Star Wars: Battlefront (2015)
Discussion
Jasandjules said:
It is great to get the chance (rare though it is) to become "Hero" and go running about. Even better if you are Luke and Vader rocks up to have a nice lightsabre fight!
I've only managed to find the hero pickup a couple of times, both were before I had any idea how to use the light saber to block! You can imagine how long (or not!) I survived! 
I've been playing Fighter Squadron quite a bit lately, about as simple and basic as a game mode can get but, so much fun!!
We began our post-launch journey together last month with the Battle of Jakku DLC, adding two new maps and the new mode Turning Point. Tomorrow, we are adding more free content to the game for all Star Wars Battlefront players, including:
The Tatooine Survival map will now support the Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Hero Hunt, and Heroes vs Villains multiplayer modes, and is called Raider Camp.
New Hoth-themed outfits for Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, both of which will be available to all fans when they play as these two iconic characters on Hoth – these were unlocked by our players for completing our Heroes’ Holiday community mission last month.
We are giving players the ability to create Private Matches, which makes playing with friends even easier.
The introduction of Daily Challenges and Community Events. These are designed to rally the Community around certain goals and objectives, giving players the chance to earn credits and unlocks even faster. We'll have more news regarding Community Events and Daily Challenges in the days ahead.
And of course, we are also including some overall balancing tweaks to both weapons and multiplayer modes.
The Tatooine Survival map will now support the Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Hero Hunt, and Heroes vs Villains multiplayer modes, and is called Raider Camp.
New Hoth-themed outfits for Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, both of which will be available to all fans when they play as these two iconic characters on Hoth – these were unlocked by our players for completing our Heroes’ Holiday community mission last month.
We are giving players the ability to create Private Matches, which makes playing with friends even easier.
The introduction of Daily Challenges and Community Events. These are designed to rally the Community around certain goals and objectives, giving players the chance to earn credits and unlocks even faster. We'll have more news regarding Community Events and Daily Challenges in the days ahead.
And of course, we are also including some overall balancing tweaks to both weapons and multiplayer modes.
thainy77 said:
It needs a hardcore mode and a couple more Walker Assault maps.
plus some better guns which require you to you know, actually aim, better customisation of your loadout (cards are a crap idea), four man squads and while we are there, throw character classes in while your at it and it would be perfect. 
Guvernator said:
plus some better guns which require you to you know, actually aim, better customisation of your loadout (cards are a crap idea), four man squads and while we are there, throw character classes in while your at it and it would be perfect.
I don't like the fact that you have to have two lots of cards and then you are stuck - as you can come up against a team where you need a pulse rifle.......Guvernator said:
plus some better guns which require you to you know, actually aim, better customisation of your loadout (cards are a crap idea), four man squads and while we are there, throw character classes in while your at it and it would be perfect.
Agreed, they were just the two biggest on my wish list. It also need 64 player maps, stat leaderboards, bullet drop (this ties in with aiming above), space battles, rebel land vehicles.... I logged in this morning to see how significant the changes were (nerfs, so many nerfs!) but, struggled to find a match. I tried to find Walker Assault & Fighter Squadron but they both failed to find a game in several attempts. Hopefully just a glitch.
It seems there are also private matches now but, there are minimum player requirements. 4 players seems to be the requirement for most game modes, 6 for Walker assault (can't help thinking a 6 man walker assault battle might be a bit quiet!) Be interesting to try it out although, I'm not sure I have 5 friends who are still playing this! I'm not sure if there is any AI present in the private matches.
It seems there are also private matches now but, there are minimum player requirements. 4 players seems to be the requirement for most game modes, 6 for Walker assault (can't help thinking a 6 man walker assault battle might be a bit quiet!) Be interesting to try it out although, I'm not sure I have 5 friends who are still playing this! I'm not sure if there is any AI present in the private matches.
Speckle said:
I logged in this morning to see how significant the changes were (nerfs, so many nerfs!) but, struggled to find a match. I tried to find Walker Assault & Fighter Squadron but they both failed to find a game in several attempts. Hopefully just a glitch.
It seems there are also private matches now but, there are minimum player requirements. 4 players seems to be the requirement for most game modes, 6 for Walker assault (can't help thinking a 6 man walker assault battle might be a bit quiet!) Be interesting to try it out although, I'm not sure I have 5 friends who are still playing this! I'm not sure if there is any AI present in the private matches.
Which format? I'm on PS4 and I don't think I've ever had a 40 player Walker Assault drop below 36 people.It seems there are also private matches now but, there are minimum player requirements. 4 players seems to be the requirement for most game modes, 6 for Walker assault (can't help thinking a 6 man walker assault battle might be a bit quiet!) Be interesting to try it out although, I'm not sure I have 5 friends who are still playing this! I'm not sure if there is any AI present in the private matches.
The nerfing is pretty interesting, DL-44 finally gets tweaked and the Homing Shot is basically rendered useless with its 1.5 second lock on time.
Interesting side effect...even more grenades being thrown about. Presumably because people aren't loading the Homing Shot anymore.
ukaskew said:
Which format? I'm on PS4 and I don't think I've ever had a 40 player Walker Assault drop below 36 people.
The nerfing is pretty interesting, DL-44 finally gets tweaked and the Homing Shot is basically rendered useless with its 1.5 second lock on time.
Interesting side effect...even more grenades being thrown about. Presumably because people aren't loading the Homing Shot anymore.
Also PS4 - it basically dumped me in a game by myself and said 'waiting for more players' but, none appeared. Possibly something my end then, I'll try again later.The nerfing is pretty interesting, DL-44 finally gets tweaked and the Homing Shot is basically rendered useless with its 1.5 second lock on time.
Interesting side effect...even more grenades being thrown about. Presumably because people aren't loading the Homing Shot anymore.
Not sure the game needed any more grenade spam! But, very happy the DL-44 got nerfed, I have died so much to that gun!!
Finally had my first proper go after the patch last night. We played around with the private matches for a while, a bit of Heros vs Villains, Fighter Squadron and Cargo with a party of only 4. It was really good fun and a nice change just being able to dick around and not take it too seriously.
Then jumped into a couple of rounds of Walker Assault (online, not private) and it was a much, much more pleasant experience than before the patch. Hardly any homing shots to worry about, fewer grenades and I didn't get killed by a DL-44 or Bowcaster at all! Scan pulse is still useful despite the reduction in time that it is active, you just have to be a bit more thoughtful about when to use it.
My K/D in both games was massively better than my average and I just felt like I was having more fun. The A Wings still need nerfing and the spawns still need a bit of work but, overall everything seemed pretty balanced.
Then jumped into a couple of rounds of Walker Assault (online, not private) and it was a much, much more pleasant experience than before the patch. Hardly any homing shots to worry about, fewer grenades and I didn't get killed by a DL-44 or Bowcaster at all! Scan pulse is still useful despite the reduction in time that it is active, you just have to be a bit more thoughtful about when to use it.
My K/D in both games was massively better than my average and I just felt like I was having more fun. The A Wings still need nerfing and the spawns still need a bit of work but, overall everything seemed pretty balanced.
The game does seem incredibly well balanced to be fair. A complete newcomer is not at a huge disadvantage load-out wise to a level 50 veteran, which is a good thing in my opinion. It's much more about learning the maps (and cover) than just having the best weapons or traits.
The black Stormtrooper gear at level 50 looks genuinely useful for being able to hide a bit better (Hoth aside, Stormtroopers stick out like a sore thumb), but now the DL-44 has been nerfed there is no quick win.
The black Stormtrooper gear at level 50 looks genuinely useful for being able to hide a bit better (Hoth aside, Stormtroopers stick out like a sore thumb), but now the DL-44 has been nerfed there is no quick win.
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