Aztechnology
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Damn... that might be too good of a deal to pass up. You've never had any region issues?
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Star Wars Battlefront |OT| Here's Where The Fun Begins
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Damn... that might be too good of a deal to pass up. You've never had any region issues?
chris121580
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That's going to be glorious
TVexperto
Member
Damn it, this was my worry from the beta. Felt like the game was pretty barebones on progression/unlocks.
guitarguy316
Member
Can you set Xbox one to download ea access games from website?
Good. For once a MP shooter is not plagued by 1000 guns and unlocks.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Being casual doesn't bother me at all, I'm getting a bit bored of the hardcore stuff, it should be about having fun first and foremost, right?
digoutyoursoul
Member
Some Endor gameplay. Jup it looks that good. Even with crappy YT compression.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKBlSz3doNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKBlSz3doNY
Either do it properly or don't do it at all in my opinion. If a game has unlocks and progression but it's barebones then all it does is make the game feel dull much quicker. I'm sure there's some human psychology reasoning behind that.
Holy shit that looks incredible. If you told me it was a 30fps game with those visuals I wouldn't doubt it for a second.
Yep, there's no unlocks on guns at all. No scopes, attachments etc. There's also no prone, reloading (other than overheat minigame), sniping etc. It's pick up and play, almost. Very 90s. Refreshing.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Blows my mind that it's mostly if not all the time 60fps.
I'm concerned about the word "casual" being thrown around. I think it's going to scare some people off. To me it played like a fun team based arena shooter, albeit on big maps with cool game modes.
I'm intentionally leaving out vehicles since their controls are quite blatantly simplified when I ask this - but what specifically makes a shooter casual for people? Is it solely the lack of weapon addons? The fact that hipfire is as accurate as ADS? Were Quake and UT games considered casual at the time?
You can still get headshots, it's just that you can get them as easily while using a jump pack. I enjoy the battlefield series but the majority of unlocks were of no interest to me, just a digital carrot on a stick.
The only true remaining disappointment for me is the lack of a server browser on pc.
My pc games collection is 99% on steam I'm afraid, this is my first purchase from mexican origin - other folks in here mentioned they've had zero issues with purchasing from mexican origin though. All I can say for sure at this point is that the purchase went through, it shows up in my origin library and I got a confirmation email that I'm being charged today
I'm intentionally leaving out vehicles since their controls are quite blatantly simplified when I ask this - but what specifically makes a shooter casual for people? Is it solely the lack of weapon addons? The fact that hipfire is as accurate as ADS? Were Quake and UT games considered casual at the time?
You can still get headshots, it's just that you can get them as easily while using a jump pack. I enjoy the battlefield series but the majority of unlocks were of no interest to me, just a digital carrot on a stick.
The only true remaining disappointment for me is the lack of a server browser on pc.
My pc games collection is 99% on steam I'm afraid, this is my first purchase from mexican origin - other folks in here mentioned they've had zero issues with purchasing from mexican origin though. All I can say for sure at this point is that the purchase went through, it shows up in my origin library and I got a confirmation email that I'm being charged today
Nope. I've done it with Titanfall and BF Hardline with no problems.
The Elite
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JumPeRJumPzZ
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And the vegetation reacts to players running through.^^
Haha, I was in this match on the other side.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
I'm waiting for the impressions. I'm hyped, but very cautious.
Hear hear
MADGAME
Member
I notice in the streams people spend a lot of time unlocking and customizing star cards, their character, weapons etc. between rounds. During this time the match is live, and you hurt your team by not spawning in for a couple minutes. A team can easily grab an early advantage in several match types if the opposing team only has a fraction of their team spawned in.
Drive of a shooter should be the drive to kill enemies and win battles not to unlock a scope for the 12th smg in your arsenal
You never needed damn unlocks in CS and that was great for a decade
Sure different strokes for different folks but there every other shooter out there has so many unlocks the true game doesn't start till like 50 hours in when the playing field is leveled.
Prob a thing for as long as people don't know what everything does and their favorite setup is.
Since I used it: it might scare some people off. That is not my concern, I don't work for EA or DICE.
It is casual, as far as I'm concerned. Some of the audience will have problems with it as there's no scopes or attachments to grind, or layers a la Battlefield, Destiny etc. The Twitch streams today were all people asking if rare loot dropped (??). It's a different generation.
Still, I think Disney, retro and casual can carry it. It's a fun game.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
I want to play this now. Someone overnight me an Xbox One, a month of Gold and a month of EA Access. I can't wait 4 more days.
Yeah thats definitely true. Being good and getting kills is the primary reason I play. But getting good for me is about having choices for my play style. Thats why I love COD and Battlefield so much is because thats how it always is. You try out an M16 for a bit. Try a SCAR. You try a bunch of new cool weapons and loadouts to find the one thats your favorite.
Unless I am mistaken, this to me looks absolutely nothing like that. Everyone is using basically the same loadouts with the exception of different grenades or whatever. Like you're "level 1" dude is basically the same as a level 50 dude which isn't super appealing to me.
Buy it through EA Access*. 10% off + you can play 10hrs starting right now.
I got the Digital Ultimate Edition for £94.49 instead of £104.99
BONUS: you get 13 other games as well including Titanfall, Rayman, dragon Age and more.
*If you are on XBOX
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Sweet! Just what I was hoping it would be.
I am not that hardcore into shooters like I once was due to time, etc. So this is going to fit the bill perfectly. Thanks for the impressions!!!
My goodness, the atmosphere in this game. Endor looks perfect!
Tuesday cannot come fast enough!
Sooooo good!
Ugh! I am so torn on what platform to but this on!!!
PC may have mods for longevity?
Snkfanatic
Banned
What am I look at here? So blurry
Can't wait for this. Must wait for this (payday beckons but only 8 days after general release).
Anyway I'm so happy this is a "casual" game. It should be fun right off the bat and not feel like you have a mountain of things to unlock or level up on just to enjoy yourself and not get killed every 5 seconds. That's what killed competitive shooters for me. This is a breath of fresh air. It's the Rocket League model of sorts, just simple down and dirty immediate fun. I had a ton of fun in the Beta just with Hoth. Endor looks incredible. The atmosphere and visuals and fun gameplay are the absolute core of this to me, I'm glad it hasn't been overcomplicated by extra stuff that some complain are missing.
Anyway I'm so happy this is a "casual" game. It should be fun right off the bat and not feel like you have a mountain of things to unlock or level up on just to enjoy yourself and not get killed every 5 seconds. That's what killed competitive shooters for me. This is a breath of fresh air. It's the Rocket League model of sorts, just simple down and dirty immediate fun. I had a ton of fun in the Beta just with Hoth. Endor looks incredible. The atmosphere and visuals and fun gameplay are the absolute core of this to me, I'm glad it hasn't been overcomplicated by extra stuff that some complain are missing.
speedomodel
Member
Amen.
N30RYU
Member
If I spend 4€ just to get the 10h trial with the EA Access... why not 3 more???
If someone is interested here are the items
Helmet - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Casco-soldado-asalto/00000544-f1ca-82b3-ce76-35c0524607d3
Male Armor - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Armadura-soldado-asal/00000ab8-d706-b201-cd58-1867524607d3
Female Armor - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Armadura-soldado-asal/00000ab8-3b05-2232-c3ff-75e2524607d3
If someone is interested here are the items
Helmet - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Casco-soldado-asalto/00000544-f1ca-82b3-ce76-35c0524607d3
Male Armor - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Armadura-soldado-asal/00000ab8-d706-b201-cd58-1867524607d3
Female Armor - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Armadura-soldado-asal/00000ab8-3b05-2232-c3ff-75e2524607d3
Just to clarify, I wasn't having a go or anything
lots of people seem to be throwing it around. Out of interest, what exactly do you mean regarding layers here? Casual isn't a dirty word to me, but the majority of people throwing it around (not yourself) don't seem to attempt to explain their phrasing. I could definitely understand battlefront getting called casual if there were no headshots or something. However all the people I see using casual as a negative adjective seem to simply want weapon attachments. I really am of the opinion that around 60% of the weapons and attachments in the battlefield series never get used!
I've not played much CS:GO but iirc it's considered one of the most (if not the most) hardcore fps currently around, and it doesn't have weapon attachments (at least for most weapons) either afaik?
I guess casual is just a buzzword for some people. This definitely is a different generation from games like quake and UT but I've missed games like that. Personally I prefer the term "arcadey" to "casual" in this instance, I was just wondering what everyone elses opinions are on all this.
You can have 3 different items in your hand, as well as a perk (or whatever they call them) and your chosen blaster. You unlock all of these items, as well as customisation, by levelling up. So a level 50 dude would have access to way more cards for their hand, blasters, and perks than a level 1 dude. The loadouts you can't change are vehicles, or as heroes.
Summer Haze
Banned
Holy shit at those Endor visuals. I would have legit not believed anyone who told me that a game could look like that on consoles and be 60fps before seeing it for myself. And the sound effects. *Drool*
Can you imagine showing this to a Star Wars fan back in the day and telling them that it was a videogame?
What a time to be alive.
Can you imagine showing this to a Star Wars fan back in the day and telling them that it was a videogame?
What a time to be alive.
Lifejumper
Member
I dont think this game will review good, because of the casual nature. But who cares, day 1.
Yep. I got in on the PC Alpha, and even back then I was making sure friends knew what they were getting into, as it is a very casual shooter. It was kind of funny reading so many comments from people that were absolutely sure that it was Battlefield with a SW skin, and that couldn't have been further from the truth.
The casual nature of it is going to put some people off, but there are plenty of games for those folks. For the rest of us that just want to hop in and have some fun for a few minutes at a time, this is going to be amazing. It's smart of EA too, as it shouldn't really eat into Battlefield salesborbplayer base much. I could also see the game having a younger audience when all is said and done, which could be one of the reasons to not have a public voice chat channel.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Agreed!
This is Star Wars... there was not that much variation in weaponry look. I am content with how they are handling the license. Can't not wait!
Thug Waffle
Member
No public VOIP is seriously FUCKED.
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