



Scoreboard: Added icons for playing as a Hero, playing in a vehicle, and player ping Teamplay Focus: New feature in which an objective can be highlighted by each player to highlight where players are heading press X (Xbox One), Square (PlayStation 4), or E (PC) Multiplayer: Teams will now re-balance when transitioning between maps Multiplayer Menu: Redesigned the screen to facilitate players being able to get into a game mode more quickly and easily New Feature: Spectator Mode introduces a way to watch Private Match games with a variety of camera angles and the ability to swap between players quickly New Feature: Hutt Contracts add a new way of obtaining Weapons and Star Cards

Outer Rim: Now available for Season Pass owners This still only scratches the surface of the update - check out the full changelog below: A bunch of tweaks have been made: impact grenades have an increased level of damage and decreased explosion radius, certain types of shields can deflect specific projectiles, some survivalist and bounty hunter bugs have been ironed out, there’s a smaller blast radius and lower fuse timer for barrages, the ion grenade doesn’t cause collision damage anymore, and many more. Plans for the fourth expansion have yet to be revealed.As far as Star Card and weapon changes go, the update brings DLT-19X and DL-18 weapon available through Hutt Contracts, as well as the T-7 Ion Disruptor power. The first expansion is expected to land in March this year and will introduce content on the Outer Rim worlds such as Jabba The Hutt’s palace on Tatooine. This summer will continue with content in the cloud city of Bespin, and the Fall 2016 expansion will include content on board the Death Star itself. Other changes appear to have been made in the name of keeping the game more skill-based, such as reducing the lock-on range of smart rockets and the ion torpedo. The Homing Shot star card has been similarly nerfed into the ground with increased lock-on delay, decreased lock-on range, and decreased projectile speed.ĮA announced its long-term plans for upcoming DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront in a new devblog yesterday, with four major expansions planned throughout this year. Players will notice that scan pings will now spot players a lot faster and only take 2 seconds to complete, down from 7 seconds. If you’ve ever been cut down by a stray Wookie Bowcaster shot, you’ll also be pleased to know that the weapon’s damage has been heavily nerfed, reduced from 50 damage to 10-15 per bolt. The iconic DL-44 heavy blaster pistol turned out to be far too deadly and has had its fire rate slashed and its overheat tweaked, and Han Solo’s unique DL-44 now has a reduced effectiveness at long range. If you’ve been playing Star Wars: Battlefront since the series was rebooted back in November, you’ve probably noticed that a few of the weapons and characters are ridiculously overpowered in online play.
