Not as much as the fact that their motion on the moon is extremely fluid and that they can remain so planted when the gravity is so low...Originally Posted by Sanctus
Not as much as the fact that their motion on the moon is extremely fluid and that they can remain so planted when the gravity is so low...
In the Destiny universe there has been major terraforming in our solar system. The moon may have a thin atmosphere (in-game shots certainly look that way).
But that doesn't change the gravity...
Actually, most sci-fi completely overlooks the effects of gravity, especially those that contain colonies on the moon and Mars, etc. After several generations, the people there would be unable to survive on Earth, or would be severely crippled, due to the gravity. Bones would be less dense, muscle less strong, so on and so forth.
I think you may be rushing to judgement a little bit there Warsaw, since we dont really have any information regarding the trailer. Im not saying you are wrong necessarily, but there may be something involved that we don't know about that makes a difference.
Last edited by Bobblehob; May 25th, 2013 at 01:53 AM.
Don't forget that in Destiny, the moon is considered a Forbidden Zone. So it's not like these Guardians live up there. They're just visiting their annoying neighbors.
Also, the Traveler is able to grant powers so...yeah. Go-go gadget magic Earth gravity power
wut
I'm not judging the game at all, that was a mere observation about science fiction works in general. I'm stoked for the game. Maybe there is some doodad changing the gravity and giving it an atmosphere, I dunno. I'm just saying, based on what I know about the moon IRL and that we don't know otherwise for Destiny, they looked like they were moving too fluidly. It's okay. Transformers did the same thing...practically all sci-fi does the same thing...
Wouldn't adding an atmosphere to a planet cause there to be atmospheric pressure. So that could make it appear like gravity has changed depending on how dense the atmosphere is. I don't know. For all I know the planet in the trailer might not even be the moon, it could be a planet the size of the Earth, or maybe Pluto, just conveniently placed next to another planet which happens to look awfully like the Earth.
That's my 2 cents on the matter, also I am very keen for this game if it comes to PC.
I liked the trailer and I think I'll like this game. I just hope it comes out on PC. I also want more gameplay.
Reminds me of Mass Effect. Looks cool so far but I'd much rather be seeing more ingame footage than live action shots.
Almost all science fiction blatantly disregards physical laws of the universe. But yes, the wind on the moon did irk me.
From a gameplay standpoint, I understand that having different physics models for each planet/moon would be unacceptable. And from an animation point of view, it would not be very do-able.
I guess they could explain the ability to move nimbly in low-G with some sort of exoskeleton technology. If there's motorized musculature and some kind of hollow weave throughout their suits that can be packed with heavy molecules to adapt to low gravity environments, maybe that could work. But the issue with the atmosphere is that if there is one, then the sky won't be black during the day. But if they change that, then it's no longer recognizable as the moon.
It seems like every day that passes, scientists discover another set of reasons why space travel is a baaaad idea. At some point, we have to let it go and enjoy this shit for what it is -- fantasy. There's all this talk about setting up colonies on other planets in case something happens to the Earth, but unless the Earth is fucking molten, we're better off here than anywhere else. Until we transition into a race of immortal machines, that is. Then we can do whatever the fuck we want.
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