It seems that Legends has replaced Open as the most populated mode. As an average skill player, here are my thoughts on Legends after playing it for a while.
Now that Legends has loadout customization, I think it has more potential than Open because it has a more iconic roster. Legends mode also has superior depth in weapons and abilities. Notably, the grappling hook, kickflip, cloak, and enhanced saber throw are fun to use. Shotguns and Micro-Rocket launchers are also a nice change of pace too. Hybrid classes seem to let skilled players shine, by being able to engage in both gunning and saber dueling.
Some game-changing mechanics are healers, force protect, and armor regen. These mechanics encourage experienced players to play more aggressively, and also give new players a way to be useful outside of nade spam. I used to think healing would ruin the fun, but after getting used to it, I prefer this fast pacing over the more tactical nature of Open and I enjoy playing healer as a comfort class.
I really like the 2-life Jedi and Sith (Jedi Knight and Royal Protector) since they make sabering way more accessible and also allow saber players to play more aggressively. However, I can't fathom why the devs thought 5-life classes were a good idea. Either those players kamikaze with rocket launchers like a huge nuisance, or they stall the game long. 3-life should be the maximum! And even then, classes like the 3-life Kowakian monkey-lizard seemed to be designed with the goal of making them as annoying as possible.
Legends generally feels unfinished. Most notably, Mara Jade has no FP, and Bo-Katan's jetpack crashes my game every time I use it. Also, I can't find a way to save my builds, and people I ask tell me it's not possible yet. Plus there are no default builds. I noticed that some classes like C3P0 and Gunray have been taken off the roster, I assume to be reworked? !Spin seems mostly broken. Seeker drone seems to glitch out some doors.
There are also some dumb abilities, a notable one is the trip mines. They are way too visible to not see unless placed directly behind a door on some maps. But the wire activates even on teammates. Even then they barely do damage individually, I see most people just using them trying to place them on enemies to get them stuck. Toxic laughter is just toxic dart minus skill, which is very lame.
Overall, I have fun on Legends despite not liking "Hero Shooters" and if it gets properly polished I wouldn't mind it permanently becoming the main mode of this game. But I'd also like to see Open make a comeback by taking some of Legend's best aspects.
Now that Legends has loadout customization, I think it has more potential than Open because it has a more iconic roster. Legends mode also has superior depth in weapons and abilities. Notably, the grappling hook, kickflip, cloak, and enhanced saber throw are fun to use. Shotguns and Micro-Rocket launchers are also a nice change of pace too. Hybrid classes seem to let skilled players shine, by being able to engage in both gunning and saber dueling.
Some game-changing mechanics are healers, force protect, and armor regen. These mechanics encourage experienced players to play more aggressively, and also give new players a way to be useful outside of nade spam. I used to think healing would ruin the fun, but after getting used to it, I prefer this fast pacing over the more tactical nature of Open and I enjoy playing healer as a comfort class.
I really like the 2-life Jedi and Sith (Jedi Knight and Royal Protector) since they make sabering way more accessible and also allow saber players to play more aggressively. However, I can't fathom why the devs thought 5-life classes were a good idea. Either those players kamikaze with rocket launchers like a huge nuisance, or they stall the game long. 3-life should be the maximum! And even then, classes like the 3-life Kowakian monkey-lizard seemed to be designed with the goal of making them as annoying as possible.
Legends generally feels unfinished. Most notably, Mara Jade has no FP, and Bo-Katan's jetpack crashes my game every time I use it. Also, I can't find a way to save my builds, and people I ask tell me it's not possible yet. Plus there are no default builds. I noticed that some classes like C3P0 and Gunray have been taken off the roster, I assume to be reworked? !Spin seems mostly broken. Seeker drone seems to glitch out some doors.
There are also some dumb abilities, a notable one is the trip mines. They are way too visible to not see unless placed directly behind a door on some maps. But the wire activates even on teammates. Even then they barely do damage individually, I see most people just using them trying to place them on enemies to get them stuck. Toxic laughter is just toxic dart minus skill, which is very lame.
Overall, I have fun on Legends despite not liking "Hero Shooters" and if it gets properly polished I wouldn't mind it permanently becoming the main mode of this game. But I'd also like to see Open make a comeback by taking some of Legend's best aspects.
