What Do You Think Of The Star Wars Battlefront Beta So Far?

Haven't tried it, simply seen video's.

However a small question was on my mind after watching them.
The battle on Hoth, Why is Luke wearing the black clothes and green lightsaber from the last movie in the Original trilogy, when he should've worn a Pilot uniform and blue lightsaber at that time?

@Shmiity: No they haven't. I like what I like because I like it. Yes I really enjoy it and yes I'll go for it. I don't care what reason anyone has for buying this game, why should I. If I like what's included in the season pass then guess what, I'll buy that too.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself during the beta and I'll be picking up the game on pre-order, perhaps even the season pass.

I think a lot of complaints are coming from Battlefield/COD/etc. players who are used to a more ... strategic(?) military shooter. Lack of recoil, re-loading, equipment loadouts, vehicle access, etc. There are a few things in particular though that I liked about SW: Battlefront.

1. Casual friendly - I think they know that they will sell a lot of copies to Star Wars fans who aren't hardcore military shooter fans. These "Yay, I'm in Star Wars! ... how do I shot?" fans can get into the game and start shooting up Stormtroopers with no problem. Plus, they don't need to grind or rank up to "earn" the ability to fly a TIE fighter or an AT-ST or even be Luke or Vader, they just need to come across the powerup. A very democratic way to let everyone have a shot at the cool stuff. And letting the casuals have fun means they will play longer and longer playing means they will get better over time. Plus vehicle controls are pretty basic and not too difficult

2. Cooldowns - EVERYone has a sniper rifle (and it seems to have been nerfed from the one shot kill at ANY range to a 90% heath hit at long range while the beta was going on) and grenades and shields and all manner of little boosts. BUT they are offset with cooldowns and power needs so they aren't in play 100% of the time. Again, seems like a good way to distribute goodies to all the players with out it all seeming so overwhelming.

3. Hoth - Yes, it seems to be about an 80 - 20 ratio of Imperial to Rebel wins, but I just view it as canon ;). I mean, they did win in the movies and force the Rebels to flee. But after the beta I assume they will tweak the gameplay.

Overall, as a kid who grew up on the original Star Wars, my 11 year old self is just squealing when I play the game. =)

Here were my initial impressions on the game when I first booted it up:

Still not a valid point... Its not a "promotional demo" they never said it was. Its a BETA. They also didn't communicate that everyone was going to get every weapon and unlocked levels. Stop trolling.

@TheDarkWolf86: Lol "Its not a promotional demo they never said it was!" - Really dude? Gee I guess we should always believe corporations that are trying to sell us stuff! Ever heard of publicity stunts? I think its a mixture of both, yes there is some stress testing going on in the beta, but its running to close to release for them to make an substantial changes to weapons, peripherals, etc.

In terms of getting every weapon: I never said that they communicated that, nor would I expect them to. You put words in my mouth. Its the fact that they didn't include any peripherals at all that is alarming. And, again, both sides start with the same weapon... I mean jesus christ, that is just silly. That would be like if when the Halo Reach beta came out, both the covenant and the humans started with a pistol. It makes no sense. Its clear as day that the game has less options than say a Battlefield game or a COD game.

Still trolling...

Wow, your line of reasoning is devastating. Beautifully conceived, beautifully articulated.

@fenrirspack I appreciate it. As I appreciate your belief in high level corporate conspiracies. That astounds me. Really. It does. I maintain my demeanor and respectfully say, keep trolling...

Why are we talking about corporate conspiracies? Lol, I 'appreciate' how your mind goes straight to that idea, I really do. But back to reality: there is nothing secretive or malevolent about what EA is doing. It's funny how you're trying to suggest that there would be some big shadowy thing happening and we all need to wake up and realize we've been played a fool. But that's just false. I'm simply pointing out that the beta served multiple purposes. One of them was obviously to drum up hype and publicity for the game, just the way a demo would. If you want to straw man my argument by saying that I'm suggesting that there is a corporate conspiracy, lol, well that just demonstrates that either you don't know what the word 'conspiracy' means or that you are deliberately misrepresenting what I'm saying. And you're not doing it in the interest of having meaningful discussion. You're doing it to offend me personally. Which, coincidentally, makes you a troll.

tldr: keep trolling

See... if you only used constructive mannerisms from the start... this conversation would have gone a completely different way. I knew you were capable of having an adult conversation without attacking someone personally. "I'm simply pointing out that the beta served multiple purposes. One of them was obviously to drum up hype and publicity for the game, just the way a demo would." You see, that was simple enough. If you truly think that this was a personal attack towards you, you need to reevaluate your time online.

You just proved my point, as I knew you would. You just can't help but bait and belittle. Calling someone a troll is a personal attack. It's an insult just like calling someone a bullshitter or an asshole. You want me to reevaluate my time online? I mean damn man, you've been on here for like 6 years and you still don't even know what trolling is on the internet.

If you take being called a troll as a personal attack...then take it as a personal attack. I don't really care. I don't know your personally. Nor would I care to. Apparently years on the internet have made some (you) soft and easily offended by the simplest of comments. I'm glad I proved your point. You are superior and a bigger person than I because of it. Congratulations. And yes... I know what trolling is on the internet. The mere fact that you keep coming back to this specific thread to comment on what I say is proving my point..... over and over and over and OVER again. Let us continue this pointless conversation over how you believe that the Star Wars BETA should have given you more... *which is what this entire thread was about* Regardless of the way you think this as being a "promotional demo" it was labeled as a BETA to test the servers and give everyone an opportunity to play before its release. AND before you go into another rant about me not knowing anything about this or that... I am very aware of how the gaming industry has moved away from how they should treat their consumers and now focus on a way for developers to get more money for very little effort. Anything else you want to keep pointing out regarding trolling? It is getting kind of annoying and this conversation has moved completely away from the original topic.

It started because of your comments in response to mine;

"Its the fact that they didn't include any peripherals at all that is alarming. And, again, both sides start with the same weapon... I mean jesus christ, that is just silly." (I talked about weapons and maps)

"Wow, your line of reasoning is devastating. Beautifully conceived, beautifully articulated" (please see definition of trolling)

"tldr: Too Long Didn't Read (again another attempt by you to elicit a response)

Definition of Troll: Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.

I responded to a comment you made about this being a promotional demo; which it is not. You decided to take it this way. I decided to elicit a response from you. It worked. You caught me. Think about that next time you decide to comment in a gaming thread and someone doesn't agree with you. It happens. Apparently you haven't learned the art of communication. Who knows?