Star Wars Battlefront Beta Open to All

The beta testing of Star Wars Battlefront expected next month will be open to all, announces Electronic Arts, saying this will apply to the Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 editions of the Star Wars action game (thanks GameInformer). Word is: "Now that we have officially announced the beta, most of you are just itching to know how you can get in. Well, we're excited to say that the beta is open to everyone! Get ready for the beta release date and also make sure your system is ready to download the beta the moment it goes live. Keep your eyes peeled for myself and many other developers during the live beta as we have some cool stuff planned." Here's word on what this will include:
So... How about that beta news? Yes, we have a beta incoming and the final date will be announced as soon as we have the final details locked in. For now, I can tell you this: the beta will consist of both our offline and online modes including co-op and split-screen co-op, and it will take place on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and via Origin for PC, so we have you covered regardless of your next generation platform of choice.

Beta: Multiplayer Offerings

Beta Multiplayer
Get ready hit the battlefront on Hoth via Walker Assault and check out our newly revealed mode, Drop Zone on Sullust. Now, I have to state my excitement here as this is by far my favorite mode and I can't wait for you to check it out for yourself.

Is online Multiplayer with more than two players just not your thing? We have you covered.

Beta: Star Wars Battlefront Missions

Missions

Stranded on Tatooine solo, with a friend online, or couch co-op, you’re going to want check out our beta Survival Mission mode.
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Remember that mod for BF1942, guys? It was fun!
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DangerDog wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 20:33:

A Star Wars Battlefield game would have drawn too much nerd rage from people moaning about it being nothing more than a reskinned version of BF4. Just look at BF Hardline as an example. They decided to pick up the "Battlefront" game franchise and thus they're hell bent on making sure it has no direct ties to Battlefield, even though I'm sure a lot of the game modes will have their comparisons.

What's going to suck is if they model future Battlefield games around this design of having matchmaking only with instanced dedicated servers.

If they'd reskinned BF4 with Star Wars, no one would have complained, because Star Wars. No one cares about Hardline. We already have BF3, BF4, and GTA. Also, since Star Wars is really just WW2 with lasers, the Battlefield franchise is arguably the perfect platform. Hardline was just too close to what BF4 was, but felt out of place due to the setting, IMO.
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maddog wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 18:04:
Thanks for the follow up reply and explanation. So sad DICE, so sad.

Well, I guess I'll have to just stick with Battlefront 2.


It's so sad for SP or coop vs. bots with vehicle military action that we're stuck with a 10 year old game.
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Re: Star Wars Battlefront Beta Open to All
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Re: Star Wars Battlefront Beta Open to All Sep 18, 2015, 20:33
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Task wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 18:02:
Its worth 5 of my bucks at best, definitely not paying full price for this. Was really hoping they would make it at least semi-realism like the First Strike SW mod or the newer BF games with more focus on the first person perspective, instead of cranking up Battlefront's 2 Arcade to infinity and beyond. *Shrugs* Oh well, nothing I can do about it, so perhaps the winning move is not play it and move on.

A Star Wars Battlefield game would have drawn too much nerd rage from people moaning about it being nothing more than a reskinned version of BF4. Just look at BF Hardline as an example. They decided to pick up the "Battlefront" game franchise and thus they're hell bent on making sure it has no direct ties to Battlefield, even though I'm sure a lot of the game modes will have their comparisons.

What's going to suck is if they model future Battlefield games around this design of having matchmaking only with instanced dedicated servers.
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Re: Star Wars Battlefront Beta Open to All
Sep 18, 2015, 19:50
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Sep 18, 2015, 19:50
 
you guys itching?

might want to get that checked out
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ColoradoHoudini wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 18:02:
ldonyo wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 13:58:
I'm surprised they aren't requiring a pre-order to access the beta. Maybe they're going to try stress-testing the servers before launch this time...

I wonder if they are purposely making this open to all because of all the negative pub this game has received over the last few months? I know they lost my pre-order in total whenever I saw the lack of features.. (not that I pre-order t all)

Definitely. This is mostly a marketing vehicle and only a load test second. They are going to try to get as many preorders as possible by doing this open beta and then the DLC bomb is gonna strike post-release when you will find out that all the best stuff is behind a pay wall.
That won't stop the console kiddies and the mouthbreathers from buying $60 premium passes, of course.

*shrug*

If people really want to support this business model then more power to them but please spare us the whining how the industry is going down the shitter. Anyone buying this piece of shit game is part of the problem.
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Sep 18, 2015, 18:04
 
Thanks for the follow up reply and explanation. So sad DICE, so sad.

Well, I guess I'll have to just stick with Battlefront 2.

jdreyer wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 15:43:
maddog wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 13:42:
We can play offline against bots right? That's all I care about.

Sadly, you can't set up a multiplayer match, and populate it with bots. Did you play Modern Warfare 2? There were 2-player coop missions you could play against the AI. Most of the maps came from the single player campaign. It was a lot of fun, but MW2 also had an over the top SP campaign that was pretty fun (although not as good as MW1). SW Battlefront will only have the coop missions. And it's unknown how many. Given how linear they look from trailers, I'm not sure how much replay there will be with them. Given how many 10s of millions they're using to make this game, it's really sad that they're not throwing in another half mil or so to build AI bots into the game. I'm really on the fence about getting this for that reason alone.
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Its worth 5 of my bucks at best, definitely not paying full price for this. Was really hoping they would make it at least semi-realism like the First Strike SW mod or the newer BF games with more focus on the first person perspective, instead of cranking up Battlefront's 2 Arcade to infinity and beyond. *Shrugs* Oh well, nothing I can do about it, so perhaps the winning move is not play it and move on.
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ldonyo wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 13:58:
I'm surprised they aren't requiring a pre-order to access the beta. Maybe they're going to try stress-testing the servers before launch this time...

I wonder if they are purposely making this open to all because of all the negative pub this game has received over the last few months? I know they lost my pre-order in total whenever I saw the lack of features.. (not that I pre-order t all)
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It'll have dedicated instanced servers, you won't get any custom gameplay settings so no high ticket servers for team deathmatch etc.

The game comes out November 17th so you'll only have to wait another week before you see it in all the black friday sales ads, it'll probably be $47.99 at the usual places. That is if it's even worth considering.

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I don't think a lot of the information int he wild is very accurate. They are just doing a piss-poor job of explaining what the offline modes actually are. Who knows why... it's shouldn't be that hard. I have seen multiple times that the missions are not the only offline mode... so I'm holding on to some cautious optimism because why not... the game is basically destined to disappoint anyway. I want to be excited about it for at least a little while.

Some good news I "found" today:
Jamie Keen: We’ll still have dedicated servers. Absolutely. It’s one of the hallmarks of making sure we deliver an unparalled online servers for the game.

The problem with "unannounced" news like that is that people will continue to make comments and write articles about the game not having dedicated servers, like an idiot echo chamber.
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maddog wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 13:42:
We can play offline against bots right? That's all I care about.

Sadly, you can't set up a multiplayer match, and populate it with bots. Did you play Modern Warfare 2? There were 2-player coop missions you could play against the AI. Most of the maps came from the single player campaign. It was a lot of fun, but MW2 also had an over the top SP campaign that was pretty fun (although not as good as MW1). SW Battlefront will only have the coop missions. And it's unknown how many. Given how linear they look from trailers, I'm not sure how much replay there will be with them. Given how many 10s of millions they're using to make this game, it's really sad that they're not throwing in another half mil or so to build AI bots into the game. I'm really on the fence about getting this for that reason alone.
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maddog wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 13:42:
We can play offline against bots right? That's all I care about.
Yes the survival mode. Which is like the MP mode in Mass Effect. Kill waves after waves of enemies.
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I'm surprised they aren't requiring a pre-order to access the beta. Maybe they're going to try stress-testing the servers before launch this time...
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maddog wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 13:42:
We can play offline against bots right? That's all I care about.

In some scenarios, but not all.

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We can play offline against bots right? That's all I care about.
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Re: G4 Makeover Coming?
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CythrawL wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 13:01:
LittleMe wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 12:32:
Just think of all the new Origin installs.. *rubs hands* muahahhaha!

Still never installed Origin, and this game wont convince me to do so either... EA game free for 6 years now... And I think I am better off because of it..

The only game worth playing on Origin is FIFA 15...and that's mainly because there are virtually NO other sports games on PC if you're a sports fan in need of a fix. Soccer is not even in my top 5 favorite sports, but since Football and Hockey are no where to be found on PC (hey, thanks EA!!), FIFA is pretty much the only choice aside from NBA 2K15 (which admittedly isn't too bad either), but NBA 2K15 is on Steam, so it doesn't apply to EA.

Although I guess all is not lost, while FIFA 15 is a pretty good game, Madden and the NHL franchises are nowhere near where they used to be, so I doubt we're really missing out on much.
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LittleMe wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 12:32:
Just think of all the new Origin installs.. *rubs hands* muahahhaha!

Yeah, exactly what Valve did with Counter-Strike and Steam... muahahhaha!
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LittleMe wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 12:32:
Just think of all the new Origin installs.. *rubs hands* muahahhaha!

Still never installed Origin, and this game wont convince me to do so either... EA game free for 6 years now... And I think I am better off because of it..
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SpectralMeat wrote on Sep 18, 2015, 10:08:
I am looking forward to check this out.

Me too. At least play for free and see how it is. Only interested in the solo/coop missions tho. I guess I'll see how many there are once it becomes available. Probably 5-6, in which case, I'm not sure it will be worth $60. It will probably be on sale at some point...

I wonder if a million people trying to download the 30GB client at the same time will break the internet...
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