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Sorry, Your Destiny Beta Progress Is Gone

Ben-Dutka 15 Comments

If you spent a significant amount of time with the beta, this probably isn't what you want to hear.

During the Destiny beta test, developer Bungie said they weren't sure if the progress of participants would transfer over to the full version.

Well, now they've got the answer, and it's "no." As they revealed in a news post at Bungie's website , you'll have to bid a fond farewell to the Guardian you built up in the beta. Designer Tyson Green says things have simply changed too much:

"The way you earn experience has been adjusted up and down a bunch of times. Items have been added and removed. New features toggled. Although there's no single monumental change, the sum of the tweaks leaves characters from the Beta Build in strange shape that would be confusing at best, broken at worst."

We certainly don't want "broken." Broken is bad. Besides, we only had ten days to fiddle around with Destiny ; how far could people have advanced? …or is that just a silly question to ask, considering the amount of time some players spend with such games?

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Destiny Beta Feedback Was “Nearly Universally Positive”

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Well, it's a good thing Bungie doesn't have to make any drastic changes, 'cuz the game's launch is only a month away.

Still, this means the beta must've gone quite well. During an Activision Blizzard investors call this week (as cited by GameSpot ), Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg confirmed that they were able to "test everything at scale and everything held up well."

He added that feedback was "nearly universally positive" and fully expects Bungie to deliver a fantastic product:

"That said, as you might imagine, we learned a lot by watching players engage with the game and hearing their feedback and Bungie is now making tweaks to optimize the game and they actually did so after the alpha as well, so that's going to be, I think, an ongoing process to make it a better experience and nothing is more important to us or to Bungie than delivering a great experience to our community and the beta certainly helped us do that."

Hirshberg finished by saying that the necessary changes will be "tweaks" and nothing major, which is always good news. Most certainly do agree that the beta test was excellent, so it looks like smooth sailing ahead for Bungie and Activision. Millions are anticipating Destiny 's launch on September 9, as evidenced by retailers unable to meet pre-order demand .

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Bungie Reveals Supremely Large Destiny Beta Statistics

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This past week, Bungie revealed that the beta test for the hugely anticipated Destiny was the single biggest beta for a new IP.

And now, the developer has revealed more impressive statistics . Well, 4.6 million participants can generate big numbers.

The beta test spawned 6.5 million Guardians, a grand total of 88,384,720 games played, and over 3.7 million kills. 97 percent of the public events and activities were completed, and the community kill/death ratio was 22.53. Here's the full list:

General beta stats

Story, Strike, and Exploration mission stats

The Crucible competitive multiplayer stats

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Destiny Beta Was Largest Console Beta In History For New IP

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We know a lot of people played the Destiny beta. Even Bungie was "gobsmacked" at the number of participants.

The developer has announced the exact numbers today and yeah, this beta test was indeed popular. Super popular.

Over 4.6 million individuals tried out the Destiny beta, and don't forget that it only ran from July 17 through July 29, including two days of exclusivity to PlayStation platforms and two days of maintenance. That's impressive. It's also a record, according to Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg:

"This is the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date. Hosting a beta at this scale is an incredible feat, so we're thrilled to see the phenomenal response. But the beta is just a taste of what's to come. We're counting down the days to our launch day, September 9th."

Bungie COO Pete Parsons said his team was "totally blown away" by that number, and added that the accumulated feedback has proven "invaluable." For many who enjoyed their time in the beta, there's no doubt that they'll be flocking to stores to grab Destiny when it launches in a little over five weeks.

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Bungie Thanks You: Destiny Beta Was A “Tremendous Success”

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A beta test gives the developer a chance to see how the game has progressed, and what still needs to be fixed.

In the case of Destiny , we're hoping players didn't locate too many serious issues, because Bungie would only have until late-August to fix 'em. Either way, the designers are immensely pleased with the results of the beta.

As the beta closed its doors, Bungie posted the following message on Facebook :

"The Destiny Beta was a tremendous success from where we sat overlooking the Tower. If you played, Bungie thanks you from the bottom of our hearts. We learned so much about our game, and how we can make it better.

Your next adventure begins on September 9th when we launch Destiny. Once we do that, we intend to keep it in orbit for a very long time. See you starside."

We don't know how many people actually tried out the beta, but Bungie community manger Eric Osborne wrote on Twitter that he was absolutely "gobsmacked by the numbers." Well, sure…open up a beta to everyone and that's what's gonna happen.

And according to our recent poll results , the vast majority of individuals out there really loved that beta. Bring on September 9!

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PSXE Poll Update: Everyone’s Lovin’ The Destiny Beta

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The Destiny beta test will end in a few days and clearly, many of you will be disappointed.

Yeah, now you're counting the days until September 9, aren't you? According to the results of our latest poll, the majority of readers said the Destiny beta is "awesome" and they can't wait to play the finalized product.

This isn't necessarily a surprise, as a great many gamers really appear to enjoy the beta for Bungie's upcoming open-world shooter. However, it's important to note that traditionally, PSXE is not a shooter-happy coummunity; we've got FPS fans, but that's hardly the genre of choice 'round these parts. Having such a high percentage of our readership respond so favorably to this beta is a good sign for Bungie and Activision.

This week, let's find out: Who's got the Wii U? Sales are on the upswing (especially in Japan), and it could very well be the perfect supplement to the PlayStation 4. Next week, we'll ask how many of you have the Xbox One, so then we can do a little compare-and-contrast…

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