UPDATE! Star Wars Battlefront – Single Player Content Incoming. New Reveal Expected at Celebration!
Star Wars Battlefront’s long awaited offline singleplayer mode, also rumoured to be a variant of Instant Action from the original Star Wars Battlefront games, is releasing to players BEFORE the Death Star DLC releases in September. Ontop of this, the lead game designer of Star Wars Battlefront also revealed that a reveal or announcement for Star Wars Battlefront is to be expected at Star Wars Celebration!
Firstly a major Star Wars Battlefront reveal is going to be shown at Star Wars Celebration. There is no confirmation, as to the content of said reveal, however it has been confirmed by Battlefronts lead game designer Dennis Brännvall.
Dennis Brännvall revealed on Twitter last night that some form of Battlefront news would be revealed at SWCE (Star Wars Celebration: Europe)
@victorpadron59 ah gotcha. A little early to say, wait for celebration?
— Dennis Brännvall (@DICE_FireWall) July 13, 2016
Obviously we have no details regarding the content of the reveal, whether it be focused on the upcoming Death Star DLC or perhaps a behind the scenes look at the state and future of Star Wars games.
Moving on, Dennis Brännvall confirmed that Offline Singleplayer Content will be releasing BEFORE the Death Star DLC, this has led many to speculate that the content will be landing to players in August or early September.
This was confirmed in the embedded tweet below where Dennis replied to a question regarding the singleplayer content in relation to the schedule of the Death Star DLC.
@svnmelter yes
— Dennis Brännvall (@DICE_FireWall) July 13, 2016
Now as many of you already know, Instant Action, has long been rumoured to be the “Offline Singleplayer Content” that DICE have been referencing, or at the very least a variant of it.
I would just like to remind everyone to briefly curb their enthusiasm, Instant Action is not confirmed.
There is a sizeable amount of evidence to suggest that it is indeed the offline singleplayer content we are looking for,
But until DICE or EA confirms it themselves we should maintain the stance of treating it as a rumour.
Check back to SWNN tomorrow for coverage of Star Wars Celebration!
May the Force be with You!
UPDATE!
Here’s a little something to tide you over: a bit of an outline on what’s ahead, courtesy of DICE themselves.
To get right to the point, we’ve been listening to your feedback and your desire for more offline modes. Today we’re excited to officially announce a new mode, Skirmish, for all Star Wars Battlefront players. The new mode will be available starting July 20 and offers players the option to play offline against bots in a solo mission or with a friend using co-op split screen (console only). Skirmish can be played on a difficulty level of your choosing and across two modes, Walker Assault and Fighter Squadron. With multiple locations that span the galaxy, from the frozen planet of Hoth to the lava encrusted planet of Sullust, we hope Skirmish brings players a new way to enjoy Star Wars Battlefront.
It seems as though this “skirmish” option is something that will be expanded upon over subsequent patches to include other modes, but for now, it ought to throw a bone to players who want to hone their skills away from friends and rivals. This sounds kind of like the Instant Action mode, albeit under the lens of the other existing modes of the games.
In other news, the Death Star expansion is set for a September release, and will feature. DICE are also emphasizing that more space-based gameplay will be emphasized, essentially teasing the implementation of space battles within the game (as would be expected with the latest expansion, which revolves around the space station). We’ll cover more information about Battlefront in the days ahead, so be sure to stick around.
It’ll be a half-hearted attempt at single-player. In reality, all it will probably be will be the walker assaults and other battle modes with bots. Whoop-de-doooooooooooo…
Now that the game is down to thirty bucks or so, I might bite even if it’s just that.
It was down to $15 on Amazon Prime day two days ago. Also Xbox is having a sale as well down to $20-25 range
Except “because Canada”.
I’m looking forward to trying out the singleplayer Walker Assault and getting 80+ kills lol
That’s all that Battlefront 1 and 2 are with simple story cinematics thrown in between. You just fight bots.
BF1 didn’t have cinematics 🙂
It had voiceovers and little map video highlights with a briefing.
Maybe it’s the rust of age, but I was sure that was only BF2 – Temura doing a VO which linked the missions into a 501st story.
Not technically confirmed, however as of Bespin, the code exists in the menu already for Instant Action, with the description reading alone or with friends locally.
Whatever it is, it sounds fine to me. I would have preferred a campaign mode like in previous games, but it is a start. My wife and I are tired of playing against people that are FAR better than us and have far more time.During most games at the end screen she’s last and I’m next to last 🙂 At least this way she and I can play together on our PCs and maybe have some fun doing it. Survival mode starts to get a little stale for us.
What if they also announce the work of a StarbWars crossover game?
Crossover with what ?
Probably with either Mass Effect, Xenoblade Chronicles, Fire Emblem or even a Star Wars game in the style of the Koei warriors games.
I hope that people stop bitching about this game already.
If people stopped bitching, we wouldn’t have seen SP.
That is not known for sure and it’s a pretty meager SP anyway.
No, of course it’s not for sure, but I think it’s pretty likely – EA was holding a hard line for the longest time that the game was MP, and there was no discussion about adding SP down the line. It only started being rumored by things DICE was saying in the last couple of months. I think (hope?) they’ve leaned a lesson on this less than stellar launch that they’ll take to (sigh…already?) BF2 next year – more maps at launch, offline content.
As far as what it is, that also isn’t known for sure yet. ANYTHING would be an improvement though, you’ll admit, and I’ll be the first to admit that even with this limited SP/Co-op, it’s STILL not worth full price.
anything is an improvement, yes. I think Battlefield 2 will be the one to play. I gave up on this one
Give me a goddamn driveable walker is all I’m saying.
Yeap! Now I can play this multiplayer team based shooter by myself.
Brilliant.
Split screen co-op you halfwit.
Cranky, c’mon. You don’t have anyone who’s going to sit next to you willingly for any amount of time.
Even playing a video game.
Jesus Christ, what is wrong with you? I’m serious, can you just maybe show the mods on your mint-on-card-boba fett where I touched you and get it over with already. Fuck me, you are such an obsessed, butt-hurt lonely loser I just do NOT know how to help you, dude.
You regurgitate this attack in almost every one of your responses to me. Granted, I will give you credit that you paraphrase your sentiment with varied vocabulary, but in the end.
Same lame insult. Can we try again?
It’s not my fault every post you ,make screams “lonely, angry guy one firing from a dead-end-job away from having his own compound”..Don’t you fret though, precious, you’ve done what no one else has been able to do – you’ve become irritating enough to block. Aaaaaand…you’re gone.
Victory is mine!
If they wanted people not to bitch then they should have made a good game!
Also, this skirmish mode… pathetic. People were expecting this to be a single player campaign… I guess it could still be announced but whatever, it will probably be awful either way.
They did make a good game though. It just didn’t live up the insane expectations that everyone had for it. I wasn’t expecting a single player campaign when it was announced.
The offline single player content is called skirmishes and involves offline single player or split screen coop Walker Assault or Fighter Squadron with bots. It comes out July 20th according to ign.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/14/star-wars-battlefront-offline-skirmish-mode-announced-death-star-dlc-teased?abthid=5787cee56e9cd84f4900001a
Single player? WHAAAAAA???!!
Who needs single player when SpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDieSpawnDie is such a satisfyingly fun and varied gaming experience?
;^)
Isn’t that every multiplayer shooter game?
Maybe you just have bad luck and get crappy teams.
Exactly. One match i can be a god, then the next, a noob.
Dunno, looks like EXACTLY every single gameplay video I’ve seen of this thing so far.
Welcome to multiplayer Battlefront gaming, where it gets frustrating to die lol
Yes, it basically is the same superficial experience found in virtually every multiperson shooter game – which is why a lot of folks have been wanting something more substantial out of Battlefront since it launched.
Honestly, a single player/co-op mode with bots is a great addition(that should have been available at launch honestly). I don’t think Battlefront is a terrible game, what it does it does well, but it was skimpy in features at launch. Had it launched with an option to play offline with bots I think it would have gotten a much better reception from fans of the previous Battlefront titles.
True, the older games had fun online play, but you could also choose to play offline with your buddy if you wanted(which me and my friends took great advantage of). There is some limited split screen modes in this one, but they grow old real quick. I hope they continue to expand Skirmish and add other modes to it as well over time. I love being able to play competitively online, but there’s something to be said for being able to chill out and play offline by yourself or with a friend without worrying about your kill to death ratio all the time. More options just make for a better gaming experience for everyone.
As for a story mode, while I welcome it, I’m not overly concerned about it either. If we are being totally honest, the story sections of the previous Battlefront games have always been pretty weak. I would love it if they managed to include a great story mode in future Battlefront titles, but I’m not gonna fret over it.
Nice! This is the kind of add-on I was waiting for.
I’m confused I really want to buy this game. it looks fantastic and the gameplay is pretty easy. However, is there no single campaign mode like Call of Duty coming? 🙁
Yes! That’s all we want!!