I guess most people would have already tried the Beta for Battlefront by now? They've even extended the Beta for more people to test it out.
The interface so far seems pretty slick; clean and not complicated like that 'other' game. :p (coughBFcough). The matchmaking was pretty seamless, didn't take more than a minute to set up the match. Right now there are only two modes for multiplayer in the Beta, Drop Zone and Walker Assault.
Drop Zone is a 8v8 match with a time limit, and the objective is to capture a set number of pods before time runs out. Walker Assault is a 20v20 match, kinda like a large scale capture the flag. The rebel side is Walker Assault has to activate 2 relays and hold them so that Y-wings can come in to disable the shields on the AT-ATs.... why the rebels can't just call in an airstrike is beyond me... maybe they have no budget, and had to build the comms relays OUTSIDE the base? :p
Anyway, only when the shields have been disabled, can you start heaping damage on the walkers... at this point you realise quite a bit of coordination is needed, as it is the vehicles that can do the most damage to the walkers, and these power ups are kinda hard to come by.
Overall, the graphics are nice, it's a waste though there's no single player campaign for this though (the single player survival mode doesn't count). Gameplay is ok i guess? Like a simplified BF, but that's what the Battlefront series has been like all along anyway. Will i get this game? Ummm.. hard to say at this point. 50/50 chance...
The interface so far seems pretty slick; clean and not complicated like that 'other' game. :p (coughBFcough). The matchmaking was pretty seamless, didn't take more than a minute to set up the match. Right now there are only two modes for multiplayer in the Beta, Drop Zone and Walker Assault.
Drop Zone is a 8v8 match with a time limit, and the objective is to capture a set number of pods before time runs out. Walker Assault is a 20v20 match, kinda like a large scale capture the flag. The rebel side is Walker Assault has to activate 2 relays and hold them so that Y-wings can come in to disable the shields on the AT-ATs.... why the rebels can't just call in an airstrike is beyond me... maybe they have no budget, and had to build the comms relays OUTSIDE the base? :p
Anyway, only when the shields have been disabled, can you start heaping damage on the walkers... at this point you realise quite a bit of coordination is needed, as it is the vehicles that can do the most damage to the walkers, and these power ups are kinda hard to come by.
Overall, the graphics are nice, it's a waste though there's no single player campaign for this though (the single player survival mode doesn't count). Gameplay is ok i guess? Like a simplified BF, but that's what the Battlefront series has been like all along anyway. Will i get this game? Ummm.. hard to say at this point. 50/50 chance...
