Free roam's fun but basically all the missions are just copy pastes of four or five types.
[7/20/2014 11:02:59 PM] Jareroden: Plus the enemies don't scale with you so you'll just be running around level 8 with a bunch of level 2s around and just stomp everything.
[7/20/2014 11:03:18 PM] Jareroden: Public and random events are my favorite part of free roam
[7/20/2014 11:03:36 PM] Jareroden: They're fun, usually pretty intense, and good distractions from the norm
[7/20/2014 11:05:05 PM] Jareroden: But Old Russia feels kind of small and sort of empty right now. I'm not sure if Bungie really realizes yet how big an MMO has to be
[7/20/2014 11:05:15 PM | Edited 11:05:24 PM] Jareroden: But there are zones that you can't access in the beta, so I imagine it'll be better in release.
[7/20/2014 11:06:51 PM] Jareroden: The story's pretty straightforward so far, a twist or two in the last couple of missions, but it's only five missions in the beta and all in Old Russia
[7/20/2014 11:07:10 PM] Jareroden: So not enough to judge the overall story,
[7/20/2014 11:07:48 PM] Jareroden: The strike is really fun and intense and has good replayability.
[7/20/2014 11:08:00 PM] Jareroden: Probably the best PvE experience alongside the events and such
[7/20/2014 11:08:49 PM] Jareroden: PvP isn't really anything special but still really fun and addictive.
[7/20/2014 11:08:57 PM] Jareroden: And pretty fair if you're all level 8
[7/20/2014 11:09:31 PM] Jareroden: The only two maps is kind of lame, but then there's the Iron Banner tournament where you can also go to Mars and Russia
[7/20/2014 11:10:39 PM] Jareroden: All the classes are balanced, some are better at different things than others but you can kick ass as any of them in either PvP or PvE if you try
[7/20/2014 11:11:44 PM] Jareroden: I was expecting more customization options for creating a character, but as it is there are more than enough to make your character unique and yours.
[7/20/2014 11:12:55 PM] Jareroden: So overall the Beta's pretty good, and if Bungie can keep and expand upon what they have in the beta and deliver upon the things they've said I have high hopes for the finished product.
[7/20/2014 11:16:08 PM] Jareroden: And make some of the side missions more varied and interesting and tweak the enemy scaling.
[7/20/2014 11:20:50 PM | Edited 11:20:58 PM] Jareroden: There's nothing incredibly new or innovative yet, but it's the combination of all these FPS, MMO, RPG and story experiences that make Destiny a really unique experience that you won't find much on consoles.