Aangster

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,648
The huge performance variance between maps and mods is concerning. Not to mention glaring vehicle balance issues.

None of the reviewers have access to console codes. The fuck?
 

Noisepurge

Corrupted by Vengeance
Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,615
Those reviews are exactly why I find All out warfare baffling. If the game was solely rereleased maps from the franchise this game wouldn't have had the media nightmare after the beta.

Would have still kept the new maps and guns in too :D but Portal should have been the main mode for sure.
 

drewfonse

Member
Oct 28, 2017
4,002
The only way to pre-load the trial is by searching for the game on the Xbox app and pressing download to console. Once the trial is live you should be able to access directly from your console.

Well I found it on the Xbox app, clicked install to console, but nothing happens on my console. I guess I'll try periodically today and hope it's downliaded when I get home.

Shit, did I need to set my Xbox to NZ in order to download at this time?
 

Vormund

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,519
Just played Arica Harbor Rush.

Looks like in Rush they don't show deaths at all which is great! Means people actually pushing and not worrying about their stats.
 

Jurassic579

Member
Oct 27, 2017
279
Is it easy to find "original BFBC2 game mode and maps" in portal? These servers must be up att all time right? Can you save play modes as favourites?
 

Nateo

Member
Oct 27, 2017
7,658
The fact that scoreboards were removed cause they didn't want people to feel bad for contributing differently really shows DICE's lack of imagination it blows my mind that we have to remove a scoreboard lol.
 

Irrotational

Prophet of Truth
Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,277
Well I found it on the Xbox app, clicked install to console, but nothing happens on my console. I guess I'll try periodically today and hope it's downliaded when I get home.

Shit, did I need to set my Xbox to NZ in order to download at this time?
No - the app can be wonky. I tried on and off to get it to install for the last day and it wouldnt work, no error message in the app, the game just never started downloading. I just added my other xbox console (I know - first world problems!) to the app and it set the download going on that immediately!

Ultimately good news but annoying that i could have had the game downloaded by now.

Via the app you can install any game on the store to your console, regardless of whether you own it. If you try and launch a random game you'll get an error on the console directing you to buy it.

The NZ trick is once you "own" a game (i.e. have the right to play it) then you can set your console (or PC) location to NZ and it unlocks at midnight NZ time...provided the game actually has regional unlock times.

My only suggestion is to try and unregister and re-add your console in the xbox app and see if that shakes things free.
 

Gero

Member
Oct 28, 2017
10,323
Damn the big map looks ugly af :D

They still have a lot of work to do in the UI department
 

Irrotational

Prophet of Truth
Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,277
Do you need Gamepass Ultimate to play the 10 hour preview on PC?
This article says either type of gamepass gives you EA play on PC:-


In turn, EA play gives you the 10 hour trials. On Pc you need to have your EA and Xbox accounts linked and make sure your account is logged into the xbox app when you get EA desktop up and running. Some people with multiple accounts had problems with EA trying to attach itself to the wrong xbox account.
 

Theorry

Member
Oct 27, 2017
61,672
For the people playing. There is no overall player screen where it has you info of time played, K/D, score per minute? Or am i missing it?
 

Modu5

Member
Nov 15, 2017
266
Man seems like portal will the the most popular mode imo. excited to play caspian border with updated graphics. I hope dice will let us install each game mode separately.
 

Corncob

Prophet of Truth
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
4,641
UK
This article says either type of gamepass gives you EA play on PC:-


In turn, EA play gives you the 10 hour trials. On Pc you need to have your EA and Xbox accounts linked and make sure your account is logged into the xbox app when you get EA desktop up and running. Some people with multiple accounts had problems with EA trying to attach itself to the wrong xbox account.
Great. Thank you!
 

FlipCup8822

Member
Nov 25, 2018
321
For those on PC, it is a global launch (I believe), so you cannot use a VPN to get it earlier. I believe it is 3PM EST. I could be wrong though.
 

Theorry

Member
Oct 27, 2017
61,672
This is nice handy screen. Missed it. There is a little video you can watch when you select the specialists and see what they ability is. Also handy for sundance to see what grenade does what

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drewfonse

Member
Oct 28, 2017
4,002
No - the app can be wonky. I tried on and off to get it to install for the last day and it wouldnt work, no error message in the app, the game just never started downloading. I just added my other xbox console (I know - first world problems!) to the app and it set the download going on that immediately!

Ultimately good news but annoying that i could have had the game downloaded by now.

Via the app you can install any game on the store to your console, regardless of whether you own it. If you try and launch a random game you'll get an error on the console directing you to buy it.

The NZ trick is once you "own" a game (i.e. have the right to play it) then you can set your console (or PC) location to NZ and it unlocks at midnight NZ time...provided the game actually has regional unlock times.

My only suggestion is to try and unregister and re-add your console in the xbox app and see if that shakes things free.
No - the app can be wonky. I tried on and off to get it to install for the last day and it wouldnt work, no error message in the app, the game just never started downloading. I just added my other xbox console (I know - first world problems!) to the app and it set the download going on that immediately!

Ultimately good news but annoying that i could have had the game downloaded by now.

Via the app you can install any game on the store to your console, regardless of whether you own it. If you try and launch a random game you'll get an error on the console directing you to buy it.

The NZ trick is once you "own" a game (i.e. have the right to play it) then you can set your console (or PC) location to NZ and it unlocks at midnight NZ time...provided the game actually has regional unlock times.

My only suggestion is to try and unregister and re-add your console in the xbox app and see if that shakes things free.

Crap. Good info, thanks. Not sure I can jump through those hoops while at work. Maybe they'll just add option on website to install from there.
 

bitcloudrzr

Member
May 31, 2018
14,411
Man seems like portal will the the most popular mode imo. excited to play caspian border with updated graphics. I hope dice will let us install each game mode separately.
The most popular mode will be CQ AOW, the Portal content is nice but not really what the majority plays. The game is going to live or die based on that too and not on remastered content.
 

ajoshi

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Sep 11, 2021
2,037
The fact that scoreboards were removed cause they didn't want people to feel bad for contributing differently really shows DICE's lack of imagination it blows my mind that we have to remove a scoreboard lol.

It's laughable, really... the kind of goobers that just wookie 700m away from nearest flag all match for all of like 4 sick sniper kills lack the fundamental capacity to feel bad about not contributing. They know what they're doing lol
 

phant0m

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Oct 29, 2017
3,361
As suspected, it sounds like I'll be playing Portal almost exclusively. Maybe some Hazard Zone if it gets good post-launch support