Star Wars Gaming Megathread Episode II - Attack of the Season Pass - Games

[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;52913960]Text “504-09” which is “ResistBot.” It will ask your name and address and pull your elected officials, you then type whatever message you want and it will auto generate it into a nice letter and will send to whoever you want. The process takes like 3 minutes.[/QUOTE] Saw this on reddit this morning for net neutrality, didn't know it works for every cause

Played against a pay2win pilot today. Had 3 fighter starcards all maxed at level 4. Almost impossible to kill him in Galactic Assault. Missiles took 5+ seconds to fully lock on and his health was significantly increased.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;52911711][sp]Operation: Cinder is from the books/comics. It is very poorly explained in the game, read this http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Operation:_Cinder[/sp][/QUOTE] It does make *more* sense with the inclusion of a bunch of info that isn't presented in the game, but I still think it is pretty stupid, and I'm actually starting to think Disney's new EU is just as bad as the old one, and with them being more in charge of it than the old I'm starting to think their new movies are pretty bad too. These two new completely unexplained (in the movie itself) factions are dumb, and the EU explanations given for them (Cinder etc) are pretty dumb too. I starting to think OT was Only T. Or that I was in fact just a kid and have rose colored glasses :( Like Cinder etc is making me question whether I actually like Star Wars haha [QUOTE=redBadger;52915788]Played against a pay2win pilot today. Had 3 fighter starcards all maxed at level 4. Almost impossible to kill him in Galactic Assault. Missiles took 5+ seconds to fully lock on and his health was significantly increased.[/QUOTE] Game is just broken. It doesn't make it any better if he got there by poopsocking. I miss people being on an even footing coming into a game. Whether someone else paid (more) cash, or spent more time than I can, it's no fun going up against that. Like that Vader video someone else posted ( [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u2w0hNsA8Y[/url] ). That guy can't even play and he's just wrecking shit

I don't think anything in the new canon has been as bad as the old EU yet.

Is anyone else just amazed at the lack of content in Battlefront 2? Like, ignoring the loot crates and how obviously shit to the core the progression system is being straight upgrade cards you'd expect to see in a mobile game. Just looking at this game as an alright FPS with unlocks... there practically aren't any unlocks. I smashed out all the arcade battle scenarios to unlock [sp]beardy[/sp] Han Solo, and that's it, I now have 100% of the hero cosmetics you can earn in game. I love handguns and wanted a meaty handcannon for my officer, 50 kills later I've got the SR-5 and that's it. There are like 3 other handguns and they're just each faction officer's standard blaster - not nearly as cool or stylish and not worth grinding what feels like the same 5 maps of re-skinned walker assault to unlock. I genuinely don't understand why you can't use Leia's sporting blaster, or Lando's night sniper, or hell, Han Solo's ultra-iconic DL-44?! These characters are in the game. I won't mention all the perfectly re-usable assets from BF1, maybe they would need polishing up/converting, but if you've modeled and animated the DL-44, why not implement it as a challenge reward? I'm sure I'm not saying anything new here. It honestly just feels like the game isn't finished, and they keep on suggesting all this content that's going to be in the TLJ patch, which makes it seem like it should have been released then. But even saying that, I don't think there's going to be enough content in that patch.

In terms of weapons and abilities, yeah it feels a bit sparse. Outside of upgrading your card tiers, there isn't a whole lot to work towards. I wouldn't say it's light on content overall though. At least not for a game released in 2017. With all the maps, special units, heroes and vehicles available, there's quite a lot to play around with. However much like the old Battlefront 2, I feel like there's a bigger focus on quantity over quality. None of the units feel extremely fleshed out and there isn't much synergy between them. People complained about the amount of units available in BF2015 compared to the old BF2 so that's what DICE's going to focus most of their time on I guess. Anyway, since hair was mentioned earlier. Banthas look amazing. [t]https://i.imgur.com/OFofddq.png[/t]

[QUOTE=qwea00;52916034]In terms of weapons and abilities, yeah it feels a bit sparse. Outside of upgrading your card tiers, there isn't a whole lot to work towards. I wouldn't say it's light on content overall though. At least not for a game released in 2017. With all the maps, special units, heroes and vehicles available, there's quite a lot to play around with. However much like the old Battlefront 2, I feel like there's a bigger focus on quantity over quality. None of the units feel extremely fleshed out and there isn't much synergy between them. People complained about the amount of units available in BF2015 compared to the old BF2 so that's what DICE's going to focus most of their time on I guess. [/QUOTE] With the maps at least, I think part of the reason they can feel samey is because the areas we're allowed to explore are quite restricted. I'm really not a fan of "you've walked out of bounds, counting down until insta-death" borders, though I know they were always in battlefront games. They seem a lot closer with these maps, and having them in the story is just dumb. There was moment in the campaign where the dead end of a corridor was bordered off before the actual wall. I would have just ran up to a door that didn't open otherwise, but hitting that artificial death line just felt like, c'mon, really? And I'm beating a dead horse here, but the matches IMO are way too short to really appreciate the areas. They should increase the ticket size a lot, or bring back conquest, or both.

Man I know the EE-4 obviously needed a nerf, but fuck, the fire rate makes it borderline useless now.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;52915896]I don't think anything in the new canon has been as bad as the old EU yet.[/QUOTE] Lightsaber helicopters were pretty awful.

I forgot about those. There’s no reality that it makes sense for in, its like they made something intentionally silly

[QUOTE=O'Neil;52916590]Lightsaber helicopters were pretty awful.[/QUOTE] Lightsaber elbows were so much better

[QUOTE=O'Neil;52916590]Lightsaber helicopters were pretty awful.[/QUOTE] Even Inquisicoptors are relatively tame compared to some of the weirder parts of Legends. At least it vaguely fits with the idea that the Inquistors are using gadgets and other gimmicky bits to make up for lack of proper training in the Dark Side. Plus they're only even used like that for one episode before they all die anyway.

question time What is your opinion on this: The TIE Fighter cockpit window seen from the inside in ANH was orientated wrong compared to how it looks on the outside [t]https://i.imgur.com/KhcmItw.png[/t][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/QOfQoZo.png[/IMG] Now Battlefront 1 and 2 didn't fix this movie error. Do you think they should have fixed the movie's mistake? Or was keeping it accurate to how it appeared in the movie a good move? IIRC the old TIE Fighter/X-Wing games did fix this error. It is also correct in Star Wars Rebels [t]https://i.redd.it/5ll93suq8s4x.png[/t]

Holy shit there hasn't been anything outright positive about the new Battlefront 2 on the last 4 pages :v: [editline]23rd November 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Tuskin;52916711]question time What is your opinion on this: The TIE Fighter cockpit window seen from the inside in ANH was orientated wrong compared to how it looks on the outside Now Battlefront 1 and 2 didn't fix this movie error. Do you think they should have fixed the movie's mistake? Or was keeping it accurate to how it appeared in the movie a good move? IIRC the old TIE Fighter/X-Wing games did fix this error. It is also correct in Star Wars Rebels [/QUOTE] The "error" alignment of the window is definitively better for a pilot. You wouldn't want obstruction in your horizontal and vertical line.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;52915896]I don't think anything in the new canon has been as bad as the old EU yet.[/QUOTE] Starkiller base was pretty silly, like I'd say that super weapon rivals the Sun Crusher in how asspully it was.

I kind of wish there was a hardcore first person only mode especially for Starfighter

[QUOTE=Sunday_Roast;52916761]Holy shit there hasn't been anything outright positive about the new Battlefront 2 on the last 4 pages :v:[/QUOTE] The graphics and audio are top notch, potentially the greatest you can find in a game right now The first few campaign levels are enjoyable. Starfighter Assault is great. The netcode during online matches seems solid. The moment to moment gameplay, if you ignore how crippled it is by the loot crate system, is fine. I'm sure there are a few more positive things but this is off the top of my head.

It is a fine game in almost every way except progression and balance.

The radio silence from EA and DICE is pretty concerning. I'm aware they've essentially been blindsided by the loot box backlash and are basically having to redo the progression system from scratch, but I'd expect at least [i]something[/i] from them.

[QUOTE=Blueleaf;52917406]The radio silence from EA and DICE is pretty concerning. I'm aware they've essentially been blindsided by the loot box backlash and are basically having to redo the progression system from scratch, but I'd expect at least [i]something[/i] from them.[/QUOTE] It is also a holiday in America right now. Yes DICE is Swedish, but they need to go through EA for announcements probably. [editline]23rd November 2017[/editline] The crates and progression are also a core part of the game, sorting that out, if they are sorting it out, will take a while. Plus they also have the TLJ DLC in a few weeks.

kashyyyk needs to be fixed holy shit it's so fucking bad.

[QUOTE=Blueleaf;52917406]The radio silence from EA and DICE is pretty concerning. I'm aware they've essentially been blindsided by the loot box backlash and are basically having to redo the progression system from scratch, but I'd expect at least [i]something[/i] from them.[/QUOTE] That would mean publicly admitting they got caught fucking people over with their greedy bullshit. You can expect to hear from them only once they finish changing the progression system, which they'll spin as "oh we heard the community feedback and made some changes no emergency here ha ha whoo star wars"

[QUOTE=Tuskin;52917112]It is a fine game in almost every way except progression and balance.[/QUOTE] So the parts that matter [editline]23rd November 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=RainbowStalin;52917773]That would mean publicly admitting they got caught fucking people over with their greedy bullshit. You can expect to hear from them only once they finish changing the progression system, which they'll spin as "oh we heard the community feedback and made some changes no emergency here ha ha whoo star wars"[/QUOTE] They absolutely cannot ignore the multiple governments reacting to their shit and the 3 consumer revolts for battlefront, Fifa, and need for speed I bet they're busy trying to fight legislation

I really really [B]need[/B] performance based credit rewards we all got 110 credits for this match, which just isn't right [img]https://puu.sh/yrK3m/906d45f4d5.jpg[/img]

All this controversy over EA over this lootbox crate scandal, yet not enough people are pressuring Disney yet. We need to get on Disney's ass too, I realize they have responded, but its not enough yet. Pressure them and get them to pull the game licensing from EA.

Eh, I'd rather they just fix BF2.

[QUOTE=Ricenchicken;52917869]I really really [B]need[/B] performance based credit rewards we all got 110 credits for this match, which just isn't right [img]https://puu.sh/yrK3m/906d45f4d5.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Credit gain in general just needs a boost, this is an absurdly grindy game for a full priced $60 title.

It doesn't help that credit amount earned is only effected by match time, not performance.

[QUOTE=Ricenchicken;52917869]I really really [B]need[/B] performance based credit rewards we all got 110 credits for this match, which just isn't right [img]https://puu.sh/yrK3m/906d45f4d5.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I got a micro ready and and am going to idle all night and will update how many credits I got.

I changed my mind about levelling Specialist, maining Officer now since the Blurrg with explosive shot is fucking filthy.