Star Wars: Squadrons

Star Wars: Squadrons Dev Tracker




01 Oct

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Hold my calls, I'm going over to this person's house.

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Originally posted by siege-eh-b

She is an actor and was hired by EA a while ago for some motion capture work. They didn’t disclose to her what it was for at the time as the project was a secret but there she is!

She's one hell of a pilot!

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Alright...that's pretty damn cool.


30 Sep

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Originally posted by javen624

This is the first module of the Squadrons Toolkit made by the Aces 5 organization's own J4V3N, ncallaway, and Hopfot. We have plenty of features in the pipe such as Discord Authentication and Profile Creation, Guide Building Support, Loadout Comparing, Squad Role Tagging, and Loadout Lookup Support which we plan on implementing according to our roadmap, of which will be made public soon after Squadrons releases. Try it out and let us know what you think! http://www.squadrons.tools/builder

This is fantastic, really love the style of it!
Massive pat on the back to all involved.


29 Sep

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Just to confirm, we have not backtracked on this with Star Wars: Squadrons. The Xbox store lists pre-order bonuses this way. Sorry for any confusion.


28 Sep

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Originally posted by mayomason57

for origin as well?? i purchased the game on origin, unknowingly unaware that the vr compatibility might only be with steam, i could have gone that route, but i hoped for a confirmation by now..

For most headsets, just install Steam VR on your PC and you'll be set! Oculus may not need it, though.

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Originally posted by Sugaan_Essena

I meant "solo", as in "BF2 Instant Action" kind of solo. I suppose the "fleet battles" you talk about are customizable to some extent?

The most important thing to me is being able to play everything this game offers solo and , in some cases , entirely offline (crappy internet connection is a huge problem). I'm okay with rewards being only available online.

Then other than multiplayer itself and dogfights, you're good!


27 Sep

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Just to properly set expectations, when you say “offline,” do you mean solo or entirely offline? A number of features require online play of some kind. So yes, you can play (entirely offline) against bots but you won’t earn rewards, so you’ll want to play with or against players to earn rewards, even just in co-op against AI.

Entirely offline, you can play the story, practise range, and vs AI Fleet Battles (though you'll only earn XP as a way to combat cheating).


25 Sep

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Originally posted by TricobaltGaming

This all sounds amazing, super hyped

My only current question is what happens post lvl 40 on the linear player level? Is it just bragging rights, or are there other rewards?

You'll still get Glory from levelling so you can keep unlocking cosmetics.

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I really need a 3D printer.

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Originally posted by BestRapperDylan

So obviously there will be huge advantages to having great teamwork. If using unweighted rank averages, do you have another way to address pre-made advantage?

Is there an active MM system that pairs, say, 3 + 2 premades vs. other 3+2 or 4+1?

Yup! The matchmaking will prioritise you facing similarly structured teams first.


24 Sep

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Originally posted by GodBlessThosePagans

u/EA_Charlemagne what factors play into how much skill rating you gain or lose is a match? Is it just win or lose or does your personal stats and ELO play into account?

It's a healthy mix of all of that to my understanding, but I won't pretend to be an expert on how backend stuff like that works. It's also a separate rating between Dogfights and Fleet Battles.

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Originally posted by Lord_Sylveon

Can you queue with people with crossplay? or is it purely just random people who may be on your team or on the other may be from another console? Just wondering if I can queue with my friends who play on PlayStation while I'm on Xbox.

There's a whole party and friendslist system as part of crossplay for SWS. You can totally queue up with friends on different platforms!

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QA accounts are known to try dying or breaking out of maps in every possible way. Do not assume their skill level matches this low stat. They will destroy you as mercilessly as they have me.

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Originally posted by Potential_Wolf

Could you go in to more detail on how you rank up in an operation? Is it determined by play time, points earned relative to others, etc.?

As a casual gamer, I am hoping to be able to unlock all of the cosmetics. Including eventually being able to get the galactic ace rating.

Thanks!

Are you talking about your Fleet Battles rank that resets in each Operation or completing Operation goals to get all the cosmetics?

For the former, it's based on winning matches. For the latter, it's based on completing challenges (or whatever the slated goal is for the Operation). You can see an example in the screenshot above.

Ranks, Rewards, & Progression

Greetings, pilots. With launch just around the corner, we wanted to equip you all with some important details about how Star Wars™: Squadrons will provide you with new things to do over time!

As we’ve said since back when we revealed Squadrons at EA Play Live 2020, this is a self-contained game, where all progression, unlocks and rewards are earned solely through play. Today, we’re going into more details about how we’ll en...

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I'm here for the droid, 10/10.