Myself and some of my friends miss this feature. It was a great feature on the PS3. It's great to see a friend jump on and maybe switch games and join them. Apparently enough people must be requesting it since they are now announcing they are working on it not long after the surveys were sent out.
@Azikira They can't do that because of the type of game that it is. It would be like saying I wish they had a single-player only offline mode for World of Warcraft. Destiny is part MMO which the "O" in MMO stands for "online".
@Tasuki It's always good to back up up your data no matter what you are doing. Especially with betas because you never know what can happen which is why it is a beta. So, you can test it out. They also have to tell you that for legal reasons as well.
Since PS Now is essentially a remote VM. Why can't Sony make a local PS3 VM that we can run our old PS3 games? PS4 should have plenty of hardware to run it.
The Plex Pass is worth it. If you have a good library or just want to stream movies it is amazing. Also, there are channels you can add (some unsupported like Roku private channels) which add more features to it.
@IronManDS Well, I wasn't saying none of the ISPs in the US have caps. I was just pointing out that the fact that a lot of the ISPs do not have caps. Unfortunately your ISP has a cap.
@seeafish actually, usage caps are not as common as you think in the US. It depends on the ISP and location. There are a lot of ISPs that do not have a cap. For example my ISP doesn't have a cap.
This is an amazing service. I've tried it out multiple times. As long as you have a good internet connection it is pretty seamless. You might thingk$19.99 a month is a bit expensive but it is really a great deal. You get unlimited use of the games in the library which will expanded over time. Yes you can get Gamefly for $8.99 a month but you have to send and receive the games through the mail which takes time. If you have ever used Gamefaly they don't send and receive games in a timely manner. With PS Now you can swap and change games at will.
Also, for someone like me, my PS3 died a few months few PS4 launch so I don't have a way to play PS3 games that I have yet to play. This will give me a chance to play those games. Not to mention the older PS2 and PS1 games once they are added.
For those who think this is a scam and all of the PS3 porting issues are magically gone. They are still there. This service just streams the game through a virtual PS3 console over the internet.
You should never drop your light level when switching to better gear. Maybe add levels to the gear and each level has a base light level. The base level will always be higher than the max level of the gear below it. Either do that or go back to your typical leveling system. Another idea would be that they allow you to transfer your experience to the new gear to unlock or partially unlock the stats on the new gear.
Also, I don't mind grinding for gear but if I only get a chance of getting a drop but once a week from doing a raid is ridiculous. They can leave the drop rate the way it is but at least let me get a chance of something once a day. Usually MMOs have a cool down of several hours or a day. Heck, I would run the raid over and over again on the same day if I had a chance of getting gear. Either that or make it once a week and make it a 100% drop rate. At the current rate it could take me months to get gear if I was really unlucky.
It's like Bungie really wants Destiny to be a MMOFPS but they don't have the slightest clue of how MMOs typically work. They have the FPS part down just needs work on the MMO aspect.
@ShogunRok I thought you only got reward engrams from the dailies and weekly strikes. Engrams from the regular strikes are random. If you can't do the weekly strikes in your early twenties then yes that is a huge problem. However, the weekly nightfalls have been lvl 28. Supposedly you can independently do the new strike at level 10. I have not played today so I haven't seen the new stuff yet.
I can see how this would be a problem for those who didn't buy the expansion but the weekly strikes are a random strike and on rotation. I actually saw this weeks strike coming and it is their way promote the expansion. It's not like they removed something from the game like The Devil's Lair strike from the game. I see this happen a lot when comes to MMOs. I guess it would be too difficult to have two different weekly strikes for the ones who don't have the expansion and one for those who do. It's not like this is going to happen every week. The strikes are on rotation. If you love the game that much then why not buy the expansion. I guess I am going to have an unpopular opinion on this. Perhaps they can add other ways of obtaining shards, energy, and strange coins.
People were praising Sony when they started handing out AAA titles for PS Plus members and now that we transition to the PS4 people are upset because they are handing out AAA titles because they already own them. You are paying for a service where part of the benefit is that you get free games each month and they select the games to give out. You are not paying for free games that you do not already have. That's the gamble of PS Plus. I say if you like a game buy it and if you are not sure either rent it or wait for PS Plus but there is no guarantee that it will be on PS Plus. Don't forget about the other benefits either. See, the next two months for me are going to be great because I haven't purchased any of those games. If I did own them no big deal there will be more months to come where I will get games that I do not own. If you are just getting PS Plus just to get free games then that is the problem.
DriveClub PS+ Edition release date to be announced at E3 2015!...lol But seriously what about the people who bought the game?? They should get something for this debacle.
Bottom line is that a rare endgram should give you at the very least a rare item with maybe a possible chance for something higher. NOT LOWER! What was Bungie thinking??
The biggest issue I have is the lack of social interaction. For example I can't do the weekly strike unless I have my own fireteam. We need matchmaking for everything. I can understand the raid not having it but everything else????
@InsaneMikeB The DLC it is not available to play yet. Yes, you can buy it now but it is more of a preorder. Also the expansions are going to be more than just map packs.
@SuperSilverback There is variety to the loot and not just colors. I've gone through a handful of helmets so far and they all have been different. Also, there is special gear that you can get by doing the crucible as well as different factions(or whatever they are called) in the Tower off gear too. Not to mention there are armor shaders that you can get.
@Paranoimia Exactly! I also think people like to complain just to complain. You are getting a lot more with DriveClub's season pass than you do with most season passes.
That's pretty short for a MMO. Usually MMOs take 50 to 100 hours at the very least to complete out of the box. Especially if this is supposed to last 10 years. They better hurry with more content.
I haven't had any issues with remote play. It seems to run flawless for me. If you are having issues I would double check your connections and settings. BTW, I have my PS4 connected through LAN and not Wi-Fi. With all that being said, I doubt I will use remote play for multiplayer.
I don't get why they keep emphasizing on the light bar. It's cool that it changes color but since it is on the front of the controller facing the TV you don't see it unless you tilt the controller up.
I took a chance and bought it. I am glad that I did. It's a fun little title and it looks easier than it actually is. I agree with everything the author said.
Is it just me or did the PS3 footage look like they added a slight blur filter to it? I don't remember it looking like that on my playthrough. I love this and it is one of my favorites. I hope they give you a discount if you already own the PS3 version. I plan on buying the PS4 version either way.
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Re: PS5 Page Added to Official PlayStation Website, Asks Users to Sign Up for News on Price, Release Date, Launch Games
Where is the link? No link in the article and I just looked on playstation.com its not there. I looked just about under every section.
Re: Put the Gloves Back On in Kung Fury: Street Rage's Huge New PS4 Update
I never knew this game existed in the first place. Loved the movie!
Re: Engineers Working to Enable Online Notifications in Future PS4 Firmware Update
Myself and some of my friends miss this feature. It was a great feature on the PS3. It's great to see a friend jump on and maybe switch games and join them. Apparently enough people must be requesting it since they are now announcing they are working on it not long after the surveys were sent out.
Re: You Could Have Been Playing Destiny 2 Later This Month
@Azikira They can't do that because of the type of game that it is. It would be like saying I wish they had a single-player only offline mode for World of Warcraft. Destiny is part MMO which the "O" in MMO stands for "online".
Re: You Could Have Been Playing Destiny 2 Later This Month
@Azikira It's an online game so it will always have to be online.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 3.00 Beta Invitations Are Out
@Tasuki It's always good to back up up your data no matter what you are doing. Especially with betas because you never know what can happen which is why it is a beta. So, you can test it out. They also have to tell you that for legal reasons as well.
Re: For Months, It Was 'Impossible' To Get Batman: Arkham Knight to Run on PS4
They said both consoles were hard to develop for, not just the PS4. Which is even more interesting.
Re: For Months, It Was 'Impossible' To Get Batman: Arkham Knight to Run on PS4
Kind of odd that they seem to be the only developer to have this complaint.
Re: PS4, PS3 Versions of Grand Theft Auto V Get a New Radio Station in July
How about making your own radio station with your own songs like on the PC?
Re: PS4 Players Are Demanding a Better PSN
We definitely need more cloud storage space.
Re: Reaction: Xbox's E3 2015 Attempts to Block PS4 Upgrade Path
Since PS Now is essentially a remote VM. Why can't Sony make a local PS3 VM that we can run our old PS3 games? PS4 should have plenty of hardware to run it.
Re: Get Up to 70% Off Loads of PS4 Games with a PlayStation Plus Subscription This Week
No US?
Re: Soapbox: Sony Really Needs to Give Us More PlayStation Plus Cloud Space
I have ran out of space months ago!! I hope they expand it. We should all send messages to everyone at Sony. Yoshida will at least listen.
Re: Media Streaming App Plex Now Broadcasts onto American PS4s, PS3s
The Plex Pass is worth it. If you have a good library or just want to stream movies it is amazing. Also, there are channels you can add (some unsupported like Roku private channels) which add more features to it.
Re: Talking Point: Has PlayStation Now's Subscription Service Put You on Cloud Nine?
@IronManDS Well, I wasn't saying none of the ISPs in the US have caps. I was just pointing out that the fact that a lot of the ISPs do not have caps. Unfortunately your ISP has a cap.
Re: Talking Point: Has PlayStation Now's Subscription Service Put You on Cloud Nine?
@seeafish actually, usage caps are not as common as you think in the US. It depends on the ISP and location. There are a lot of ISPs that do not have a cap. For example my ISP doesn't have a cap.
Re: Talking Point: Has PlayStation Now's Subscription Service Put You on Cloud Nine?
This is an amazing service. I've tried it out multiple times. As long as you have a good internet connection it is pretty seamless. You might thingk$19.99 a month is a bit expensive but it is really a great deal. You get unlimited use of the games in the library which will expanded over time. Yes you can get Gamefly for $8.99 a month but you have to send and receive the games through the mail which takes time. If you have ever used Gamefaly they don't send and receive games in a timely manner. With PS Now you can swap and change games at will.
Also, for someone like me, my PS3 died a few months few PS4 launch so I don't have a way to play PS3 games that I have yet to play. This will give me a chance to play those games. Not to mention the older PS2 and PS1 games once they are added.
For those who think this is a scam and all of the PS3 porting issues are magically gone. They are still there. This service just streams the game through a virtual PS3 console over the internet.
Re: PSN Down for Some Another Day as High Volume Prompts Connection Problems
No swearing?!?!?! That's no fun!!...lol
Re: Sony Engineers Investigating as PS4 Goes Offline Again
While this looks bad for Sony, XBL went down again as well so Microsoft is also experiencing issues.
Re: DmC: Definitive Edition Fires a Wisecrack at PS4 in March
I loved Devil May Cry 4...will be getting it day one.
Re: Sony Switches on PlayStation Vue Beta in New York
How do you get an invitation? I can't wait to test this out.
Re: Soapbox: Destiny's Progression System Is Destroying the Game from the Inside
You should never drop your light level when switching to better gear. Maybe add levels to the gear and each level has a base light level. The base level will always be higher than the max level of the gear below it. Either do that or go back to your typical leveling system. Another idea would be that they allow you to transfer your experience to the new gear to unlock or partially unlock the stats on the new gear.
Also, I don't mind grinding for gear but if I only get a chance of getting a drop but once a week from doing a raid is ridiculous. They can leave the drop rate the way it is but at least let me get a chance of something once a day. Usually MMOs have a cool down of several hours or a day. Heck, I would run the raid over and over again on the same day if I had a chance of getting gear. Either that or make it once a week and make it a 100% drop rate. At the current rate it could take me months to get gear if I was really unlucky.
It's like Bungie really wants Destiny to be a MMOFPS but they don't have the slightest clue of how MMOs typically work. They have the FPS part down just needs work on the MMO aspect.
Re: Don't Have Destiny's First Expansion? Then You're Locked Out of Some Existing Content
@ShogunRok Oh yeah...that's right. So, they removed that?? Now that's stupid!
Re: Don't Have Destiny's First Expansion? Then You're Locked Out of Some Existing Content
@ShogunRok I thought you only got reward engrams from the dailies and weekly strikes. Engrams from the regular strikes are random. If you can't do the weekly strikes in your early twenties then yes that is a huge problem. However, the weekly nightfalls have been lvl 28. Supposedly you can independently do the new strike at level 10. I have not played today so I haven't seen the new stuff yet.
Re: Don't Have Destiny's First Expansion? Then You're Locked Out of Some Existing Content
I can see how this would be a problem for those who didn't buy the expansion but the weekly strikes are a random strike and on rotation. I actually saw this weeks strike coming and it is their way promote the expansion. It's not like they removed something from the game like The Devil's Lair strike from the game. I see this happen a lot when comes to MMOs. I guess it would be too difficult to have two different weekly strikes for the ones who don't have the expansion and one for those who do. It's not like this is going to happen every week. The strikes are on rotation. If you love the game that much then why not buy the expansion. I guess I am going to have an unpopular opinion on this. Perhaps they can add other ways of obtaining shards, energy, and strange coins.
Re: EMAGON Is Not the PS4 Exclusive You Were Hoping For
It's still a good thing. This is for a good cause!!!
Re: Why Is the Developer of Titanfall Fronting a Panel at PlayStation Experience?
All this talk about mechs kind of makes me want a Mechwarrior game for PS4...lol
Re: This 20th Anniversary Limited Edition PS4 Will Make Your Jaw Drop
@rastamadeus Hey! What you you mean "You People"? ...lol
Re: Sony Slashes PS4, PS3 Prices in Black Friday Flash Sale on US PlayStation Store
Shadow of Mordor is a great price ($29.99)! Might pick this one up.
Re: These Are Your Free PS4 PlayStation Plus Titles in December and January
People were praising Sony when they started handing out AAA titles for PS Plus members and now that we transition to the PS4 people are upset because they are handing out AAA titles because they already own them. You are paying for a service where part of the benefit is that you get free games each month and they select the games to give out. You are not paying for free games that you do not already have. That's the gamble of PS Plus. I say if you like a game buy it and if you are not sure either rent it or wait for PS Plus but there is no guarantee that it will be on PS Plus. Don't forget about the other benefits either. See, the next two months for me are going to be great because I haven't purchased any of those games. If I did own them no big deal there will be more months to come where I will get games that I do not own. If you are just getting PS Plus just to get free games then that is the problem.
Re: DriveClub: PS Plus Edition Release Date to Be Revealed When Dev Has 'Concrete' Information
DriveClub PS+ Edition release date to be announced at E3 2015!...lol But seriously what about the people who bought the game?? They should get something for this debacle.
Re: Sony Investigating Online Issues as PSN Plunges into Darkness Again
It's gone down more times this year than the entire existence of PSN combined.
Re: DriveClub v1.03 Patch Begins to Put PS4 Racer Back on Track
I would love to play it but it won't let me connect to the servers.
Re: Don't Crash Your Car in DriveClub on PlayStation 4
I wonder if there will be a category for best crasher...lol
Re: Desperate for a Legendary Engram in Destiny? You can Apparently Grab a Few with This Exploit
Bottom line is that a rare endgram should give you at the very least a rare item with maybe a possible chance for something higher. NOT LOWER! What was Bungie thinking??
Re: Destiny's Impossible Raid Can Be Beaten in Under Two Hours
The biggest issue I have is the lack of social interaction. For example I can't do the weekly strike unless I have my own fireteam. We need matchmaking for everything. I can understand the raid not having it but everything else????
Re: Public Events to Become More Prolific with Destiny Hot Fix
@InsaneMikeB The DLC it is not available to play yet. Yes, you can buy it now but it is more of a preorder. Also the expansions are going to be more than just map packs.
Re: Review: Destiny (PlayStation 4)
@SuperSilverback There is variety to the loot and not just colors. I've gone through a handful of helmets so far and they all have been different. Also, there is special gear that you can get by doing the crucible as well as different factions(or whatever they are called) in the Tower off gear too. Not to mention there are armor shaders that you can get.
Re: You'll Be Getting Tons of Free DLC with PS4 Exclusive DriveClub
@Paranoimia Exactly! I also think people like to complain just to complain. You are getting a lot more with DriveClub's season pass than you do with most season passes.
Re: Approximately How Long Does Destiny's Story Take to Beat?
@WARDIE Well, it is an MMOFPS. Destiny is supposed to last 10 years. If it is not an MMO than the devs are pulling a bait and switch.
Re: Approximately How Long Does Destiny's Story Take to Beat?
That's pretty short for a MMO. Usually MMOs take 50 to 100 hours at the very least to complete out of the box. Especially if this is supposed to last 10 years. They better hurry with more content.
Re: Out This Week: Destiny PS4, Destiny PS3, and, Er, Some Hockey
Super excited!! Can't wait! PSN: TGraves82
Re: Here's a Quick Look At Destiny on Vita via PS4 Remote Play
I haven't had any issues with remote play. It seems to run flawless for me. If you are having issues I would double check your connections and settings. BTW, I have my PS4 connected through LAN and not Wi-Fi. With all that being said, I doubt I will use remote play for multiplayer.
Re: No Personal Information Has Been Accessed in PlayStation Network Outage
It's going to look bad either way but it was a widespread DDoS attack and not a hack. Sony was just one of the victims.
Re: How Is the PS4 Controller Used in The Last of Us Remastered?
I don't get why they keep emphasizing on the light bar. It's cool that it changes color but since it is on the front of the controller facing the TV you don't see it unless you tilt the controller up.
Re: Video: Didn't Get in Destiny's PS4 Exclusive Alpha? Let Us Take You on a Tour
@Tasuki Yeah that's what I meant ...lol
Re: Video: Didn't Get in Destiny's PS4 Exclusive Alpha? Let Us Take You on a Tour
Yeah the beta is over now. It was fun while it lasted. Can't wait for the full game.
Re: Review: Entwined (PlayStation 4)
I took a chance and bought it. I am glad that I did. It's a fun little title and it looks easier than it actually is. I agree with everything the author said.
Re: E3 2014: Destiny Will Be PS4's Biggest System Seller This Year, Says Sony
I got an Alpha code too!! If we can play with each other and you want someone to play with add me, TGraves82.
Re: E3 2014: Does The Last of Us Remastered Really Look Prettier on PS4?
Is it just me or did the PS3 footage look like they added a slight blur filter to it? I don't remember it looking like that on my playthrough. I love this and it is one of my favorites. I hope they give you a discount if you already own the PS3 version. I plan on buying the PS4 version either way.