THAB 12/01/16 (Destiny)
by CyberKN 
, Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Thursday, December 01, 2016, 21:21 (3006 days ago)
edited by CyberKN, Thursday, December 01, 2016, 21:41
https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/45485/7_This-Week-At-Bungie--12012016
- Bungie will have something to show at PSX
- Rift Iron Banner Next Week
- Drops for the above include Scout Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Helmets and Class Items
- MLG Destiny is a thing now
MLG Destiny
The game has all of the potential to be the definitive MLG FPS game. But holy hell the lag issues! I'm very, very disappointed in MLG for allowing a game with such issues to be part of their series. It's going to be a joke.
Gear control
Unless gear is strictly controlled, I think any MLG Destiny game will in part be determined by who has the latest perfect roll weapons.
Gear control
by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, December 01, 2016, 23:22 (3005 days ago) @ Durandal
Unless gear is strictly controlled, I think any MLG Destiny game will in part be determined by who has the latest perfect roll weapons.
This is an interesting question. Beyond that, I wonder if they will go so far as to limit subclass options such as grenades as well.
Probably*. They're usually really strict on this crap, right
by Funkmon , Thursday, December 01, 2016, 23:44 (3005 days ago) @ Cody Miller
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Probably*. They're usually really strict on this crap, right
by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, December 01, 2016, 23:50 (3005 days ago) @ Funkmon
To me, that would ruin a lot of the 'fun' of the game.
Probably*. They're usually really strict on this crap, right
by cheapLEY , Friday, December 02, 2016, 01:09 (3005 days ago) @ Cody Miller
To me, that would ruin a lot of the 'fun' of the game.
Sure, but we're talking about the people that turn Halo into a BRs only bore fest, so that's no surprise.
Probably*. They're usually really strict on this crap, right
by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Friday, December 02, 2016, 02:00 (3005 days ago) @ cheapLEY
Official MLG Destiny Rules:
- Cannot pick any subclass you want. Must use unleveled minimum armor Warlock.
- Cannot use double jump
- Cannot use melee
- Cannot use grenades
- Cannot use Super
- Cannot use Hancannons, Auto Rifles, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Sidearms, Fusion Rifles, Heavy Machineguns, Rocket Launchers, Swords.
- Cannot use Motion Tracker
- Cannot use Sparrow
- Cannot use HUD
- Cannot use ADS
- Cannot level up any weapon perks
- And most importantly: Cannot play anything that remotely resembles Destiny.
Probably*. They're usually really strict on this crap, right
by SonofMacPhisto , Friday, December 02, 2016, 19:03 (3005 days ago) @ Ragashingo
Official MLG Destiny Rules:
- Cannot pick any subclass you want. Must use unleveled minimum armor Warlock.
- Cannot use double jump
- Cannot use melee
- Cannot use grenades
- Cannot use Super
- Cannot use Hancannons, Auto Rifles, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Sidearms, Fusion Rifles, Heavy Machineguns, Rocket Launchers, Swords.
- Cannot use Motion Tracker
- Cannot use Sparrow
- Cannot use HUD
- Cannot use ADS
- Cannot level up any weapon perks
- And most importantly: Cannot play anything that remotely resembles Destiny.
- Halo 2 Battle Rifles only
FTFY
Probably*. They're usually really strict on this crap, right
by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Friday, December 02, 2016, 19:34 (3005 days ago) @ SonofMacPhisto
Which part? I allowed Pulse Rifles... :p
Probably*. They're usually really strict on this crap, right
by SonofMacPhisto , Friday, December 02, 2016, 19:51 (3005 days ago) @ Ragashingo
Which part? I allowed Battle Rifles... :p
Shh!! Be careful!! You know how they get when you blaspheme The One True Gun.
Sounds wonderful.
BR borefest is my favourite borefest.
Sounds wonderful.
by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Sunday, December 04, 2016, 18:02 (3003 days ago) @ someotherguy
BR borefest is my favourite borefest.
I think it was co-incidental that I started being turned off by the hardcore competitive crowd at around the same time that Schooly D trashed the crucible.
I thought it would be a good idea to limit weapon usage only, but even that I'm not even so sure about. That adds a tremendous variety to the game. You can't just say no pulse rifles because that is dumb. You can't just say no clever dragon because that is dumb. And so while there are quite a few weapons that will simply dominate the meta, banning or restricting gun type would do more harm than good at this point when the game is designed around variety.
Destiny 2 really needs to separate the crucible from PvE. This way, Bungie can include a wide variety or weapons, exotics, and archetypes for use in the crucible, yet balance them all in such a way that nothing is totally dominant. No random perks either. Just a much smaller set of guns, that can be much more easily balanced.
What you're saying isnt that different
Weapon restrictions are weapon restrictions. MLG rules dont limit choices because theyre boring people who hate fun (ymmv), they do it for balance. If Bungie could balance their own PvP that would be swell, but in the absence of that...
What you're saying isnt that different
by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Sunday, December 04, 2016, 23:57 (3002 days ago) @ someotherguy
Weapon restrictions are weapon restrictions. MLG rules dont limit choices because theyre boring people who hate fun (ymmv), they do it for balance. If Bungie could balance their own PvP that would be swell, but in the absence of that...
My point is that balance is overrated. Local imbalances are super fun and make for a great game.
Rift Iron Banner? Sounds lit.
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THAB 12/01/16
by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Friday, December 02, 2016, 04:33 (3005 days ago) @ CyberKN
[*]MLG Destiny is a thing now
No, no, no, Bungie. April Fools' Day is in April.
I laugh because otherwise I'll cry.
