Destiny 2 - Clan Link 1st Post

It's been a long season, but we ain't dead yet. Bungie announced a partnership with BattleEye, finally the game is getting anti-cheat. It has some issues and it wont catch everyone but it's better than what we had yesterday which is nothing. Just the capability of auto bans mid-game will be huge.

New season going live next Tuesday and everything about it content-wise is under wraps until the next DLC reveal that morning, same as they did with Arrivals/Beyond Light which was cool.

Edit, they just released the last TWAB before the next season which includes a lot of weapon changes, including infinite primary ammo.

Looks like there was a leak from an advertisement launched early with season name and primary character, no surprise on either counts if you have been currentish with the story.

If all the leaks are true sounds like a good time to get back into the game before Witch Queen

Second or third time the Xbox store has leaked an advertisement early. Bungie went ahead and announced the name because of it.

Anyway Mara is back!

I skipped this entire one after playing a lot of D1. Is there a bunch of content to run through it as a single player FPS for a bit or is it pretty much multiplayer from the get go?

Chimney said:

I skipped this entire one after playing a lot of D1. Is there a bunch of content to run through it as a single player FPS for a bit or is it pretty much multiplayer from the get go?

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Depends if you want to pay for anything or not.

I am not afraid of opening my wallet.

Chimney said:

I am not afraid of opening my wallet.

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In that case, a $75 Legendary Edition will get you all three DLC's plus the current season pass. This includes campaigns for each DLC, two extra subclass for each character, exotic weapon quests etc. Content wise, I've heard newer players refer to it all at once as overwhelming. You can buy any of the three DLC's individually, but if you go that route then purchase Beyond Light, it's the most recent.

Many things in the game require teammates, but pretty much everything is match made and you don't need to communicate with anyone for the run of the mill shit. You can effectively play this game as a solo player until end game.

Regardless of which you get, I suggest waiting until Tuesday to make a purchase since it comes with a season and we're starting a new one on the 24th. Until then, just download the F2P game and dick around to see if you like the core game play. It's also possible they decide to announce Forsaken (the first DLC) as being added to the F2P lineup on Tuesday. Unlikely, but possible.

mkopec said:

Probably a good 100-150 hours of single player goodness in D2. Not sure though a lot has changed and they revamped the noob shit a while ago and I have not played a new character. But Im sure all the story lines are still there from vanilla to the latest expansion.

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The original Red War campaign is gone since they vaulted content with the BL release. Forsaken to now remains intact. From what I understand the franchise can be pretty confusing for new players, bound to happen when you're jumping into a game 5 years down the line though.

Cool, thanks for info.

also no Mercury, Mars, Io, or Titan anymore

I liked Destiny 2 for what it was and played all the vanilla content to completion. I stepped away for a while, come back and couldnt figure out what the fk was going on or where I needed to go or anything even remotely close to cohesive. Had to look up what I "should" be doing etc. which even then, a lot of it is disjointed and you have no idea why you're doing this or that and who or why you're talking to this or that person. Much less the bullshit tedium of having to constantly look shit up. Cant even go back to figure out what the fk you missed, which is a shame. Game needs better "on rails" suggestions than what it currently has cause its an abomination for a new or long time returning player. The combat etc. is still engaging and fun, though. So its a toss up for me personally on where I would rank it.

Lenas said:

Second or third time the Xbox store has leaked an advertisement early. Bungie went ahead and announced the name because of it.

Anyway Mara is back!

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I won't be surprised if Mara returns with a dick between her legs, because Bungie.

Daidraco said:

I liked Destiny 2 for what it was and played all the vanilla content to completion. I stepped away for a while, come back and couldnt figure out what the fk was going on or where I needed to go or anything even remotely close to cohesive. Had to look up what I "should" be doing etc. which even then, a lot of it is disjointed and you have no idea why you're doing this or that and who or why you're talking to this or that person. Much less the bullshit tedium of having to constantly look shit up. Cant even go back to figure out what the fk you missed, which is a shame. Game needs better "on rails" suggestions than what it currently has cause its an abomination for a new or long time returning player. The combat etc. is still engaging and fun, though. So its a toss up for me personally on where I would rank it.

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The $60-$100/yr Season model sorta ruined the game for me.

Entire last year of content was $65 or $70 if you bought the DLC deluxe edition. Same as any yearly franchise and cheaper than an MMO sub. Big deal. Plus the story this past year is the best D2 has ever been. I could see an argument for Year 4 being the best in D2 history outside of the Last Wish raid in Y2, that was just a masterpiece.