See what happens. I figured this would be a polarizing game. If you love Stars Wars movies and also the games then this is up your alley. I can't totally see people buying into this game when they play 5 minutes of it at the Best Buy booth or see it demoed. Commercials and marketing should be stellar because it does have that initial look at me sugar rush.
Multi-Platform Star Wars: Battlefront, putting the fun back into online shooters.
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I figured it wouldnt be the smash hit people were expecting just from the Beta. I played it maybe an hour or so. It was fun but I could tell it wouldnt be a vice or anything.
Its a fun but shallow game with little content. That shouldn't be a surprise to anyone after the beta.
The more I hear people bash it the more excited I get. Hopefully this game steers all the good players away.
All I know is I installed the BF Companion app and this morning woke up to like 20 notifications that friends were playing this game. 
On my list of 200 friends, you and 2 others are the only ones showing having played itAll I know is I installed the BF Companion app and this morning woke up to like 20 notifications that friends were playing this game.
I would totally buy this game, if it weren't for EA Access timer being completely silly and telling me I still have 9 hours of trial left.
I'm still debating.... PC or Xbox One?
It looks so much better on PC, I'm a bit better at playing on PC.
On the other hand, achievements, all of my friends, voice-chat, sound-bar, big ass tv, comfy controller, etc etc for my Xbox One.
Tough call. I would consider double-dipping, but season pass makes that sound like a terrible idea.
I'm still debating.... PC or Xbox One?
It looks so much better on PC, I'm a bit better at playing on PC.
On the other hand, achievements, all of my friends, voice-chat, sound-bar, big ass tv, comfy controller, etc etc for my Xbox One.
Tough call. I would consider double-dipping, but season pass makes that sound like a terrible idea.
What would people consider to be a "deep" fps game that has come out in the past 6 months or so? I pray Rainbox 6 is good.
I get the criticisms totally, I'm just not seeing a whole lot better in the fps realm right now.
I feel bad having this early. Noobs must not even have played the beta, because they don't know not to shoot the walkers except at a certain time.
I get the criticisms totally, I'm just not seeing a whole lot better in the fps realm right now.
I feel bad having this early. Noobs must not even have played the beta, because they don't know not to shoot the walkers except at a certain time.
Absolutely. I'm not a shooter fan but to hear the reports that the hardcore shooter fans don't like it actually makes it more tempting for me to buy the game. It sounds to me that if I were to buy a shooter this would be the one up my alley and I bet there are many others who feel the same. Casual shooter with some luck to help out from time to time may be a pretty large niche. Having the Star Wars license puts it over the top for interest.
My brother who hasn't had a game system since a PS1/OG XBox heard about this game and is going to buy a PS4 just to get this game. For some of you here that may think I am an MS fanboy (despite owning and playing both) may be surprised that it was me that recommended he went with PS4 because of the simpler system OS and I am using it more than my X1.
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Yep. That is the joy of opinions. One man's trash is another man's masterpiece.
Played for 4 hours and had an absolute blast. I think they've made it a little easier for the rebels in walker assault. We didn't loose one match last night, even as the rebels on Hoth. Although that one went right to the wire.
It actually seems a lot harder as the empire now. I'm finding it too hard to win as the empire now. Hopefully things get more even as the noobs catch on.
Rebel scum...
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It actually seems a lot harder as the empire now. I'm finding it too hard to win as the empire now. Hopefully things get more even as the noobs catch on.
Rebel scum...
Yeah. I think by virtue of them making it a little easier for the rebels, they have made it harder for the empire. It seems like they have made reduced the armor on the AT-ATs. I can't think of anything else. They haven't added more bomber checkpoints or increased the duration of the bomber runs. I guess maybe they might tweaked the amount of time an AT-AT is vulnerable.
One thing I have noticed. The Empire starfighters are out classed by the rebel ones. I know they are faster but that lack of armor makes the Tie Fighter feel like a paper plane. Of course I'm just a terrible pilot either way so there is that.
Very annoying accent on those guys. A fair enough review though. I'd agree with just about everything they said.
I find that as the empire there's just too many threats to stop. You not only have to try to prevent at least one uplink from working, you need to work on eliminating turrets as well. Even then the rebels can use things like the pulse cannon to take a few big chunks of the walkers.
It just seems that the rebels can just sit back and wait for the empire.
I was surprised at first by the reviews, having played the game quite a bit, but then realized that the reviews are aimed at gamers and most "gamers" are going to put this up against COD or RB6 and bemoan the lack of maps and unlockable weapons. Not a game for the hardcore shooter fans, but it's undeniably fun if you just want something to pick up and play without having to stress over optimal builds and intricate knowledge of each map. The presentation is top notch - animations, sound, graphics quality - all outstanding. Looking at some of the cutscenes on the single player standalone missions makes we wish that they had taken another year and put a coherent single-player campaign in it. I would have bought the game just for that.
lol Good Lord tell me about it. My average lifespan in a Tie-Fighter is probably like 5 seconds. I need to brush up on flying as a whole though.
I went complete 180 on this game. When it was previewed all the way up to the beta I wasn't that interested and didn't enjoy the beta. Decided to get EA Access just to give the game a shot and absolutely love it right now. So much fun.