We got any Star Wars Squadrons players in here?

[neurotictim]

My latest addiction is the EA/Origin/Motive game Star Wars Squadrons. No Jedi running around with lightsabers, just pilots duking it out. 5v5 dogfight or 5v5 fleet battles, good times. Cross-platform means PS4, Xbox, and PC all play in the same arenas.

I'm currently level 29, not very good but having a ton of fun with it, and thought it might be a good "Off-Topic" topic. Prefer zipping around in the A-wing or TIE Interceptor to anything else, though I've been known to pilot an X-wing or TIE Defender from time to time. There's a LOT more depth to playing this game than zipping around, of course, but hopefully I'm getting better.

Anyone else playing this?

 

[Clyde_Simpleton]

I've watched some footage of it and it looks like a fun game. I just haven't picked it up yet.

 

[neurotictim]

I've watched some footage of it and it looks like a fun game. I just haven't picked it up yet.

Well, with the 2nd Death Star as your avatar, I would imagine you're somewhere in the blend of Star Wars nerd, as am I. If you're a Jedi/Sith fanboy and don't care for the non-Force aspect of that universe, this isn't the game for you. If you're into combat flight sims and fast action, with a somewhat steep learning curve and tough online fights (and not even a passing reference to the Force), then you'll love it.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I'm going to start a paid account with Electronic Arts Play in the wee hours tomorrow morning & play all weekend.
Battlefront is in there, which IIRC has some flying games, & that's where my relationship with Sony started to go downhill.

We bought Battlefront from GameStop & I was anxious to get it home for multiplayer fun, but I was wrong!
You couldn't even access the net or fly without paying Sony for a PS-Plus membership.

I quickly sold all my PS4 games except one, Rocksmith. (which later I switched to PC/Steam)
Recently I was reminded of this issue with Sony again, when I stupidly bought Civ6 for PS4, & I can't even link it to my E.A. account, w/o paying for PS-Plus.
There is a bonus for linking your account, BTW.

Right now E.A. is offering EA-Play 1 month for $1, so I will try that. Hopefully I won't need to also pay for PS-Plus to use it:

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If it won't allow us to play local multiplayer, that will be a dealbreaker!

Does E.A.'s 'counter' start at 00:00 EST or 00:00 PST?
I noticed their headquarters is in California.

 

[SirMjac28]

I have to check that out

 

[neurotictim]

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