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Destiny: level 26 characters are roaming the Tower

Destiny players are already reaching the highest character levels, only hours after the game has gone live.

Levelling isn’t necessarily hard to do in Destiny, so it’s not a massive surprise to see this level 26 character strutting around the Tower.

urwifeminder3942d ago

Max ranks wandering around looking for something to do.

NewMonday3942d ago

last time I played a couple of hours ago the highest levels a saw were a few 10s.

Webbyy3942d ago

26 in a few hours is a bit crazy though. Bungie i wish they made it alil tougher to level. quick leveling that fast is a bit boring.

NewMonday3942d ago

last MMO I played was fast to level cap(DCUO) but the work starts with the high level raids and getting the high stat gear. leveling is just a tutorial for these kinds of games.

Fireseed3941d ago

Destiny is NOT an MMO, and I think we'd be willing to buy the "Leveling is a tutorial" bull if
A.) this was actually an MMO
or
B.) there wasn't a lack of end game content

SilentNegotiator3941d ago

To anyone that hasn't read Mikelarry's comment, we've been trolled.

IT IS A BUNGIE EMPLOYEE.

mikeslemonade3941d ago

lame.. I haven't bought the game and this makes me not want to buy it

avengers19783941d ago

I'm at level 7 and played for 3 hours... My brother has played a little longer than me and is at 11. Anyone that has played this game non stop could easily hit level cap. I imagine that future DLC will bring higher level caps.

KAEM73941d ago (Edited 3941d ago )

@mikeslemonade: It's a bungie employee. In my experience the leveling up goes at a fair rate. Ive put in 2x 6 hour sessions and im level 17

edit I think ive played longer actually more like a total of 14 hours

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amnalehu3941d ago

Some people have been playing the game since last week. So yeh, it is feasible to see some very high level players at this point.

OOMagnum3941d ago

How...when the servers were opened yesterday and its online only?

DC7773941d ago

The usual mmo nomads who speed level, complain there is nothing to do on forums then quit.

3-4-53941d ago

lvl 26!

I got to lvl 4 last night...lol

reko3941d ago

Level 5 here lol took me 1 and 30 minutes.

dumahim3941d ago

Level cap is 20. Gear boosts your level beyond that with a stat called Light.

MWMonroe23953941d ago (Edited 3941d ago )

Bungie said this game will have a 10 year lifespan. Expect this game to have more dlc than all of the call of duty games combined! No joke

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Mikelarry3942d ago (Edited 3942d ago )

the same article on IGN confirms this person is a bungie employee

http://uk.ign.com/articles/...

people just enjoy the game, some have been complaining that no new AAA game has been out for a while one comes out and people are nit picking

EDIT: ok this article on vg is just trolling for hits as in the kotaku article it mentions the below qoute

" and lo, that handle's profile indicates that he/she is indeed a Bungie employee."

but vg omitted to add that to thier article for hits poor journalism.

Volkama3942d ago (Edited 3942d ago )

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see level 20 characters rampaging around by now. Some people make a competition of getting to the top as fast as possible, and they're ridiculously efficient in it.

Whenever a WoW expansion comes out there will be players racing to get to the new level cap within 3 or 4 hours. The same content would take me a month or two. But dammit, my priest was not gonna spec shadow!

Gazondaily3942d ago

"Whenever a WoW expansion comes out there will be playings racing to get to the new level cap within 3 or 4 hours. The same content would take me a month or two. But dammit, my priest was not gonna spec shadow!"

Haha yeah so true. And here I was, reaching max level after a year or two of the expansion coming out lol.

I paid real money for gold as well. What a waste that was.

Nothing surprises me anymore online so yeah, I expect to see max characters running around already.

UnwanteDreamz3941d ago (Edited 3941d ago )

The first expansion drops in December. New lvl cap worlds missions etc..

Volkama3941d ago (Edited 3941d ago )

The first content pack does drop around then, but I don't think it includes as much as that. The featured content appears to be a 'raid' set under the surface of the moon, and there will be some missions and smaller bits and pieces along with it.

That's the impression I got from the brief description up on the stores anyway.

SilentNegotiator3941d ago (Edited 3941d ago )

Hating on Destiny is big clicking business right now. Sites won't let things like "facts" get in the way.

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-Foxtrot3942d ago (Edited 3942d ago )

Hmmmm...it's either employees of Bungie or crazed obsessed fans

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

crosstrigger3942d ago

Why the balls would they set the cap at 26? That makes absolutely no sense, unless there are (for lack of a better term) "Paragon levels" like Diablo 3. I expect Destiny will play itself out very quickly unless they have a bunch of patches planned.

mhunterjr3942d ago

The numbers are arbitrary. For all you know a lvl 26 in this game could be similar to a 100 in another. It just depends on how their progression system works.

crosstrigger3942d ago

You are not wrong, but if these people are not Bungie members then clearly reaching top level is no more than a 10-15 hour journey... I have been hearing people reaching level 10 in 6 hours so you do the math.

beerzombie3941d ago

This game is a grind. They talked about it being a discovery of new armor and guns. I am not buying it but what they are doing is just fine and the game is built around grinding for better gear.

sourav933942d ago

Yeah, but levelling up, in any game, isn't linear. Just because you reached level 10 is 6 hours, doesn't mean you'll reach level 20 in 12. It's an exponential curve. Levelling up gets harder as your level gets higher.

crosstrigger3941d ago

Hope you are right.... some neogaf kids are already at 15....

Baka-akaB3941d ago

it doesnt matter if they are . Whatever the mmo and online game there will be people rushing through any amount of content .

It reflects on them not so much the game imo .

mhunterjr3941d ago (Edited 3941d ago )

That's the thing I can't 'do the math' because I don't have access to their ranking system. For all I know, the amount of xp required to rank up increases exponentially with each level. It might take six hours to reach lvl 10, then another 36hrs to reach lvl 20.

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Star Wars x Destiny Collaboration: Gear & Cosmetics Launching February 4th

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coolbeans147d ago (Edited 147d ago )

Fortnite-ification comes for all live-service games.

Neonridr146d ago

now this is an armor set done right.

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Xbox Passed On Destiny & Guitar Hero According To Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer talks candidly about missing out on both Destiny and Guitar Hero

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anast295d ago

He paid billions for Starfield. This should be the real story.

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Sciurus_vulgaris295d ago

Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.

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anast295d ago

This can't be true. They only bought Starfield...

InUrFoxHole295d ago

@anast
Should've thought that one out buddy, lol.

anast295d ago (Edited 295d ago )

Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.

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anast294d ago

"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"

You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.

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Profchaos295d ago

So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses

Reaper22_295d ago

Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.

Gamingsince1981295d ago

Xbox is dead all that money doesn't help.

Hypertension140295d ago

What has work out well? It sure as hell had nothing to do with Xbox.

andy85295d ago

That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page

Bathyj295d ago

Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.

Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.

Hofstaderman295d ago (Edited 295d ago )

MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.

@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.

gold_drake295d ago

you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.

so lets not kid ourselves.

PhillyDonJawn295d ago

Xbox was shown to be more profitable than ps

jznrpg295d ago

@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit

ocelot07294d ago

That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?

Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!

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Knightofelemia294d ago

Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.

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Chevalier294d ago

Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that

Hedstrom295d ago

Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!

XBManiac294d ago

More in the 1.000 million now.

gold_drake295d ago

another Interview?

how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol

Futureshark294d ago

Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.

However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.

How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.

"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"

Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.

DarXyde294d ago

Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.

That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.

DivineHand125294d ago

You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.

I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.

Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.

https://www.avclub.com/sony...

Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.

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