ooOOoOooo. exciting stuff. this game might have more legs for me yet. thanks duders.
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Star Wars Battlefront |OT2| I am altering the OT. Pray I don't alter it any further.
- Thread starter Tal Shiar Agent
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ooOOoOooo. exciting stuff. this game might have more legs for me yet. thanks duders.
MADGAME
Member
It looks like the mid-range kill he got at 1:58 was one-hit. He missed the first shot and hit the railing.
It said Blaster Rifle in the vid.
What's interesting is the Stinger Pistol is already listed in the Battlefront App. Wonder if that means we will get it soon. Both the Stinger Pistol and the Lobot skin are iconic to Bespin, makes zero sense if we don't get them before next DLC.
Or released OP then nerfed.
Forerunner
Member
I also find Berserker to be annoying. I think the actual perk is fine, however it's stupid that the negative side affects of it can be offset by Bacta or Stim.
I don't have an issue with stim pack because you can still immediately take damage. Bacta provides invulnerability for a short period; completely ridiculous.
I don't think I have an issue with any of the star cards. I think if there's anything that bums me out it's the rubberbanding effect with the jetpack or when people get in mah way.
That reminds me, I still gotta finish off that second Shock Grenade contract.
But that means more HvV as Dengar.
He's a beast but damn.
That reminds me, I still gotta finish off that second Shock Grenade contract.
But that means more HvV as Dengar.
He's a beast but damn.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Man, you stick that Blaster Cannon in the right spot and you can hold down an entire objective by yourself. The top of the center building on Cloud City is a great spot.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I don't think I like this DLC very much. The maps aren't particularly enjoyable to me and I don't feel Battlefront's gunplay and item distribution is works well in open maps like the main Cloud City rounds for Walker Assault and Supremacy. I also think they're visually dull and the worst looking of anything in Battlefront by far.
I don't mind the indoor map though, even if it's very bottlenecky. It's my favourite of the bunch.
Cloud Car is lame. Not feeling any of the new gear. Lando's character model is dreadfully plastic. In all pretty disappointed and I enjoyed Outer Rim far more.
I don't mind the indoor map though, even if it's very bottlenecky. It's my favourite of the bunch.
Cloud Car is lame. Not feeling any of the new gear. Lando's character model is dreadfully plastic. In all pretty disappointed and I enjoyed Outer Rim far more.
PintSizedSlasher
Member
Although I like the Bespin DLC (with the exception of the playlist, which I'm starting to hate more and more), I liked the Outer Rim more. Guess I'm more of a close quarters kind of guy.
Forerunner
Member
I agree with your sentiments. However, I do find the carbonite chamber level to be very visually pleasing. The new star cards just kind of annoy me and the Cloud Car is a joke. The reason why I hate the star cards is, I hate anything that takes control away from a player. It leaves very little counter play and it's bad design in my opinion.
Once I'm actually done with my contracts, I'm just going back to the WA playlist.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
I kinda have to agree with this.
I like most of the Bespin Maps besides the Cloud City one. It looks bad (On XboxOne, really awful actually) and that map plays really bad too. Turning Point is not fun on that map and WA doesnt play that well either.
Ive got to play as Lando finally in the standard WA playlist lol And i really dont get the reason to have him at all in the game? His abilites are bad and boring. His weapon is a thermo scope sniper pistol and yeah he really doesnt look that good.
I really hope DICE steps it up with the last two DLCs. And they really have get 40 players DLC done. Stop dropping the player counts for every DLC its getting annoying.
If not, Battlefront 2 will hopefully deliver...
And so far im really not feeling both DLC packs. Bespin is better, but still not where it should be. Thank god i didnt pay 50 bucks for the Pass on XboxOne.
MADGAME
Member
It's ridiculous. I think there is some server communication transpiring and stat recording, but man it's bad.
Havent played that much of Bespin yet, but I agree with you so far. I think some maps are too big for 32-players.
But the thing I hate most is that fucking playlist. I Don't wanna have to quit the game every second game just to change the mode.
Haven't unlocked Landos pistol yet but I kinda like the EE-3.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
I'm fine with the playlist. The shitty modes like Blast and Drop Zone are only one round. If they reduced Fighter Squadron to one round too it would be better.
Also, I don't really think heroes are needed in Sabotage.
Also, I don't really think heroes are needed in Sabotage.
Wow, I am just completely getting my shit pushed in today in the vanilla WA playlist. Best game so far has been 9-27, and that's with the new scoring system. Also crazy how at this point I recognize like half the names in any given WA match, and it's always the same hardcore people wrecking me. I can't even complete the kinda BS challenges I used to be able to get away with like 25 pistol headshots etc :/
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Drop Zone only plays on Labs which isn't a great map. If Drop Zone was on Administrator's Palace and Cloud City I'd be all for it. Especially in the 32 player version.
Sabotage on Administrator's Palace and Cloud City are great. It's CFC where it sucks because it's an indoors map.
Glass Shark
Banned
I'm a huge Star Wars fan but I've never really cared for the Battlefield series. Would it even be worth considering this game?
Also, what's the player base like on PC?
Also, what's the player base like on PC?
I think both DLC are great, with the playlist setup being the biggest drawback. Totally worth it IMO.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
PC only has about 5,000 at most. If you get this game get it on the PS4. Averages around 30,000 players at a time.
This game doesn't really play like modern Battlefield. It's much more accessible.
I didn't like Outer Rim because I hate small modes. Bespin is a nice medium size and the maps are pretty good.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
I really think that the one map of the Bespin DLC really doesnt work with 32 players. Its a shit show of explosive spams
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Oh sorry, I meant just the big open city map for WA. The carbonite chamber is crazy gorgeous.
It's an incredibly divisive game for a multitude of reasons. My personal consensus is that the general hit feedback and core gunplay is satisfying, but the product as a whole is heavily elevated by its authenticity to the original trilogy and the crazy production work put into assets and audio. It's been a long time since we've had a Star Wars game that draws so heavily from OT material, and I'm not going to pretend a massive chunk of the appeal is just being absorbed in a gorgeous looking and sounding current gen OT game built on fantastic technology.
In the same breath I also think it's one of the worst balanced and envisioned multiplayer shooters I've played in a long time. As if it started with the Battlefield template and was chopped to pieces in some mangled effort to cater to short term, casual players and accessibility with no real direction or care for how the end product would balance or flow. It's a vague statement, but I consider it incoherent and incohesive. Layered with items and powers and other tools, many of which can contribute to team work, yet no emphasis towards and numerous barriers preventing teamwork. Incredibly mixed map design that ranges from fantastic to fucking dreadful (hello Endor chokepoints). It's like a jack-of-all-trades across the modes, failing to commit to depth and balance of any, while more shit gets shovelled on the pile via DLC and updates that seemingly further imbalances the game.
In many ways it kind of reminds me of Super Smash Bros as a first person shooter, due to the heavy leanings of power randomisation and other stuff. So if you like that kind of chaos and nonsense, and you're a big OT Star Wars fan, you should get some fun out of it. I do think there's a fun game in there. I wouldn't have put in the hours I have, and continue to on and off, if I didn't. It's definitely got its moments, and I suppose the mode variety more or less guarantees something great is in there for you. But yeah. I still feel it's a poorly thought out package with no real focus or direction that has pandered to accessibility and quick gratification in the worst ways with no care for balance or match flow. It's held together by the presentation and the solid shootbang at its core, which is legit fun.
This is the first time I've been fed up. So much random spam, whether it be explosive shot, bacta bomb, disruption, shock grenade, in addition to the normal droids, turrets, heroes and vehicles. I've met my limit.
Also the assists showing up as a kill is complete bs because it doesn't actually affect your actual k:d ratio, so if you want to maintain a certain k:d ratio you can't because you can't tell how many real kills you have.
The one topper is bacta bomb. There is absolutely no counter if someone pops it nearby and blasts you...and it helps teammates too. The worst. At least you can try to avoid the shock grenade and use cooling cell for disruptor. I'm bent out of shape.
Edit: I'll add that the game is still fun, but too many "I win" encounters now.
Also the assists showing up as a kill is complete bs because it doesn't actually affect your actual k:d ratio, so if you want to maintain a certain k:d ratio you can't because you can't tell how many real kills you have.
The one topper is bacta bomb. There is absolutely no counter if someone pops it nearby and blasts you...and it helps teammates too. The worst. At least you can try to avoid the shock grenade and use cooling cell for disruptor. I'm bent out of shape.
Edit: I'll add that the game is still fun, but too many "I win" encounters now.
PintSizedSlasher
Member
Damn, it really pays off to stay close to your partner. Especially if you use a Starcard that has a short cooldown anyway, like the Cycler Rifle.
You can almost continuously use it.
Only drawback from the new system: if you use the Scout trait and your partner doesn't.
You can almost continuously use it.
Only drawback from the new system: if you use the Scout trait and your partner doesn't.
I just played against a team where they all ran together with bacta and disruptor. I had cooling cell and half the time couldn't fight back because by the time you react they already shoot you and their cooldowns were fast. This incompetent addition to the game should require the user of the disruptor card overheat as well.
Once I finish the hutt contacts I probably won't play for a while.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Got to level 70 and got me that Shock Trooper skin.
Although the original Battlefront games were Battlefield re-skins, this one is anything but (to the dismay of anyone who was a fan of the original games).
The gameplay experience is sprinting towards battle and then getting killed really quickly if you make a wrong turn and are not fast enough. This gets old fast but can be fun in short bursts. The best parts for me are when you finally get into an air vehicle and start to focus on the few enemies that are flying above the battle (but the default controls are so bad that it takes you going into settings and changing things to make it flyable, otherwise be prepared to fly straight into the ground or get destroyed within seconds of spawning by an enemy fighter).
Player base is fine on PC as long as you stick to only the Top 40, Top 12, Top Heroes, or Fighter Squadron playlists. Anything more specific than that (like a specific map or mode) and you will run into an empty server. Hopefully the upcoming Instant Action fixes this problem.
When I think of Smash Bros as a first person shooter, I think of Unreal Tournament. This game doesn't really remind me much of Smash Bros, where the power randomization empowers all the players; Battlefront's randomization is frustrating in a way like Mario Party, except it is not fun at all because you seem to lose all the time.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
oh christ it totally is mario party
MADGAME
Member
As of yesterday only cleanup I need to do is EMP II and mark 50 enemies for the upgraded Scout Binos. Easy peasy. Shock Trooper skin is nice looking, but there are many maps I won't use it as it basically makes you a bullseye. I like running around with it on Bespin though. I'll use Shock/Shadow until they give us TIE Pilot
Going to try to put together a couple montages later - double Scattergun kills and destroying Cloud Cars as a troop using only a gun, not modified by a Star Card. Things are made of paper lol.
We're never getting TIE Pilot are we 
Going to try to put together a couple montages later - double Scattergun kills and destroying Cloud Cars as a troop using only a gun, not modified by a Star Card. Things are made of paper lol.
PintSizedSlasher
Member
As of yesterday only cleanup I need to do is EMP II and mark 50 enemies for the upgraded Scout Binos. Easy peasy. Shock Trooper skin is nice looking, but there are many maps I won't use it as it basically makes you a bullseye. I like running around with it on Bespin though. I'll use Shock/Shadow until they give us TIE PilotWe're never getting TIE Pilot are we
Going to try to put together a couple montages later - double Scattergun kills and destroying Cloud Cars as a troop using only a gun, not modified by a Star Card. Things are made of paper lol.
Haha, you gave me a great idea.
My next goal: shooting down a Cloud Car with the Scatter Gun. Should be totally doable.
So after finally getting fed up with constantly getting killed because of people using Disruptor/Bacta Bomb I equipped Disruptor/Bacta Bomb, and immediately became a god. Think the worst game I had was like a 5+ K/D ratio even discounting the new scoring/assist system.
Shit is broken yo
Shit is broken yo
The only way they will fix it is if everyone abuses the setup, which they will/already are. Good luck competing against people who take no damage and take away your ability to shoot. Genius.
MADGAME
Member
Do it. I want to see
this is mostly how i feel about it.
Pretty much. I think the Berserker nerf on it's own was pretty fair, but everyone using that is still rocking Bacta Bomb which basically negates it. And given that they still haven't done anything to Bacta Bomb after months I don't think they will.
Forerunner
Member
I'm only 58, I don't know if I have the drive to get to 70 in this meta.
