So this weekend was Star Wars Celebration and with it, a lot of information came out on the new Star Wars Battlefront 2. So for those of you who haven't heard the news, the game will a singleplayer campaign focusing on an elite group of stormtroopers following the destruction of the second Death Star above Endor. The story seems that it will explain some of the events and battles that happened up to and including The Force Awakens (perhaps even after that). The single player story has been written by Walt Williams, who is known for writing the story for Spec Ops: the Line.
The game has been developed by three studios, with Dice handling the multiplayer, Criterion handling vehicle design and space battles and Motive focusing on the narrative/single player.
On that note, the big additions to the game from the first iteration are space battles, all the saga eras (Clone Wars, Empire and First Order eras), class based infantry, which can be upgraded individually, as well as upgrades and what seems to be ability unlocks for heroes, and split screen co-op for consoles. Heroes confirmed so far include Darth Maul, Rey, Yoda, Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker. Players will also be able to customise their troopers to a much greater extent in comparison to what was available in the first game.
The developers also mentioned in their panel that there won't be a Season Pass and dlc that fragments the community through limiting maps to dlc purchases. They have stated that they want to replace it with something better to keep you invested in the game for longer. However, EA came out shortly after that statement to say something along the lines of "there being no season pass has not been confirmed" which seems to indicate the developers wanting to do what's best for the game and EA wanting to do what's best for their profit margin.
One thing pointed out by Angry Joe is the use of the word "epic" when describing the ability upgrades unlocked for heroes when the game is pre-ordered. He suggested that this may indicate that the game will have crate boxes similar to what is seen in Overwatch as a replacement for a season pass. All of this is pure speculation at this point.
The game will be available on November 17, or November 14 if you get the deluxe edition. The price for the normal edition on pc is R999.95 and R1,099.95 for the deluxe edition.
Also, here is the trailer:
So what are your thoughts on this? One big factor from a South African perspective will be whether we get South African servers this time. Battlefield 1 got them a few months after the games release, but I guess question marks remain as to how big the South African Battlefront community. Playing in Europe was definitely possible, but there were clear disadvantages to the games reaction to your actions which seemed to vary based on the server joined. In some games I could have decent gun battles with opponents, while other times I would be dead from an enemy just as he was appearing on my screen. (and then if you watched a gameplay or stream of how it was meant to be online, it can be a bit depressing).
The game has been developed by three studios, with Dice handling the multiplayer, Criterion handling vehicle design and space battles and Motive focusing on the narrative/single player.
On that note, the big additions to the game from the first iteration are space battles, all the saga eras (Clone Wars, Empire and First Order eras), class based infantry, which can be upgraded individually, as well as upgrades and what seems to be ability unlocks for heroes, and split screen co-op for consoles. Heroes confirmed so far include Darth Maul, Rey, Yoda, Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker. Players will also be able to customise their troopers to a much greater extent in comparison to what was available in the first game.
The developers also mentioned in their panel that there won't be a Season Pass and dlc that fragments the community through limiting maps to dlc purchases. They have stated that they want to replace it with something better to keep you invested in the game for longer. However, EA came out shortly after that statement to say something along the lines of "there being no season pass has not been confirmed" which seems to indicate the developers wanting to do what's best for the game and EA wanting to do what's best for their profit margin.
One thing pointed out by Angry Joe is the use of the word "epic" when describing the ability upgrades unlocked for heroes when the game is pre-ordered. He suggested that this may indicate that the game will have crate boxes similar to what is seen in Overwatch as a replacement for a season pass. All of this is pure speculation at this point.
The game will be available on November 17, or November 14 if you get the deluxe edition. The price for the normal edition on pc is R999.95 and R1,099.95 for the deluxe edition.
Also, here is the trailer:
So what are your thoughts on this? One big factor from a South African perspective will be whether we get South African servers this time. Battlefield 1 got them a few months after the games release, but I guess question marks remain as to how big the South African Battlefront community. Playing in Europe was definitely possible, but there were clear disadvantages to the games reaction to your actions which seemed to vary based on the server joined. In some games I could have decent gun battles with opponents, while other times I would be dead from an enemy just as he was appearing on my screen. (and then if you watched a gameplay or stream of how it was meant to be online, it can be a bit depressing).
