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Star Wars Battlefront Gets 8GB update
Star Wars: Battlefront's paid Outer Rim content is now available and DICE has released a new update for it. The big patch brings a host of free content, including spectator mode, Hutt Contracts, a level cap increase and more.
The game's UI has also received some tweaks, not to mention bug fixes.
Additional content/functionality
- Outer Rim: Now available for Season Pass owners
- New Feature: Hutt Contracts add a new way of obtaining Weapons and Star Cards
- New Feature: Spectator Mode introduces a way to watch Private Match games with a variety of camera angles and the ability to swap between players quickly
- Multiplayer Menu: Redesigned the screen to facilitate players being able to get into a game mode more quickly and easily
- Multiplayer: Teams will now re-balance when transitioning between maps
- Teamplay Focus: New feature in which an objective can be highlighted by each player to highlight where players are heading; press X (Xbox One), Square (PlayStation 4), or E (PC)
- Ranks: Increased Rank cap from 50 to 60
- Scoreboard: Added icons for playing as a Hero, playing in a vehicle, and player ping
- Scoreboard: Rearranged Score to be the first column represented
- Scoreboard: Faded player row to signify when a player has been defeated
- Combat: Added combat roll to non-Hero characters; strafe and double tap B (Xbox One) or Circle (PlayStation 4), for PC strafe and press Alt (can be rebound)
- Partner: The Partner Icon will now be visible on screen at all times
- UX: The currently selected Trait card is now shown in the deploy screen
- Credits: Updated Game Credits list
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#5249031 Posted on: 03/23/2016 10:34 AM
So the game looks great runs great
Has free content instead of Gamewrecks
This is heresy
So the game looks great runs great
Has free content instead of Gamewrecks
This is heresy
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#5249039 Posted on: 03/23/2016 10:50 AM
I don't have the game because IMO it worths only with season pass (for added contents etc) BUT as most users prive is a negative factor for buying it. Visually looks excellents maybe gameplay is good too for MMO fps but Jesus, so overpriced.
That's why there are few gamers playing it.
I don't have the game because IMO it worths only with season pass (for added contents etc) BUT as most users prive is a negative factor for buying it. Visually looks excellents maybe gameplay is good too for MMO fps but Jesus, so overpriced.
That's why there are few gamers playing it.
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#5249083 Posted on: 03/23/2016 12:47 PM
I don't have the game because IMO it worths only with season pass (for added contents etc) BUT as most users prive is a negative factor for buying it. Visually looks excellents maybe gameplay is good too for MMO fps but Jesus, so overpriced.
That's why there are few gamers playing it.
No, there are so few gamers playing it because the game is terrible. During closed alpha/beta a bunch of us complained about how imbalanced the Hoth map was and how terribly designed the game (especially the weapon system) was in general. Open beta rolled out and there was literally zero difference, they changed almost nothing from closed.
There is practically no depth to the combat in terms of shooting mechanics. Usually most games supplement that by adding a class mechanic, except they didn't do that either. Want to join a game and play with a friend in a squad? Nope no squads either.
Game is terrible and I'm glad it's failing. Good graphics shouldn't give a garbage game a pass. Even if it was $20 I still wouldn't have bought it.
I don't have the game because IMO it worths only with season pass (for added contents etc) BUT as most users prive is a negative factor for buying it. Visually looks excellents maybe gameplay is good too for MMO fps but Jesus, so overpriced.
That's why there are few gamers playing it.
No, there are so few gamers playing it because the game is terrible. During closed alpha/beta a bunch of us complained about how imbalanced the Hoth map was and how terribly designed the game (especially the weapon system) was in general. Open beta rolled out and there was literally zero difference, they changed almost nothing from closed.
There is practically no depth to the combat in terms of shooting mechanics. Usually most games supplement that by adding a class mechanic, except they didn't do that either. Want to join a game and play with a friend in a squad? Nope no squads either.
Game is terrible and I'm glad it's failing. Good graphics shouldn't give a garbage game a pass. Even if it was $20 I still wouldn't have bought it.
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#5249096 Posted on: 03/23/2016 01:14 PM
I mean the actual game is fun to play because it's Star Wars, but that gets old quickly considering as Denial said the game is so unbalanced.
I mean the actual game is fun to play because it's Star Wars, but that gets old quickly considering as Denial said the game is so unbalanced.
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#5249117 Posted on: 03/23/2016 01:58 PM
Daaaayum
No, there are so few gamers playing it because the game is terrible. During closed alpha/beta a bunch of us complained about how imbalanced the Hoth map was and how terribly designed the game (especially the weapon system) was in general. Open beta rolled out and there was literally zero difference, they changed almost nothing from closed.
There is practically no depth to the combat in terms of shooting mechanics. Usually most games supplement that by adding a class mechanic, except they didn't do that either. Want to join a game and play with a friend in a squad? Nope no squads either.
Game is terrible and I'm glad it's failing. Good graphics shouldn't give a garbage game a pass. Even if it was $20 I still wouldn't have bought it.
Here....here..... I have so many of my friends and family that bought it just because. And I see now how they got duped into an expensive sink hole.
Could not imagine this game with the depth of BF4 some bad company sprinkled on top along with the now beautiful graphics and aesthetics that are Star Wars. Could have been a good game...
Daaaayum
No, there are so few gamers playing it because the game is terrible. During closed alpha/beta a bunch of us complained about how imbalanced the Hoth map was and how terribly designed the game (especially the weapon system) was in general. Open beta rolled out and there was literally zero difference, they changed almost nothing from closed.
There is practically no depth to the combat in terms of shooting mechanics. Usually most games supplement that by adding a class mechanic, except they didn't do that either. Want to join a game and play with a friend in a squad? Nope no squads either.
Game is terrible and I'm glad it's failing. Good graphics shouldn't give a garbage game a pass. Even if it was $20 I still wouldn't have bought it.
Here....here..... I have so many of my friends and family that bought it just because. And I see now how they got duped into an expensive sink hole.
Could not imagine this game with the depth of BF4 some bad company sprinkled on top along with the now beautiful graphics and aesthetics that are Star Wars. Could have been a good game...
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#5249119 Posted on: 03/23/2016 02:03 PM
Yeap, you beat me to it, i bought the Delux version for the PS4, got bored real quick, never even used the codes for the extra stuff or the 4 PS4 star wars games i left it that quick, visually stunning, gameplay wise same old same old got quick.
I will have to remember to stick it up on ebay . lol
I mean the actual game is fun to play because it's Star Wars, but that gets old quickly considering as Denial said the game is so unbalanced.
Yeap, you beat me to it, i bought the Delux version for the PS4, got bored real quick, never even used the codes for the extra stuff or the 4 PS4 star wars games i left it that quick, visually stunning, gameplay wise same old same old got quick.
I will have to remember to stick it up on ebay . lol
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#5249437 Posted on: 03/24/2016 04:46 AM
IMHO Balance is not the defining issue with the game, it's that it's just a very very shallow game that's like a dumb blond: beautiful on the outside but underneath there's not much going on
I mean the actual game is fun to play because it's Star Wars, but that gets old quickly considering as Denial said the game is so unbalanced.
IMHO Balance is not the defining issue with the game, it's that it's just a very very shallow game that's like a dumb blond: beautiful on the outside but underneath there's not much going on
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#5249541 Posted on: 03/24/2016 01:05 PM
Honestly when I played this game more, it reminded me of the old Star Wars mod for Call of Duty 4. It's not bad, but it's been done already.
IMHO Balance is not the defining issue with the game, it's that it's just a very very shallow game that's like a dumb blond: beautiful on the outside but underneath there's not much going on
Honestly when I played this game more, it reminded me of the old Star Wars mod for Call of Duty 4. It's not bad, but it's been done already.
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#5249583 Posted on: 03/24/2016 03:14 PM
My son loves it so I purchased the season pass might have a play myself
My son loves it so I purchased the season pass might have a play myself
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#5249613 Posted on: 03/24/2016 04:38 PM
let this pos die already, one of the worst games ever made and one of the worst of 2015, so regret of buying this POS.
let this pos die already, one of the worst games ever made and one of the worst of 2015, so regret of buying this POS.
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#5249619 Posted on: 03/24/2016 04:48 PM
It has always been meant to be a casual shooter. Previous Battlefronts were casual shooters too. It's actually quite nice for an evening with friends. I never understood why people get so mad over it. The production values are amazing, it runs well EVERYWHERE, and the shooting feels nice.
No, it's not as deep as BF4, but whoever got it with that in their head didn't even read a review, nor they played the beta.
It has always been meant to be a casual shooter. Previous Battlefronts were casual shooters too. It's actually quite nice for an evening with friends. I never understood why people get so mad over it. The production values are amazing, it runs well EVERYWHERE, and the shooting feels nice.
No, it's not as deep as BF4, but whoever got it with that in their head didn't even read a review, nor they played the beta.
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#5249624 Posted on: 03/24/2016 05:09 PM
It has always been meant to be a casual shooter. Previous Battlefronts were casual shooters too. It's actually quite nice for an evening with friends. I never understood why people get so mad over it. The production values are amazing, it runs well EVERYWHERE, and the shooting feels nice.
No, it's not as deep as BF4, but whoever got it with that in their head didn't even read a review, nor they played the beta.
Ehh, Battlefront 2 definitely had more depth than this. Regardless, the problem isn't that DICE/EA got the messaging wrong, its that most people played the Beta and decided they didn't want to play that game because it's boring. That's a development problem, not a people problem. It wasn't like I read "OH STARWARS" then bought the game. I played the beta and the game was terrible. People asked me if the game was good and I said no, the game is terrible.
The same thing is happening with Epic's UT. Arena Shooters were awesome in 1999 but no one cares about them now. The game looks good graphically, but the gameplay is uninteresting. Game Design/Mechanics evolved in the past decade and a half. The problem is that there is a subset of really vocal people on the forums who want a remade UT99. That's fine, but don't be surprised when no one plays it. Those same people are the reason why UT3 failed so miserably.
What annoys me even more is that betas/alphas are just becoming advertising nonsense. The whole Hoth map imbalance was heavily discussed during the Alpha. They literally did nothing to fix it until the end of the open beta. Then they were surprised when people said the experience was bad. Well no ****.
It's happening everywhere too, just unfinished products being launched and these companies wonder why people don't like it. Edge? Same thing. "oh here is our shiny new browser that doesn't even have a bookmark bar or extensions" I don't care if it's fast, it doesn't have half the features I use. I tried it for a day then dropped it. The vast majority of people who upgraded to 10 probably did the same thing, most of them will never try it again.
UWP? Same ****. "Oh we're going to make all these games wrapped into our shiny new package" yeah, but its' unfinished. Basic things like Vsync are broken. I can't stream it to my living room. The experience is terrible. I don't care that you're going to discuss fixes/solutions/the future at Build Conference. It's garbage and I don't want it until it's fixed. Stop trying to push it until it works.
Don't release an Alpha, have people tell you how broken it is, fix nothing for the beta and then act surprised why the game/product didn't sell well.
It has always been meant to be a casual shooter. Previous Battlefronts were casual shooters too. It's actually quite nice for an evening with friends. I never understood why people get so mad over it. The production values are amazing, it runs well EVERYWHERE, and the shooting feels nice.
No, it's not as deep as BF4, but whoever got it with that in their head didn't even read a review, nor they played the beta.
Ehh, Battlefront 2 definitely had more depth than this. Regardless, the problem isn't that DICE/EA got the messaging wrong, its that most people played the Beta and decided they didn't want to play that game because it's boring. That's a development problem, not a people problem. It wasn't like I read "OH STARWARS" then bought the game. I played the beta and the game was terrible. People asked me if the game was good and I said no, the game is terrible.
The same thing is happening with Epic's UT. Arena Shooters were awesome in 1999 but no one cares about them now. The game looks good graphically, but the gameplay is uninteresting. Game Design/Mechanics evolved in the past decade and a half. The problem is that there is a subset of really vocal people on the forums who want a remade UT99. That's fine, but don't be surprised when no one plays it. Those same people are the reason why UT3 failed so miserably.
What annoys me even more is that betas/alphas are just becoming advertising nonsense. The whole Hoth map imbalance was heavily discussed during the Alpha. They literally did nothing to fix it until the end of the open beta. Then they were surprised when people said the experience was bad. Well no ****.
It's happening everywhere too, just unfinished products being launched and these companies wonder why people don't like it. Edge? Same thing. "oh here is our shiny new browser that doesn't even have a bookmark bar or extensions" I don't care if it's fast, it doesn't have half the features I use. I tried it for a day then dropped it. The vast majority of people who upgraded to 10 probably did the same thing, most of them will never try it again.
UWP? Same ****. "Oh we're going to make all these games wrapped into our shiny new package" yeah, but its' unfinished. Basic things like Vsync are broken. I can't stream it to my living room. The experience is terrible. I don't care that you're going to discuss fixes/solutions/the future at Build Conference. It's garbage and I don't want it until it's fixed. Stop trying to push it until it works.
Don't release an Alpha, have people tell you how broken it is, fix nothing for the beta and then act surprised why the game/product didn't sell well.
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#5249628 Posted on: 03/24/2016 05:17 PM
I kinda liked it because it gave me the arena shooter vibe, especially in smaller Drop/Team Deathmatch maps.
I kinda liked it because it gave me the arena shooter vibe, especially in smaller Drop/Team Deathmatch maps.
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#5249638 Posted on: 03/24/2016 05:29 PM
So the game looks great runs great
Has free content instead of Gamewrecks
This is heresy
Would help if the gameplay and content were fun for more than 30 minutes.
So the game looks great runs great
Has free content instead of Gamewrecks
This is heresy
Would help if the gameplay and content were fun for more than 30 minutes.
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ANNnNnnnnnnnd... no offline campaign. I was looking forward to a campaign when the game was announced a few years back