Welcome to the Destiny beta withdrawal syndrome thread. A new thread will replace this one just ahead of the retail release on the ninth of September.
Click this link to go to the second post for commonly sought-for in-game information, such as goon clan information and how to play with us.



Currently in progress: Section per section write-ups, fleshing out, completing information. // Coming up after that: Images and visual design.

If you have any input about the construction of the OP, additions or want something put into the second post, PM or please preface your post with @DestinyThreadOP and I will get right to it. This thread is rather barebones in favour of having one with proper information up and running for the beta, as desired by the community. If you think you can take over thread duties in time for retail, present a sample OP in September and let us all check it out.





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Activision presents - A Bungie production - DESTINY - To be released September 9th 2014
Genre: Phantasy Star Online FPS MMO CO-OP MULTIPLAYER-ACTION RACER NUDE-MAILBOXDANCER
http://www.destinythegame.com Twitter: @DestinyTheGame @Bungie
First public unveiling February 17th 2013: http://destiny.wikia.com/wiki/Reveal_Press_Conference
IGN's first look: http://me.ign.com/m/en/feature/7968/bungie-s-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams/
Official Youtube account with what you need: https://www.youtube.com/user/destinygame/videos

Once upon a time posted:

In the fascinating universe that Destiny takes place in, it was present day when mankind decided that it was a best to be nice to each other and co-operate, a giant leap for mankind took them all the way planet Mars where came upon a city-sized sphere, making the first official contact with alien life. This mysterious existence that came to be known as The Traveller blessed mankind with science and technology from afar, tripling the average lifespan and presenting cures for everything but bad videogames. The greatest Golden Age of mankind had begun, and humans soon spread out to colonize all the heavenly bodies in the solar system.

However, as if its awakening had attracted the attention of its only natural predator, a force of evil known only as The Darkness swept over the planets with nothing but conquering and genocide on their minds. Facing a last stand on planet Earth, The Traveler fought them off and there was peace, but at the cost of just about everything. The last colony ships left, leaving only handfuls of natural humans to see safety under The Traveller.

Centuries later with the Traveller hovering silent and dormant over the last city on earth, small drones called Ghosts pour from its badly damaged body to seek out and revive those they find suitable to serve as Guardians. It is 700 years in the future when Humans, Exo and Awoken set out to defend what light that remains, and to uncover the history that was lost.

That is the fancier back-story. The time is indeed 700 years from now and all that our freshly created characters know is that there is a mysterious globe hovering over the one remaining city on planet earth and the entire system is littered in ruins of the golden age. They feel a sense of protection from The Traveler, they also know how to kill the alien bastards threatening the original inhabitants of the solar system. The strange little flying thing that brought them back to life is an irritating little bastard, they also know.

Bungie posted:

One of the most ambitious games ever created, Destiny features a rich universe populated with colourful characters and fantastic worlds that are grounded in our solar system.

Destiny aspires to be defined not just as a ground-breaking video game, but as an epic entertainment property. The ambition is to create a universe that is as deep, tangible, and relatable as that of the Star Wars franchise.

Centered around adventure and fun, the game is designed to be highly social while also allowing for open exploration.

[Game versions and system differences] (art needed)http://www.destinythegame.com/wheretobuy/editions

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Ghost Edition $149.99 - Steelbook case and physical disc copy of the game. Field manual. Star-chart. Folio. Postcards. Seasonpass ($35 value, expansion 1 and 2). Collectors Edition digital content. Golden Age relics. Replica of the Ghost. (99.9% sold out worldwide)
Limited Edition $99.99 - Everything of the Ghost Edition, barring the Ghost replica and Golden Age relics. CE content is an in-game Ghost skin, player emblem and ship skin.
Digital Guardian Edition $89.99 - Digital download. Early access to Vanguard armoury. Player-emblem bonus. Season-pass. Collectors Edition digital content.

Version differences (art demonstrating differences, a gif or two?)

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Bungie decided on a 30fps framerate for all systems past and present in order to provide the same gaming experience, while there is no cross-play you will be able to bring your PS3 or Xbox 360 character to the PS4 or Xbox One version of the game respectively. Both current-generation consoles run at 1080p. The last generation consoles run a bit below 720p with pared back everything, but the good texture, model and environmental design makes the game shine.

Sony PlayStation exclusive content (art, banner of the stuff)

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- Exclusive co-op Strike mission on Mars, The Dust Palace, fought against Cabal.
- Exclusive PvP map, Exodus Blue, a mid-size arena mainly for Control and Skirmish modes.
- Armour sets, Manifold Seeker for the Warlock, Vanir for the Titan, Argus for the Hunter.
- Weapons, The Monte Carlo exotic assault rifle and the hand cannon Hawkmoon
- Ships, Aurora Wake for Warlocks, Crypt Hammer for Titans, Outrageous Fortune for Hunters.

The official Destiny app is on the iOS and Android Google Play store, nothing for Windows Phone unfortunately. Remote play is possible using the Sony PlayStation Vita along with a Sony PlayStation 4 system, using the front screen for touch-inputs.





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How does it play? posted:

Destiny in function and play is more like Phantasy Star Online than anything else, the main hub is visited in your space-ship and you need to do some work in the story to reach new stellar locations to go to, there is also at least one on-foot hub where you see your character from a third-person perspective and communicate with NPCs, vendors and do account-wide trading.

When down on the ground the entire world-zone is accessible no matter the mode or mission you choose. In open-air areas you come across other players helpful for random events and the times you get more than you bargained for from the enemies, but indoor areas are subject to instancing or phasing, referred to as "bubbles" by Bungie, and you will only see your fire-team or group members in those areas. Be aware, during missions there will be areas where you will not respawn and resume your progress, you will instead start at your most recent checkpoint, bring a friend!

Locations posted:

Planet Earth - Where the game begins.
Moon Moon - Starts off with a level 6 mission.
Venus - Known from early footage to contain a level 10 mission.

Public events cover these worlds, here's a Reddit post from beta http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2bbqs1/public_events_guide/ trying to nail times down.

Game-modes posted:

Missions can be handled alone or with a friend, once you've finished one up you can re-play it as many times as you like, even challenge it in harder difficulty levels.
Strikes are the equivalent of MMO instances for up to three players with open automated match-making and several difficulty levels and special events, open-air bubbles are (sometimes?) shared for extra assistance during harder encounters, unconfirmed is if weather or not three-player striketeams will combine.
Raids are six-player challenges that Bungie regularly assure us that they deserve being manual-matchmaking only. Professional raid-teams from MMORPGs have been said to take a weekend of many hours a day to figure it out, team-play and decision-making, timing and communication being essential, along with problem-solving and just maybe having the right temper and comradery.
Explorationprovides random missions picked up from probes sent from the various factions in the game, this is an often more relaxed and peaceful way to gain their gratitude. See the below image for what the icon of the mission on offer requires from you:


The competitive modes carry heavy traces of Bungie's FPS action past in Halo, six modes as seen below were available in beta though only one was playble, along with the Iron Banner special event where level advantages were enabled.

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The Grimoire: Exploration, Golden Chests and Dead Ghosts posted:

Much like the true story of Dark Souls was found in its item descriptions, Destiny uses the Grimoire to answer questions of curious players. Cards that expand its data are had from playing and exploring the game, from killing specific amounts of enemies, getting certain amounts of kills, finishing missions and strikes, reviving dead ghosts, everything earns and unlocks more cards. Get a head-start and enter these seventeen codes from press preview events at http://www.bungie.net/en/User/coderedemption.

code:

YKA-RJG-MH9	3DA-P4X-F6A	MVD-4N3-NKH	TCN-HCD-TGY	HDX-ALM-V4K	473-MXR-3X9
JMR-LFN-4A3	HC3-H44-DKC	69P-KRM-JJA	69P-VCH-337	69R-CKD-X7L	69R-DDD-FCP
69R-F99-AXG	69R-VL7-J6A	69X-DJN-74V	6A7-7NP-3X7	6A9-DTG-YGN

Each planet (current knowledge) hides five golden chests, the final one rewarding the player with a grand reward. On planet earth the player gains an uncommon S-20 series personal vehicle, see this video for details.

Dead ghosts are scattered all over the world, often hiding in plain sight but escaping your eyes each ghost tells a story. Use the Android/iOS Destiny app to read these on the go![/quote]

Four of the enemy species you will face posted:

The Fallen are the first enemies you encounter in the game, a race of four-armed bio-mechanically modified space-pirates making the most of the de-populated earth they have come a little too close to the survivors for their own best. Fallen society is a caste system; the lowest Fallen have one set of arms removed and carry only blades for weapons, whereas the higher standing have been enhanced to stand many heads larger than the others and given powerful shielded armour.

The Hive are the closest to The Darkness, that is what is known so far.

The Vex are time, space and dimension travelling robots. Not encountered in alpha nor beta.

The Cabal are basically huge Klingon. Not encountered in alpha nor beta.

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[Characters and classes, levels and attributes] New section, to be indicated in art

(Races)(artwork coming) (preliminary writings, coming during beta)
There are no differences with your choice besides the sounds your character makes, and what he or she looks like with the helmet off in a no-combat area.

Grimoire data on EXO posted:

Built for a long-forgotten struggle, Exos are self-aware war machines so advanced that nothing short of a Ghost can understand their inner functions. They remain ciphers, even to themselves: their origins and purpose lost to time.

Whoever built the Exos fashioned them in humanity's image, gifting them with diversity of mind and body. Many of the City's Exo citizens live and work alongside their organic brethren. But others fight again, re-forged in the Light of the Traveler to serve as Guardians

Grimoire data on Human posted:

Humans are survivors, tough and resilient, descended from those who built a Golden Age only to see it ripped away. Now, after an age of retreat and desperate struggle, they fight to take back their solar system and claim a new future.

There are those who believe the Traveler chose Earth for a reason. Now it is humanity's obligation to prove itself worthy of the Traveler's faith.

Grimoire data on Awoken posted:

It is said that the Awoken were born in the Collapse, descended from those who tried to flee its wrath. Something happened to them out on the edge of the deep black, and they were forever changed.

Today many Awoken live in the distant Reef, aloof and mysterious. But others returned to Earth, where their descendants now fight for the City.

Earthborn Awoken sometimes venture out to the Reef, hoping to learn its secrets — but they find no special welcome from the reclusive Queen.

(classes and their abilities)(artwork coming) (preliminary writings for all classes, beta info required) Until a good solution is figured out or flat out programmed, these links of class and subclass information is recommended. The first subclass opens up at level 15, the game may ship with only one subclass with a third opening up later. More detailed information on Titan classes, Hunter classes, Warlock classes.

Hunter - Solar power (To be given art) (Primary class, two subclasses exist)

quote:

While there is no holy trinity in Destiny, the Hunter is the most agile of the three, something like the rogue out of WoW with just about everything focused on the ability to deal damage directly or over-time rather than heal, boost or protect. This is the DPS class with what we know at the moment.
Sub-classes and supers Solar - Golden Gun.
Class equipment Hunter cloak
Grenades DoT solar damage, Swarm grenade, Tripmine
Melee Throwing knives
Jumps Double-jump (upgradable to triple)

Titan - (missing art) (Primary class, two subclasses exist)

quote:

History says that the Titan were the ones who built the Wall during the Fall of the golden age and the invasion of the Darkness. In PvE they are the stronger and more tank-like of the classes, consider them the Paladin of Destiny.
Sub-classes and supers Fist of Havoc
Class equipment Wallet chain
Grenades Flashbang, pulse grenade, lightning grenade
Melee Storm fist, a charged punch.
Jumps Lift (jetpack, upgradable to air control, greater heights, burst-lift)

Warlock - Void power (hitting art) (Primary class, two subclasses exist)

quote:

The warlocks studied the Traveler and gained the power of magic, trenchcoats and cyclopean helmet designs.
Sub-classes and supers Void - Nova Bomb.
Class equipment Trenchcoat
Grenades Vortex, Scatter, Axion bolt
Melee Energy Drain
Jumps Glide

quote:

The maximum level you can reach raw is 20, deliberately set low in order to be reachable at a decent pace. After hitting level 20 you are rewarded with Motes of Light rather than new levels, and through equipment with the Light attribute your level will increase past 20, enabling you to take on higher level enemies. As your character grows more accustomed to wearing equipment carrying the Light attribute the amount of Light you can use to increase your level will increase even further.

(Attributes and what they do) (nab theorycrafting from elsewhere about the stats, how classes prefer this, what does what)





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