(06-15-2016 10:43 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  One more comment re: Star Wars Battlefront. I am slightly disappointed that after unlocking the vast majority of blasters and star cards, I still find that the best blasters are the Standard Imperial & Standard Rebel blasters. Also, the best sniper rifle is the Pulse Rifle, which you get very early on. The Cycler Rifle is ok – but doesn’t seem to be as good as the Pulse.

I felt the same way...that's why I wish they would've included some form of weapon customization by way of attachments, skins, etc. It keeps you interested in pushing forward and MAYBE makes certain weapons perform better, or at the very least, differently than others. The fact that I was playing into my 30th hour and still using the standard rifle for all modes was absolutely ridiculous, but it was simply the best weapon you could use. Made no sense that outside of the special class cards there was no sense of progression in the game itself and no drive to meet certain objectives outside of the figurines. I always point towards MW2 when it comes to this...my roommate and I probably put weeks into that game in order to get better gun camos, more attachments, different badges and name plates, just random **** in the grand scheme, but you still got a sense of accomplishment when you got there. In Battlefront, all you truly saw was a yellow bar going across the screen after every match with little to no differentiation between characters.

That's the primary reason why I like Overwatch despite what some consider a lack of content. You've got the loot boxes, you've got characters that completely change the way you play, you have maps that are extremely different, rather than just themed re-skinning.