Star Wars Squadrons

[Zefan]

Just got an email invite for the alpha test - july 24th to july 28th.

Nice.

Where did you sign up for this?

 

[tracertong]

Where did you sign up for this?

I just registered interest to be kept updated about Starwars Squadrons here (scroll to the bottom to sign up)

https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/squadrons/overview

EA COMMUNITY PLAYTESTING Hub -

https://ea.arcsivr.com/Portal/EA-CTE/default?utm_medium=email

 

[Freddie1980]

Might be interested if it gives the same level of control over your craft as found in the X-Wing /Tie Fighter games but I think that's expecting to much (due to limitations of console controllers).

 

[ryhoper1]

got the email for the alpha, but it was a couple of hours until I noticed it. By that time all the pc slots were gone

 

[tracertong]

got the email for the alpha, but it was a couple of hours until I noticed it. By that time all the pc slots were gone

Dam that's a shame , do you have a console ? Someone on reddit offered me £200 to use my origin account this weekend so they could play the alpha

 

[MissChief]

Dam that's a shame , do you have a console ? Someone on reddit offered me £200 to use my origin account this weekend so they could play the alpha

And what happens when they change the password and email address? Stuff like that isn’t worth it.

 

[One Vision]

And what happens when they change the password and email address? Stuff like that isn’t worth it.

Actually if the account is registered to your email address then it cant be changed as a notification will come through to that email if any attempt to change email or passwords is attempted. So you could get the 200 quid, give them a time to play it and then take the account back by changing password yourself and logging in to your email that is registered

 

[Stu999]

PC Gamer seem impressed from a hands-on: https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/star-wars-squadrons-hands-on-the-flight-sim-weve-been-waiting-for/

 

[tracertong]

Early reactions so far have been very good.

 

[Random Guy Esq.]

Yeah, some very positive previews out today. Dare we get our hopes up?

 

[hyperseven]

Hope it's good as bought it during the Steam sale using some credit and the voucher they had running.

Couldn't get into the PC beta but managed the PS4 one, will VR be enabled in the beta?

Those terms, "NO mentioning of Star Wars™ or Star Wars™: Squadrons"

 

[tracertong]

No VR in the alpha test , more likely to be in the beta though I would think.

 

[Greebo]

Really looking forward to this, I really hope they dont mess it up. My favourite games of all time were the EA Star Wars series esp Tie Fighter

( @robfosters happy? )

 

[Zefan]

The hype is getting real. Obviously an EA shill but looks good. Unless I'm mistaken that video above was from using a controller? I'd like to see more about the VR/HOTAS experience as I think that's where I feel this being amazing.

 

[Washout]

Im thinking I'd better keep an eye out for good hotas setups before this comes out. If it takes off they'll be impossible to buy after

 

[Zeeflyboy]

I really hope they don't mess this up!

Don't suppose they've said anything about enabling telemetry for transducers etc?

 

[EvilGrin]

Yeah all of the footage coming out are from EA "Game Changers", so keep a pinch of salt for the reactions - however, the footage itself is impressive.

My own impression is that they want to create a modern XvT/XWA, but what that means in reality is borrowing elements of what made those games great and fitting that within the constructs of the game engine they have - you can see a lot of copy/pasted resources from battlefront game which was initially a bit distracting, but I don't think it'll bother me when in the thick of it.

Being a prolific XvT player (I've just recently started playing it again after 20 years!!!!), I'm super excited. It certainly looks like it has some depth and is skill based like the old games, can't wait to get my hands on it.

This is the best video I've seen for the fleet battles footage so far:

This one although she's a bit of a noob, goes through some of the context menus end to end, which I thought was interesting to see:

 

[Quartz]

I have pre-ordered. Fingers crossed!

 

[MissChief]

Red hair, blue eyes, I may be in love.

 

[tracertong]

They have updated the minimum cpu specs required for playing in VR -

Here are the STAR WARS: Squadrons VR System Requirements (Minimum)

• CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/squadrons/overview/pc-system-requirements