Star Wars: Battlefront II - Gameplay

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DarthAnt66
The BF2 early access is out. Below are some cool videos I been watching, along with a playlist of a lot more. Definitely check out at least the Heroes vs Villains link below. If you have any other cool gameplay links, post it below. Also, share your thoughts on the game and if you plan to buy it (and, if so, for what console).

Heroes vs Villains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxNtxw28jCk

Battle of Kashyyyk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTs--JfUsY8

Battle of Kamino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBJUWvdOKGE

Darth Vader Vs 1000 Rebels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8FtRPKx8GY

Playlist of other maps / battles / character videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa0pLSAuZw3zL61nvV-4VybHMkYQnJ_y6

|King Joker|
I really hope they add Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka.

Edit: Is Adam Driver not voicing Kylo?? Wtf

DarthAnt66
thumb up Everything else looks amazing. My only complaint is a lack of PT heroes and villains.

|King Joker|
Isn't Grievous going to be added, or was that just a rumor?

DarthAnt66
Apparently they said they tried to get him into 1.0 but his animations were so complex it was taking much longer than expected.

They already composed a theme for him when the character spawns. It's apart of the iTunes playlist, I saw.

|King Joker|

TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Apparently they said they tried to get him into 1.0 but his animations were so complex it was taking much longer than expected.

They already composed a theme for him when the character spawns. It's apart of the iTunes playlist, I saw.

They also had an Anakin theme. There's also one for Ahsoka.

At the very least they could have a Pre-Suit Vader skin if they're really that worried about having Vader fight Anakin even they have cross era gameplay.

Luke's post ROTJ appearance is well done and Kylo's style is interesting since he looks like a Shien user since he switches between the reverse grip a lot. At least that what it looks like.

I'd laugh if they had a Revan DLC character. Force drain would be interesting.

Grievous would be amazing especially if they make him like his Legends incarnation.

godemperortrump
Yeah Kenobi and Anakin are a must.

|King Joker|
Originally posted by TheNuisanceBird
There's also one for Ahsoka. Link?

TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by |King Joker|
Link?

https://youtu.be/AK5m5K8ZLqg?t=2m56s

^ Could mean anything though.

Hate using StarWarsHQ in this way.

DarthAnt66
Here's a short clip of Yoda vs Maul: https://gfycat.com/SomberFakeAntipodesgreenparakeet

and Han vs Maul (with sound): https://gifs.com/gif/mixer-stream-mulehorn-playing-star-wars-battlefront-2-heroes-vs-villains-Q009PZ?muted=false

ares834
Apparently, it will take nearly 40 hours to get enough credits to unlock either Luke or Vader.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7c6bjm/it_takes_40_hours_to_unlock_a_hero_spreadsheet/

laughing out loud

|King Joker|

ares834
Yep. A single hero. Though, I think others are cheaper so you can get them in half the time.

Trooper crates are how you get new weapons and other upgrades.

|King Joker|
Yeah I was gonna get this for Christmas but not anymore lol

darthbane77
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
thumb up Everything else looks amazing. My only complaint is a lack of PT heroes and villains. My biggest gripe is the lack of era exclusivity with the eras. Rey shouldn't be a hero in the Clone War, and Yoda shouldn't be seen fighting the First Order.

TheNuisanceBird
The arcade mode looks fun and I'd want to play singleplayer, but I'm probably just going to wait until the price drops.

DarthAnt66
Originally posted by darthbane77
My biggest gripe is the lack of era exclusivity with the eras. Rey shouldn't be a hero in the Clone War, and Yoda shouldn't be seen fighting the First Order.
Well, they only have two playable heroes for the PT/ST respectively, so it makes sense.

Otherwise, you'd have to play as Darth Maul every time you play on the CIS.

When they add more heroes, that will hopefully change.

DarthAnt66
If the gameplay being as Canon as possible is important for you, try to imagine the non-accurate heroes / villains as clone replicas for earlier era characters playing in later eras (ex. if you fight Yoda as the First Order, it appears they've gotten their hands on a clone Yoda), or as just lesser versions for later era characters playing earlier eras (ex. on Kamino, Rey is just a female Jedi, Han Solo an important smuggler, Darth Vader a CIS Jedi Hunter, etc.).

That's what I do at least, lol.

Kurk
I thought you refused to watch anything from SW theory?


And btw the amount of in-game purchases emphasized on video games now-a-days is part of the reason why I'm phasing them out of my life. It's pay to win even after dropping x amount of dollars on the actual thing.

DarthAnt66
These videos are different, obviously.

|King Joker|
How do you feel about having to play forty hours to be able to use Vader or Luke, Ant

DarthAnt66
Honestly? Doesn't bother me much. If there's nothing to work toward in the game, it'll get boring quick, which was one of my main issues with EABF1. Back with Lego Star Wars, you had to play countless hours to unlock some of the most expensive characters, like the Force ghosts. The reward for unlocking is always enjoyable for me, too.

My main concern is the amount of credits you win each match. It seems like you get credits per the amount of time in the match, not the amount of enemies you kill / objectives you secure. That's annoying, but will hopefully be fixed in future updates.

NewGuy01
was og bf2 boring because you didn't have to grind for heroes?

DarthAnt66
Well, nothing compares to the replay value of the original BF2.

Anyway, I'm obviously not against them lowering the credits for the heroes, but I personally don't care much if they do or don't.

DarthAnt66
EA got the most downvoted comment in Reddit history about Battlefront 2.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/7cl1zd/congrats_ea_on_the_most_downvoted_comment_in/

Kurk
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
EA got the most downvoted comment in Reddit history about Battlefront 2.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/7cl1zd/congrats_ea_on_the_most_downvoted_comment_in/ lol that should get it through their thick corporate skulls.

DarthAnt66
It's currently at -300,000 downvotes, holy ****.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7cff0b/seriously_i_paid_80_to_have_vader_locked/dppum98/

NewGuy01
laughing out loud

Serves them right, the ****s.

ares834

NewGuy01
pay2winpay2enjoy

DarthAnt66
EA put out a statement saying they're lowering hero credit costs by 75%.

So Vader / Luke will now by 15K credits, Palpatine / Leia 10K, and Iden 5K.

Big Gerald
I can't wait to face off against 13 year olds uttering homophobic slurs in another microtransaction-riddled P2W shitshow of a AAA release.

|King Joker|
The homophonic slurs are my favorite part

Trocity
I think it's funny the character they made up for their single player campaign is for some reason locked, I would think they'd give her to everyone for free.

This game is awesome though, was up all night playing with a few buddies.

ziggtard
Originally posted by Trocity
was up all night playing with a few buddies.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/8352e432d613b34292b28e121551b8a0/tenor.gif

Trocity
I suppose that is a rather accurate impression of how large my member is.

Not interested though, sorry pal.

TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by NewGuy01
was og bf2 boring because you didn't have to grind for heroes?

Hard to get bored of an already fun game that has an almost endless amount of mods.

|King Joker|
Originally posted by Trocity
I suppose that is a rather accurate impression of how large my member is.

Not interested though, sorry pal. what about me, troc? wink wink

Rebel95
Downloading it right now, can't wait to play

NewGuy01
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
EA put out a statement saying they're lowering hero credit costs by 75%.

So Vader / Luke will now by 15K credits, Palpatine / Leia 10K, and Iden 5K.

Source? 10 hours of matches (not including matchmaking times) for each hero is still a lot, but within reason. thumb up

Rebel95
I played a couple hours on multiplayer and almost have enough credits for Vader/Luke.

DarthAnt66
Originally posted by NewGuy01
Source? 10 hours of matches (not including matchmaking times) for each hero is still a lot, but within reason. thumb up

https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2/news/swbfii-changes-launch

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Also, I got the game. It's really fun.

Selenial
Originally posted by NewGuy01
Source? 10 hours of matches (not including matchmaking times) for each hero is still a lot, but within reason. thumb up

Yeh, but apparently it would take roughly 110 weeks of playing 40 hours a week to max out the stats for your characters. That or $2100.

NewGuy01
Sel! https://imgfast.net/users/3513/11/32/39/smiles/841309534.gif

Rebel95
Just beat the campaign. What did you guys think about the ending?

Zenwolf
Was it good? I really don't care for the spoilers for this game. It wasn't cliche was it? The whole game I mean.

TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by Rebel95
Just beat the campaign. What did you guys think about the ending?

It was DLC bait. The line about Del and Iden's daughter is just more fuel to the fire for Rey theorists.

Rebel95
Originally posted by TheNuisanceBird
It was DLC bait. The line about Del and Iden's daughter is just more fuel to the fire for Rey theorists.
Yeah I really hope Rey isn't their daughter.

Originally posted by Zenwolf
Was it good? I really don't care for the spoilers for this game. It wasn't cliche was it? The whole game I mean.
It was decent. I liked how it tied in some of the main star wars characters and bridged the gap between ROTJ and TFA. The multiplayer is great though.

Zenwolf
Originally posted by Rebel95
Yeah I really hope Rey isn't their daughter.


It was decent. I liked how it tied in some of the main star wars characters and bridged the gap between ROTJ and TFA. The multiplayer is great though.

Though I'm hearing that.

The main character turns traitor to the Alliance. Is that true?

DarthAnt66
How the hell would Rey be their daughter? Iden's black.

ares834
Originally posted by Zenwolf
Though I'm hearing that.

The main character turns traitor to the Alliance. Is that true?

They defect to the Alliance near the beginning of the games. It's stupid as hell.

Zenwolf
Originally posted by ares834
They defect to the Alliance near the beginning of the games. It's stupid as hell.

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TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
How the hell would Rey be their daughter? Iden's black.

I know right.

Selenial
Originally posted by NewGuy01
Sel! https://imgfast.net/users/3513/11/32/39/smiles/841309534.gif

https://imgfast.net/users/3513/11/32/39/smiles/1742136542.gif

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
How the hell would Rey be their daughter? Iden's black.

She's not black, she's mixed race. Her mother's skin was light brown and her dad was white as ****. It's not impossible for Rey to be her daughter, even without the creative liberty that they could definitely take.

I still doubt it, though I'd actually enjoy it if their kid was force sensitive (and I'd probably be on board with Rey being her kid too, to some extent). What I want to know is where it's said they had a daughter? I'm sure I'm missing something but I thought Rax only mentioned 'fatherhood', not the gender?

Rebel95
I think Kylo said something about a daughter. Also mentioned something about "Operation Resurrection" at the end... I have a feeling that will tie into TLJ somehow

Rebel95
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
How the hell would Rey be their daughter? Iden's black.
What?? Her dad is white

Rebel95
Originally posted by ares834
They defect to the Alliance near the beginning of the games. It's stupid as hell.
Yeah I wasn't expecting that to happen so early

Kurk
People actually using the spoiler feature appropriately for once? *Shock!*

DarthAnt66
mmm I'm quite concerned now.

While I'm semi-confident Disney wouldn't do something as stupid as making two non-Force sensitive nobodies from a video-game the highly-anticipated parents of their main new character in the Skywalker family saga, I feel threatened nonetheless.

EDIT: That's not to say Rey's parents have to be big-shot Jedi-in-training, but them being non Force sensitives would raise far more questions than answers.

How would the film even present that?

"Your parents were Imperial Special Forces defectors... to learn more, check out Battlefront 2!"

That would be the most notoriously awful reveal in history, rofl.

Rebel95

Big Gerald
As if Electronic Arts are above such behavior.

TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
mmm I'm quite concerned now.

While I'm semi-confident Disney wouldn't do something as stupid as making two non-Force sensitive nobodies from a video-game the highly-anticipated parents of their main new character in the Skywalker family saga, I feel threatened nonetheless.

EDIT: That's not to say Rey's parents have to be big-shot Jedi-in-training, but them being non Force sensitives would raise far more questions than answers.

How would the film even present that?

"Your parents were Imperial Special Forces defectors... to learn more, check out Battlefront 2!"

That would be the most notoriously awful reveal in history, rofl.

I honestly wouldn't put it past them.

TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by Big Gerald
As if Electronic Arts are above such behavior.

True. They have been voted worst company in the world twice I think.

Fated Xtasy
...the..the campaign is kinda cool tho.

DarthAnt66
https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2/news/pre-launch-update?utm_campaign=swbf2_hd_na_ic_soco_twt_swbfii-prelaunchblog-tw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cid=42029&ts=1510882058445

Wow.

ares834
Massive.

https://78.media.tumblr.com/4b294f5238f5455e6eb00f9b26c60fdc/tumblr_nt4njpuziH1u9hzkjo7_500.gif

NewGuy01
Was just about to post that. Went ahead and pre-ordered.

3 hours before game's release. https://imgfast.net/users/3513/11/32/39/smiles/2962655802.gif

Big Gerald
They said they will reverse this change at some point after the launch. Progression is only cash-free for the time being, presumably to reverse the damages to sales brought by the press.

ares834
I'm waiting to see what they replace the current progression system before buying it. But, yeah, this great news; news that I certainly never anticipated.

DarthAnt66
Originally posted by Big Gerald
They said they will reverse this change at some point after the launch. Progression is only cash-free for the time being, presumably to reverse the damages to sales brought by the press.
Nah. They said they will bring back purchases, not that progression being cash-free is temporary.

Based on the Reddit AMA, I think they'll remodel the lootboxes into a cosmetic store like clone trooper skins.

Big Gerald
We shall see.

Rebel95
Anyone know how/if you can view your online stats like total kills, score, kill death ratio, etc? I've been trying to figure that out

NewGuy01
Originally posted by ares834
I'm waiting to see what they replace the current progression system before buying it. But, yeah, this great news; news that I certainly never anticipated.

Apparently Disney grilled EA's ass after the reddit fiasco. laughing out loud

Fated Xtasy
Originally posted by NewGuy01
Apparently Disney grilled EA's ass after the reddit fiasco. laughing out loud

Ironically this is coming from the same company who is forcing theaters to show TLJ for two-three more weeks than normal, asking for an extra 20% share of the profits on top of their 50% share(?) and are basically killing small business.

Still, when a company that's doing THAT grills you for how greedy you're being, it's saying a lot about how shitty you are LMAO

NewGuy01
Nah, Disney doesn't give a **** about the greed. They just don't want the bad press about their property. Prolly just called and said, "You fix this before I break my foot in your ass."

DarthAnt66
Originally posted by NewGuy01
Apparently Disney grilled EA's ass after the reddit fiasco. laughing out loud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Mw8SeHC-U&t=2m40s

DarthAnt66
Anakin and Dooku DLC coming in February, according to leaks.

TheNuisanceBird
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Anakin and Dooku DLC coming in February, according to leaks.

The way their abilities are described makes them sound legit.

Either way EA and DICE are gonna wanna fix their PR. Best done through more Clone Wars heroes.

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