Start Date, End Date, Activities, Weapons, Heroes, Specifications, Leaks

Here you'll find the latest news on the Destiny: Rising Closed Alpha test, including start and end dates, new activities, heroes, recommended specs, leaks and more.

Destiny: Rising, the first mobile game in the Destiny universe, is developed and published by NetEase Games – the studio behind hits like Diablo Immortal. The game will soon receive its first closed alpha test.

The new test phase for this game offers the first look at the ambitious sci-fi RPG shooter from NetEase Games. Destiny: Rising promises a variety of different gaming experiences similar to Destiny 2, including PvP and PvE activities, a social space, and plenty of loot to unlock.

In this article, we'll talk about everything you need to know about Destiny: Rising's closed alpha test.

Destiny Rising Closed Alpha: Start and End Dates

The Destiny: Rising Closed Alpha test begins Friday, November 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PDT. This phase offers pre-registered players the opportunity to explore the game's core features.

• Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): Friday, November 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m
• Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): Friday, November 1, 2024, 12:00 p.m
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): Friday, November 1, 2024, 4:00 p.m
• Central European Time (CET): Friday, November 1, 2024, 5:00 p.m
• Chinese Standard Time (CST): Saturday, November 2, 2024, 12:00 p.m
• Japanese Standard Time (JST): Saturday, November 2, 2024, 1:00 a.m
• Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT): Saturday, November 2, 2024, 3:00 a.m

NetEase Games has yet to confirm one official end datealthough previous alpha phases in similar games often last several weeks. Remember that The alpha test is only available to players in the US and Canada regions.

Destiny Rising Closed Alpha: All Known Activities

Destiny Rising's closed alpha features a mix of PvE and PvP activities. Here is a list of all the activities shown as part of the Alpha preload:

• Character missions
• The pit
• Legacy (PvE)
• Wolf's den
• Walking Gates (PvP)
• Iron ingot
• The palisade
• Surrounded
• Jiangshi Metro
• Fire
• Hit: Fulminator
• Revelations
• Forgotten bounty
• Empire of IX (PvE)
• Training grounds
• Morgan's Loot (PvE)
• Intruders
• Haven Ops
• Gauntlet Ops

As shown in the list above, players can expect Haven Ops strikes for challenging missions and Gauntlet Ops for the six-player raid-like experience. Additionally, Shifting Gates is one of the competitive PvP modes that Destiny: Rising has to offer.

Destiny Rising Closed Alpha: Weapons

Here is a list of all currently known weapons in Destiny: Rising:

• Sweet deal
• Blueberry
• Izanagi's burden
• Polaris lance
• Risk runner
• Le Monarque
• The last word
• Jotun
• The Oath of the Skyburner
• purple
• Arbalest
• Trinity ghoul

This is not a complete list of every exotic weapon in Destiny: Rising and we will update it with more details once the alpha test goes live.

Destiny Rising Closed Alpha: Heroes

Destiny: Rising's Alpha introduces 11 playable heroes, each designed with unique skills and personalities. The game features several NPCs that enrich the story, including characters from Destiny's established universe such as Ikora Rey, Kabr, Saladin, etc.

Destiny Rising Closed Alpha: Recommended Specs

Here is the list of all officially recommended specifications for the Destiny: Rising Closed Alpha test:

• Android devices: Snapdragon 845 or newer
• iPhone: iPhone 8 or newer
• iPads:
  • iPad (8th generation) or newer
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) or later
  • iPad Pro (10.5-inch) (2017) or newer
  • iPad Pro (11-inch, 1st generation) or newer
  • iPad mini (5th generation) or newer
  • iPad Air (3rd generation) or newer

Destiny Rising Closed Alpha: Controller Options

NetEase Games has confirmed that players will be able to use a variety of different gaming controllers to play Destiny: Rising on mobile devices, including Xbox Wireless Controller, DualSense Wireless Controller, Dualshock 4 Wireless Controller or Backbone Controller.

Here's a breakdown of what each button does:

Xbox controller layout

• LT: Zoom
• L.B: Skill 1
• RT: Shoot
• RB: Skill 2
• LB + RB: Super ability
• Left stick (L): Move / Sprint (press to sprint)
• Right stick (R): Look / Finisher (press to perform finisher)
• A: Jump
• b: Melee
• X: Reload/Interact
• Y: Change weapon
• D pad:
  • Above: Ping
  • Below: Sparrow ascending/descending
  • Left: Settings menu
  • Right: change perspective
• Menu button: Map
• View button.: Ghost menu

PlayStation controller layout

• L2: Zoom
• L1: Skill 1
• R2: Shoot
• R1: Skill 2
• L1 + R1: Super ability
• Left stick (L): Move / Sprint (press to sprint)
• Right stick (R): Look / Finisher (press to perform finisher)
• X: Jump
• Circle: Melee
• square: Reload/Interact
• triangle: Change weapon
• D pad:
  • Above: Ping
  • Below: Sparrow ascending/descending
  • Left: Settings menu
  • Right: change perspective
• Options button.: Ghost menu
• Touchpad button: Map

These controls give players direct access to key gameplay features, making it easier to quickly perform actions in both PvE and PvP combat.

Destiny Rising Closed Alpha: First-person and third-person perspectives explained

Unlike Destiny 2, NetEase Games has officially confirmed that the game will allow you to do this Switch freely between first-person and third-person perspectives during gameplay.

To do this, Simply click on the camera switch icon at the bottom left of your screen and your screen will switch from first person to third person view and vice versa.

Destiny: Rising Closed Alpha Leaks

Ahead of the alpha, leaks have revealed not only the roster of heroes, but also some NPCs and world details from Destiny's story. The list of all leaked playable heroes can be found below.

• wolf
• Ikora
• Saladin
• Sjur Eido
• Finnala
• Jolder
• Cabr
• Aattal
• Estela
• Gwynn
• Whetu
• Sunlong
• Maru
• Ning Fei
• Tan

If you want to know more about the leaked NPCs and heroes, read our dedicated article here.

It is important to note that the leaked information should be treated with caution until it is officially confirmed. With today's release, Destiny Rising's Closed Alpha gives fans a taste of what's to come.

Whether you're preparing for PvE challenges or looking to dominate in PvP, there's plenty to discover in this exclusive test.