Star Wars Battlefront

By heychadwick, in X-Wing Off-Topic

I don't know anything about ships but the money thing is a visual bug. You're still getting the credits.

So, I do the download and try to play. There are 3 more ships

3 More ships?!?!? Which ships?

Guns.....3 more guns. Sorry.

There are 4 new guns. Two new pistols, a Sniper rifle, and Bossk's rifle which is semi-auto. The Semi-auto rifle seems pretty **** good. Its killed me a lot. :(

Extraction is pretty fun, but its also a grenade fest. Especially on the Hutt palace map. The small corridor you have to take it through at the end becomes a death zone.

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I'm finding getting the kill streaks is hard. Well, hard enough so far.

The one game of Extraction I played was utterly brutal and our side didn't know what we were doing. I didn't know what we were doing. We just died.

I'm finding getting the kill streaks is hard. Well, hard enough so far.

The one game of Extraction I played was utterly brutal and our side didn't know what we were doing. I didn't know what we were doing. We just died.

I got my first ever targeting rifle streak on Hoth walker assault. last night. 2 more to go...some day. 15 kills with a weapon in a round is still never going to happen. The 2500 objective score one is crap too.

I've unlocked the first level of the stim, grenade, and scattergun. So at least there's that.

I'm finding getting the kill streaks is hard. Well, hard enough so far.

The one game of Extraction I played was utterly brutal and our side didn't know what we were doing. I didn't know what we were doing. We just died.

I got my first ever targeting rifle streak on Hoth walker assault. last night. 2 more to go...some day. 15 kills with a weapon in a round is still never going to happen. The 2500 objective score one is crap too.

I've unlocked the first level of the stim, grenade, and scattergun. So at least there's that.

What platform do you play on? 15 kills with a weapon is pretty easy for me to reach. In fact I normally average 20-25 kills most modes. My K/D ratio is kind of garbage because I'm rather reckless. I like being in the thick of things and actually helping the team.

If you need help with getting enough deaths to unlock contracts you might like this video

I'm finding getting the kill streaks is hard. Well, hard enough so far.

The one game of Extraction I played was utterly brutal and our side didn't know what we were doing. I didn't know what we were doing. We just died.

I got my first ever targeting rifle streak on Hoth walker assault. last night. 2 more to go...some day. 15 kills with a weapon in a round is still never going to happen. The 2500 objective score one is crap too.

I've unlocked the first level of the stim, grenade, and scattergun. So at least there's that.

What platform do you play on? 15 kills with a weapon is pretty easy for me to reach. In fact I normally average 20-25 kills most modes. My K/D ratio is kind of garbage because I'm rather reckless. I like being in the thick of things and actually helping the team.

PS4. I'm craptastic in most modes, but Turning Point and Extraction have clear fronts that the two sides stick to making it easier to live long enough to do something useful.

I'll never unlock some of the contracts... so they suck and it's a bad design and I'm pissed and want a discount on the expansion. I don't get 15 kills a round, let alone 15 with a single weapon.

You don't need 15 kills in the same round. It's 15 kills in rounds overall. So, get 3 here or 2 there to add up to 15. It's not all at once.

As for the kill streaks, I thought it was all in one life, too. It's not. You just have to get 10 kills with x weapon in a round. That's the hard part. I've just got the sniper rifle left.

It's not as bad as I thought.

Oh....Nien Numb is awesome! I was playing Jawa Refuge on one map and was the last hero left vs. a wounded Vader. He was chasing me through the canyons at the top of the map (on the ridge). I was dropping prox mines and turrets like crazy and just running in circles. Vader just kept chasing me and I finally got him!

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I'll never unlock some of the contracts... so they suck and it's a bad design and I'm pissed and want a discount on the expansion. I don't get 15 kills a round, let alone 15 with a single weapon.

You don't need 15 kills in the same round. It's 15 kills in rounds overall. So, get 3 here or 2 there to add up to 15. It's not all at once.

As for the kill streaks, I thought it was all in one life, too. It's not. You just have to get 10 kills with x weapon in a round. That's the hard part. I've just got the sniper rifle left.

It's not as bad as I thought.

Oh....Nien Numb is awesome! I was playing Jawa Refuge on one map and was the last hero left vs. a wounded Vader. He was chasing me through the canyons at the top of the map (on the ridge). I was dropping prox mines and turrets like crazy and just running in circles. Vader just kept chasing me and I finally got him!

I thought the game glitched when the first kill in a round granted me completion on one of the 15s. Then I got the other.

I now only need 2 blaster pistol streaks, 1 targeting rifle streak, 9 cycler rifle kills and 9 scout pistol kills to unlock all the guns.

...and 9 more dioxis kills... those things never kill anyone. I'm not sure if it's because of the damage or the delayed release.

Greedo = OP.

1v1 Luke and Greedo comes ahead. RIP Fett :( .

Of the new guns, the pistols are decent, but the rifles are highly situational. The maps are stunning, though no rancor makes me sad :( :(

Overall pretty good expansion, and good balancing changes to the old stuff, though some of the new stuff will need more balancing.

Greedo = OP.

I still haven't had a chance to play as him. When I'm a rebel I'm a rodian. I've been shot by friendlies walking around a corner many times since the update. lol

Actually, has anyone else found Hostile Negotiations 2 contract bugged? I'm stuck on 22/25 kills with any explosive device.

I think Targeting Trooper is bugged too. I started that and contract killer at the same time. One went 3/3 streaks and the other is still stuck at 2/3.

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I need to get a game in, but so many other games that are not multiplayer focused...

Actually, has anyone else found Hostile Negotiations 2 contract bugged? I'm stuck on 22/25 kills with any explosive device.

I think Targeting Trooper is bugged too. I started that and contract killer at the same time. One went 3/3 streaks and the other is still stuck at 2/3.

I was able to do Targeting Trooper without too much trouble.

Maybe you're just on a cold streak?

Greedo = OP.

1v1 Luke and Greedo comes ahead. RIP Fett :( .

Of the new guns, the pistols are decent, but the rifles are highly situational. The maps are stunning, though no rancor makes me sad :( :(

Overall pretty good expansion, and good balancing changes to the old stuff, though some of the new stuff will need more balancing.

There is a dead Rancor in the Jabba palace map. A live one would be pretty cool though.

Both new heroes are pretty good. I was Vader and rounded a corner facing Nien Numb. By the time I killed him, I had about a quarter life left. Not so good for the Sith Lord.

Actually, has anyone else found Hostile Negotiations 2 contract bugged? I'm stuck on 22/25 kills with any explosive device.

I think Targeting Trooper is bugged too. I started that and contract killer at the same time. One went 3/3 streaks and the other is still stuck at 2/3.

I was able to do Targeting Trooper without too much trouble.

Maybe you're just on a cold streak?

I'd like to think so but again, I had 0/3 on both contracts at the same time to start. I made 3/3 on one while the other says 2/3. And I've had 2 streaks since that didn't count.

Explosives is in a similar boat. 22/25 and I've had at least a dozen grenade/missile/proxy mine kills since then.

I'm trying to finish everything that still does count up (cycler and dioxis kills) and I'm hoping that once those are done the last 2 might finally register again.

Actually, has anyone else found Hostile Negotiations 2 contract bugged? I'm stuck on 22/25 kills with any explosive device.

I think Targeting Trooper is bugged too. I started that and contract killer at the same time. One went 3/3 streaks and the other is still stuck at 2/3.

I'm stuck on the one that requires the Cycler Rifle. I got the 15th kill and saw the splash message. End of round didn't give it to me when I looked under Jabba. I thought, I'll just do it again. I get the kills, but it won't ding for me as it thinks I already have it. Not sure how to fix this. I left a message on the Xbox forums with no reply.

After getting a lot of the special weapons, I find that I was so frustrated going with the special weapons to get the kills that now that I have a lot of these new weapons, I just want to use the standard stock rifles for a while. The new sniper is kind of neat, but the rate of fire is so slow that it will probably only see use on the big, outdoor maps. I do like the other rifle, though. It's a good all-purpose gun for me. I like the damage and rate of fire.

As for the pistols, I like the Rodian. It's ROF isn't that high, but if you're accurate, you can take people out faster than they can take you out. It's just the accurate part that can suck. I swear, sometimes someone juking around can just flumox me at times. I just...can't seem to get them in my sights. I haven't had much luck with the other blaster pistol. Maybe I was too frustrated by the time I got it.

I haven't fought Greedo too much in hero battle, but the few times I fought him it was pretty easy to take him out. Even as a grunt I would do enough damage to him that he felt it. I have no idea what is special abilities are. I have not played him. I still haven't figure out Solo yet, either, though!

I wish you could do Blast on the new maps. I know they are trying to force you to play the different game modes until they release it, but I'd still like to play them.

Greedo is the Fel of the game.

Ridiculously powerful, but if caught with his pants down, he's as good as dead.

I was able to take out both Luke and Leia as Greedo, as the sole hero left on my team, until I met an unfortunate death at the hands of a Nunb bomb.

How is Greedo powerful? I should watch a YouTube clip on him or something.

It just seems that regular troopers can just blast Greedo to pieces. That's what I've done. Not sure about him vs. other characters.

Greedo's gun is a one hit kill up close against regular troops. I think it does even more damage than Solo's. He can also spam grenades pretty quickly. But you are right, he's definitely the most fragile hero. He can go down pretty quickly to concentrated fire.

Just don't do his multi-shot ability. That's the one where he can lock on to 5 different targets and kill the instantly. The problem is it takes a good second or two to setup and in that time you can take a bunch of damage or even die. I've been killed a few times trying to do it. The best use of it is when you get the drop on a few enemies.

Edited by Jo Jo

Greedo's damage increases as he kills troops, or damages heroes, and it also increases the types of grenades he can throw, until he can throw super powerful imploders. His gun does waaay more damage then Han's. I easily 5 shotted Luke at about mid-confidence level. He's a monster as long as the player behind him as good situational awareness.

Well, I finished all my Hutt Contracts this weekend. That was nice to get done. I feel almost lost with what to play now that I have them. I guess I just play for fun now!

One thing I don't like is that the new Outer Rim stuff isn't in normal rotation. So, if I want to pick BLAST games, I won't get the new ones in them. I have to play Outer Rim games and get a rotation of all the different types of gaming. I'm sure they are doing that to force people into the different modes. I'll admit that I have enjoyed the different modes a lot more than I did before. Still, I wish they were added into the regular rotation.

I am getting better at the Hero characters, though. I watched some YouTube strategies with some of them. I'll admit I never used Trooperbane before. I've gotten good at the Emperor. I do keep forgetting about his ability to block. It would safe me some times. I'm also good on Leia, especially now that I know about Trooperbane! I need to watch the videos about Vader, Luke, Boba, and Greedo.

EDIT: Oh, I should play those hero matches single player matches to get better with them.

Edited by heychadwick

I've not gotten a game in yet.

This is because I just found out Starcraft II has co-op missions.

I dislike the Outer Rim rotation. I just will I could play Extraction or Blast and not be thrown into heroes vs villains. I cannot stand that mode. It turns into camp fest if one of the teams is down a hero or two. Then if you are just a regular soldier, you just are cannon fodder. Its just not fun.