In the defense of Pandemic, they had a terrible schedule. The Battlefront games had a gruesome timetable and the developers had very little time to complete the project in.
We all know that moviebased games are crap, due to the very limited time developers get to create them and in Pandemic's case they had to produce 2. In a very short timespan.
I however do feel they never had any love for the Star Wars universe, seeing the Lore inaccurate pudu they created. It would have been nice if they kept on supporting their game even though LA only allowed/paid them to create 1 or 2 patches for the game.
It's still their reputation on the line. With every new game they create I will scratch my head and think twice before I purchase it.
As you can see with this MOD, it takes time to develope a great game. And allthough it's a MOD, based on the BF2142 engine, the time and love invested in the game ouzes from every pore.
You will see things in this game that you will think are incorrect, but that is just because you played the Battlefront series. All details are checked and double checked with the movies and various other information sources. You will have to rewatch the movies to get your perspective straight.
If this team ever get's picked up by a professional gaming compagny, I hope they can create games in the way Blizzard or Splash Damage is doing it. "It's done when it's done."
So indeed this game is sofar removed from Battlefront that I can truely say it's in "A galaxy far far away" from here, just because of the time, love, attention and devotion it is getting.
And remember that as soon as it's released it will continue being developed and patched. So more maps will appear, more adventures to be had.
Hopefully people will enjoy en feel the "true" Star Wars feeling I have had when playing and upon release we will see servers popping up like toadstools. I know we will have one.
Closed Alpha Test & Deth..
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(well, the DEMO anyway!)