New Blaster Opportunity?!?

[Dauitsch]

As per the recently released Story Trailer for Star Wars Battlefront II (which is canon) and since there are currentlyy discussions about possible Rifles for Scouts ...

 

I have to confess that i really like the idea of possibly sporting the wonderful iconic Blastech A280 as taken from a dead Rebel, especially when deployed during the ground battle of Endor. Any opinions on this?

 

 

 

[kayelbe]

I'm on the fence. While I'd love to carry something other than a holdout blaster, and I get the sniper rifle tie to the scouts, I don't want to see every trooper carrying everything.

 

I can already see (and understand) the floodgates opening and every scout carrying a DLT if/when they are added to the CRL. I'd love to see ONE smaller rifle added, be it an E-11 or even the A-280. But not the whole loadout screen from Battlefront.

[Dauitsch]

I am totally with you that the full loadout from the game cant be carried at all since it must make sense somehow (and in best case have a canon proven reference with it) thats why I was directly attraced by this A-280 image when it came up at the show today.

 

Other than that, the only choice imho should be a scoped DLT (I prefer the DLT20-A). But even then and to get back to your comment... not every Scout should have it on troops, maybe one or two per 4 pps. squad since not everyone in a combat team can be the sniper guy

[kayelbe]

And, I agree with you! However, it's hard enough enforcing troops to wear their costumes in a CRL-worthy manner as it is (don't get me started on that!). You think you can convince all but two scouts they have to pack up their BFG and carry their pistols?

 

But...you did say in your first post that BFII is canon (I cringe, for obvious GML reasons at that, even if true). If a scout is allowed to carry an A-280, why can't he carry a Jawa Ion gun? That's the argument(s) I'm not looking forward to.

[Dauitsch]

Okies, here is how I come to the conclusion that using the A-280 might indeed become an option...

 

This part of the trailer is all about the single player content (Story mode) of BF2 and it describes the experience of the so called "Inferno Squad" as part of the Endor Battle whitnessing from the ground that their Death Star and Emperor had been defeated. The point is that they want to open an ankle that hasnt been opened before which is telling stories and introducing protagonists from an imperial pont of view by covering the 30 years before TFA (next to Aftermath). Of course this is all new and kinda made up recently, however it will fit into this whole new canon thing and might become an addition to the universe. (So revealed and confirmed by the Game Devs and Christie Golden who is writing this whole thing for Lucasfilm).

 

With that backstory and the trailer in mind, the screens we see here are clearly part of the rewritten Battle of Endor, where the Scout is using an A-280 to kill a rebel Soldier. No Java here, nor as part of the old Lore, neither of the new extended one.

 

Thats why I think the A-280 as always used within that battle could be an interesting alternative to a scoped DLT (where we have actually no proof of to be used on Endor, apart from the games though)

[kayelbe]

Believe me, I badly want an alternative to the holdout blaster (that isn't a sniper rifle). I'm just nervous about calling/accepting the game as canon and then having ALL the games weapons available. This goes across all costumes, not just scouts.

[Retrofire]

I'm right there with you Kevin. Boris does have a good argument for the A280 but there is also the DC20 to consider. I'm also concerned that opening all the weapons will create another "pauldron" type issue. I would rather see the A280 and either the DLT OR DC20 as that gives the Scout a hand blaster, a carbine, and a sniper type rifle to carry. Three different specific weapons that would cover a pretty wide range of options.

 

 

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[Umaro]

As far as the game being canon it has been confirmed that the new games are considered to be such, as Lucas Film is helping in the production.

I also think though that having a whole slew of weapons suddenly available especially non-imperial standard, would be a bad idea. If it has a standard blaster that non-player scouts use in the single player campaign I would accept that though.

[Chopper]

Having watched the scene, my interpretation was that it was a Scout Trooper who picked up a Rebel blaster rifle in a pinch -- sorta like how Charlie Sheen has the AK47 at the end of Platoon. Sure, it might be canon, but it's definitely not standard issue.

[Dragon_a]

Having watched the scene, my interpretation was that it was a Scout Trooper who picked up a Rebel blaster rifle in a pinch -- sorta like how Charlie Sheen has the AK47 at the end of Platoon. Sure, it might be canon, but it's definitely not standard issue.

 

This was exactly my take on it too.

Interestingly there is a very similar, long running discussion over on the IOC based around the fact that in one scene in ROTJ at the Battle of Endor, a Navy Trooper can be seen holding an A280. The argument against adding the blaster to the CRL based on this scene is that (as they are unarmed) he probably picked up one of the Rebel commando's blasters.

[Chef]

Considering that the A-280 is historically an "Alliance" weapon which on the face of it tends to look like it was taken from a 'dead' rebel, then I would suggest that the inclusion of the A-280 onto the CRL is going to be unlikely.

 

Yes it has a single appearance in the game trailers, but that doesn't make it as commonplace as the 'sniper' type rifles that are continually associated with the Scout in general.

 

The addition of the sniper rifles into the CRL was to add options for people other than the hold-out blaster and ones that are consistent with the multitude of references over the years for the Scouts as a whole.

 

It is not intended to be a fall back for any 'in game' option that can be used as a basis for stuff that we can legitimately carry.

[Dauitsch]

Hi guys, I wonder if there was any progress within the discussion of additional scout weapons, no matter if a sniper rifle (DLT20-A) or a simple carabine (A-280) ... both made by Blastech by the way (just like the E-11 and the DH-17) which was, as a manufacturer under imperial control...

 

Dont get me wrong, I dont want to argument or even fight for any specific weapon/model but though I am curious to learn more about the average opinions and possible future options