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Most important thing is situational awareness. Try remain in cover as much as possible, due to the map layout you will get attacked from everywhere so try and reduce those angles as much as possible. Be an engineer or medic first, this way you can heal, revive, drop ammo, repair whilst you get a feel for the game and your certs (currency) will fly in. Concentrate first on infantry, ignore vehicles until you're confident enough on foot. On my way out now but click this too Gary: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=28220464&postcount=24 I probably won't be on tonight but Stretch and Lee are quite good as well now, they'll probably add some bits. Just remember that it will be quite daunting at first. It's known as a noob unfriendly game but once you start making sense of it all there's a brilliant game underneath. Oh one more thing, we're New Conglomerate on..... dunno, not Ceres, the other one. And another one more thing, don't buy guns. The default New Conglomerate guns are some of the best in the game.

Last night was a blast, once we figured out how to work around the buggy squad system. Sucks balls that EU and NA can't play together, but there has to be some sort of workaround, maybe a VPN or something, but then there's no telling what the ping will be like. My minimap turned into a blank screen for a bit, bit annoying when you're trying to show your noob mates your leet driving skills (although that ship kinda sailed literally 5 mins into the game). Stretch seemed to love it, dude's like a laser with a sniper. Can't wait to see what he does with the bolt driver. Lee and I running around basically reviving each other all night long was epic, maybe one day we'll learn to use the guns too Really enjoyed it. I'm going to start working on my Galaxy so we can have a flying fortress, that thing can rain down death like it's going out of fashion, and it functions as a flying spawnpoint for squadmates too. You think my driving is epic? Wait till you see me fly!

Stopped the stream for now. Gonna have a few beers then crack on again. Stand by.

Half an hour in, a few thoughts: It's smooth. Like silly smooth. I honestly wasn't expecting it to be this smooth, very pleasantly surprised. The graphics hold up remarkably well. Obviously the PC version is famous for it's beautiful vistas, but for a console, this is pretty damn good. The unlock system is a bit irritating. On PC, you can buy whatever you want provided you've got the wedge. On this, you have to be certain levels in order to buy shit, a la CoD. It's not a game breaker if you're not familiar with the game and it also helps the noobs out in terms of seasoned players but it's still a bit annoying. I still don't know how to buy an AMS for a Sunderer. I can choose guns & the associated upgrades but I can't find the AMS. Obviously I can buy all the cosmetic shit which costs real cash but the critical stuff? No idea. Might need to rank up a bit first. Friendly fire. Holy shit. It's ridiculous. My first two deaths were both from dumbass teammates shooting me. I had a few others too. I can only hope that this dies down a bit once people get more acquainted with the game. Noobs. Holy shit noobs. My first few deaths were glorious, after that I went on a massive rampage tearing people to pieces. 8 killstreak on my first night and only dying due to lack of ammo is pretty decent. The maps are freaking tiny compared to the PC version, but I suspect that this is a training bit, and once we hit a certain level we get released into the open. I genuinely hope that the maps get bigger. THE VANGUARD IS THERE! Level 22, but it's there. Sweet.

Nope, dunno. Loving the game too much at this point. http://www.twitch.tv/gamingwithdiddums Streamin', go have a look.

Nice Steve. Real nice

There's a small wait to get on, about 5-10 mins. If this turns out to be good and a load of us play it I'll pay for the sub and skip the queues.

I got in. I chose New Conglomerate on the Ceres server. I chose this purely for the Vanguard tank though, so if you guys have a play around and prefer the Vanu or the Reds then I can always swap. Do know that I'll whine like a bitch every time I have to drive anything that's not a Vanguard. Get going folks, let's pwn some noobs!

That's a good question Pat, not actually sure. I would've thought that mixing NA and EU would cause all sorts of ping issues which is why it wasn't permitted on PC but it may be different for the PS4, time will tell. Anywho, getting annoyed now. Last night it didn't work. Then before going to bed I tried once more just to see if it worked and it told me it needed an update. 2.225gb of update. Started it last night, and now, 16 hours later, it's still only about half way. They need to fix this shit, people will lose interest. Not even BF4 was this bad.

Sorry, Vanguard, not Lightning. Crikey, I could snipe people half way across a zone with that thing. I was insanely good with it, to the point I wasn't allowed to do anything else on bloodbath nights. I could easily take out a semi-decent squad with an engineer.

Action will be hard to find at the moment as most of the players are staring at the login screen. The map is also huge. Like really, really, REALLY huge. On a side note, I just did a bit of digging to see if I could link my PC account to my PS4 one as I have so many unlocks it's unreal. You can't link them which I think is great, provides more of a level playing field. Just means I can't faceroll noobs in my maxed out Lightning

For real. It still says beta on the download for some reason but it's the full fat, balls to the wall game. It just doesn't work Download it and wait for the dust to settle, these devs are usually on the ball.

It's out Gary. Loads of issues though, odds are you won't even get online. I've downloaded it (took all day) so it's ready to go when the dust settles. Can't wait for it to work properly. Hands down one of the best experiences I've had on PC.

Bored at work today Bartacus?

Can't wait to hear Lee's little giggle in this game.

Ouch, that must hurt! Glad to see you around again buddy, looking forward to seeing you online too

Well, it launched yesterday. Apparently it's having teething issues what with servers being down but that's to be expected from a game of this magnitude. Get downloading folks, it's HAMMER TIME!

I'm avoiding getting involved with this as I'll just end up sounding like a broken record. Bungie has been fucking over since day one, it's hardly a secret. This is just the one that people notice more. I can't help but wonder if this is an intentional marketing strategy however. Say they're gonna fuck us over, then change their tune so we see them in a higher light and forgive or don't notice other pisstakes. Think of the Xbox One fiasco with their always on bollocks.

Sounds like someone's got a stealthy Bitcoin miner running. A clean sweep would fix this but let's see how Bart's fix goes first.

K.

Sorry Mike, been meaning to have a go with this but life's been very hectic lately what with the job shit and family coming over. I think Pat hit the nail on the heqd with DirectX. Hopefully Bartacus got it sorted!

Ello Sam! Welcome back Everyone's always welcome here, regardless of time!

Please welcome Jsinowl and GazzaGarratt as new mods, Euan has involuntarily stepped down. I've removed any ad code but you may need to clear your cookies before it takes effect. I've left the redirect as it is so the landing page is the blog as Lee seemed to be enjoying writing. Lee, if you lose interest, let me know and I'll change the redirect to the forum. Can someone go through the sign-up process and see if it works please? Works fine for me but a few people have said that they couldn't get it to work. If anything else needs doing, let me know.

I doubt it tbh. People just have other shit going on, burned out on Destiny, looking for other things to do, etc etc. I've been on holiday for the last 11 days so haven't been on much either. I've also attempted to recruit more folks but it's just not that easy doing it solo. Summer is also here now which plays a massive role. I'll be on tonight though.

Good on you Steve. At least you close that door and move on with no what-ifs.