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[Frostman]

What's the player counts going to be like on PC? That's my question.

Totally torn on what platform to get it for. PS4 or PC.

 

[VincentMatts]

What's the player counts going to be like on PC? That's my question.

Totally torn on what platform to get it for. PS4 or PC.

For me its xbox one X, its getting "enhanced" and i need stuff to play in 4k on it

 

[Xater]

What's the player counts going to be like on PC? That's my question.

Totally torn on what platform to get it for. PS4 or PC.

40 like on console. I don't know why one would expect anything else.

 

[ScaryShark]

40 like on console. I don't know why one would expect anything else.

I think they meant player population. It died out kind of quickly on PC IIRC. Really depends on if the game is good and has depth.

 

[Fury451]

Buy this game please, look at all the content compared to the one you bought last time

Seriously. But unless the gameplay has more depth I really don't care.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

What's the player counts going to be like on PC? That's my question.

Totally torn on what platform to get it for. PS4 or PC.

PS4 is the safest best for the largest community the longest.


Also, I'm no fan of loot boxes, but the system in this game is like a 2 on a scale of 10 (10 being the worst), COD is like an 8. No weapons, just star card upgrades, skins, and emotes. Star Cards can be upgraded through regular gameplay. All future maps, heroes, weapons, star cards, vehicles, modes, etc will be FREE.

 

[T-0800]

Looks great.

 

[Xater]

I think they meant player population. It died out kind of quickly on PC IIRC. Really depends on if the game is good and has depth.

Wait and see on that one I guess.

 

[Soul of the Beast]

I wouldn't keep my expectations too high for SP.

 

[MattAces]

Holy shit this wasn't on my radar. But damn, I'm very convinced. Plus no season pass?

 

[ScaryShark]

Holy shit this wasn't on my radar. But damn, I'm very convinced. Plus no season pass?

No season pass.

 

[Lemondish]

PS4 is the safest best for the largest community the longest.


Also, I'm no fan of loot boxes, but the system in this game is like a 2 on a scale of 10. COD is like an 8. No weapons, just star card upgrades, skins, and emotes. Star Cards can be upgraded through regular gameplay. All future maps, heroes, weapons, star cards, vehicles, modes, etc will be FREE.

Those are all good things, so why rate it so low?

 

[MattAces]

No season pass.

Oh wow, this might be my "fall" shooter this year.
Last year I picked Titanfall 2, which was a good investment.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

 

[Gothos]

It looks like they learned from the problems of the first one, but the Star Card system looks super fishy. I mean getting abilities randomly in boxes, and then there are different rarities which can make them more powerful? That sounds super fucked up.

From what they shown the difference in power between rarities isn't thta big. I doubt it will have some big effect on the overall gameplay.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Those are all good things, so why rate it so low?

Sorry, 1 being the least egregious, 10 being the worst.

 

[Bill R Boggess]

Jesus Christ the cynicism people.


This looks absolutely fantastic. I'm in it only for the multiplayer and I'm damned excited for all the new shit they added.

Better just to ignore them and bask in the glory of a new SW game that looks to correct just about every mistake of the first.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

14 heroes

So...

Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Princess Leia
Lando Calrissian(?)
Rey
Chewbacca
Yoda
Finn (Free update)

Darth Vader
The Emperor
Boba Fett
Kylo Ren
Darth Maul
Iden Versio (probably)
Bossk(?)
Captain Phasma (Free update)

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

^Rumor has it that Obi-Wan and Grevious are being worked on. They want to release each hero set in complementary pairs and making Grevious has been a challenge.

From what they shown the difference in power between rarities isn't thta big. I doubt it will have some big effect on the overall gameplay.

I have some info up from the alpha and leaked they shows the difference for some of the cards.


http://swbfii.com/game/starcards.html

 

[border]

If I were a betting man I'd say it's because of LucasArts's stringent requirements when it comes to canon stories within the universe.

This game is 6-8 weeks month from launch, and has virtually nothing to do with the new trilogy. The idea that they can't show more than 5 seconds of single player gameplay is ridiculous.

Lucasfilm themselves show more than this in their film trailers.

 

[Xater]

From what they shown the difference in power between rarities isn't thta big. I doubt it will have some big effect on the overall gameplay.

I don't agree. They are very deliberately putting gameplay modifying aspects, that could give you an edge, into loot boxes. That is predatory as fuck and suoer scummy in my book.

 

[Foxy the Fox]

Put like that is hard not to appreciate all the features and fan feedback they did during the first one. My boy Boyega narrating is the icing on the cake.

My only complain is that the vehicles still seem to pe just pick up totems like the first one instead of riding the vehicles you find in the ground right?

Yep. That looks fucking great.
And I didn't think they could ever make a game that sounded better than Battlefront '15, but it appears that they managed to do just that.

C'mon, is the easiest thing ever to be better than BF 2015.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Looks so good

 

[Frostman]

40 like on console. I don't know why one would expect anything else.

I think they meant player population. It died out kind of quickly on PC IIRC. Really depends on if the game is good and has depth.

PS4 is the safest best for the largest community the longest.


Also, I'm no fan of loot boxes, but the system in this game is like a 2 on a scale of 10 (10 being the worst), COD is like an 8. No weapons, just star card upgrades, skins, and emotes. Star Cards can be upgraded through regular gameplay. All future maps, heroes, weapons, star cards, vehicles, modes, etc will be FREE.

Yeah, I meant player population . PS4 will no doubt have the largest community, so I suppose I will go with that first. I'll think about PC later.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

^Rumor has it that Obi-Wan and Grevious are being worked on. They want to release each hero set in complementary pairs and making Grevious has been a challenge.

I bet Anakin and Dooku will be a set followed by Ahsoka and Ventress

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Put like that is hard not to appreciate all the features and fan feedback they did during the first one. My boy Boyega narrating is the icing on the cake.

My only complain is that the vehicles still seem to pe just pick up totems like the first one instead of riding the vehicles you find in the ground right?

You earn points during a match for kills and objectives which you use in the spawn screen to purchase vehicles for that life.

 

[SargerusBR]

FUCK YES!

Now we talking.

and remember all additional DLC, be it maps, modes, weapons, vehicles or heroes will be absolutely FREE.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Beta can't come fast enough.

 

[Cross-Section]

My only complain is that the vehicles still seem to pe just pick up totems like the first one instead of riding the vehicles you find in the ground right?

No more vehicle pickups, instead you unlock and spawn-in as the vehicle via the points menu.

edit: beaten by SG

 

[MMarston]

I bet Anakin and Dooku will be a set followed by Ahsoka and Ventress

Only pain, you will find.

 

[ManUnkindH]

So is this the first without season pass bullshit? Everything multiplayer will be free to everyone who buys the base game?

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

So is this the first without season pass bullshit? Everything multiplayer will be free to everyone who buys the base game?

Yes. Free maps, heroes, modes, weapons, star cards, etc.

 

[SleepingDragon]

So is this the first without season pass bullshit? Everything multiplayer will be free to everyone who buys the base game?

 

[Risgroo]

Looks so good

Damn.

 

[strafer]

Boyega has such a cool voice.

 

[Boke1879]

I bet Anakin and Dooku will be a set followed by Ahsoka and Ventress

I can picture something like Anakin and Obi Wan paired with Dooku and Grievous

 

[SargerusBR]

Seems like they are going ahead with cross-era heroes after all.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Everyone should buy this game so EA doesn't regret not doing a season pass and hopefully more devs and publisher follow when they see how successful it was.

Let's end the season pass era once and for all.

 

[Ushojax]

Why are they hiding sp so much?

The same reason they hid Mass Effect Andromeda until the last second. Don't expect much from the SP.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

If Duel of the Fates is in I'll be content.

 

[Gunslinger]

Is obiwan, Liam nesson or Sam Jackson in this?

 

[Yaska]

Ahh the difficult choice between console and pc version. PC version will look bonkers, but consoles will have better playerbase. >.< Worst case, got to double dip.

 

[I'm Spartacus]

Day 1!

List of locations from the video:

SP:

Sullust
Pillio
Vardos
Bespin

MP:

Death Star 2
Kashyyyk
Ryloth
Jakku
Endor
Hoth
Kamino
Starkiller Base
Yavin 4
Mos Eisley
Unknown Regions
Naboo
Takodana
Fondor

 

[Effect]

Have they really been avoiding single player? I felt like that's all they talked about over the summer. They had the voice actress cosplaying presenting it to you.

There was talk of it and the story but they never showed anything other then the very small clips you see in the trailer and even then none of that was gameplay just cinematics. So on that front it made sense to bring up the actress playing the main character.

This is why I believe they tried to make it a seem like it was bigger focus then it really was. It was a smoke and mirror show I feel. I'd love to be proven wrong. They know the lack of a single player was one of the huge negatives of the previous game. They know people want it. If they were serious about and it was a significant part of the game why wouldn't they have showed it already? Why would they still have it clouded in mystery when the game is little over a month away? All red flags.

Plenty of games have shown off campaigns months before release and still not spoiled anything story wise. They've shown a lot of the multiplayer. Showing off a beginning level (not even talking about them building a demo, just showing developers playing the single player from their internal build) shouldn't be hard unless they know there is going to be a negative reaction to what they've put together I feel.

 

[Foxy the Fox]

You earn points during a match for kills and objectives which you use in the spawn screen to purchase vehicles for that life.

No more vehicle pickups, instead you unlock and spawn-in as the vehicle via the points menu.

edit: beaten by SG

That sounds better than the 2015 one but I will miss picking abandoned vehicles

 

[PintSizedSlasher]

C'mon, is the easiest thing ever to be better than BF 2015.

You're saying that Battlefront 2015 sounded bad? lol

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Day 1!

List of locations from the video:

SP:

Sullust
Pillio
Vardos
Bespin

MP:

Death Star 2
Kashyyyk
Ryloth
Jakku
Endor
Hoth
Kamino
Starkiller Base
Yavin 4
Mos Eisley
Unknown Regions
Naboo
Takodana
Fondor

To clarify; Ryloth, Fondor, and Unknown Regions are Starfighter Assault only on day 1. No ground modes on them.

 

[Toni]

This is a random aside, but John Boyega is a good ass narrator.

He's the next Denzel Washington. He has a promising future after Star Wars.

 

[Keasar]

How much effect will those Star Cards have when they have raritys that affect their power etc.?

The last thing I like in a team-shooter is feeling underpowered and useless compared to someone with fully-upgraded-whatevers.

 

[Schlorgan]

Not made by DICE.

So theres hope.

Educate yourself pls.

Something about DICE not doing the SP should be in the OT title at this point.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

^I've already got a title in mind based on the reactions in this thread.

How much effect will those Star Cards have when they have raritys that affect their power etc.?

The last thing I like in a team-shooter is feeling underpowered and useless compared to someone with fully-upgraded-whatevers.

http://swbfii.com/game/starcards.html

Based on the alpha and leaks.