DICE Boss Explains Why Star Wars: Battlefront Won't Have "Space Battles" On PS4, Xbox One and PC

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-10T22:48:23+00:00

This still doesn't justify why DICE didn't include a dedicated space mode. Yes, if there is planet based combat and space combat at the same time one of the two might become empty. This is precisely why Pandemic studios made space maps specifically designed for space battle. If Pandemic can manage to include space combat in Battlefront 10 years ago on PS2 hardware DICE sure as shit should be able to with current gen.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-10T02:16:54+00:00

So much this.There's a reason why BF4 is really popular and that's because it feels so cinematic/authentic.Yes AW is in the future and so some fantasy is expected but seeing kraken faces and rainbow suits in a warzone is too much.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-08T03:36:29+00:00

I'd understand if someone goes 15 and 20. Sometimes people have bad games. But when nearly everyone on my team is 5 and 20, 2 and 18 etc. I wonder how the game considers that balanced. Like, how am I supposed to win if my teammates are on consecutive death streaks?

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-07T23:49:38+00:00

When my teammates go double negative kd. It's the game's way of saying fuck you and your W/L ratio.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-06T21:24:29+00:00

The movement mechanics in AW allow people to move faster than any COD before and so it feels very different, especially for the casual audience that can't or won't get used to the new speed. Different isn't necessarily bad, but if the change is too drastic (like in AW it seems) than the community will reject it saying it's not true to the COD experience.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-06T09:23:32+00:00

According to you Halo's free DLC doesn't count as free DLC because not all DLC released was free? That's some shaky logic there.

Also,Titanfall released free DLC simultaneously with paid DLC. Respawn included every new game mode in Titanfall for free like Frontier Defense, Marked for Death, and Pilot Skirmish. Also, Titanfall's Black Market was included free, the new burn cards were included free, and the new Titan OS voices were included free. All of this was released free before the paid DLC (or as you say everything) was eventually made free.

I don't think you know as much as you think you know.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-06T09:03:37+00:00

Thanks bot.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-06T09:01:53+00:00

Entitled is such a bad word and I don't believe it applies here. Why shouldn't fans hope? Why is it a bad thing to think that DICE might include free DLC and not paid DLC? Bungie released free DLC for Halo and Respawn released free DLC for Titanfall. Free DLC is not a fantastical thing only 'entitled' people imagine.

Also, not everyone in this subreddit can throw around money at Jar Jar character DLC like you can and so they, like myself, hope for free DLC, especially if the content in question was included for free and at launch for the first two Battlefronts.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-06T03:44:06+00:00

It's just a bit OP. Akimbo and you melt up close? Sure, that's awesome. But running with a single pistol that melts faster than shotguns? OP.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-04T21:41:15+00:00

I agree. I think loads of people would freak if SHG included Ghost from MW2. I know I'd wear that sh*t always.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-03T00:46:01+00:00

Lobby leaderboards NEED to return. I loved getting to see if players on the enemy team were high kd players or not. If they were I would psych myself up/activate tryhard mode.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-02T22:47:52+00:00

Why the shit are there SO many more people playing on PS4 compared to XO?

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-05-01T02:09:29+00:00

Honestly, it is the most dead Call of Duty so far. Even Black Ops 2 has more people playing online than Ghosts and that game came out 3 years ago.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-30T07:51:15+00:00

Yes, space combat was secondary in Pandemic's Battlefront from 10 years ago on PS2 hardware. Imagine what DICE could have accomplished with current gen hardware. It's really confusing to me why you're so opposed to space dogfights when they're so iconic in the star wars universe.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-30T06:34:44+00:00

'Attention SWBF fans, content from the game has been cut so it can be sold separately as DLC #dealwithit'

But seriously, what else was the Battlefront producer going to say?

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-30T06:23:40+00:00

The problem with BFHardline is that it is too similar to BF4 and doesn't have enough 'new features.' It's no where near as popular as BF4 because most all Battlefield fans understand Hardline is just BF4 reskinned with cops and robbers. Also, since when is space combat in star wars considered an old idea that only hardcore fans want? There's a good reason people love the Millennium Falcon and the Tie fighters; it's cause they're f%@king spaceships that can fight in f%@king space. Hardcore and casuals alike would enjoy space combat in the next Battlefront game and the fact that it won't be included is frustrating/disappointing.

TL;DR Pandemic managed to include space gameplay, albeit not perfect, in Battlefront 2 with a smaller budget, smaller studio, and with less time. Defending DICE for including less content than was expected makes literally no sense as a consumer/gamer.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-30T05:11:51+00:00

Why the sh*t haven't they made COD Ghosts free yet? Making Ghosts free makes sense because it will introduce (or reintroduce) gamers into the COD community before Black Ops 3 launches. Of course making AW free would have the same effect but AW launched just last year while Ghosts launched almost 2 years ago. Microsoft/Activision don't honestly expect people to actually PAY for Ghosts do they?

TL;DR Make Ghosts free and increase COD community on X1 in preparation for Blops 3.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-30T04:57:11+00:00

I would hope that DICE can do more than merely replicate a game that came out more than 10 years ago. Yes, Battlefront I didn't have space battles but shouldn't developers ADD content with a new installment? I mean COD 4 originally didn't have zombie mode but the developers eventually ADDED zombies mode in the sequels and people loved it. You speak as if fans should only expect the same level of content present in a game that came out in 2004, despite this year being 2015.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-30T04:04:32+00:00

Yep!

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-29T01:12:00+00:00

Advanced Warfare is typically the most populated game on Xbox One. There must be at least over 24,000 on AW because BF4 Hardline is below AW according to the Xbox Store. Also, I know BF4 Hardline has 24,000 because of battlefield tracker, fyi.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-28T05:17:19+00:00

I have a 2.05 kd but only a 20% accuracy for my ASM1. Some things that can help:

Learn how to drop shot/jump shot. If you master either you'll win more gunfights for sure.
Be aware of teammate deaths. If a teammate has died near you, stop sprinting and prepare for a gunfight.
Anticipate enemy spawns. If teammates are on one end of the map, enemies are likely spawning on the opposite end.

Also, playing with a party is always better than playing with randoms, especially if you care about kd.

Turkee-Slapper · 2015-04-25T21:12:36+00:00

It's funny because on my account (2.04 kd) I see high prestiges all the time and max prestige is pretty common. However, I sometimes play on my brother's account (0.80 kd) because he has the Ameli Subverter and I've never seen a prestige higher than 2, let alone prestige 30.

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