying this for a few months or something?
I mean I'm still going to play it more than I would most 5/5 games... Other than playing some AC Origins and WWE, I don't see me really playing anything other than Destiny 2 until RDR2 comes out.
It's a 3/5 because I like the franchise so much.
They made some great QoL changes over Destiny, but a lot of changes feel either unnecessary or a step backwards. Basically, wasting potential and a lot of the game feels like a sweeping nerf to everything.
The problem lies with the crucible (used to be fun and now is terrible) and the lack of any meaningful end game grind. In Destiny, you'd grind for weapons with specific rolls or armor with a high split, and in Destiny 2 you're grinding for Glimmer to purchase RNG mods so that you can hopefully get enough of a certain kind to turn into a +5 legendary mod. Mods in general are just really terribly implemented and poorly thought out.
The raid is great. Dare say my favorite one yet. The strikes are good. But outside of doing them once, Adventures/Lost Sectors are trash that aren't rewarding. 4v4 crucible is horrendous.
As is, the only real progress you can make on a character once you hit a certain power level is via completing the weekly milestones. The Flashpoint and Crucible one can be knocked out in an hour, and doing them will also knockout the Clan XP one. All that's left then is Nightfall and Raid. Then you might as well be done for the week.
Crucible should have stayed 6v6 or even added an 8v8 mode.
People begged for 6 man patrols in D1, yet nothing changed in D2. They implemented clans in the game, and then reduced the amount you can actually play with. In D1, you could go from Crucible to Raid and back to Crucible and stick with the group, now it's "well, raid is over, two or three of you have to go."
There's a list a mile long of things they need to fix, address, or implement. D2 is, outside of Crucible, I think in a better position overall than D1 was at launch for the most part, but it has quite a ways to go before it catches up to where Destiny ended up at.
I'd say get it, but YMMV playing on PC unless you have a group to play with. I'm at max power level, have the weapons I want, and don't enjoy crucible at all right now. So, my personal preference would just be to spend all my time playing the game running the raid, but that's not going to happen. At this point I'm basically playing for Glimmer to play a terribly conceived RNG slot machine to try and set builds for my character just the way I want them but also don't really matter.
Looks fantastic, plays fantastic, sounds fantastic.
But that's the shell, and overall I'd say the game is hollow. There's an emptiness to it that D1 never had.
Well after getting to lvl 20 and power 220 or so, I must admit, I'm not impressed. PvP is so-so, reminds me a lot of Overwatch and that game has better PvP.
PvE is repetition, but not very fun. I have only seen one strike mission and I'm not sure if there are more maps. I know I need to unlock Nightfall (whatever that is) and the raid, but I have not been encouraged to play more.
The loot is bad. I still expected cooler loot as this game is promoted as a game with a lot of randomized loot. I just see the same items with a bit higher item lvl.
TLDR:
Average console game. Low standard by PC standard. It's worse than The Division.
Worse than The Division eh? Well i didn't think the Division was bad![]()
have they announced if they are going to remove that auto aim for controller users that can easily be used while using a mouse? If not I'm not sure I'm going to try it out.
I guess I'll be using my XIM4 on the PC version too, then... It's still a couple weeks out, though.I've seen many complaints about this feature and no reports that they are going to remove it. There was an article about this a week or so ago. I hope they remove it from the game, but at this point it seems doubtful.
I guess I'll be using my XIM4 on the PC version too, then... It's still a couple weeks out, though.
I've seen many complaints about this feature and no reports that they are going to remove it. There was an article about this a week or so ago. I hope they remove it from the game, but at this point it seems doubtful.
now that the console peeps have played this for a few weeks I'm definitely getting the impression that it's not a big leap forward...more like they stood pat for the most part and made Destiny 1.5...some parts better, some worse but overall it seems like a decent game but nothing spectacular...a lot of repetition and surprisingly it seems the loot grind seems disappointing...console peeps are the ones that are the authority on this game since a PC release is brand new for D2 so if they're not loving this then I'm not sure if the PC release will help
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=251565539&postcount=1
now that the console peeps have played this for a few weeks I'm definitely getting the impression that it's not a big leap forward...more like they stood pat for the most part and made Destiny 1.5...some parts better, some worse but overall it seems like a decent game but nothing spectacular...a lot of repetition and surprisingly it seems the loot grind seems disappointing...console peeps are the ones that are the authority on this game since a PC release is brand new for D2 so if they're not loving this then I'm not sure if the PC release will help
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=251565539&postcount=1
I guess I'll be using my XIM4 on the PC version too, then... It's still a couple weeks out, though.
On the flip side / Devil's advocate:
it does feel like a lot of people sprinted to the end.
the game came out 5 weeks ago on console...I think the reviews/impressions that have been coming out in the past week or so should be taken even more seriously then the ones that came out a week after release...5 weeks play time is not a rush review...hence why you're seeing a lot of the hard core fans voice their complaints now
I'm still debating whether or not to buy this game when released for PC, leaning towards yes based on the fun I had with the first 3 months of Destiny at initial release. I remember forming a group of 5-7 xbox friends and we enjoyed the game, the weekly nightfall stuff and of course vault of glass. We all got burned out right around the same 3 month mark though, right around the time the first expansion was released. I even had bought the expansion pass because we were having so much fun, then I never ever played any of the expansion content.
The Destiny formula on PC with KB+M controls and hopefully better load times is enticing. Even if it is grindy and MMOish, the daily and weekly objectives or whatnot was enjoyable for awhile, kind of mindless busywork with good gunplay. The strikes and raids are fun of course, never went to the crucible much so any changes there mean little to me. I don't think Destiny could ever consume me to the point I'd dump in 2000 hours like some players of the original game, but I think it should be easy to get a few months worth of gameplay to justify the price.
I think I just talked myself into buying it while writing this post.
Bungie has revealed the final PC specs for Destiny 2
https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/46397
Minimum specs
CPU Intel: Intel Core i3-3250 3.5 GHz or Intel Pentium G4560 3.5 GHz
CPU AMD: AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz
GPU Nvidia: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB or GTX 1050 2GB
GPU AMD: AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
RAM: 6GB
Recommended specs
CPU Intel: Intel Core i5-2400 3.4 GHz or i5 7400 3.5 GHz
CPU AMD: AMD Ryzen R5 1600X 3.6 GHz
GPU Nvidia: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB or GTX 1060 6GB
GPU AMD: AMD R9 390 8GB
RAM: 8GB
You'll also need 68GB of free hard drive space and Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, or Windows 10 64-bit
For those that haven't ventured into the Destiny universe yet, it's good, beautiful and fun at first (jealous of the 4k). Then it gets grindy, repetitive and even have you question, why am I playing this?
This is how I feel playing. Weekly reset lets me attack those Weekly Quests/Strikes/Nightfall/Crucible/Flashpoint events for better gear only to be:
1) Rewarded with the same loot I already have so I dismantle them giving me some in game currency to purchase Engrams from the Gunsmith.
2) Then I acquire more in game currency to get special Engrams from different vendors to decode into gear I already have only to dismantle them and get more in game currency.
3) Rinse and repeat
Loot is underwhelming and there's a lack of endgame content to keep me engaged. While I enjoyed the blossoming of Destiny 2, I'm at a stale point in the game looking at my backlog.
PvP is ok, PvE gets boring but the Raid is fantastic when glitches aren't present. On the brighter side, there's still 2 more expansions. Until then, this Guardian is thumbing through the backlog of games to catch up on.
19% off at GMG right now.everyone seems to be saying pretty much the same thing...after the beta I was all in (if I could snag an Nvidia bundle code for $25-$30...but later found out that this only applies to 1080 and 1080Ti cards)...now I'm in the wait for a sale camp
19% off at GMG right now.
20% off at Amazon (but sales tax may apply).
Yeah, sorry. Prime - and it looks like it's a physical copy? Doesn't say one way or the other (and the "shipping" note makes it seem like it's physical).you mean the 20% Amazon Prime pre-order bonus?
everyone seems to be saying pretty much the same thing...after the beta I was all in (if I could snag an Nvidia bundle code for $25-$30...but later found out that this only applies to 1080 and 1080Ti cards)...now I'm in the wait for a sale camp
Don't get me wrong, its not a bad game, its just end game content stagnates my interest. Slayerage has a long post on reddit regarding the state of D2 and explains it quite well.
I've heard "no."is the single player campaign good enough?