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Destiny 2 beta reactions from the players: Great PvP, horrible cooldowns, and more

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The Destiny 2 beta has been live for a day and reports from the first game's biggest fans are pouring in from across the internet. Even though the fundamental game doesn't seem wildly different from the original Destiny so far, there's still quite a diversity of opinion - ranging from overall joy to being very worried about ability cooldowns. Let's take a look.

The good

The PvP has benefitted from scaled-back abilities

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Homecoming is a nicely characterized (re)introduction to the world

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Homecoming as a mission is denser in story and world than anything in Destiny 1, and I do say that with the utmost respect for Destiny 1.July 18, 2017

The Inverted Spire Strike is generally pretty impressive

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Destiny 2 is Destiny just "Now With Story" and Better PvP. PvE suffers from PvPs balance though. Slow ability recharge in PvE is awful.July 19, 2017

Like, a lot a lot.

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And a frankly distressing number of termites.

From this day forward the Destiny 2 beta shall be known as error code termite. pic.twitter.com/VmtAE8Ny8HJuly 18, 2017

The tricks and glitches

People are learning sick Arc Staff combos.

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And re-discovering some old glitch friends.

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Make sure you read our Destiny 2 beta guide to get the most out of your time with the game. And if you're still not sure when you can start playing the Destiny 2 beta, we've got you covered there too.

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