Star Wars Battlefront II (DICE)

Star Wars Battlefront II
Details
Developer(s)	EA DICE Motive Studios Criterion Games
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Director(s)	Bernd Diemer
Designer(s)	Niklas Fegraeus Linus Josephson
Writer(s)	Walt Williams Mitch Dyer
Artist(s)	Andrew Hamilton
Composer(s)	Gordy Haab
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Release date(s)	EA Access: November 9, 2017 Pre-order and Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition: November 14, 2017 Global: November 17, 2017 Celebration Edition: December 5, 2019
Genre(s)	First/third-person shooter
Rating(s)	ESRB: T PEGI 16

"Fight for the galaxy in multiplayer battles across all eras."

— Reveal trailer

Star Wars Battlefront II is a first- and third-person 2017 action-shooter video game published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA DICE, Motive Studios, and Criterion Games that features content from the prequel, original, and sequel trilogy eras from the Star Wars universe. The sequel to the 2015 video game Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefront II was released worldwide on November 17, 2017.

New content was regularly added to the game in monthly game updates after launch. The first major update overhauled the game's progression system, which upon the game's release was widely criticized online for forcing players to spend real-life currency to unlock characters and items in a reasonable amount of time. Later updates added playable characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, new maps like Geonosis, new game modes, as well as new cosmetics for players to equip on their characters. On April 2020, it was announced that the live-service team at DICE, which was responsible for supporting Battlefront II, was moving on from the game and that no new content would be added.

A permanent digital edition of the game, titled Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition, was released on December 5, 2019. The edition instantly unlocks all of the game's customization content, excluding a select few cosmetics tied to milestones or pre-order bonuses. Normally, all customization content would have to be unlocked by earning Credits in-game or optionally purchasing Crystals.

History

Pre-launch

The sequel to EA DICE's reboot of the Star Wars: Battlefront series was announced during an earnings call by EA's CFO, Blake Jorgensen, in May 2016. The game was announced to feature content from "the new movies" with "bigger and better worlds."

Star Wars Battlefront II was officially announced at Star Wars Celebration in April 2017. The first trailer was shown at the event, giving glimpses of the Imperial-focused campaign and multiplayer battles across different eras (Clone Wars, Galactic Civil War, and First Order–Resistance war) as well as space and air battles, confirming that all three Star Wars trilogies would be playable in both ground and space.

Shortly after the reveal, Bernd Diemer, Creative Director of Battlefront II, suggested that the game may not feature a Season Pass, sighting a desire to keep the community whole. In regards to what would replace the Season Pass, Diemer stated that DICE would have "something different in mind that would allow [players] to play longer." This was later revealed to be post-launch content seasons, where all players would get access to new DLCs for free.

Mark Webster, executive producer of Battlefront II, announced on April 15, 2017, at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida, that the worldwide release of the game would be November 17, 2017, with those who pre-order getting the game three days early, and those with EA Access on November 9.

At EA Play 2017, the first multiplayer gameplay trailer for the game was unveiled, along with a livestream featuring the new mode Galactic Assault on the new planet Naboo. It was also confirmed that post-release content would be free, starting with the The Last Jedi Season. The new content, which would include heroes Finn and Captain Phasma and a new planet, was to accompany the release of the new movie The Last Jedi.

On the 5th of October, it was announced that players on PC, Xbox, and PS4 would have the chance to test out the game in Star Wars Battlefront II's official open beta. The beta was downloadable on the 6th of October and was originally intended to end on the 9th of October, but due to the large number of people participating in the beta and providing feedback, EA extended the end date to the 11th of October. In the beta, players had the opportunity to play Galactic Assault on Naboo, the new mode Strike on Takodana, as well as get a glimpse on the new Star Card system.

Loot box controversy

On November 9, some players who were subscribed to EA Access began to complain about the game's progression system after being able to play the full game early. They criticized the prevalence of loot boxes in the game that was not apparent in the beta, and especially criticized how loot boxes were closely tied to multiplayer progression. Players also expressed displeasure with the absurdly high cost to unlock heroes because of the apparent length of time it would take to acquire the needed Credits. Some players interpreted these game mechanics as a ploy by EA to have players spend even more money on the base $60 game in order to skip the "grind." They voiced their frustration on social media and internet forums, such as Reddit, calling the game "pay-to-win" and equating the game's predatory loot box system to gambling. Many were concerned of the addictive nature of loot boxes and their presence in a game heavily marketed towards children.

As more posts about the game's loot box system circulated, various news outlets started covering the story, amplifying player's concerns. The strong negative reaction to the game's loot box system sparked government investigations into the mechanics behind loot boxes and the danger they posed to young children. Eventually, EA issued a statement on Reddit in defense of Battlefront II's loot boxes and high cost of heroes, but the statement became extremely controversial and only generated even more negative press about the game and the company and industry as a whole.

Eventually, EA announced in a blog post that the cost of heroes would be significantly reduced. On the eve of the game's worldwide release, EA also issued a statement saying that microtransactions would be disabled until further notice, helping to mitigate the effects of using real money to get ahead in-game. These microtransactions were eventually re-enabled several months later when the loot box system was largely removed in the Progression Update.

Reception

Star Wars Battlefront II was released worldwide on November 17, 2017 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Origin on PC.

At launch, the game received mixed reviews, with most of the praised elements of the game being overshadowed by the loot box controversy. IGN gave it a 65/100, calling the game "beautifully detailed", but noted that its campaign felt "disjointed" and the progression system "one of the worst." Polygon scored the game a 7/10, describing the campaign feeling "rushed" but praised Janina Gavankar's portrayal of Iden Versio. Forbes gave the game 5/10, praising its gameplay, graphics, and sound design, but bemoaning the progression system.

The game received massive, widespread criticism for its loot box "pay-to-win" progression system and for certain heroes being locked behind in-game credit paywalls that took a long time to unlock. Shortly before the game launched, DICE lowered the cost of locked heroes as well as disabled the ability to purchase loot boxes with the game's microtransactions currency in an effort to mitigate the impact of loot boxes on progression.

Post-launch

The Last Jedi Season (December 2017–January 2018)

The Last Jedi Season, which took place around the time The Last Jedi was released, was the first season of new content.

The first season for Battlefront II, The Last Jedi Season, began three weeks after the game's release and featured content inspired by the movie The Last Jedi. Beginning December 4 and ending January 14, the season allowed players to side with either the Resistance or First Order and complete faction-specific challenges to obtain Loot Crates with special rewards. The second week of the season saw the release of two new heroes and one new hero ship: Finn, Captain Phasma, and Tallie Lintra's RZ-2 A-Wing; three new campaign missions; as well as two new maps, Crait: Abandoned Rebel Outpost and D'Qar: Resistance Base Evacuation. No new content was released for the remainder of the season, but faction-specific challenges and special map playlists continued to appear every week until January 14.

Small content updates followed after the end of Season 1. The 1.1 Patch released on January 16, 2018 and added Abandoned Rebel Outpost, previously limited only to Galactic Assault, to the Blast map rotation. Additionally, Iden Versio's TIE/ln Fighter was added as a hero ship for the Dark Side, increasing the amount of Dark Side hero ships available in Starfighter Assault to five hero ships.

In February 2018, the 1.2 Patch added the game's first limited-time mode, Jetpack Cargo. A twist on the original Cargo mode from the first game, Jetpack Cargo has all players spawn as an Aerial unit as they try to score a point for their team by delivering Cargo to the enemy team's side.

Progression system overhaul (March 2018)

With the Progression Update, progression was made linear

The release of the 2.0 Patch, also known as the Progression Update, in March 2018 marked the complete removal of Loot Crates affecting multiplayer progression. The update introduced class-specific XP and Skill Points, allowing players to level up any class or hero by simply playing as that class or hero. Additionally, in the same update, the Credit requirement to unlock heroes was removed, allowing any hero to be played right away. The update also added the planet Bespin to multiplayer with the addition of the map Administrator's Palace.

In April, the Night on Endor Update brought with it the game's second limited-time mode, Ewok Hunt. Set on a slightly changed Survivors of Endor map from Battlefront, Ewok Hunt allows players to play as an Ewok as they hunt down a team of Stormtroopers trying to survive their night on Endor.

The Han Solo Season (May–June 2018)

The Han Solo Season was the second and last season and took place when Solo: A Star Wars Story released.

The second season, The Han Solo Season, began in May and ran until June in conjunction with the release of the film Solo: A Star Wars Story and included the new planet Kessel, the return of Jabba's Palace from Battlefront, the return of the mode Extraction, the new mode Hero Showdown, the new hero ship Lando and L3-37's Millennium Falcon, and new younger Appearances for Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca based on how they appear in Solo. A month later in July, the new Hero Starfighters mode was added, allowing players to play as their favorite hero ship.

Clone Wars content (October 2018–September 2019)

At EA Play 2018 in July, the first set of new content based on the Clone Wars, which had been heavily requested by the community, was finally unveiled with the first roadmap, and a month later in August, DICE announced that seasons were being dropped in favor of monthly updates and introduced the first clone trooper Appearances.

A series of Clone Wars-focused updates included Obi-Wan Kenobi, Geonosis, and more.

In September 2018, the Squad System Update overhauled the squad system, allowing players to spawn on each other in permanent squads. During this time the first sets of Community Calendars and roadmaps were released.

The series of Clone Wars content, starting with the General Grievous Update, was released from October 2018 until September 2019 and included new heroes General Grievous, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Count Dooku, and Anakin Skywalker, the new planets Geonosis and Felucia, the new game modes Capital Supremacy and Co-op, the return of the mode Instant Action, the new TX-130 vehicle, the new Infiltrator reinforcement class, the new ARC Trooper, Commando Droid, Droideka, and Clone Commando reinforcements, and a plethora of new Appearances for the Republic clone troopers, Separatist droids, and heroes.

The Rise of Skywalker, Age of Rebellion content, and end of support (December 2019–May 2020)

The Battlefront II Celebration Edition, released December 5, 2019, includes all customization options, excluding the Deluxe Edition and Event-exclusive skins.

In August 2019, DICE announced that focus was shifting towards the other eras starting in October starting with a rework to Ewok Hunt in the Another Night on Endor Update. This includes new content inspired by The Rise of Skywalker featuring new reinforcements, a new planet from the film, and the first few reinforcement Appearances.

While the reinforcement appearances - those pertaining to Clone Wars reinforcements - arrived with The Celebration Update, released at the same time as the Battlefront II Celebration Edition, new content from The Rise of Skywalker arrived with The Rise of Skywalker Update, released the same week as the film itself.

The first two months of 2020 were dedicated to the Sequel era; new content included the expansion of Capital Supremacy and Instant Action to the sequel era, and the new heroes BB-8 and BB-9E.

A Community Transmission confirmed that new content from the Galactic Civil War will come to Battlefront II very soon, including the expansion of Supremacy and Co-Op to that era, and the return of Scarif from the first game; the latter planned for March.

The last major content update for Battlefront II, the Battle on Scarif Update added Scarif from the first game into Battlefront II.

The new Age of Rebellion content arrived with The Age of Rebellion Update, and the introduction of that era to Supremacy and Instant Action, along with Scarif, arrived in the Battle on Scarif Update in April (originally scheduled for March).

The Battle on Scarif Update, released April 29, 2020, was the last major content update for the game.

While the Battle on Scarif Update was the last major content update for Battlefront II, the last update for the game coincided with the May 28th Patch and the alteration of the special events in the game to follow a rotation.

On May 9, 2020, the former community manager of Battlefront II, Ben Walke, said on the Star Wars Battlefront Subreddit Discord, that a small patch in May is planned, which includes fixes to bugs, and tweaks to the Old Master milestone to make it easier to achieve.

On June 11, 2020, the Celebration Edition version of the game was released on the Steam platform, alongside the first game.

On August 26, 2020, a patch was released with further bug fixes.

On January 14, 2021, the Celebration Edition of the game, alongside the first game's Ultimate Edition, was released on the Epic Games Store, and as part of the Epic Games Store's weekly free game initiative, Battlefront II was made free for the first week of its availability.

Around October 2021, a supposed glitch has been reported that makes all players - including AI - in a game immortal. There was not much information of the error, only that damage can be caused to the opponents up to a maximum of 1 HP and that it is still possible to eliminate enemies by crushing them with vehicles. At the beginning it was only visible this glitch in Heroes vs. Villains but it spread to bigger modes such as Galactic Assault; this glitch also occurs in the Co-Op game mode. Suspicions were centered that it would be a group of hackers but there is nothing confirmed yet. In addition, DICE and EA had not given a statement of what happened to date, until this statement was released on the Battlefront subreddit, confirming the team is looking into a fix. The glitch/hack has been fixed as of February 2022; the changes are located here.

Gameplay

Singleplayer

Campaign

The campaign of Star Wars Battlefront II follows Iden Versio, commander of Inferno Squad, an elite Imperial special forces unit. Upon witnessing the destruction of the Death Star II, Versio's squad members look to her for direction.

The campaign spans thirty years, beginning in the waning months of the Galactic Civil War and concluding around the destruction of Starkiller Base.

There are also segments in the campaign where players can play from the point of view of characters other than Iden, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Kylo Ren.

Arcade

Arcade allows players to play against AI bots across most maps in the game, either singleplayer or co-op, and does not require an Internet connection. Modes in Arcade include:

• Custom Arcade
• Battle Scenarios
• Tutorial

Split-screen gameplay is only available on the console versions of the game.

Instant Action

Added in the Cooperation Update, Instant Action, named after Pandemic Studios' Instant Action, is an offline singleplayer game mode set throughout all three major Star Wars eras, which allows players to battle in Co-Op and ground-phase Supremacy matches with and against AI troopers, reinforcements, heroes and AI-controlled vehicles. Like Arcade, Instant Action does not require an internet connection.

Multiplayer

Unlike the previous game, this installment includes four playable classes: Assault, Heavy, Officer, and Specialist, each with different strengths and weaknesses. As players progress through a match, they accumulate Battle Points, which can be used to spawn as reinforcements: special units, vehicles, and even heroes.

Progression

At launch, progression was largely randomized; while blasters and blaster mods were, and still are, unlocked by accumulating kills in-game through milestones, players could collect Star Cards through Loot Crates, which were purchasable with both in-game Credits and the game's microtransactions, Crystals. Additionally, Star Cards could be crafted by choice through Crafting Parts which could be found in Loot Crates.

Due to its massive controversy, however, microtransactions were disabled at launch and the progression system was entirely redesigned, with the new progression system released in the 2.0 Patch. Progression is now linear; players earn Skill Points for each class by playing as that class in-game and leveling it up, earning one Skill Point each time the class is leveled up.

Skill Points can be used to unlock and upgrade Star Cards for that class. Skill Points are also unlocked for reinforcement classes, including heroes and vehicles. Crystals can only be used to purchase cosmetic items, such as appearances, which can also be purchased with in-game credits.

Loot Crates are now only used to reward credits and cosmetics. As of the Cooperation Update, Crates only existed within skin bundles; some time after The Rise of Skywalker Update, weapons and their attachments, alongside customization options, was made obtainable only through Crates.

Two types of Star Cards exist: Boost Cards which are used to upgrade certain abilities or elements of a class or hero, and Ability Cards which are used to swap out abilities with other abilities. Only the four trooper classes have Ability Cards.

Modes

Game modes are divided among three main categories: Supremacy, and Heroes and Villains, and More. Since the Another Night on Endor Update, Co-Op Missions is a separate game mode, originally part of the more category. Co-Op Missions can currently be found in the "play" menu alongside multi- and single- player.

In addition to the permanent game modes, some game modes are only available for a limited time and are on rotation with other limited-time modes, swapping out with them periodically; they can be found under More.

Supremacy:

• Age of the Republic
• Age of Resistance (added in the BB Update)
• Age of Rebellion (added in the Battle on Scarif Update)

Heroes and Villains:

• Heroes vs. Villains
• Hero Showdown (added in The Han Solo Season)
• Hero Starfighters (added in the Hero Starfighters Update)

More:

• Galactic Assault
• Starfighter Assault
• Strike/Extraction (Extraction matchmaking merged with Strike in the Cooperation Update)
• Blast
• Ewok Hunt (added in the Night on Endor Update)
• Jetpack Cargo (limited-time; added in the 1.2 Patch)

Co-Op Missions (added in the Cooperation Update):

• Galactic Republic
• Separatist Alliance
• Resistance (added in The Rise of Skywalker Update)
• First Order (added in The Rise of Skywalker Update)
• Rebel Alliance (added in The Age of Rebellion Update)
• Galactic Empire (added in The Age of Rebellion Update)

List of content

Maps

Maps are based on planets that appear in all three cinematic eras of Star Wars: the Clone Wars, the Galactic Civil War, and the First Order–Resistance war. Nearly the full size of the maps are playable in larger game modes such as Galactic Assault while sections of the larger maps are playable in the smaller game modes such as Strike.

Some planets also feature more than one map, some of which can only be played in smaller modes. Space and high atmosphere maps are separate and can only be found in Starfighter Assault. Most of the maps are also playable in the offline modes Arcade and Instant Action; in the latter's case, all maps that are introduced into Supremacy will be available there.

Prequel trilogy era:

• Geonosis (added in the Battle of Geonosis Update)
  • Trippa Hive
  • Pipeline Junction West (added in the Capital Supremacy Update)
  • Separatist Dreadnought (added in the Capital Supremacy Update)
• Kamino
  • Cloning Facility
  • Research Outpost (space map)
  • Republic Attack Cruiser (added in the Capital Supremacy Update)
• Kashyyyk
  • Kachirho Beach
• Naboo
  • Theed
  • Palace Hangar
• Ryloth
  • Lucrehulk Battleship (space map)
• Felucia (added in the Cooperation Update)
  • Tagata

Original trilogy era:

• Bespin (added in the 2.0 Patch)
  • Administrator's Palace
• Death Star II
  • Command Sector North
• Endor
  • Research Station 9
  • Death Star Debris (space map)
  • Ewok Village (only in Ewok Hunt)
• Fondor
  • Imperial Shipyard (space map)
• Hoth
  • Outpost Delta
• Kessel (added in The Han Solo Season)
  • Coaxium Mine
• Scarif (added in the Battle on Scarif Update)
  • Scarif Beach
• Tatooine
  • Mos Eisley
  • Jabba's Palace (added in The Han Solo Season)
• Yavin 4
  • The Great Temple

Sequel trilogy era:

• Ajan Kloss (added in The Rise of Skywalker Update)
  • The Klosslands
• Crait (added in The Last Jedi Season)
  • Abandoned Rebel Outpost
• D'Qar (added in The Last Jedi Season)
  • Resistance Base Evacuation (space map)
• Jakku
  • The Graveyard
  • Resurgent-class Star Destroyer (added in the BB Update)
• Starkiller Base
  • Command Center
• Takodana
  • Maz's Castle
  • MC85 Star Cruiser (added in the BB Update)
• Unknown Regions
  • Resurgent Star Destroyer (space map)

Weapons

More weapons are unlocked as a player accumulates more kills with a class. The E-11D, T-21, DL-18 and Cycler Rifle in particular can only be unlocked in Co-Op.

Assault
Faction default:

DC-15A (Republic Default)	E-5 (Separatist Default)	A280C (Rebel Default)	E-11 (Empire Default)
EL-16 (Resistance Default)	F-11D (First Order Default)

Unlocked through milestones:

A280	CR-2	EL-16HFE	E-11D (added in The Age of Rebellion Update)

Heavy
Faction default:

DC-15 (Republic Default)	E-5C (Separatist Default)	RT-97C (Rebel Default)	DLT-15 (Empire Default)
M-45 (Resistance Default)	FWMB-10 (First Order Default)

Unlocked through milestones:

DC-15LE	FWMB-10K	TL-50	T-21 (added in The Age of Rebellion Update)

Officer
Faction default:

DC-17 (Republic Default)	RG-4D (Separatist Default)	DH-17 (Rebel Default)	RK-3 (Empire Default)
Glie-44 (Resistance Default)	SE-44 (First Order Default)

Unlocked through milestones:

Blurrg-1120	S-5	SE-44C	DL-18 (added in The Age of Rebellion Update)

Specialist
Faction default:

Valken-38X (Republic Default)	E-5s (Separatist Default)	DLT-20A (Rebel Default)	DLT-19X (Empire Default)
A180 Sniper (Resistance Default)	DLT-19D (First Order Default)

Unlocked through milestones:

A280-CFE	IQA-11	NT-242	Cycler Rifle (added in The Age of Rebellion Update)

Star Cards

The mechanic of Star Cards from the previous game return but is slightly different. Star Cards are now classified as either an Ability Card or Boost Card, and can be upgraded up to four times to maximize its effect. An Ability Card replaces one of the default abilities of a unit, while a Boost Card enhances the default ability.

Assault
Default Abilities:

• Thermal Detonator
• Vanguard
• Scan Dart

In-game Description	The default thermal detonator is a throwable grenade packing a deadly punch.
Effect	Explodes, dealing damage to enemies on detonation.

In-game Description

Lead the charge and equip a powerful short-range weapon that builds no heat for a limited time.

In-game Description

This default launcher fires a scan dart which is useful for quickly locating enemies.

Ability Cards:

Improved Thermal Detonator	Improved Scan Dart	Smart Ion Grenade	Recharge Vanguard	Flash Pistol
Toughen Up	Acid Launcher	Slug Vanguard	Killstreak Vanguard

Heavy
Default Abilities:

• Impact Grenade
• Sentry
• Combat Shield

In-game Description

The default impact grenade detonates on contact with any object.

In-game Description

Hold the line by drawing a heavy rotary blaster. You and nearby allies take reduced explosive damage while you are in Sentry mode.

In-game Description

The default Combat Shield projects in front of you, offering a good balance between mobility and protection.

Ability Cards:

Improved Impact Grenade	Improved Combat Shield	Ion Torpedo	Detonate Charge	Mobile Sentry
Barrage	Ion Turret	Supercharged Sentry	Explosive Sentry

Officer
Default Abilities:

• Flash Grenade
• Battle Command
• Infantry Turret

In-game Description

The Flash Grenade splits into multiple fragments that blind and deal a small amount of damage. RETRIGGER ACTION: Split into fragments

In-game Description

Inspire your squad by issuing a Battle Command that allows your allies to withstand more damage.

In-game Description

The default Blaster Turret locks onto enemy soldiers and vehicles. Turret automatically repairs when near a friendly Officer. RETRIGGER ACTION: Self-Destruct

Ability Cards:

Improved Flash Grenade	Blast Command	Improved Blaster Turret	Homing Shot	Squad Shield
Disruption	Defuser	Recharge Command	Improved Battle Command

Specialist
Default Abilities:

• Shock Grenade
• Infiltration
• Thermal Binoculars

In-game Description

The default Shock Grenade that temporarily slows enemies down.

In-game Description

Go behind enemy lines by becoming undetectable to enemy scanners, marking enemies, and equipping a powerful medium-ranged weapon.

In-game Description

Digital macrobinoculars capable of uncovering heat signatures of enemy soldiers, even through walls. Additionally they can spot enemies in direct line of sight and relay their location to your allies.

Ability Cards:

Improved Shock Grenade	Improved Thermal Binoculars	Scramble Infiltration	Trip Mine	Personal Shield
Stinger Pistol	Repulsor Cannon	Hardened Infiltration	Killstreak Infiltration

Boost Cards
Each of the four primary trooper classes has eight Boost Cards, but all of them are identical except for one, which is unique to each class and reveals their role on the battlefield. For example, the Heavy class has the Boost Card called Defender that no other class can equip. This Boost Card gives the Heavy extra Battle Points for taking damage, highlighting their role as a tank-unit.

Unique Boost Cards:

Assault Training	Defender	Officer's Presence	Stealth

Shared Boost Cards:

Brawler	Bodyguard	Marksman	Resourceful	Bounty Hunter
Expert Weapons Handling	Survivalist

List of Units

Units in Battlefront II are divided into 4 types: Troopers, Special Units, Vehicles and Heroes.

Troopers

Assault	Heavy	Officer	Specialist

Special units

Aerial	Enforcer	Infiltrator

• Aerials are very mobile, utilizing Jump Packs to traverse the map faster than other units, and are equipped with rocket launchers to deal high damage to vehicles.
• Enforcers can withstand lots of damage while dealing high damage themselves, they can heal themselves and other team mates, that are in trouble.
• Infiltrators utilize fast and stealthy attacks to ambush enemies.

Light Side
Aerials:

Jet Trooper (Galactic Republic)	Rebel Rocket-Jumper (Rebel Alliance)	Resistance Rocket-Jumper (Resistance)

Enforcers:

Clone Commando (Galactic Republic)	Wookiee Warrior (Galactic Republic / Rebel Alliance)	Ovissian Gunner (Resistance)

Infiltrators:

ARC Trooper (Galactic Republic)	Ewok Hunter (Rebel Alliance)	Caphex Spy (Resistance)

Dark Side
Aerials:

B2-RP Rocket Droid (Separatists)	Imperial Jump Trooper (Galactic Empire)	First Order Jet Trooper (First Order)

Enforcers:

B2 Super Battle Droid (Separatists)	Droideka (Separatists)	Death Trooper (Galactic Empire)	First Order Flametrooper (First Order)

Infiltrators:

Commando Droid (Separatists)	ISB Agent (Galactic Empire)	Sith Trooper (First Order)

Vehicles

Armor	Artillery	Fighter	Interceptor	Bomber	Mount	Turret

Space/Atmosphere
Aerial vehicles are divided between three starfighter classes: Fighter, Interceptor, and Bomber. Additionally, some Speeder and Artillery vehicles are capable of flight.

The Mount (Tauntaun) is only available on Hoth: Outpost Delta, and turrets are available on certain maps (e.g. Crait: Abandoned Rebel Outpost).

Aerial Vehicles for the Galactic Republic

ARC-170 Starfighter (Fighter)	V-Wing (Interceptor)	BTL-B Y-Wing (Bomber)	LAAT Gunship (Artillery)

Aerial Vehicles for the Separatists

Vulture Droid (Fighter)	Droid Tri-Fighter (Interceptor)	Hyena-class bomber (Bomber)

Aerial Vehicles for the Rebel Alliance

T-65B X-Wing (Fighter)	RZ-1 A-Wing (Interceptor)	BTL-A4 Y-Wing (Bomber)	T-47 Airspeeder (Speeder)
U-Wing (Artillery; only on Yavin 4: The Great Temple)

Aerial Vehicles for the Galactic Empire

TIE/ln Fighter (Fighter)	TIE/IN Interceptor (Interceptor)	TIE/sa Bomber (Bomber)

Aerial Vehicles for the Resistance

T-70 X-Wing (Fighter)	RZ-2 A-Wing (Interceptor)

Aerial Vehicles for the First Order

TIE/fo Fighter (Fighter)	TIE/sf Fighter (Interceptor)

Ground
Ground vehicles are normally found as part of the Armor class. Additionally, some Speeder and Artillery vehicles are land-based vehicles. The Tauntaun is classified as a Mount vehicle, and is exclusive to Hoth: Outpost Delta.

Ground Vehicles for the Galactic Republic

AT-RT (Armor)	BARC Speeder (Speeder) (Battle of Geonosis Update)	AT-TE (Artillery) (Battle of Geonosis Update)	TX-130 (Armor) (Where are those Droidekas? Update)

Ground Vehicles for the Separatists

AAT (Armor)	MTT (Artillery)	STAP (Speeder) (Battle of Geonosis Update)

Ground Vehicles for the Rebel Alliance

Scavenged AT-RT (Armor)	74-Z Speeder Bike (Speeder)	Stolen AT-AT (Artillery)	Tauntaun (Mount; only on Hoth: Outpost Delta)

Ground Vehicles for the Galactic Empire

AT-ST (Armor)	74-Z Speeder Bike (Speeder)	AT-AT (Artillery)	Tauntaun (Mount; only on Hoth: Outpost Delta)

Ground Vehicles for the Resistance

Stolen LIUV (Speeder)	V-4X-D Ski Speeder (Speeder; only on Crait: Abandoned Rebel Outpost) (The Last Jedi Season)	Scavenged AT-ST (Armor; only on Ajan Kloss: The Klosslands (The Rise of Skywalker Update)

Ground Vehicles for the First Order

LIUV (Speeder)	First Order AT-ST (Armor) (The Last Jedi Season)

Heroes

As of the BB Update, there are a total of 22 playable heroes, 14 of which were available at launch. The rest have been added in post-launch updates. Heroes are either affiliated with the Light Side or the Dark Side as well as a certain era (Clone Wars, Galactic Civil War, or First Order–Resistance war).

As of the latest update:
Light Side

Luke Skywalker	Leia Organa	Han Solo	Chewbacca
Lando Calrissian	Yoda	Rey	Finn (The Last Jedi Season)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Battle of Geonosis Update)	Anakin Skywalker (The Chosen One Update)	BB-8 (BB Update)

Dark Side

Darth Vader	Emperor Palpatine	Boba Fett	Bossk
Iden Versio	Darth Maul	Kylo Ren	Captain Phasma (The Last Jedi Season)
General Grievous (General Grievous Update)	Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus Update)	BB-9E (BB Update)

Hero Ships

As of the second part of the Han Solo season there are 12 Hero Ships, with three of them added in post-launch updates.

If a Millennium Falcon has already spawned into the map, any of its other variants cannot be used. As of the latest update:
Light Side

Han and Chewbacca's Millennium Falcon	Luke Skywalker's T-65B X-Wing	Yoda's Actis-class Light Interceptor	Poe Dameron's T-70 X-Wing
Rey and Chewbacca's Millennium Falcon	Tallie Lintra's RZ-2 A-Wing (The Last Jedi Season)	Lando and L3-37's Millennium Falcon (The Han Solo Season)

Dark Side

Boba Fett's Slave I	Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1	Darth Maul's Scimitar	Kylo Ren's TIE Silencer
Iden Versio's TIE/ln Fighter (1.1 Patch)

Game Editions

In addition to the standard game, there are currently five editions of Battlefront II that either grant exclusive cosmetics or unlock existing cosmetics in the game that can be earned through regular gameplay.

Deluxe

The Deluxe Edition comes with two Appearances for Rey and Kylo Ren based on their appearance from The Last Jedi.

Preorder

In addition to the Deluxe Edition content, players who pre-ordered Battlefront II gained access to Epic level Star Cards for Rey, Kylo Ren, their vehicles Rey and Chewbacca's Millennium Falcon, Kylo Ren's TIE Silencer and Yoda's Lightsaber Mastery card.

Elite Trooper

In addition to the Deluxe Edition and pre-order content, the Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition granted access to:

• Elite Officer Upgrade Pack including Blurrg-1120 with Reduced Recoil mod and Improved Battle Command
• Heavy Metal Upgrade Pack including FWMB-10K with Auto Cooling mod and Improved Combat Shield
• Armored Assault Upgrade Pack including CR-2 with Reduced Recoil mod and Improved Thermal Detonator
• Master Specialist Upgrade Pack including A280-CFE with Dual Zoom mod and Laser Trip Mine

All Star Cards included with this pack are all at Epic rarity. In addition, players who bought this edition were able to play the game three days earlier, on November 14.

Two limited-edition PlayStation 4 bundles containing the Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition - one for the Pro and one for the Slim - were released.

Celebration

The Celebration Edition is a new digital version of Star Wars Battlefront II which unlocks almost every cosmetic item in the game up until The Rise of Skywalker Update.

Released on December 5, 2019, the Celebration Edition celebrates the two-year anniversary of Star Wars Battlefront II. It unlocks every Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary Appearance, Emote, Voice Over, and Victory Pose that was added before 2020, including The Rise of Skywalker-inspired Appearances for the Heroes Rey (Jedi), Finn (Resistance Hero) and Kylo Ren (Supreme Leader) and excluding Jedi Training for Rey and Unmasked for Kylo Ren.

It will not unlock Event cosmetics, the Deluxe Edition Appearances, or any appearances added after The Rise of Skywalker Update. Additionally, it does not unlock any Star Cards.

In the United States, players who own the game can upgrade to the Celebration Edition for $25, and new players can purchase the Celebration Edition for $40. The cost differs per country; in some countries, such as Canada, the cost to upgrade is $34.99 and for new players the game with the Celebration Edition upgrade costs $51.99.

Game Updates

Every Major and Minor game update is listed below. Updates are usually released at 09:00 UTC for PC, 10:00 UTC for PlayStation 4, and 11:00 UTC for Xbox One, which is at morning Stockholm time, though exceptions exist; for example, The Rise of Skywalker Update was deployed 14:00 UTC for Xbox One, 15:00 UTC PS4, and 16:00 UTC PC, an afternoon release (Stockholm time).

Updates are listed from oldest to newest.

Major Updates

Updates released in 2017

• 1.0 Patch (The Last Jedi Season)—Started The Last Jedi Season, which includes the new maps Crait: Abandoned Rebel Outpost and D'Qar: Resistance Base Evacuation, new Resurrection campaign, and new heroes Finn, Captain Phasma and Tallie Lintra's RZ-2 A-Wing

Updates released in 2018

• 2.0 Patch (Progression Update)—Overhauled the Progression System and brought back Bespin: Administrator's Palace from the first game
• Night on Endor Update—Added cosmetic appearances and the new mode Ewok Hunt
• Han Solo Season Update—Started The Han Solo Season, which includes the new mode Hero Showdown, new map Tatooine: Jabba's Palace and new hero appearances, including the first Legendary skin, Boushh
• Han Solo Season Part 2—Added part two of The Han Solo Season, including Extraction, Kessel: Coaxium Mine, new hero appearances based on Solo: A Star Wars Story and a new Hero ship, Lando and L3-37's Millennium Falcon
• Hero Starfighters Update—Added Hero Starfighters, rebalanced hero fighters and added a new trooper appearance
• Elite Corps Update—Added the first group of Clone Trooper appearances and reintroduced the ability to obtain emotes and Victory Poses
• Squad System Update—Revamped the game's squad system, introduced more Clone Trooper appearances, and implemented End-of-Round (EOR) matchmaking
• General Grievous Update—Added General Grievous and brought "health on kill" Star Cards to all Heroes
• Battle of Geonosis Update—Added Geonosis: Trippa Hive, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and multiple Clone Trooper and hero appearances
• December 2018 Update—Added a new appearance for Obi-Wan Kenobi and the new Squad system to Blast

Updates released in 2019

• Darth Tyranus Update—Added Count Dooku and Geonosis: Trippa Hive to Blast, Heroes vs. Villains, and Arcade
• The Chosen One Update—Added Anakin Skywalker and overhauled Clone Trooper customization
• Capital Supremacy Update—Added Large-scale game mode Capital Supremacy, Geonosis: Pipeline Junction West, ARC Troopers, Commando Droids, and overhauled Lightsaber combat
• Giants Above Kachirho Update—Added map Kashyyyk: Kachirho Beach to Capital Supremacy and the first Event skin, Princess
• Siege of Kamino Update—Added map Kamino: Cloning Facility to Capital Supremacy, reworked Heroes vs. Villains and raised level cap for all units to 1000
• Where are those Droidekas? Update—Added map Naboo: Theed to Capital Supremacy, the TX-130, and Droidekas
• Roger Roger Update—Added new droid appearances, new Clone Wars capital ship maps to Heroes vs. Villains and a contextual spawning system to Capital Supremacy
• Cooperation Update—Added new map Felucia: Tagata, new game modes Co-Op and Instant Action, and Clone Commandos
• Another Night on Endor Update—Reworked Ewok Hunt, added Co-Op defend scenarios and faction selection, and Felucia: Tagata to Heroes vs. Villains
• The Celebration Update—Added new Clone Wars reinforcement appearances, revamped the UI and adds options to customize the UI
• The Rise of Skywalker Update—Added new reinforcements, new map Ajan Kloss: The Klosslands, appearances from The Rise of Skywalker, and expanded Co-Op to the Sequel era

Updates released in 2020

• BB Update—Added Sequel era maps to Instant Action and Capital Supremacy, and new heroes BB-8 and BB-9E
• The Age of Rebellion Update—Expanded the Age of Rebellion to Co-Op and added new Infiltrator reinforcements Ewok Hunter and ISB Agent
• Battle on Scarif Update—Added map Scarif: Scarif Beach to Co-Op, Supremacy, and Instant Action alongside the expansion of the Age of Rebellion to Supremacy and new hero appearances. (Final major content update for the game)

Minor Updates

Updates released in 2017

• 0.2 Patch
• 1.03 Patch

Updates released in 2018

• 1.1 Patch—Added Iden Versio's TIE/ln Fighter
• 1.2 Patch—Added Jetpack Cargo and hero apparances
• 2.01 Patch
• August Patch

Updates released in 2019

• Darth Tyranus Hotfix
• The Chosen One Hotfix
• Capital Supremacy Hotfix
• Giants Above Kachirho Patch
• June 11th Patch
• July 2019 Update—Added Event Emotes, victory poses and voice lines for Clone Wars heroes which became available throughout July and August
• August 2019 Patch
• October 2019 Patch
• October 30th Patch

Updates released in 2020

• February 12th Patch
• March 11th Patch
• May 28th Patch— Fixed several issues from Battle on Scarif Update and balances Appearance challenges.
• August 26th Patch (Final minor content update for the game)

Gallery

Concept art

A Motive Studios employee working on concept art of this game.

Jango Fett's Slave One chasing Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter on Kamino

Clones phase 1 battling on Kamino. Jango Fett's Slave One can be seen taking off.

Vardos

Promotional images

TIEs chasing the Falcon over a river

An X-Wing flying into a fight with an Imperial Star Destroyer

Kylo Ren and First Order Storm Troopers on Starkiller Base

2 First Order Stormtroopers

A promo showing a Kylo Ren skin from The Last Jedi that can be unlocked via preorder

Videos

STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2 Trailer Tease (2017)

Star Wars Battlefront II Full Length Reveal Trailer

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Official Gameplay Trailer

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Behind The Story

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Official Starfighter Assault Gameplay Trailer

This is Star Wars Battlefront 2

Star Wars Battlefront 2 - Single Player Story Scene PS4

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Official Beta Trailer

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Launch Trailer

Star Wars Battlefront 2 The Last Jedi Season

Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II The Han Solo Season

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Community Update – General Grievous

Star Wars Battlefront II Battle of Geonosis Official Trailer

Star Wars Battlefront II Community Update – Obi-Wan Kenobi and Geonosis

Star Wars Battlefront II Community Update – Count Dooku

Star Wars Battlefront II Community Update – Anakin Skywalker

Star Wars Battlefront II Capital Supremacy – Community Update

Star Wars Battlefront II Where are those Droidekas? — Community Update

References

Battlefront Series
Pandemic's Battlefront	Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) • Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) • Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection (2024)
DICE's Battlefront	Star Wars Battlefront (2015) (Expansion Packs include: Outer Rim, Bespin, Death Star, Rogue One: Scarif • Star Wars Battlefront Companion) • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
Spin-Offs	Renegade Squadron • Elite Squadron • Mobile Squadrons
Other	Star Wars: Battlefront III • Battlefront: Twilight Company • Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
* denotes upcoming content.