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Destiny’s Iron Banner Mode Will Return Multiple Times During Beta; Xbox Owners Can Breathe Easier

Today multiple sources reported that the special 2-hour long Iron Banner event on Destiny’s beta would appear only once, but luckily that’s not the case.

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TheFallenAngel3568d ago

I love destiny. Amazing game! Bungie did an excellent job with this game and music. Day 1!

BallsEye3568d ago

Great game indeed. Funny how suddenly it's loved by everyone on n4g eventho it's a complete halo copy with more open world. Bungie even used most assets from halo: exactly same physics, mostly same animations, shooting feels same way, slightly re-skinned weapons, very similar models of characters, weapons, enemies and surroundings, copied AI and sandbox.

Well, atleast now Bungie get's the respect they always deserved.

NerdStalker3567d ago

What a idiot you are Ballseye, nobody ever trashed halo, most people would agree it's was a class game, unless you don't like that sort of game. You have got so caught up in your fanboy warfare your blinded by ignorance. You know ps4 is superior with more games coming out deal with it.

xReDeMpTiOnx3568d ago

Hope there is a mode that caters to competitive players once the full game releases because power spams get old quick

BiggCMan3568d ago

So using powers, something vital to the game, is considered non competitive? Every game is different you know, it's not always about straight up guns.

kneon3568d ago

The problem is that they are unbalanced. If you want to do well you should be playing as a titan, then you can just charge into a group capturing a flag and instakill every one without having to aim. It's a low skill high kill power. Plus the titan grenades seem much more powerful.

Until now I didn't notice any real difference in the classes as the single player and coop are so stupidly easy that I never really use these abilities.

But I don't expect to play much multiplayer, I hate the stupid jumping and vehicles.

Dmagic3568d ago

your in a battle you're getting beat its a one on one press r1 and your out of trouble competitive wise thats not cool at all for casual game play its fun well because its meant for laughs and good times.

xReDeMpTiOnx3568d ago

Biggc, nowhere did I say powers were non competitive you just took what I said out of context.

The powers as they stand would need reworking if they were to be in compeitive, in no way shape or form should you be able to be getting shot to near install death and able to hit 1-2 buttons and insta kill anything around you while still being alive that isn't what compeitive players want.

BiggCMan3568d ago (Edited 3568d ago )

" If you want to do well you should be playing as a titan"

Ummmm, no. Absolutely no. All 3 classes are straight up beast in Crucible. I play Warlock and i'm almost always the top player of both teams, don't speak of things you don't know about. When i'm not beating everyone else, the top players are Hunters because it's extremely powerful with that pistol. What at an ignorant thing to say, you're just not very good if you believe that.

@Redemption, some people just want that because it's fun. The main focus of Destiny is not to be another Halo or Call of Duty, it's the PvE and the Crucible is a nice little add on. It's fun and that's all that matters to a lot of people.

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Menkyo3568d ago

The crucible got old quick period.

BiggCMan3568d ago

Well, I only agree because you're doing the SAME game mode, on the SAME 2 levels the entire time.

But I still have fun with it in a group of friends :D I think it will be awesome in the full game with all the modes and planets.

It's like a faster paced Halo, and having that on Playstation has always been something I've wanted since I love Halo! Who would have saw this coming 10 years ago!

dcj05243568d ago

Gotta be ready to evade the powers, quick reaction times man.

Lubu3568d ago

Played several matches on Iron Banner. Was MVP a couple times and didn't get any loot. Others on my team did though.
What's the criteria to get loot from these matches?

Ripsta7th3568d ago (Edited 3568d ago )

I was on last place but got loot because i completed a challenge(forgot what they are called) it shows your progress when you complete a match .
Oh it think its because of the bounty!!

kneon3568d ago

I didn't select any bounties but I got stuff. It was mostly crap compared to what I already have but they still gave me stuff, and I don't know why. It didn't seem related to how well or poorly I did in a round.

Razmossis3568d ago

I noticed no difference in the iron banner mode than the regular dead sector we've been playing

Soldierone3568d ago

Does anyone know if you needed to do something to get on the new maps? Played the entire two hours and not once did the new maps load.

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Destiny Made Over $160 Million In Microtransaction Revenue In Less Than 2 Years

Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.

Sgt_Slaughter333d ago

That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it

LucasRuinedChildhood333d ago (Edited 333d ago )

This was back when the game wasn't free to play.

The figures are from November 2017 to February 2019 (1 year and 4 months).

Based on that projection, the MTX revenue for Destiny 2 likely would have been closer to ~$240m for 2 years.

Not sure if premium expansions are included in that figure either although ... I'd hope that they are though and that most of the revenue was for actual content like Forsaken.

People spend way too much money on cosmetics.

Rude-ro333d ago (Edited 333d ago )

Seasons($10 and just got bumped to $12) and dungeon keys($10 each, two a year) are through the eververse(micro transaction) store.
So for those two years, in order to play a season, you would pay through micro transactions.

Sonic1881333d ago (Edited 333d ago )

Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well

Kurt Russell332d ago

It makes me sad to agree... but at the same time I am looking forward to giving it a go. Destiny 2 is so far in, I find it difficult to figure out what I am meant to do first.

buffig333d ago

I think FIFA alone makes over $1bn a year from mtx

anast333d ago

FIFA promotes a worldwide sport. It should make more money than destiny.

CantThinkOfAUsername332d ago (Edited 332d ago )

Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.

z2g332d ago

For as much as ppl complain how much they hate microtransactions, they sure don’t act like it. No wonder they aren’t going anywhere.

spicelicka332d ago

By "people" you're referring to millions and millions of people. Obviously the ones complaining aren't necessarily the same as the ones spending all that money.

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Father__Merrin332d ago

There's millions that purchase MTX and there's nothing we can do about it

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Stop Trying To Make Destiny

In Episode 1 of Spot On, a new weekly news show, Gamespot talks about the dangers of chasing a trend.

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Destiny 1 Becomes Playable on PC via Emulation

Playing Destiny 1 on PC has been something fans have been requesting for years. It looks like Destiny 1 is now playable on PC via the RPCS3 emulator.

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spoonard484d ago

I've been thinking about playing through D1 again before it goes away...

CobraKai484d ago

That’s the sad reality of a game like this. I bought it, invested lots of money, and it can go away at anytime. I still think this was more fun than 2.

jeromeface482d ago

prob because 2 is a grindfest slog

spoonard480d ago

That's the bummer of 'games as a service'.