yeah, fine... fine... Now get a team together - maybe including some of the people that got laid off from Raven Software - and make a new Jedi Knight game.
Star Wars: Battlefront Already "Well Into Development"
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I read about it, was excited, but then I saw EA and now I don't know how to feel.TheJerome9157 said:
I'm excited and terrified all at the same time. D;
lol yup, i remember capturing the entire field while they still had 113 or some left in their army, had one big ass fucking grin on my face lightsabering 10 clone troopers in less than a couple seconds.RJ 17 said:
thankfully i played very little online (goes to show you how much bf2 really shined, i put in 1000 hours in offline mode, conquest and campaign were hella fun) so i didn't have to deal with OP darth maul mowing me down.
Good god, you play as him on the Jedi Temple map and yeah, gg clone army. There was that spawnpoint that was up some stairs off to the side of the Council room...those stairs became an absolute slaughterhouse as the clones charge down it trying to retake the Council room. Just spend a minute there and you'll wipe out half their army.Ldude893 said:
Yeah, I only ever played against the computer, and Droids were always my favorite faction. Primarily because of Darth Maul, but they also had the most OP special unit: the rolly-polly bubble-shield droid (I forget what they're called...or at least how to spell itgmaverick019 said:
). Even if you don't have the Hero perk set for the round, just play as one of those buggers and mow down everything with devastating hit-and-run strikes.I also like their spaceships the best for the space battles. :3
Excited, thrilled. Lucasarts went to the shitter the last few years of its life and while EA is PR-unfriendly, I don't share the "mass" opinion of hate they usually garner. BF3 is a solid game even though single player is boring, but I have at least a little more faith that DICE knows not to reskin their current game with Star Wars models. I'd love to see real world-sized battles with orbit to atmosphere transitions in realtime. Fight on foot, then watch as your army is decimated by the Star Destroyer as it employs those turbolasers as intended, then hop in an X-Wing and take that sucker down with TRD.
I have hope, and even if it doesn't live up to my dreams I still don't feel it will be a failure either.
BTW, the original BF series was an FPS with 3rd person components so I don't know why people be hatin other than "Oh look, EA news! Let's roll out the hate wagons."
I have hope, and even if it doesn't live up to my dreams I still don't feel it will be a failure either.
BTW, the original BF series was an FPS with 3rd person components so I don't know why people be hatin other than "Oh look, EA news! Let's roll out the hate wagons."
I picked up Battlefront 2 during a Star Wars Day sale and was surprised at the quality for its time; especially the space combat.
So naturally, I'm curious to see which direction they take this: Is it going to be excellent, or is it going to be another generic first or third person shooter clothed in Star Wars.
Sadly, it's kind of a moot point to me, since I haven't bought any EA published title since 2008, and I have no intention of changing that policy until EA changes their tune. (spoilers: they won't. They haven't changed their core business philosophy in over a decade, why start now?)
So naturally, I'm curious to see which direction they take this: Is it going to be excellent, or is it going to be another generic first or third person shooter clothed in Star Wars.
Sadly, it's kind of a moot point to me, since I haven't bought any EA published title since 2008, and I have no intention of changing that policy until EA changes their tune. (spoilers: they won't. They haven't changed their core business philosophy in over a decade, why start now?)
Meh, Battlefront. If we're going to get another game in a Star Wars franchise, it ought to be another X-Wing/TIE Fighter game.
Not that I want EA to have anything to do with it, mind you.
Not that I want EA to have anything to do with it, mind you.
Huh, so they were making a new one. Can't believe I actually missed that.
I hope they make it just like the previous one with fancy new graphics, that's all I want.
Well, that and Ventress wielding linksabers. That would be badass.
I hope they make it just like the previous one with fancy new graphics, that's all I want.
Well, that and Ventress wielding linksabers. That would be badass.
The thing is, Battlefront has always been a generic shooter, its the Vehicle section, the scale of the maps, the classes and the introduction of playable hero's in BF 2 that really sold the franchise, It took everything from other shooters, mashed them together, and did it perfectly.Atmos Duality said:
The only way DICE and EA could screw it up is if they take just one of those key elements out (apart from maybe playable hero's, i could live without that...) and lets face it, EA isn't that stupid, DICE know's what we want, and tbh, i feel so does EA.
To be honest, i would rather DICE make this than say, Square Enix or Epic Games, sure they make good games, But DICE know how to make very good shooters, despite what everyone says about Battlefield (COD clone etc) it's a very fun franchise.
Very relieved to hear the third person persepective is being retained; it just wouldn't be the same if it wasn't in there at all.
It was mainly third person, with the FPS option feeling like an afterthought.amaranth_dru said:
The way they say 'Third person components' makes it feel like it'll be the other way round in Battlefront 3.
Hell, 'components' makes it sound like there's not even an option for full third person. It makes it sound like there'll be a bit now and again where we can go third person, like in vehicles or when using turrets or something.
It's just EA that's stupid right?
I mean, yes, DICE is heavily rooted in Battlefield, but they wouldn't uproot all the qualities that make the game good... would they?
Cautious optimisim over: I do find the idea of destructive environments in the star wars universe appealing. Ohh, how about when playing as a Jedi/Sith, you use the force to destroy a wall that'll allow your troops to enter the enemy outpost and then pick up what's left of the debris and throw it at the enemy team?
-OR-
While piloting an AT-AT, you can stomp on an enemy occupied building and destroy it that way because you just can. I remember in Bad Company 2, I would just drive the tanks into the buildings and then take a couple of shots at the enemy team as well as blowing out the supports on the other side.
I mean, yes, DICE is heavily rooted in Battlefield, but they wouldn't uproot all the qualities that make the game good... would they?
Cautious optimisim over: I do find the idea of destructive environments in the star wars universe appealing. Ohh, how about when playing as a Jedi/Sith, you use the force to destroy a wall that'll allow your troops to enter the enemy outpost and then pick up what's left of the debris and throw it at the enemy team?
-OR-
While piloting an AT-AT, you can stomp on an enemy occupied building and destroy it that way because you just can. I remember in Bad Company 2, I would just drive the tanks into the buildings and then take a couple of shots at the enemy team as well as blowing out the supports on the other side.
It makes me laugh how people are saying "Oh this better not just be Battlefield: Star Wars edition." EA already not only confirmed that it WOULD NOT be Battlefield: Star Wars edition, but they would hate to do that because "it would be boring." Don't believe me? Google it. I was skeptical too, but with that earlier post and the fact that there WILL be third person, I'm super fired up.
When I see the title all I can think of is the title translates to "EA is rushing Battlefront 3 out ASAP to steal your $$$ before you realize its crap".
I would love to be proven wrong but I don't believe any AAA developer today could make a battlefront 3 that does the series justice. There is too much homogenous BS in the AAA market these days to think that it wont make it to battlefront 3. Especially at the helm of one of the greatest offenders in the game industry.
I would love to be proven wrong but I don't believe any AAA developer today could make a battlefront 3 that does the series justice. There is too much homogenous BS in the AAA market these days to think that it wont make it to battlefront 3. Especially at the helm of one of the greatest offenders in the game industry.
Remember when Bioware was on top of the world and said that your decision in the Mass Effect series would have a real implication to the way the story concluded? Yeah companies lie and change direction so please don't be so naive.Logan Allison said:It makes me laugh how people are saying "Oh this better not just be Battlefield: Star Wars edition." EA already not only confirmed that it WOULD NOT be Battlefield: Star Wars edition, but they would hate to do that because "it would be boring." Don't believe me? Google it. I was skeptical too, but with that earlier post and the fact that there WILL be third person, I'm super fired up.
Choices having a real implication within a game isn't exactly the same as how all of the techniques and gameplay mechanics come together to make the game what it is and give it a certain feel. You may choose to remain skeptical, and that's fine, but I've chosen to take it for what it's been set up as and I will support it until I play it for myself and determine whether it was worth it or not.GAunderrated said:Remember when Bioware was on top of the world and said that your decision in the Mass Effect series would have a real implication to the way the story concluded? Yeah companies lie and change direction so please don't be so naive.Logan Allison said:It makes me laugh how people are saying "Oh this better not just be Battlefield: Star Wars edition." EA already not only confirmed that it WOULD NOT be Battlefield: Star Wars edition, but they would hate to do that because "it would be boring." Don't believe me? Google it. I was skeptical too, but with that earlier post and the fact that there WILL be third person, I'm super fired up.
The second I they say it is only origin exclusive, they lose my potential sale forever. It's a shame because Battlefront II is one of my favorites.
Still...
Still...
This does make me skeptical.Soviet Heavy said:
^Aye!^GAunderrated said:
Forgive me if I don't share the optimism of some members, but seriously, I just don't get why a lot of people have stellar hopes about this. I mean this is EA, these are the guys who will not let a great game stop them from becoming the most hated company on release date. If DICE gets this right, EA will slap anti-consumer business practices up the ass to antagonize its customers to the max. If DICE gets it wrong, layoffs to the max! So many other things can possibly go wrong outside the game. There is Origin and the possibility for, always-online, insane price tags, microtransactions, poor customer support, terminating servers and support too early, rushed, poor and short game content, other DRM issues, etc.
If that doesn't change your mind, think about this, if your boyfriend or girlfriend took your money and cheated on you, how many times would they have to do it before you finally say "It's over"?
Sim City, Dragon Age 2, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Star Wars MMO, Dead Space 3, FIFA, Dark Spore, Command and Conquer 4, etc...
ok, i am not an EA fan. My butt is still hurt from mass effect 3 and dragon age 2. BUT they are still making it, we didn't have that till they got it so please stop complaining, at least until we see the product.