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Should Destiny Have Been A Third Person Shooter?

"We have had glimpses of Third Person Action in Destiny. What if the entire game played in this camera view, could that have benefited Bungie’s newest IP?" -Play Legit

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DEEBO3517d ago

Maybe just give the gamer a choice of camera options.

UnHoly_One3517d ago

If there was a choice then everyone would HAVE to play in 3rd person to be competitive.

You can see so much more that way it wouldn't be fair to the first person people.

Mega243517d ago

Kind of like ESO, no one barely plays it on First Person.

GuruStarr783517d ago

agree.. I like the option, like in the fallout games to switch back and forth..

spicelicka3517d ago

That's just pointless. First and third person have significant gameplay differences that just wouldn't translate well. Any games you see where you can switch between first and third person are usually built specifically to accommodate for those differences and are not strong in either category, and that's for a reason.

Plus First person shooting is so tight and perfect in destiny i don't know why anyone would want third person.

JWiLL5523517d ago

The best part of the game is how solid it's FPS combat feels...

So no.

I do enjoy the 3rd person vehicles though.

Neixus3517d ago

The game could be just as responsive and solid even though it's in 3rd person. It's just a different perspective, the mechanics are still the same.

JWiLL5523517d ago

I don't know...I feel like certain things would lose their "oomph" in 3rd person. Particularly the melee.

I'm a big fan of first person reload animations too and Destiny has some badass ones.

Remy_Chaos3517d ago

I wouldn't mind but then the game would've been accused of being a "generic, boring, third person shooter," by all its haters.

_LarZen_3517d ago

After playing the mission where you use the sword I wish I would have the option for third person view. But for competitive reasons it would only be possible in PvE.

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Destiny Made Over $160 Million In Microtransaction Revenue In Less Than 2 Years

Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.

Sgt_Slaughter348d ago

That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it

LucasRuinedChildhood348d ago (Edited 348d ago )

This was back when the game wasn't free to play.

The figures are from November 2017 to February 2019 (1 year and 4 months).

Based on that projection, the MTX revenue for Destiny 2 likely would have been closer to ~$240m for 2 years.

Not sure if premium expansions are included in that figure either although ... I'd hope that they are though and that most of the revenue was for actual content like Forsaken.

People spend way too much money on cosmetics.

Rude-ro348d ago (Edited 348d ago )

Seasons($10 and just got bumped to $12) and dungeon keys($10 each, two a year) are through the eververse(micro transaction) store.
So for those two years, in order to play a season, you would pay through micro transactions.

Sonic1881348d ago (Edited 348d ago )

Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well

Kurt Russell347d ago

It makes me sad to agree... but at the same time I am looking forward to giving it a go. Destiny 2 is so far in, I find it difficult to figure out what I am meant to do first.

buffig348d ago

I think FIFA alone makes over $1bn a year from mtx

anast348d ago

FIFA promotes a worldwide sport. It should make more money than destiny.

CantThinkOfAUsername348d ago (Edited 348d ago )

Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.

z2g348d ago

For as much as ppl complain how much they hate microtransactions, they sure don’t act like it. No wonder they aren’t going anywhere.

spicelicka348d ago

By "people" you're referring to millions and millions of people. Obviously the ones complaining aren't necessarily the same as the ones spending all that money.

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Father__Merrin347d ago

There's millions that purchase MTX and there's nothing we can do about it

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Stop Trying To Make Destiny

In Episode 1 of Spot On, a new weekly news show, Gamespot talks about the dangers of chasing a trend.

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Destiny 1 Becomes Playable on PC via Emulation

Playing Destiny 1 on PC has been something fans have been requesting for years. It looks like Destiny 1 is now playable on PC via the RPCS3 emulator.

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spoonard499d ago

I've been thinking about playing through D1 again before it goes away...

CobraKai499d ago

That’s the sad reality of a game like this. I bought it, invested lots of money, and it can go away at anytime. I still think this was more fun than 2.

jeromeface498d ago

prob because 2 is a grindfest slog

spoonard495d ago

That's the bummer of 'games as a service'.