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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Destiny requires online connection, even in single-player.

    Even if you're playing Destiny single-player, you will need an online connection. "To play Destiny, you need to be connected," Bungie's Pete Parsons succinctly noted.
    Feb 17, 2013 1:00pm PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Destiny requires online connection, even in single-player.

    Even if you're playing Destiny single-player, you will need an online connection. "To play Destiny, you need to be connected," Bungie's Pete Parsons succinctly noted. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      I smolder with generic rage. : 0mar
      • I am still just a rat in a CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
    • Cool connection, Diabro. : Gorkgork
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      I'm still not sure what Destiny /is/. Is it like WoW or something where everyone is in some big overworld... : Alexrose
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        to me it sounds like dark souls where its sort of mmo but not really. and the always connected aspect is ... : Chandler55This person is cool!
        • It sounds more like Guild Wars 1: towns where people can meet and form groups then go out into instanced ... : briktal
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      Sounds awesome. Dark Souls has very small scale mandatory multiplayer with summons and invasions which ad... : singlespace
      • Yeah but you can always play in offline mode if you want to in the Souls games -.- : Malku
    • Sounds like TOR. : saturn96This person is cool!
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      So will that mean gold subscription required to even play the game? : pyideThis person is cool!
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        That's what it says. : sofakinghuge
        • I wonder if they'll pack in a one month code then. Probably just a 48 hour trial most likely. : pyideThis person is cool!
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      I bet there will be a crack made with in the first week to allow it with out been online. : Twin--Sword
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        unlikely considering its console only : vitek r
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          You realize console games can and have been cracked, yes? : vai90
          • Cracked? Yes. Replace all online calls and data? Good luck with. : jakeThis person is cool!
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            did you guys read this at all? seems like the game might be broken without the online component. not so... : dantasticThis person is cool!
            • I did, I was simply explaining how console games generally can be cracked. Also regarding the online stuf... : vai90
        • I was thinking it was an error in the tags since i am sure it was listed as having a PC version as well o... : Twin--Sword
    • BS DRM for single player?. I have enough good games, thank you very much. Next!. : paketepThis person is cool!
    • I honestly don't care. What kind of loser doesn't have an internet connection nowadays anyways? mos : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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      Worse: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/17/destiny-not-coming-to-pc-bungie-deny-reality/ That q... : K1Bond007This person is cool!
      • Yep, that's pretty stupid. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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        It's also a huge stretch for RPS to infer what they did from that statement. : Zips
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          Yeah, I'm not getting a "FUCK M+K!!!" vibe from that quote. More of a "Halo changed the face of FPSs." : Anastomosis
          • ...without the need for a mouse and keyboard. : Anastomosis
      • Derpp level infinity achieved, : shirif
      • Wow, it amazes me how out of touch with customers the game industry really is sometimes : ShXIII
      • That article takes that quote WAY out of context. : AndrewYoon
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        The war has begun http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me0la7Kr9w1r8l11jo1_1280.jpg : wurt
        • And the consolers and the publishers will look up at me and beg for help, and I will tell them "No." : AxeMan808This person is cool!
        • This is best picture ever. : Kub666
      • Wow, guess Destiny isn't my destiny.. : g0nkThis person is cool!
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        Can we stop bugging Bungie for PC ports now? They are a console developer and it's time to let go. : MPLStagger
        • After the first Halo PC port, I never really cared. Kinda like that first Borderlands PC port. COINCIDENC... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
      • It's amusing how many people are up in arms over this. : pandastrong
      • veiled attempt at PC interest for their future reference? : uebersoldat
      • I has a sad : Volatus32x
      • this is what you all sound like to me http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ohthkOz... : mwasher
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        as a multiplatform gamer, all i can say is :P : RikiTiki2
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          as a multiplatform gamer, all i can say is FPS games play way better on PC : dpgagnon
          • sure but so long as the playing field is even i don't really mind it too much : RikiTiki2
      • "Cause nobody wants to".......what the flying fuck? : thetangentThis person is cool!
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        Except Rainbow Six limited players to 2 weapons almost 3 years earlier, and regenerating health is STILL ... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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          So, in list form: Two weapon system: Rainbow Six Automatic saves: Half-Life Regenerating health: cop... : the archvileThis person is cool!
          • Dude's starting to sound like a Pitchford. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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            Halo didn't even have regenerating health. It was regenerating shields. Health still relied on health pac... : K1Bond007This person is cool!
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              I still think that was the best mix and was disappointed they removed that feature. : thetangentThis person is cool!
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                They added it back in Reach, didn't they? : HalenThis person is cool!
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                  It was at least in ODST. No idea if it was in Reach : Mecha Tofu Pirate
                  • It was in Reach. It wasn't in 4. : Alexrose
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              Halo 1 didn't, Halo 2, 3, and partly Reach had regenerating health in addition to shields. : ughhhhhhh
              • Halo 2 and 3 didn't have health. Just shields. : Alexrose
            • Halo's system was basically Marathon's health system with a recharging overshield. : the archvileThis person is cool!
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            It helps if you know what you're talking about. Halo had health packs and non regenerating health, just a... : derelict515This person is cool!
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              other games did all that first, there were vehicles in mp games before halo, there was good co op campaig... : thewindcriesmary
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                I feel like because halo was the first really popular console fps (ignoring goldeneye64) that it has crea : derelict515This person is cool!
                • Missed the boat? Its not like a lot of us didn't play Halo...I'll admit that its a significant game...bu... : VorlonesqueThis person is cool!
                • how did i miss the boat when i was playing games with the features YOU listed but in pc games way earlier... : thewindcriesmary
            • We left out things the Bungie dude did not mention as being innovated by Halo. Their 'convenient' absence... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
            • Other games did some of those things...Tribes had vehicles, lots of games did multiplayer on console, Tea : VorlonesqueThis person is cool!
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        And what RPS had to say was pretty dumb too. "Perhaps he misspoke, perhaps he’s a braggart who think : Dontdrop
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          the RPS post is far worse than the Bungie quote : derelict515This person is cool!
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            Hm. I'm going to have to disagree there. That Bungie quote is just balls out ridiculous. : ConanThis person is cool!
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              Bungie is doing PR, of course they're going to use hyperbole with their past accomplishments. The RPS com... : derelict515This person is cool!
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                So is the Bungie statement, though. : ConanThis person is cool!
                • I don't get why some developers aren't satisfied with just saying "sorry, not on PC", and take the extra ... : Grape Flavor
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            Can't we just agree they're both awful and move on. : Dontdrop
            • I can agree with this. : VorlonesqueThis person is cool!
      • I donno man, Planetside 2 is a fun fps on the PC, much more ambitious in scope than Destiny. : DM7
      • It's because of articles and responses like this that Jason Jones rarely comments publicly on his thought... : ughhhhhhh
      • And now nobody plays shooters the way they used to play them before Halo ’cause nobody wants to. htt... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Eurogamer is saying PC is possible. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-17-destiny-requires-an- : K1Bond007This person is cool!
      • Seems pretty damn stupid if they want to have the game live for "10 years" (according to Gerstmann). : GreatGooglyMooglyThis person is cool!
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        ignorant fucking console bullshit halo is nothing but a blip on the radar, and bungiee got lucky with ... : action figure
        • destiny will become the next BRINK : action figure
        • Not that I agree with the quote, I think it's inaccurate, but Halo is hardly a "blip" on the radar. Th... : sogelegos
      • Well that's pretty sad. This is the most disappointed I've been about a PC-snubbing game since Red Dead R... : Grape Flavor
      • It's verging on direct trolling really. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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        What's the context of the quote? If he was knee deep in discussing consoles, he is right. How many PS3/XB... : packav
        • That's ridiculous. Xbox never allowed for k+m. Of course he's talking about all fps players, pc players i... : jtthe2nd
      • What a pretentious cunt. Lots of gamers prefer playing fps on k+m but I guess pc gamers don't matter. : jtthe2nd
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      As a dedicated PC gamer, I just can't raise the initiative to care. Who is Bungie? : Saldrin
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        Myth 1 & 2? Also Marathon series, Oni, Halo. : pyideThis person is cool!
        • Huh. Never heard of them. : Dave-A
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          Oni was fun for a one time through game I'll never play again. I could never get used to the camera contr... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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            And I didn't really know about Marathon until it went freely distributed in 2005. http://source.bungie.o... : the archvileThis person is cool!
            • Also, Myth II Uninstaller. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/01/06 : the archvileThis person is cool!
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            The levels were boring as hell though, like the raw design and layout looked as if a failed architecture ... : nodeThis person is cool!
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              It literally was designed by an architect IIRC. I love the game and have to disagree on the cheesing bit... : Tchest
              • I believe you're right, and that's what made the levels so boring and utilitarian. Also, sorry but no ... : nodeThis person is cool!
              • Where did I say "it can't be played again"? "I'll never play again" is COMPLETELY different. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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          Myth 1 and 2 were some great games. I loved the narrator stories between missions. : DM7
          • Went back and played them again, still good. He makes it sound so badass. : crunkfunkThis person is cool!
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          Only a desperate Mac user in the 90s could like Marathon. : GreatGooglyMooglyThis person is cool!
          • Or gamers with taste : gzubluck
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          How old are those games? Making PC games more than a decade ago doesn't make them relevant to PC gamers n : bryanvlo
          • Oni was released in late January 2001; Myth 2 was holiday 1998. Oni was in development prior to the Micr... : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • not that dedicated apparently : derelict515This person is cool!
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        Maker of the worlds most over rated FPS of all time. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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          That's a stretch. I turned my nose in the air when I heard about Halo 1. Dude bragging to me who had n... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
          • I didn't say Halo is bad, I said it's over rated, incredibly so. : abrasionThis person is cool!
      • TLDR they are a company that took 12 years to come up with one new idea for a game. : phate81
    • actually, that sounds kind of interesting. seemingly like demon's souls maybe but with the potential to ... : dantasticThis person is cool!
    • What next? Shacknews to always require internet connection? : ZizThis person is cool!
    • Can't muster the energy to care until there's more info and actual gameplay shown. : bryanvlo
    • Hey there console gamers, aren't you glad that a bunch of bullshit hasn't penetrated your platform yet? L... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
    • They are really trying to build the hype train with this one. I'm predicting a Diakatana-esque failure. : Kojak2000
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      So I got blocked by Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Twitter account for this tweet: https://twitter.com/Dontdrop/s... : Dontdrop
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        RPS' incendiary reporting is stupid but I can understand them blocking your tweet. "I'm not reading any m... : Stimpak Chopra
        • I agree, but that's been my honest experience with them. : Dontdrop
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        I don't see how what they said was stupid. Bungie's statement was stupid. Really god damn stupid and incr... : Tchest
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          The RPS writer completely missed the point of the quote and dragged the omg pc games argument in from now... : daedraug
          • But even so it is stupid to say that eg no one wants to play a shooter where you get more than two guns. ... : Tchest
    • Lame. Thankfully I have zero interest in any of the cruft they put out. : wytefangThis person is cool!
    • eh, I'm always connected. no big. : packav
    • This was the one feature I was looking for. I am going to pre-order ASAP as possible. : dookiebot