D3 what is Destiny?

D3 what is Destiny?
The setting of Destiny takes place hundreds of years in the future (naturally), where our technology has pushed us far enough to fully explore our solar system. Things were good, they called it a “Golden Age”.

All good things come to an end however, and something took us by surprise and just about destroyed us entirely.

An entity only known as The Traveler, a larger than life spherical ship of some kind, came to our rescue and sacrificed itself in order to save our existence. It’s been long enough that no one knows exactly how it happened, all they know is that human kind owes their lives to this Traveler.

The Traveler still sits there hovering above the earth, and the majority of survivors live in a city beneath the floating orb.

You play a Guardian of the city, with powers bestowed by the Traveler to protect the city. Naturally there are all sorts of enemies threatening the city, and it’s your job to see that human kind survives, and tries to get back to their former glory.

Don’t think that this will be a one-off game either. Destiny will be the first chapter in a long line of games built around this universe. 

D3 New Game “Destiny”

D3 New Game “Destiny”
By huge, I’m not referring to the size of the game world here either, which I’m sure will be sizable. I’m talking about the scope of the game, and what they plan to do with it.

If you haven’t heard about Bungie’s new game in the works, Destiny, then you’re in for quite a treat.

Bungie (creators of the world renowned Halo franchise) and Activision (Call of Duty ring a bell?) have partnered together in a ten year deal to create an FPS game with some MMO qualities, the likes of which haven’t been seen before. They’re calling it a “shared world shooter”, and I call it a brilliant idea.

This is far from the only thing that will make this game stand out however. Bungie’s intent is to create a somewhat “live” world, where some events that unfold that aren’t necessarily scripted. From what I gather, we are talking about random events that NPC’s take upon themselves to partake in, like riots, festivals, battles, etc.

Destiny will also feature a persistent  online world that requires a constant internet connection, similar to what Blizzard did with Diablo 3. This type of “online only play” is  rare for console games, but it provides a method to deliver content and events that wouldn’t normally be possible in a regular offline game. Instead of your typical run of the mill story, this opens up the possibility for Bungie to create special events that players can participate in, allowing gamers to connect in new and interesting ways. 

D3 “Big Pineapple”

D3 “Big Pineapple”
I found an interesting article on PC World about China doing their censorship thing again on Blizzards latest Diablo 3 game.
Concept art for Bungie's new game Destiny
Apparently when translated in Chinese, the phrase “Big Pineapple” sounds like “Da-Bo-Luo”.

I guess I’m not overly surprised that China is trying to keep their masses from a game about demons and such.. I mean, surely it will turn their citizens into devil worshipers just like us Americans right?

It apparently took six months just for Starcraft 2 to get to Chinese shelves, so how long will Diablo 3 take, if ever?

Savvy internet users have already been able to get their paws on some copies, and I’m sure they will continue to as well.

Maybe one day China’s government will realize that sheltering their people just makes them weak in the long run, but at this point I doubt it.