In the videoBungie E3 2013 Day 1: ReCap we get to see our fellow Depends-wearing DBO Overlords (who happen to be masters of mercy) get asked (abit - not directly in the video) "What is going to be your first character in Destiny?"

Since Bungie go the ball roll'n, I figure to direct it here and see where it goes. (Its an inevitable topic anyway - likely to be repeated as more information trickles out.) At this point, Who do you think you are going to start off as? Why?

Just in case- Race: [Humans] [Awoken] [Exo] Guardian Class: [Hunter] [Warlock] [Titan]

Toss up between Hunter and Warlock. Leaning towards Hunter. I'm not picking a race until I know much, much more about them. I'm not even set on gender yet. Female Hunters look awesome.

My heart is saying Exo Warlock (Robo-Gandalf FTW!!!) but, I gotta admit, that Titan SPACE MAGIC SMASH looks super fun. Probably go Titan for a second character.

Human Titan, because I'm never one for subtlety, or Human Hunter, as I do enjoy creating chaos and helping out with something more than a big stick. I only say that I prefer being a Human because I don't know much about the Awoken or Exo. I'm not dead set on my species.

I've never had any interest in using magical abilities. Guns, in all their glamour, are my specialty. That being said, I'm sure Bungie is more than concerned about making Warlocks accessible to all players regardless of their combat persuasion.

Awoken Warlock at first, because Space Magic and the Awoken just seem neat. However, I always make several characters, and I'm feeling Human Titan and Exo Hunter if possible. ...I like rounding everything out.

Probably either a Hunter, or now, because of the E3 presentation, a Warlock.

Though, if Titans are the only ones that get rocket launchers or double-barreled shotguns that fire rockets, and that you flip to reload, then a Titan.

As for race? I'm awaiting reports from the Vanguard about Exos and their dance animations. But probably Human.

Though, if Titans are the only ones that get rocket launchers or double-barreled shotguns that fire rockets, and that you flip to reload, then a Titan.

Is this a thing? Like, a legitimate thing? Because if this is a thing, that's FREAKING AWESOME. My favorite part of the first Borderlands was the wacky mash-ups some guns had. Like sniper rifles that had a revolver cylinder, but were pump-action. If there's any chance of that coming to Destiny, in any form... oh man... so psyched.

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I do believe that is a Marathon reference. Somehow, I know this, even though I've only played 5 minutes of Marathon.

In the videoBungie E3 2013 Day 1: ReCap we get to see our fellow Depends-wearing DBO Overlords (who happen to be masters of mercy) get asked (abit - not directly in the video) "What is going to be your first character in Destiny?"

Since Bungie go the ball roll'n, I figure to direct it here and see where it goes. (Its an inevitable topic anyway - likely to be repeated as more information trickles out.) At this point, Who do you think you are going to start off as? Why?

Just in case- Race: [Humans] [Awoken] [Exo] Guardian Class: [Hunter] [Warlock] [Titan]

Bust out the dice, and leave it to fate!

1.) -Gender-
1,3,5: Male
2,4,6: Female

2.) -Race-
1,4: Human
2,5: Awoken
3,6: Exo

3.) -Class-
1,4: Hunter
2,5: Warlock
3,6: Titan

I know I want to be a male Warlock, so I'll just ignore the other two rolls.

Aaaaand...4,4,2.

Humans 4evah!

(If I left it wholly to chance I would have been a female Human Warlock apparently.)

Is this a thing? Like, a legitimate thing? Because if this is a thing, that's FREAKING AWESOME. My favorite part of the first Borderlands was the wacky mash-ups some guns had. Like sniper rifles that had a revolver cylinder, but were pump-action. If there's any chance of that coming to Destiny, in any form... oh man... so psyched.

A pump-action sniper rifle with a revolving cylinder is about as redundant as a muzzle-loading bolt action rifle. Most guns in Destiny appear to be very grounded in reality apart from from little bits of ceremonial flair. Yes, I'm no fun.

Bust out the dice, and leave it to fate!

1.) -Gender-
1,3,5: Male
2,4,6: Female

2.) -Race-
1,4: Human
2,5: Awoken
3,6: Exo

3.) -Class-
1,4: Hunter
2,5: Warlock
3,6: Titan

I know I want to be a male Warlock, so I'll just ignore the other two rolls.

Aaaaand...4,4,2.

Humans 4evah!

(If I left it wholly to chance I would have been a female Human Warlock apparently.)

Seeing as you are supposed to be investing into a character as if it was you in Destiny this sounds like a terrible idea. Guns should be used - it is a shooter after all. To keep from cheating you can close your eyes. :P

Or you could just read the descriptions and ask yourself which one is the best fit. It's what I did at least.

Is this a thing? Like, a legitimate thing? Because if this is a thing, that's FREAKING AWESOME. My favorite part of the first Borderlands was the wacky mash-ups some guns had. Like sniper rifles that had a revolver cylinder, but were pump-action. If there's any chance of that coming to Destiny, in any form... oh man... so psyched.

A pump-action sniper rifle with a revolving cylinder is about as redundant as a muzzle-loading bolt action rifle. Most guns in Destiny appear to be very grounded in reality apart from from little bits of ceremonial flair. Yes, I'm no fun.

Be that as it may - I totally want a A pump-action sniper rifle with a revolving cylinder now.

Because . . . YEEESSSSSS! XD

Awoken Hunter
then
Human Warlock
then
Exo Titan

Seeing as you are supposed to be investing into a character as if it was you in Destiny this sounds like a terrible idea.

Ha! With that logic everyone should be a human and their actual gender.

This kind of thing is pretty standard role-playing fare. I don't know about others, but I rarely play a character as "myself". My Noble Six was not "me", nor was my Rookie. (They were "Six" and "The Rookie", respectively.)

I find the most enjoyment in crafting a story around my character as I experience the adventure through them.

And I don't mind using chance to decide a few things for me when I can't decide what to pick. I've done this before, and it has been instrumental in creating some interesting characters that I would never have created otherwise.

Just in case- Race: [Humans] [Awoken] [Exo] Guardian Class: [Hunter] [Warlock] [Titan]

What happened to Vanguard? Wasn't that a class?

A pump-action sniper rifle with a revolving cylinder

How about a shotgun?
http://guns.wonderhowto.com/inspiration/hybrid-revolver-shotgun-hacked-together-from-spare-gun-parts-0127747/

is about as redundant as a muzzle-loading bolt action rifle.

Like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkraiqCcZJ4

Yes, I'm no fun.

I spend too much time looking a guns.

In a word: Traxis (probably; race TBD).

I need more info, but I'm leaning Human Hunter right now. Maybe Titan after that.

In my blistering defense, that Johnston rifle is a total outlier. :P

I spend too much time looking at guns.

Yeah, I don't believe this is really a thing. Guns are fun and exciting. Obsessing yourself over wacky designs is normal!

This makes me happy. Traxis will make for an awesome fellow adventurer/alien-butt-kicker.

Undetermined, as yet. It may be something else entirely, since the symbol for Vanguard showed in the banner when the public event started.

Duh! Hurling pieces of the sun!

. . .

I find the most enjoyment in crafting a story around my character as I experience the adventure through them.

And I don't mind using chance to decide a few things for me when I can't decide what to pick. I've done this before, and it has been instrumental in creating some interesting characters that I would never have created otherwise.

Even though you missed the most important part of what I said - destroying what I said with your diabolical thought-making, I dare not complain; For your words have filled me with feels both inescapably inspired and nothing at all.

And so I learned a method for yet another madness. NEAT! XD

A pump-action sniper rifle with a revolving cylinder is about as redundant as a muzzle-loading bolt action rifle.

Why's that?

• The pump-action is a lot more natural than recocking a revolver
  
• The pump-action recock keeps range high as it doesn't use the escape gas to recock
  
• the revolving cylinder is a lot more efficient to reload than magazines/clips/whatever
  
• The revolving cylinder hold more bullets than single-bullet rifles (duh)

Am I wrong in any of those points?

the revolving cylinder is a lot more efficient to reload than magazines/clips/whatever
The revolving cylinder hold more bullets than single-bullet rifles (duh)

Am I wrong in any of those points?

Ehh, yeah, kinda.

1. A cylinder, should you not have a special reloading tool, requires you to individually load each cartridge into the chamber. A magazine or clip is simple.

2. If by "single bullet rifle," you're referring to bolt action, then it depends on the rifle. A number of bolt rifles have internal magazines, typically holding five rounds or so. A number of bolt rifles have detachable mags. There are certainly many, however, that only store one round - in its chamber.

I'm sure bluerunner will arrive shortly to say I'm wrong. Which I probably am.

Most likely Male Exo Hunter. I love the magic we saw for the hunter, and robots are awesome, so win-win.

But, really, given how we're getting a lot of weapons, I'll be pretty bummed if there isn't some type of WSTE-M-style shotgun.

I'll even take a Mauler.

Or my Marathon emblem again. My precious.

But, really, given how we're getting a lot of weapons, I'll be pretty bummed if there isn't some type of WSTE-M-style shotgun.

I'll even take a Mauler.

Or my Marathon emblem again. My precious.

Personally I'm hoping we didn't lost multi-barreled rocket launchers to Halo. I thought it was a genius idea when they introduced it in Marathon, and I still want it!

1. A cylinder, should you not have a special reloading tool, requires you to individually load each cartridge into the chamber. A magazine or clip is simple.

A magazine either wastes bullets, empties at the wrong time or you're lucky.

2. If by "single bullet rifle," you're referring to bolt action, then it depends on the rifle. A number of bolt rifles have internal magazines, typically holding five rounds or so. A number of bolt rifles have detachable mags. There are certainly many, however, that only store one round - in its chamber.

I can see how that would be better.

A magazine either wastes bullets, empties at the wrong time or you're lucky.

Don't be an idiot and shoot at everyone who crosses your path then. :P

A pump-action sniper rifle with a revolving cylinder is about as redundant as a muzzle-loading bolt action rifle.

Why's that?

• The pump-action is a lot more natural than recocking a revolver

Double action revolver cocks it for you. The revolver you see in movies that has to be cocked every time is usually the Cold Single Action Army.

[*] The pump-action recock keeps range high as it doesn't use the escape gas to recock

Revolvers don't use gas to cock the hammer. Neither do pump actions. Some semi-auto shotguns use gas. And Desert Eagles do too, which is unique for pistols.

[*] the revolving cylinder is a lot more efficient to reload than magazines/clips/whatever

Ever try to reload a revolver quickly while out of breath, even with a speed loader? It's hard to get 5 or 6 cartridges to line up with 5 or 6 holes when you're in a hurry.

[*] The revolving cylinder hold more bullets than single-bullet rifles (duh)
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My first hunting rifle when I was little was a Remington Model 6 single shot. It was a .22. My grandfather told me he traded 12 possum skins for it back during the depression. I used it for rabbit hunting. It was old and worn, and I had to use a rubber band to get the hammer to strike hard enough for it to fire. It backfired into my eye a few times.
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My first hunting rifle when I was little was a Remington Model 6 single shot. It was a .22. My grandfather told me he traded 12 possum skins for it back during the depression. I used it for rabbit hunting. It was old and worn, and I had to use a rubber band to get the hammer to strike hard enough for it to fire. It backfired into my eye a few times.
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You sir are the master of Cliffhangers.

Male awoken warlock. If there's a grizzled option I'm taking that, too. Already imagining his look, and his backstory is percolating in my subconscious.

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Ever try to reload a revolver quickly while out of breath, even with a speed loader? It's hard to get 5 or 6 cartridges to line up with 5 or 6 holes when you're in a hurry.

That's why I like the concept Bungie came up with for the Duke Mk. 44, easy reload with a revolver where you load a circular magazine into the gun. Awesome!

That's why I like the concept Bungie came up with for the Duke Mk. 44, easy reload with a revolver where you load a circular magazine into the gun. Awesome!

I hope the Duke's rate of fire isn't terribly slow. I prefer to have a sidearm able to empty itself in just a couple seconds.

My first hunting rifle when I was little was a Remington Model 6 single shot. It was a .22. My grandfather told me he traded 12 possum skins for it back during the depression. I used it for rabbit hunting. It was old and worn, and I had to use a rubber band to get the hammer to strike hard enough for it to fire. It backfired into my eye a few times.
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{Emphasis by INSANEdrive)

You sir are the master of Cliffhangers.

No permanent damage. It definately didn't hurt as bad as the time I held a bottle rocket in my teeth. That has ever since been at the top of my list of things to never do again.

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But, really, given how we're getting a lot of weapons, I'll be pretty bummed if there isn't some type of WSTE-M-style shotgun.

Now I am disappoint. I caught the Marathon reference and dismissed it because the WSTE-M was just a normal shotgun, and didn't fire rockets.

Step 1 - Be stupid teenager.
Step 2 - Hold stick in teeth.
Step 3 - Light fuse.
Step 4 - Smell nothing but gunpowder for 3 days.

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A pump-action sniper rifle with a revolving cylinder is about as redundant as a muzzle-loading bolt action rifle. Most guns in Destiny appear to be very grounded in reality apart from from little bits of ceremonial flair. Yes, I'm no fun.

I hate you for crushing my dreams.

Dreamcrusher.

That aside, yeah, it's not realistic (and I <3 the realistic bent they're giving Destiny) but it gave Borderlands some very fun and interesting weapons. I was personally very disappointed to not see the sniper rifle I described return for Borderlands 2. In fact, Borderlands 2's guns are pretty tame (build wise) compared to the mash-ups in the first game.

But, really, given how we're getting a lot of weapons, I'll be pretty bummed if there isn't some type of WSTE-M-style shotgun.

Now I am disappoint. I caught the Marathon reference and dismissed it because the WSTE-M was just a normal shotgun, and didn't fire rockets.

There's always Anvil!

But, really, given how we're getting a lot of weapons, I'll be pretty bummed if there isn't some type of WSTE-M-style shotgun.

Now I am disappoint. I caught the Marathon reference and dismissed it because the WSTE-M was just a normal shotgun, and didn't fire rockets.

There's always Anvil!

Or for Halo - HMT & HHT! (<3)

But, really, given how we're getting a lot of weapons, I'll be pretty bummed if there isn't some type of WSTE-M-style shotgun.

Now I am disappoint. I caught the Marathon reference and dismissed it because the WSTE-M was just a normal shotgun, and didn't fire rockets.

There's always Anvil!

Or for Halo - HMT & HHT! (<3)

Or, for Halo 2, my next door neighbor's kid with a modded Xbox.

Or for Halo - HMT & HHT! (<3)

Fond memories of ARs that fire 24 Sniper rounds with each pull of the trigger, with pinpoint accuracy.

Or for Halo - HMT & HHT! (<3)

Fond memories of ARs that fire 24 Sniper rounds with each pull of the trigger, with pinpoint accuracy.

Fond memories. Period. :D

The ability to swap attributes is just fun. From making Spartan-Armor with the Same stuff as Hunter Shields, to making walls bleed, or even just make everything a needler with unique properties. All simple stuff - but fun to do just to spice things up abit when you just wanted to run around in Halo. Or Blow everything up. That too.

... when we all join up and I'm role-playing as a girl?

... when we all join up and I'm role-playing as a girl?

When you get a TOGTFO Request by some 12-year old. X(

All in all - I don't judge. I have to ask why though - *Ahem* Why?

... when we all join up and I'm role-playing as a girl?

When you get a TOGTFO Request by some 12-year old. X(

All in all - I don't judge. I have to ask why though - *Ahem* Why?

Well, if I'm going to be stuck staring at this character for 10 years...

(I just successfully went from a girly-man to a chauvinistic pig in one post. Awesome.)

FemShep is the REAL SHEP.

<3
Grim

Epic conversion. +10 intertubes.

Hi, I'm EZ by the way :)

Epic conversion. +10 intertubes.

Hi, I'm EZ by the way :)

Hello, EZ! Welcome to the forum - stick around for more epic conversations. ;)

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... when we all join up and I'm role-playing as a girl?

Eh, that's not awkward.

What's awkward is when you're trying to get that achievement in Fable III that requires you to have a kid with your friend! 0_o

Boys are stupid.

My sister and I debated trying for that achievement.

We decided against it.

Human Female Warlock.

Unless I get swayed by a pretty Awoken, but I'm feeling the humans in this game.

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Male awoken warlock. If there's a grizzled option I'm taking that, too. Already imagining his look, and his backstory is percolating in my subconscious.

This is what I like to see.

You know great art when you see it?

(Saved!)

FemShep is the REAL SHEP.

<3
Grim

Why you FemSheppers always getting uppity? Peace and love, man. BroShep is awesome too, so don't be a hater.

Somewhat related but maybe not entirely: RIP SMS.

I'm still a little bitter about that.

I'm a little sad that the [bluerunner] tag doesn't format your text in a nice way and start playing the repeating tune to Alice's Restaurant.

I'm made of metal, my circuits gleam, I am perpetual, I keep the city clean.

No permanent damage. It definately didn't hurt as bad as the time I held a bottle rocket in my teeth. That has ever since been at the top of my list of things to never do again.

Lighting M80's with sparklers should also be on that list.

- CC Trust me, it ain't fun.

Depends. :/

Might even go HHF

My name is Gato, I have metal joints, Beat me up, And earn fifteen silver points!

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There are none (yet) that I'm aware of, at least not for the races. Bungie.net has brief descriptions of each of the classes.

I love the whole humanity side of the race, I like feeling like I can set myself in it better, plus the warlock class looks to be fun and engaging, a great example of how Destiny will be both SciFi and Mythic.

I don't have enough info at the moment to decide what I'll be, but right now, I'm leaning toward Hunter. I can say with a good bit of confidence though that whichever class I end up choosing will be wearing a poncho/duster/old west style accessory. I think that would be cool.

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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-03-destiny-character-classes-races-and-teamtigerman

:)

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My name is Gato, I have metal joints, Beat me up, And earn fifteen silver points!

It's official, you win.

I don't have enough info at the moment to decide what I'll be, but right now, I'm leaning toward Hunter. I can say with a good bit of confidence though that whichever class I end up choosing will be wearing a poncho/duster/old west style accessory. I think that would be cool.

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So much this. I want my character to be Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars. I want that revolver Staten was using, and I think some kind of lever action rifle to round out the look.

I also want a crossbow. And it needs bolts with explosives. At that point I'll be pretty content with the weapons.

So much this. I want my character to be Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars. I want that revolver Staten was using, and I think some kind of lever action rifle to round out the look.

I, like any American, love the old west, but just how much of an old geezer are you? :P

So much this. I want my character to be Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars. I want that revolver Staten was using, and I think some kind of lever action rifle to round out the look.

I, like any American, love the old west, but just how much of an old geezer are you? :P

I'm going to guess if I mention the Duke, he will know exactly who I mean - WITHOUT using the internet.

So much this. I want my character to be Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars. I want that revolver Staten was using, and I think some kind of lever action rifle to round out the look.

I wouldn't mind my character being Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider, but he'd have to be wearing a duster like the marshal and his deputies.

- CC Nothing like a good piece of hickory.

I'll bet Grizzlei wouldn't know how to do a John Wayne load (and why he loaded that way) in a single action revolver without looking it up.

;)

I'll bet Grizzlei wouldn't know how to do a John Wayne load (and why he loaded that way) in a single action revolver without looking it up.

;)

Of course I can't. I wasn't born before the history books.

Prior to E3 I was leaning toward Warlock, but now it's between Warlock and Hunter.

I quite like the idea of an Exo Warlock, and I'm not too fussed about the gender there, so I'll probably go Male. I'm quite biased toward Magical Robots, as there's such a rad recurring fella in my current D&D campaign.

If I was to go Hunter though, it'd probably be an Awoken Female? No, wait. Exo. No, let's go Male. Actually, I don't know. This is really hard.

Whatever I end up choosing, they'll be smothered in backstory.

Ha. Looks like you'll play a good Mattie Ross to my Rooster Cogburn in Destiny.

I'm thinking Schooly would make a good LaBoeuf.

haha sounds like a plan! Mattie has always been one of my most loved characters.

Oh the fun times to be had with Destiny. My anticipation is becoming vaguely psychotic nowadays.

My anticipation is becoming vaguely psychotic nowadays.

Get in line. >_>

Only 200 days 4801 hours 288089 minutes 17285383 seconds (give or take) till 2014.
. . . and more waiting.

Get in line. >_>

I neither believe in lines, nor their archaic societal expectations.

Get in line. >_>

I neither believe in lines, nor their archaic societal expectations.

Nicolas Cage makes your post invalid.

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Would an Exo Hunter basically be HK-47?

Could HK-47 wield an AK-47?

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My anticipation is becoming vaguely psychotic nowadays.

Same here, I just hope the game comes out BEFORE I end up in an institute.

Anyway - robots with gender?!? What is that all about?

How do you get male or female exo?

Do female exos carry a miniature baby making factory inside them or do they have a well appointed workshop somewhere? Are they better with tools than the men?

As an avid Attenburough fan I have worked it out...

It's the males who own the workshops. They compete to own/build the finest lathes, furnaces, and computer controlled milling machines...

The females visit each male's workshop' in turn - examine their tools and decide who has the best equipment to make babies. When she finds what she's looking for she settles down to make babies.

OK so now that I understand that...

Why do Sontarans wear blue?

It's all so confusing...

My father was too poor or lazy to have a decent workshop and my mother was a feckless oilaholic so they made me out of mail ordered, stock parts, scrap and other exos' castoffs.

As a child I bore the brunt of schoolyard mockery - hurtful scorn over the pedigree of my mongrel parts.

Even as an adult I had to avoid the company of the mechanically knowledgeable - truck geeks, engine experts, plumbers!

So I decided to leave the city and live the life of a solitary hunter - avoiding contact with my peers. I vowed never to return until I had upgraded all my parts - either through loot or the discovery of unique, golden age, machines out there in the wilderness - on lost moons and mysterious derelict space ships.

I will, literally, reinvent myself and make my own destiny.

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Mostly a copy of my pst on Grin One's similar topic.

My choice, as of right now, is based on a pure gut reaction, as Bungie seems to want, and that puts me as an Exo Warlock. Now, as soon as I heard there were races and classes to select, my mind immediately said, human soldier, because thats what I always did. But the moment that I saw the postcard of the Exo, slumped against the wall, blood running down his face,i was sold instantly. And when they showed a picture of Gandalf as a reference to the feel of the Warlock, the choice was obvious

Now that I have seen genuine gamely of all the classes in action, it had fine nothing to deter me from my gut.

Wow. I only recently started playing through Chrono Trigger for the first time -- but damn it if you didn't make me smile. I'm also leaning towards Exo myself.

Chrono Trigger is my favorite non-Bungie game, I think I've beaten it about 30 times, and gotten each ending at least twice.