Deluxe is a waste unless you absolutely need the two exclusive emotes. Everything else is just quick access to early level unlocks. Don't do it!
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Star Wars Battlefront |OT| Here's Where The Fun Begins
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Deluxe is a waste unless you absolutely need the two exclusive emotes. Everything else is just quick access to early level unlocks. Don't do it!
I have a wishlist of things I feel could have made this game great...
-The ability to go prone, I think you could do this in the first Battlefront game.
-Some sort of dive. Particularly to avoid those lock-on rocket launchers if you're skilled enough.
-A working party join system. If the beta and full game impressions are anything to go by, playing with your friends will be a pain.
-Being able to squad up with at least four people. It's hard to work together as a team when you can only spawn on your lone partner.
The biggest, which many would agree...
-Vehicles NOT being pickups.
-The ability to go prone, I think you could do this in the first Battlefront game.
-Some sort of dive. Particularly to avoid those lock-on rocket launchers if you're skilled enough.
-A working party join system. If the beta and full game impressions are anything to go by, playing with your friends will be a pain.
-Being able to squad up with at least four people. It's hard to work together as a team when you can only spawn on your lone partner.
The biggest, which many would agree...
-Vehicles NOT being pickups.
Blackstarhat
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Get standard deluxe isn't worth the extra $10.
Anton Sugar
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LightofRohan
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I'm still undecided if I the vehicle pickups is right or not. At first I was majorly pissed because boarding a snowspeeder in a hoth base would be amazing, but as I play the game I can't help but think it's a good thing.
It encourages forward movement and for players to remain on the field. Have an awesome airbase or vehicle hangar just encourages people to camp around there fighting for the ability to be in an iconic Star Wars ship. It also allows for the vehicles to be appropriately strong, so it becomes an award instead of a small bonus. If they were that powerful and there was a place where they spawn, nobody would leave.
It most likely would have just caused more issues than it is worth. It's one thing when you can fly a cool blackhawk helicopter, it's another when it's a mofo xwing (it would be chaos).
So my 10 hour trial just expired.
I unplugged my network cable, and tried to relaunch the game. "You need to be signed into Xbox Live to play a trial" message. So I just kept opening the game and it started anyway. If you click the game icon before the message appears, it just starts. MS might want to patch that. It appears to be introduced with the latest dashboard.
PS: if you start another game or quit the game, this won't work. It's a resume-from-memory bug.
I unplugged my network cable, and tried to relaunch the game. "You need to be signed into Xbox Live to play a trial" message. So I just kept opening the game and it started anyway. If you click the game icon before the message appears, it just starts. MS might want to patch that. It appears to be introduced with the latest dashboard.
PS: if you start another game or quit the game, this won't work. It's a resume-from-memory bug.
Anton Sugar
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Keep that shit hush-hush, bro.
It ends when your 10 hours is up--there is no expiration date. If you only use 5 hours, you can come back in Dec/Jan/Feb/etc. and play the rest, as long as you have EA Access.
Hype for the game is also increasing the hype for the movie (if there was more room for it).
I actually went to look if I had a little something from when I was a kid. luckily it's still in one piece (altough dusty as fuck).
Man, the X-Wing is got to be the best design of a 1-man spaceship.
I actually went to look if I had a little something from when I was a kid. luckily it's still in one piece (altough dusty as fuck).
Man, the X-Wing is got to be the best design of a 1-man spaceship.
Nah, DICE deserve to get paid. I'll try to figure out how to flag it. It works on all the EA Access and Game Preview titles, MS have messed up the trial code.
Glad to hear, thanks!
Does this mean you can only play local co-op offline? Or is there some way to re-connect once you are in the game?
ZeezbruhTV
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This wasn't the battlefront sequel I wanted and am super disappointed, hope you guys enjoy!
Anton Sugar
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Oh yeah, forgot it was the full game, haha. I just want a longer trial.
Love this.
I sold a job lot of Star Wars toys years ago to help out with the money for a family emergency. None of it was boxed, but there was tons of it. Most of the major ships (X-Wings, Y-Wings, TIE's, Falcon, Vaders TIE, Snow Speeder.. think the only ship I didn't have that I always wanted was the A-Wing but those were crazy rare and expensive) and loads of figures, accessories and play sets. All of it was in good condition and there were some rare figures in there.
Got a few hundred pounds for it and it needed to be done at the time. But man, I don't half miss that stuff. This Christmas is when I would have been going up to the attic to dig it all out.
If you plug your network cable back in it stops the game, saying your trial expired. 'Missions' works offline though.
Vigilant Walrus
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Something that makes me excited about the game is that it *looks* like the pace and hit detection is closer to Battlefield 2 than BF2 and 3. You seem to be able to receive more punishment before near-instantly going down like in COD/BF3/BF4.
I remember I also had a lot of figures, but can't find them
I honestly can't remember what happened to them, probably my sister sold them or my mother gave them away... I honestly though I didn't had the ship anymore, my mother gave away a lot of my toys when I moved ....I only had the X-Wing, as you said they were crazy expensive so I just could get the one I liked the most, and that's the X.
Btw I also found the original (non-special edition) VHS films lol
It's definitely a longer TTK, which is great, the Star Wars universe shouldn't be punishing.
Yeah, you can toggle between first and third at any time.
Liquidsnake
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Just so I am clear, you can play the game in FPV?
first person view?
first person view?
Yes, though honestly the 3rd person view is way better for the most part. Except for the times you end up shooting a damn rock or something due to the offset camera. I didn't wanna make the switch to 3rd, but doing so helped a lot.
During the beta I wasn't even sure how to get out of first person view. It's definitely the default setting.
It's amazing that you have to get to LEVEL 15 to unlock it in the full game. The jetpack really does change the way the game can be played.
Anton Sugar
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Yes. In fact, yesterday I found that, depending on the situation, switching back and forth can be very useful. Aiming "feels" better in first-person, but your awareness/FOV is MUCH better in third-person. I find I have more success in first-person in corridor battles or areas where FOV isn't such an advantage. Of course, you can't safely look around corridor corners in first-person view.
Yeah, this is beyond dumb. That should be starter equipment, IMO.
Netherscourge
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I still have an original Tie Interceptor, AT-AT, two AT-STs, an X-Wing, a Snow Speeder, a Y-Wing, the Ewok Village, a Hoth Laser Turret and a bunch of figures - all from the 1st run of the toys back in the 80s. They're a little beat-up, but they still look awesome.
The X-wing wings won't stay open anymore though. The hinge or whatever has no torque to it anymore. The rest still work.
I lost the net-trap for the Ewok Village though
hellmonkey
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I really want to love this game. It looks amazing, but I just am not into MP only competitive games. A full out campaign or two ( as rebel or as imperial) would have blown my mind. Anyone that says SP only games dont sell need to look no further than Fall out 4.
So i will sit here and cry, wanting an immersive star wars SP rpg type game.
So i will sit here and cry, wanting an immersive star wars SP rpg type game.
I've given this a few hours now and I doubt I'll get the full release after my trail hours are up.
Matches are after your 10th or so match fairly tedious. There is no teamwork, which is no surprise in MP games nowadays, but this game doesn't even have something awesome like good environmental destruction which would have made matches a bit more dynamic. Everything feels so static.
Yes this has the sights and sounds of Star Wars and the presentation is top notch but, after you've seen it three or four times it all feels so underwhelming which is a damm shame. There isn't even any skill needed to kill other players, no joy in outwitting an opponent,just run around firing. Whilst running round fairly empty maps.
The graphics are really good,I just wished they were attached to a better game.
Matches are after your 10th or so match fairly tedious. There is no teamwork, which is no surprise in MP games nowadays, but this game doesn't even have something awesome like good environmental destruction which would have made matches a bit more dynamic. Everything feels so static.
Yes this has the sights and sounds of Star Wars and the presentation is top notch but, after you've seen it three or four times it all feels so underwhelming which is a damm shame. There isn't even any skill needed to kill other players, no joy in outwitting an opponent,just run around firing. Whilst running round fairly empty maps.
The graphics are really good,I just wished they were attached to a better game.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Im done with Blops III
May have to get this, I didn''t play the beta, just watched streams last night.
The game looks beautiful.
I just wish it played like BF4, the 3rd person view is weird to me.
May have to get this, I didn''t play the beta, just watched streams last night.
The game looks beautiful.
I just wish it played like BF4, the 3rd person view is weird to me.
I still have an original Tie Interceptor, AT-AT, two AT-STs, an X-Wing, a Snow Speeder, a Y-Wing, the Ewok Village, a Hoth Laser Turret and a bunch of figures - all from the 1st run of the toys back in the 80s. They're a little beat-up, but they still look awesome.
The X-wing wings won't stay open anymore though. The hinge or whatever has no torque to it anymore. The rest still work.
I lost the net-trap for the Ewok Village though
That surely must be a nice collection
I remember wanting a Tie Fighter for my dogfights as a kid, but didn't find them and my parents ended up buying some random spaceship lol.
Im_So_Pringles
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If you're just "running around and firing" in any shooter EVER, you aren't playing with an active mind yourself. There's plenty of avenues and options when it comes to outwitting your opponents in this game.
Seventy_X_Seven
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I'm indifferent on prone, don't much cate for it either way. A working party system is a must, it's so incredibly stupid as is. Not quite sure what you mean by squad up though. You can join a match with 8 people currently. If you mean you want more people to spawn on please no. Absolutely hate engaging an enemy and having all his friend poof next to him. Keeping that mechanic restricted to a buddy system is good.
And now for the vehicles. Aren't all vehicles pickups? Even in Battlefield 4 they are pick ups; just instead of being a floating hologram they are a physical object. For all functionality it's the same thing. Since it's a hologram though it means enemies can't sabotage or otherwise steal your vehicles which means the vehicles can be placed on the front lines which means if you're going to camp for the vehicle you are in the thick of battle opposed to far back in a safe zone. Also it retains some authenticity as we won't be seeing regular stormtroopers hop into a TIE Fighter.
The only benefit I can see physical vehicle pick ups having is freeing the scenery from floating holograms, but even then there would still be the power card pick ups.
A lot of the maps will play very diferently when everyone has a jetpack.
LightofRohan
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Gahhh!! This is all I want. Is there any way to get in early on Ps4? Any word of stores selling it early?
I need this!
I need this!
Tal Shiar Agent
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Considering I've played nearly nothing between the end of the beta and now, I hope the skill and muscle memory I squires during the beta is still intact so I can bum rush level 13 for the jump pack on release day. I took paid vacation from Tuesday to Friday, so I've got time.
I'm holding out hope there'll be something during the next go-round.
I think you'll be fine. I'm not exactly great at this stuff and I'm at 12 at the tail end of my EA Access time. Haven't exactly been grinding it out like mad either.
Heroes vs Villains can give a LOT of points.
So are screenshots and Game DVR not working yet? Thought I took some screenshots earlier today but they aren't showing up.
Also turning off the HUD in this game...my god, so beautiful. I can't believe how good it looks, on the XBO and at 60fps nonetheless. Going to be some great user films made I reckon.
Also turning off the HUD in this game...my god, so beautiful. I can't believe how good it looks, on the XBO and at 60fps nonetheless. Going to be some great user films made I reckon.
I agree, the game is way more fun/interesting with it, and level 13 or whatever is way to far for it.
That surely must be a nice collection
I remember wanting a Tie Fighter for my dogfights as a kid, but didn't find them and my parents ended up buying some random spaceship lol.
For those talking about Star Wars toys, Bandai makes Stat Wars toys under the S.H. Figuarts brand that are glorious. I started collecting them (for my kid, obviously). They are incredibly well done (pic of Luke vs Vader in the link).
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/xyzjspoktr3sm8oaz1jl.png
Ton more balanced across the board.
Rebels win all of the time. They've boxed off some area you can advance to as imperial on Hoth while uplinks are up and the areas are only accessible after the uplinks move. Feels like a good compromise.
Anton Sugar
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I think WA or Supremacy will be the most popular modes. Unfortunately, there are only four maps, so it can get tedious pretty fast.
Yea me too Blast and Heroes vs Villains, i'll play those until I level up my character to have a good setup. Then will jump back into those
Steelyuhas
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Sharing is disabled until the game officially launches.
Much more balanced now. Rebels win now, maybe a little too much!
There's only 4 maps for Walker Assault though, so I wouldn't recommend just playing that mode - you will get bored quickly (I did).
TheChewyWaffles
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I think walker assault has always been favored for the rebels. I've only seen the imperials win once in early access.
Dave_6
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Started my trial last night and wound up playing at least 2 hours or so. IMO, so much fun! Played a few rounds of Blast first then played Walker Assault the rest of the time. Got up to nearly rank 6; too bad I'm actually buying it on PS4 so I'll have to start all over come Tuesday.
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