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

[QUOTE=Minelayer;52413520]The Beta starts now.[/QUOTE] You mean alpha? :v: [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=nightlord;52413887]Was there a specific place to sign up for the alpha? [/QUOTE] No, it was randomly given to anyway who is was subscribed to the EA Star Wars news letter The text in the e-mail saying the code is tied to your account is actually wrong, people have been sharing their codes.

[QUOTE=nightlord;52413887]Was there a specific place to sign up for the alpha? Sort of. Delta Squad as in a set of clone commandos with those names and appearance are canon, the Delta squad from the game and book however don't exist.[/QUOTE] As far as I know, no. I just got one out of the blue.

some russian guy has been streaming for the last 1.5 hours, surprised he hasn't been banned [video]https://youtu.be/PNUZ-1Mk5xQ[/video]

[QUOTE=Megadave;52414094]As far as I know, no. I just got one out of the blue.[/QUOTE] The only condition I think was that you had signed up to the Battlefront newsletter and you have a valid Origin account.

[QUOTE=Corra_Ashu;52412611]Here is a not yet complete list of stuff in the alpha files, the list will be updated over time as the tools i have become more compatible with the game. [url]https://pastebin.com/qKxWFZLA[/url][/QUOTE] I have a reason to actually post this now. [img]http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/076/456/af8.png[/img]

Besides the star cards, it feels a lot more like Battlefront 2. I'm liking the way they are doing the heroes and vehicles this time around.

So, consensus so far, from what can be told to us, is that this plays a lot more like a Battlefront game than the previous one? And also, is there anything within the Skirmish section that indicates what we'll be getting?

The Commandos could be ARCs [url]http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Advanced_Recon_Commando[/url] [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] [video]https://youtu.be/87bae5D5_cQ[/video]

Reinforcement tickets are returning?

[QUOTE=ggctuk;52415280]Reinforcement tickets are returning?[/QUOTE] For that game mode at least, we don't know about any others yet. [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] For those in the Alpha, the resolution scale is wrong, the default 42% is actually 100%.

[QUOTE=Ricenchicken;52411681]Was watching his progression video and noticed [img]http://puu.sh/wwJyX/8218ef7d41.jpg[/img] So 6 more heroes/villains didn't see an alpha invite in my email rip :([/QUOTE] With regards to this: [quote]we want to clarify the number of blocked out spaces is not indicative of how many of those items or characters that will be in the final game. We will offer more heroes, weapons, star cards and a lot more.[/quote] From the community manager

[QUOTE=Tuskin;52415343]For that game mode at least, we don't know about any others yet.[/QUOTE] So it actually adds a much-needed sense of risk to the game mode, I think.

I like the loading screen [t]http://i.imgur.com/a4W1ual.png[/t] [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] Saw this on reddit [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/6kbfej/characters_found_in_swbf2_alpha_files/[/url] [QUOTE]These are the characters that the menu screen knows about: Boba Fett Han Solo Leia Luke Bossk Chewbacca Darth Vader Emperor Grievous Iden Kylo Ren Lando Maul Phasma Rey Yoda [/QUOTE] The guy is reliable he did stuff with BF1, plus he posted a screen cap of where the info came from. Obviously this is an Alpha, so the list is most likely incomplete. (most noticeably Jango is missing)

I'm REALLY surprised to see Grievous on there. I absolutely thought Dice would shy away from creating characters that require more complex animations.

[QUOTE=qwea00;52416041]I'm REALLY surprised to see Grievous on there. I absolutely thought Dice would shy away from creating characters that require more complex animations.[/QUOTE] Watch them not do his 4 arms.

God, if they only do 2 arms for him I'll be a little pissed.

How would the Balance that? He'd be killing everything in one hit.

Probably be a special ability of his in some way

They'd balance it the same way they balance the others, by not having the lightsaber be a one hit kill, because I've noticed it doesn't seem to be, sure he'd be using 4 of them, but he doesn't have any force powers. It's like looking at Darth Maul and thinking he'd be OP as fuck but he's not, the same thing would apply to Grievous, just because he has 4 lightsabers at once doesn't mean he'd be instantly OP, it just means his attack rate would be pretty high. [editline]30th June 2017[/editline] Compare Darth Maul and Grievous, Darth Maul is able to use force powers like grip and lightsaber throw, Grievous can't do either of them, instead I imagine he'd probably have an ability like the spinning lightsaber shit he did, this time using it to block blaster fire, but he'd move slowly while using it, he'd probably be a bit more tanky maybe since he's not completely organic, it wouldn't be too difficult to balance him since he'd be a close range only villain.

One thing to point out, Phasma is on that list, and we know she is post launch content. So not everything there could be at launch. [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] I can see your point Ghost. [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] If the Commandos are clone commandos, The DC-17m could work like Jyn's blaster in the Rogue One DLC. Each ability is a different firing mode.

[QUOTE=overwatch pvt;52416182]Probably be a special ability of his in some way[/QUOTE] Would be more accurate to his character as well if the extra arms were locked behind some kind of rage mechanic; he always hides them at first so he can surprise opponents. Not having four arms would suck, but always having four arms would be almost as bad imo.

I just wish the galactic conquest mode would come back

[QUOTE=Lobstuzz;52416365]I just wish the galactic conquest mode would come back[/QUOTE] So long as there's an Instant Action equivalent I'm good, Galactic Conquest would be nice but it's not a dealbreaker

[QUOTE=_charon;52416632]So long as there's an Instant Action equivalent I'm good, Galactic Conquest would be nice but it's not a dealbreaker[/QUOTE] Skirmish mode is coming back which is essentially instant action. The devs have said It won't be a 1:1 copy of MP because of AI limitations, but it will be customizable. They didn't really give any examples, but you can do things you can't do in MP. So I'm guessing maybe thins like changing the cost of reinforcements [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] Also online and offline progress is linked, you can earn XP and credits outside of MP

[QUOTE=Tuskin;52415343]For that game mode at least, we don't know about any others yet. [editline]29th June 2017[/editline] For those in the Alpha, the resolution scale is wrong, the default 42% is actually 100%.[/QUOTE] well that would explain why my frames have been ass. whoops

[QUOTE=Tuskin;52416649]Also online and offline progress is linked, you can earn XP and credits outside of MP[/QUOTE] I can appreciate this, some people aren't really able to go up against other players and actually do really well, me being one of them unless I get it on PS4, (Chances are I probably will do) so it's nice to know that's an alternative to getting credits without getting curb stomped by pubstars.

Though I wouldn't be surprised if you got less for playing offline

anyone know if you can disable the chromatic abberration or w/e round the edges of the screen? its a fucking awful effect and i've no idea why games keep using it

Allegedly a group of people have figured out how to play the incomplete Hero Blast in BF1 [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/6kdo9l/impressions_of_hero_blast_from_a_tester/[/url] [editline]30th June 2017[/editline] [video=youtube;8W7nTVpTJ7M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W7nTVpTJ7M&feature=em-uploademail[/video] [editline]30th June 2017[/editline] Unannounced hero details (weapons, abilities) [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/6kgkb4/swbf2_unannounced_hero_details_weapons_abilities/[/url]

People have found a way to mod new textures into battlefront 1 [video=youtube;HV4nJVvQsRs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV4nJVvQsRs[/video] [video=youtube;6lJy566P3rM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lJy566P3rM[/video]