Battlefront Demo Discussion Thread

The game looks pretty, that's about it for me.

Getting real sick of bunny-hoppers avoiding your shots. <_<

Only played for a couple minnutes without a mouse or gamepad, but I swear its broken

Then how did you play?

laptop trackpad

There's your problem, you idiot.

That's why stopped playing after a couple minutes you mong
BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HITMARKRS

Looks like Battlefront but plays nothing like it

So it doesn't play like a Battlefield clone?

It does, that's why I said it looks like BattleFRONT but plays nothing like it. It plays like Starwars: BattleFIELD, though

Battlefront was Star Wars: Battlefield

No it wasn't

It was, though

Literally never was, though

It's pretty well known that the first Battlefront games were earlier Battlefield clones.
The games took the basic design of the Battlefield games and slapped a Star Wars skin on top.


I don't know why people get offended by this. It isn't being used as a criticism.

Except that's a totally inaccurate description of the first SW:BF games

Instead of laughing, I'll ask.

What makes he original SW: BF not a Battlefield clone? What made it head and shoulders different?

Only played for a couple minnutes without a mouse or gamepad, but I swear its broken

Then how did you play?

laptop trackpad

There's your problem, you idiot.

That's why stopped playing after a couple minutes you mong
BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HITMARKRS

This guys's right. PC hit markers felt more wonky than Console did for me.

Extremely arcade-y and casual but that's not necessarily a bad thing IMO. In terms of gameplay nothing mind blowing, but it's fun. This is going to be a game to play after a stressful day of work, or a game where parents can play with their kids.

In regards to visual and audio design, this game is incredible. When you step in the reddish brown sand on Sullust, and then proceed to walk on the grey mud, your character will track the reddish sand onto the mud. Snow gets on your gun on Hoth. The sounds are just perfect (the implosion grenade sound is awesome), and the character and vehicles models look like the cane right out of the movies (because DICE actually visited the Lucasfilm Archives, took photos of all the old costumes and models, and then modelled the in-game assets based on them, so every little detail is present). The motion of the AT-ST is absolutely perfect. Probably the coolest thing I've experienced so far is running along side an AT-ST as we assaulted a position, the ground shaking with each step that it took.

My main complaints:

- No server browser
- The voices for Vader and Luke are absolute shit. They make me NOT want to play as them. "Nothing can stop my lightsaber" or something like it is an actual line Vader says. Really?
- Time to kill is too fast. Should be slightly increased
- There should be a Battlefield-esque timer for respawning in objective focused game modes. As it stands you can get back in the fight so quickly it makes it very difficult to repel assaults, and basically means that death has no consequences.

I will be getting this game. I enjoy it for what it is, a casual shooter that's fun to play after a stressful day where one can sit back and just enjoy Star Wars battles.

It's very fun but obviously not for everybody.

The departure from the CoD standard xp driven multiplayer and back to gaming's classic power ups is fantastic. It's also a shame that is its most hated aspect.

It's also very balanced. Everybody has access to everything, which is also have cooldowns.

To put shortly the multiplayer is very simple, nothing over the top. Which is what I loved about Halo 1 and 2.

- The voices for Vader and Luke are absolute shit. They make me NOT want to play as them. "Nothing can stop my lightsaber" or something like it is an actual line Vader says. Really?

still better than "Maximized abilities means maximum victories"

It's shit. Theres no point in getting it while the older ones exist.

It's also really hard to win as the rebels in Walker Assault, they need to drop the health of those AT-ATs

It's also really hard to win as the rebels in Walker Assault, they need to drop the health of those AT-ATs

The glorious, endless victories of the mighty Empire are bad thing?

It's also really hard to win as the rebels in Walker Assault, they need to drop the health of those AT-ATs

It's not actually. Rebels can win very easily if your team actually works together and PTFO.

Looks like Battlefront but plays nothing like it

So it doesn't play like a Battlefield clone?

Nope

It shares similarities, but that's due to it being a combined arms game. The Battlefront reboot plays a bit differently than the old Battlefront which was essentially Star Wars: Battlefield.

I never played anything prior to Battlefield 3. The gunplay is noticably different in Battlefront due to how you are shooting lasers (projectiles where you have to lead your shot almost all the time). Where would you say the games are most similar?

Game is fun. But it can be difficult to shoot people since you have to lead your shot with any kind of primary weapon. You are shooting projectiles and people can dodge them. Like Nick said, bunny hoppers are irritating.

Aerial vehicles are hard to control for me initially, but I got the hang of it and conquered the skies.

Looks like Battlefront but plays nothing like it

So it doesn't play like a Battlefield clone?

Nope

It shares similarities, but that's due to it being a combined arms game. The Battlefront reboot plays a bit differently than the old Battlefront which was essentially Star Wars: Battlefield.

I never played anything prior to Battlefield 3. The gunplay is noticably different in Battlefront due to how you are shooting lasers (projectiles where you have to lead your shot almost all the time). Where would you say the games are most similar?

Because that's how lasers work.

Looks like Battlefront but plays nothing like it

So it doesn't play like a Battlefield clone?

Nope

It shares similarities, but that's due to it being a combined arms game. The Battlefront reboot plays a bit differently than the old Battlefront which was essentially Star Wars: Battlefield.

I never played anything prior to Battlefield 3. The gunplay is noticably different in Battlefront due to how you are shooting lasers (projectiles where you have to lead your shot almost all the time). Where would you say the games are most similar?

Because that's how lasers work.

no fucking duh that's why I said that

...that's how lasers work

People saying you don't have to lead targets in battlefield are liars. Try hitting someone across te map with any weapon on battlefield and say you don't have to lea your shots or compensate for bullet drop.

People saying you don't have to lead targets in battlefield are liars. Try hitting someone across te map with any weapon on battlefield and say you don't have to lea your shots or compensate for bullet drop.

It's not nearly as pronounced as in Battlefront

Although Star Wars has always had lasers that fire slower than actual bullets

People saying you don't have to lead targets in battlefield are liars. Try hitting someone across te map with any weapon on battlefield and say you don't have to lea your shots or compensate for bullet drop.

Who said that?

I stated you have to lead your shots almost all the time in Battlefront, because you aren't shooting bullets.

blasters =/= lasers

They're slugs of super heated gas.

I will also say that I'm surprised that we can kind of control the AT-AT walkers.  I guess Dice knew they fucked up when one developer said "total freedom doesn't mean it's fun".

But yeah, after playing a bit more I came to the conclusion...it's still just a pretty game.

However, I feel more interested in buying it, but I'll wait for a nice sale first.

After I got use to the flight controls and learned where all of the tie/interceptor/xwing/awing spawns were I started having a lot more fun with the game. Also doesn't hurt to learn all of the AT-AT spawns on hoth so you can sit in it the entire game.

blasters =/= lasers

Yeah, blasters =/= lasers


Just like how guns aren't literally bullets.

You have to lead with the sniper

You have to lead with the sniper

wow I never knew that

I dont understand the battlefront 2 comparison to field 2.

Front is far more arcade-y than field, they play nothing alike.

Looks like Battlefront but plays nothing like it

So it doesn't play like a Battlefield clone?

It does, that's why I said it looks like BattleFRONT but plays nothing like it. It plays like Starwars: BattleFIELD, though

Battlefront was Star Wars: Battlefield

No it wasn't

Go play Battlefront 1 or 2 then go play BF 1942. 

It's not something I'd spend £40 on just no way, but it is fun albeit a little choppy on the xbone.

Why are there female Stormtroopers