T1no Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 do people still play that game ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 On PC the answer is mostly no. On consoles the numbers are much closer to BF4. PC Player Numbers Battlefront: 4,195 BF4: 21,897 Hardline: 1,554 http://swbstats.com/ http://bf4stats.com/ http://bfhstats.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Looks like they finally did it and went full movie tie-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 There was also news that they're considering ditching the season pass for battlefront 2. They realized it divides the community too much, my bet is that they'll give the maps for free but extra heroes, guns and abilities will cost extra. http://mashable.com/2017/04/15/star-wars-battlefront-2-season-pass-no-more/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Malaphax Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 And the shitshow begins... So I can generally live with lootbox systems in Overwatch because they're cosmetics only (they're also increasing credits and decreasing duplicates in a future patch). Unfortunately EA is going full retard with their loot box system and tying it to gameplay stats. I'm sure plenty of people will bitch and moan about this, but in the end I fully expect this to make it into the game. I already have had severe issues with the progression systems in battlefield/battlefront and this is looking even more ugly and obnoxious. I expect this form of "soft gambling" to become more and more egregious until the fans get super pissed (which has happened before) or some legislation gets passed to stop the more predatory practices aimed at minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Plenty of details being leaked from the ongoing alpha test. http://wccftech.com/star-wars-battlefront-ii-alpha-live-leak/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Malaphax said: Plenty of details being leaked from the ongoing alpha test. http://wccftech.com/star-wars-battlefront-ii-alpha-live-leak/ Looking at the maps.... Quote Fonder Hoth Naboo Yavin4 Endor Sullust Tatooine Takodana .....4 of those are recycled from the last game.... so they just added 4 more?...... most of the same weapons.... same pickups ..... this is basically looking like a fancy DLC for the last Battlefront game we got. Fuck that. Screw this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 On the one hand I want to agree with you about the DLC comment, on the other hand I want to point out the massive similarities between other battlefield games. Battlefield 4 released full priced DLC with 4 maps from battlefield 3. I've also heard that they've "reworked" several maps like Hoth and that it "looks nothing like battlefront 1's hoth map." I'm not sure how much I believe that, I'd need to see the maps in action before I throw them completely under the bus for recycling content. I think battlefront 1 was totally rushed and had no business releasing in the state that it did. I think that battlefront 2 looks much more like a full game's worth of content, but I also expect the PC population to go through the same rapid decline that battlefront 1 experienced. I'm still more concerned with their disgusting lootbox system than recycled content. Either way this is looking more and more like I might just play the beta to get it out of my system and pass on the full game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Malaphax Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 For all the things I could trash this game for, it's still very hard not to get excited for an amazing looking star wars game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1no Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 every time; the trailer always gets me. im gonna wait for a review. i did skip bf hardline first battlefront and bf1 for the love of god i still want bf2142 sequel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 I enjoyed the concept of battlefront1. The execution was terrible, they've since added a ton of content to it, but the segmented the player base so badly that the PC servers are tough to find games on. Battlefront 2 looks like they're fixing almost every issue that I had with battlefront 1. But then they go and fuck it all up with a super disgusting lootbox system that gives players gameplay advantages over one another. On the one hand I don't want to support that garbage on principal, on the other hand, the game looks amazing. I also wonder if battlefront's just a less serious game and so these paid advantages aren't as big of a deal... That sounds like some weak excuse though. I don't think they'll make a 2142 sequel for quite a while. Their current plan is to alternate battlefield and battlefront every year. I think they'll stick to either historical or modern on the battlefield series and push battlefront as the sci-fi one. I also could be totally full of shit considering they hinted at 2142 so hard in the last battlefield 4 DLC, maybe they're serious about making it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1no Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 aww jeeezz p2w ? really ? like what tho ? better guns ? or faster leveling ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 My understanding is that the guns themselves are same stats for everyone. But the abilities and heroes get upgrades. These only come from cards. So if you get a "legendary" card you just got a huge buff over other people. Also the cards can be destroyed for materials that are used in crafting (hello hearthstone). This video shows a bit of the card system in action, it was from the closed beta a while back, some things may have slightly changed. I think the obvious one was a shield increasing in duration, and the legendary also applied like a 2% damage reduction to the class. I know 2% is probably a joke, but it rubs me the wrong way that someone might survive an extra shot or grenade because of it. Again, purely on principle I find that completely disgusting. From a gameplay standpoint, I'm not sure if I would ever take battlefront seriously enough for it to impact my enjoyment playing the game. This game doesn't really have a competitive mode and I don't know how bad it will be if everyone is running around in full legendary cards stomping people or if it's just going to be unnoticeable advantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 I have no intention of buying this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1no Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 thats lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 There's an open beta starting October 6th. I'll at least try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Beta is out this weekend. I'll give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 I played a little bit of the beta this weekend and streamed some of it. Overall the graphics are fantastic and the gameplay is fairly good, I personally really enjoyed the starfighter map. Unfortunately every other component around the game is complete garbage. The squad system doesn't allow any respawn on allies, it's basically just a voice lobby that tries to keep your friends on the same server. The progression system is flat out broken, even if you complete a challenge for the heavy class there's a strong likelihood you'll receive semi-random content from those lootboxes. The lootboxes are the most egregious and disgusting implementation I've seen. The crafting/credit side of loot boxes looks even more uneven than hearthstone/overwatch, someone estimated it would take 17 hours of gameplay to craft a weapon. This game is designed and balanced like a Free to Play korean shooter. They throw +4 damage and -20% weapon heat in random cards which give you a distinct advantage over other players. Even if they somehow managed to fix the progression and lootbox system, I feel like this game will struggle to maintain a playerbase - especially on PC I'm curious about the single player storyline and where they go with it, but I have no intentions of buying or playing the game in it's current state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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