Except... (Destiny)
The risk is, for Bungie, in that talking about systems in isolation, that people will get the wrong idea. They'll have the wrong frame of reference for what is a new game. They'll try to liken it to Halo, or Call of Duty or Borderlands with unfavourable reflections on Destiny.
People do that if they are NOT specific. People won't get the wrong idea if you are clear and confident about how your game works. It will stand on its own.
There is no use hiding it, because people will get the game in their hands sooner or later. Best to be as detailed as possible so someone buying the game at least knows what kind of game they will be playing. If revealing your mechanics makes you nervous, then that's pretty fucked up, because that's the base of your game! A reluctance to reveal BASIC mechanics seems like nothing more than insecurity.
Bungie doesn't have to get as specific as Blizzard, but jeez tell us how the game will play. Surely you have an idea by now.
Complete thread:
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 03:50
- I'd only caution that that's an expansion, not a new game -
kidtsunami,
2013-11-27, 04:01
- I'd only caution that that's an expansion, not a new game -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 05:46
- fair enough -
kidtsunami,
2013-11-27, 06:07
- fair enough - Xenos, 2013-11-27, 07:10
- fair enough - Durandal, 2013-11-27, 07:23
- fair enough -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 13:49
- fair enough - kidtsunami, 2013-11-28, 07:09
- fair enough -
kidtsunami,
2013-11-27, 06:07
- I'd only caution that that's an expansion, not a new game -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 05:46
- Except... -
RC,
2013-11-27, 07:17
- Except... - Schooly D, 2013-11-27, 08:02
- +7 - Leviathan, 2013-11-27, 08:09
- Except... - kapowaz, 2013-11-27, 13:53
- Except... -
Cody Miller,
2013-11-27, 14:05
- Except... -
kidtsunami,
2013-11-28, 10:24
- Fixed that for you :-D -
Xenos,
2013-11-28, 10:42
- thanks!!!!! - kidtsunami, 2013-11-28, 10:50
- Fixed that for you :-D -
Xenos,
2013-11-28, 10:42
- Except... -
kidtsunami,
2013-11-28, 10:24
- Game mechanics and the community -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-27, 09:05
- Game mechanics and the community -
Cody Miller,
2013-11-27, 14:08
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 14:56
- It's a cold day in hell… -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 15:17
- I just made a down payment on a fallout shelter :) - Ragashingo, 2013-11-27, 15:21
- It's the end of days... - scarab, 2013-12-03, 23:00
- It's a cold day in hell… -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 15:17
- Game mechanics and the community - kidtsunami, 2013-11-28, 07:06
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 14:56
- Game mechanics and the community - kapowaz, 2013-11-27, 14:51
- Game mechanics and the community -
Cody Miller,
2013-11-27, 14:08
- Needs more Aisha Tyler -
Spawn,
2013-11-27, 10:13
- I lost half of my brian cells reading those comments - Grizzlei, 2013-11-27, 10:17
- Aisha is awesome. -
ncsuDuncan,
2013-11-27, 11:23
- Aisha is awesome. - Kermit, 2013-11-27, 13:49
- Game mechanics and the community -
DeeJ,
2013-11-27, 11:41
- Game mechanics and the community - breitzen, 2013-11-27, 12:39
- Game mechanics and the community -
Cody Miller,
2013-11-27, 14:12
- Game mechanics and the community -
Malagate,
2013-11-27, 16:21
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 16:37
- Game mechanics and the community -
Malagate,
2013-11-27, 16:52
- Game mechanics and the community -
Cody Miller,
2013-11-27, 17:17
- Game mechanics and the community -
Malagate,
2013-11-27, 17:38
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 17:58
- Game mechanics and the community - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-12-03, 14:47
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 17:58
- Game mechanics and the community -
Malagate,
2013-11-27, 17:38
- Game mechanics and the community - kapowaz, 2013-11-27, 17:55
- Game mechanics and the community -
Cody Miller,
2013-11-27, 17:17
- Game mechanics and the community -
Malagate,
2013-11-27, 16:52
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 16:37
- Shared World Shooter was pretty clear to my dad - kidtsunami, 2013-11-28, 07:15
- Game mechanics and the community -
Malagate,
2013-11-27, 16:21
- Game mechanics and the community -
kapowaz,
2013-11-27, 15:00
- Game mechanics and the community - electricpirate, 2013-11-28, 19:58
- The natives are getting restless -
Kermit,
2013-11-27, 18:58
- Hear hear! - Xenos, 2013-11-27, 20:10
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-28, 02:41
- The natives are getting restless -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-28, 11:43
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-28, 16:00
- The natives are getting restless -
Xenos,
2013-11-28, 20:52
- Well said - marmot 1333, 2013-11-28, 21:40
- The natives are getting restless -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-29, 11:16
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-29, 17:08
- The natives are getting restless -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-29, 18:05
- The natives are getting restless -
Xenos,
2013-11-29, 19:26
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-30, 02:47
- The natives are getting restless - uberfoop, 2013-11-30, 10:45
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-30, 02:47
- The natives are getting restless -
Kermit,
2013-11-30, 01:29
- The natives are getting restless - uberfoop, 2013-11-30, 10:42
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-30, 02:30
- The natives are getting restless -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-30, 10:22
- ^Like - RC, 2013-11-30, 16:26
- The natives are getting restless - Cody Miller, 2013-11-30, 16:12
- The natives are getting restless -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-30, 10:22
- The natives are getting restless -
Xenos,
2013-11-29, 19:26
- The natives are getting restless -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-29, 18:05
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-29, 17:08
- The natives are getting restless -
Xenos,
2013-11-28, 20:52
- The natives are getting restless -
kapowaz,
2013-11-28, 16:00
- The natives are getting restless -
Kermit,
2013-11-29, 13:39
- The natives are getting restless - kapowaz, 2013-11-29, 17:13
- The natives are getting restless -
Claude Errera,
2013-11-28, 11:43
- I'd only caution that that's an expansion, not a new game -
kidtsunami,
2013-11-27, 04:01