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Post by flur on Oct 8, 2015 20:20:20 GMT
Cheers lads.
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 8, 2015 21:56:45 GMT
Well, the rocks look nice.
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Post by Retro GeezZer on Oct 9, 2015 8:46:35 GMT
Right I’ll go first with my beta thoughts, mind you I didn’t get a go on drop zone.
Yes the rocks do look nice that was the first thing I noticed, as for the rest nothing outstanding and nothing particularly done well, I found it very arcady but once I got the first gun upgrade I did enjoyed myself.
But I can’t help feeling it’s been thrown together for a quick Christmas buck in typical EA fashion, I know it’s only beta but doing a straight comparison of Hoth with the first Battlefront on the original Xbox and ignoring the obvious graphic upgrade, the first one had much more going for it, for instance the rebels could fly a speeder out of the hanger with someone flying and another player in the back to operating the grappling hook, then you’d take down the walkers in the same manner as the film by flying around the walkers legs. That was eleven years ago! Nice step back Dice.
However it’s Star Wars and like the other sheep I won’t be able to resist, the force it to strong.
Baaa!
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 9, 2015 9:30:08 GMT
I'll be able to resist. But you knew I'd say that. I'm not saying it's crap - I didn't play enough to properly evaluate it - it's just not my cuppa. I played the survival mode and was bored in five minutes, and as far as I can see that's all there is for soloists. If you're a fan of online fps and a SW nut you'll be in heaven. Even jaded old me can feel a stirring in the loins when the music kicks in - but for me it's just a CoD with different clothes. I might have been interested in playing a proper campaign in the SW universe but I don't think this has it. I'm not a fan of blasters - even on film you can see they're crap weapons, and in a game they're the weapon I'd always choose last.
I had to giggle when I read on another forum that the PC cheaters are already at it.
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Post by windsor102 on Oct 9, 2015 11:15:23 GMT
I did enjoy myself on this beta but I am wondering if there is going to be enough maps and content in the full version. I never played a previous battlefront before so cannot compare.
It was fun blasting rebel scum from my AT-AT on Hoth.
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Post by Retro GeezZer on Oct 9, 2015 11:20:01 GMT
Apparently you CAN take down walkers with tow cables. Hoping there will be some kind of tutorial that explains these things.
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 9, 2015 11:22:09 GMT
Apparently you CAN take down walkers with tow cables. Hoping there will be some kind of tutorial that explains these things. There is a tutorial for that. It's called 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
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Post by Retro GeezZer on Oct 9, 2015 11:26:52 GMT
Apparently you CAN take down walkers with tow cables. Hoping there will be some kind of tutorial that explains these things. There is a tutorial for that. It's called 'The Empire Strikes Back'. I don’t remember seeing any icon on the screen saying hold left & right bumpers to release cable.
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 9, 2015 11:30:43 GMT
Skywalker didn't have icons on screen either, but he managed to blow up a Death Star. And he was just a kid.
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Post by Retro GeezZer on Oct 9, 2015 11:58:20 GMT
Yeah but he had practice he used to bullseye womp rats in his T-16 back home.
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 9, 2015 12:20:40 GMT
Yes, and of course, because he was whizzing down spaceborne trenches in no time at all, skill fade hadn't had a chance to set in.
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Post by Variable-Silence on Oct 9, 2015 13:50:34 GMT
For me it looks great, sounds great, but I do fear it will set of my Tourettes. I played the capture the pods thingy this morning and while I must confess I spent most of my time at the bottom of the score table I did actually enjoy it. It's called battlefront yet there was no front line I found myself often getting rifled from behind (so to speak) so was a little dissapointed with spawning of the game.
If you do not not like fps the star wars theme is hardly going to convert you into this genre. There are already some very good players on the beta imagine want they'll be like when it's released, the Star Wars novelty will last only so long when your on the end of thrashing every session.
Seriously I can't see this game failing, can't wait to play the ewoks ? You can play them I hope ? at least I'll be a smaller target then.
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 9, 2015 14:02:32 GMT
I can't imagine many players actually wanting to BE an ewok, but it sure would be fun decapitating the little fuckers with your speeder bike.
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Post by Bahamut on Oct 9, 2015 14:09:24 GMT
Apparently you CAN take down walkers with tow cables. Hoping there will be some kind of tutorial that explains these things. You need to wait for the y-wings to finish there bombing run to deploy the cable.
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Post by Retro GeezZer on Oct 9, 2015 14:21:14 GMT
can't wait to play the ewoks ? You can play them I hope ? at least I'll be a smaller target then. Id not considered Ewoks, I’ve seen pictures of the speeder bikes in the woods so if it stays true to the films we should see Ewoks… Time for the imperial flame throwers.
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