In Destiny 2, the new trailer for PvP is surprising. The pace and “Time to Kill” are noticeably faster than in the beta.

Last night, many Guardians were quite astonished: Bungie released a trailer for competitive PvP in Destiny 2. It made a strong impression – the PvP was fast, full of action, and left PvP fans salivating:

However, this trailer contradicts the experiences that Guardians had in the beta of Destiny 2. Here, the PvP was significantly slower. The weapons dealt less damage compared to Destiny 1, and the “Time to Kill” was noticeably longer. In other words, it took much longer to eliminate an opposing Guardian.

In the reddit forum and also in our comments, many are puzzled. “The gameplay experience in the beta and in the trailer couldn’t be more contradictory,” writes for example HansWurschd. The hocitR also notes: “Nice trailer, looks different in reality, but they did well with the trailer.”

Bungie increases the tempo

For the beta and the previously shown gameplay material, Bungie really took the pace out of the PvP. The Guardians received this slower “Guardian vs. Guardian” combat with mixed feelings. Some thought this step was good. Now the PvP is more tactical and places more emphasis on teamwork. Many others judged that the PvP is now too slow – with too little action.

Apparently, Bungie has heard this criticism, as the new trailer significantly increases the tempo: Guardians fall after just a few shots; even the damage numbers shown are partly significantly higher than in the beta. This leads to: TTK is significantly reduced; the battles are fought faster. Comparisons with the PvP pace of “Call of Duty” can be seen.

Examples of high damage numbers:

Here, a sniper inflicts a body shot of 315! In the beta, Guardians had around 200 hit points. This means the sniper kills with just one body shot.

A hand cannon inflicts 94 damage with a body shot – which is immense!

The hand cannon Sunshot inflicts 60 damage with a body shot; in the beta, it was that much with crits (however, the Warlock in the trailer has a buff active). Subsequently, he hits with a melee attack for 225 damage – but he is no longer under the influence of the buff:

There are many other examples where “odd” damage numbers appear. An SMG inflicts, for example, 14 crit damage in one scene and 26 in another – even though no buff or special perk is active.

But how can this increased pace in the Crucible, as shown in the trailer, be interpreted? The community has some ideas:

• Perhaps the numbers were only adjusted for the trailer to make it look action-packed and cool, some users speculate. However, Bungie should already warm up, should they promise something in the trailer that the game cannot deliver at launch.
• This is the competitive PvP trailer. Maybe the tempo is only this high in the Competitive PvP playlist. In the standard playlist, the previous numbers remain.
• The trailer has light-level advantages active. This could explain some of the very high damage numbers.

Or Bungie has actually increased the pace in PvP overall. Because presumably, the developers did not randomly choose the song “Push the Tempo” as background music…

What is your opinion on the faster PvP shown in the trailer?

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Bungie released a new trailer for Destiny 2: the competitive multiplayer trailer.

“Fight for glory against the most dangerous enemy of all – other players.”

With these words, Bungie and Activision promote the Crucible in Destiny 2. This is the PvP area of the MMO shooter where you can compete against other Guardians and showcase your skills.

To get you hyped for PvP in Destiny 2, a “Competitive Multiplayer Trailer” has gone live, filled with action:

Here is the English version of the trailer, where Lord Shaxx has a few more lines:

What can be seen in the trailer?

The English trailer begins with the words that you should enter the Crucible to fight, to annihilate, to conquer. You see new armor pieces and weapons in action. Interestingly, the gear of the Guardians features the logos of the factions (Dead Orbit, New Monarchy, Future War Cult). So these will also be present in Destiny 2.

You can observe a variety of weapons like swords, the “Dubious Volley” or the exotic weapon Coldheart in PvP combat. You can get Coldheart by pre-ordering Destiny 2. All the information is in the link.

Additionally, all three Guardian classes are introduced with their characteristics:

• Hunters are agile, adaptable, and rely on their instincts. They pave the way for others.
• Titans are responsible for defense. Integrity and discipline characterize them.
• Warlocks have healing abilities and focus on strategy and the arcane.

In the trailer, Bungie showcases plenty of fresh gameplay for the classes – the super attacks are also shown from multiple perspectives.

In Destiny 2, all PvP modes are played in 4v4. The modes are separated into playlists – there is one playlist for fun, relaxed matches and a playlist for hardcore PvP players.

All information about PvP in Destiny 2 has been compiled in this article.

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Destiny 2 is hosting a promotional campaign with energy drinks and pastries. Activision has to endure quite a bit of criticism from the press and fans. Nevertheless, the campaign seems to be working with the target audience.

Already in the first part, there was a promotional campaign for Destiny with Red Bull. Back then, competitor Dying Light mocked the campaign with “water” and the delightful bonuses that a glass of water brings.

This time, the reaction to the promotional campaign for Destiny is mixed. There is a lot of mockery and scorn from the uninvolved. This ranges from subtle to harsh. However, fans seem to be quite willing to indulge in extra cans.

This is what the gaming press says: Everything that is wrong with gaming

• Perhaps the clearest criticism comes from the MMO site “Massively Overpowered.” They headline: The campaign is everything that is wrong with the gaming industry.
• The mainstream site GameSpot points out in the subtitle “Doritos and Mountain Dew are so 2010” – a reference to a mini-scandal that arose at the time over how commercialized gaming had become.

• PC Gamer finds in the subtitle “the campaign could leave a bad taste” and notes that Rockstar Energy is a “sugar-laden syrup with high caffeine content” that can kill you if you aren’t careful and links to an article on caffeine overdose.
• Eurogamer.net refrains from making a judgment but subtly highlights the overly enthusiastic marketing language of the press release in the headline. Activision described the soda manufacturer and the pastry maker as “known lifestyle partners.” A tweet from Pop-Tarts mentions that two legends are now even better.

This is what gamers say on the pages

A selection of quotes from comments under the articles:

• “Diabetes and gaming – such a lovely pair!”
• “Please enter your Pop-Tarts serial number to continue playing.”
• Look at these young, healthy guys fueling their gaming with energy drinks and Pop-Tarts!

• “There comes a point at which the war is lost. That point has now been reached.”
• “Destiny 2 – sponsored by diabetes.”
• “To the person responsible at Activision: Nobody likes you!”
• “Nothing says epic fantasy space adventure like Pop-Tarts!”

However, there is also support among the fans

But it is not the case that the campaign is condemned by everyone.

Especially under the article titled “This is exactly what is wrong with the gaming industry,” counter-voices appear. This is just the logical consequence of a trend that has existed for a long time.

In social media about Destiny, German players are rather happy about the campaign because this time they are included and not excluded like in 2015. Players tell each other: “Keep your eyes open and bring me some if you see them.”

However, there is a detailed discussion. One could have included more varieties with codes or chosen a different energy drink brand. The overall sensibility of such a promotional campaign is only sporadically discussed.

Is the campaign working? Will Rockstar Energy sell more cans in Germany?

Among the Destiny players themselves, the mood seems rather divided on whether the campaign will be successful.

It doesn’t sound like people are going to start drinking energy drinks now that they have never done so before.

However, among people who regularly consume energy drinks, there seems to be a readiness to switch brands or increase consumption. This is evident from the comments on social media.

If you want, you can participate in the survey to help us create our own opinion poll. You have only one vote, so you can only select one answer.

Our author Ttime, an enthusiastic Red Bull drinker, has written an article on the details of the campaign:

Destiny 2: Energy Drink campaign is also running in Germany! – Codes for bonuses

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