Post by Joaby @ 09:06am 06/10/15 | 63 Comments
The first video in the series has links to the other three videos in it, so it's embedded below. All the footage is recorded in 1080p resolution and at 60 frames per second, so bump the setting up on Youtube itself if you want to see it in all its glory. Otherwise, click through to the feature to see my full script and each video individually!
Cards on the Table - Hands-On with the Star Wars Battlefront Beta
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Posted 10:14am 06/10/15
Posted 10:28am 06/10/15
Well I mean you could always watch the other videos right ;)
Posted 12:03pm 06/10/15
I ask because he mentioned the Match Maker system is primary used to make a fair match for a more enjoyable experience. He mentioned NOTHING about community based servers building a community which is arguably a better experience in the long term.
So the MM trade off they are doing is ditching the longer term community spirit of community driven servers for a more anonymous sterile environment for short term gain. I want to know what their response to that is?
Posted 02:01pm 06/10/15
We're about 5 minutes into the interview that I was told was going to last 15 minutes.
PR person (who you can hear coughing and ruffling papers in the video): "Last one"
Joabo: "Really? Jeepers. Uhhh ok."
PR Person: "Well two quick ones."
Joabo: "Ok well a real quick one. I don't suppose you have any specific information whether there will be dedicated servers world-wide, and more specifically dedicated servers in Australia?"
Niklas: "I don't actually know the answer to that."
PR Person: "We will get back to you."
Joabo:"Thank god that wasn't my last question."
Joabo: "Traditionally DICE has had a really good relationship with game server providers around the world. Does this change to server browsers mark a shift in the way GSPs and DICE interact?"
Niklas: "From my perspective it is really 'What is the experience I want people to have?' And to me when it comes to living out these Star Wars fantasies I want people to have a good experience, a fair experience, just the best possible playground. That's what I can answer for and that's what I want players to have."
Joaby: "Ok. Thanks for your time."
He was the Design Director, so he wasn't really the person to chase this stuff with anyway. But I never got another interview with anyone else so I gotta use what I've got. I'd already pushed him hard on another issue where he reverted to his media trained responses very quickly, so I don't think I was going to get anything useful out of him on the topic anyway, unfortunately. But I figured this community would want to know, so I asked. Sorry I don't have anything more substantial.
Posted 05:14pm 06/10/15
Posted 10:15pm 06/10/15
Posted 12:58am 07/10/15
I note you have NOT lost your aiming skills, mate. Fine gaming, and tactical movement. You should do more videos, I can still learn from you.
Very funny to compare with the Gamespot review. Very poor aim and stand still to shoot, and of course a none too glowing impression. But I do take his point, this game is really for the experienced players to revel in. Don't stand next to the pod if you have little situational awareness and poor skillz.
I pre-ordered a while ago, and I am saving the best of my poor worn out muscles for a mad burst of action while Battlefront has a good crowd. I hope that lasts a long time.
My only comment was that the mini-map seemed far too small and hardly informative. But that might be a hidden plus as I was always caught out by not watching it close enough in Hardline.
I hope to see you in game Joaby. Thanks again.
Posted 09:47am 07/10/15
Posted 10:42am 07/10/15
Posted 12:31pm 07/10/15
Posted 09:02pm 07/10/15
Yeah you can. Log into Origin, free games, betas then select download. 10Gb or so.
Posted 10:55pm 07/10/15
Posted 11:07am 08/10/15
Posted 11:22am 08/10/15
Posted 11:36am 08/10/15
Hopefully we'll luckily found ourselves on the same server.
Posted 12:39pm 08/10/15
I finally got to do a hero fight. There's actually a few hero fights out there, but they're almost all staged s*** the youtubers put together at the Stockholm event.
Posted 01:02pm 08/10/15
No epicness. FAIL.
I demand another video.
Posted 01:02pm 08/10/15
Posted 01:09pm 08/10/15
6pm sucker. We get to play it before you, or something like that ;)
Posted 01:32pm 08/10/15
Posted 01:48pm 08/10/15
Posted 02:29pm 08/10/15
Hopefully the download finished before that happened
Posted 03:57pm 08/10/15
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Does that sate your unquenchable bloodlust?
Posted 04:17pm 08/10/15
Posted 04:44pm 08/10/15
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Posted 04:53pm 08/10/15
Posted 05:30pm 08/10/15
Pick up Quad Damage, Old Skool style.
Posted 05:34pm 08/10/15
Posted 06:27pm 08/10/15
Posted 06:30pm 08/10/15
Posted 06:49pm 08/10/15
Posted 07:01pm 08/10/15
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Posted 07:05pm 08/10/15
Crashed it soon after.
Posted 07:17pm 08/10/15
Also, I think the matchmaking might take people on your friends list into account when matching you into games? So everyone should spam their origin details here or in some other thread so some of us might end up in games together.
I'm not home yet so I can't remember my name on origin but theres a pretty good chance its Khelzor
Posted 07:17pm 08/10/15
Posted 07:34pm 08/10/15
Posted 08:07pm 08/10/15
Posted 08:48pm 08/10/15
Posted 09:38pm 08/10/15
Posted 09:45pm 08/10/15
Surprise surprise I spent literally all of it in an X-Wing shooting AT-STs and Tie Fighters out the sky to make it happen.
Posted 10:56pm 08/10/15
ATAT are way to strong and players shouldnt be able to rack up 40+ kills vertually risk free.
Posted 11:36pm 08/10/15
Yeah, Hoth is unbalanced. I did manage to have a game where rebels won though. Over all seems alright, a bit spammy though.
Posted 12:02am 09/10/15
Posted 12:07am 09/10/15
Seemed like I was the only person doing stuff like using the tunnels to get around behind the rebels, our whole team just used to run accross the snow getting picked off trying to get to the com stations. Driving the AT-AT and raining down hell is pretty awesome fun though.
I seem to suck much less at it than Battlefield too, actually suprised myself how well I was doing. I think playing Destiny has actually improved my FPS skills, I find myself going for (and getting) a lot more headshots now than I used to.
Posted 02:03am 09/10/15
Posted 05:18am 09/10/15
My only comment, and it's more of a general comment on multiplayer FPS these days is WTF is with f*****g unlock progression systems for competitive online games! I was playing the smaller 8 v 8 gametype this morning, and half the enemy team had the f*****g jet pack, and here I am going - oh well, I can't do that. Total BS.
Other than that, it's fun. Not sure about the replayablity/longevity though.
Posted 07:21am 09/10/15
Posted 10:33am 09/10/15
I love the power ups as opposed to vehicles sitting around waiting for someone to jump in.
Imperials wreak Hoth but true to the movie I guess lol
I thought my PC would struggle when I loaded the game it suggested everything on Low, I have it on high and I'm getting 45-50fps which is nice on a 750ti
I downloaded it on PS4 too just to compare, definitely a PC game going to switch my PS4 preorder to fallout 4 instead.
last edited by Meddek at 10:33:06 09/Oct/15
Posted 10:39am 09/10/15
For the Rebel side, It's Ion Grenade, Jetpack, Personal Shield and Heavy Rifle.
The other items just aren't worth it imo. You need the Ion Grenade to do any real damage to the ATAT's or to quickly take down a ATST, as you simply can't rely on picking up a rocket launcher randomly or an Orbital strike. I've picked up 7 hero's and 1 Orbital Strike so far...
The Jetpack is almost a must, due the massive extra maneuverability it gives. The personal shield makes turning on/off the relay links super easy and the heavy rifle is pretty accurate at medium range, use the cycler for long range and spam them with the heavy rifle.
The heavy rifle also does reasonable damage to ATST's and aircraft.
There just isn't that much difference between the blaster rifles though. The 2 standard rifles are almost the same, the hand held blaster is pretty though for close - medium range, it's often better than the heavy rifle at close range, go figure.
Posted 11:31am 09/10/15
Would be nice if it started you with at least some kind of basic loadout unlocked though, like Zapo I jumped into the 8v8 mode first cos Hoth popped up that warning of "Hey, you might want to rank up a bit first", and I had absolutely no gear to use and just the base starter rifle. Couldn't even throw grenades =\ I mean its only 1 or 2 games till you have some stuff to play with, but it still doesn't make the greatest first impression.
Posted 11:34am 09/10/15
While I'd like to see some Star Wars games that dig a bit deeper, like that Republic Commando game a few years back, or like that planned 1313 game, I think a game like Battlefront should be all about the iconic stuff. I mean, thats why people are playing a game like that, cos they want to assault Hoth and they want to ride speeder bikes through the forest moon of endor and they want to be iconic star wars heroes.
Posted 11:59am 09/10/15
Posted 12:06pm 09/10/15
Blaster pistol could do with a further range nerf, make it ONLY good for close fighting. The heavy blaster needs a larger spread, basically making it fairly useless for longer ranges. It's too easy to jetpack up onto the middle mountain and cycler rifle people, and use heavy blaster to snipe people while it's on cool down.
For example I regularly use the heavy blaster to shoot at ATST's from way way way away. Use the cycler as well and single handedley take out a ATST from long range, imo I shouldn't be able to use the heavy blaster like that.
Posted 12:16pm 09/10/15
Posted 12:26pm 09/10/15
Posted 12:28pm 09/10/15
Orbital Strikes win games for rebels. If your team doesn't waste the orbital strike and uses them on a vulnerable ATAT it takes about 3/4's of its health away.
It can be fairly easy for Rebels to win, if the team does this.
Posted 12:47pm 09/10/15
So you jack up vehicle sens, because you need it high to fly and then you can't hit s*** with turrets.
Posted 12:57pm 09/10/15
All they had to do was kill off 16% of the other AT AT
Posted 01:21pm 09/10/15
Yeah, thats why I was thinking about plugging an xbox controller in and using the controller for vehicles and mouse and keyboard for other stuff
See, that does feel cheap to me! I don't mean cheap as in cheesy or easy though, more like I guess it feels like a really lame way for something as legendary and iconic as an X-Wing to go down, feels like it should take a lot more to take down an X-Wing or an AT-ST than just some random guy on the ground with a blaster. Cheapens the experience a bit for me.
Posted 01:23pm 09/10/15
Posted 01:43pm 09/10/15