sloppyjoe_gamer
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Looks fantastic, and i'm so ready!!! One thing i haven't seen anywhere is anything about the emotes? Ion Shock better return or ill be pissed lol
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This is Star Wars Battlefront 2 - New Trailer
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Banned
UH BF1 was pretty good. Not mind-blowing but better than plenty of other games I've played.
It's not though.
Motive is doing the SP stuff.
It's the only reason I am even keeping an open mind about this.
prag16
Banned
Helmetless stormtroopers are gone? People actually had major issues with this to the point that there were enough complaints that it led to them taking this out? I played as a helmetless stormtrooper. Gave the character a little personality. In first person mode it doesn't matter, but in 3rd person mode I liked that I didn't have to be a totally faceless stormtrooper.
I can't wait, I think its going to be great...I am a little sad that we haven't got these multi-crew transport ships like in the original Battlefront games:
Flying across the battle below with your character holding onto the bar above in third person just looked cool. Those ships plus the battle on Geonosis would be great.
I'd be shocked if Geonosis wasn't a map at some point.
All of the big team stuff has been condensed into one playlist which seems to have a different objective (or series of objectives) per map.
prag16
Banned
Galactic Assault may 'include' this. Apparently the objectives are different depending on map/setting for this mode. Anyone know, did they go into detail on this yet with planet by planet breakdowns yet? I'm guessing not?
Somewhere there is a vague description of what each is, but I can't find the post!
Right, I saw that there's sort of a different mechanic/theme per map but if there's modes like blast I was wondering why there couldn't be a walker assault "mode" thrown back in as well.
Hoping there's some form of walker assault included.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
As far as I know Hoth is still Walker Assault as we know it. Endor is apparently reversed. Rebels steal a walker and have to escort it to destroy an Imperial facility.
I feel they will be coming in an update. You can't omit those two. Especially now that they've gone back to the Prequel Era
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2/news/galactic-assault-maps
Here is the description of each galactic assault map.
Here is the description of each galactic assault map.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
From the leaks they apparently have Kenobi and Grievous as a Hero Pair (think Luke to Vader, Finn to Phasma, Han to Boba, etc) but they are having issues getting Grievous finished due to him not fitting the standard body plan. It apparently took them months and months to get Yoda working and finished because of that. When Grievous is done they'll release him and Kenobi. I'm assuming that if they for whatever reason they can't get Grievous to work at all, they'll still release Kenobi.
Then I'd assume Anakin and Dooku after that.
VincentMatts
Member
Well if the videos from e3 were any indication, should be a blast
This would definitely explain why the game seems to be shipping with only two prequel era heroes (only one if you don't count Yoda).
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
It's a bit weird though.
Like why have Yoda and Maul as the pair? Did they fight in TCW? Seems like Yoda and Dooku or Yoda and Sidious would be a better pair. You'd think Obi-Wan would be paired with Maul.
Also they have Leia paired with the Emperor and Lando with Iden. I assume the latter because we know that Bespin is a location in the story.
Like why have Yoda and Maul as the pair? Did they fight in TCW? Seems like Yoda and Dooku or Yoda and Sidious would be a better pair. You'd think Obi-Wan would be paired with Maul.
Also they have Leia paired with the Emperor and Lando with Iden. I assume the latter because we know that Bespin is a location in the story.
VincentMatts
Member
could be just for the trailer to create excitement
Nope Maul was still obsessed with Obi-Wan in TCW so it is strange. I guess they really just wanted Yoda first? Ventress and Ahsoka should be a pair too.
Fluffernutter Pancake
Member
Will the feel of the gameplay be the same as Battlefront 1? I found the gameplay/gunplay to be but more mindless and frantic than typical satisfying shooters such as CoD, standard Battlefield etc. where you can survive for more than a minute at a time if you are pretty decent and employ some strategy and skill
Should we expect the same shallowness to the feel of gameplay and expect to just run n gun, die, quickly respawn, rinse, repeat?
Should we expect the same shallowness to the feel of gameplay and expect to just run n gun, die, quickly respawn, rinse, repeat?
VincentMatts
Member
from the videos, it seems to play differently. I personally hated Battlefront1. The card, hero and vehicles systems were stupid as fuck which to me, was the biggest problems with the game
prag16
Banned
SG-17 is here, so I'm sure he'll thoroughly tell you why you're wrong about these things shortly (and I would agree with him). But it was reported a while back that there were some aspects that they they tweaked to move the gameplay mechanics more towards Battlefield, and away from BF2015. So that'll probably make you happy.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Hi.
Yes, you are wrong. Battlefront had a unique skill curve where it was mostly flat until it shot straight up at the end. It was easy to learn and play but very hard to master. Skilled players would last entire matches without dying or dying only in single digits. The gunplay was actually very similar to the originals with a focus on hipfire and mobility, with a lack of recoil and penalties for shooting while moving. It was old school gameplay that has been beaten out of players by COD and modern Battlefield.
The new game is unfortunately moving towards a more modern style of gameplay.
prag16
Banned
I'm sure I'll still like the game regardless. Just hope they didn't go too far in that direction. One of the best things about BF2015 was that the combat felt like a throwback (in a good way).. the emphasis on movement and hipfire.
Fluffernutter Pancake
Member
Maybe it's just been so long since playing games like Jedi Knight etc. TBH, I never actually got into the original Battlefront games and didn't like their style gameplay from an MP standpoint (yeah, I know --- crazy, right?). I definitely lean more towards the modern CoD style, but haven't played CoD since about 2012, so not sure what that means at this point.
Either way, all their revamps of progression and overall gameplay formats make it seem like we will be getting something satisfyingly fresh, probably to everyone who is a FPS and Star Wars fan.
This is the best news I've heard regarding this game
The guns in BF15 felt so fucking terrible to use
Wow
Consider my hype levels raised a LOT.
This is the absolute best news I've heard about the game too
manfestival
Member
I hate DICE so much. They always manage to take my hard earned money and leave me with nothing and wanting more. This isn't fair.
TDLink
Member
No. There are only two games I've ever heard of doing this. Star Citizen (which will be out some time before you're dead and right now is make believe) and the upcoming Doom port for Switch (due to space constraints on carts).
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Fluffernutter Pancake
Member
Can anyone nail down where this information came from and validate that it has actually happened and carried through to the final product (or beta)?
Can't seem to find this information out there. The videos we've seen *do* look a little different gameplay-feel-wise, but I can't put my finger on how....
I didn't think the guns felt terrible to use, but I felt like the gunplay itself lacked depth an didn't feel very satisfying at all.
DoctorFling
Member
Is Crait meant to be added at the same time as Finn and Phasma? I can't remember exactly what they said
Fluffernutter Pancake
Member
This --- and there were some serious imbalances with certain guns that were unlocked at higher levels. Maybe those were fixed with patches? I wouldn't know b/c I was bored enough by the gameplay within a few months that I haven't played it since Spring 2016 (except for the VR mission, which was fantastic)
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Yes. Part of TLJ "season" of content.
Voidwolf
Member
Open beta next week, just download it and see if you like it.
HellforLeather
Member
I thought the gunplay in BF15 was pretty good.
Mr.Deadshot
Member
So another new multiplayer game where I can't chose the mode I want to play? What's up with that shit in recent games?!
What did he mean by this?
Member
What do Blast and Strike mean and why cant this trailer be the one to tell me?
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Blast is TDM. Strike is an 8v8 objective mode. We don't know what the objective is, but rumors are it changes with each map.
...no? It's just the objectives in Galactic Assault are tailored to each map to make a narrative.
Elitist1945
Member
Looks amazing to be honest. Also I need John Boyega narrating more things.
He needs to narrate everything
Now I kinda wish they kept his accent in the films.
I get home from NYC on January 4th and will then have two months off to catch up on games. Between Uncharted: Lost Legacy and the BF1 DLC I missed, I am very much looking forward to this. I hope they manage to make the microtransactions not suck ass and I might even spent some money on them, just feels better than being forced to shell out 50 bucks for Premium like in the past.