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 B-WINGS AND TIE DEFENDERS CONFIRMED Way back in the 1990s during the height of the Star Wars EU boom, one of the most influential games of all time was released: Star Wars: TIE Fighter. Following on from the earlier Star Wars: X-Wing, TIE Fighter featured incredible dogfighting action that I've been told was very good and memorable. A number of games were subsequently introduced in the series, culminating in 1999's X-Wing: Alliance. That same year, another game was introduced: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. While much simpler than the X-Wing series, Rogue Squadron brought the world of Star Wars dogfights to consoles, and itself was highly influential on the developing world of arcade flight sims. Its GameCube sequel, Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader proved even more popular, with improved graphics, better gameplay, and even more starfighters. (Rumors of a third game in the series, featuring extremely ill-advised ground combat sections, are obviously false and shall not be discussed). Sadly, in spite of the critical and commercial success of both series, the world of video game Star Wars dogfights has been effectively dead for the past two decades. That is... until now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0eRkhR1z6A Star Wars: Squadrons is an upcoming game from EA's Motive Studio, previously responsible for Battlefront II's single-player campaign. Whether or not it will be the true successor to TIE Fighter or Rogue Squadron we've all been waiting for is yet to be determined, but boy howdy I sure hope it is! Things we currently know:
Lots more in this article: https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1273763419850670081?s=20 Ship list currently appears to be:
It's been hinted there will be more playable ships, though nothing has been confirmed for now (Though a Lambda shuttle did show up in the gameplay trailer). Site is here, Steam page is here Screenshots and other jazz:       Gameplay Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCcfJ9uEwvs Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV7-KoVxtc8 "gently caress why isn't there a Rogue Squadron TV series like this" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2VmOqjV_7Q DISCORD LINKS: Marvelous Goons Gaming Discord https://discord.gg/wy96Bfs VR Goon Discord https://discord.gg/AUUcR9n Air Goons (FlightSim/SpaceSim) Goons https://discord.gg/NwCEVgR How To Play/What's This Game About BogDew posted:Well here's my napkin guide : Update 11/18: B-WINGS: https://twitter.com/EAStarWars/status/1329107405561606145?s=20 Acebuckeye13 fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Jan 14, 2021 |
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B-wing or bust.
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Jun 15, 2020 17:49
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Am I crazy or did I catch a brief glimpse of my main man WEDGE ANTILLES in that trailer? There was a pilot with a bunch of deltas on his helmet.
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Jun 15, 2020 17:51
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man though I cannot believe after all these years we're finally getting another Star Wars dogfighting game. Can't wait to find out how EA's going to disappoint me  Gameplay reveal is currently planned for the 18th. Game comes out October 2nd. Pre order bonuses are all cosmetic skins: 
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Jun 15, 2020 17:52
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I legit hope we have power management. Edit: they are going to clear out the rest of the PSVR inventory with this thing.
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Jun 15, 2020 17:55
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BigglesSWE posted:B-wing or bust. My guess is that B-Wings (And TIE Defenders) are gonna be DLC. Ironically much like in the original X-Wing  MA-Horus posted:Am I crazy or did I catch a brief glimpse of my main man WEDGE ANTILLES in that trailer? There was a pilot with a bunch of deltas on his helmet. That definitely looked like Wedge, yeah. e: magiccarpet posted:I legit hope we have power management. It will! I should add that to the OP.
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Jun 15, 2020 17:55
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magiccarpet posted:I legit hope we have power management. Her line "Giving engines full power!" seem to indicate that.
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Jun 15, 2020 17:58
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Star Wars™: Squadrons full gameplay reveal @ EA Play Live, June 18, 4pm PDT
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Jun 15, 2020 18:02
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How the hell does a game have only 5v5 in 2020
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Jun 15, 2020 18:04
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Charliegrs posted:How the hell does a game have only 5v5 in 2020 I've been wondering that myself. The specific blurb from EA's site is: "Compete in intense 5v5 dogfights, unite with your squadron to tip the scales in monumental fleet battles, and take off in a thrilling Star Wars™ single-player story," so maybe 5v5 is just one specific game mode, and fleet battles will have more? Hopefully the gameplay reveal has more info on that.
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Jun 15, 2020 18:08
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I'm pissed off to learn that it actually has VR support so now I have to hope it's a good game instead of smugly dismissing it as another EA disaster before it even comes out
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Jun 15, 2020 18:13
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BigglesSWE posted:B-wing or bust.
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Jun 15, 2020 18:28
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FBS posted:I'm pissed off to learn that it actually has VR support so now I have to hope it's a good game instead of smugly dismissing it as another EA disaster before it even comes out The VR mission they released for Battlefront was pretty solid.
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Jun 15, 2020 18:37
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First time I'll be buying a joystick in about 20 years.
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Jun 15, 2020 20:26
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Do the U-wing fill a specialized role or is it simply a souped up X-wing in the lore?
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Jun 15, 2020 21:15
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Sylphosaurus posted:Do the U-wing fill a specialized role or is it simply a souped up X-wing in the lore? Its a troop transport. It looks like both teams will get 3 fighters that fill specific roles and then likely an objective type ship that might be used in certain mission types. A-wing & Interceptor = Fast kill shooty ships Y-wing & Tie Bomber = Heavy ships X-wing & Tie Fighter = all rounders (even tho the Tie Interceptor should just be strictly better) U-wing & Tie Reaper = troop transports
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Jun 15, 2020 21:17
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Gamespot have an article up with some details from a press release. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-squadrons-revealed-with-crossplay-single/1100-6478468/ quote:Squadrons will feature "rich" cosmetic and game-affecting customization options. Players will earn these cosmetics through gameplay exclusively, EA said. Hmm.
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Jun 15, 2020 21:32
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I will be hugely disappointed if the B-Wing does not show up in this game. Also, Wedge is the only good Star Wars character. I read the X-Wing books so many times as a kid all my copies are falling apart. Both the Rogue and Wraith sequences.
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Jun 15, 2020 21:35
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Zushio posted:
Ace Azzameen would like to have a word... https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ace_Azzameen X-Wing Alliance was my goddamn childhood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_u-F57uzBQ The thrilling experience of a private transporting company! BigglesSWE fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Jun 15, 2020 |
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Jun 15, 2020 21:37
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This looks... good? Like what EA should be doing with Star Wars? Although I do have to laugh at a skin that's a yellow stripe on a TIE Fighter. "Add a red stripe! $4.99 DLC!"
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Jun 15, 2020 22:15
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Charliegrs posted:How the hell does a game have only 5v5 in 2020 MOBA
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Jun 15, 2020 22:17
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I can't wait to bomb some
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Jun 15, 2020 22:32
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That Engine/Guns/Shields meter at 0:17 takes me back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ESg7PmiLNo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td5VCETVoJM And put this goddamn masterpiece in the OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_CP4SuoTU Arc Hammer fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Jun 15, 2020 |
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Jun 15, 2020 22:34
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Seriously though 5v5 better not be the biggest mode for real. Come on, dawg.
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Jun 15, 2020 22:39
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Excellent choice of Star Wars music for the trailer. I've always enjoyed that section from ESB
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Jun 15, 2020 22:50
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Chomp8645 posted:Seriously though 5v5 better not be the biggest mode for real. id be really surprised if there arent AI fighters alongside human players during matches. But i doubt the player count will get higher even with the big fleet battles. Guess we'll find out soon enough tho
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Jun 15, 2020 22:56
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ScootsMcSkirt posted:But i doubt the player count will get higher even with the big fleet battles. Why? The Battlefront 2 starfighters mode is 12v12 (humans, bots are on top of that) and spaceships were basically a secondary mode in that game. There is no reason they couldn't do much more.
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Jun 15, 2020 22:58
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Chomp8645 posted:Why? The Battlefront 2 starfighters mode is 12v12 (humans, bots are on top of that) and spaceships were basically a secondary mode in that game. There is no reason they couldn't do much more. mostly cause if they were gonna have more players in other modes, they would have advertised it as 12v12 with smaller 5v5 modes rather than saying its 5v5 from the get-go. Maybe they wanted to make sure that individual players would have an obvious impact on the battle but again, we will find out sooner or later. For the record, while i would like more players, i think a 5v5 fleet mode can be fun and chaotic if they handle it correctly
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Jun 15, 2020 23:08
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I'm guessing it's 5v5 because that's the esports number.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:18
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Have to see how the game plays, but I don't mind a first person only flight sim being 5v5. There is likely going to be AI ships as well, and something like 12v12 could just devolve into group shooting enemy ships.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:31
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Waiting for a big lobby to fill up and then dying early in the round so you can start waiting again sure sounds like a real good time
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Jun 15, 2020 23:33
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SeXReX posted:Waiting for a big lobby to fill up and then dying early in the round so you can start waiting again sure sounds like a real good time ??? I really would not imagine that they are going to do single-life rounds. I mean it's not impossible, but I'd rate it almost a given that you will be dying and respawning. If they do single-spawns surely it will be only for a specific "competitive" mode.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:36
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howe_sam posted:Excellent choice of Star Wars music for the trailer. I've always enjoyed that section from ESB It's my favorite theme in the whole series.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:44
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I'm more concerned that it's first-person only. I appreciate them trying to make it "immersive" because of the VR aspect but I really want my 3rd person BF2 SFA perspective. I tried playing in cockpit mode in BF2 and it's really hard to see what the hell is going on especially in ships like the A-Wing. I'd be totally fine if only VR players were required to play in FP mode but I don't really care for VR, especially because not everything appears "sharp" and you have that annoying screen door effect causing even more problems.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:44
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Jerkface posted:Have to see how the game plays, but I don't mind a first person only flight sim being 5v5. There is likely going to be AI ships as well, and something like 12v12 could just devolve into group shooting enemy ships. Infinity Battlegrounds when it was still alive, 3-4 guys in a formation would just wreck. I'm kind of interested in what they have planned for this in terms of gameplay and time to kill, current 5v5 Mobas and CS:GO/Overwatch are either based on longer periods of you not dying or 1 death and out. Deathmatch arena does not seem to be at all popular these days either. Hard to see either model working in a space sim shooter which you would think would be better served by being more akin to a BF style game. Or maybe it's EA and they are going to nickel and dime us with expansions that add more players/modes/objective based maps and f2p the base game at some point. jarlywarly fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Jun 15, 2020 |
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Jun 15, 2020 23:46
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SeXReX posted:Waiting for a big lobby to fill up and then dying early in the round so you can start waiting again sure sounds like a real good time somebody didn't dial into the Internet Gaming Zone
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Jun 15, 2020 23:53
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SyRauk posted:I'm more concerned that it's first-person only. I appreciate them trying to make it "immersive" because of the VR aspect but I really want my 3rd person BF2 SFA perspective. I tried playing in cockpit mode in BF2 and it's really hard to see what the hell is going on especially in ships like the A-Wing. I'd be totally fine if only VR players were required to play in FP mode but I don't really care for VR, especially because not everything appears "sharp" and you have that annoying screen door effect causing even more problems. This looks like its trying to scratch a very particular itch which has been neglected for a long time, which is the xwing/tie fighter gameplay. Those games were primarily played first person. I personally think they should make a rogue squadron successor as well as this, cuz I know people like third person. But yea this isn't first person because of "VR", its first person because X-Wing and Tie Fighter should be played from the cockpit baby!
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Jun 15, 2020 23:53
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Zushio posted:I will be hugely disappointed if the B-Wing does not show up in this game. Ewok pilot or bust. Yub yub commander.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:59
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I hope this turns out good. *flashes arm tattoo*
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Jun 16, 2020 00:14
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George H.W. oval office posted:I hope this turns out good. You know there won’t be anything half as cool as the secret order.
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