Yeah I'm enjoying MW right now as well. Warzone, in particular.
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Absolutely! My post was more a comment at how the narrator felt the need to point it outNothing wrong with that. Unless it's forced just for the sake of it.
I mean really, both Star Wars and Star Trek are filled with not just humans of different shades of orange. But also actual aliens, of all sizes colors and whatever.
I would imagine both franchises are like a nightmare for actual racist people. Unless there really are people out there rooting for the Empire. "Yeah, go space nazis, kill 'em teddy bear-Ewoks!". (I don't have a problem with Ewoks, and yes I am a millennial lol).
Just, make a fun and entertaining game that can please both casual "I only have 25 mins to play", as well as the folk who have the time to really get immersed and work as a team to *what ever end goal*. Different game modes for different people.
Hell, why not just have all the stupid unlocks unlocked for part of the game? And don't award selfish game play.
We really don't need 8954 different shades of Call of Duty. That's what we had Doom and Quake for.
Not everything has to be political. (including fictional Prequel-politics). How many eight year olds care about trade disputes?
To be real for a moment, I hate nazis, but I can still enjoy playing on the side of the Empire in a Star Wars game. I don't have a problem with playing on the side of the Germans in a WW2 game either. It's just a game. In real life I don't like guns. I have tested firing guns and it's not my thing. People are different. But I still really like shooting guns and blasters in video games.
Games are not real life. Games are supposed to be fun. Games are supposed to be escapism. A way for a moment at least, not having to deal with viruses and a-holes.
"Covid-19 SIMULATOR 2022" - no thanks.
Absolutely! My post was more a comment at how the narrator felt the need to point it out
As for the game itself, a few observations:
It looks like it all takes place in space. No planetary environments, or should I say no surface environments. So no Hoth (which is very disappointing), no Tatooine/Beggar's Canyon, no Death Star (both 1 & 2). Maybe they haven't shown us the whole game or maybe it'll be in DLC. Which leads to...
I wish they would've set the game during the OT instead of immediately after it. I know I know, we've all played those battles numerous times in previous games but never in VR and if you've never had a chance to try VR, it's a fantastic experience especially for flight sims and I'd love to have that experience in a familiar Star Wars setting with familiar Star Wars characters. That includes the PT as well. They didn't show much of what the single player campaign will entail which is worrisome.
I get the feeling EA is holding back a lot of content AGAIN that they're going to release later on as paid DLC which would explain the low price point. More ships, more maps, playable characters from the movies. Typical EA fare.
Not to start a fight, but I have zero interest in single player games. I only game for 1.5 to 2 hours a night and don't feel like wandering vast open spaces doing fetch-quests or having to backtrack through levels just to unlock some random box. Single player action/fights are typically just whack-a-mole sequences that once you learn the pattern of the AI enemies, there is very little in regards to tactics or strategy needed to come out on top.
Multiplayer (to me) provides that constant action that I'm looking for, along with a competitive/varied environment that makes each match/game different. For me, a game excels when it can provide a balanced multiplayer experience. Battlefront 2 failed (imo) by having bad gunplay (hit detection and aim assist) along with unbalanced perks and Heroes brought into the game through a pay-wall system. Balance the gameplay and improve the controls and I could see a case where Squadrons could shine.
All of that said, I fully understand the issues that people have with multiplayer games and how they exist in today's gaming sphere:
- you die way too quickly
- if you aren't playing every day and leveling up your gear/perks/etc then you (again) get smacked down
- every game is sweaty/ultra-competitive
- every game has a steep learning curve to understand the meta
- playing solo/lone-wolf is frustrating
- if you try to join a random squad, nobody is using mics or communicating in any way
Developers have recently started to invoke Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) to counter a lot of the issues that casuals/new players encounter by placing "like skilled players" all in the same lobbies. There are pros and cons to this approach, but I do think it helps new players get their feet wet before being dropped into the lions den.
Other games (The Division, Battlefront 2, etc) have brought in AI enemies into the multiplayer space to try to blend the two (single player and multiplayer). Games like Destiny have leaned heavily on the co-op multiplayer experience (still online multiplayer, but without the pvp competitive issues).
Not really trying to change anyone's mind here, I'm just a multiplayer-only perspective to the discussion.
I feel like a lot of people tried multiplayer games years ago and had this type of experience (the 12-year old screaming in their mic) and feel like all games are like this. Nowadays, almost 99% of gamers either (a) don't talk at all or (b) are in party chat. When I'm not playing with my squad-mates, I rarely hear anyone talking. That said, developers are catching onto this issue/concern and implementing things into games that allow players to "talk" without actually talking. In MW: Warzone, they make it very easy to 'ping' items of interest in your field of view and on the overhead map. You can also make requests for more ammo, etc. through the interface. I hear that Apex Legends also does this. Makes for a much more enjoyable solo experience.I hear you, but for something like SW, I don't want some idiot yelling "YOLO! YOLOOOOOOO!" in the middle of the game and removing the immersion of it. That was the first and last time I tried playing SWTOR when it was free.
well I am taking the plunge into X BOX. during this "covid" period, everything is in short supply. I am a die hard PLAYSTATION fan and really want PS5... but who knows when it we be released, price point etc. so anyway my room mates have x boxes and they have slowly turned me.... I found a 6 month old gently used x box one x 4K? with the 1T hard drive for 300.00. bought a brand new 50'' vizio 4K UHD for 290.00 and will be hooking everything up this afternoon!!
man oh man, the guy I bought the X BOX from baby'd it! this thing is pristine, he kept the box and even the little plastic bags etc. HE SHOOTS.. HE SCORES!!
well I am taking the plunge into X BOX. during this "covid" period, everything is in short supply. I am a die hard PLAYSTATION fan and really want PS5... but who knows when it we be released, price point etc. so anyway my room mates have x boxes and they have slowly turned me.... I found a 6 month old gently used x box one x 4K? with the 1T hard drive for 300.00. bought a brand new 50'' vizio 4K UHD for 290.00 and will be hooking everything up this afternoon!!
... "come on get on line!!" uhhh yeah I need to level WAY up before I do that again..