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Hence why I have stopped supporting this game, and also a reason I log in very rarely. As I see there are better options out there, especially with what is coming to the Xbox One in the next few months.

In short
Battlefront :D
 

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PC I'm not a console player that why I have a gaming rig ;)
 

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I am both a PC and Xbox gamer but I am getting most my games for Xbox One these days so I can play with my sister-in-law, brothers-in-law and son.
 

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Well to be honest the kids have a Xbox one , Ps4 and Wii I do play with them on them but they are theirs. But if I'm going to sit down and play a game in going to be on the PC.
 

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DUM DUM DUM DUM DA DA DUM!!

okay so that was my attempt at the first few notes of Warsie which failed somewhat. Still. Looking forward to BF without a doubt, seems that between BO3 and BF GTA V and Destiny will have something of a bleak outlook. :)
 

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Hopefully going to be upgrading to a One in a month or so. Mainly because of this game and Halo 5 haha.
 

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Hopefully going to be upgrading to a One in a month or so. Mainly because of this game and Halo 5 haha.

It would be awesome to play some of the Xbox One games with you mate.
 

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It would be awesome to play some of the Xbox One games with you mate.
I'm good for it! Just found out that my new place out west has great internet, so, for once, I'll actually have a decent connection for Live haha.
 

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I'm good for it! Just found out that my new place out west has great internet, so, for once, I'll actually have a decent connection for Live haha.

I just upgraded this internet to ADSL2+ so that means I should have a similar internet to what I used to have which means Live and Online games can be played again by the end of the week. :excited:
 

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In case anyone's wondering, the system requirements for the PC version have been released.

Minimum:

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
Processor (Intel): Intel i3 6300T or equivalent
Memory: 8GB RAM
Hard Drive: At least 40 GB of free space
Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Graphics card (ATI): ATI Radeon HD 7850 2GB
DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent
Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

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Recommended:

OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
Processor (Intel): Intel i5 6600 or equivalent
Memory: 16GB RAM
Hard Drive: At least 40 GB of free space
Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB
Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent
Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
 

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Well I'm set it seems ;)
windows 7 pro 64
Processor : AMD FX 9590 H20 Cooled AM3+ 8C DT 220W BE H2O
cooled by a Corsair Hydro Series Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H100i
hard drives : 1x 2T SSD from Samsung a 850 pro 2 2X Samsung 850 Pro 1 TB
Ram : Corsair Dominator Platinum 32 GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ (PC3 15000)
Graphics Card : MSI Computer Video Graphics Card GTX 980TI GAMING 6G
Internet 15 Mps

and

Pre ordered the deluxe edition from origin
 

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I can't wait for it, although Xbox One for me. :D
 

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Same here Majestic.

Hey Hellkite!! Just hope the game doesn't say something like "Sorry, but your system has to much memory...... Please downgrade your system"

:lol2:
 

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LOL that could be a factor Major :lol2:
 

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Same here Majestic.

Hey Hellkite!! Just hope the game doesn't say something like "Sorry, but your system has to much memory...... Please downgrade your system"

:lol2:
We'll have to organise a game together at some point then Major. :D
 

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The beta is now out. Came out late, they said the 8th, but it was almost the 9th when it appeared on the Xbox Live marketplace.

Anyway I played all 3 available modes, Survival, Drop Zone and Assault.

I started with survival which wasn't too bad, it's either single or cooperative which is great. 5 waves and each wave you start to face different types of Imperial forces. Even have an Admiral Ackbar voiceover directing you. You fight enemies as you would expect, Sand/Stormtroopers, Scout Sniper Troops, Heavy troopers and Jetpack troopers. However be aware At-ST's also make an appearance. 2 drop pods land during the game and if you can claim it before Imperial forces you get pick up features like auto vehicle and infantry turrets for example.

Next up I played a few rounds of Drop Zone which is basically survival without the waves, without the AT-ST and there are two teams of players who goal is to claim the drop pods and defend it from the opposing team. I found it ok, however I found the one shot kills due to the differences in skill levels to be annoying and frustrating. Even with the health auto generating when out of combat.

I have played Hoth Assault mode the most. It's a hell of a lot of fun, 40 players all up. Imperials have the clear advantage here. Imperials need to stop the Rebels from claiming and defending the signal locations as when they do claim them, Y-wings bomb the Imperial AT-AT's. The Rebel's goal is to hit them with everything they got when the Y-wing's disable the walkers as it's the only time the walkers can be damaged. The Imperial's goal is to also keep them (AT_AT's) alive until at least 1 walker can reach the location to destroy the shield generator like in the movie. Various pick up's for both sides are available in this mission from A-wing/TIE Fighters, to grenades, portable shield bubbles, AT-ST's for Imperials, and heroes (I got to play as Vader once). Biggest issue with this one, everything is white and sometimes it's impossible to see enemies at long range, I've been killed not knowing from where yet the death cam shows some guy got me from across the map, so I was looking straight out and couldn't see. The only other issue is the Imperials have a clear advantage and with the dozen games I've played (1/2 Rebels and 1/2 Imperials) I have not once won as the Rebels.

What improvements that could be made? There is only 1 that I can think of that is what I feel is critical. Like every FPS I have ever played there is no clear skill level match up. Ranks don't matter as you gain ranks by playing the game no matter how good or bad. But it's clear some players are really goods and others aren't. So some of matchmaking in games based on the kill to death ratio added up over all their games and is constantly updated I feel is required to make this game far more enjoyable.
 

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And the point is.... Die Rebel scum !!!!
 

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The beta has been extended until the 13th. Linky.
 

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Yeah I saw that on Facebook. I hope they are going to do a lot of polishing on the gameplay mechanics before the final release.

The thing is we don't know how old the beta actually is, it could be months old and has been implemented to see what people think of the old build. I hope they plan on add in ammo, especially for the sniper rifle rather than just the cool down that is currently in it.
 

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I'm having withdraws now that the Beta is over :cry:

So come on Nov So I can get my Starfighter dog fighting fix :drool:
 

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Okay, who else is playing this on the Xbox One? Share the gametags!

@Majestic , his son, and I played Fighter Squadron for a while yesterday, and it was pretty durn fun.
 

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@Zelph and the phone call over facebook was good too, great to hear from you. :D
 

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Yup played it yesterday with Zelph on the Xbone. :)
 
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