Destiny First Look Alpha

The Destiny First Look Alpha was an alpha build of Destiny that had limited public availability for testing (originally from June 12 to June 15 of 2014, and extended for one day to introduce some "dangerous" new experiments). The alpha was playable for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 platforms only, and after E3 2014, owners of these platforms were able to register for the alpha test at GreatnessAwaits.com.

The deadline for registration was June 11. Codes for users accepted into the program were delivered the following day, via an on-console message and an email to the email address associated with the PlayStation Network ID entered, at 12 noon PST. Bungie confirmed the alpha would be open to all those who registered. Players who had already played an earlier alpha test did not have to wait for a new email invitation; this access carried over into the latest alpha phase.

Overview
The alpha test allowed players to create a character from one of  Destiny' s three player classes. Once inside the alpha, players started at level 3 and could earn XP to level up and earn new abilities, and advance all the way up to level 8. Alpha players could undertake story-based missions throughout Earth either by themselves or with online companions. Area exploration was possible, along with the acquisition of side quests from these areas. The Crucible, the game's competitive multiplayer, was also available.

Characters created in the alpha did not continue into the Destiny Public Beta.

Trivia

 * In the story mission The Dark Within, the Ghost's line "that Wizard came from the moon" gained infamy among the Destiny fan base. The phrase became so popular that Bungie made the meme into a t-shirt. Within an hour, the shirt went on to become the best-selling item among the available inventory in the Bungie Store.
 * Bungie revealed that the alpha testing period of Destiny logged exactly 6,461,871 games since it launched on June 12. Other in-game statistics were:
 * 149,522,313 Primary Weapon kills
 * 21,782,610 Secondary Weapon kills
 * 4,002,737 Heavy Weapon kills
 * 21,687,298 Super Ability kills
 * 2,819,211 Orbs of Light gathered
 * 6,850,773 Control points captured in the Crucible
 * 1,195 Deathless Medals awarded in the Crucible
 * 4,356 Splatters with the Sparrow
 * 667,966 Public Events joined
 * 60,491,944 Fallen Dregs "dispatched with Extreme Prejudice"