The multiplayer shooter Star Wars Battlefront will not have only 8 multiplayer maps as feared by the community, but at least 12.
The fourth of May is an unofficial Star Wars day for significant pun reasons. “May the Force be with you” is a well-known Star Wars quote, and the fourth of May sounds quite similar in English to “May the Fourth.”
Anyway, given this important date, fans expected something from Star Wars Battlefront, and they got a bit of it. While there was no in-game material, at least a dev blog about the planet Sullust, along with a screenshot and concept art, and most importantly: the information about the multiplayer maps.
It will indeed be twelve maps
Fans had assumed that there would be only two per planet, which made just eight for four planets. The developers at Dice contradicted this, but to this day have not provided any numbers: 12 multiplayer maps are supposed to be the case, as it is now said.
This does not yet include the multiplayer maps that are set to be released with the free DLC “Battle of Jakku” in December, shortly after the release and in time for the movie, available a bit earlier for pre-orders of Star Wars Battlefront. So by December, there will already be more than 12 maps.
Planet Sullust is supposed to be a lava world touched by the Empire
By the way, the planet Sullust is a lava planet. To find a somewhat similar model on Earth, parts of the Dice team took an excursion to Iceland. The planet is supposed to show significant signs of imperial influence and a certain style. Therefore, Lucas Arts also studied the Death Star and imagined that the structures on Sullust were created by its architect.
