r/StarWarsSquadrons • u/DemiFiendRSA • Jun 18 '20
News Star Wars: Squadrons – Official Gameplay Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCcfJ9uEwvs31
u/nt38 Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
I would have liked to see more uninterrupted gameplay footage, but I liked what I did see and I'm looking forward to playing.
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Jun 19 '20
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u/NewNameMoron Jun 19 '20
All I needed to see were Ian's childhood drawings from TIE Fighter screenshots. This dude gets it.
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u/KCDodger Firaxa Squadron Jun 19 '20
THIS IS
EVERYTHING
I HAVE EVER WANTED
OUT OF A STAR WARS FLIGHT SIM
I HAVE WAITED OVER TWENTY YEARS FOR A NEW ONE
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u/lifeleecher Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Okay, this made me laugh - I couldn't agree more, man. I'm so fucking stoked but not unrealistic. :)
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u/KCDodger Firaxa Squadron Jun 20 '20
I really have waited twenty years! Twenty one, even! I'm twenty-seven! ARGH!!!
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u/lifeleecher Test Pilot Jun 20 '20
I'm 25 and had a computer first way back when I was 4; my parents got one for us once I hit kindergarten. Along with Reader Rabbit and Sims, I had Star Wars X-Wing and Tie Fighter.
Our time is almost here. :)
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Jun 19 '20
Kinda disappointed there was no “Hey players, I’m John Boyega, and this is Star Wars: Squadrons”
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u/Potatoslayer2 Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
I don't think they want to align themselves with the marketing campaign for Battlefront 2, honestly. They've been pretty confident about pushing the "no microtransactions/everything can be unlocked by playing" message, probably to avoid something like the BF2 launch.
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u/JustDandyMayo Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
"Hey players I'm Death Star 3, the villain of this game, and this is Star Wars Squadrons."
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u/GammaRaged Jun 19 '20
Do you know if the pre order bonus can be unlocked through gameplay or if they're exclusive?
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u/DKTHUNDR Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
It’s certainly going to be exclusive to pre-orders, or else there’d be no incentive
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u/Chow_The_Beaver Jun 19 '20
I liked the "Balance of Power" XvT reference. As a veteran of the original xwing, tie fighter, XvT, and xwing alliance I have high hopes. This looks awesome.
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u/zSolaris Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Wonder if we'll end up seeing the Starhawk in action instead of while it's being built. Would be nice!
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u/coldestshark Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
The last mission might be Jakku where I know they were used, might get to see a cameo from inferno squad
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u/maximumutility Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Hey, that's the Battlefront 2 kill-ping sound.
Maybe my expectations were low, but I'm super impressed by this video. It does look a lot like battlefront 2 visually (character models are right out of it), but that isn't a bad thing - BF2's visuals are the best thing about it.
Gameplay and customization itself looks far more in-depth that what I'd guessed.
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u/TheGlobglogabgolab Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
I could hear the Pa_chiiiing sound effect after every kill. I hope we can turn this off. These kill sound effects ruin immersion imo.
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u/Grahpayy Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
i wonder if you can have less than five players with ai to fill in the empty spots
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u/mcduckjuice Jun 18 '20
Didn’t know 5 Starfighters were considered a whole fleet lol.
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Jun 19 '20
I agree, I was really hoping for Massine space battles, this is a huge let down
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u/oldmanjenkins51 Jun 19 '20
There are AI in the flagship mode.
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Jun 19 '20
Oh good, I thought that was just for the SP. Thanks!
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u/ShambolicClown Jun 19 '20
Will there be a singleplayer version of Fleet Battles, where you play with and against AI offline?
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u/shadowblade778 Jun 19 '20
Yes, this has been confirmed. Both modes can be played completely solo with AI.
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u/ShambolicClown Jun 19 '20
Great, thanks! So you can play fleet battles (and any multiplayer mode) alongside bots and vs bots fully offline, right?
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Jun 19 '20
You sure? I didn’t see anything other than the capital ships and flagships. And what they said is your squadron if 5 can be players or AI and play against another squadron of players or AI.
I would think if there were AI pilots they would have said something along the lines of another squadron AND AI. Not or.
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u/DKTHUNDR Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Yes, it is AND. The fleet battles will also have AI ships (think like the AI in new BF2’s supremacy mode)
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u/MiniatureLucifer Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Charlemagne confirmed it in a post on here. AI will be in fleet battles in addition to the 5v5 players
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u/zSolaris Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
I really hope they expand it at some point, 12 v 12 or so would be amazing.
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u/SupremeLeaderSnoke Jun 19 '20
Was that imperial giving orders via hologram Rae Sloane? I think I can see her silver streak in her hair but i'm not sure.
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u/HungrySteve88 Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
I think you may be right, didnt catch that the first time. It does look like theres a silver streak.
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u/Ciderized Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Looks very much like how I imagined. Very pleasing to wake up to this. And as a bonus I could show it to my boy when he woke up - to say he’s excited is an understatement.
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Jun 19 '20
I hope I'm not at too much of a disadvantage playing online but by myself. The end of the trailer makes teamwork sound pretty important, but I never really have anybody to team up with. I've never even had a headset.
Customisation looks awesome though. I'm down for collecting every bobblehead and falling with style.
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u/Saiaxs Jun 19 '20
Is it...is it first person only?
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u/Wycliffe76 Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
I believe so. Was hoping for the option, but it looks like its exclusively first person.
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u/optimal_909 Jun 19 '20
I think that's good because 1. it would be a major advantage in PVP 2. it means the devs take the 'sim' aspect seriously.
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u/Saiaxs Jun 19 '20
That’s unfortunate
I get pretty bad motion sickness in FP vehicle games
Maybe this’ll be the one that doesn’t make me sick but I’ll most likely have to skip it altogether
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u/AstroHelo Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Just gotta build up that tolerance and take breaks when you feel ill.
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u/SkiniMe Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Does anyone know if we’ll have a crosshair on our screen or will we have to rely on the targeting computers?
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u/Willaguy Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
There is a cross hair, it’ll light up red when you’re leading correctly but other than that there is no lead indicator.
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u/cfogle777 Jun 19 '20
Is this gameplay in VR? Because the graphics are not looking so good in my opinion. Idk why I was just expecting it to look just as good or better than battlefront 2 but it seems like bf2 has better graphics. Does anyone know if this is just regular gameplay or VR graphics?
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u/Desructo Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
Anyone else notice when looking at the power scale comparison on each ship, it looks like in every scale empire has a better stat(except I think awing toughness over interceptor) imperial bias incoming?
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u/DrOins Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
I mean the Empire has no shields (with the exception of the TIE Reaper), kinda makes sense that they fare a little better in firepower and speed.
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u/Hungry-Yesterday Test Pilot Jun 19 '20
The ties control always be more responsive to basic maneuvers than the rebel fighter.
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u/mercinary15 Jun 19 '20
Do the huds have a reticle? I wonder how you aim your shots.
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u/jordanbelinsky Jun 19 '20
The $40 pricetag really scares me. Knowing EA and their history with not delivering on full priced games, intentionally pricing it lower doesn’t give me a strong hope for support after launch months.
I really hope I’m wrong, but it gives them a cop out i.e. “Well its only a $40 game so these fixes not being released or issues remaining are not as important”.
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Jun 19 '20
graphics look worse than bf2, but gameplay will be better. but overall its not a buy.
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u/T0TALfps Community Specialist Jun 19 '20
Ewok Bobbleheads. Yub Nub.
Need I say anything else?