Cada planeta do Destiny tem o mesmo tamanho do "Halo: Reach" diz Bungie

Good luck reading the article (unless you speak Portuguese like me!) -- and most of it is all information we've read and heard elsewhere, but this part is highly interesting:

"Os destinos [cenários onde se passa o jogo] como Marte, Lua, Terra, cada um deles é mais ou menos do mesmo tamanho que todo o jogo 'Halo: Reach'".

Translation: The destinations like Mars, the Moon, Earth, each of them is more or less the same size as the whole game of 'Halo: Reach'.

... What does this mean?

Like playable areas are comparable to Reach levels? I don't get it.

... What does this mean?

Like playable areas are comparable to Reach levels? I don't get it.

It's been said before: the playable area of one planet in Destiny is as large as the entire playable area in Reach.

As in one planet = the space of the entire campaign?

How big is the entirety of Reach's playspace, anyways? I'm having a tough time imagining all the levels in Reach mashed together into one giant level. Does anyone know how it would compare to, say, the exterior world of Skyrim?

How big is the entirety of Reach's playspace, anyways? I'm having a tough time imagining all the levels in Reach mashed together into one giant level. Does anyone know how it would compare to, say, the exterior world of Skyrim?

Measurements in this respect are always really weird. Like, how do you count things like Reach's space section? If you simply tally up playable surface area, things that feel like huge amounts of content become negligible, and things that feel negligible count as gigantic amounts of playable space.

But clearly, the best standard is "fraction of surface area of Daggerfall."

As in one planet = the space of the entire campaign?

That's what it sounded like, yes. This info came out of an interview, so it's not like there was an opportunity for followup/clarification questions for us out here. ;)

... What does this mean?

Like playable areas are comparable to Reach levels? I don't get it.

It's been said before: the playable area of one planet in Destiny is as large as the entire playable area in Reach.

Kind of like how Bungie said all of the geometry of Halo 1 could fit into the end of Great Journey in Halo 2?

Which was more fun, the canyon on Great Journey, or Halo 1?

Which was more fun, the canyon on Great Journey, or Halo 1?

Well, Halo 1, but there were several other places in Halo 2, the combination of which could be argued to be more fun than Halo 1 due to the size.

Right. I think we might have heard about that by the Game Informer blowout timeframe. Not sure.

Anyway, any particular reason you happen to speak Portuguese too?

"Os itens de personalização são recompensas que você ganha cada vez que completa uma missão, são bônus que você ganha jogando", explicou Christian. "Às vezes não são modificações, mas novos equipamentos que podem ser utilizados no personagem do jogador, como uma nova armadura ou capacete, ou equipamento que você pode utilizar na sua nave pessoal".

"The customization items are rewards you get every time you complete a mission, bonuses you get by playing", explained Christian. "Sometimes they're not modifications, but new equipments that can be used by the player, like a new armor or helmet, or an equipment you can use on your own personal ship."

Overjoyous emphasis mine.

"Em uma zona social [onde os personagens aparecem em 'terceira pessoa' e os jogadores negociam e recebem missões] você verá vários jogadores com equipamentos completamente diferentes dentro da variação que existe de capacetes, couraças, peças de armadura para pernas, braços[...]"

"In a social area [where characters appear in 3rd person and the players can trade and receive missions] you'll see many players with equipments completely different within the variation of helmets, body armor, leg armor, arm armor that exist[..]"

... What does this mean?

Like playable areas are comparable to Reach levels? I don't get it.

It's been said before: the playable area of one planet in Destiny is as large as the entire playable area in Reach.

Kind of like how Bungie said all of the geometry of Halo 1 could fit into the end of Great Journey in Halo 2?

Which was more fun, the canyon on Great Journey, or Halo 1?

The canyon on Great Journey. By, like, a lot.

Recall that the initial concept of halo you were going to be able to drive around the whole thing. After a certain point they may be able to dynamically load sections of the Destiny map so you could theoretically drive around a whole world. Of course, generating that much content will be crazy, but awesome.

I wonder how many destinations they'll include in total. Right now we know they have, if I'm not mistaken, Mercury, Venus, Earth, The Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Europa. Did I miss any that are more or less confirmed? I wonder how many beyond that there will be. Pluto is an obvious choice, and there are other asteroids/moons that would be solid destinations, such as Phobos. Really if they wanted to there's a bunch of additional locales they could include.

It doesn't happen a lot, but there are just some times where you say something and I'm like:

"WHAT?! DAMN HE'S WRONG!"

Just like that.

I would temper your expectations on this quote as it is nebulous in its definition. It's hard to compare our spaces to Reach because our game is an ever-expanding world where one day the world you are discovering may be one size but the next you realize that there are more areas that open up. Our worlds are far more fungable than what you see at first sight. what may be one size day one may be different day 100. Reach was very large in its perception due to levels like New Alexandria which mainly consisted of empty fly-able space, it's hard to compare the two. In short, comparing the two is tricky due to their unique attributes. My advice is to not worry about the size in any game, as size can be deceiving compared to how much enjoyment you get out of a space.

'Fungible' was the wrong word. 'Deceiving' is a better word.

…it's not the size of the space that matters, it's how we use it?

On a scale from Full Tilt! Pinball to EVE Online, how large is Destiny's playable area, in terms of percent progression through a vidmaster run of If I Had a Rocket Launcher I'd Make Somebody Pay?

Surely you can give a straight answer to that.

It doesn't happen a lot, but there are just some times where you say something and I'm like:

"WHAT?! DAMN HE'S WRONG!"

Just like that.

Oh, yeah? Well then, I'm all:

"WHAT?! THERE'S NO WAY THAT CAN BE RIGHT!"

And that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold said so.

'size' does matter to some degree but basically just another vague reference to the vastness of Destiny …

Original pong < 8k, still fun … size is not the only 'deciding' factor in 'fun ness' is funness a word? whatever..

Bungie, straight answer, LOL.

Don't count on it …

Anyway, any particular reason you happen to speak Portuguese too?

I lived in Brazil (more specifically, various areas throughout the state of São Paulo) for two years as a missionary. That was 10 years ago now, but I am fortunate to be using Portuguese in my day job. I am dying to go back!

My mind has erased that game from my memory. All that is left are moans and sobs leaking from behind a locked door. Best not to open it.

How big is Destiny? I don't know. I'm unsure if I've seen it all yet, let alone am able to compare. There are many places you won't be able to go to or see until further progression through activities. Also- this is the Internet, words spoken here tend to become promises and get blown out of proportion.

... What does this mean?

Like playable areas are comparable to Reach levels? I don't get it.

It's been said before: the playable area of one planet in Destiny is as large as the entire playable area in Reach.

Miller jumped in below, but I know where this comes from and suppose it's worth clarifying. At some point one of the artists made the rough size comparison for a team meeting to show off just how much stuff we were making at our quality bar. It's exciting, but not really something I'd want to throw out their for public consumption (whoops!) because it's hard to grok. It's fuzzy math.

The spaces are big, and they're designed not just to give you room to roam, but to give you lots of interesting stuff to do. We have a lot of work to do to show them off in the right way this year. That said, I didn't really sink in for me until I just ran around and soaked it all in with my own virtual feets and eyeballs.

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It's exciting, but not really something I'd want to throw out their for public consumption (whoops!) because it's hard to grok. It's fuzzy math.

It's okay, you didn't - Diefenbach did. :)

How big is Destiny? I don't know. I'm unsure if I've seen it all yet, let alone am able to compare. There are many places you won't be able to go to or see until further progression through activities.

...Destiny is the biggest playspace ever - but it's full of soft barriers?

Also- this is the Internet, words spoken here tend to become promises and get blown out of proportion.

DOH!

...Destiny is the biggest playspace ever - but it's full of soft barriers?

The soft barriers are rocket launcher flood, hiding behind the rock you're not looking at.

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...Destiny is the biggest playspace ever - but it's full of soft barriers?

It's the biggest playspace ever, but it's just one really long hallway.

Developers, if you're reading this, that is a kind of soft barrier I'm all in for.

...Destiny is the biggest playspace ever - but it's full of soft barriers?

It's the biggest playspace ever, but it's just one really long hallway.

I wonder what the draw limit in Destiny is in World Units? Then we could see how many Marathons could fit into Destiny.

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That sounds pretty awesome, but aren't the ships unable to be flown by players? Aren't they just used as, for lack of a better term, fast travel?

Or, mhmm, excuse me, HELL YEAH!

SNIPE 316. Geddit? ;)

Also, Halo 1 sucks. And if you ain't down with that, I got two words for ya!

Wrong passage? =p

Anyway, the phrasing is a bit ambiguous if the item could be used ON the ship or IN the ship, so that's where my excitement stems from.

Also, Halo 1 sucks. And if you ain't down with that, I got two words for ya!

You just couldn't appreciate it in its time since you were 1 year old when it came out. ;)

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Does Destiny have good support for non-Euclidean map geometry?

Will a remake of 5-D Space show up as a Destiny multiplayer map?

Real talk. 1 year olds just have no respect or understanding!

Real talk. 1 year olds just have no respect or understanding!

Right? We were questioning our existence in a lonely canyon while Snipe was pooping himself.

Real talk. 1 year olds just have no respect or understanding!

Right? We were questioning our existence in a lonely canyon while Snipe was pooping himself.

We're all still doing that.

Yeah. Speaking of, has anyone checked Snipe today? He probably needs a change.

It may be cruel, but I usually just let him sit in it for a while to allow him the same opportunity to ponder his existence!

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