**** Star Wars: Battlefront ****

[Seanspeed]

Yup, steam refund's policy is a god send for PC gamers as not only does it give us a chance to test the game and get an idea on gameplay but if you get a refund for a broken game, the publisher of the game will lose money hence why Warner Bros took batman AK of steam.



How do you know that a game will run without issues on day 1 though? i.e. batman AK, battlefield 3/4, assasins creed unity and in the case of these games, it took months until the serious issues were fixed.

As has been shown, often the beta and even the alpha can be much better the final version....

Battlefield 4 had lots of network issues for the first couple weeks, but it settled down quickly. And the beta was certainly not better. The beta had all sorts of performance issues that didn't exist at all when the game finally released(it was actually amazingly optimized for a 2013 game). This game was about as close I got to regret over a pre-order, but even then, I simply waited a couple weeks before jumping in and I was quite happy after that. Rarely had any major issues and I got the game plus Premium for a pretty nice discount, so I ultimately dont regret it at all. I knew I was going to put in a ton of hours into it ultimately.

If I was impatient, it would have bothered me more, but I always have something to play in the meantime.

 

[Cully]

Got me refund, by far the most shallow online fps ive ever played.

 

[Rezident]

I think I'm leaning towards buying this now. Where's the cheapest place to buy this now without messing around with vpns?

 

[weyland yutani]

I tried to resist, I really did but I'm too much of a SW nerd and graphics ***** to not play this Pre-loading at a snails pace

I thought the beta was a lot of fun so I'l get my money's worth but everything I've read suggests it's technically brilliant but shallow and lacking content - disappointed to the see offline options are so limited.

 

[anything I don't mind]

Been playing before dinner and its got a fair amount more than the beta. About 20 or more secondary weapons and 10 primary weapons. It is difficult multiplayer due to all the powerups and the heroes.

 

[coupe69]

I think I'm leaning towards buying this now. Where's the cheapest place to buy this now without messing around with vpns?

Just purchased mine from CJS Keys for £31.99. Downloading now from Origin at a steady 9.54 MB/sec, good to go in half an hour

 

[Choimaloy75]

Just purchased mine from CJS Keys for £31.99. Downloading now from Origin at a steady 9.54 MB/sec, good to go in half an hour

yep done that to got mine from cjs to what the best vpn to use to unlock?

 

[Nexus18]

Battlefield 4 had lots of network issues for the first couple weeks, but it settled down quickly. And the beta was certainly not better. The beta had all sorts of performance issues that didn't exist at all when the game finally released(it was actually amazingly optimized for a 2013 game). This game was about as close I got to regret over a pre-order, but even then, I simply waited a couple weeks before jumping in and I was quite happy after that. Rarely had any major issues and I got the game plus Premium for a pretty nice discount, so I ultimately dont regret it at all. I knew I was going to put in a ton of hours into it ultimately.

If I was impatient, it would have bothered me more, but I always have something to play in the meantime.

When the beta started yes it was plagued with issues that I was affected by too but after a patch it ran beautifully for me and 10+ friends as well as the majority on here at the time, iirc it was called the "wonder" patch as it made such a massive difference and most importantly the netcode/hit reg. was superb for us.

Come release day, people were plagued with crashes so much so that we had a new trololo theme tune for it:

EDIT: removed because of sweary, search on youtube

☼ Battlefield Theme Songs TROLOLO True Story!

I don't recall of having any crashes (although since getting a 290, bf 4 has crashed an awful lot more) but I remember the netcode/hit reg. amongst other issues that weren't present in the beta, it took them 6 months to get the netcode/hit reg. etc. to an acceptable standard. It is like hardline, the beta had superb netcode/hit reg. but come final release, supposedly the netcode changes didn't make it into the final game (the game felt like bf 4 when first launched but even worse due to the quick TTK and OP weapons....) and I believe that they only just added those netcode changes with the last dlc pack a few months ago....

EDIT:

And yes I certainly got my moneys worth with 1130 hours played but still, if I had known what the final game was going to be like in comparison to the beta (at least for me), I would have never pre-ordered it until it was fixed.

 

[Richdog]

Wow so many mixed opinions! Guess I'll wait a month or two and see if I think it's worth buying, but looks like another cynical EA release!

Wow, he has a speeder bike I had when I was a kid. That stuff is going to be worth a fortune surely?

Yeah dont sell it just yet.

I had all that too, difference was I played with it, enjoyed it, and fuelled my Star Wars fantasies. Must suck to keep it in a box doing nothing.

 

[Gerard]

Boba Fett can really kick some arse in this game, keep a bit of distance and his scarily accurate blasters and the homing rocket can seriously rack up the kills. Got him at the start of a round and had him right through.

 

[l0z]

Warning re: CJS-Keys

They require you to verify by phone to collect your key, which I was not aware of when buying. I hate giving my number out to companies that I don't trust, incase they sell the database on to spam marketers.

 

[Gerard]

Warning re: CJS-Keys

They require you to verify by phone to collect your key, which I was not aware of when buying. I hate giving my number out to companies that I don't trust, incase they sell the database on to spam marketers.

Didn't require that for my order.

 

[V F]

I tried to resist, I really did but I'm too much of a SW nerd and graphics ***** to not play this Pre-loading at a snails pace

I thought the beta was a lot of fun so I'l get my money's worth but everything I've read suggests it's technically brilliant but shallow and lacking content - disappointed to the see offline options are so limited.

 

[l0z]

Didn't require that for my order.

Guess it's because it's the first time I've used them. They are happy to take payment without phone security, but suddenly need when you try to get the key. Shady.

 

[Matson]

Warning re: CJS-Keys

They require you to verify by phone to collect your key, which I was not aware of when buying. I hate giving my number out to companies that I don't trust, incase they sell the database on to spam marketers.

Thats not as bad as instant-gaming lol They dont accept your purchase untill you send them a scan of your ID such as driving licence or passport.
No way i was doing that to any online cd key site, i don't care how legit they are. Using your card or paypal should be more than enough.

 

[Jono8]

Check the screenshot through if you want to see some pics i just posted about 30 maxed out on an ultrawide screen.
As for people complaining about the price i paid £26 so im not sure how you can complain at that especially when its what £50 on the ps4 and xbox?

Heres a few of my favourites from the shots i posted.

Spoiler

Wow, I have got to admit, that looks stunning. The 7th screen especially. Looks like it could be a still from the film!

 

[Digital X]

Protip: Avoid CJS. Or you'll have to print out your name near a bank statement with photo ID etc, they do that.

There are plenty of better key sellers that don't make you do that.

 

[coupe69]

Protip: Avoid CJS. Or you'll have to print out your name near a bank statement with photo ID etc, they do that.

There are plenty of better key sellers that don't make you do that.

Never had to do that with any of my purchases, having said that I have had an account with them for a good while now.

 

[SuperG]

Check the screenshot through if you want to see some pics i just posted about 30 maxed out on an ultrawide screen.
As for people complaining about the price i paid £26 so im not sure how you can complain at that especially when its what £50 on the ps4 and xbox?

Heres a few of my favourites from the shots i posted.

Spoiler

what res are you playing at?

 

[Gerard]

Overall its pretty average, fun for short bursts but there's still glaring issues that have not been addressed. I'd put money on there having been more grenade kills than any other weapon...actually id go one further and say there's probably been more grenade kills than every other weapon combined. Nothing but people lobbing grenades left and right hoping to get kills in plenty of the maps.

One of the upgrades is a pulse sniper rifle like attachment that like to fire to the left of the reticle constantly...wut? When in third person mode its stupidly easily to be firing at a wall you're beside and not realise it, even though your character appears to be clear of the wall. Pistols constantly outclass blasters, you can fire off a spread of laser fire to engulf the enemy, he fires 2 shots and you're dead, even in close quarters some of the heavy rapid fire blasters seem about as accurate\useful as someone trying to play darts while suffering an electric shock.

Spawning into deaths is still an issue. Seen quite a few servers where getting into an aircraft is pointless as the sky is dominated by the ****bucket using tryhard brigade racking up 70 odd kills with one hand while wiping their ass with the other, that and the controls absolutely blow for aircraft.

Work to be done for sure.