Noisepurge
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I agree it's strange that the score screen doesn't emphasize Points instead of Kills like in Battlefield.
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Star Wars Battlefront |OT| Here's Where The Fun Begins
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I agree it's strange that the score screen doesn't emphasize Points instead of Kills like in Battlefield.
Yeah, first place / gold medal is most kills - that's what it looks like on the summary screen. I think even more so in Battlefront it's meaningless.
Gravemind IV
Member
Just remove it, it's a cheap kill machine. 'Easy' to dodge doesn't make it less of an annoyance to get 'enemy locking/locked on' the entire game.
Female AI making male noise?
Female AI making male noise?
Guys, what are your favorite weapons?
I'm really enjoying the T-21 right now, too bad it makes movement so slow compared to pistols.
I also kind of hate the two initial rifles, E-11 and the Rebels equivalent.
I would wait a little. Maybe when everybody unlocks the rocket it might become a problem. Right now, it's completely fine.
I'm really enjoying the T-21 right now, too bad it makes movement so slow compared to pistols.
I also kind of hate the two initial rifles, E-11 and the Rebels equivalent.
I would wait a little. Maybe when everybody unlocks the rocket it might become a problem. Right now, it's completely fine.
TalesFromHoth
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I don't think people understand Supremacy, its not like Conquest where you can just take any point you want. There is a specific order to things. Not sure how many times I had to go back to secure our first or second point with the icon stating "losing" and I'm like the only one there. /facepalm
people will figure it out eventually. took time during the beta for the rebels to figure out walker assault. but there will always be a group playing every mode as TDM regardless of the the objective.
E-11 for general use. It is powerful and quite accurate. Three (body) or two (headshots) shots kill with it and it has low recoil. It is a bit slow for close combat though.
DLT-19 for Blast/Cargo (i'm pretty sure it has less recoil than RT-97C which is otherwise more powerful, and that makes RT-97C superior in my eyes).
T-21B is pretty great for medium-to-long range combat but awkward otherwise.
The DH-17 isn't bad but i need to use it more to learn it, i think.
FullMetaltech
Member
Im enjoying my time with this. Just take too long to level up and some of the unlocks arent really worth the level caps. I love the Squadron so far. Some of the other modes can get too lopsided at times.
MADGAME
Member
Just hit level 35 (way behind many of you) and feel I have a solid grip on the game. I lose most to pistol users, but always inside of their range and too close for my mid or long range weapon. Frustrating, but fair. Mid-range or greater I take great pleasure in obliterating pistol users.
I do feel I need tips in Fighter Squadron. I perform decently, never being below middle of the pack but often placing in top spots and especially so if spawning as a hero ship. I feel however that enemy ships (players, not AI) are able to evade me too frequently, and I am below average at evading enemies when they lock on. Is there a good strategy for shaking a Starfighter off your tail besides the standard d-pad evasive maneuvers and shields? I realize it may be dependent on the enemys spatial relation to you but I have not found out how to determine that.
I do feel I need tips in Fighter Squadron. I perform decently, never being below middle of the pack but often placing in top spots and especially so if spawning as a hero ship. I feel however that enemy ships (players, not AI) are able to evade me too frequently, and I am below average at evading enemies when they lock on. Is there a good strategy for shaking a Starfighter off your tail besides the standard d-pad evasive maneuvers and shields? I realize it may be dependent on the enemys spatial relation to you but I have not found out how to determine that.
I'm a bit surprised at how often I keep going back to Fighter Squadron. So much damn fun.
Agreed. I was dreading it because of what a few reviews said about it, but honestly I haven't gotten hit by it much at all.
Noisepurge
Member
Shotgun for all modes except Walker Assault where i use the T-21.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Had infinite Impulse Scans for a few games somehow. That was awesome. The dream is over, though.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Thanks for the heads up on that! I played a few rounds this morning before work and oh man yeah this is super fun! I think this will be my go to time killer from now on.
Vampirolol
Member
Splatoon has more team work without voice chat than this game in any of its modes, even while playing with friends it was hard to make strategies. Battlefront really feels like Smash Bros with items at 2x.
DeepEnigma
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Agreed. I do not want this like every other shooters. People were bitching it would be BF4 re-skinned, now they are bitching it is not BF4 re-skinned. And I am not talking about the content criticisms. I am talking the complainers. I even seen "no innovation" now thrown around. For fucks sake, stop, lol.
What a whiney entitled brat. No wonder his music is as shitty as whiney as his reactions.
I have yet to see a compelling argument, other than "content" which is not gameplay, and "moving or hip fire does not effect aim", which is not really a massively deep mechanic to begin with, that you have no issue adjusting to in one play through of any game where it feels second nature after. I sometimes wonder if people actually played the final game who say these things.
Gravemind IV
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Lol, not a single speeder going for the clutch walker tow cable. Man, I hate it when I can't find an airspeeder token at the last segment.
How to strafe with a tie-fighter? It's the only fighter with wobbly aim..
The EE-3 makes me go from 'this gun is great' to 'wow this gun is shit' at least 10 times a match lol
How to strafe with a tie-fighter? It's the only fighter with wobbly aim..
The EE-3 makes me go from 'this gun is great' to 'wow this gun is shit' at least 10 times a match lol
Btw. the Airspeeder tends to do some fancy gliding and sliding sometimes and I do not know how I'm starting this?
Had me crashing into mountains several times already :-/
Ethical Hedonism
Banned
After playing Overwatch beta all weekend I went back to play Battlefront but it just isn't that fun anymore. Don't know why but now I get bored before I complete an hour playing it.
Press left or right on d-pad.
Kingsora
Would rather have no penis than have to show his to a medical professional
I switch, third person always in close combat, from far away I sometimes play first person to aim.
3rd person outside, 1st person when inside
Overwatch looks so fun!!! I can't wait to that game. In the meantime, Battlefront is all I have and is enough fun to me n_n
First. I've always sucked at TPS multiplayer games, and I like the feel of seeing the battle through a Rebel/Stormtrooper's eyes.
I believe if the reticle is grey it's going to hit an obstacle, if it's white you're going to shoot past it. I'm not 100% sure on that though, and it's still a pain in the ass.I'm on PC ^-^
I do not like how you tend to shoot into obstacles in 3rd person so 90% of the time I'm 1
MiguelItUp
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Funny you say that, I felt completely opposite. Primarily because my online experience with Overwatch wasn't that positive. Half the time I was stuck with randos that I feel like didn't understand what the objective was. Or there were 2 or 3 of the same class. I enjoyed the game, but it was frustrating. Going back to Battlefront was a breath of fresh air to a certain degree since people knew what to do and in the games I played after Overwatch, they were doing it. Not to mention the fact that it's a bit more casual and straight forward made it feel less frustrating overall.
That's exactly how it is.
White crosshair = line of sight, grey crosshair = line of sight blocked
I'm playing strictly third person. Seems to be doing well for me so far.
DeepEnigma
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Pretty much what I do as well.
MiguelItUp
Member
I stick with 1st person just because it's my preference. In a game like this precision isn't entirely that important, so it's all opinion. I just like the feel of 1st person the most, however I can see why 3rd has its advantages.
Fav Weapons:
Pistol-SE14-C love the rapid fire.
Rifle-EE-3 again love the rapid fire burst
Heavy-tie between RT97-C and the T-21 depends if I want rapid non-stop coverage or pure damage blasts
(Combine the rapid fire blasters with explosive shot for amazing killing power)
T-21b is amazing for range but crap everywhere else. The shock blaster is great indoors or combined with jet pack assaults on high encounter areas.
Fav Star Cards:
Homing shot-keep snipers on the move or devastate poor souls out in the open
Barrage-bounce the grenades off walls or ceilings to dominate interior hallways
Jetpack-great for dodging orbital strikes and making a mad dash for the capture point or just getting out of a bad situation(possibly)
I want to love the flash grenade because it is devastating with direct hits. Pure white screen and a horrible noise. But there is no feedback in the game that it hit anything other than if you blind yourself.
Traits:
Only tried out Bodyguard and Survivalist so far. Bodyguard seems infinitely more useful than the few times I wasn't killed and could hide to regen with survivalist. (Although survivalist does grant health on kills at rank 3) Bodyguard reduces explosion damage by half and blaster damage by 30%! Bounty hunter seems like it would be amazing as well.
Pistol-SE14-C love the rapid fire.
Rifle-EE-3 again love the rapid fire burst
Heavy-tie between RT97-C and the T-21 depends if I want rapid non-stop coverage or pure damage blasts
(Combine the rapid fire blasters with explosive shot for amazing killing power)
T-21b is amazing for range but crap everywhere else. The shock blaster is great indoors or combined with jet pack assaults on high encounter areas.
Fav Star Cards:
Homing shot-keep snipers on the move or devastate poor souls out in the open
Barrage-bounce the grenades off walls or ceilings to dominate interior hallways
Jetpack-great for dodging orbital strikes and making a mad dash for the capture point or just getting out of a bad situation(possibly)
I want to love the flash grenade because it is devastating with direct hits. Pure white screen and a horrible noise. But there is no feedback in the game that it hit anything other than if you blind yourself.
Traits:
Only tried out Bodyguard and Survivalist so far. Bodyguard seems infinitely more useful than the few times I wasn't killed and could hide to regen with survivalist. (Although survivalist does grant health on kills at rank 3) Bodyguard reduces explosion damage by half and blaster damage by 30%! Bounty hunter seems like it would be amazing as well.
jbortz78
Member
Same here about the EE-3, most of the times a love the gun, but atleast a few times per match i hate the 3 round burst and miss my RT 97 or 280C..
DarkConfidant
Member
*steps out of lurking for months*
The amount of camping and spawn-killing in this game has not been seen since the early 2000s for me.
It doesn't hurt that the best weapons are sniper rifles, and lock on weapons, but I also feel the respawn positioning in certain modes needs work.
The homing shot just feels anticompetitive, also.
I think DICE really had objective rewards down in Bad Company 2, and maybe BF3, which the old squad&class system helped.
Sure, people would spam health and ammo pickups at times, but they were still technically helping the team out, rather than just getting kills.
I'm having a lot of fun with this game, but too many anti-competitive things ruins my fun. That and my entire team not rushing the objective, and fighting randos instead.
You get a Default and a Second hand, but you can create many more presets that you can swap between rounds.
JimiNutz
Banned
Glad I could pull you out of lurk mode!
Yeah, I'm already seeing multiple guys camp spots on Endor at the beginning of the match to get quick snipe kills. I think DICE will catch up and tweak placements, it's pretty obvious on some maps.
Agreed on respawns. Some matches I get continually spawned on the other side of the map from the action and guys are figuring out the patterns and waiting. I love the base game, I'm optimistic DICE will clean things up.
+++ I haven't played that much but you can easily dodge this thing by jumping behind rocks or jetpacking away.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Honestly 80% of my complaints about teamwork, objectives and general gameplay design (like spawning locations) go away when I stop playing supremacy / walker assault.
Drop Zone and Droid Run are the best modes and they also have the best maps in their rotation as far as I am concerned.
Drop Zone and Droid Run are the best modes and they also have the best maps in their rotation as far as I am concerned.
Gravemind IV
Member
Biggest dick move ever, thanks.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Gravemind IV/video/12881702#t=18
Had a hilarious go at Palpatine and I wanted to record it but DVR freaked out (Thanks New Xbox Experience) and I couldn't record anymore clips until I rebooted.
It was on the Tatooine map and at the second uplinks. I got like multiple 4/5 man chain lightnings off and essentially kept the Rebels from ever leaving their spawns in the interior side. Must have been pretty great to see Rebels running and then seeing Palpatine run behind them with force lightning.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Gravemind IV/video/12881702#t=18
Had a hilarious go at Palpatine and I wanted to record it but DVR freaked out (Thanks New Xbox Experience) and I couldn't record anymore clips until I rebooted.
It was on the Tatooine map and at the second uplinks. I got like multiple 4/5 man chain lightnings off and essentially kept the Rebels from ever leaving their spawns in the interior side. Must have been pretty great to see Rebels running and then seeing Palpatine run behind them with force lightning.
minimumhippo
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I feel the same way. I'm just going to stick with drop zone, druid run and blast for a while.
This snake thing on Endor startled me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7mE43GU-gI
Are those things in the movies??
Are those things in the movies??
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