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Reflections On The Destiny Beta

Dumping on Story
I've seen this for Destiny as well as Halo before it... accusations of being silly, derivative, and obscure, and I don't really understand it. Some of it seems to come from those who either don't want any story in their shooters and so don't pay attention to it, or those who are used to the kind of depth you get in an RPG and are put off by things drawn with a broad brush. The Halo series supplemented its backstory with the novelizations, whereas Marathon and Myth used the in-game terminals and journal entries, respectively. I have high hopes that the Grimoire cards you get in-game and then view on Bungie.net will be the best of both worlds here, allowing those who want to explore the world in-depth a chance to do so without overburdening the game with backstory during gameplay or through traditional cutscenes.

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ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: The Devil's Lair Strike

We played co-op in the Destiny Beta! Join Blackstar and Narcogen as they go through each story mission, plus the strike, and point out the golden chest locations. (These may change before final release, though.)

This time, we enlist the help of Kermit7 to take on Sepiks Prime in the Devil's Lair strike. Some notes: Narcogen and Blackstar's audio is being recorded separately in Skype, so Kermit7's audio is unfortunately missing from most of this recording.

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ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: The Last Array, Story 5

We played co-op in the Destiny Beta! Join Blackstar and Narcogen as they go through each story mission, plus the strike, and point out the golden chest locations. (These may change before final release, though.)

In this episode, we're going to reinstall the old AE35 antenna control unit and wait for it to fail. Wait, that's not right...

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ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: Warmind, Story 4

We played co-op in the Destiny Beta! Join Blackstar and Narcogen as they go through each story mission, plus the strike, and point out the golden chest locations. (These may change before final release, though.)

In this episode, we find a turn of the century, Russian New Age audiobook, plus an artificial intelligence with the least imaginative name ever!

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ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: The Dark Within, Story 3

We played co-op in the Destiny Beta! Join Blackstar and Narcogen as they go through each story mission, plus the strike, and point out the golden chest locations. (These may change before final release, though.)

In this episode, we find a wizard that came from the moon!

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ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: Restoration, Story 2

We played co-op in the Destiny Beta! Join Blackstar and Narcogen as they go through each story mission, plus the strike, and point out the golden chest locations. (These may change before final release, though.)

In this episode, we brave a Fallen Archon Devil to recover a warp drive for our ship.

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ASE Ep. 117 Marathon Infinity lvl 24 You Think You're Big Time? You're Gonna Die Big Time!

Foreshadowing both the cinematic glory of Gladiator and the ignominy of Star Wars Episode II, the Pfhor pit Blackstar and Narcogen against an array of the Pfhor empire's greatest warriors. Flaming death results!

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

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ASE Ep. 116 Marathon Infinity lvl 23 Bagged Again

Blackstar and Narcogen are captured again briefly only to be rescued by enraged S'pht'Kr laying waste to nearly all the Pfhor in the vicinity.

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op

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ASE Ep. 115 Marathon Infinity lvl 22 Strange Aeons

No need to wait for strange aeons for Blackstar and Narcogen to die, even in a level with hardly any enemies! In this case, we're bringing the plot of Marathon Infinity to a close by completing the activation of the dormant S'pht AI, Thoth, so he/she/it can call in the S'pht'Kr cavalry to kick Pfhor butt.

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

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ASE Ep. 114 Marathon Infinity lvl 21 Son of Grendel

It seems we've been rescued from the Pfhor by a partially-activated Thoth. All that's left to do is investigate this underground power source... but let's go look for ammo, first, shall we?

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

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ASE Ep. 113 Marathon Infinity lvl 20 A Converted Church in Venice, Italy

Blackstar and Narcogen face a profuse proliferation of insidious switches and spooky level design, not to mention a passel of fusion infused BOBs sent by the devilish Durandal. Also there's a spot of lag.

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

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ASE Ep. 112 Marathon Infinity lvl 19 One Thousand Thousand Slimy Things

Blake's BOBs are trying to escape through a volcano, and Tycho wants us to defeat them so we can all serve the Hindmost Creche. Sounds like fun!

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op

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ASE Ep. 111 Marathon Infinity lvl 18 By Committee

Tycho offers us a deal: if we let him out of jail, he just might not not kill us. Wait, what?

The power generators the Pfhor are using to keep us, the BOBs and Tycho restrained are (where else?) down in the dungeons. Who knew?

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

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ASE Ep. 110 Marathon Infinity lvl 30 You're Wormfood, Dude

The last secret Aie Mak Sicur variation makes wormfood out of Narcogen and Blackstar.

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op

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ASE Ep. 109 Marathon Infinity lvl 17 Eat the Path

More ledges, more lava, and more secret exits. Blackstar and Narcogen encounter strange ephemeral creatures and die horrible flaming deaths while trying to continue the Durability narrative and find a way to become wormfood.

This podcast uses:

Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

We use irons' Co-Op script:

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Reflections On The Destiny Beta

ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: The Devil's Lair Strike

ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: The Last Array, Story 5

ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: Warmind, Story 4

ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: The Dark Within, Story 3

ASE Destiny Beta Co-Op: Restoration, Story 2

ASE Ep. 117 Marathon Infinity lvl 24 You Think You're Big Time? You're Gonna Die Big Time!

ASE Ep. 116 Marathon Infinity lvl 23 Bagged Again

ASE Ep. 115 Marathon Infinity lvl 22 Strange Aeons

ASE Ep. 114 Marathon Infinity lvl 21 Son of Grendel

ASE Ep. 113 Marathon Infinity lvl 20 A Converted Church in Venice, Italy

ASE Ep. 112 Marathon Infinity lvl 19 One Thousand Thousand Slimy Things

ASE Ep. 111 Marathon Infinity lvl 18 By Committee

ASE Ep. 110 Marathon Infinity lvl 30 You're Wormfood, Dude

ASE Ep. 109 Marathon Infinity lvl 17 Eat the Path

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