The game doesn't save the weapon mods preferences... i have to change it everytime i launch it. :|
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Star Wars Battlefront II |OT| The Circle is Now Complete
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I don't know if i'd call it bad...but it was very predictable and you can totally tell it was a rush job in some parts and they clearly couldve done better. I enjoyed it, but it definitely wasn't as amazing they made it out to be.
Yeah, one of the biggest if not the biggest license and they just couldn't make it idiotproof.
I should have quoted this:
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EA's stock is down 8.5 percent month to date through Tuesday compared with the S&P 500's 2 percent gain, wiping out $3.1 billion of shareholder value. Its competitors Take-Two and Activision Blizzardshares are up 5 percent and 0.7 percent respectively during the same time period.
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My problem is disabling one. I have auto-cooling and night vision and I only want auto-cooling, but every time I launch the game it enables night vision. I think I have tried in the collections menu, but I'll try that again when I get home today.
Because there is literally no incentive to win.
Especially in GA where some of the maps favor one side unfairly and it feels like you have to work your ass off to win the map. There is literally no point.
Really, I think the heavy is under powered. I out gun them most of the time. Sentry can kill anyone, including heroes incredibly quick, but they also have limited mobility, and have to wait for it to charge. You can easily roll out of it, if you're aware it's on you before you take too much damage. Problem is people with heroes still underestimate it, but they should high tail it away, and come back when it's all done.
Having a useful, high damaging ability, that's situational at best, is hardly overpowered.
They are rather good in narrow places like Theed Palace and Hoth Bose and basically on all Blast-maps. They are useless on medium or long distance.
While I enjoy the campaign for what it is, your are right with multiplayer. It's the meat of the game and very well done.
After spending more time with MP the last few days, It's finally hit me how busted the progression system is. Even if the game showered credits and crafting parts on you, the whole system is the most complicated, convoluted mess I've ever experienced.
The system in BF2015 was so, so superior to this, and I feel like they could have successfully monetized that system if they had tried (without making it feel unfair and way overly complicated).
Yesterday was the first day I really felt it. I'm having so much fun in the actual game, but jesus- assuming that I have enough credits for crates and parts for cards (which I'm now acknowledging, most of the time I don't) the system is just asinine.
You should earn a crate, or enough credits for a crate, after every match- period. There should be way more crafting parts available in daily crates or you should be able to buy them. And why are duplicate cards turned into credits rather than crafting parts??
The funny thing is, aside from some specific examples in SA I don't even notice most of the card abilities I equip. Like they just don't have much of an impact.
What an amazing, immersive, gorgeous Star Wars game damn near ruined by the frame built around it. :/
The system in BF2015 was so, so superior to this, and I feel like they could have successfully monetized that system if they had tried (without making it feel unfair and way overly complicated).
Yesterday was the first day I really felt it. I'm having so much fun in the actual game, but jesus- assuming that I have enough credits for crates and parts for cards (which I'm now acknowledging, most of the time I don't) the system is just asinine.
You should earn a crate, or enough credits for a crate, after every match- period. There should be way more crafting parts available in daily crates or you should be able to buy them. And why are duplicate cards turned into credits rather than crafting parts??
The funny thing is, aside from some specific examples in SA I don't even notice most of the card abilities I equip. Like they just don't have much of an impact.
What an amazing, immersive, gorgeous Star Wars game damn near ruined by the frame built around it. :/
Huh, what's wrong with them? I've actually been having a blast with all the classes, once I get the hang of them they all seem fun. It always seems to take me a decent period to adjust to their style of play though.
From what I understand, any of the vanguard perks actually shortens the time that it is active (unless you a merking people with it obviously)
Yeah like I said, they are good in narrow places. But to be honest, Assault and Officer are also good in narrow places and they are vastly superior in medium and long range.
My problem with the heavy is that his shield feels too weak. And that whole Sentry mode is very luck-based. You can have nice killstreak with it, but as soon as someone sees you, you are already dead. Sentry mode should spawn a shield or reinforce your defenses outside of grenade damage. Also it takes WAY to long to even ready your sentry.
Yeah I haven't been able to play well with the Heavy class. I can beast in all other classes but not Heavies. It's a shame too cause I dig the Ion Torpedo and Ion turret for them. I like taking down tanks and chicken walkers with those star cards.
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Hmm I'm not sure. I play with Sentry mode knowing I'll be a sitting duck but accuracy and damage is greatly increased. So often I pop it whilst stood around a corner then step out and unleash hell (third person really is the only way to play this game online). Also the shield has saved my butt so many times and works as a pretty handy distraction when you're in a group.
I find heavy works best when I'm supporting others pushing. Assault is great at pushing. Specialist is great for long range engagements. And officer is good when working in groups, but admittedly I still need to play more officer. I am guilty of being put off of them by their appearance...
As mainly an Officer, I never have issues with heavies. I shoot their feet off with my BLURRRGGGG
Its such a jarring class.
Base level is probably the worst class in the game with abilities that suck and a gun that gives the authentic stormtrooper expereince by your shots going everywhere but your target
Then when you get starcards and the last gun you basically become this...
So much pride and accomplishment when I got their final gun from a lootbox.
Its such a jarring class.
Base level is probably the worst class in the game with abilities that suck and a gun that gives the authentic stormtrooper expereince by your shots going everywhere but your target
Then when you get starcards and the last gun you basically become this...
So much pride and accomplishment when I got their final gun from a lootbox.
The base gun and the 2nd gun (until you get the recoil mod) are total shit. Once you can actually hit what you are shooting at it becomes a viable class IMO.
And I want to clarify that I'm not using any star cards with him either.
I like to always be popping in and out of cover. Never be out in the open with him in any case. Always have his dark aura power activated! If it is charged, use it. Especially if you're about to go into a major enemy encounter. Always stay jumping if you're planning to engage enemies. Chain lightning is amazing when enemies are in close vicinity to each other, so use that. If you plan to flank an enemy/group, use electrocute and then chain lightning combo. The reason I suggest using electrocute when you're behind the enemy is because you're vulnerable for about 2 seconds during the attack. So use it mostly only in close quarters when you know everyone will be tagged by it or else distant troopers can shoot you.
He's very fun to play as and his dodge will get you out of danger very swiftly if you're not too far from cover. Good luck!
Its such a jarring class.
Base level is probably the worst class in the game with abilities that suck and a gun that gives the authentic stormtrooper expereince by your shots going everywhere but your target
Then when you get starcards and the last gun you basically become this...
So much pride and accomplishment when I got their final gun from a lootbox.
Pretty much. Heavy with upgraded starcards is like a fed tank in a moba, can make mistake after mistake (caught out) pop on a shield and simply get this get out of jail free card for minimum effort.
And then they have that dumb minigun that shreds heroes (and you can't block it) which means I am running from half their team the entire time.
The minigun with explosive shot is the best. Not the single huge blast shot one, but the minigun rate of fire one where each shot has a small explosion. It totally removes republic gunships from GA since they last less than 10 seconds of sustained fire and you can really mess up teams in choke points.
I can't wait for the first DLC and the changes to the progression system.
I've been hoarding credits just in case they add new stuff to buy with them.
I've been hoarding credits just in case they add new stuff to buy with them.
That's interesting. I still find the opposite to be true. Maybe I'm going up against a lot of heavies with upgraded abilities and guns, but I get shredded by them. And their shield makes things super difficult for me. When a team I'm playing against has a lot of heavies in GA it's hell. But maybe I just need to get better, which is entirely possible.
I've got 20k+ credits saved up for Finn and Phasma. Going to save about 30k and hoping they don't cost more than 15k each to unlock...
Those canon and pink Vader comments piss me off.
Doesn't work from either menu. It's annoying.
Doesn't work from either menu. It's annoying.
I still maintain that heavy's shield is overpowered in close quarters. With the somewhat long-ish kill times, it's 100% possible to have the drop on a heavy but still get shithoused by them if you don't have cover immediately available. And 50/50 1v1 faceoffs when turning corners, forget it. Against a remotely competent heavy, you're done, and there's no real effective counter. In GA it doesn't end up being a major issue, but in Blast, going against heavies in some of the more confined/corridor based maps sucks.
Maybe disable crouching when the shield is up.
Or slightly reduce the shield's hitpoints.
so many matches of HvV with people just AFK boosting spinning around in circles. People have realized its the fastest mode and are leaving their consoles on over night.
I hope the stats don't get reset when they add the stats page, cause the people that boost like that are gonna have some hilariously low Kill Per Minute lol.
Will the game finally be fun for them once they have enough to buy everything?
To be fair, I shred heavies as assault. It is an assault's job to attack and push. The third assault blaster has an incredible rate of fire, you'll out damage heavy fast. Great at close to medium engagements. It's okay for longer distances if you tap fire.
I try not to push too much with officer cause I feel officers are best for support roles, but they have easier gun handling and high damage pistols. Still if you want to push with an officer, I suggest the star card that disables blasters in close range, i forgot what its called. You pop it if you run into anyone, and they'll be hopeless for a bit.
Obviously not gonna push up close with a specialist if I can help it lol.
Heavy on heavy would be based on your own aim, and blaster. I haven't unlocked all heavy blasters yet, but I higher damage third blaster doesn't make up for the rate of fire of the second heavy blaster, especially if you have the recoil stabilizer.
You guys are forgetting the best part about playing Heavy: The Ion Turret. UNLIMITED POWER? Try UNLIMITED RANGE! I absolutely love finding some high viewpoint to plop it down and go do something else while it racks up points from across the map. It makes the Officer turret look like a cheap Christmas toy.
I always forget that I have that unlocked. Does it only fire against ground targets or does it shoot for ships too?
It will fire on starfighters if it is at relatively the same plane. This is only possible on a few maps, or if you end up stuck in the sky like I was on Theed then it has no issue.
However it will fire at MTTs and other ground vehicles constantly if it doesn't find an even better target. Its best to put it as high up as you can so it can see more of the map. It has infinite range but needs line of sight.
I find heavies to be too s
Heavies are very situational, but that situation happens multiple times on most maps in GA and Strike. If you manage your cool downs and have good cards, you're almost never without sentry or a shield and can hold down an objective or corridor single-handed.
Heavies are very situational, but that situation happens multiple times on most maps in GA and Strike. If you manage your cool downs and have good cards, you're almost never without sentry or a shield and can hold down an objective or corridor single-handed.
That's great and all, but what do you do when you round a corner and a heavy is there. I mean maybe start spamming the roll hoping you can get to cover? They can whip out the shield in time to survive even if you shoot first, and can crouch so that nothing is exposed even. And still fire at you during this time.
As I said on the big maps in GA it's not that big a deal; heavies are a niche that serves a purpose, but are horrible in other situations. But on the small maps they're far more viable more often, and possess an instant win button that can be applicable to many 1v1 type situations, which can get frustrating.
If you want to play around with it, the Assault's Ion Grenade is like the Heavy's Impact Grenade. It detonates once it is next to an enemy or device, so you can throw it right in someones face and it does decent damage. The big thing is that it will disable the Heavy's shield.
Further proving how much this game needs more balancing. One of your staple classes is only useful in certain situations, that you need maps designed around them or maybe it was the other way around. At least in other Battlefield games, the machine gun class were far more useful. There's no suppression in BF2 and no ammo to give out. I haven't gotten the last heavy blaster yet, but I keep hearing it's really good, so that's the only viable gun if the heavy isn't in a situation he doesn't excel at, and that gun is a long grind, unless you know, random progression helps out lol.
Have you unlocked the third weapon with the night scope yet?
Makes all the difference for me long-range. I harress snipers and the unawares with it across the map. May need to duck in and out verse snipers though.
And kneel with your Combat Shield to protect your feet too.
The last weapon, TL-50 is rough at first because it overheats so quickly. But unlocking the first two mods to reduce overheating and spread turn that weapon into a mid to close ranged monster.
So I go 3rd weapon for open range maps and last gun for when the maps close in.
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More Heavies need to crouch and shield. Maybe they don't know.
I main Heavy and I didn't know until I saw another player in my match doing it.
I was like 8o
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Has Dice or EA made any statements yet?
I haven't been on today, are the servers still rubber banding people?
I haven't been on today, are the servers still rubber banding people?
