Destiny 2 interview reveals the truth about Bungie's sequel

GameCentral talks to Bungie about their blockbuster-to-be sequel, and complaints about the lack of new races or classes.

[freshslicepizza]

"Okay, but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t have added more classes, I’m not suggesting you remove the ones you’ve already got."

"DA: Like, it’s interesting for me as a player. I could’ve played a Hunter since day one, and whenever I look at some of the new sub-classes I’m like, maybe I should change to a Warlock. And then I have like this weird twinge where I’m like, ‘But I’m a Hunter, I can’t do that!’"

Embarassing answer.

[threefootwang]

Bungie is really going down the drain. I fail to see there passion in making a good video game.

They used to be such a talented studio but now it looks like they're obsessed with money.

[freshslicepizza]

They signed with Activision, what do you expect?

[MagicBeanz]

Yeah unlike all those other studios that just make games for free, oh wait.

[spartan112g]

It actually makes sense. Fireteams in missions are teams of 3. There are 3 classes. People actually have connections to their classes and identify as one. (Warlock myself) It's not like other games where your class barely means something. There's a whole culture around hating Hunters.... That's just what I extrapolated from his answer. It's a weak answer because it's tough to explain to someone who doesn't play it that much.

[DarthZoolu]

I played, and there is no need or requirement for fireteam to be 1 each of each class, we beat almost everything with a bunch of warlocks and titans with one hunter every time. Your fluff is invalid.

[TheGamez100]

I like these kinds of questions. Wish more journalists were more like this guy that talk about more complicated subjects.
Pretty obvious to me that the game is indeed just an expansion than an actual new game lol.

[spartan112g]

Pretty obvious that it's a sequel you mean? I think that's what you mean.

[TheGamez100]

Uhh...no. If thats the case, then the expansions to destiny 1 were sequels too. What I expect out of a new game thats been in development years after the release of the previous game is that it actually looks new and has tons of new features and mechanics. All Ive seen and heard about this game are what you could see in expansions or updates. The engine, animations, graphics, models, sounds, etc....all look EXACTLY the same as D1. I mean even new cod games look somewhat different lol. From the answers the dev gave, bungie dont give a flying f@!k about what the community wants.
Only 4 planets, same linear storyline, and at most 4v4 only in pvp? This is a sequel???
They could have at least added new classes, races, spaceship battles or even made it 60fps...but no
Just like the interview said...theres always destiny 3.

[Yo Mama]

I love that the interviewer didn't just write another "fluff" piece. He asked him the harder questions. The questions that we the gamers want to know. And his answers highlight the main reason I'm still unsure about picking up Destiny 2. They didn't really add anything we requested. No true raid matchmaking. No new classes. Only a couple of planets. It just reeks of "cashing in". The hold back to make more $$ selling DLC.

[3-4-5]

Yea the more I see about it the less excited I am to play....especially going 4v4 instead of 6v6 in multiplayer matches...

Anthem is looking more and more appealing by the day.

[Cdn_Seahawks_Fan]

In many ways the last 3 years of Destiny was a LONG ASS BETA. It seems like Destiny 2 should have been the Destiny we got, then maybe we wouldn't have had to forget all the hard work some of us did in continuing playing. I know that I will buy it, if not only to play online in PvE with my friends, like we did with the original Destiny. Moving to 4v4 for PvP isn't my cup of tea. That being said, when looking at the upcoming game Anthem from BioWare and EA, I may just look at a new PvE online experience.

[gums007]

First off, the journalist did an excellent job asking trivial questions that seemed to make Deej get all sweaty. The thing that worries me were the answers Deej gave, especially like the one referring to not adding more to the game. I don't know..after seeing the underwhelming E3 content, and listening to these god awful answers from destinys lead game director, it definitely makes me definitely less excited. Who knows, maybe that's a good thing...I really hope they don't screw the pooch on this one.

[Benchm4rk]

It wasn't Deej he was interviewing ;)

[FullmetalRoyale]

Shout out to actual journalism.

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[BiglyBoyGeorge]

I'm still really excited to get my hands on Destiny 2, but man, they are really crashing and burning in these interviews. This is like the third or fourth awkward interview I've seen with Bungie staff. They need a better PR branch to get ahead of these concerns, and not pretend like the press is going to just pretend they didn't botch the last game.

[Ol_Boy]

You guys really haven't learned your lesson from the first game?

[DarthZoolu]

EXACTLY! If you felt like you got burned at all with the first one. Get ready to bend over again. If you loved Destiny 1 all the way though you will love being bent over again.

[starrman1985]

The painful irony of this is that (as far as I know!) Bungie left Microsoft because they weren't given much creative license. Now that they are with Activision, who have to be one of the most money hungry publishers out there, they have probably found themselves in a very similar boat!!

They found a winning formula like Halo and now Activision wont let them stray too far off the beaten path. The questions about new classes etc were cringe-worthy, they don't want to add them because people have got tattoos? **** off!

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I still can't believe this whole imaginative world they teased way back when the first game was revealed, and they had a grand total of 3 classes to choose from in the first place. It was one of the reasons why the game was so bland, and I ended up quitting early. The fact that they still don't have more classes, and the what they've shown of the game looks like a WoW type expansion instead of a sequel, I'm passing on this easily.

[jeremyj2913]

This interview was more than enough to let me kno I don't need to waste money on this over priced expansion. I'll wait for Anthem.

[joab777]

HATS OFF!!!!! This may be the best series of questions asked to a dev! Even if he skirted around many of them, I thank you!

The actual truth is that theybscrewed up big time with D1, while also miscalculating it's genre. They were playing catch up the entire time. Having had to use some of D2 for dlc, they ran short of time again, and this is why D2 is more of an expansion, which is fine. It IS an MMO and expansions are OK. But MMO doesn't sell, and is too confusing for the target audience.

So, they had a goal in mind for D2. Get the story right and bring people back in. Buff up the PvE. Check. But PvP took a HUGE hit, which is sad, B/C of how popular it had become. No customer matches, not 60 fps (funny as Cod has always took a hit to provide these, and PvP and PvE can be separated), no bigger matches...And the reason for it all...No dedicated servers. Many of these were standard on Halo a decade ago!

I understand that their new architecture may be best for D2 as a whole, but it is not best for PvP.

But I imagine their workplace is the same as mine. I get sat down, told what is expected of me, how much money there is, and despite the fact that the task seems impossible, make it happen. Often I think, if ya just spent a little more or...Not my decision.

[joab777]

Also, this is the first time someone makes 60 fps sound like a choice...hmmm!