Special events are periods of time in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II in which either the core gameplay is altered in some unique way or a special feature is added to the game temporarily. In this way, special events create new, temporary twists on already existing gameplay.
One example of a special event is a Battle Point event, which decreases the cost of Battle Points for different types of Reinforcements or heroes. This is often accompanied by an increase in how many of these units can spawn, such as in the event Heroes Unleashed, which allows 9 vs. 9 hero battles to occur in Galactic Assault.
Usually, special events occur on weekends.
Special events began in September 2018, and are detailed monthly in a Community Calendar.[1]
May 2019 Community Calendar
List of current or future special events
- May 2019:[2]
- May the Fourth Be With You Limited Event (1st-6th): Capture 4 million Command Posts as a collective community to unlock the Princess appearance for Leia Organa as she appears in A New Hope.
- Fast Spawn Event: Blast and Strike (10th-12th): The spawn timer in Blast and Strike is reduced to one second, allowing for nearly instantaneous and immediate spawning after death.
- Foot Soldiers (17th-19th): Ground and aerial vehicles are disabled in Galactic Assault and Capital Supremacy, meaning only troopers, special units, and heroes can be played. Additionally, the Battle Point costs for Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul are reduced to 200 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Phantom Menace.
- Increased XP Weekend: Heroes & Starfighters (24th-26th): Earn double the amount of experience as usual in Heroes vs. Villains and Hero Showdown for leveling up heroes and triple the amount of experience as usual in Starfighter Assault and Hero Starfighters for leveling up starfighters.
List of previous special events
2019
- April 2019:[3]
- Battle Point Event: Reinforced Armies (5th-7th): Battle Point costs for Special Units are reduced by 75% in Galactic Assault, Capital Supremacy, Blast, and Strike.
- Double XP Event: Star Wars Celebration (12th-14th): Earn double the amount of experience usually earned in all game modes for leveling up classes and heroes to celebrate the Star Wars Celebration convention and the announcement of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order™.
- Fast Spawn Event: Capital Supremacy and Galactic Assault (19th-21st): The spawn timer in Capital Supremacy and Galactic Assault is reduced to one second, allowing for nearly instantaneous and immediate spawning after death.
- Triple XP Weekend (26th-28th): Earn triple the amount of experience as usual in Heroes vs. Villains and Hero Showdown for leveling up heroes.
- March 2019:[4]
- Map Rotation: The Chosen One (1st-3rd): Map rotations will only have Clone Wars-era maps in conjunction with the release of Anakin Skywalker, the 501st Legion, the Coruscant Guard, and updates to the previously released Clone Trooper Appearances.
- Fast Spawn Event: Blast and Strike (8th-10th): The spawn timer in Blast and Strike is reduced to one second, allowing for nearly instantaneous and immediate spawning after death.
- Triple XP Weekend: Starfighters (15th-17th): Earn three times the amount of experience as usual in Starfighter Assault and Hero Starfighters for leveling up starfighters.
- Double XP: All Modes (22nd-24th): Earn double the amount of experience usually earned in all game modes for leveling up classes and heroes.
- New Mode Triple XP (29th-31st): Earn three times the amount of experience usually earned in Capital Supremacy for leveling up all units.
- February 2019:[5]
- Battle Point Event: Heroes (January 31-February 3): Battle Point costs for heroes in Galactic Assault are reduced by 50%.
- Battle Point Event: Reinforcements (8th-10th): Battle Point costs for Special Units are reduced by 50% in Galactic Assault.
- Night Ops Event (15th-17th): Map rotations in all game mode will only include nighttime maps. The spawn timer in Assault modes will be removed and double XP can be earned.
- Battle Point Event: Vehicles (22nd-24th): Battle Point costs for vehicles are reduced by 50% in Galactic Assault.
- January 2019:[6]
- Triple XP Event: Heroes and Events (4th-6th): Earn three times the amount of experience as normal in Heroes vs. Villains and Hero Showdown for hero progression.
- Triple XP Event: Troopers (11th-13th): Earn three times the amount of experience as normal in Strike and Blast for trooper and Special Unit progression.
- Triple XP Event: Starfighters (18th-20th): Earn three times the amount of experience as normal in Starfighter Assault and Hero Starfighters for starfighter and hero ship progression.
- Battle Point Event: Eras (25th-27th): Battle Point costs for era-appropriate heroes in Galactic Assault are reduced by 50%, and non-era heroes are unavailable.
2018
- December 2018:[7]
- Heroes Unleashed (14th-16th): Battle Point costs for heroes are reduced by 75% and all eight heroes can spawn simultaneously in all phases of Galactic Assault.
- Life Day Event (17th-27th): Battle Point costs for heroes, vehicles, and reinforcements are decreased by 25% in Galactic Assault and XP earned is increased by 50% in all modes. Additionally, the front end theme of the menu will change every few days, focusing on different locations, eras, and heroes.
- New Years Event: Power! Unlimited Power! (28th-January 1): In Galactic Assault, all 9 heroes for both Light Side and Dark Side factions are able to spawn simultaneously with battle point costs reduced by 75% for heroes, vehicles, and reinforcements. The spawn timer is also temporarily removed.
- November 2018:[8]
- Clone Wars-Era Playlist: A dedicated playlist featuring only Clone Wars maps for Heroes vs. Villains and Hero Showdown can be found on the front menu in celebration of the release of General Grievous.
- Fast Spawn Event: The spawn timer in Strike and Blast is reduced to zero seconds, allowing for nearly instantaneous and immediate spawning after death.
- Heroes Unleashed: Battle Point costs for heroes are reduced by 75% and all eight heroes can spawn simultaneously in all phases of Galactic Assault.
- Vehicles Weekend: Battle Point costs for Vehicles are reduced by 75%.
- Geonosis Playlist: A dedicated playlist for Galactic Assault featuring only the Geonosis map for the first five days of the Battle of Geonosis Update, celebrating the release of Geonosis.
- Double XP: Earn double the experience (XP) for leveling up classes and heroes.
- October 2018:[9]
- Heroes Unleashed: Battle Point costs for heroes are reduced by 75% and all eight heroes can spawn simultaneously in all phases of Galactic Assault.
- Fast Spawn Event: The spawn timer in Galactic Assault and Strike is reduced to one second, allowing for almost instantaneous and immediate spawning after death.
- Reinforcements Battle Points Event: Battle Point costs for Special Units are reduced by 75% and the number of Special Units that can be spawned at once is increased.
- Halloween Event: The map rotation only includes dark, nighttime maps based on Mos Eisley, Endor, Kashyyyk, Naboo, Kamino, Death Star II, and Jabba's Palace.
- Double XP: Earn double the experience (XP) for leveling up classes and heroes.
- Clone Wars-Era Playlist: A dedicated playlist featuring only Clone Wars maps for Heroes vs. Villains and Hero Showdown can be found on the front menu in celebration of the release of General Grievous.
- September 2018:
- Vehicles Weekend: Battle Point costs for Vehicles are reduced.
Gallery
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
References
- ↑ THE SPECIAL EVENTS COMING TO STAR WARS™ BATTLEFRONT™ II IN OCTOBER
- ↑ Community Calendar - May
- ↑ April Community Calendar
- ↑ March Community Calendar
- ↑ February Community Calendar
- ↑ Community Calendar: January
- ↑ Community Calendar: December
- ↑ Community Calendar: November
- ↑ Community Calendar: October