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Characters created during the Destiny beta cannot be transferred to the final game, Bungie has confirmed.
Any items earned will not be transferrable either. Why? Because the amount of tweaks made to the game following the beta could leave some characters “broken”, the developer says.
“Since the Beta, we’ve continued to tune and adjust the game,” explained designer Tyson Green. “The way you earn experience has been adjusted up and down a bunch of times. Items have been added and removed. New features toggled. Although there’s no single monumental change, the sum of the tweaks leaves characters from the Beta Build in strange shape that would be confusing at best, broken at worst.”
“What you just experienced is something we’ve been through countless times here at Bungie,” added community manager David Dague. “We feel your pain, and then some. Making a game requires iteration and progress. When we reinvent the world where the Guardians live, sometimes we have to leave them behind.”
He continued: “This is the last time we’ll ask you to part with your hero. On September 9th, you can create a Guardian who will keep you company for a good, long time. On a long-enough timeline, you might decide to delete him or her and start over again – but that will be your call to make.”
Destiny launches on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PS3 on September 9. More details on the game’s competitive multiplayer mode will be shared during Sony’s Gamescom press conference next Tuesday, August 12.
Source: bungie.net
