14 DAY TRIAL // Video game developer Bungie says that the release of the coming beta period for its social shooter Destiny will be treated like a full game launch, because the company wants players to have the best possible experience.
Eric Osborne, one of the community managers at the studio, tells Gamespot that, “We can't just carve out three competitive multiplayer maps this time around. We'd only be gathering data on one facet of the overall experience--one that is arguably the least resource intensive and most well understood by our team.”
The statement reveals that Bungie wants the beta of Destiny to be a sort of showcase for the core features of the shooter, while also testing out some of the infrastructure needed to run it.
Those who pre-order the game from selected retailers will be able to join the beta stage at some point in the first few months of 2014.