Been away - finally watched this BO15. I only watched the first 3-4 games before my attention wavered a bit. Mostly due to unfamiliarity with the units, same map, same everything. Maybe the units switched up more later? I think there was 1-2 switches every game that I saw. I watched the last game because I was curious who won.

It looks fun though. But I can't really get into any game unless I actually play it.

Excuse me while I go pour a beer over my wife to get a beta key for next week.

radracer

United States67 Posts

June 23 2024 06:19 GMT

#724

Watched the entire 15 game set, super exciting. Wasn't sure how it would translate to a viewing experience since I did play the Alpha. Alpha was hella fun as a player, PartinG, Trigger, and Artosis all kicked my ass.

CicadaSC

United States1161 Posts

June 24 2024 00:40 GMT

#725

do we know if the Battle Aces beta will have a public leaderboard?

SoleSteeler

Canada5388 Posts

June 24 2024 02:25 GMT

#726

Hopefully, but who knows. We'll find out pretty soon at least!

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16170 Posts

June 24 2024 17:38 GMT

#727

People who do not have huge swaths of free time can give Battle Aces a try. It'll be great if this convenience factor attracts a lot of casuals.

SoleSteeler

Canada5388 Posts

June 25 2024 17:59 GMT

#728

Lots of streams up now for us all to check out (PartinG!).

Not sure if the public emails have gone out yet... to be honest, I don't expect they have thousands of signups - there's only 730 members on the subreddit, for example. So I'm hoping I can get a key!

edit: got my key, I'll try it tonight!

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16170 Posts

June 25 2024 21:03 GMT

#729

I got a beta key and so did my wife and her sister.
I bet everyone is getting one.

tokinho

United States785 Posts

June 25 2024 22:02 GMT

#730

Quick cheat sheet of the units and approximately what equivelents I think they are. (I don't have access yet)
core:
crab (zealot)
hunter (mini goliath)
recall (adept)
recall hunter (adept that only shoots up)
scorpian (roaches)
gunbot (marine)
missilebot (dragoon)
wasp (ling)
hornet (speed cyclone, only shoots up)

Foundry:
Ballista (firebat_
King Crab (ultralisk)
Crusader (chargelot)
Bomber (baneling)
Shocker (ranged hellbat)
Recall Shocker (recalling ranged hellbat)
Mortar (tank)
Swift Shocker (Hellion)
Heavy Hunter (armored goliath)
Destroyer (immortal)
Raider (hellions with blueflame for workers)
turret (cannon)

Starforge:
Butterfly (banshee)
Dragonfly (scout)
Falcon *(guardian)
Airship (valkarie)
Advanced Recall
Mammoth (Shielded immortals)
Stinger (vultures)
Heavy Turret

Advanced foundry:
Heavy Ballista (Thors with blueflame)
Predator (liberators that can move.)
Sniper (ghosts)
Advanced Blink (high stats stalkers)
Assaultbot (stimmed marines that only shoot ground)
Behemoth (Shielded thors)

Advanced starforge:
Bulwark (bw BC)
Katbus (bc that only shoots down)
Locust (interceptors)
Kraken (mothership)
Valkarie (vikings)
Artillery (thors)
Advanced bot (aoe ground and air speed firing goliaths)

nforce

Bulgaria116 Posts

June 25 2024 22:02 GMT

#731

I have some issues with the AI, especially melee units as that's all I'm making. Auto engage range is weird, melee pathing in combat derps out and there is something that isn't as clean as SC2 but I am enjoying it a lot as I've played only 10 games and can't wait to unlock and mess around with more units.

So far, make King Crabs on your first tech upgrade and win every game.

NonY

8748 Posts

June 25 2024 22:38 GMT

#732

this grind is awful. i wouldnt say the acquisition rate is necessarily wrong but there's not enough starter units imo

tokinho

United States785 Posts

June 25 2024 22:42 GMT

#733

This is my guess at the units, same as text I just put above.

tokinho

United States785 Posts

June 25 2024 22:47 GMT

#734

Ye nony, the grind to unlock units seems pretty intense. Hope all is well.

WombaT

Northern Ireland22921 Posts

June 25 2024 22:59 GMT

#735

On June 26 2024 06:03 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
I got a beta key and so did my wife and her sister.
I bet everyone is getting one.

Apparently not, swear to fucking god…

Never got on a beta in 20+ years haha

riotjune

United States3391 Posts

June 25 2024 23:15 GMT

#736

All hail KING CRAB!

NonY

8748 Posts

June 25 2024 23:23 GMT

#737

i wanna know whose idea it was to give a lot of experienced RTS vets and current / former progamers all the units unlocked and give everyone else this other experience

SoleSteeler

Canada5388 Posts

June 25 2024 23:33 GMT

#738

"Enable focus fire" in gameplay settings not sure why that's not defaulted!

[sc1f]eonzerg

Belgium6409 Posts

June 25 2024 23:36 GMT

#739

Played two games. The game is not dead on arrival like i stated. It is a game for people that wanna make some units in a game. attack few times and be over with the day. Log off go sleep wathever. There is nothing deep about it. Strategy i dont think matters at all. But that is proly the fun part of it. Just a brainless gogogogogogogog. Like Call of Duty pretty much. That is actually a good thing for new generations and for people that want to relax and play for fun.

Things i think need some heavy work:
Pathing is horrible.
My units dont focus on attacking what im telling them. That part is extremely frustrating tbh.
Is kinda dumb i have to unlock anti air units tbh. But atleast i did it after 2 games.
The more you play a game the less you will care about the art. You are just gonna get used to how it looks.

[sc1f]eonzerg

Belgium6409 Posts

June 25 2024 23:42 GMT

#740

On June 26 2024 08:33 SoleSteeler wrote:
"Enable focus fire" in gameplay settings not sure why that's not defaulted!

Brother this is insane.