ETA for the Star Wars: Battlefront front lines is November 17th

Man oh man! I can't until I pick up this game..... around 6 months after it's release date when all the bugs and general issues have been about 60% sorted out to the point where it'll actually be playable....... so excited!!
 
"Battlefront" will focus on frenzied shoot-outs between up to 40 players portraying Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire forces. In a demonstration of the game's multiplayer mode, a team of jetpack-equipped rebels were shown carving their way through the woodsy Endor while Stormtroopers charged at them on foot, on speeders and within walkers, including a hulking AT-AT war machine.

Other locales teased in game footage included the snowy Hoth, sandy Tatooine and gooey Sullust, a lava-spewing planet referenced in 1983's "Return of the Jedi," as well as many "Star Wars" games and novels, but rarely ever seen. "Battlefront" won't solely be centered on expendable ground troops. The game will reward sharpshooters with the ability to embody such iconic characters as bounty hunter Boba Fett and Sith baddie Darth Vader on the battlefield.

"You can storm in as the Dark Lord himself," said "Battlefront" design director Niklas Fegraeus. "You can wield a lightsaber. You can Force choke the rebel scum, which is fun. Basically, you are the boss of the battle. This means that you, as Vader, can lead your team to victory — if you play well."

The action will also take to the skies with players engaging in dogfights with TIE Fighters, X-wings and the Millennium Falcon, though the developers were coy about how battles would alternate between ground and air combat.

"We wanted it to feel authentic to this universe," said "Battlefront" executive producer Patrick Bach. "You can get into these vehicles, from speeder bikes to X-wings, TIE fighters, AT-STs, AT-ATs. There's a wide range of vehicles that we wanted to realize. The difficulty with a game is that they need to be balanced with the troops on the ground."

"Battlefront" will also include a free downloadable level available two weeks before "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens in theaters Dec. 18. It's set on Jakku, the battle-scarred desert planet glimpsed in "Force Awakens" teasers. The expansion, dubbed "Battle of Jakku," will explore the moment following "Return of the Jedi" when the New Republic confronted Imperial holdouts on the previously unseen Outer Rim enclave.

"You never get to see it in the new movie, so it was this brilliant opportunity to recreate the Battle of Jakku, which you only see the remnants of in the movie," said Bach. "In the game, you actually get to play the Battle of Jakku. It's the same place from the new movie but 30 years earlier."
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Additional Info:
  • Has two player split screen
  • Will run at 60FPS on the 3 platforms
  • It sounds like there isn't a traditional campaign and something more akin to spec-ops from CoD
  • Modes vary from 8 players to 40 players
  • You can toggle between first and third person
  • There's flyable vehicles but no space battles
  • The 7 minute demo was on PS4, but there's no mention of the forthcoming trailer platform
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I'm skeptical on the graphics. It looks too good. What is that running on? I can't believe that the console versions will look like that. However, if I'm wrong, then EA's gamble to have all their games use the same engine seems to have paid off, because it looks fantastic! Please be good, it'll be the first multiplayer FPS I've bought since the mid 2000's if it is. I hope there's no BF premium bulls**t though. :/
 
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Did anyone here play the previous versions? I haven't, but I've looked at some the videos and it looks rather confusing and disorganized. I intend no offence to fans. I'm am very interested in the game, want to play something a bit different from BF3 / 4

I was rudely told by [MENTION=11347]The_Imp_ZA[/MENTION] that I am blind and stupid. :D

So I'll post this here.

 
murfle said:
EA is making it really hard to boycott them... This and Mass Effect mostly, and golf...
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Yeah man, EA have some amazing titles but its not about what the create its how they manage them once they have created it..

will keep holding thumbs though
 
Crzwaco said:
Yeah I am afraid that is not going to happen.
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We are talking EA... Remember the BF4 release... "whistling:



EA - We need you to release Battlefront in the next week.
DICE - We are far from ready!
EA - Release it or you won't get paid!

*game releases - buggy as all hell*

EA - Why's the damn game so buggy? People are furious!
DICE - You forced us into a pre-mature release!
EA - Excuses. Excuses. Fix it!
 
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