over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Incoming transmission!

For this CT, we’re going to cover a few smaller, but important, subjects all together at once: Level cap increase, voice over wheel, and changes to appearance bundles.

Level Cap Increase

First off, we’re increasing the level cap for all units! Upon reaching the current max level for a unit, you’ll enter prestige levels. This will cause the level icon to visually change and turn golden. From there, each level will have the same XP requirement for each level.

And we’re not just increasing the level cap by a few. Every unit will now go up to level 1,000! Upon hitting level 1,000, the level will say “MAX” in gold.

Class Current Max Level New Max Level Presige Level XP
Troopers 70 1,000 (MAX) 15,000
Heroes 40 1,000 (MAX) 25,000
Hero Ships & Starfighters 40 1,000 (MAX) 22,000
Enforcer/Aerial/Infiltrator 30 1,000 (MAX) 21,000
Armour/Speeder/Artillery 30 1,000 (MAX) 14,000

We’ll keep monitoring player feedback for ways we can improve the overall experience, be it anything from a smaller quality of life change to a much larger update.

Voice Over Wheel

With the addition of the Emote Wheel in a past update, we’re now adding a VO wheel. This is a first pass at the system and it’ll be developed further in future updates.

For this initial release, the VO wheel will allow for all heroes and villains to say voice lines without requiring the need for an emote. Emotes will now give voice lines from the emote (such as, “Hello there.”), so you’ll automatically unlock the voice lines from any hero emotes you currently own or acquire at a future date.

Voice lines are not available separately from emotes and there is no pricing change for emotes. Should we change this at a future date, such as if we decide to make standalone voice lines, we’ll be sure to inform you all.

Heroes

Yoda

  • Judge me by my size, do you?
  • That is why you fail.
  • Do, or do not. There is no, “try.”
  • My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.

Han

  • That's two you owe, junior.
  • I’m out of it for a little while—everyone gets delusions of grandeur.
  • Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster.
  • Great, kid! Don’t get c*cky.

Lando

  • You got a lot of guts coming here after what you pulled.
  • How you doing, you old pirate? So good to see you!
  • Sorry...am I interrupting anything?
  • Yeah, I'm responsible these days. It’s the price you pay for being successful.

Leia

  • From now on, you do as I tell you! Okay?
  • You’re a jittery little thing, aren’t you?
  • I don’t know where you get your delusions, laser brain!
  • You have your moments. Not many of them, but you do have them.

Luke

  • I feel the good in you.
  • I will never join the dark side. I’m a Jedi.
  • Greetings, exalted ones.
  • Your overconfidence is your weakness.

Rey

  • I think I can handle myself.
  • That was lucky!
  • You...you're afraid.
  • You're a monster!

Chewbacca

  • Angry
  • Battle Roar
  • Laugh
  • Sad

Anakin

  • This is where the fun begins.
  • You call this a diplomatic solution?!
  • Obi-Wan’s gonna kill me...
  • A very wise Jedi once said, “Nothing happens by accident.”

Obi-Wan

  • Hello there!
  • Your move!
  • The strongest defense is a swift and decisive offense.
  • Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

Finn

  • Can someone please use the Force?
  • I can do this...I can do this.
  • Uh...we better run!
  • You should know, I’m a big deal in the Resistance.

Villains

Iden Versio

  • They weren’t expecting special forces!
  • Avenge our emperor!
  • Hope cannot save them!
  • The Empire’s time has come!

Darth Vader

  • Apology accepted.
  • You cannot hide forever.
  • You are as clumsy as you are stupid.
  • I find your lack of faith disturbing.

Emperor Palpatine

  • Now you will experience the full power of the dark side.
  • Good! Let the hate flow through you.
  • Do what must be done! Do not hesitate. Show no mercy.
  • Now—at the end—do you understand?

Captain Phasma

  • You can’t be so stupid as to think this will be easy.
  • My troops will storm in and kill you all.
  • Submit your weapon for inspection.
  • The First Order will conquer you all.

Kylo Ren

  • Bow to the First Order.
  • I will show you the dark side.
  • Do not oppose me.
  • Cowards!

Boba Fett

  • If you triple the prize, I might let you live.
  • They will never know what hit them.
  • There's no escape from me.
  • There's always room for one more in the cargo hold.

Bossk

  • Nobody can hide from me.
  • I will collect the prize on your head.
  • Mmm. This will be fun.
  • You're just another target.

Darth Maul

  • You are no match for me!
  • At last, I will have my revenge.
  • I sense your fear.
  • The Sith are all-powerful!

General Grievous

  • You are a bold one!
  • Crush them! Make them suffer!
  • Surrender.. *coughs*...and I promise you will die quickly!
  • Your screams are like music to my audio receptors!
  • Coughing

Count Dooku

  • Brave, but foolish.
  • I’ve been looking forward to this.
  • I’ve become more powerful than any Jedi.
  • The Sith control everything!

Appearance Bundles

Earlier this year, we added a bunch of appearance bundles for our upgraded Clone Trooper legion appearances. However, when we added these bundles to the game, we did it via the crates menu. We’re now moving these bundles into the Collection menu instead. This should make them easier to find for players new and old (and should prevent accidental purchases from happening).

Moving forward, these bundles will be available only for crystals, though at a significantly discounted rate (more than they are now). Appearances in bundles will still be available to be purchased separately by either credits or crystals.

All this and more will be found in the release notes for the May update. Stay tuned for further details on this month’s update!

Charlemagne, signing off.

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over 5 years ago - /u/F8RGE - Direct link

Originally posted by ThotiicusPrime

What.

Who.

over 5 years ago - /u/F8RGE - Direct link

Originally posted by ColdCutWomboCombo

Ben, is this the “extra thing” you said would be coming in May?

Yes. Now onto June.

over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by jordi0207

but why would the change that.. i liked the animations

So you can do both! You can either do the full animations or just quickly say something while in a fight without having to go through an animation.

over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by High_Elf_Archer

Would it be possible to add voice lines characters already say during battle such as Anakin's you underestimate my power or Obi-Wan's you want to go home and rethink your life?

We have plans for the VO wheel. Consider this a first pass.

over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by isthatwhatyousaid

Awesome. Is the VO wheel mapped to the opposite of the Emote wheel directional button?

Yes, or F3 on PC.

over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by LocoGamingRocker

Some Questions, u/EA_Charlemagne

  1. Do players still keep their Cards maxed when they Prestige?

  2. Could we get an Overall Player Level Cap (Prestiging) in the future?

  3. Does any previously earned XP after the Level Cap carry over to the Prestige Rank?

  4. Can we possibly see extra Attachment unlocks (Flashlights, more varied scopes, more Ion/Explosive Shots, Rate of Fire mods, etc.) and Weapon Prestiges in the future?

  5. Can we get a "Player Profile" and a "Dog Tags" system similar to Battlefield? I would love to run around with an Imperial Flag Title or a Sith Emblem.

For 1., yes; for 3., no; and for the rest, nothing to share.

over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by DontMindMe420

Dumb question, but what about for consoles? I’m assuming it’s still in the d-pad?

Yes, but the opposite side.

over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by iwonderwhyyyyyyyy

Speaking of plans for the VO and emotes, does this mean that you guys are considering allowing overlapping emotes/VOs so no one gets cut off when someone else does it before them?

Yes. It’s in this update.

over 5 years ago - /u/EA_Charlemagne - Direct link

Originally posted by anidriX

It took me roughly 3 months to max all 20 characters. Maxing all them again from 40 to 1000! sounds quite imposible. Not really complaining, I like that they uncapped the levels but they really overdid it with 1000 per character. We have 20 heroes, 4 classes, 3 reinforcements, 3 trooper starfighters, 12 hero starfighters, 1 speeder, 1 armor and 1 artillery. 42 in total. Therefore, lets assume someone has all classes, heroes, starfighters, vehicles and reinforcements all maxed at their current possible max level so:

  • Trooper classes: 15K per level (1000-70) for 930 levels, 15000*930=13.950.000*4 classes = 55.800.000 XP required
  • Heroes: 25K per level (1000-40) for 960 levels, 25000*960=24.000.000*20 heroes = 480.000.000! XP required
  • Starfighters: 22K per level (1000-40) for 960 levels, 22000*960=21.120.000*15 ships = 316.800.000 XP required
  • Reinforcements: 21K per level (1000-30) for 970 levels, 21000*970=20.370.000*3 reinforcements = 61.110.000 XP required
  • Vehicles: 14K per level (1000-30) for 970 levels, 14000*970=13.580.000*3 vehicles = 40.740.000 XP required
  • GRAND TOTAL: 55.800.000+480.000.000+316.800.000+61.110.000+40.740.000 = 954.450.000 XP required!!!!

Nearly 1 Billion XP required to max everything and that's without the current max levels required. I honestly doubt the game will even last that long.

u/F8RGE, u/EA_Charlemagne, you might need to consider decreasing this to 100 or 200 max. No realistic amount of grind can achieve this.

The goal isn’t so that players try to get to 1000. That’s why it’s prestige levels rather than regular levels. It’s effectively unlimited levels, similar to what lots of shooters used to have in the previous generation.