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Star Wars Battlefront Beta Thread: He’s holding a thermal detonator!

bombshell

Member
I'm disappointed. It feels very Titanfall-y where the initial few hours will be fun, but then very empty and repetitive and boring after a few hours. Once the intial "OMG STARWARS SHOOTER" wears off i feel like everyone is going to go back to COD/Halo/whatever the big shooter is on consoles.

The snow map is so empty and lifeless.

Graphics wise the environments look great tho. Hopefully the retail version is much better

The snow map in 20v20 is the opposite of empty. And of course a beta with most of the modes locked is going to be repetitive.
 
one last post...

I like when you overheat you can time the cooling off to get an instant cool down (or miss it and you'll get "burned")
 

Hagi

Member
Hoth seems like a good representation from the films which seems like the thing they are going with. I haven't really ventured inside yet but I find the map pretty fun running through the trenches and around the periphery
 

Eggbok

Member
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I love playing with the HUD off because you get to see stuff like this without the ugly icons!!!
Here it is with sound.
 
They really need to nerf this annoying DF-9 Turrets... getting one hit killed is annoying.

And IMO there needs to be a Rocketlauncher starcard. Something to fight against vehicles all the time.
 

bombshell

Member
one last post...

I like when you overheat you can time the cooling off to get an instant cool down (or miss it and you'll get "burned")

Ahh, so THAT'S what the square prompt is for. I must have always pressed it at the wrong time and then thought "wait, this is slower than just waiting for the gun to cool down."

What is the visual indication of when to press?
 

Pastry

Banned
So how many star cards can you have equipped at once? Three and then you can find the bonus power ups on the map?
 

Hagi

Member
They really need to nerf this annoying DF-9 Turrets... getting one hit killed is annoying.

And IMO there needs to be a Rocketlauncher starcard. Something to fight against vehicles all the time.

There probably is something like that. I know you can pick one up in the wild at least. Maybe the grenade launcher would suffice.
 
Ahh, so THAT'S what the square prompt is for. I must have always pressed it at the wrong time and then thought "wait, this is slower than just waiting for the gun to cool down."

What is the visual indication of when to press?

when you're completely overheated you'll see the red semi-circle filled with 2 yellow parts on each side...time the button press when it reaches the yellow for the instant cool down
 
They really need to nerf this annoying DF-9 Turrets... getting one hit killed is annoying.

And IMO there needs to be a Rocketlauncher starcard. Something to fight against vehicles all the time.

The Ion Torpedo in the base game (its only in Survival in the beta) will do this. Takes about half the health of the AT-ST in Survival.


The E-11 is the best blaster.
 

Yurikerr

This post isn't by me, it's by a guy with the same username as me.
Ahh, so THAT'S what the square prompt is for. I must have always pressed it at the wrong time and then thought "wait, this is slower than just waiting for the gun to cool down."

What is the visual indication of when to press?

it's the yellow part of the cooldown bar (like gears active reload)
 

Eggbok

Member
That looks fucking amazing. Presentation through the roof. PC I assume?
Holy shit that looks great. What platform is it from?
That was on PS4 :)

Epic clip, Eggbok!
Thanks :D

Is the Uncharted OT put on hold? :)
Ohhh no sir, I'll have it up in a bit :) !!!

That's so rad, i wish there was a way to turn off everything but the crosshairs
I do too to be honest, the aiming without it is a bit wonky!
 

DrTeflon

Member
There seems to be some sort of region lock. (?) I was playing on PC, couldnt find any matches (I live in Brazil). Turned on my VPN with a US address and got almost instantly into one.

Anyways, I had fun for about 30/40 min, but I dunno, something feels off. Maybe its the shooting, the pacing. Maybe it just isnt for me.
 

Nudull

Banned
Played for a bit. Definitely has the right "feel" for me that most modern shooters fail to get, IMO. It seems balanced enough that I don't have to be a super-hardcore FPS player to do decently, but it still has a bit of challenge.
 
Loving how this game feels so far. I don't think I've felt this refreshed by an FPS since CoD4's beta.

Playing on PC and the framerate is butter smooth. I have everything cranked up to ultra and FXAA on high on my 970 right now, but I'll see how that holds up. Might have to drop some stuff down to high.
 
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