Star Wars Battlefront Will be a Disaster

Star Wars Battlefront II was an iconic game in the genre. Expanding on the premise of the first title, it took the notion of Battlefield, dropped it into the Star Wars universe, and allowed you to fight planetside, as well as in space. For many, it was the definitive Star Wars game, and on paper at least, the upcoming sequel should have been everything that players could have hoped for.

[d_g]

We'll have to wait and see

[Erik7357]

It's actually not bad...just not as near as good as the old ones.

Like everyone wants battlefront...not what this one is!

Don't get me wrong it's great but it doesn't feel like battlefront to me at all.

Where are the bots?
Why is the conquest mode NOT the main mode?
Why is it only 40 players if we have NO bots?!?!?

These are all problems for me.

[Nitrowolf2]

Why is there a token system? Like thats my biggest gripe with this game, they should have just kept it like 2 or even did it like they did in BF3 and 4. I just hate this Token system, because it basically means that there are people not playing the objectivae and just token hunting

[venom06]

its going to be just fine. Hell, we haven't seen many of the modes, many of the weapons and hell, THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF A BETA. To test the network. And find things that to tweak and fix. Its actually pretty dang fun.

[christian hour]

I think the only people who are okay with this game are diehard Battlefield players and people who never played the original Battlefront games, or who were not following the development of Battlefront 3 closely.

This is just battlefield with a star wars skin, you could save yourself the money by downloading a free star wars mod that exists for several of the battlefield games.

I'll buy in to the series when simultaneous land/space battles are part of the core experience. By that I mean, people attacking/defending planetside, whilst others are dog fighting in space, landing in space stations and deactivating shields and automated defences for your buddys on the surface. THAT is what Battlefront is to me, or at least that was what it was going to be with Battle Front 3. This is just an unfortunate step back and I can see them selling the game mode I mentioned as DLC, and then talk it up like we're lucky to have such a game mode.

This game doesn't come from a place of fun or passion, it was EA sitting on an IP until it made profitable sense to release one off the back of the hype of a new movie trilogy, plain and simple. The attention to detail is nice, but other than that there's not much here to get excited about, Dark Forces II is a far superior game and that's almost 20 years old.

Personally I havent enjoyed a DICE game since BadCompany2 (or bf1943 I guess). They removed so much of what made those games good from BF3 onwards.

[Palitera]

Because is is a Battlefield game, Fries and Nitro.
Things make more sense when you realize this. Battlefront is an official mod, the base game is Battlefield. :)

But, no, It won't be a disaster. The gameplay seems rock solid.

[UnwanteDreamz]

@Christian Hour

The only people I see trashing this game are Battlefront fanboys. Get over it and move on. This game is going to do well despite you vocal few wishing this was something it never tried to be.

[sonarus]

@christianhour. Yea no simultaneous space battles is a bit of a deal breaker. Havent played enough of the beta to form strong opinion either way

[venom06]

this article is kinda dumb but hey, i guess since it cool to bitc# about EA and since there's no space battles, its going to be a disaster.. Even though we haven't seen any other modes, and other weapons, any other maps and even though MANY are enjoying it.. So many braindead zombies on N4G.

[user9950279]

spot on. Just more calculated hate from the sheep. I played for a solid 4 hours yesterday and at no point did it occur to me that the game would be a "disaster". It's remarkably fun and seemed completely stable to me.

It's moments like when you find yourself charging up a hill behind Darth Vader with 10 other storm troupers with explosions going off and an AT-ST charging beside you and blaster fire filling the air and rebel troups bodies being thrown around and Xwings fighting above that the game really shines. Insane moments like that were constantly cropping up while I played. If you cant find enjoyment in this game then I'm not sure why you would play shooters at all, TBH.

It's not a "hardcore shooter" by any stretch, but you can be good at it and it is a lot of fun. But of course haters will be telling us all that its a flop for the next 5 years because, hey, EA, right? Gotta toe the "party line".... because then you will be internet popular... smh.

[christian hour]

It's not "cool" to bitch about EA, It's only fair to call out a company on it's bullshit. What an immature view to have on things.

It's not the lack of space battles that is upsetting people, it's the lack of anything that seperated the original Battlefront from other shooters. This is just another Battlefield game with a star wars skin and the last person this was made for, was "the gamer".

That's why people are dismissing it.

[SpaceRanger]

You really want this game to flop don't you? lol
I'm not basing that assumption solely on this comment, but on your attitude toward anything non-Halo, and non -MS Exclusive.

It's really not that hard to see it d_g

On Topic:
The game is absolutely spot on with the immense atmosphere it provides. No game stacks up really to the scale of bringing one of the biggest entertainment franchises to consoles. It's an experience in itself.

[d_g]

"I'm not basing that assumption solely on this comment, but on your attitude toward anything non-Halo, and non -MS Exclusive."

are serious ? So you judged me Base on my profile Picture

just because my avatar Pic is from halo that doesn't mean i only like halo and MS Exclusive.

"You really want this game to flop don't you? lol"

Psh...do you read minds or something

Lmao at your logic

[Allsystemgamer]

Sure it does a good job representing Star Wars

Battlefront 2 did it way better. That's the issue. It's not a conspiracy. This game is missing literally EVERYTHING but the look of the previous games. It plays nothing like battlefront at all. In fact walker mode is just a dressed up RUSH mode from battlefield.

In battlefront 2 you actually had to destroy the shield generator. WITH the ATAT your ass brought from one end to the other. Not babysitting an on rails token based mobile turret.

[psman012]

Man, I don't know about all of you negative Nancy's but I'm loving this game so far. Yes, it is glitchy. Yes, it needs some polish. Yes, the audio cuts out on my Soundbar on the PS4 more often than it should. But as said by someone else, ITS A BETA! This IS the point of a beta. As someone who didn't play Battlefront 2, I have nothing to compare it to besides battlefield 3 , and man am I loving it. I'm not even a Star Wars fan. The combat is so fluid and easy to get used to. The power ups do feel kind of immature, but it's a great way to grab casual players imo. I have really high hopes for this game and I'm hoping EA doesn't mess this up too bad.

[d_g]

Why people take my comment as negative impression of the game ?

what i meant is we have to wait and see if it's going to be good or bad

To me so far it looks good but i wish the price was like 40$ or at least 50$

[S2Killinit]

I donno i thought the beta was great. It definitely looked like Star Wars.

On a lighter note: is NOTHING sacred anymore?? Lol its Star Wars god dam* it.

[FlexLuger]

I have been thinking the same thing quietly..... But I hope Im wrong.

[Letthewookiewin]

Seems like since people found out it's 720p on X1 all of a sudden the game is "going to suck".

[Nitrowolf2]

Pfffft, have you been on other boards outside of n4g? There were complaints and doubt well before the whole 720p. Even pc guys are mixed about it

Idk why it has to be this reason when all platforms are having people with mixed feelings about it

Heck myself included and i own it on ps4. Ive already purchased it through psn but im not sure if from the beta ill get my moneys worth.

And before people complain its just a beta, really not much is gonna change aside from bugs. My issues are with thr gameplay mechanics that theyll most likely not change

Like to me, its fun, but is it fun enough to play for months on? IMO no

It does an awesome job at making it feel like stars wars, with the sound and visuals, its probably the best form of media out there aside the movies but that can only go so far.

[christian hour]

"Seems like since people found out it's 720p on X1 all of a sudden the game is "going to suck"."

Maybe for newcomers and immature folk who primarily spew hatred for nonsensical reasons, that's why... but they don't count.

But for people who've been with the IP since the beginning, or for people who've been playing Star Wars games in general for 20+ years, they just consider the whole thing a half assed insult.

I'm one to agree with the latter, but I also gave up on supporting EA a long time ago, and Dice not too long ago as well. So I've multiple reasons to avoid this game. Of course I'll still get it for free anyway since the guy I library share on ps4 with is a big FPSpvp gamer, so I'll give it a whirl for a day on release.

(on a side note, there is the odd exception where EA will gain some profit off of me, and that's for games with devs who deserve the love and support, like Unravel, to give a recent example.)

[TheBurger29]

The game lacks so much, very repetitive. Survival is the only good mode. The big thing is the fucking vehicles are stupid pick-ups, so either be lucky and get one or no at-st for you.

[Thatguy-310]

People are so pessimistic smh. I'm enjoying the heck out of the beta. This game deserved a story tho.

[isa_scout]

I'm actually pleasantly surprised with the battlefront beta. It feels great, finds matches in a flash, and looks so authentically Star Wars. A story mode would've sealed the deal for a lot of people though. This,Halo, and fallout are going to eat up all of my time until Uncharted 4.

[christian hour]

"looks so authentically Star Wars."

Thats the problem, it looks star wars, but it doesnt play like Battlefront. It doesn't have any of the great things Batllefront 3 was bringing to the table. It's just battlefield, it's a 70 euro expansion pack of something that people on PC have been modding for free for years.

But I will give it that, it's a very beautiful looking star wars mod with an incredible attention to detail, I played the beta eariler just to walk around and look at things and admire them.

[UnwanteDreamz]

@Christian Hour

Pandering to people like you wont get them the sales they are looking for. They want to get their already large BF playerbase to buy this.

They went with the majority and I bet this sells better then Battlefront 2 because of it.

[Rachel_Alucard]

@Unwanted

Well I can see from this view point that you must like every game trying to become the same thing. Problem is that the playerbase that they are pandering to arent consistent like the actual battlefront players or any players for that matter. Based on history the order is, game alienates old fans, old fans don't buy it, new fans get bored of it quickly, playerbase drops to low numbers till a sequel comes out. The old fans are the people that got the new fans interested in the game never forget.

[TKCMuzzer]

People live in the past. Times change, they are trying to attract a wider audience not hit a niche market. This comes with sacrifices, the game has to be accessible, easy to team up with.
It was a heap of fun last night, yes there are loads of noobs but it's still fun and a laugh with friends and thats how it should be.
They have to appeal to as many as possible to get the most back, the Star Wars franchise won't have come cheap and they have to get a good return on it, it's a business at the end of the day. The way to do that is to appeal to many and not panda to the few.

[ZaWarudo]

I really dislike the beta. No classes, weapon pick ups, item pick ups, vehicle pick ups, jedi pick ups... It's f****** awful.
The whole field pick up thing is a terrible idea.

The only good things i can say are aesthetic related. It looks gorgeous and the sparks/smoke effects are very authentic. The 60fps is very sweet as well.

Unfortunately, the game is a huge disappointment imo. It feels so shallow.

[TKCMuzzer]

I disagree, I think it makes a refreshing change not to get ass whipped because some lone clown has been sitting on a hill getting kills to get ridiculous kill streaks whilst failing to contribute to the objective. But maybe that's the issue many have, it doesn't panda to their game style. To me it's just good fun and to be honest, that should always be a key ingredient in gaming.

[Rachel_Alucard]

The problem is since there are no classes it means everyone is doing the same thing in terms of playstyle.

In battlefield you dont have to rush to the objective and arm it if you don't want to, because you can choose between giving ammo, medkits, using vehicles, spotting targets for teammates, using the MAV, setting up defenses, etc.

In Battlefront you're forced to play the same as everyone due to the lack of choice in playstyles. There are no real differences between each players loadout because all the rifles are the same, there are no support items outside of powerups, vehicles are locked behind powerups, really everything about the game just feels like CoD on a big map. The lone wolfing gameplay promotes this fact and it gets repetitive doing the same motions over and over again. Powerups are just killstreaks without the work being put in for it.

I'm not telling them to make it like the way people want, I'm telling them to just make a better game. The design choices are nonsensical and I can tell the devs have no idea how to make a decent game outside of aesthetics, because making it look nice is much easier than making it actually good. Authenticity and looking good are more important to people than actually being good it seems from most of the people praising the game.

[Halo2ODST2]

This token system just ruins the game for me, while I haven't played any of the previous Battlefronts before, it just gets boring after a few hours, it lacks immersion - you can't even get in vehicle or aircraft - you pick up some random floating thing then press bumpers = spawn in a AT ST or Fighter- i mean, that completely tears away any immersion, what happened to basic logic of physically getting into the fighter or at st, do DICE really think people are that lazy to get into things themselves that spawning people into the vehicles is appropriate, Also you can't even pick up weapons, when you kill a foe & go to their body, if they have a different weapon there is no BUTTON to pick it up ????? what sort of ANARCHY is this, being unable to get into vehicles or even pick up weapons is blatantly unaccpetable, also where the f**** is my secondary weapon?? when i pressed Y or any of the other buttons, no other weapon would pop up, I know about te Burn card system is there, but is that seriously how Grenades, secondary weapons & jetpacks are gonna be operate ? also, the consoles feel empty, so many of the main buttons are under used,

[LastcenuryRob]

Another EA published game that won't come close to being fully optimized for the consoles. Money first, quality second. that's the EA way.

[VER1ON]

Havent played enough to judge yet. I do find it gets repetitive rather fast atm.

[DanielGearSolid]

Obviously the beta is gonna be repetitive. Only a couple of modes and weapons

[Allsystemgamer]

And you can see all the content from the main menu of the beta....I never got bored with battlefield bad company's beta, or bf4. This I'm already bored with. It's probably because it brings maybe 1/4 the content of its predecessors and plays nothing like them even though they are widely regarded as some of the best games of all time.

[christian hour]

Totally agree Allsystemgamer, they couldve easily made it feel and play like it's predecessors and included all the new goodness that would've been in battlefront III had their pre-production meetings not consisted of "We need to get this game out to coincide with and build off the hype of the release of the new movie, so lets just make a battlefield mod".

Of course that would require a 5 year development at least and we all know EA would never allow Dice such a luxury, they've openly admitted in the past "sorry our game sucks, EA pushed us to launch" to paraphrase many Dice devs.

I can actually see it now, Dice's Battlefront 2 will either have the core experience that made the original games so good, or they will bring out DLC that will, and the PR spin will be that they "listened" to their community... -_-

[UnwanteDreamz]

Battlefront is only spoken of that way by fanboys. I bet this ine sells better. You guys should go play Battlefront 2 l.

[iistuii]

If it's repetitive now, wait till you've done a few hourzzzzzzzz

[TheBurger29]

So bored with it, once you get past the graphics its very hollow.

[Rooted_Dust]

They've got the foundations for a great game. It just needs some substance. Everything I've tried so far feels really shallow. Plus no server browser means you'll never really be able to settle into the game. It's like an amusement park ride.

[christian hour]

Those foundations already existed, they were called Battlefront 1-2 and an unfinished third. Dice chose to ignore those foundations and build a little dirt hill that maybe they'll expand a little bit with DLC that might make the game close to the foundations they shouldve been building off of in the first place.

[sarlucic]

Maybe, but I was a skeptic til I played the beta, I absolutely love it and it feels very little like a battlefield title, it is very easy to just jump in, super fast to find a server and play some rounds. It is very very fast action, no camping, and so on.

[isa_scout]

I'm loving it to. It's exactly what I never knew I wanted in a Star Wars game. If I could describe this game with only one word it would be. Authentic.

[Allsystemgamer]

You should play battlefront 2 then. Anything you've ever wanted to do in a Star Wars game you can in that one.

Can't drive the ATAT here
Can't blow up the Generator yourself
Can't just attack a trade ship because f*** droids
Can't get in a hover tank
Can't use a Stap
Can't be a wookie
Can't take over the Galaxy (you could in 3 because of galactic conquest)
Can't choose different classes and ranks of troopers with unique team enhancing abilities.
Can't choose more than 4 planets
Don't have over 20 maps at launch
Don't have bots to mess around with friends
Can't watch the x wings take off under intense air fire and scramble trying not to get shot down from launch
Can't choose an engineer to repair your heavily damaged walkers and tanks
Can't be a scout trooper and sit at a vantage point with a sniper and tell your team the clear ways to the objective
Etc

All of that. Was in previous battlefront games.

This one.
You get a blaster. Go do some pew pew pew.

[isa_scout]

I was referring more to the way it looks and feels. I loved Battlefront 2 but that was years ago. It's changes don't bother me.

[Halo2ODST2]

After all this talk of Battlefront 2, I never played it, but it makes me want to play it, they should do a remaster of it, just better graphics, frames & all that stuff, and bring it to x1 & ps4 + pc, then everybody would be happy, the people who want a fun game with content & immersion can play BF 2 & the people who want to have some casual fun for a few matches then get bored of the game can play the New battlefront

[pompombrum]

Doesn't matter if it's an absolute train wreck of a game, it'll still be one of the best selling games of the year. DICE + Star Wars license = $$$$$$$$$$$$$

Going to try the beta later and see for myself however it doesn't look like a bad game. Having said that though, it doesn't look like the sort of game that I'll still be loading up in 12 months time regularly like I did with the original Battlefront games.

[pyroxxx]

It is actually pretty fun

[Halo2ODST2]

for a few games, then it just gets boring, before people start defending it by saying it's a beta, we all know that other betas have held our attention for days, this a few games, then I'm done with it

[Jdoki]

I remember the good old days when new games were greeted by excitement and anticipation.

What with all the pixel counting, pissing contests, click-bait, naysayers and trolls it can be hard to remember this is supposed to be an enjoyable, fun, hobby.

[TheBurger29]

Yea and back in the good old days games had enough content and enjoyment. Battlefront lacks content that a 10 year old game has, pretty sad.

[Antifan]

I hear people complain about too much content as well. Too many 'things' to do in a game.. *cough Witcher 3 cough*.
It's pretty sad, gamers need to make up their damn minds.

[Jdoki]

You can tell that just from the beta? Does it really have so little content and so many problems that an article titled 'Star Wars Battlefront will be a disaster' is justified and true?

It may not have everything that the old Battlefront had, but that's no reason to call it a disaster. It's narrow-minded to make such a ridiculous comparison. I measure games in how much fun I get from them - not how they stack up to a game I haven't played in many many years.

This year has seen more games released that I have sunk 50+ hours into than any recent year I can remember. 60+ hours and counting in MGSV. Probably over 100 in Witcher 3. A lot in Batman Arkham Knight.

Every year we get some excellent games - what's changed since the good old days is 'journalists' trying to justify their existence by producing negative click-bait articles and sensationalist headlines.

[Allsystemgamer]

I remember when sequels released as an improvement. Not a stripped down content and depth lacking excuse for a sequel.

[WellyUK]

It's not a sequel though... It's a reboot, this is where the problem is people like you are stupid and don't realize that DICE want to change the formula up a bit but keep it similar which they have done. Just like Tomb Raider reboot did and it was better for it.

PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT CHANGE and when the devs do change it everyone bashes it saying it was a let down or overyhyped. And you wonder why there is such a lack of NEW IP's...

[Jdoki]

The important question is not how does it compare - but is it fun?

Is it a good game? Will it be value for money?

If you don't find it fun, that's fair enough - but judging how good a game is by comparing it to something 10 years old seems pointless to me.

[NotAFanboyyy]

Would have loved a straight single player campaign to be included but from what I've seen it looks fun. I might pick it up at a discount or if my friends who are buying it love it I will get it. Just too many games coming around that time for me to buy it at launch. Gonna be pouring hours and hours and hours into Halo 5, Fallout 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider.

[Baka-akaB]

Ah !! The good ol' fashioned and expected whining . Love what i've seen from the beta thus far . It was fun and exciting .

And people can coop and play offline in the same non-existing campaign they never really had , except it's called what it truly was , finally now , a bunch of missions with bots and a tutorial for multiplayer .

[Allsystemgamer]

Play battlefront 2. Had a story sir. Actually you can't do about 1/4 the stuff from battlefront 2. That's why people are mad. Not because they want to hate it. It's because this game is NOTHING like a beloved franchise people have wanted a sequel for for years. Everything that made it battlefront is literally gone.

Sorry you can still pew pew pew.

The game has less than half the content of its predecessor. Get it yet? That's why people are mad.

[-Foxtrot]

^^^^

THIS

Got it in one

[WellyUK]

Once again another person who thinks it's a sequel... ITS NOT. Hence the BATTLEFRONT and not the BATTLEFRONT 3. Christ people.

[Baka-akaB]

actually i did play it . And it was in no way or shape worth what we would usually call a campaign in other games .

Hell when dice released stuff of that level within Battlefield 3 or 4 , people ragged on them deservingly so .

I'd be all for a proper story mode , would be aces , they choose not to , and the game is still playable offline in a fashion . Now it's up to people to decides if it's worth it or not .

Anyway , it's not nearly as hard as some implies around here to find veteran Battlefront fans that enjoy the new games . But go on guys , keep accusing all that disagrees with you of not being older Battlefront fans .

[-Foxtrot]

@Welly

Oh come off it, course it's a sequel

They just called it Battlefront because they don't want to put new fans off by giving it a number. Not to mention hiding behind the shitty excuse that because it's the first game they don't have to have as many features as the second game

Point is it's the NEXT INSTALMENT of Battlefront, the third main game, aka Battlefront III

[Manubiggs]

I think its going to be huge. IMy reaction was yeah, this feels like star wars but I'd rather play Destiny whereas my friends were blown away and saying this was the best game ever

[Gohadouken]

"Have fun trying to get the matchmaker to drop all ten of your parties into the same server. Spoiler alert: it never does."

Been doing that regularly since the start of the beta . The author is mostly b*tching about the same stuff people have been rehashing since the announcement of the game and netcode , regardless of what the beta actually shown .

[wannabe gamer]

Guess there will always be some haters. overall i love the game and thats what ive heard from majority of players and friends also.

[dragonopt1]

I've never played any of the battlefield games so I can't compare unfortunately. Having said that I'm really enjoying what little we have to play at the moment. It's so funny to see everyone run away when Luke or Darth come after them and when I finally got to be Luke last night I couldn't stop smiling after killing 9 people. Sure they need to balance the game a little more but as a Star Wars fan I couldn't have asked for more. The graphics are crisp and fluid and the sound effects are spot on. I know Dice can't please everyone but I can easily see myself getting $60 worth of enjoyment out of this game.

[Jag-T1000]

No campaign, no buy!

[Majin-vegeta]

I'm sorry you say somethinf??I was too busy blasting rebel scum.

[Grave]

I'm still on the fence. No space battles, no single-player campaign, no server browser really stinks. My friends and I (there was 4 of us) had matchmaking/online issues all day and I have already noticed the netcode problems the author mentions (I know "its a beta" dude). I played the beta all day yesterday and while a bit of fun it has already become repetitive and shallow ("beta", ya I know). I just remember playing the BF1942 demo and thinking to myself; "I'm gonna play this game for years!" With BattleFront I'm more like; "Ya, I might play this game for a few weeks." In the end the real question everyone has to ask themselves is: Is this game really worth $60? I'm sure most will say yes.

[Deeke]

This game is definitely Star Wars: Battlefield, and I have to say it IS fun, it just doesn't really have the soul of Battlefront so much.

What's most fun to me is that you can jump right back into the fray instantly. But every mode just ultimately devolves into team deathmatch. Also I heard that bots will be in the fray for the 40player battle, but I'm not sure if it's true.

[assdan]

Why? Because it's fun, gorgeous, and works well?

[Artemidorus]

No it won't, as a casual I loved thw pick up and play and it looks fantastic.

Definitely one for Christmas.

[Hold_It]

It's kinda funny people keep complaining about the absence of Space Battles, because I remember the flight controls in Battlefront 2 being extremely clunky.

Imho the thing that is slightly hurting the game is the lack of a Campaign mode like Battlefront 2 had. I just got done playing the beta for it, and it feels like a PS2 game which is a a good thing imo. You have power ups, lives, third and first person view which can be changed quickly, and pretty accurate weapons.

It feels like a game, and feels like a Star Wars game which is a great thing, because in this generation it seems like most games are going for a too cinematic approach and try to be a little melodramatic.

I played the Survival mode where you fight off 6 Waves of Enemies and some of those enemies are AT-ST's, the thing I see that I don't really care for is that the AI seems really autistic, but it is a beta so hopefully the retail copy won't have that. I will go leave that feedback on EA's forums so they can try to improve that aspect of the game, unlike a lot of beta testers that don't provide anything.

What did you like about the beta? What did you dislike about the beta?

[Nitrowolf2]

The whole token, pick up system is trash period. A vast majority of people stop playing objective because half the time they are trying to get pick ups and hope that a vehicle or hero spawns near them.objectives pretty much all turn in tdm, and i dont see this changing much with the other game modes because the token will still exists

Honestly, the idea that vehicles are random pick up IMO is just bad. I also really do dislike the lack of class system, which is funny because mgs5 i feel te opposite where it shouldnt have had a class system. For a game like battlefront, its great to have players have roles rather than be some random jock on the field.

The game is fun, but its obviously built for casuals and i personally dont see the longetivety to keep me staying

Things i liked, the gunplay, how amazing it looks and the sound. It has the star wars feel to it, but to me that isnt enough.

[DC777]

Yay another remake the same old game thread.
This game is like being IN Star Wars and people complain.

If you want to play old Battlefront go buy an old system and play it. It's almost 2016.

[Maul_T_Pass]

The people bitching about the AT-AT being on rails are the same people that would be complaining about noobz not knowing how to drive them properly. The token system is fine and keeps people from going on 400 hit kill streaks since the walker is way too powerful to be able to use 100% of the time.

[SmokingMonkey]

Dual-Login Splitscreen Co-Op was all my GF and I needed. Can't wait.

[DivineAssault]

never tried it.. Hopefully it has a demo

[sovietsoldier]

this game will do fine, i don't even like star wars and i like it. only problems i see currently is lack of specials scattered around battle field, and lack of directions on what to do in battle.

[bfrye26]

for me, the lack of a real story will hurt the game. I enjoyed Titan Fall, but look at the drop-off that game had after the initial launch.

[jmc8888]

What a pathetic article. The game is nowhere near a disaster, and no, even if all three of those things were true, that doesn't equal a disaster.

A 're-skinned Battlefield'... sure except it plays nothing like Battlefield.

They only allowed unlocks to level 5, there will be alot more there, and while it is 'classless' it's much more like CoD in the sense that you can customize your perks basically.... which then push you into a pseduo unnamed class based on what you can get from the Star Cards.

The game is great, you just have to learn to play it and get into it. If you try playing like it's battlefield, uh-oh.

You need to play the objective while getting the powerups. Place down turrets, steal the other side's, use vehicles, use the shield, use the rocket jump, use that sniper card, use your detonator, know when to use orbital strike (against vulnerable AT-AT). I could go on and on, but you have to start playing that style.

You have to learn how to use rocket jump effective, how to use the shield effectively, how to use the sniper thingy effectively. Everything has a weakness, and you have to figure that out.

People are struggling not knowing because IT'S DIFFERENT!!! You know... as in not Battlefield and not anything else. It's DIFFERENT!!! Learn how this game's paper/rock/scissors work, and then realize there will be a lot more modes, weapons, star cards to unlock.

The first few matches I was a bit meh, but I was also hungry as hell and didn't know what I was doing. After eating, and absorbing a bit of what's possible and getting some idea in my head what the map is like and where powerups are, etc... and started working those advantages I could find, it clicked, and became super fun.

Have had matches such as 56-13 or 11-37. Obviously the first side is empire and the other side was rebels, but your k/d ratio doesn't matter, did you win or not? That's what matters.

My rebels were winning walker assault nearly half the time.

[bfrye26]

I think the game will be a much better experience then the Beta lets on, although we will need to see how it does when the final product rolls out. Hard to say at this point.

[Jag-T1000]

TitanFall is ten times better!

[bfrye26]

I still love that game! I am only sorry it had such a player drop-off!

[WellyUK]

This game is never going to flop lol the Films alone will push the sales up a few million...

The vocal community is barely 5% of the people who like the game. If you think this is going to be a flop then your going to be mighty surprised by how well it sells. It has the potential to be up there with GTA and CoD in terms of sales.

[bfrye26]

It is really hard to imagine anything Star Wars to flop! I can imagine it will not do the gang buster numbers they hope, but it will still be one of the best selling games this holiday!

[brianunfried]

I'm gonna wait till next year before I get this. I don't like paying $60 to be a Beta tester.

[PizzaSteve]

It's ok. MGO is more fun to me. The trailer did hype me up for this game like always getting fooled by a trailer again. Not paying full price for a online only game. I'd wait for a price drop to $30.

[bfrye26]

I need to try MGO, but I am sure BF will be amazing when released. DICE know what they are doing!

[Simco876]

I'll enjoy the beta until next year when hopefully a price drop does just that.

[JonnyBigBoss]

It's going to sell very, very well. However, I can see it getting something around an 80 Metascore and being considered by shooter fans to be way below expectations. It's quite boring after the first few hours.

[Tzuno]

played like 15 min, killed on sight from any direction, wtf, out, uninstall.

[Mrveryodd]

Just grabed the beta and i am loving it .

[Ar01]

To me the game did not have natural game mechanics, like Tianfall. The game instantly reminded me of Battlefeild 4 from the loadouts to the map to the control feel. I died too many times in the beta version and almost nothing from the first game. Some things about the game I do like, such as no ammo since everything recharges.