A little over two years later, OT fans have reason to rejoice. Since the original trilogy was the central focus of the first game, it makes sense that the developers wanted to accommodate the other eras first. Along with this map, Battlefront 2015 included both Director Krennic and Jyn Erso as playable heroes on the planet. One of these locations is Scarif, the site of the final battle in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Second images source.Since its launch in 2017, we’ve seen Star Wars Battlefront 2 add new content to the prequel and sequel eras, but the original trilogy has largely remained untouched.Īll of that will be changing in 2020 once developer DICE enters the Age of Rebellion, which promises to show the original era some love.įans of the 2015 Battlefront will no doubt remember that the entire game focused on the original trilogy and, as a result, we saw heroes and maps that haven’t yet made their way to the sequel. They come equipped with the DLT-19 heavy blaster, a Smart Rocket, a Thermal Imploader and the Cooling Cell. Honor guards - Death Troopers: Krennic’s presence on the Battlefront also allows a pair of death troopers to spawn on the battlefront. These behemoths will tower over standard infantry at six-foot-five-inches tall. This means that Krennic’s trait is not dependant on the number of enemies he kills, rather, it is solely dependant on the number of nearby teammates. Trait - Motivator: Gain armor for yourself and teammates depending how many surround you. Nearby teammate heroes gain a 10-percent health bonus. Teammate infantry that are standing nearby right when Krennic deploys the icon gain a temporary 200-percent health increase that then slowly decreases. Wrath of the Empire: Krennic’s third ability places an icon on the ground.Krennic may place a new droid after a 45-second cooldown however, doing so will remove the previously-placed droid. C2-B5 Astromech: This droid comes equipped with a mini-squad shield, scan ping and it also shoots out dioxis gas titled “Dioxis Defense”.As it is toggleable, Krennic may use it as long as he wants however, it requires reloading after every shot. Armor Breaker: This is a toggleable ability that damages opponent’s armor upon impact.It’s immune to the Distruption Charge Card.

Instead, it features an energy pack that must be reloaded every six shots. This is a revolver-style pistol that does not overheat. Director Orson KrennicĪ support-based hero, Krennic can be key in helping the Empire lock down various objectives. Trait - Truncheon Charge: Gain extra charge of Truncheon Surge with kills or hero damage, Truncheon Surge increases the trait but does not give any charges itself. Cooldown is almost instantaneous however, if there are zero surges left, Jyn will need to level up her trait.

Initially only three surges are available, but leveling up her trait can increase the maximum to nine.

Truncheon Surge: Jyn can utilize her truncheon (or baton) to kill enemies in close quarters.

Sonic Imploder: Jyn has access to a buffed version of the normal Sonic Imploder, which blinds and damages nearby enemies while also debuffing their armor.

The pistol and blaster rifle do not share overheat, so Jyn can swap between configurations without penalty if she overheats on one.

Rifle Configuration: Jyn is able to toggle between the pistol and blaster rifle mode of the A180 at will.

Jyn doesn’t have access to its sniper or ion launcher abilities that come with the infantry version, but she doesn’t need to worry about cooldowns when switching modes. A configurable blaster, Jyn can use this weapon in a range of situations. With that in mind, here’s a look at how these new heroes will function: Jyn ErsoĪ brawler, Jyn boasts an impressive melee ability that makes her effective when in the thick of battle.

At the time of writing, Jyn Erso and Director Orson Krennic are set to join Battlefront in just a few short days.

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