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[HawksWinStanley]

Campaign was great in the last two games to hone your skills, learn the maps and generally just have some fun.

I'm pretty bummed there's no campaign this time around. Huge loss to the series.

Yeah but from what we're seeing here the "campaign" format from the first two games is the same as what's in the solo/co-op mode they're describing for this game. So...it shouldn't be any different, right?

 

[Gamezone]

Lack of cutscenes

That's a good thing. I hate scriptet campaign with cutscenes. Just look at CoD and Battlefield. Give me a unscriptet, dynamic mode. This is the reason why Ubisoft ditched Rainbow Six Patriots.

 

[QuantumZebra]

Female Stormtroopers confirmed

http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/17/8444367/star-wars-battlefront-playable-women-stormtroopers

Good job, EA. Guess it didn't cost too much to make the model/textures.

 

[Atlas157]

That's wrong. BF2 had a campaign. A story driven campaign that had a proper structure, objectives, cut scenes. The works.

Stop trying to excuse the lack of a campaign in this by outright lying about what was in BF2.

The campaign missions were rehashes of events that happened in the movies.

 

[MADGAME]

Instant access seems to mean you don't have to unlock them like everyone else.

70 euro's..lol

Yeah no thanks. I learned my lesson with SWTOR Deluxe Edition.

Haha but it says instant access...to VICTORY

 

[xxl30001]

IGN state "the first 4 planets revealed" http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/04/...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

I'm assuming more are to be confirmed?

 

[IcyEyes]

I'm hyped. I loved the trailer and I love all the BF games, so I've no doubt this game will be amazing.

 

[OdysseusVA]

59.99?
See you once it hits 30

 

[QuantumZebra]

does the game have a single player ? or it's just online arena shooter?

Battlefield/front is not an arena shooter ffs

 

[OnionPowder]

IGN state "the first 4 planets revealed" http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/04/...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

I'm assuming more are to be confirmed?

Definitely

 

[JimJamJones]

IGN state "the first 4 planets revealed" http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/04/...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

I'm assuming more are to be confirmed?

I see "FIRST 7 SCREENSHOTS REVEAL 4 PLANETS", not 'First 4 Planets Revealed".

 

[Bsigg12]

does the game have a single player ? or it's just online arena shooter?

Single player as in missions that take place on the multiplayer maps against AI. No campaign

Also, this is not even close to an arena shooter.

 

[Lord of Castamere]

Hmm. 40 players is interesting. I guess something had to give in order to maintain both framerate and and graphics. I just wist they would have included bots to bridge the gap.

Free movie DLC was a no brainer as is the co-marketing with the film. I was also pleasantly surprised to see Sony attached to this as well.

 

[Tubie]

Can I pre-order this already from the PS Store?

 

[burritosenior]

Do people not realise that this was the entire draw of Battlefront? Heroes ruined it.

Do people not realize fun is relative? My friends and I almost always played Heroes and Space Battles exclusively. The Heroes were pretty much the best part about 2 for us.

 

[Gleethor]

The gungan-style energy shield gives me hope that they aren't completely excising prequel material from the game. Regardless of how you feel about the films themselves, its hard to deny that there's a ton of cool planets and vehicles from the prequels that helped make the original battlefronts what they were and they'd be great to have here too

 

[Ghost23]

IGN state "the first 4 planets revealed" http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/04/...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

I'm assuming more are to be confirmed?

"Star Wars: Battlefront's multiplayer will take place on four locations, EA revealed today."

The first sentence in the article. Doesn't bode well for varied locations...


Personally, the most fun I had in Battlefront 2 was the Tatooine level where everyone chose a hero. If we could get have that mode again, I would be very pleased.

 

[mcz117chief]

That's wrong. BF2 had a campaign. A story driven campaign that had a proper structure, objectives, cut scenes. The works.

Stop trying to excuse the lack of a campaign in this by outright lying about what was in BF2.

BF2 campaign was just multiplayer maps with a few pointers and voice over here and there, you can't seriously consider it a proper campaign.

 

[PodcastFips]

I see "FIRST 7 SCREENSHOTS REVEAL 4 PLANETS", not 'First 4 Planets Revealed".

On top of that:

 

[QuantumZebra]

If you are correct them this really is battlefield star wars skin

Uhh... you didnt expect this?


Its amazing.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

I'm really curious how split-screen will work. PvZ Garden Warfare (another Frostbite game) has split-screen but the sacrifice is it only runs at 30fps that way.

Beyond excited! The only bummer is a big one though...no space battles..
Guys, we will get space battle dlc right? Right?

Almost definitely.

 

[matrixman92]

im confused...why would you pay 10 dollars more for exclusive emotes, and some instant unlocks

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

I'd expect female rebels, they were already in battlefront, but Stormtroopers? Stormtroopers were clones.

Stormtroopers were not clones, they were primarily recruits from all over the galaxy. Brush up on your Star Wars canon knowledge before stating stuff like that.

 

[Nokterian]

im confused...why would you pay 10 dollars more for exclusive emotes, and some instant unlocks

Because EA..

 

[Alienous]

The Walkers aren't pilot-able?

What ... do they do, then?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

This guy is answering questions about the gameplay presentation he saw.

https://twitter.com/SWBFUpdates/status/589134416775159808

 

[vypek]

im confused...why would you pay 10 dollars more for exclusive emotes, and some instant unlocks

Seems weird to me. There is nothing in there that makes it worth it unless those unlocks are near impossible for the standard edition.

 

[CheezyMac88]

I seriously do hope DICE bring back Hero Assault and Ewok Hunt back to SWBF3.

 

[deltacanuckian]

Not sure if this has been posted yet, so here goes:

Pre-order Star Wars Battlefront and receive Early Access to the Battle of Jakku!

Pre-order Star Wars Battlefront and on December 1st, 2015, be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku*, the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet in the Outer Rim. Taking place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in the Battle of Endor, players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku shown in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Players who pre-order Star Wars Battlefront can fight the battle one week early. All other players will get access to this content on December 8th, 2015.

Learn what happened before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2 maps set on the all-new planet of Jakku
7 days early access for those who pre-order Star Wars Battlefront

Available as a free download to all players on December 8th, 2015

Off of Gamestop's website. So that basically confirms that there will be multiple maps per planet.

 

[Steel]

The Walkers aren't pilot-able?

What ... do they do, then?

They walk. And you're allowed to shoot turrets out of them. Yeah...

Stormtroopers were not clones, they were primarily recruits from all over the galaxy. Brush up on your Star Wars canon knowledge before stating stuff like that.

I remember something saying that after the clone wars the stormtroopers were still clones and that they just brought in different gene stocks. In fact IIRC Battlefront 2 stated this.

 

[Atlas157]

Stormtroopers were not clones, they were primarily recruits from all over the galaxy. Brush up on your Star Wars canon knowledge before stating stuff like that.

Early Stormtroopers were clones but once they died due to rapid aging the Empire started recruiting regular people.

 

[Sharpeye]

The gungan-style energy shield gives me hope that they aren't completely excising prequel material from the game. Regardless of how you feel about the films themselves, its hard to deny that there's a ton of cool planets and vehicles from the prequels that helped make the original battlefronts what they were and they'd be great to have here too

I feel they are just wanking the OT crowd because the movie is coming out, they will likely sell some Clone wars DLC down the road.

The lack of planets and maybe even galactic conquest is very disappointing along with no space battles. The original battlefront started off pretty bare bones but even that had conquest and a decent number of planets and maps. Maybe I'm being to hard on Dice but my hype has died down for this game.

 

[MADGAME]

Not sure if this has been posted yet, so here goes:



Off of Gamestop's website. So that basically confirms that there will be multiple maps per planet.

Amazon concurs

 

[FullMetaltech]

Not sure if this has been posted yet, so here goes:



Off of Gamestop's website. So that basically confirms that there will be multiple maps per planet.

Yeah basically thats how the older ones had it too.

 

[TheXbox]

Amazon concurs

New Republic confirmed? Cool.

 

[Lakitu]

Disappointed they didn't add Bespin or Coruscant though :/ I was looking forward to an actual urban map.

 

[Gamezone]

Single player as in missions that take place on the multiplayer maps against AI. No campaign

Also, this is not even close to an arena shooter.

Is that another word for bots?

 

[Theman2k]

Single player as in missions that take place on the multiplayer maps against AI. No campaign

Also, this is not even close to an arena shooter.

Like bombing run in unreal tournament 2003 ?

 

[deltacanuckian]

Amazon concurs

Well that is very interesting. It seemingly confirms the New Republic is a thing, so the Rebel Alliance hasn't become the Resistance after all? Lends some credence to the theories that the Resistance is a New Republic-backed group fighting against the First Order/Imperial Remnant.

Yeah basically thats how the older ones had it too.

It is, but people have been freaking out about the whole "four planets" thing so I thought I'd try and bring some common sense -- and maybe a couple of facts -- into the thread.

 

[Randam]

Beyond excited! The only bummer is a big one though...no space battles..
Guys, we will get space battle dlc right? Right?

sure.
but you have to buy the special editon and all the other DLCs.
and then maybe, in a few years there will be space battles.

maybe..



not...

 

[Theman2k]

Is that another word for bots?

so you cant play online with friends ? only bots?

 

[MADGAME]

New Republic confirmed? Cool.

I think this is the Free DLC

Amazon Bonus Offer: Pre-order and be the first to battle on planet Jakku with 2 additional maps
Pre-order Star Wars™ Battlefront™ and on December 1st, 2015, be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku*, the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet in the Outer Rim. Taking place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in the Battle of Endor, players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku shown in Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™. Players who pre-order Star Wars Battlefront can fight the battle one week early. All other players will get access to this content on December 8th, 2015.

Well that is very interesting. It seemingly confirms the New Republic is a thing, so the Rebel Alliance hasn't become the Resistance after all? Lends some credence to the theories that the Resistance is a New Republic-backed group fighting against the First Order/Imperial Remnant.

I'm guessing this is some of the canon that ties to the movie?

 

[Wil348]

I'd expect female rebels, they were already in battlefront, but Stormtroopers? Stormtroopers were clones.

Not all of them were, in fact, I'm pretty sure only a minority of them were clones. Most of them were recruits.

 

[Turkoop]

A little bit dissapointed, really wanted to play space fights..
And no SP :/
But I'm glad too see that DICE will run the game on 60 frames

 

[Blitz7x]

New Republic confirmed? Cool.

Wow, that's a pretty interesting slip-up if true

 

[deltacanuckian]

Not all of them were, in fact, I'm pretty sure only a minority of them were clones. Most of them were recruits.

If my memory serves me correctly, by Episode IV the only clones left were Vader's personal guard.

 

[farisr]

2 player splitscreen + spec ops like missions has me semi-interested in this game now.

Before I wasn't interested in it at all after hearing all the, it's just going to be battlefield with a star wars skin.

 

[Abinash117]

I think this is the Free DLC



I'm guessing this is some of the canon that ties to the movie?

It looks like they are taking a bit from the EU . Since the New Republic ( Legends is non canon material) was formed after the defeat on the Empire. The Empire became the Imperial Remnants .

 

[Netherscourge]

So this will be the first Star Wars vehicle/ship game where you don't actually fight out amongst the stars.

 

[Steel]

So this will be the first Star Wars vehicle/ship game where you don't actually fight out amongst the stars.

Nah not the first, but one of the few.