Destiny - What We Know So Far

We have a lot of info on Bungie's latest project Destiny and at E3 we can expect a whole new flood of information. So here's a little compendium of what we know so far.

GAME MODES.

Destiny is set to have 5 unique game modes;

PATROL - This game mode is the free roam mode where in you can explore the map, do quests and take part in public events.

CAMPAIGN - This is the story mode that you can solo or do cooperatively.

STRIKES - These are three man co-op missions kind of like dungeons where you fight mobs and kill a boss for guaranteed loot.

RAIDS - These are hard core co-op missions for six players, Bungie has called these end game missions that only the experienced Guardians can handle. Also, they're set to be anywhere from two to four hours long!

SKIRMISHES - Destiny's PvP system. It will only unlock after you play the actual game for a few hours so you know the basics and you unlock your "super".

FACTIONS.

there are five distinct factions in Destiny. Factions also give you faction missions which you can complete to unlock faction specific rewards.

The factions are;

Future War Cult
Dead Orbit
New Monarchy
Osiris
Seven Seraphs

Bear in mind that not all of these have been confirmed.

CUSTOMISATION.

Destiny is offering players a deep and comprehensive player customisation system. There are two "Focuses" per class and each focus has a core ability called a "Super". Factions also have unique looks that can be applied to your character based on what faction you align with.

TITAN - The Titan class has an offensive focus called the Striker Codex and a defensive focus called the Defender Codex.

HUNTER - The Hunter class has two offensive focuses called the Gunslinger and the Edgewalker

WARLOCK - The Warlock class has an offensive focus called Order Of The Void and a support focus called Order Of The Sun.

Focuses can be upgraded in the game as you progress.

GUNS.

Destiny comes with a huge variety of weapons, ranging from manual, to fully automatic weapons. Each weapon can be upgraded by using components you get by breaking down gear you don't need. You can customise nearly every aspect of your weapon. The best part of this is that the more you use a weapon, the stronger you will be able to make it.

ARMOR.

There's going to be tons of armor in the game as well and each character will four armor slots, head, chest, arms and legs as well as a class specific armor slot and vanity slots.

The class specific armor for each class will be;

Capes for hunters.

Decorative cloth tied around the waist for titans.

Bonds that go on the wrists of warlocks.

There will also be Engrams which are unidentified magical items that give you attribute boosts that can be found on in the game world.

There are also mounts which are called sparrows and somewhat resemble speeders from Star Wars that can be summoned at any time. Players will also have their very own Personal Starship.

Some other tidbits of information we have;

Ghosts - support device that helps you out on your adventure.

Vault - the player's storage much like a bank.

There will be easter eggs from other Bungie games including Halo!

Bungie has announced that there will be new content added daily! Players will have something new to do everyday and to accomplish this, Bungie has said that they will have a team working shifts 24 hours a day, 7 seven days a week for the next 10 years!