Breakdown one weapon to upgrade another

Bungie’s latest tweet has sparked an interesting conversation about how weapon progression will be implemented in Destiny. The tweet reads: This has lead some to believe that players will be able to breakdown a weapon for its specific parts to use on a different weapon. While this would be interesting, what this most likely means is that players can scrap a gun for its “Glimmer” and use that to try and obtain a new weapon. An example of requiring Glimmer before an upgrade USplendid showed an example of this on the Destiny subreddit.

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What We Know About Destiny’s Multiplayer

With E3 rapidly approaching (June 10-June 12th) and Bungie’s promise to show PvP gameplay there, it’s hard not to get excited. At this moment, we’ve only been told bits and pieces about how this competitive PvP will play out. Even with only bits and pieces MoreConsole has put together a pretty comprehensive video detailing everything we know about Destiny’s competitive multiplayer.

Cosplays and Fan Art

I recently came across this French Destiny News twitter and found their collection of fan art to be great! I pulled out some of the cooler pieces and put them below. Enjoy! [divider] Source: Kimihiro-kun [divider] Artist: Irish Liberty Artist: Jorge Jacinto Artist: huusenuri Artist: Ben Fishcher Artist: Ryan Ritterbusch Artist: RLyons

Public Alpha Live on June 3rd?

Update from Bungie:  Last night, we noticed you noticing us internally testing the Destiny Alpha. Here’s what that means for you: • The Destiny Alpha has only been made available to Bungie employees. What this means for you is that we’re making great headway. • At E3, attendees will be able to play our competitive multiplayer, putting their skills to the test in intense, skill-based arenas. • For fans, the Destiny Beta will be the big, pre-launch hands-on experience. You can secure a spot by pre-ordering Destiny at participating retailers. [divider] Reddit user SPUTZNIKZ just posted a screen-grab of a Bungie employee’s PSN

Weekly Update 5.23.14

You can also read the Weekly Update on Bnet. [divider] This week at Bungie, we stand on a sandy coastline to contemplate the seven seas. “It’s like building a wall to hold back a tsunami.” Zach Russell has a far off look in his eyes. On the Bungie org chart, his title is “The Ringmaster.” Today, as I’m sipping my coffee and listening to his wisdom, he’s looking more like the weary fisherman from “The Old Man and the Sea.” Zach’s been spending his days thinking about what happens when hundreds of thousands of gamers come to shore, momentously, exactly