From Cooldowns To Weapon Loadouts, 'Destiny 2' Has Hurt PvE To Help PvP

Feedback about the Destiny 2 beta is starting to come in fast and furious with the test open to Xbox One and PS4 players ahead of the public beta going live tomorrow. And there’s one common refrain that’s starting to emerge, that several major changes to Destiny 2 seem to be mostly for PvP’s benefit, coming at the expense of PvE in several significant ways.

[Strange]

I agree.
I've come to forget that we have Snipers, fusion rifles (which didn't drop for me), rocket launchers(also didn't drop), shotguns, and grenade launchers in this game. All had their specific uses in PVE and weren't exactly overpowered because they really had their specific uses, but the current system simply made them unviable for use in PVE. Everybody ended up spamming auto rifle on Protheon in the beta.

if 90%+ of all damage/shots are dealt with the auto rifles, sub machine guns, and the HC in the beta, Bungie should know they need to either re-revamp the system entirely, or, even more simply, bring back our old D1 weapon system.

[jeremyj2913]

After all the complaints from D1 you would think they would have learned to separate PvP from PvE completely. Hust shows that they don't really listen to the entire community and I hope the sales reflect that.

[Patricko]

They will never do it in Destiny. The core is to have one character for all activities. More possible are some pvp modes with preset weapons, not the one of yours. Because their only solution for popular guns is to nerf it....

[Guyfamily999]

Worst part is that I still don't enjoy the PvP haha. It may be more balanced but I'm sure not having any fun with it at all. Seems like you need a fireteam of 4 to have a good time (which you then can't go play and PvE because your fireteam size is incorrect).

Not sure which is worse, the essentially primary only weapon system, or dumbed down ability customization and cool downs.

[Lostbytes]

This is what that want.....they want you to use your primary more (In PvP) so this is what we get. I do not play crucible, and D1.5 seems to put its focus on Crucible over payer vs environment

[FPS_D3TH]

Woah it's almost as if it's a beta and the build they used couldn't possibly have been made the day before. I know... shocking.

[Liqu1d]

"it's a beta" was the excuse used for Destiny 1 as well. Betas are barely different from the final versions nowadays.

[SlightlyRetarted]

Modern betas are just demos labeled as betas, so they have an excuse if shit hits the fan. Compare modern alphas and betas to for example Bad Company 2's alpha and beta. Alpha was almost a year before release and beta was like 6 months before release. And they lasted like a month each. In that time you can collect a ton of feedback and have time to make changes in the game.

[Bolts]

They should called it early access and charge retail price for two years with 2 paid DLCs, then release as retail. PC fanboys are ok with this concept.

[Relientk77]

I agree with this