Hey guys!
Are there any XIM members as excited as me for the Destiny beta arriving in a couple months? If the latest news and speculation holds true, the PlayStation community could get it in as little as 8 weeks! (May) With Xbox access coming a month later. I plan to be rocking it on the PS4 with XIM4
(Pleaaase let XIM4 be ready -prays-) I haven't been this worked up about any game EVER.
For anyone unfamiliar with Bungie's new game, Destiny is essentially a MASSIVE multiplayer online FPSRPG taking place some time in our far future, after the collapse of humanities golden age. This was a time when civilization flourished throughout the solar-system, utilizing the knowledge and technological ability of the Traveler, a mysterious entity/being which upon its arrival, changed everything.
(my speculation is the Traveler is some highly advanced, altruistic AI, practically a deity, that spreads it's wealth of knowledge and vast understanding with worthy races) The Destiny universe will rival Skyrim in both it's sheer size, spanning across many of our planets and moons, and customization expertise, giving players near limitless choices with gear and weapons. Just to express the scope of this, there will be more weapons in Destiny than ALL Halo games combined squared, and then squared again! This is crazy considering every weapon has a vast upgrade tree, not to mention the effects of combining certain weapons and gear. The depth to this game, in practically every category, is going to be insane! Destiny is also very accommodating to how you like to play. Whether you enjoy powering through missions solo, prefer to play with friends, or are all about abilities competitive multiplayer, Destiny has it. Better yet, Destiny will span at least
10 years, possibly longer! It's not like the CoD franchise where each year you're practically forced to shell out another $60 for the new title, or face a dieing game, saturated with hackers.. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy CoD quite a bit. I play Ghosts every night, and before that, BO2 and MW3. But something I have always regretted, are all those maaany hours invested in each game.. They sorta become meaningless once the new titles drop.
That's my life you're talking about. You just start all over again, and again. That's fine, since CoD is centered around profiting as much as possible
(and has the power to since we race to pull out our credit cards every year :p), although personally I would prefer all my invested time show for a little longer than 12 months. Thankfully, Destiny will have no monthly subscription. You will pay for the initial game of course, and then for expansion packs every couple years, which sounds perfect to me! Destiny is on the path to becoming one HELL of a FPS, perfect for the gamer who enjoys continuously expanding their characters skills, weapons, vehicles, and other gear.
If you haven't read up on any Destiny news in a while, and want to learn EVERYTHING we know about Destiny to date, check this out. Beware, this video is packed with 40 minutes of greatness -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQFmob-vsMIf you want to see some gameplay video, check this out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIp7vZuYzoAIf you want to see a video on just about anything Destiny, check these channels out -https://www.youtube.com/user/MoreConsole
https://www.youtube.com/user/DestinyUpdatesAlso, for anyone who enjoys listening to podcasts, check out Guardian Radio - http://theguardiansofdestiny.com/guardian-radio/I can't wait to see how this game plays with XIM once the Destiny PS4 beta arrives! I'm keeping my fingers crossed XIM4 will be ready in 8 weeks! I wonder if there will be any advantages with simi-auto weapons

Is anyone else out there as excited as me? I really have never felt such a desire to play a game before. I'm nearly sure once this drops, all other games will be shelved, except maybe CoD every now and then
