Star Wars Battlefront II (Do not buy this game)

[V_R]

This is doing the rounds, looks pretty legit?

UPDATE: Apparently the EA Star Wars twitter accidentally uploaded it for a second and it was quickly taken down, but someone miraculously downloaded it. So its almost certainly real.

 

[Becky]

Ooh that looks awesome! Guess it'll be out later this year?

 

[V_R]

I would assume so yes, going by previous release dates.

 

[bootneck02]

Tried to look but blocked on copy right grounds

 

[V_R]

Yeah EA blocked it. :|

 

[Ian]

I guess that means it probably was legit . I missed the boat unfortunately, so I didn't see it. Did it look good?

 

[V_R]

It does look like it might be good yes, but I'd like to see it a bit more BF4 in terms of the gunplay, which sadly it won't be, it'll be like Battlefront 1.

 

[V_R]

Official trailer.

 

[bootneck02]

Looks darn good, looking forward to seeing it.

 

[Becky]

The graphics are incredible, I can't wait to have a play

 

[V_R]

If there's one thing EA / DICE can do, its make a game look amazing, and boy does this look amazing! However, I am still sceptical.

 

[Ian]

That really does look good though . There doesn't appear to be a huge difference between gameplay and cut-scenes, which is impressive. Looking forward to seeing how it actually turns out .

 

[V_R]

I've said it once and I'll say it again, EA can make a great trailer! Just needs the game to live up to the hype of the trailer.

 

[V_R]

Open beta starts on the 6th at 9am for us UK folks. If you've pre-ordered it you get access on the 4th.

 

[V_R]

I gave this a blast this weekend, had a couple of rounds.

Meh. Its ok, more of the same, blatantly going to be full of loot crates, with a pay to win mentality (this **** needs to die, it has no place in games), and its too expensive.

 

[Ian]

Yeah, I'm really put off by the £50 price tag, plus all of the in game purchase stuff that's available - it can really ruin games. It looks like it's the future for EA though .

I tend to pick things up once they've been out a while, when the DLC inclusive versions are cheap .

 

[V_R]

Tbh I do too, there is only a few games I pay full price for now, Battlefield and Forza were the last ones.

Micro transactions and loot crates seem to be the new norm it would appear.

 

[V_R]

Off the back of what I was saying TB has done a video on it....

 

[V_R]

Just a quick PSA.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. ITS A 100% PAY TO WIN OR A GRINDFEST.

Bit more info here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7caidv/upgrading_every_star_card_for_the_4_base_trooper/
and here
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBa..._takes_40_hours_to_unlock_a_hero_spreadsheet/

Here's a bit of info from XFactor:

 

[Ian]

Reddit have really torn EA a new one - I think they've kicked up enough of a stink that they may end up re-thinking things in future. There really don't seem to be many big game studios around these days, to give a bit of competition.