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Star Wars Battlefront II (Nov 17th, 2017, PC/XB1/PS4) trailer, info, more
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I'm in that boat for pretty much any multiplatform console game coming out from here on out, even before Scorpio is actually out. Not sure whether to deal with a lower resolution for a bit in hopes for a patch later to bring it up to par or better performance.
I'm really curious to see how the loading times will be on multiplatform games as well, but I guess that matters less for multiplayer game as you'll still have to wait the same amount of time for matches as some will still be on the older hardware.
CamHostage
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I don't know if Battlefront is the right fit for Switch (there are a few games that have been successful but online doesn't tend to be a draw for portable game owners unfortunately, and even as a home game I'm not sure that crowd has been cultivated just yet,) but Star Wars in general is a franchise that pretty much hits on all platforms. (Even the PSP had a custom Darth Vader skin and several exclusive titles; DS and 3DS are oddly the odd men out in terms of ever having quality Star Wars experiences on a popular platform.)
For Switch's sake, I do hope EA gets some title running on Frostbite with Switch just so that engine is a viable choice when it's making a game (it's unclear what FIFA is set to run on) if it ever has any plans of being on the platform (which it very well may not.) A Star Wars game would be a great opportunity for that, and it'd be a shame (but not a surprise) if the Henning project wasn't on Switch. Nintendo gamers may not buy CoD or AC or some of those other titles (especially not if they are, as you say, "gimped up, half-ass, cashing in" versions), but Nintendo fans will buy Star Wars games.
Razgriz-Specter
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Thanks.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Since we can customize our characters i hope to god that alien species aren't locked until you reach lvl 40-50.
Gamezone
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Then she is all lost.
Razgriz-Specter
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Yup.
Lineups of pics like this make it seem very feasible for them to avoid DLC by allowing cosmetic microtransactions. There are even a few more skins they could use for a pilot class:
AOTC Pilot
Y-Wing Pilot (ROTJ)
A-Wing Pilot
B-Wing Pilot
U-Wing Pilot
AT-AT Pilot
Tank Pilot
AT-ACT Pilot
Razgriz-Specter
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Can we all agree the main part of Battle Over Coruscant should be Prequel Era Obi-Wan's theme.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Really curious on how many maps/planets this will launch with. From the trailer we can see Endor, Hoth, Tatooine, Jakku, Naboo, Takodona, Vardos and Starkiller Base, plus Kamino from artwork and Yavin IV from the key art.
That's 10 planets so far. Now it's difficult to know for sure without knowing the game modes and structure of the maps, but if it follows the 2015 game, it will give us at least 2 maps per planet. So that's 20 maps already, and I'm not counting space battle zones.
That's 10 planets so far. Now it's difficult to know for sure without knowing the game modes and structure of the maps, but if it follows the 2015 game, it will give us at least 2 maps per planet. So that's 20 maps already, and I'm not counting space battle zones.
We better get Geonosis. One of my fav maps from the OG series.
Lord of Castamere
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Nah. I doubt that. I'm expecting them to announce '1 map for all gamemodes' again. I think the only reason they had 4 planets in the last game was because of dev time. They didn't have time to create assets for 12 unique maps, so instead stretched what they had.
We'll see, but that would unprecedented for, not only a modern Dice game, but a modern game in general. I can't think of a single AAA fps in the last 8 years that's launched with 20+ maps. Unless they plan to port the first games maps directly over. Same engine, so I imagine it's possible. I'm thinking 1 per planet, 12-15 all new, and all about as big as a Battlefield map, plus 4-5 air/space, which is still a lot. I'd love to be wrong, but Dice has always been lacking in maps compared to competition. I'm not getting my hopes up for 25+ maps, personally.
prag16
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Why? This isn't a DICE in-house campaign. It's made by a totally different studio working in parallel.
Maybe it'll be that short, but it seems like there's a decent shot at something much beefier. Have they given any indication (or have any insiders sniffed anything out)?
Yoda
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Story being canon is probably a bad sign. Not only will the story need to make it through the suits of EA, but also the suits @ Disney. Prepare for an unoriginal and forgettable tale with multiple plot holes and shoe horned in bullshit (lets for this iconic character into the story!).
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Yeah, the alternative is going with Battlefield style with 1 big map for each planet for modes like Walker Assault and Supremacy and using a small portion of the map for smaller game modes like Blast and CTF. I'm not going be surprised at all if that is the route they gone for since it takes less dev time.
Well shit thought that was what it was hyped killed
Exactly, very disappointing ...
Too bad Criterion can't think and just copy what DICE made in the first one
Banderdash
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I'd like to be able to customise the paint scheme on fighters.
Nothing crazy, but 181st style red stripes on TIEs... or green, or blue, or black, stripes on X-Wings.
Nothing crazy, but 181st style red stripes on TIEs... or green, or blue, or black, stripes on X-Wings.
Razgriz-Specter
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Huh?
The same way it works for Battlefield.
Thats why they always make you special forces so it seems less weird when your soldier jumps in vehicles they shouldn't really be in.
Which fits Star Wars though as anyone worth anything is decent at piloting and ground combat
Infinite Warfare is the direction this should follow(obviously more vehicles, and hero characters)
You jump over to other characters. Heroes have their own story chapters (don't know if it's all the heroes but they specifically mentioned Luke and Kylo as examples).
So we're now at a point where there's two games called Star War Battlefront and 2 games called Star Wars Battlefront II?
It's good they finally added space battles I guess, and seems like there's some stuff that really should have been in the first game but man I really didn't connect with the first reboot game when I played it.
It's good they finally added space battles I guess, and seems like there's some stuff that really should have been in the first game but man I really didn't connect with the first reboot game when I played it.
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Wait, is this confirmed?
ElzarTheBam
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No
Though it could be like the last Scarif DLC.
phase one - space combat to take down the shield generator
Phase 2 - land on scarif to extract or defend the plan
Phase 3 - escape
PintSizedSlasher
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No, people need to stop acting like they've played the game already and making empty assumptions.
We haven't even seen any gameplay yet.
Why is any of that likely?
I don't play Battlefield.
Lifejumper
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At least they implemented reloading and cooldown for the weapons: https://mobile.twitter.com/DICE_FireWall/status/853605782830690306
Did you ever watch a Disney/Marvel/new Star Wars movie ? then you have your answer.
TheVoidDragon
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What i find really bad about all this is that there shouldn't even be a question of it living up to the original two games (and the cancelled 3rd game) from over a decade ago in the first place. That shouldn't even be a concern at all, but so far what they've said suggests it won't reach the bar those games set. I'm sure it'll still be fun, but in terms of content i don't think it'll be good enough. These new games should be improving on what the original two had, not struggling to even get to the same level. In terms of graphics and atmosphere they're really good, but when the rest of the game (other than the combat, that's an evolution of the original two in some ways) is a step backwards, why should that be acceptable?
I don't think saying "It's a reboot!" makes any difference, either. They're still trying to make a game that does the same sort of thing, it's not as if the overall goal of it has changed and they're going to be compared to the original two games either way. It arbitrarily being named Battlefront 1/2 instead of 3/4 shouldn't be used an excuse for it to go backwards. Watching the Battlefront 3 trailer, that seemed to be what a Battlefront game should have been and an evolution of the series. I'll give it a try either way but at the moment I'm not too hopeful, despite it obviously being a step in the right direction and an improvement over the previous game i don't think that's really enough.
Maybe these points have been answered already.
Will they split the eras like in the original Battlefronts? Or when playing a certain mode, say walker assault will it switch between eras and maps randomly. I guess that's possible as they've said that a class is the same regardless of which era.
Also, with regards to offline. It says under the Co-op section that you can team up off line and level up, then take that online. Are they basically saying that multiplayer will be playable offline with bots? Can it be played solo? It looks promising so far.
Will they split the eras like in the original Battlefronts? Or when playing a certain mode, say walker assault will it switch between eras and maps randomly. I guess that's possible as they've said that a class is the same regardless of which era.
Also, with regards to offline. It says under the Co-op section that you can team up off line and level up, then take that online. Are they basically saying that multiplayer will be playable offline with bots? Can it be played solo? It looks promising so far.
VincentMatts
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So everything more like battlefield? Better late than never.
Tal Shiar Agent
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The gunplay was great in the first game. I really hope they don't change the focus on hipfire and mobility.
Okami Haundo
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Holy shit. This very quickly went from a game I planned on playing passively (because Star Wars) to something I think I'll play a ton of. No season pass makes playing even more compelling! Not really sold on the deluxe edition nonsense though.
I was hoping that we might get a bundle of this game with Project Scorpio, but Sony nabbed the marketing again... At least I'll be able to check it out early on EA Access.
I was hoping that we might get a bundle of this game with Project Scorpio, but Sony nabbed the marketing again... At least I'll be able to check it out early on EA Access.
Certainly 4k textures and 60fps on Scorpio. Maybe some more advanced lighting/AA options. MS have worked with the Frostbyte engine on making improvements that will Ben's good use of Scorpio tech.
Totally agreed, it's what made the original BF2 so great. I wish they would bring those back.
Cam footage of an exclusive video they showed at the panel for guests only: https://youtu.be/6fkI5xgxUKs
Operation Cinder boiz!
Operation Cinder boiz!
Holy shit, looks great!
Someone should mirror this before it gets taken down.
Also new bad guy reminds me of a mix of
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prag16
Banned
Yep. Don't fuck with it. When people say "gunplay sucks, needs to be improved" and you drill down and get more detail out of them for the most part what they mean is "make it more like Battlefield". No. Don't make it more like Battlefield. It's its own thing and it's solid.
Tal Shiar Agent
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It's just a Contingency Sentinel droid. Prerecorded message from Palps in the event of his early death.
PeskyToaster
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lol at the idea of disney suits even caring about a video game. It's EA that got the license and is paying for the development. It will just be the Lucasfilm story group that is making sure the canon doesn't get to old EU levels of not making sense.
Tal Shiar Agent
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Exactly. I'm already slightly annoyed that they are adding weapon modifications, but I'll be happy as long as they don't add penalties for Hipfiring or shooting while strafing. Accuracy, spread, recoil, etc should all be the same whether you hipfire or ADS.
Tal Shiar Agent
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Pass over your wallet so you can preorder?
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