Ok people what are your thoughts? Here are mine.

Pros:

• Looks and sounds good
• When people use mics I have experienced so great teamwork
• You can't have a whole squad with the same kit
• Can be difficult if you don't think about your tactics. For example: Insurgence have no optics on weapons, so trying to engage US forces in a ranged firefight is almost suicide.... ambush/ CQC is key!

Cons:

• Not enough people use Mic's
• Still some people that think that it is COD and go out on their own RAMBO style.... and die! Then bitch when medic won't come to help them
• Some maps it fairly hard to tell whos is enemy and who is friend
• Lack of Spartans to squad up with and destroy opposition!

To summarise as predicted the game shows alot of potential with its PR roots very easy to spot, I look forward to every patch along the way to it becoming a finished game.

Just a head's up SQUAD is releasing its alpha game in the steam store on 15/12/15. I will consider getting this as I have high hopes for this game.

It seems to me as only the negative reviews have been posted so far, a little bias I think.

First of all let's stop comparing it to battlefield... it is not that game and was never meant to be. People's frustration over Battlefield 3 and 4 is making them jump to conclusions about other DICE/ EA games.

Yes it's hard not to be drawn into the beauty of the game! It looks and sounds fantastic and any star wars fan would be impressed. In terms of game play there are a few weapon/team balancing tweaks needed, but on the whole I found it enjoyable.

If I want a highly tactical game I would play ArmA or even CS: GO competitive. But if I want some faster paced fun where no one cares if they win or lose and it's more about having a laugh with friends, then this is the sort of game I'd play.

Remember this BETA is limited to 2 maps and 2 modes (1 map per a mode), the AT-AT map is a decent size and is more tactical and the Drop Pod mode is more like a COD run and gun game. There are many more modes in the full release and more maps to explore.

Now the big question: WOULD I BUY IT? Yes I would as the game is good fun, however there would be a few conditions:

• I'd have to watch some game play of the other game modes.
• I would have to be confident friend would get is as well.
• the teams would have to be balanced.