The Start of Your Star Wars Adventure

It’s been just one week since Star Wars™ Battlefront™ launched around the world, and on behalf of the teams at DICE and EA, thank you for joining us on this awesome journey. And what a start! Star Wars Battlefront is the biggest launch of a Star Wars™ video game ever and is the largest digital launch in the history of EA.

[madmonkey01]

free content is always welcomed, even more so in this game.

[OB1Biker]

Yea this is good news no matter how people try to spin it. And so is the new mode coming free with the battle of Jakku dlc. I'm very excited for that one

[BeefCurtains]

Sounds like EA just trying to backpedal and make gamers forget how much content is lacking.

What's disheartening is their announcement that it was such a succesfull launch. They are stripping more and more content, charging more and more for additional content, and gamers are lining up to take it up the a**

[guitarded77]

I just want to say I'm not trying to spin anything as I love the game, and I think the vast majority of the hate is because it's "the cool thing to do" right now. That said, this article isn't even an article... it links to the SW website and talks about what we already knew. Jakku was announced early on as free. We knew they were releasing it pre-launch of the new movie. I consider it more part of the base game than free DLC. I mean, it's been known from almost the beginning and probably would have been included on disc if it wasn't being used as a promotional tool for the movie.

[OB1Biker]

@guitarded77
No its different. It's about extra free maps and cards coming in the next few months in addition to Jakku dlc.
Also I was hoping for a new mode with Jakku but most people including me though it likely to be just a couple of maps so those are good news.

[RamRokoO]

I like the sound of free

[-Foxtrot]

Well they made these maps alongside the main game they should be free

Just seems like a PR move to try and improve EAs image

Guess people are easily fooled...good grief

[Bennibop]

The free content is great news, I am sure the content probably not on the disk to avoid spoilers for the new film.

[ArchangelMike]

This is what I thought when the date for the Battle of Jakku was annoucned. I'm pretty sure that at least one of the DLC expansion packs will be featured on episode VII. I'm also willing to bet that it will be the first DLC pack that releases, in order to tie the game together with the new film.

[EverydayJoe]

Not that this is going to hush any of the critics of the games content levels, but it is a step in a positive direction. Keep the masses happy and they will keep on supporting the game. Hell, they may even sell a few more season passes by throwing gamers a bone.

[cfc83]

Free as in they didn't have time to put content in the game that should have been there in the first place.

[EverydayJoe]

Come on, it's free content. Who cares if it comes out 2 days, weeks, or 2 months after the game is released. It's free content for the people that purchased the game. Good grief, free and still gets complaints.

[iDadio]

Because the game on release was not worth the asking price, should we really be expected to lay down full price on the hope of some dlc down the line?

[EverydayJoe]

How is that relevant to the people that have already paid for the game?

I didn't get a season pass, and don't plan on it. Have close to 20 hours on the the game and feel that I have gotten my money's worth out of it with out the season pass, but I sure as hell ain't going to complain about any free content to keep me playing even longer.

[cfc83]

It's not free the. The game costs money.

[RiseofScorpio]

"Free" is just PR bull. It's content that was in the base game. There's no way they made this map post launch so it was stripped and sold later.

[G20WLY]

Or free as in the content in question may have contained spoilers relating to the upcoming movie, with which they hope to tie in?

It would make more sense and I'd be glad if they did this to protect peoples' enjoyment of the new film.

And, y'know, it's free, which is great and adds the value that the haters love to claim is currently not there. So everyone's happy now, right?!

[Nodoze]

Why do I sense desperation here from EA? I think they are starting to realize this game has no legs. The player count is VERY low for a game that just launched (there are more people playing Fallout 4 on PC, than playing Battlefront on every platform).

Good to see EA loosen their grip on content. Let's see where they take this. The framework is in place for a great game, but it needs more content, and some work to get there.

[ArchangelMike]

Free maps also means less fragmentation for the player base. EA know how many season passes they have sold, and going by fan and media reactions, I'm pretty sure (I hope at least) the numbers will be trending alot lower than expected.

Fragmenting the player base is never a good thing, especially for a game that doesn't seem to have the staying power as the go-to shooters on the market. (It is very telling that there are just as many people playing BF4 than Star Wars Battelfront right now).

In a few months time, when all the hype surrounding the new film has died down, EA will practically have to give stuff away to get players still invested it the game. Either that, or make the Season Pass DLC absolutely irresistable, with a fully fledge expansion pack with new single player story "mission" etc.

[jdktech2010]

Where are you getting these numbers? I didn't see a pop count in the game menu.

[acdramon]

@jdktech I can't remember the site but it track the current online player base of all systems playing SWBF atm. I'm pretty sure that's where all the news articles came from stating PS4 has double the amount of players and so on.

[burza1982]

What a big bullsh**!!!
One of the biggest I ever seen.

Access simply removed to this content so they sell you bullsh** about how good they are by giving you free DLC. Lack of content in this game at release date is simply unacceptable. They know about that at the beginning, so they removed access to two maps to show you (they are giving you these maps "for free").

Burn EA, burn!

[Toiletsteak]

Stop bitching. Who cares if you have this game it's good news, if you don't have this game then why should you care.

[ArchangelMike]

To be fair they had just over 2 years to get the game out to retail. For a 2 year dev time on a new IP (no re-usable assets like BF3/COD/Assassins Creed etc) they did well. The game is increadible smooth, looks great, and is good fun.

It is a good thing that we get the free maps, that they could not put in before launch. Hopefully we get a Map set on Cloud City Bespin, and also a Map set in a Star Destroyer.

[PS4XBOXONEPC]

I think their biggest mistake was no single player,the game would have been great

[PS4XBOXONEPC]

with that said though i still plan on buying the game....i liked the beta.

[madmonkey01]

the offline mode can be played alone or split screen, so it is single player, just very limited.

[Summons75]

>.> but there is a single player. It may not be an epic story but there is an offline mode...or do you like to spread misinformation?

[PS4XBOXONEPC]

there is no single player! there is an offline mode,but NO SINGLE PLAYER...do you're homework.Stop trying to act like you know what you're talking about

[Allsystemgamer]

Ps4...

There IS SINGLEPLAYER

GO TO MISSIONS. SELECT ONE AND CHOOSE SOLO. THATS SINGLE PLAYER.

You sir are a sad liar.

[Summons75]

offline = playing by yourself = single player....hence BY YOURSELF. Yes there is a single player, what you are looking to say is that there is no campaign mode, which that is true.

[RiseofScorpio]

Content that's stripped from this base game and made available a month later is not "free".

[-Foxtrot]

Least not everyone is blind

[detroitmademe]

How do you know content was stripped from the game? I think most who hate on this game are doing it because it's the cool thing to do. How many multiplayer games have we had on consoles this gen with large, medium and small maps, big gun fights along with close quarter combat, a slew of different equipment to use ranging from jet packs to scan pulses, an ok selection of different guns.. A large variety of different vehicles and a adequate amount of game modes.with amazing AAA visuals. Not many games have done what star wars battle front has been able to pull off this gen. I personally think it deserves more credit even tho I recognize its not perfect.

[madmonkey01]

destiny pvp has all that.

[detroitmademe]

Destiny PvP doesn't have nearly as much going for it as battle front. The vehicles in it are boring,the maps aren't really that big or well designed but ig that's just my opinion. But I bought Destiny day one and wanted it to be good but overall it just fell short on a few different fronts in my opinion. If I had to compare the two I'd say battlefront is the better game. The only edge I give to Destiny are the missions and raids etc.other than that, battle front all day, although I well say I'd buy Destiny 2 because I have faith in bungie learning from experiences

[Allsystemgamer]

Uh no it doesn't.

[crazymike_22]

so let me get this straight, there going to add more maps on top of the season pass content?

[ArchangelMike]

Yup. They are adding free maps (like the battle of Jakku) which will be free to everyone. Then there will be the season pass maps, which you will have to buy.

[JOWAPPO]

So many problems with this wonderful game. It lacks content, longevity, and offline play-ability. And the one thing they could've added to fix all of these issues? A more robust Instant Action:

-create playlists of customized game modes with dozens of options: modes can now play out in hundreds of different ways.

-No more sticking to one game mode and getting bored of it. Playlists would automatically cycle you between different modes.

-are you a film fan who doesn't like multiplayer? Did the single-player seem like brief, forgettable tripe? Well now you get to play every mode in single-player, with bots, split-screen, and mode customization to boot!

-The amount of developer-created/player-creat ed playlists being added every week would certainly give the game longer legs.

-The season pass now look less like a disembowelment of the base game's content and more like what DLC is supposed to be: "extra content".

[Antifan]

Ha, looks like players are already getting bored of it. MP only is the future lol

[Allsystemgamer]

I guess players are bored of halo 5 too because it's getting free content.

Your logic sucks

[Antifan]

"I guess players are bored of halo 5 too"

I wouldn't be surprised.

[Maul_T_Pass]

The fact no one is complaining about maps being offered for free now tells you how many DLC season passes they've sold...

[RamRokoO]

Sooooo. I hear boba fett is op?

[Swiggins]

All of the heroes are VERY OP, but Boba Fett is probably the most OP of them all. He just decimates everything at long range with his blaster and rockets and his jetpack gives him almost supernatural mobility.

That said, my personal favorite is Leia, her shield, overcharged shot combo can just wreck people at choke points. Plus when she's on the field, she can summon honor guards.