Stop playing it like Halo. (Destiny)

by bluerunner , Music City, Saturday, July 26, 2014, 08:01 (3773 days ago) @ Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)

From my own experience and from talking with other people, I think this is the biggest reason people are having a hard time. People may not be doing it consciously, but habits are hard to break. My biggest advise: slow down. If you're sprinting a lot or running off by yourself straight at the enemy, you're going to die.

Second biggest: study the sight lines on the map. Positioning is huge in this game. It'll take a few games, maybe quite a few, but if you learn where you can be seen when traversing the map, you know where to avoid and where to get the drop on people.

Third: Find a weapon that works for you. What you use in PvE might not be the best for you in PvP. I love hand cannons, but I do better in PvP with a scout rifle. And don't just go for the weapon with the highest impact rating. Stability is way more important if you're still struggling with dropping the Halo mentality.

I struggled for my first dozen games or so, but when it clicked that I needed to play more conservatively, I started doing a lot better. Now I really love it, and so far have been doing way better than I ever did in Halo multiplayer. It's a totally different game and you need to treat it as such. And I'm glad that's the case. I don't want another Halo. I want Destiny to be it's own thing, and so far it definitely is.