Star Wars Battlefront II

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by NickSCFC » Sat Apr 15, 2017 8:43 pm

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by Garth » Sat Apr 15, 2017 8:48 pm

No season pass, nice. Might get this for Scorpio.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by Super Dragon 64 » Sat Apr 15, 2017 9:06 pm

I think that more people from here at the first game on PS4 so I'll buy it there first. I'll pick up the PC version as well if it has a good userbase.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by Alvin Flummux » Sat Apr 15, 2017 9:20 pm

It's... It's almost too wonderful for words. I need some time to process this.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by HSH28 » Sat Apr 15, 2017 9:30 pm

Article with more information up on Eurogamer...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... -dark-side

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by Samuel_1 » Sat Apr 15, 2017 9:44 pm


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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by PurplePenguin » Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:18 am

The last one was very shallow so I'll hang on before buying this and make sure they actually deliver a £40 game first.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by Alvin Flummux » Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:47 am

It's available to pre-order now, I've decided to splurge on the Super Duper Elite Trooper Special Deluxe Ducks Cocksux Edition.

Star Wars Battlefront II: Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition - $79.99

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About the product
Jump into the boots of an elite special forces soldier, equally lethal on the ground and space, in an emotionally gripping new Star Wars campaign that spans over 30 years and bridges events between the films’ Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™ and Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™.pending

The Ultimate Star Wars Battleground A Star Wars multiplayer universe unmatched in variety and breadth where up to 40 players fight as iconic heroes, authentic-to-era troopers and in a massive array of vehicles on land and in the air – as battle rages through the galaxy.

Galactic-Scale Space Combat Space combat has been designed for Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II from the ground up with distinct handling, weapons and customization options. Join your squadron and weave in between asteroids fields, fly through Imperial Dock Yards and take down massive capital ships as you pilot legendary starfighters in high stakes dogfights with up to 24 players and 40 AI ships.


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The Star Wars Battlefront II: Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition turns your troopers into the ultimate opponents. Every trooper class (Officer, Assault, Heavy, and Specialist) is upgraded, delivering superior firepower, deadly weapon modifications, and epic abilities. Charge through the grand corridors of Theed City with the A280-CFE blaster rifle instant weapon unlock, with additional scope modifications for enhanced zoom capabilities. As an Assault, use the epic grenade ability to split your grenade into three separate grenades, covering a larger area of damage. Players who pre-order Star Wars Battlefront II: Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition also get to play Star Wars Battlefront II up to three days early. In addition, players will receive the Star Wars Battlefront II: The Last Jedi:Heroes, which includes exclusively themed looks for Kylo Ren and Rey, inspired by the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and epic ability modifiers.

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This item will be released on November 17, 2017.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071Y9XLYJ/re ... lefront+II

I know it might be a mistake to pre-order it, but hot diggity dizzle it's makin me jizzle.

Oh and calling it now: Luke and Special Forces Woman get together and make Rey. This is why the story must be canon - it's Rey's origin story.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by Dual » Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:42 am

Only seems like the first one just came out. Will they include all the content from that in this one?

Classic EA.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by HSH28 » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:19 am

Dual wrote:Only seems like the first one just came out. Will they include all the content from that in this one?

Classic EA.


Might seem that way but it will have been 2 years by the time this is out. Not unreasonable at all.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II - First Trailer
by NickSCFC » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:39 am

Any change we get to see Visceral's game at E3?

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by Schumi » Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:16 pm

Looks awesome! Enjoyed the first one for what it was, though it suffered a chronic lack of depth. Fingers crossed they're rectifying that in this.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by Alvin Flummux » Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:44 pm

I bet we'll see that debut at E3. I expect that we'll see a full DLC pack of VR stuff.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by HSH28 » Sun Apr 16, 2017 6:06 pm

NickSCFC wrote:VR coming to Battlefront II?

http://www.roadtovr.com/studio-behind-s ... efront-ii/


Unfortunately not.

Well maybe, but the 'evidence' they've got there is a tweet that Criterion are making 'something awesome in Battlefront II', we already know they are making the space combat part of the game and that definitely qualifies as something awesome.

Doesn't mean they aren't making some VR content too (or maybe that whole mode will be VR compatible), but you can't read that into that tweet.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by Alvin Flummux » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:37 am

The game's singleplayer story is in good hands, kinda:

Star Wars Battlefront 2 will have a proper story campaign, and we’re pretty interested to see where it goes after finding out where it came from.

Following the shooter’s formal reveal this weekend, Spec Ops: The Line writer Walt Williams‏ revealed on Twitter that he’s co-writing the game with Mitch Dyer, formerly an editor at IGN.

While we’re keen to see Dyer’s work in Star Wars Battlefront 2 (we naturally like to see and celebrate current and former games journalists doing exciting things), Williams is a heck of a card to come into play. Spec Ops: The Line, penned by Williams and colleague Richard Pearsey, is widely celebrated for its storytelling, which leverages the unique strengths of video games and draws heavily on the traditions of Heart of Darkness to deliver an experience we once ranked among the games most likely to mess you up, profoundly.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 has a lot of scope for interesting narratives, too. Although the campaign will feature multiple playable characters including Luke Skywalker, the primary protagonist of Star Wars Battlefront is Iden, a member of the Imperial special forces. Her perspective recontextualises the end of Return of the Jedi as a defeat rather than a victory.

Fans of the Extended Universe have had plenty of opportunities to see things from the viewpoint of the “bad guys”, and multiple Star Wars video games have done it, too. But since none of that is canon any more, it’s great to see Disney kicking off further exploration of the dark side of the Star Wars saga. Star Wars Battlefront 2 is canon, by the way; a new novel comes out in July to tell the story of Iden’s troop, Inferno Squad.


http://www.vg247.com/2017/04/18/star-wa ... ne-writer/

Not really sure about that ex-IGN editor being the co-writer, I'd have preferred someone with known writing chops, but Williams being involved is a great sign.

Meanwhile, some people will be able to get their hands on the game early via the Access programs, about a week early:

DICE has now confirmed that EA and Origin Access subscribers get to jump in over a week prior to the game’s launch. The floodgates open on November 9, though details about exactly what type of content you can expect in this trial have yet to be revealed.

Judging by how EA handled similar launches in the past, expect one or two missions from the single-player campaign to be playable, with unrestricted access to multiplayer.


http://www.vg247.com/2017/04/18/star-wa ... -revealed/

And about that season pass, and the lack thereof...

Some of the information pertains to the game’s post-launch support, and it should make fans of the original very happy. The developer confirmed to Mashable that Battlefront 2 will not have a season pass. Though this does not always mean there won’t be DLC packs, creative director Bernd Diemer went to clarify his comment further.

“We decided on that, and it’s one of those difficult decisions because it has so many implications all around,” he said.

“When we looked at the way Battlefront had evolved over its lifetime, with the DLC and everything, we decided, ‘You know what? For this type of game, season passes are not the best thing’. We need to [take it apart] and come up with something better.”

Diemer added that DICE does not want to segment the community, and confirmed that post-launch plans will be revealed at a later date. “[..] we have something different in mind that will allow you to play longer, be [more] invested in the game without having a fragmented community.”


Interestingly, following Diemer’s comments, EA provided the site with a statement saying it’s not ready confirm post-launch plans just yet, which could just mean they haven’t been finalised. It’s unlikely the game’s creative director is incorrect.


http://www.vg247.com/2017/04/18/star-wa ... t-planned/

Don't strawberry float this up, EA. Don't.strawberry float.this.up.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by Photek » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:25 pm

I'll wait till 2018 for it to be up on EA Access. :datass:

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by Alvin Flummux » Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:53 pm



2:23: That's the Battle of Jakku, not Moostafar or Fondor. :fp: [/NerdRage]

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by Super Dragon 64 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:03 am

Alvin Flummux wrote:

2:23: That's the Battle of Jakku, not Moostafar or Fondor. :fp: [/NerdRage]

Mustafar.

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PostRe: Star Wars Battlefront II | Launches 17th November on Origin, PS4 and XO - First Trailer Inside
by Alvin Flummux » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:58 am

Super Dragon 64 wrote:
Alvin Flummux wrote:

2:23: That's the Battle of Jakku, not Moostafar or Fondor. :fp: [/NerdRage]

Mustafar.


I know how to spell Moosetoofar, thank you very much. I was poking fun at the way he pronounced it.


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