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Ray Commodore
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 1743 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol, Western Arm, Milky Way
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:15 am Post subject: |
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And it's VR, which means I can't play. |
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cheshire Arbiter-General (Moderator)
Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 4848
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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I think it has VR options, but I don't think that VR is a requirement.
Not that I can play either way. I would bet my computer is older than the average user's car. _________________ __________________________________
Before we take any of this too seriously, just remember that in the middle episode a little rubber puppet moves a spaceship with his mind. |
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Chaosmeister Sub-Lieutenant
Joined: 24 Jul 2018 Posts: 57 Location: www.chaosmeistergames.com
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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Looking forward to this but worry the SP portion will be negligible. Not much for PvP these days. _________________ Teamwork is essential, it gives them someone else to shoot at! |
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Darklighter79 Captain
Joined: 27 May 2018 Posts: 529
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Ray Commodore
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 1743 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol, Western Arm, Milky Way
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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OK, watched and listened to the in-game trailer. I'm back to complaining that a squadron is more than 5 fighters, and claiming Rancor-2 as my position.
So, because crossplay still isn't a complete thing, how shall we go about signing up? On PC through Steam?
EDIT: Damnit. PC is not boss enough for the game. I can't even meet the minimum requirements. |
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Darklighter79 Captain
Joined: 27 May 2018 Posts: 529
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:07 am Post subject: |
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OK, so few o my initial thoughts:
1) 1:24 - nice reference to classic X-Wing/TIE Fighter series HUD - in plus
2) 0:49, 1:31 and 2:24 - momentum introduced?
3) Overall speed of vehicles is increased - definitely in plus
4) 2:50 - lot of new equipment/weapon customization for ships - in plus
5) Wing tracing - unnecessary in space
6) 2:56 - 180 turn -
7) TI E HUD limits the view area too much IMHO
8) 4:30 - shield generators
9) "fast" stafighter lasers _________________ Don’t Let the Rules Get in the Way of a Good Story. |
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Ray Commodore
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 1743 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol, Western Arm, Milky Way
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Apparently it *IS* cross-platform. We literally could have Rancor Squadron!
I'm still calling dibs on Rancor-2. |
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Ray Commodore
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 1743 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol, Western Arm, Milky Way
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Whill Dark Lord of the Jedi (Owner/Admin)
Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 10397 Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy
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Ray Commodore
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 1743 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol, Western Arm, Milky Way
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Well, they've talked about Crossplay (IE: Being able to play on PC/PS4/XBOne with each other, rather than just on PC with PC people, etc.), so I'm hoping that happens.
Then it won't matter what version we get. We can finally be the squadron that The Rancor Pit deserves! |
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Yora Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 29 Jun 2018 Posts: 184 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:54 am Post subject: |
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Last thing I heard from someone who makes updates on the game very regularly, all systems will be playing on the same servers.
Which for a game with a smaller target group, that's probably a very smart move. Since mouse and keyboard is terrible for flight games, everyone is going to fly either with stick or controller anyway, which should make the differences in player performance between different systems relatively minor.
As a huge X-Wing and TIE Fighter fan, I've been waiting for a Star Wars starfighter game on consoles since the space level in Halo: Reach showed that flying with controller can work great.
I am not sold on the game modes yet, though. From what I've seen of the game yet, it looks and sounds like it might get very repetitive very quickly. _________________ "Adventure? Eh... Excitement? Eh... A Jedi does not crave these things."
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Ray Commodore
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 1743 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol, Western Arm, Milky Way
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Even if boring as hell, being able to FINALLY play with all of you folks in some manner is worth the cost. |
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Raven Redstar Rear Admiral
Joined: 10 Mar 2009 Posts: 2648 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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If the squadron is still around by the time it drops to less than $20 I might join up. LoL _________________ RR
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Sutehp Commodore
Joined: 01 Nov 2016 Posts: 1797 Location: Washington, DC (AKA Inside the Beltway)
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:41 am Post subject: |
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Gawds, I dunno how involved with the multiplayer aspect of Squadrons I'm going to get, but seeing as I love space flight sims, I'd be ecstatic at a chance to fly with the Rancor Pit Squadron. Hell, considering that I had a lot of fun playing a cleric/support character in the Pathfinder RPG, I might even take up flying the U-Wing/TIE Reaper if no one else will.
(And I call dibs on Rancor-3.)
Then again, my internet conn sucks for multiplayer games, so even though I already pre-ordered Squadrons, I might have to decline playing with Rancor Pit Squadron very often. _________________ Sutehp's RPG Goodies
Only some of it is for D6 Star Wars.
Just repurchased the X-Wing and Tie Fighter flight sim games. I forgot how much I missed them. |
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Yora Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 29 Jun 2018 Posts: 184 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:57 am Post subject: |
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If there's an option to have permanent teams, then Rancor Squadron is now inevitable. _________________ "Adventure? Eh... Excitement? Eh... A Jedi does not crave these things."
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