Destiny Rising may have only had a closed alpha so far, but it’s already demonstrating some serious features even compared to Destiny 2. Today I want to take a look at some of the things Destiny Rising does better than Destiny 2.
Destiny Rising is a mobile game, but thats not stopping it from having some excellent features, and some even better than it’s bigger brother Destiny 2. It has some major differences with the biggest being including no classes and using heroes instead. After the closed alpha launched Destiny fans were quick to point out some of the features included in Destiny Rising they’d love to see in Destiny 2.
Ping system
Destiny Rising already has a ping system which Destiny 2 players have been requesting for a long time. Destiny 2 doesn’t have a ping system which can make it harder for those who don’t want to communicate via voice-chat. The ping system is fairly standard these days across first person shooters and the fact Destiny Rising has this fro day one speaks volumes.
Better new player experience
The new player experience in Destiny Rising gets a lot right by easing players in, clearly explaining new features to them with concise tutorials. New players have access to a wealth of tutorials in-game, including video walkthroughs to make it less confusing. This makes it nice and easy for new players to jump in and get up to speed very quickly. In constrast Destiny 2’s new player experience has been criticised for many years, leaving new players confused and dropping them into random activities.
Complete perk pools
In Destiny Rising players can inspect a weapon’s perk pool by clicking on the perk slots. This allows for instant access to all perk combinations, without the need to use a 3rd party websites. These 3rd party websites have been neccessary across Destiny 2’s lifetime explaining what perks do, and until recently offering a fireteam finder mechanism. Complete perk pools are built right into Destiny Rising allowing players to see all perks and look at potential build combinations for each weapon.
Detailed perks
Destiny 2 suffers from vague perks with text descriptions saying “increases range” without being specific with the values. In Destiny Rising perks come with full details, including percentages and numerical values. This clarity helps players understand the benefits of the perks, so they can malke informed decisions about what to shard and what to keep.
Here’s an example with Kill Clip from both games
Destiny 2: Kill Clip – Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
Destiny Rising: Kill Clip – Reloading after a final blow, grants 30% increased damage for 5s.
Health and shield numbers
Destiny Rising offers up health and shield numbers for players, letting you know how you are doing in combat. In Destiny 2 you only see a general health bar at the top of the screen and it doesn’t have exact numbers, which only gives you a general idea of health. Destiny Rising’s HUD shows eaxct health and shield numbers, giving you that little extra info needed mid-battle.
Sparrow racing league
Sparrow racing was short-lived in the original Destiny, and has never made an appearence in Destiny 2. NetEase has added this immediately into Destiny Rising showing it has it’s finger on the pulse of what Destiny fans want. Bungie haven’t wanted to spend valuable resources adding SRL back into Destiny 2 because they want to focus on higher priority features, however, NetEase are showing here that they want to offer activity variety in the game. This is likely to at least draw the attention of Destiny 2 players and make them at least try Destiny Rising, and I think once they do try the game they’ll stick around to play more.
Let me know in the comments what you think.