One thing I found odd with the retail release of Destiny was the relative lack of public events that happened, at least when compared with their frequency in the alpha and beta. That’s soon changing – along with a few other things to make the game just a little more fun.
Speaking to Joystiq, Bungie’s David Dague – or Deej if you like – confirmed that the number of public events would double.
“Bungie is hard at work behind the scenes, updating Destiny to make it better,” Bungie community manager David Dague said. “We’ve rolled out numerous patches, tuning updates, and server adjustments. For instance, the frequency of public events has more than doubled.”
“We’ll keep working to ensure our server performance remains stable for our already sizeable community, which has shattered previous records for any Bungie game to date. In an effort to keep our community up-to-date on these changes, patch notes will continue to appear on Bungie.net. The team is committed to a steady stream of post launch support, including the addition of some much requested features.”
Those changes have already happened, with Bungie confirming that yesterday’s 300mb 1.03 update doubled the number of public events you’ll see.
Here’s the changelog. As any online game with MMO flavour, the game will continually evolve and change with time – hopefully for the better. No amount of patching can fix the repetitive mission structure, the wooden dialogue or the dull, poorly-delivered narrative though.
Engineering
- Fixes for Xbox One bootflow issues
- Changes in network configuration to improve stability
- Fixes for issues causing game crashes
Events
- Public Events should occur twice as frequently in public spaces
Last Updated: September 17, 2014
William Francis
September 17, 2014 at 14:14
Awwwww yis!
CypherGate
September 17, 2014 at 14:14
They know they cannot and i repeat CANNOT mess this up cause they invested too much into this game!
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
September 17, 2014 at 14:20
I sometimes wonder. Won’t it just be simpler for devs and publishers to make offline games and get them out after proper internal QA? No constant server side optimisation or any other such nonsense which just eats away at the profit margins after sales?
Sageville
September 17, 2014 at 15:07
It’s very hard to simulate actual online users worldwide in a virtual environment.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
September 17, 2014 at 15:37
Which is exactly my point. Won’t it be easier to forego all this online crap and just go back to offline games where you don’t need to worry about all this crap and whether you environment is going to survive (which it won’t) and then having to fork out more cash as people need to fix and optomise.
Sageville
September 17, 2014 at 19:47
Sure but then you basically remove all interaction with the world outside your couch. Who would then send me “Eat a bag of Dicks” messages after a game of FPS multiplayer.
People will also get tired of fighting AI.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 17, 2014 at 14:21
What about better loot?
Hammersteyn
September 17, 2014 at 14:24
That’s the way the game was designed. They want you to grind
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 17, 2014 at 14:44
Any more grinding & I’d be a dancer in a rap music video.
RinceThis
September 17, 2014 at 14:46
Yo Hoe!
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 17, 2014 at 14:50
…
Sageville
September 17, 2014 at 15:10
WOPAH!
Hammersteyn
September 17, 2014 at 14:52
LOL
nick
September 17, 2014 at 17:41
I like the loot system, it would be worse if day 1 there were people running around with one shot kill auto-rifles and god mode armour. all my best stuff i got from co-op strikes and raids not grinding.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 17, 2014 at 14:21
What about PC implementation?
Hammersteyn
September 17, 2014 at 14:25
What about buying a PS4 😛
Have they done the prize draw yet btw?
Sean Carbutt
September 17, 2014 at 15:07
LOL. At this point i hate being part of the console clan and not a part of the Ubber clan
Robert Hart
September 17, 2014 at 15:19
PS4 with mouse and KB support would be the only way.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 17, 2014 at 14:21
What about that link Hammersteyn sent?
Hammersteyn
September 17, 2014 at 14:23
XD
Hammersteyn
September 17, 2014 at 14:23
I read an article that describes Destiny as simply the best and worst game ever. The biggest issue most people still have that they need to sort out sharpish is this…
http://i.i mgur.com/drWNqBx.jpg
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 17, 2014 at 14:46
That second one, from what I’ve heard you don’t need to visit their site to sort it out, a simple Google search is enough.
Nick de Bruyne
September 17, 2014 at 14:29
I just wrote something up on this whole idea of patching fixing the things you say it can’t fix. I think that if done right, they really could. Sure, some things can’t change that much, but some pretty significant additions could be made through patching alone to really change things up, even as far as doing things like maybe adding more ‘cities’ like the watchtower, or adding new events and mission types to existing areas. Mix that in with a revised looting system and some rebalancing a la Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls and you could have a big shift.
JuJu
September 17, 2014 at 14:58
Yeap Diablo III is a great example of game changing additions and balances.
L337J1MB0B
September 17, 2014 at 15:57
Hypothetically, they could… hypothetically they could also patch Destiny 2 into Destiny 1 to make it the game we were all promised.
Nick de Bruyne
September 17, 2014 at 16:14
Well I don’t want to hijack the Lazygamer post or thread, but here is a link to the post asking if Destiny is going to need do some serious post-release alterations to win people over in the long run: http://pennyworthreviews.com/must-destiny-change/
L337J1MB0B
September 17, 2014 at 16:40
That’s an interesting read, thanks for sharing. I genuinely do hope that they can transform Destiny into something special. I have my reservations though as I think the issues facing Destiny are more directly related to the core experience, vs something like Diablo 3’s transformation. In my opinion the problem started when Bungie refused to concede that Destiny is a MMO. By doing this and coining exciting new terms like “shared-world shooter” they created a set of expectations.
MakeItLegal
September 17, 2014 at 14:30
i will get destiny when the ps4 is R3000 , wont pay more than that…and thats a maybe
Francois Knoetze
September 17, 2014 at 15:10
so basically never…bec by that time the successor/next console will be out.
MakeItLegal
September 17, 2014 at 17:36
no , when its around R3000 , pick up all the eclusives that dont end up on PC
Sageville
September 17, 2014 at 15:13
Oh nose!
Sony will be crushed with this news!
MakeItLegal
September 17, 2014 at 17:38
no they wont , you will be crushed when you have to rebuy all your ps4 games again for the ps5 , and new remotes and and and , my stream libary will last a life time , for instance i just picked up left 4 dead 2 for $5 , bought a copy for my mate aswell …. tax free still 🙂
Sageville
September 17, 2014 at 19:52
Your logic fails.
(Sorry, I did have a long story about why your logic fails, but I figured you probably know that already and are just making a point to counter my sarcy comment 😉
WolfyZA
September 18, 2014 at 12:56
LOL R3000? Not even the PS3 is priced so modestly yet, maybe at a pawnshop but not brand new.
MakeItLegal
September 18, 2014 at 13:22
I can wait
Jellybabe
September 17, 2014 at 14:36
Too late. Moving along to Borderlands and trading in this tripe borefest.
RinceThis
September 17, 2014 at 14:37
I am sure they could offer some free DLC that would improve the story?
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 17, 2014 at 14:42
Yes that would b… oh you! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
RinceThis
September 17, 2014 at 14:43
*blush
Francois Knoetze
September 17, 2014 at 15:12
well the public events are certainly more. not a bad thing. looking forward to the grinding. got to level 20 last night with my warlock and still need to start playing with my hunter.
Sageville
September 17, 2014 at 15:15
Leveling past 20 is pretty hard.
Make sure you start grinding Rep for Vanguard and Crucible.
Francois Knoetze
September 17, 2014 at 15:19
exactly the route I am going. realised how hard it was after I got past that level. will also do some farming (not that I want to but might help).
what freaks me out is that some people I know went from level 20 to 25 from yesterday. but he is off from work for a week and heard from a friend that he was farming like mad.
Sageville
September 17, 2014 at 19:54
You can probably get to lvl 23 with just lucky “light” armor drops. Still confused me how one of my mates already had lvl 26 only a week after release, especially given the weekly limit on tokens.
Francois Knoetze
September 19, 2014 at 09:39
I am kind of surprised too at all the lvl 26′ popping up. But hey maybe they have had more time playing than the rest of us. got to lvl 21 last night by fluke and a few adjustments and almost a wee bit to go to get to 22.
a stupid question: where the hell is the vault of glass section bec I am looking on the menu and can’t for the life of me find it o.O. I used my glasses and everything
Sageville
September 19, 2014 at 09:52
I think it’s there in one of the planet maps. But I think it’s only for those level 26 peeps.
Francois Knoetze
September 19, 2014 at 10:27
ah was wondering about that! looks like a mission but a lot of fun
Fugly Gamer
September 17, 2014 at 15:28
300mb 1.03 update <– more like a 1.34mb for Xbone unless its still to be released
WolfyZA
September 18, 2014 at 12:57
You know Sony updates, most of the data is just padding.