Reminder: Bonus score, trial weekend start soon in Battlefront (Updated x2; it’s live!)
Battlefront’s latest bonus score and free trial events begin later this week.
The bonus score event will multiply any points earned in multiplayer matches by four. The trial, meanwhile, will allow all users to gain free access to the maps and modes of the Outer Rim, Bespin and Death Star expansion packs.
Note that there is some confusion as to the exact start day. The Road Ahead post in October referenced November 18 as the start day. The Live Events Calendar for Battlefront, however, shows November 17. Personally, I’m more inclined to believe the calendar’s November 17 date as it was updated more recently than the Road Ahead post.
According to both the Live Events Calendar for Battlefront and the Road Ahead post, the events will run through Sunday, November 20.
No specific start or end times have been announced yet, but I’ll be sure to post updates as they become available. Usually these type of events begin in the wee morning hours in the United States of their planned start day.
Additionally, the “new” Ultimate Edition for Battlefront looks set to release on Friday. However, this is only based on pre-order dates via Amazon
The events are part of the anniversary weekend for the game, as Battlefront arrived to systems last November 17.
Anyways, just wanted to put this up as a reminder for those who hadn’t heard/forgot this was all happening. I look forward to seeing you on the battlefront this weekend! Oh, and watch out for that secondary fire!
Update 2:30 a.m. PT 11/17: According to Elliot of BattlefrontUpdates, the bonus score event is now up and running!
Seems like the 4x XP event for the Star Wars Battlefront anniversary is live! pic.twitter.com/GE1qO0gNQN
— BattlefrontUpdates (@SWBFUpdates) November 17, 2016
Note that Elliot plays on PC and at the time of when I’m writing this update, the quadruple score event isn’t live on Xbox One (for me at least). I’d expect consoles to follow in the next few hours, if not sooner. Regardless, this at least solves the November 17/18 mystery.
I can, however, doubly confirm that the bonus points weekend is live on PC and that the free trial for the DLCs is also live on that system.
Update 2:35 a.m. PT 11/17: Users on Reddit have confirmed consoles also have the events up and running, so I’m unsure what was wrong with my Xbox. Anyways, have fun with 4X score!
Update 1:20 p.m. PT 11/18: The official EA Star Wars Twitter account revealed that the events will end early Monday for much of the western world:
Earn 4X score in #StarWarsBattlefront all weekend long to celebrate our 1 year anniversary. 4X Score ends Nov. 21 at 1AM PDT. pic.twitter.com/FaNpwIZ3YF
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) November 18, 2016
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