Destiny

Bungie has emphasized that Destiny's universe will be "alive." Events may happen in the game that are not necessarily controlled or planned by the developer, which will help create a dynamic development experience for Bungie and a dynamic gaming experience for players. The style of the game has been described as a first-person shooter with MMO (massively multiplayer online game) elements, but Bungie has avoided defining Destiny as a traditional MMO game. Instead, the game is described as a "shared-world shooter" because it lacks many of the characteristics of a traditional MMO game. Instead of players being able to see and interact with all other players in the game or on a particular server - as is the case in many traditional MMO games - Destiny will incorporate on-the-fly matchmaking, which will allow players to see and interact only with other players with whom they are "matched" by the game. Destiny will include a new game engine that allows global lighting and dynamic real-time lighting to be used together. An innovation in Bungie's "Hopper" technology, which was the backbone of Halo's matchmaking system, will allow for better player matchmaking to create a more natural experience in cooperative or competitive multiplayer.