Star Wars Battlefront II - Community 1:1 - Updated with Dev responses

CoinMaster2 · January 25, 2018 2:09PM

What maps/modes are going to be added to arcade? Also are any more guns going to be added?

Anoh · January 25, 2018 2:10PM

HypergamerMk2 wrote: »

Can we get a Clone Commando campaign DLC?

Better kill your hopes now for that

ivanradstrom · January 25, 2018 2:45PM

Ok so I would ask abut the coming season and all of that stuff but I feel like other people are already asking about that so I have a bit smaller question. Why do not all CIS vehicles have the CIS paintjob? Looks a bit odd to me. Any chance you will fix this?

N4th4n · January 25, 2018 2:59PM

When playing splitscreen in arcade (on PS4), there is so much input-lag that it is unplayable.

I bought the game at launch, looking forward to playing with my sibling offline, but haven't touched the game since, except to see if the lag has finally been fixed.

I've seen this complaint by other players as well, and I've sent a bug report to EA, but there's been no official word yet.

Is this something that will be fixed?

GiantSlayerBF2 · January 25, 2018 3:00PM

I need more clone wars in my life!

Not the prequels mind u the Tv show

TyrantLord · January 25, 2018 3:17PM

I love Battlefront 2, and I think its a great game. But EA, do you think you mabye nerfed the blurrg too hard? For some reason, its a lot harder to get kills now with it and even the se44c and s5 seem better. The cr2 nerf was good though, so please just buff this weapon a slight but

GiantSlayerBF2 · January 25, 2018 3:41PM

The heavy needs more weapons

DrewTalbot8 · January 25, 2018 4:49PM

Are we going to get a companion app?

Stalemate · January 25, 2018 4:59PM

DrewTalbot8 wrote: »

Are we going to get a companion app?

Want this so much, even just a simple one.

Are we going to get more Base Command?

DarkLord79at · January 25, 2018 5:16PM

There are certainly many good suggestions but I want to underline this: SWBF II is so graphically gorgeous and jaw-dropping that it would warrant to have some kind of offline/spectator mode for just wandering or flying around and admiring the view and details, probably taking screenshots. The gameplay pace is so high (except for single player) that it is hard to appreciate the level of detail and filmic quality of the scenes.

Following from this and mixing with other suggestions this could be made part of an enhanced custom arcade mode in which all maps - infantry AND starfighter - are selectable including this optional new spectator mode. You could still have NPCs walking or flying aroud so there'd be some life in the spectator mode.
This would also solve that there are no playable starfighter maps at all in (custom) arcade.

Kniphtee · January 25, 2018 5:59PM

Can lag please get fixed? Dying around corners, rubberbanding, teleporting players, stutters, single frame deaths due to damage stacking, etc. Please fix - play on xbone US East and on BF1 the ping was less than 25 constant.

trennr124 · January 25, 2018 6:11PM

Can we get the ability to browse, edit, claim rewards, etc. while the next map/round is loading?

Darth_Executor · January 25, 2018 6:17PM

are we gonna get more Star Cards for trooper and heroes??

Anoh · January 25, 2018 6:18PM

DrewTalbot8 wrote: »

Are we going to get a companion app?

Sledge mentionned a while back no plans for a companion app for Battlefront 2017.

Ahsoka_Tano · January 25, 2018 6:29PM

How many skins will we get for Ahsoka, Anakin and Obi-Wan at release?
When will you unlock Rey's padawan skin?
Is "Siege of Mandalore" possible in the future?
What about Ahsoka's season 6/7 skin?
What about a 32vs32 players Conquest? Maybe with extra bots?

xNathanx27 · January 25, 2018 6:47PM

Will Chewbacca see a damage decrease or the saber heroes see damage increases in Heroes Vs. Villains? Bowcasters can do 200-350 damage per shot while sabers do 80-120 per swing. They can't dish it out fast enough to go to to toe with Chewbacc. Just feels like my favorite Jedi and Sith are always being Order 66'd by their blaster counterparts.

El_Sherk27 · January 25, 2018 6:47PM

What are you guys doing against cheaters/hackers?
We all know the first game was and is FULL of them.

Sledgehammer70 · January 25, 2018 7:05PM

The questions coming in at this point are all duplicates. I am going to pull as many as I can to have answered.

I will craft a new thread with answers once available and open a new community 1:1 once we're ready to take more questions.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 10:45PM

Landeaux2 wrote: »

Supposedly there are planned DLC for Seasons. After the planned DLC, the community is supposed to be instrumental in deciding which content we hopefully receive in DLC afterwards. Will we be “signaled” when the DICE-planned DLC has adjourned and community requests become more instrumental in DLC Seasons? Are our current requests dictating which planned Seasons are coming sooner? Thanks!

It's a little bit more dynamic than that. There are a few season that are more or less locked - mainly related to when something big happens in the movie world of Star Wars. Outside of that, it's pretty much up to the community to request things. Some planets and characters will take a lot longer than others, meaning it might feel that "why did they add this simple thing first instead of adding the big thing that I wanted more?" but the intent is to satisfy everyone, given time. For example, obviously the big thing coming out of the launch was that the career and progression system wasn't good enough - and we agreed - so that's the first thing we started working on.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 10:46PM

Loyaavod wrote: »

Can we expect all 12 locations + future dlc for arcade?

Yes, we're working to add all multiplayer planets to Arcade for the next patch and the intent is whenever a new planet is added to the game, you will be able to play it in all core modes (including Arcade).

FireWall · February 6, 2018 10:46PM

SAmulticore wrote: »

Can we get Supercharged Sentry halfway back to where it was in terms of duration? It’s been completely 2015 Homing Shotted, I don’t think anyone really wanted it essentially removed from play (apart from salty Officers and Assaults I guess).

We agreed that we probably overnerfed it. Next patch will include another balance pass on the Supercharged Sentry.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 10:47PM

GodKC wrote: »

Can we get reassurance from you that EA and DICE fully support the game?

Thank you!

I love the game, I want it to succeed.

Yes. I'm here and we have a large team of designers, artists and engineers working hard to improve the game every day. This is a larger post-launch team than what we had for the first Battlefront.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 10:53PM

Anoh wrote: »

Any reason why we don't have a map selector? A feature which was in the previous title?

Could we get more graphical options? I.E: Lens flare toggle, sharpness adjuster.. I really liked the close to real life look of the previous title and would love to have it in Battlefront II.

Could we see a free-roam/exploration mode for filmmakers wishing to make cinematic shorts in this beautiful game? On consoles and PC that is.

I really love the non-holograpic mod look in the menu, is that an option we could see added sometime down the line?

What are the Season plans in terms of content? A big part of the community are craving for Prequel Trilogy/Clone Wars content. I'm sure you're aware of that already.

I love the old DLC maps from the previous title. Could we have some sort of Legacy Season re-introducing the fan favourite maps from those DLCs? (Small maps for HvV, Blast)

I loved the up close 3rd person view when playing as a hero in the previous title. It gave a sort of intimate connection with the Hero you were playing as. Could we get a FOV slider for consoles with minimum the camera angle from the previous title, and maximum the camera angle we have now in Battlefront II?

In the beta, I REALLY loved that gritty impact SFX the lightsaber hits made when hitting an ennemy, and when deflecting bolts. In the full game this has been removed for some reason, could we get an option to toggle this ON/OFF?

Something that bugs me is the delay betweem lightsaber hit and impact it has on ennemies. Again in the beta it was perfectly synchronized. Could this be re-synchronized so that the impact is coordonayed with the lightsaber hit?

I was a fan of the very clean UI in the previous title. Could we get an option to toggle between the current UI and one which ressembles the one from Battlefront 2015?

Those who have reached level 50 do not receive any rewards for leveling up. I suggest decapping the level limit to around 150-200? Or a prestige system from the Call of Duty franchise?

Thanks!

- We're looking at adding an Era Select screen (starting with Galactic Assault as a test) in the near future.

- Yes, we're looking at expanding the graphic options.

- Like Spectator in the previous game? Yes, but it's not a priority at the moment.

- Yes, we're adding one.

- We are aware, yes. Seasons will vary quite drastically in content - some will large content drops with planets and heroes, while others might be more focused on overhauls and new game modes.

- Definitely. Some maps from Battlefront 2015 will make their return in the upcoming patches.

- Yes, looking into FOV sliders for consoles.

- Will pass this along to the artists.

- Yes, fixing this.

- Unlikely we'll go back to the art style for the UI, but we're definitely aiming to improve the current visuals.

- It's an interesting idea. We certainly want to encourage players to not only max out their favorite characters, but also collect more than one character.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 10:59PM

DarthDarthDarth wrote: »

Can we have team shuffling after matches?

Can we have team balancing, so teams dont outnumber each other?

Can you fix the lag please?

Does HvV need to have 4 players on each team to begin? Can’t the teams be balanced just to get started? As new players come in, they should be forced to spectate until both sides have equal numbers. Just a question to see if we can get these matches started quicker.

How about more maps for Star Fighter Assault? Perhaps some star fighter battles over open land, cities (Coruscant would rock), or through canyons and such.

Are you gonna add more heroes and villains? How about Mace Windu, Jyn Erso, Zam Wessel, IG-88 etc.? (These are just examples NOT a carved in stone wishlist) A Jango Fett skin would be nice too. (A personal request lol)

Can we get some higher payouts on matches please? 300-500 credits still ain’t cutting it.

Can you restructure the credit payouts to reward players on actually playing the objectives and not just kills?

Can we get rid of the loot box system and just let us use credits to buy the unlocks (progression) we want rather than using crafting parts?

How about a conquest mode?

I’ll have more later.

- Yes

- Yes

- We're not seeing a lot of issues with HvV games not starting quickly enough and we believe in getting the entire team lined up for both sides before kicking off the action. If this becomes a widespread issue we'll of course reevaluate.

- Absolutely, more flying maps are coming. I don't think they all need to be in space.

- Yes, we're adding more Heroes and Villains. Zam Wessel is a really weird pick though.

- We're working on an overhaul of the progression system.

- Why not?

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:01PM

Handerfyreen wrote: »

Are you guys working on private matches?
And can we expect to see cargo or drop zone coming to the game any soon?

- Worried competitive player..

We hope to add back Private Matches in the future, but it's currently not a priority so it might take a while. That being said, there were several things we really wanted to add to the feature in Battlefront 2015 that I'd bring with us into this game.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:02PM

SnickersSuperr wrote: »

Is there a content for some more of campain mode ?

Not currently in the plans, we're mainly focusing on delivering more Arcade and other new exciting ways to play PvE. That being said, we love Iden and who knows what the future might bring!

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:03PM

BattleHaynes wrote: »

Is there a plan fix the emotes that don't work for the likes of Iden, none of her emotes work for me, or is this too minor a problem to be solved anytime soon? I do understand there are far more pressing concerns when it comes to fixes for the next patch. This is on PS4 by the way, not sure if it happens on other platforms.

Yes, working on fixing the emotes right now.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:04PM

SHREDDERS47 wrote: »

- Can you tell us if Galactic Assault offline with AI is in the works?

- Will you add the possibility of playing during the daytime on Endor? (The night time version isn’t as appealing)

- Will you be giving us a map selector for multiplayer modes?

- Can you give Boba Fett’s blaster more range and accuracy?

- Not a direct port of Galactic Assault, no. The reason is that we don't want to hinder our Multiplayer designs but constraining us to what the AI can do well (for example, having the AI find Ion Disruptors and locate good vantage points for shooting at the MTT will likely prove difficult). However, if the core of what you're after is to fight larger scale battles in PvE with both Troopers and Vehicles, we're working on something quite like that!

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:07PM

HypergamerMk2 wrote: »

I think I speak for everyone when I say:
1: are we getting conquest
2: any news on more customization (personally I would love it if you would make it more that just having a skin. Jaig eyes, for example)
3: any clone wars content?

But I only speak for me when I say
#CaptRexInBFII

- We're obviously hearing the requests about a more open, free-flowing large mode like Conquest. Not sure if porting a mode over is the right way to go, but we're definitely working on satisfying that request.

- Yes

- Yes

"You're exactly the kind of men I need in the 501st."

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:08PM

HypergamerMk2 wrote: »

Is there a possibility of more than 2 heroes in a season? That would be awesome

Yes. Sometimes there will be 0. Sometimes there will be more than 2.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:09PM

rollind24 wrote: »

Will team shuffle be added back?

Will there be a plan released that shows what to expect season wise for the future?

Will Jar Jar ever make it into the game?

Any plans for a class vs class only mode?

Any possibility we get any or all of Cargo/Droid Run/Drop Zone in some form at some point?

If Jar Jar ever made it into the game, he would bring the most powerful Booma the Galaxy has ever seen.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:11PM

Hanzo wrote: »

Is a true squad system being added anytime soon?

Are there still progression system tweaks in the works?

Is Conquest mode being worked on currently or is it just a down the road type deal?

Any idea when we'll see SA and GA in offline arcade?

We ever getting online co-op arcade?

- We're working on an improved "play with friends" system that's not unlike a Squad System. No ETA just yet.

- We hope to have online co-op added like it was in Battlefront 2015, but it's still ways off unfortunately.

FireWall · February 6, 2018 11:11PM

Cad_Bane wrote: »

1. Can we get a map selection option when searching for games or can you give us a map vote system?
2. Any plans to add new announcers for the ST and OT factions? I remember having both a male and female announcer for both faction in the original battlefront. It really helped keep things fresh so we didn’t always hear the same voice.
3. Can we get more soundtracks added? Like the CIS theme and other battle related tracks?

- We plan on expanding the roster of announcers.

Sledgehammer70 · March 20, 2018 6:03PM

szacr94 wrote: »

-Since the last patch the scan dart is not working for me just for my team (I cannot see the enemies targeted but I get the points of my team's kills).

This issue should be resolved in Update 2.0 arriving on 3/21.

Sledgehammer70 · March 20, 2018 6:03PM

szacr94 wrote: »

-Rey insight ability is still not working in versus arcade.

This issue should be resolved in Update 2.0 arriving on 3/21.

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