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Edited by Dead2me82: 10/31/2014 12:45:24 AM
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Edit: Before you read, please note that this is not a comparison of games, but a comparison of $/content value. TO ALL THE HATERS: Most of us come from a FPS background in either COD, Battlefield, or Halo. And it seems there is a lot of us on here slamming Bungie, but can we please BACK THE CRAZY TRAIN UP?!!! [u] I, myself, have been a COD person, so I'm going to speak specifically from that point of view[/u] Let's look at the facts before drawing some conclusions: 1. Call of Duty games launch with around 10-11 multiplayer maps, then charges a fee for DLC (usually around $15) that includes around five more maps. There are four of these DLCs in a "season". This DLC has no other content then those five maps and then maybe a new weapon - Destiny launched with 11 multiplayer maps and the first DLC will introduce 3 more maps to the Crucible 2. Call of Duty games generally have an entertaining campaign mode that takes about 6 hours to complete. You are solo on this campaign. - Destiny launched with a "campaign" mode that takes at least twice as long as a Call of Duty campaign, and can be played with up to two other friends if you want. You can always play it solo if you choose. These campaigns do repeatedly start you in the same world over and over again, but take you through different parts of that world to defeat different bosses. 3. Call of Duty puts in tons of micro transactions for character customizations, voice commentators, weapon skins, etc. that you pay real money to access - SO FAR, Destiny doesn't make you pay any more for such customizations. There are tons of options already available. 4. Call of Duty's DLC includes only 5 multiplayer maps and maybe a gun for $15 - Destiny's DLC includes 3 multiplayer maps, a host of new weapons and armors, new drop items, a new raid, new missions and strikes, new shaders and it costs only $5 more. So, let's add all this up: CALL OF DUTY - For a $60 game, and $40 of DLC ($60 if you don't buy the season pass) I get: - Around 30 multiplayer maps, a 6hr campaign, some other kind of co-op mode that usually few people touch, a couple of added weapons, a number of looks (though your armor/camo/ghillie suit play no role in actually preventing damage), and that about sums it up DESTINY - $60 game, $35 for DLC ($40 if you don't buy expansion pass): NOTE - I'm going to estimate based on what we know of The Dark Below and apply it to the House of Wolves DLC - 16 Crucible maps, an estimated 24-30hr campaign that can be played solo or with a small team, about 12-15 new weapons, 8-10 new armors (that actually do something besides aesthetics), three 6-player co-op Raid missions, multiple in-game currencies, a grimoire packed with story content (albeit very few people read, but it's more than COD has going for it), and that about sums it up. My question is this; WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT???? Destiny offers so much more content then Call of Duty or Battlefield, or even any of the Halo games. You may not like the story as much (agreed, it was extremely lacking), but there is a ton in this game, the gameplay is tight, and for less money then what I pay in a year on Call of Duty I feel like I'm getting more content. I'm on Playstation, so an Xbox user may feel differently, but let's admit that for a new IP, this game has a ton going on. CAN I GET A WITNESS?!
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  • The thing is that the people who bash this game cant get their hands off it. And mostly are cod players. They want everything in a hurry.

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  • Destiny doesn't even tell a story? Why did we all die and get reborn? Who are the cabal? Why are they on Mars? Who is that Exo Hunter? It doesn't give me any reason to take interest in what and where these races came from and why they're evil? Shit who the -blam!- is the speaker?

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  • Agree on all points, but give them time to develop the story. In fact here are my gripes with the story: - Where did the traveler come from? - how come no one seems to be weirded out that they've been dead for hundreds of years and are somehow now alive? - How come my guardian has no questions and doesn't need any training to come back from the dead and jump right in to being an elite soldier in the tower? - Are all guardians former dead people? - where did these aliens come from? - Why do the aliens hate the traveler so much? - What did the "golden age" of humanity look like? - If ghosts can just revive people then how has the darkness been able to do so much damage with a seemingly endless supply of bodies to revive? - Why is every character so emotionless? - what caused there to be multiple races who could become guardians? And these are just the questions that spawned out of my brain in the last two minutes. Regardless of these holes, the game is still fun to play and I'm willing to give Bungie the benefit of the doubt (given their track record) that they will evolve this new property into something as special as the Halo series. The original Halo had a basic story and didn't really start getting deeper until Halo 2.

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  • You need to go read the lore the guardians are not the good guys neither is the speaker. The fallen are good guys as well. Read the lore before you make post like this but you have proven my point exactly I had to spend 10 hours outside of the game to figure this stuff out. Bungie out most of the stupid story on their pokemon cards

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  • Exactly... I still play it because my friends play it but hopefully they do something to pull people back into the story cuz I felt no interest in it

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  • to be fair bungie got screwed out of their story but besides that all you questions about the story still have time to be answered..hints the new story missions.

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  • I have to pay to learn about something as simple as that?... What game has ever done that? They tell the story then add on to it with DLC. This game didn't tell that story. You're confused.

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    I LOVE DESTINY AND COD AW THE MOST ;)

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    DESTINY SUCKS AT SUCKING AM I RGHT?!

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  • that's why I wont play cod its a ripoff

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  • Destiny's campaign is not twice as long as COD you're -blam!-ing crazy. Destiny story is short as shit and all the missions start you in the same place. The reason it takes so -blam!-ing long is because I have to hop on a sparrow and ducking keep racing back and forth. You call that content?

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  • Destiny's campaign on hard starting as a new player was longer for me than any COD single player campaign I've ever played in the history of the franchise. I must have gotten the short versions of COD, I guess.

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  • Edited by MelGreen93: 10/31/2014 2:42:40 PM
    That just means YOU TAKE LONG TO PLAY IT... That's called difficulty setting stupid. If you play it straight through on normal it's not long at all. Just like you can change the difficulty in COD.

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  • Did you happen to think for one moment before banging away on your keyboard that I actually played COD on hard, too. I was already comparing hard to hard. Most single player campaigns are short these days especially in FPS games, so I start on hard difficulty. Thanks for the tip. Now I know there is a thing called difficulty setting. Who knew? You are obviously a genius.

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  • You got me. I think overall, best shooter ever.

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  • You got ne

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  • Let me guess you sound or must work for bungie ?....... So take this [b][i]Stone Cold Steve Austin Says[/i][/b] ....................../´¯/) ....................,/¯../ .................../..../ ............./´¯/'...'/´¯¯`·¸ ........../'/.../..../......./¨¯\ ........('(...´...´.... ¯~/'...') .........\.................'...../ ..........''...\.......... _.·´ ............\..............( ..............\.............\...

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  • Bump, baby bump !! Thank you for some real perspective !!

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  • I completely agree with you, and also PS4 plays get an extra strike and raid

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  • 2 levels that is just pointless

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  • Edited by VeteranSwag: 10/31/2014 2:36:42 PM
    [quote]2 levels that is just pointless[/quote] Also those 2 "levels" last 3 hours each...

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  • [quote][quote]2 levels that is just pointless[/quote] Also those 2 "levels" last 3 hours each...[/quote] I was actually referring to lvl 32 give us lvl 40 at least we will feel like we got something lvl 32 just feels like a rip

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  • My bad bruh, I miss understood you xD

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  • [quote]2 levels that is just pointless[/quote] 2 Raids* another 3-5 levels per dlc...

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  • Dude try comparing this to a different game, which are not also funding destiny, for example gta 5 which to be honest I have been having much more fun playing recently. Allot of your points are irrelevant just because your comparing a game being made by a company with a game being made by the same company.

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