Talk:Destiny (video game)

Genre

I agree with User:The1337gamer that Open world shouldn't be in the genre field of the infobox. Not because it isn't a genre (a genre is anything that describes gameplay really) but because Destiny really is more pseudo-open world. If you read what IGN, Eurogamer, etc. says about the game its pretty obvious that it isn't like Skyrim. Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡæl.ərˌɛs/)^[1] 19:03, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Just created a discussion on the open world as a genre at the wikiproject talk page. Hopefully a concensus is reached to remove it from all articles. Link: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games#Is_open_world_a_genre.3F. The1337gamer (talk) 19:30, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Overcategorised

Also, we can combine "multiplayer" and "online" into one term and link Multiplayer online game... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.147.19 (talk) 17:09, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Need some more people in discussion over the platform field of the user box

Discussion going on over here, although we should probably move it to this page. User_talk:The1337gamer#http:.2F.2Fwww.ign.com.2Farticles.2F2013.2F02.2F17.2Fdestiny-quick-faq

The gist of it is that both http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams and http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/destiny-quick-faq mention "future generation technology" as a platform, should it be added to the infobox? Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡæl.ərˌɛs/)^[1] 19:10, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Change "from Marathon, Myth, and Halo creator Bungie." to "being developed by Bungie." ?

So the first line would read: Destiny is an upcoming first-person shooter video game being developed by Bungie. This is an encyclopedia, we don't need to "show off" all of Bungie's accolades, no matter how great they may be. Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡæl.ərˌɛs/)^[1] 19:16, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Contents of the "Development" section - this is not for marketing!

I've just trimmed out about 1000kB from the "Development" section of the page. Most of this seemed to be focused on Bungie's marketing campaign for the game, and details of where pre-orders for the game can be made. I removed it because it read like it was advertising—especially since it formed a significant part of the article—which is not the purpose of Wikipedia.

To draw a comparison, consider the Skyfall page (which has GA status), particularly the production section. This is what the "Development" section of the page should look like, containing details of how the game cam about and the process behind building it. Details of marketing should certainly not be included in it; a dedicated "Marketing" is only needed if the marketing is particularly notable. Since details of Destiny are scarce at the moment, having a "Marketing" section probably puts undue weight on it.

This page is support to be an encyclopaedia article on the game—not a place for people to come looking for details on where they can buy (or pre-order) it. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 05:49, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Gameplay section

The gameplay section was recently deleted by a spammer who then put their personal opinion in place of it. In attempting to put it back, Wikipedia keeps flagging my edit as unconstructive. I can't fix it, so someone else needs to, please.

Here's what that sections said previously:...

EDIT: Was able to update section finally. Previously approve by wiki community section titled "Gameplay" is back.

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egmarie

I noticed there was a flag to expand this section by adding item information. I've begun a consumable items section and filled in basic information to one of the subsections. Pgrobison (talk) 21:09, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Gameplay

Bungie has emphasized that the universe of Destiny will be "alive." Events may happen in-game that are not necessarily controlled or planned by the developer, which will help to create a dynamic developing experience for Bungie and a dynamic playing experience for gamers. The game's style has been described as a first-person shooter that will incorporate massively multiplayer online game (MMO) elements, but Bungie has avoided defining Destiny as a traditional MMO game. Instead, the game has been referred to as a "shared-world shooter," as it lacks many of the characteristics of a traditional MMO game. For instance, rather than players being able to see and interact with all other players in the game or on a particular server—as is the case in many conventional MMO games—Destiny will include on-the-fly matchmaking that will allow players to see and interact only with other players with whom they are "matched" by the game.

Destiny will incorporate a new game engine that allows global illumination and real-time dynamic lighting to occur together. In addition, Bungie's goal is that Destiny will natively render graphics at 1080p on both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Although, it was recently confirmed by Bungie that the Destiny Beta for Xbox One will not be running at 1080p, their goal is to have that version 1080p by launch. The PS4 Destiny Beta will be running in 1080p. An innovation in Bungie's "hopper" technology, which has been the backbone for Halo's matchmaking system, will allow better player matchmaking in order to create a more natural experience in either cooperative or competitive multiplayer modes.

Players will be given the opportunity to create a character, choosing both a race and a class. Unlike choosing a race, choosing a class has a massive effect on how Destiny is played and on character development. Each class has its own 'focus', which is a special ability that can be used in co-op missions and competitive matches to turn the tides in the player's favour. These focuses' abilities can be offensive, defensive, or buffing (for the player's three-man 'fireteam'). The most effective ability of a focus is called a 'super,' which is a skill move that a Guardian can use in battle. Each super has an upgradeable skill tree. Based on the Destiny Reveal ViDoC, it appears players will have the ability to create multiple characters of different species and classes.

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Egmarie

Historical revisionism?

This a section for Refugez1 to raise concerns without engaging in an edit war per my advice on their user talk page. Which was: If you have concerns about historical revisionism in game that's all good and well but you can't unilaterally add it in the article. It needs to be properly sourced and provided due wait based on the breadth and depth of the content provided by those sources. What you are currently engaging in is probably vandalism but I'll engage you as if this an edit war. So please do not revert again but take it to the article talk page with your concerns. -Oosh (talk) 00:39, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Pre-Sales / Sales

As of August 13th 2014 Destiny has been reported as the most pre-ordered game in video gaming history.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/12/us-activision-destiny-idINKBN0GC1QP20140812

Koharmon (talk) 17:48, 14 August 2014 (UTC)KoHarmon

Destiny

Will they change destinys game chat Svluck12 (talk) 01:48, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Modes

The game is NOT multiplayer only (despite a internet connection requirement), as it is stated by Bungie that Destiny' s campaign missions can be played as a single-player. Please DO NOT remove single player in modes. See also The Crew, similar situation to Destiny but also has a single-player mode. Thanks Cheetah255 (talk) 12:18, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

From what I gathered reading those articles and seeing some YouTube videos, the game is single player in the same vein as other MMOs in that you can solo it, but there are still other people running around on the same server. That would make it multiplayer-only game, no matter what Bungie claims. --Mika1h (talk) 23:57, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

This discussion has been continued at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games under the Destiny section. -- ferret (talk) 21:23, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

That discussion is really about DRM and does it belong to the "modes" field in the infobox. There should be a separate discussion about Destiny's supposed single player mode. Is it a true single player or MMO that you can solo through? Bungie's statements doesn't make it clear. --Mika1h (talk) 22:30, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Originally it was about Destiny and Single-player, then morphed to the DRM question. -- ferret (talk) 22:43, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

We'll do a separate topic on the DRM fairly soon. As for Destiny, I'm also placed under the impression that it functions like an MMO. The purported sources (even Bungie's official blog site) even state it as such, hence the original edit-warring I had with Cheetah. Dibol (talk) 02:08, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 7 September 2014

The game is now out in New Zealand/Australia, and the tense in the article should be updated.

EDIT: Now out in Europe and North America ~ Dissident93 (talk) 21:58, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

I have lowered the protection to allow the article to be updated. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:13, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 9 September 2014

Destiny is out change the Post 180.222.29.3 (talk) 01:19, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 September 2014

Change "will be released on September 9th" to "was released on September 9th" 166.205.55.37 (talk) 11:42, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Added Game Section

I added a Game section and began descriptions for the three classes. Future additions to be made could be weapon types, element types, planet list, strike list, etc. Pgrobison (talk) 00:35, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

"Fan Reception"

The "fan reception" sounds awful and heavily opinionated, sprinkled with weasel words and poor spelling. Perhaps we could fix it or omit it completely? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.108.142.88 (talk) 15:22, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

This is an opinion piece from a slighted xbox gamer. It is so one sided as well as horribley written. Agree with the above statement.

Agree with above. The section was recently removed with the reason: "Fan Response content was based on sources with broken links. It's unverifiable and heavily opinion slanted as opposed to fact oriented. It portrays a controversy in non objective manner." It was then restored with the reason: "There are citation request links on some passages it seems, but links present are valid and working." However, many of the citation links do not agree with or even reference the content that they are supposedly citing. The editor makes the claim that "This (Vault of Glass release) also invited more commenting at the lack of Destiny's lack of endgame content apart from grinding by repeated mission playing, using bounties, strikes, and PvP combat. The raid is considered one of the hardest points of Destiny, but it also presents multiple problems with a buggy boss, lack of matchmaking, and loot issues." The citation for this claim is [1]. This article does not mention any apparent lack of end-game content nor does it contain any information or mention of the multiple problems with a buggy boss, lack of matchmaking, and loot issues as the author erroneously claimed. In fact, the article seems to contradict what the author wrote as it has nothing but praise for the raid. At the time of this post, the section name has been changed to "Fan's Response to Exclusive Content." While some of the section is in response to exclusive content, the majority of the section is not and the title should be changed. The current section only lists negative reception. In order to stay objective, the section should also list the positive fan reception. In summary, the section is poorly cited and heavily opinionated. It needs a serious fix or to be removed completely. 173.29.80.103 (talk) 04:48, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Agreed, the fan reception section has to go. No other game articles have a fan reception section and this one reeks of XBox fanboy bias.

Open world

I really think this game is open world. I mean there are lots of articles that state it is linear, however, there are others that state its is pseudo-open or has open world elements to it. I know I've just went ahead and added it before, but now im using a different approach, I'm citing sources on the talk page.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/15/destiny-review/ http://www.gamespot.com/destiny/ http://www.usgamer.net/articles/destiny-ps4-review

Please discuss. And cite sources.ECW28 (talk) 07:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)