SW Battlefront gone gold

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-03 12:49am

On schedule for its September 21 release. Hope it kicks ass.

SylasGaunt · Post by **SylasGaunt** » 2004-09-03 12:54am

PSM seemed to like it.

"Oh this looks fair."
"What? It's not like I'm walking around in a friggin AT-AT, a nigh-indestructable engine of destruction, laying waste to everything in my path."
"Yes it is."

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-09-03 12:58am

I can hardly wait.

Macross · Post by **Macross** » 2004-09-03 01:02am

Hopefully we will get a demo while we wait.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-03 01:07am

The demo will come with the SW DVDs, which come out the same day as release

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-03 01:23am

Already have it reserved and have had it for months.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-03 01:25am

Vympel wrote:The demo will come with the SW DVDs, which come out the same day as release

That's the XBox demo. I'm still hoping for a downloadable PC demo.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-09-03 09:01am

Isn't that the same day the SW: OT comes out on DVD?

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-09-03 10:23am

Indeedy

Ive got its reserved with Halo 2...

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-03 11:04am

Gandalf wrote:Isn't that the same day the SW: OT comes out on DVD?

Star Wars: Off Topic?

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-09-03 11:08am

Oh, your sense of Humour astounds me....

I cant wait for to be honest, i going to get XBL just for it

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-03 11:47am

XBox Bites, Lol? (XBL)

Anyway, why get it for XBox? This is the kind of game you want on a COMPUTER. Keyboard, mouse. Not a controller, especially not those hideous XBox ones.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-09-03 11:53am

Heh? Its a designed for consoles, and ive always prefered conttrollers for FRS's , as ive never been very good with the mouse and keyboard

The Controllers, fit in my neaderthal hands quite well, and works perfectly fine

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-09-04 10:50am

Praxis wrote:
Vympel wrote:The demo will come with the SW DVDs, which come out the same day as release
I'm still hoping for a downloadable PC demo.

x 2

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-09-04 10:56am

ah come on, the only real advantage you gain on the pc version is the ocasional Mod and slightly better MP

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-04 11:25am

Dartzap wrote:ah come on, the only real advantage you gain on the pc version is the ocasional Mod and slightly better MP

And using a controller for a shooter game SUCKS. I much perfer keyboard.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-09-04 11:30am

Care to explain this? I honestly can say ive never found my self comfortable with accuracy with key boards for shooters, maybe its My rather to large hands..

Faqa · Post by **Faqa** » 2004-09-04 11:41am

*yawn*

Lucasarts whores out the SW licence to a gaming trend(in this case, BF 1942) instead of doing anything on it's own. What else is new?

It's gonna be BF1942 with Stormtroopers, guys. Get used to it.

*waits in vain for SW strategy game worth a rat's ass*

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-04 12:06pm

Faqa wrote:*yawn*
Lucasarts whores out the SW licence to a gaming trend(in this case, BF 1942) instead of doing anything on it's own. What else is new?

For one thing, an RPG is definitely not a gaming trend, yet KOTOR was one of the most successful X-Box/PC games of last year.

It's gonna be BF1942 with Stormtroopers, guys. Get used to it.

What's wrong with BF1942 with Stormtroopers (and Clonetroopers, Battledroids, and Rebel soldiers)? Unlike BF1942, it won't shit me off with unrealistic shit like tank shells that act like catapult rocks, because it's SW.

*waits in vain for SW strategy game worth a rat's ass*

I'll agree with that. Perhaps a sequel to Rebellion, except the graphics don't suck and the interface isn't tedious, and the sides aren't hopelessly misrepresented and .... ah never mind.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-09-04 12:33pm

Faqa wrote:*yawn*

Lucasarts whores out the SW licence to a gaming trend(in this case, BF 1942) instead of doing anything on it's own. What else is new?

Ummm...and?

This is like when people go "Another FF...why do they whore themselves?"

If it's a good game does it matter?

Seriously be glad it's not a remake of yet another strategy game that is basically a Star Wars cover on an old engine.

It's gonna be BF1942 with Stormtroopers, guys. Get used to it.

I think everyone acknowledges this...they chose to be excited since it's SW and it being an Online FPS.

*waits in vain for SW strategy game worth a rat's ass*

Going have to wait a long time since the only thing that might be worth it is the Homeworld 2 mod.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-04 03:05pm

Dartzap wrote:Care to explain this? I honestly can say ive never found my self comfortable with accuracy with key boards for shooters, maybe its My rather to large hands..

Well, I've played JK2 on GameCube and on PC, and PC is a lot better for gameplay.

The mouse allows you perfect accuracy that a joystick does not. Tilting the joystick to a direction can easily cause you to overshoot, and you have to put it back in the center to stop moving. A mouse, on the other hand, allows you to quickly point it at an exact spot and when the mouse stops, the pointer stops.

I am an l33t sniper on Elite Force

I've hit people from so far away I could barely see them (think- 4 pixels, one for the head, one for the chest, one for each leg). (though I must admit, I wasn't very good at dodging

)

I switched to Jedi Academy, and while I don't like it's sniper weapons, I'm still a crack shot. I kill lightsaber-weilders with the blaster pistol (but it's not as good as the sniper rifle from EF, so I'm not uber anymore

). And I've learned how to dodge by using the keyboard for movement and mouse for aim.

Look at it this way. On the console, you use one joystick for movement, and on the PC, you can use the keyboard keys for movement. That's the same there.

But for aiming, you have to use the other joystick on the console, while the PC gets the mouse. The mouse is way better for snipers and good aim. So I go with mouse and keyboard over dual joystick controller.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-04 03:06pm

Faqa wrote:*yawn*

Lucasarts whores out the SW licence to a gaming trend(in this case, BF 1942) instead of doing anything on it's own. What else is new?

It's gonna be BF1942 with Stormtroopers, guys. Get used to it.

*waits in vain for SW strategy game worth a rat's ass*

I almost feel sorry for you, being so closed minded.

Have you seen the vehicles? The ability to take off in an X-wing or TIE fighter and duel? The ability to jump in an AT-ST, AT-AT, fighter tank, or just about anything? This game is gonna awesome...

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2004-09-04 04:54pm

What does the PC have the Xbox version won't?

Its not just a "Mod or two" as Half-Life and BF-1942/Vietnam have show us, sometimes the Mod make the games(Or keep you playing if it were not for the crappy as hell fighting such as games like Morrowind)

Not to mention with a PC I can hook anything up to it

PS2 Controler? Yep Xbox? Yep, N64 Controler? Yep, Mouse? Keyboard? of course

And you get to use such zany gagets such as THIS

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/6e04/

Thats what the Xbox won't have

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-04 05:40pm

Plus, the XBox online games only fit 16 people and 16 AI. The PC version can have 32 people and 32 AI. Across a LAN, 64 people and 64 AI.

Meest · Post by **Meest** » 2004-09-05 06:29am

Anyone who's a serious FPS'er uses mouseaiming with keyboard, along with a handpad. PC is just better all around in every aspect to a console. Only reason to get an X-Box at this point is for Fable, lucky bastards.