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[EatChildren]

Last Hoth batch, full resolution. Sorry for the image spam. I'm done now (unless I can get a match of probe capture going).

 

[Boss1337]

disappointed ..would have been nice if EA Access subscribers had of been given a day or 2 priority access to the beta or at least been able to preload the beta download to jump straight in on the 8th

 

[Machina]

Finally had a chance to play a few Walker Assault games, and apart from being hilariously unbalanced to the point where the uplinks don't even matter, I'm having a lot of fun with it. Well done, DICE.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

getting a kill spree with the tusken cycler should play a tusken raider war cry off in the distance

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

disappointed ..would have been nice if EA Access subscribers had of been given a day or 2 priority access to the beta or at least been able to preload the beta download to jump straight in on the 8th

Its 7gb... you will survive that.

 

[SargerusBR]

I still haven't seen the Rebel win on Hoth yet.

DICE being truly faithful to the movies

 

[Machina]

The dogfights are awful in this game. Can you barrel roll or anything. It almost always devolves into us flying circles around each other until one guy gets bored or someone gets an ally. Literally the worst dogfights Ive ever played.

Have you tried evasive maneuvers on the D pad?

 

[Nyteshade517]

DICE being truly faithful to the movies

Huehuehue

 

[ElzarTheBam]

It really annoys me that i have this constant stutter and lags on XboxOne. And i dont know what causes it.

Already redownloaded the Beta. I hope is has something to do with the new Dashboard. Dont have a other explanation for that

Jumper, I have the new dash as well, but I haven't noticed a constant stutter on Battlefront as of yet?

Could be server related perhaps?

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

It really annoys me that i have this constant stutter and lags on XboxOne. And i dont know what causes it.

Already redownloaded the Beta. I hope is has something to do with the new Dashboard. Dont have a other explanation for that

Sounds like you just need to give up playing this game on Xbox. No amount of programming skill is going to make up for the hardware gap unfortunately.

 

[Machina]

Sounds like you just need to give up playing this game on Xbox. No amount of programming skill is going to make up for the hardware gap unfortunately.

Yep, pretty much. The PC version is perfect

 

[TitusTroy]

any chance it unlocks on Origin (PC) early?...meaning later today?

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Jumper, I have the new dash as well, but I haven't noticed a constant stutter on Battlefront as of yet?

Could be server related perhaps?

It doesnt feel like Server issues. The game drops frames too for me.

Yesterday, yes the Servers were shit. But i tried a match some minutes ago and still the same shit going on.

The main menu is running fine, but ingame, it gets messy.

 

[Garrus Vakarian]

Wait how are people already playing this? I'm apparently missing something obvious.

 

[Aesthet1c]

There is no Preload on consoles.

Oh bummer, I thought I read there was.

Thanks

 

[Crackbone]

Wait how are people already playing this? I'm apparently missing something obvious.

There were early access keys given out yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if they give more out today.

 

[Roussow]

Is it just going to pop up on the storefront when it's open for everyone?

 

[Kenzodielocke]

My biggest fear for this game is it's content and variety.

 

[TitusTroy]

did the PC version also get Early Access codes or was that only for consoles?

 

[Garrus Vakarian]

There were early access keys given out yesterday. I wouldn't be surprised if they give more out today.

Early Access

Huh, thanks didn't know about that. We normally get things early in Australia so was wondering what crazy timezone others were in lol.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Last Hoth batch, full resolution. Sorry for the image spam. I'm done now (unless I can get a match of probe capture going).

Sorry if this has already been asked, but are these PC shots? They look super clean.

 

[EatChildren]

Sorry if this has already been asked, but are these PC shots? They look super clean.

Yeah, at 2560x1440 resolution.

 

[Tatsumi Oga]

I was about to update my post with some actual thoughts, haha.

I'm playing on Xbox One (based ModBot!), for reference.

Visuals are gorgeous, even though it's clearly 720p on XB. It has a slight blur, but performance holds up well so that's where it matters for me.

Servers are a bit shit atm (because I'm playing at an off time, admittedly), and it's hard to find more Walker Assault games, but the few I played were literally everything I have ever wanted in a Star Wars game.

People were getting force choked, tie fighters were slamming into the ground, AT-ST's were obliterating people left and right, lasers were flying left and right, it was the SW game of my childhood dreams.

Go onto the Sullest map and, eh. After riding the high of Hoth, this was just underwhelming. No vehicles, no big wars going on, just some small firefights. I know some people will love this, but I prefer the "all out war" type of gameplay here.

Oh, and Tatooine was pretty fun, but I ran it solo since it's 6:00 a.m. where I am right now haha.

Connection while in game is actually really solid, bar some minor rubberbanding in WA. Hit detection was spot on.

That's about all I got for the moment, but if you have any questions, I'll be happy to get to them throughout the day when I can pop in here!

And the anti-aliasing? This is what really bothered me in BF4, those nasty jaggies. Better here?

And i assume the chance of a resolution bump to say...the Titanfall resolution is pretty much zero?

 

[bombshell]

Is it just going to pop up on the storefront when it's open for everyone?

Yep, tomorrow at an unspecified time varying by region and platform.

 

[Matush]

Any ETA for EU PSN users for beta release on store? Or is it worldwide time?

 

[TerryLee81]

So considering the beta impressions in here this isn't the "unfinished, completely broken game" some podcast was talking about?

 

[bombshell]

So considering the beta impressions in here this isn't the "unfinished, completely broken game" some podcast was talking about?

Nope, it's very stable. No crashes or disconnects for me and matchmaking is almost instant. (PS4)

 

[Machina]

So considering the beta impressions in here this isn't the "unfinished, completely broken game" some podcast was talking about?

Absolutely not. Whoever said that was baiting hardcore

 

[Matush]

So considering the beta impressions in here this isn't the "unfinished, completely broken game" some podcast was talking about?

Either Syndicate, or Fallout.

 

[w0s]

disappointed ..would have been nice if EA Access subscribers had of been given a day or 2 priority access to the beta or at least been able to preload the beta download to jump straight in on the 8th

Shesh they don't give you enough already?

 

[NIN90]

Nope, it's very stable. No crashes or disconnects for me and matchmaking is almost instant. (PS4)

To be fair, BF4's beta ran pretty well too.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

And the anti-aliasing? This is what really bothered me in BF4, those nasty jaggies. Better here?

And i assume the chance of a resolution bump to say...the Titanfall resolution is pretty much zero?

Not a chance they will bump the resolution. There are already some fps drops here and there. Sellust has more.

 

[KevinG]

So considering the beta impressions in here this isn't the "unfinished, completely broken game" some podcast was talking about?

I'm gonna reckon that game is Syndicate.

I truly expect Fallout to be polished (as far as Bethesda games go).

Battlefront is looking to have had he budget to do right by the Star Wars license.

 

[bombshell]

My biggest fear for this game is it's content and variety.

It's not going to lack in MP modes. They tease the modes on the mode selection screen.

And we know it will have 12 maps at launch, with the 2 Jakku maps coming for free early December. Obviously we don't know about the map variety yet.

They also tease the solo/co-op mission types, although according to the official website Missions page there's other mission types in the full game as well.

 

[Via Purifico]

disappointed ..would have been nice if EA Access subscribers had of been given a day or 2 priority access to the beta or at least been able to preload the beta download to jump straight in on the 8th

You can preload. I just pre-loaded it earlier.
Download was roughly 10GB

 

[Meccs]

You can preload. I just pre-loaded it earlier.
Download was roughly 10GB

He was talking about Xbox One!

 

[Via Purifico]

He was talking about Xbox One!

ahh my bad, didnt release there was such a thing as EA access on console. I just assumed it was some origin thing

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

So ive tried some other games, and this dont have this issues i have with the Beta on XboxOne.
Its definitely the beta then. Can Server issues really produce this kind of things i experience?

 

[draughn101]

So ive tried some other games, and this dont have this issues i have with the Beta on XboxOne.
Its definitely the beta then. Can Server issues really produce this kind of things i experience?

Someone else just posted that it ran well on his xbox.

 

[Sevenfold]

Nvidia are really hitting the perfect timing with their drivers in the past years.

I can't wait to get home to pre-load this. Does it unlock at midnight in Europe on PC?

3pm according to Origin.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Someone else just posted that it ran well on his xbox.

Yeah i know. But that doesnt apply for me.


Walker Assault is really rough to play with this constant hiccups and stutter.

 

[dabeasty]

does anyone know when the beta will be up on xbone
aus here

 

[EatChildren]

Real last one. Vader. PNG @ 1440p.

 

[KingSnake]

3pm according to Origin.

That's damn late. So I can play it just after work tomorrow.

 

[todahawk]

from the other thread since it's dead:

Yeah, I'm having a shitload of fun with it so far. First time in a tie interceptor screaming around Hoth I was giggling like a little girl. Cleared the skies and started some strafing runs on rebel defenders and was able to take out some turrets. AT-STs were a goddamn blast.

Luke & Vader both were fun to play around with. Loved my gut reaction to seeing vader pop up over a rise as a regular player. Force choke never gets old.

Agreed on post launch support. I think the unlock system and star cards are interesting enough. Really can't wait to start customizing my character more.

Broke out my best headphones last night and was not disappointed with the audio. The music is great but the soundfx were really impressive. Great sampling from the movies, even some of the more obscure sounds... greatly appreciated as a fan. Felt like I was playing the damn movie on Hoth.

Sullust was fine and was surprised by the environmental hazards. Ok for a smaller map. Tatooine was really nice for the survival map. The tusken raiders in the background and the dried bones crunching underfoot were a really nice touch. Better atmosphere than I was expecting on that map.

---
Had one freeze early on PS4 but was able to close the game and restart quickly.
Hit detection seems spot on and I had no lag issues at all. Got into games quickly and easily.

 

[draughn101]

Yeah i know. But that doesnt apply for me.


Walker Assault is really rough to play with this constant hiccups and stutter.

That stinks. I was hoping I'd get decent performance on my xbox

 

[Imperial]

It's not going to lack in MP modes. They tease the modes on the mode selection screen.



And we know it will have 12 maps at launch, with the 2 Jakku maps coming for free early December. Obviously we don't know about the map variety yet.

They also tease the solo/co-op mission types, although according to the official website Missions page there's other mission types in the full game as well.

So we know all the multiplayer gamesmodes except Droid Run and Cargo. I imagine the latter being a variation of capture the flag.

 

[Finaj]

Anyone else's PC version stuck at 97% downloading? It's been like this for an hour.

 

[TitusTroy]

do the new Nvidia 358.50 official Battlefront drivers make any difference in terms of performance?

 

[Machina]

do the new Nvidia 358.50 official Battlefront drivers make any difference in terms of performance?

I haven't tested them yet but the beta runs perfectly on the drivers beforehand anyway, at least on my rig (970, 16GB ram)