Battlefront 2 Open Beta
#1 Posted 07 October 2017 - 10:33 AM
Strike & Starfighter Assault highlights:
Galactic Assault highlights:
#2 Posted 07 October 2017 - 10:51 AM
If the singleplayer is good enough I might get it (as long as it's not 2 hours long) even though the multiplayer hasn't sold me yet.
#3 Posted 07 October 2017 - 12:28 PM
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#6 Posted 07 October 2017 - 03:59 PM
BestViking, on 07 October 2017 - 12:57 PM, said:
It's all 3 eras, actually. And they all mash up. The big spectacle in the beta is the Trade Federation droid army vs Clone army on Naboo with ESB Han Solo, TFA Rey, Darth Maul, and Boba Fett heroes. The single player campaign will be based on "nu-Star Wars" immediately after the events of ROTJ from the Empire's point of view.
#7 Posted 08 October 2017 - 01:40 AM
MusicallyInspired, on 07 October 2017 - 03:59 PM, said:
Because nothing means anything (except sales figures).
Can you at least opt to play in OT only settings?
On top of this I gather that there again is no server browser and that the largest player count is still a paltry 40 ("Galactic Conquest" indeed), when the 12 year old Battlefield 2 sustains 64 and some of its mods such as Project Reality and Forgotten Hope 2 support 100 player servers.
Well, at least you can still play in HUD-less first person mode:
#8 Posted 08 October 2017 - 01:54 AM
X-Vector, on 08 October 2017 - 01:40 AM, said:
Correct on both (unfortunately). There are points on the Naboo map (which is the 40 players map) where there's a lot of empty spaces with no players but when you reach the palace area the gameplay turns into a clusterfuck similar to Operation Métro from BF3. It's bizarre.
On the plus side the game runs really well on my rig (constant 80-90FPS) with almost everything maxed.
#9 Posted 08 October 2017 - 05:45 AM
Sounds like Disney is trying to screw EA because this is already the second SW game they decided to patch (the first one was Empire at War) and this is very generous of them, they're the least company I would expect to do something like that. Not that I blame them though, they fucked up real hard by giving exclusive rights to EA, I bet my 60 bucks that the first new Battlefront was a failure (you need to work really hard to fuck up SW games) and I don't expect anything else from this sequel either. Plus, shouldn't forget that fan-made SW game which Disney actually liked and would allow them to release while EA decided to C&D it, no doubt Disney was quite pissed off about it.
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#10 Posted 08 October 2017 - 10:02 AM
#11 Posted 08 October 2017 - 01:01 PM
Sledgehammer, on 08 October 2017 - 05:45 AM, said:
It would be a good thing to specify the date to not confuse between the original (2006) and the reboot, because when I'm searching addons for Battlefront 2 without specify it, half of the results are concerning the new one
#12 Posted 09 October 2017 - 05:35 AM
#13 Posted 09 October 2017 - 12:12 PM
I cannot stress how badly I despise microtransactions. In my opinion, they should be exclusive to mobile games. This stuff doesn't belong on PC and consoles. I've already sworn off Shadow of War and now it looks like I'll have to swear off this game too. And it's too bad because this is a fantastic game with fantastic gameplay otherwise. I do believe it's a huge improvement on BF1.
Sledgehammer, on 08 October 2017 - 05:45 AM, said:
Oh really? Nice, I'll have to finally play it. I never got into it back in the day. I was very averse to multiplayer-centered games during that era. I'd really like to play the original and see how it actually compares in context to the new ones.
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Very much agreed there. They definitely jumped the gun on giving EA exclusive rights. Absolutely moronic thing to do. Great for money, terrible for consumers. I wonder when that license runs out...
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#16 Posted 10 October 2017 - 06:17 AM
MusicallyInspired, on 09 October 2017 - 12:12 PM, said:
Prepare for a great ride. And I'd say that singleplayer is quite enjoyable in BF2 too.
MusicallyInspired, on 09 October 2017 - 12:12 PM, said:
That's arguable (and microtransactions are also another good evidence which says how "successful' the first game was). I have zero doubts that not only an actual BF3 would be a huge success, likely it would be also much more profitable than rebooted games combined, not to mention that people would play it for years just like they did BF2, even when servers went down. Just look at this shit, this was supposed to be released almost a decade ago and this is not even finished build:
Rebooted EA's Battlefield with SW skins will never be on this level or on the level of the second BF. And I'm pretty sure that Disney decided to reanimate old games to get some money which they lost by giving EA exclusive rights.
This post has been edited by Sledgehammer: 10 October 2017 - 06:23 AM
#17 Posted 10 October 2017 - 10:00 AM
#18 Posted 10 October 2017 - 10:25 AM
Speaking of which, there is already a SW game there which is not so bad for a mobile game, of course.
#19 Posted 10 October 2017 - 10:35 AM
#20 Posted 12 October 2017 - 05:47 PM
https://www.ea.com/g...sLocalized=true
A couple of the most promising tidbits.
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-And lastly, you have to earn the right to be able to upgrade Star Cards and unlock most Weapons. You can only upgrade or unlock them if you have reached a high enough rank, which is determined by playing the game.
I'm still cautious and I'd rather there be no microtransactions at all, but this is a good development. The game is a big improvement on BF1 and it's really fun.
This post has been edited by MusicallyInspired: 12 October 2017 - 05:48 PM
#23 Posted 20 October 2017 - 06:28 AM
This post has been edited by X-Vector: 20 October 2017 - 06:44 AM