Destiny Review Thread - 77 meta

[Veknoid_Outcast]

gergroy said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
Forgive my ignorance, but is it customary for reviews to launch with a game, and not before?

For an mmo type game that wont work until they turn the servers on, yeah, that makes sense.  

A lot of games will send out early review copies to reviewers, and they will even have a small online window where they can try multiplayer.  However, I think it would be much harder to do that with destiny as everything would require online, and Im guessing the servers are a bit more sophisticated than a typical game...

which is why they didnt send out early review copies...

edit: so reviews wont actually launch with the game, but will come out well after launch...

That makes sense. I suppose MMOs are a unique case. Still, it's too bad, as the only way for early buyers to find out if there's something wrong with the online functionality and/or gameplay of Destiny is to discover it themselves. Although, I imagine the public beta, and reviews of that beta, offered a cursory glimpse into the future of the game.