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Star Wars Battlefront |OT| Here's Where The Fun Begins
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Gravemind IV
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Not entirely sure what's going on. Suddenly everyone tanks a billion hits and I die immediately.
Also the impact grenade is some straight up bullshit, getting killed the second I turn a corner because I shoot and he just throws it.
Also the impact grenade is some straight up bullshit, getting killed the second I turn a corner because I shoot and he just throws it.
I'm guessing they figured having Tie fighters and X-Wing just laying around Hoth or Endor would look silly compared to a jeep or tank in a war zone on Earth? I dunno.
stangend77
Member
I'm actually ok with the flying vehicles being icons. That way you don't have people parked back at the "runways" but the land vehicles seem like they could easily be scattered around in natural looking way. Almost like little supply depots. Not a big deal though!
Kingsora
Would rather have no penis than have to show his to a medical professional
the last two hours I was playing Hero battle against a buddy of mine. What a great and fun mode, I really hope future DLC als adds maps and Heroes to this mode.
Playing this against good friend is maybe one of the best things in the game. Makes me wonder how many people have actually played this mode against a friend, not many I suppose.
Playing this against good friend is maybe one of the best things in the game. Makes me wonder how many people have actually played this mode against a friend, not many I suppose.
Seventy_X_Seven
Member
Main benefit of the icons is that you can place them on the frontlines, as opposed to people camping the back of their spawns waiting for a vehicle. End of the day both methods are pick ups, not seeing the big deal.
Also adds authenticity since you won't see a stormtrooper hop into a TIE Fighter and fly off as opposed to a proper TIE Pilot
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Are there any third party stats sites like BF4Stats?
JimiNutz
Banned
I was the same. In the end I decided to pick the E-11 since that seems to be the most balanced and jack of all trades weapon.
I figured I'd stick with that weapon and just try and get good with that. Have massively improved since I made that decision. It's pretty decent at all ranges and is a beast if you headshot with it. Barely any recoil either so it's nice and easy to use.
LightofRohan
Member
So does anyone know if you can get the season pass when the first DLC releases? Or does it eventually go away? First DLC decides if I want it.
Gipsy Danger
Member
That sounds like an expensive lunch.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
You made the right choice. The food lasts for 15 min then is shit. Literally.
If you get more than 15 minutes of enjoyment, it was the better buy.
ElzarTheBam
Member
You made the better choice. The food lasts for 15 min then is shit. Literally.
If you get more than 15 minutes of enjoyment, it was the better buy.
But what if he eats the game?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Both Battlefield 3 and 4 still have the season pass (aka: premium) for sale. So yeah. Season pass should be available forever.
Seventy_X_Seven
Member
Wish there were stats for time doesn't in each game mode, until then wins will have to do as a rough estimate. What ate everyone's most played game modes?
Go to the Battlefront app and view stats. Also lol at Droid Run getting called Domination.
Go to the Battlefront app and view stats. Also lol at Droid Run getting called Domination.
You made the right choice. The food lasts for 15 min then is shit. Literally.
If you get more than 15 minutes of enjoyment, it was the better buy.
Gave me a good chuckle
Seventy_X_Seven
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Wish there were stats for time doesn't in each game mode, until then wins will have to do as a rough estimate. What ate everyone's most played game modes?
Go to the Battlefront app and view stats. Also lol at Droid Run getting called Domination.
Go to the Battlefront app and view stats. Also lol at Droid Run getting called Domination.
Jets in vanilla BF4 spawn you in the sky anyway so yeah that makes sense. But the land vehicles should be visible, and the Rebels should have something! I get that there is no land vehicle for them in the OT but make something up for Christ sake so they can counter AT-STs. The lack of vehicular combat is kind of disappointing.
ElzarTheBam
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Vampirolol
Member
Found it at 51 and bought it asap! Can't wait to go home and play the shit out of it!!
If I just bought it, I won't get Jakku until a week after everyone else, right?
It would've been, so it's probably for the best.
pyrealnova
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What level does the EE-3 unlock at? Is it a 3 burst?
ElzarTheBam
Member
Oof, after a few rotations on a certain game mode (and after maps started to repeat a few times) I started getting bored. Let's hope that playing in small spurts helps the longevity.
They really fucked up the unlock scheme; You should not lock aliens behind level 40. Give some more incentive than just regular faces.
This is actually exactly the boat I'm in. I'm still enjoying it, though.
They really fucked up the unlock scheme; You should not lock aliens behind level 40. Give some more incentive than just regular faces.
This is actually exactly the boat I'm in. I'm still enjoying it, though.
It unlocks at level 17
I thought traits had to be set as a card in the hand. TIL.
ElzarTheBam
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EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It's rubbish, yeah. Number walls suck and they suck even more when they're that high and in a game that's inherently about quick fix arcadey fun. A lot of Battlefront is a bit baffling in that way, holdovers from games like Battlefield and the modern standard set by other games. That incremental, drip feed unlock shit.
prag16
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Having some issues; guess it's lag related?
Very often I pump several blasts into somebody and they kill me. Sometimes when it shows their health, they're down to like 7 or 9%, and I'm like, "Okay fine, I almost got them." But a lot of times, it'll still say 100%, or something else very high like 80%+ and I'm thinking, "What the crap, I got like 3-4 hit markers!!!!"
Part of it is that I need improvement, no doubt. Part of it is DL-44 spam. But that can't account for how often my health is CoD hardcore mode, and whoever I'm shooting at's health is Halo style or something.
I'm not seeing any of the REALLY visible lag or lag comp stuff. But I do see the stuff I sometimes saw in CoD where someone comes around the corner and I'm dead almost simultaneous to them appearing on my screen before I can even get my gun up.
How's everybody else faring in terms of this?
Very often I pump several blasts into somebody and they kill me. Sometimes when it shows their health, they're down to like 7 or 9%, and I'm like, "Okay fine, I almost got them." But a lot of times, it'll still say 100%, or something else very high like 80%+ and I'm thinking, "What the crap, I got like 3-4 hit markers!!!!"
Part of it is that I need improvement, no doubt. Part of it is DL-44 spam. But that can't account for how often my health is CoD hardcore mode, and whoever I'm shooting at's health is Halo style or something.
I'm not seeing any of the REALLY visible lag or lag comp stuff. But I do see the stuff I sometimes saw in CoD where someone comes around the corner and I'm dead almost simultaneous to them appearing on my screen before I can even get my gun up.
How's everybody else faring in terms of this?
The_Darkest_Red
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It definitely feels unnecessary in this game but imagine the complaints about progression if everything was given to you from the beginning.
"There are no unlocks, what is even the point!?"
I'm by no means suggesting that should influence game design decisions, but I'm willing to bet it does.
nightmare-slain
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I just really like how simple and fun this is.
I don't want to care about how many kills/deaths I got or any other stats. I don't want to watch kill cams and wait to respawn. I don't want to create crazy load outs and have killstreaks.
I can just jump straight into a game and start shooting without worrying about of that stuff. If I die I can be right back into the action within seconds. Sure, there is an objective so it's just not mindless but it's so refreshing after playing cod/battlefield/halo etc
Gonna get the season pass for sure.
I don't want to care about how many kills/deaths I got or any other stats. I don't want to watch kill cams and wait to respawn. I don't want to create crazy load outs and have killstreaks.
I can just jump straight into a game and start shooting without worrying about of that stuff. If I die I can be right back into the action within seconds. Sure, there is an objective so it's just not mindless but it's so refreshing after playing cod/battlefield/halo etc
Gonna get the season pass for sure.
MADGAME
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Warhawk had all weapons available to everyone from the start, and it was successful.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Warhawk initial release date: August 28, 2007
Call of Duty 4 initial release date: November 5, 2007
It doesn't really make sense either. It's star wars, they should randomize your default face your given for free and then you should be allowed to unlock any face you want for 1000 after that.
MADGAME
Member
Okay? Battlefront is not COD. The arcadey and casual gameplay is conducive to unlock accessibility and not similar to COD so that comparison is irrelevant.
Daffy Duck
Member
Spoke to my friend today who was pretty hyped about getting this, he's pissed that it has no story mode and is just an online only game.
Surprised he didn't know though to be fair.
Surprised he didn't know though to be fair.
It comes and goes. I'll shoot at someone running directly at me and they will take little to no damage and I'll fall over if a light wind hits me. Then the next match I'll run a train through the other team. It seems random, but so far better than how BF4 launched
Is there any trick to making the companion app sync with the game? I'm logged in to my EA account on both, got my PSN linked, the app is showing my PSN avatar and name, but stats say I haven't even played Battlefront and my credits on both are 100% separate...
UK btw, and I've installed the app before I fired up the game if that matters.
Edit: fixed it, had to go to settings, PS4 was enabled, so I switched to PC and then back to PS4 and now it's all correct.
UK btw, and I've installed the app before I fired up the game if that matters.
Edit: fixed it, had to go to settings, PS4 was enabled, so I switched to PC and then back to PS4 and now it's all correct.
The_Darkest_Red
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You really aren't following me are you? I'm not arguing that all of that stuff would make BF a better game, I'm talking about critical reception based on standards created by modern shooters.
"Slick production values, solid controls, and tons of fan service can't make up for mediocre progression and a lack of content." - Giant Bomb
"But then you’ll reach the outer edge of this game’s progression system, or you’ll get a little too familiar with the four landscapes on offer, and the magic will wane." - Guardian
"It was fun for the time I got out of it, but the lasting appeal, the lacking sense of progression, and the repetitive nature quickly pushed me away from the game." - GBATemp
"That spectacle, however, soon wears off and what’s left is a game with too few weapons, maps and heroes." - Hardcore Gamer
"If you’re looking for a shooter stacked with substance, engrossing character progression, and endlessly addictive gameplay to sink your teeth into for the months ahead, Star Wars Battlefront misses the mark." - Forbes
Call of Duty 4 changed the game for MP shooters. It's very difficult for a shooter to come out these days and do well critically without a ton of "progression", regardless of how meaningful or additive that progression is.
My entire point was that the game probably would have been panned even harder if everything was given to you from the beginning, even though I think that would make the game better.
KoruptData
Member
One of the first MP games where I want to try a few game modes every night I play. Usually, I get comfortable in a mode like CoD and have a hard time not playing that mode exclusively.
MADGAME
Member
Just because you make a bad point doesn't mean I don't follow you. You said imagine the complaints it would get if there were no progression. As if the progression unlocks in the game aren't already getting complaints, from both people who want progression unlocks but BF's sucks and from those that feel everything should be unlocked.
I simply pointed out a game that played similar and did very well.
Side note - I, like many gamers who have been playing for over 30 years, don't care about reviewers who make money from critiquing games and getting clicks. The best judge of a game, movie, food or anything is yourself. Feel free to post a walk of review snippets though.
Seventy_X_Seven
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His point though was that Warhawk came out before COD4 changed the standards for shooters, so saying Warhawk did fine without all that nonsense is moot.
I say standards for lack of a better term. I hate that it has become standard, but it doesn't matter and people need something to unlock or they loose their mind. Personally I'd love if all unlocks even cosmetics were there from the start.
With the rest you're 100% spot on, but I like the progression here. There's just enough to make me excited about trying a new blaster and making the first few games after buying Jetpack that much sweeter. I also like the fact that it makes me want to try out all the different things (and helps me keep track of the things). The credits are generous enough that you can buy a new cool thing every few matches, thank god they didn't ruin the system with microtransactions. And yeah, seeing a bar fill up and thinking of how I'll be upgrading everything to max even after I get my preferred loadout upgraded does make me happy, call it a guilty pleasure.
Not sure what critics dislike about it either (except for the abysmal character customization), the bloat of 'reach rank 20 and unlock a weapon and then level that weapon to rank 3 before you can change the stock or rank 5 for a marginally different stock' combined with most weapons having like 10 different parts loses its appeal to me after a couple matches TBH.
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