I hope so because it's what I am doing. Usually they charge you whem your game is sent.
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ANTHEM discussion thread [PSA: VIP Demo Jan 25-27, Open Demo Feb 1-3 | PS4/XB1/PC]
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In the loot video, the devs did say that some rewards would be tied to specific tasks. For example, they said that if want an assault rifle but can't get one to drop, you might be able to find a certain task or mission that guarantees an assault rifle blueprint as one of the rewards.
I wasn't planning on Ranger, but after how smooth the grenade aiming felt errr looked I'm gravitating more towards that. Plus that hover build in the loot stream sounded dope as fuck.
I also wouldn't be surprised if the first Javelin DLC was a straight medic class.
BFV could be a good indicator maybe, since it's also frostbite but then again, this is open world
Yeah, but the Alpha, which you still won't be able to talk about until Feb 22nd (or when certain features experienced during the Alpha are officially made public). That's what I was talking about.
I wonder if the Alpha will be the same that people play during the VIP demo or not. Expecting it to be more involved and updated.
Apparently, while there will be some overlap, it won't be based on the same build instead the demo was forked later. The Alpha build was from 3-4 months ago.
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Yeh the builds are gonna be crazy. I also hope for a haste stat lol, like maybe I can get out more attacks with the colossus ultimate compared to the 3 shots I think it has? Would be cool.
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They have said that all raids and missions etc will have matchmaking (iirc).
They have already shared all of the abilities from the javelins, but none have an ability to restore armor or shields
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/meet-the-ranger-javelin
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/meet-the-colossus-javelin
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/meet-the-interceptor-javelin
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/meet-the-storm-javelin
However, each javelin has a support ability slot that can help them fill in a support role. You could take a look at either the ranger or the storm as they have a support ability that allows them to deflect enemy projectiles, while the colossus can increase teammate damage resistance, and the interceptor can remove bad status effects from allies. Based on the stream with the hover ranger build, It is possible that the gear effects would allows us to spec into (X amount of health / shield regenerated on kill) or (Decreased cooldown for X or Y support ability) which would allow you to build a javelin centered around their support gear and spamming it as much as possible!
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I believe there was some gear shown that had armor / shield restoration as a perk. I could be remembering wrong though.
There was shown off a shield restore item, its part of the random rolls possible on items.
I'll most likely be maining the Colossus. Love my high health thic boii and I need me those heavy weapons baby.
Thankfully we can pick and choose which Javelin at any point in the game so I'll definitely experiment.
Thankfully we can pick and choose which Javelin at any point in the game so I'll definitely experiment.
This will be interesting to see since matchmaking has been asked forever by the Destiny community. Still need to see how well made the raids in Anthem will be.
Sweet, thank you for pointing that out! I definitely want to look into such items for self sustain, and combine that some cooldown reduction for my ranger builds down the line :)
This is what has me real happy, being unable to choose what class I want to play as cripples me at the start of some games lol.
Looking forward to this, will grab on Origin Access to see if it runs on my PC, if not I'll be on PS4.
I know it won't happen but I would love to see a full list of the possible items rolls. The min-maxing is going to be crazy haha.
The loadouts will get really unique, which should enable parties of the same javelin to still be effective.
Yeah, really excited to see builds slowly take place as loot drops. Part of my interest in loot games is finding new gear to replace old gear!
I haven't watched everything yet, but what im really curious about is if they're going to have big unique raids like Destiny in unique environments. The game seems to mostly take place in the same type of environments from what they've showed. But it's still early.
Hoping we go to space! Even just to the moon. There's also gotta be some different environments on the planet, I would hope anyways.
Hoping we go to space! Even just to the moon. There's also gotta be some different environments on the planet, I would hope anyways.
Same. It will be interesting if someone could do a spatial plot of a few key metrics (like say flight time and health) and show overlapping geometric shapes of the javelins and how they can overlap with certain loadouts.
Paid DLC sounds like it will be how new javelins are introduced, which I'm pretty positive about and I think that will be healthy for the game.
Yeah, this game has as much Diablo DNA as Destiny, I think, and looking at the Necromancer DLC probably gives us some idea of what to expect.
Probably too early to say, but do you guys think that this will fill my desire for a systems heavy (crafting, augments, etc.) RPG? Did anyone see any of that in the videos or previews?
I'm pretty much a solo player and I got a lot of good hours out of Destiny 1 (I played long after all the expansions came out though) but I'm really looking for something with crafting and more systems I can manage. I'm not expecting a ton story wise even though I have loved bioware games in the past, but I'd be happy with a game that provided 20-30 hours of solo content. Anyone have any indications whether or not this could provide that?
I'm pretty much a solo player and I got a lot of good hours out of Destiny 1 (I played long after all the expansions came out though) but I'm really looking for something with crafting and more systems I can manage. I'm not expecting a ton story wise even though I have loved bioware games in the past, but I'd be happy with a game that provided 20-30 hours of solo content. Anyone have any indications whether or not this could provide that?
I think this could be up your alley. They alluded to hundreds of item permutations in one stream, but cautioned that raids are four member party endeavors only.
There are no raids yet only the strongholds with multiple difficulties (think destiny strikes).
Presumably I won't have to look up a guide to figure out what the fuck to do. I really want to get into Warframe, but the beginning parts of that game are...ugh. Everything I've seen just tells you to play until you figure it out. Anthem should have a more structured way to bring new players in.
Trying to go radio silent until launch as I've already pre ordered the LoD Edition and I've seen more than enough to quench my curiosity...
I am super curious what kind of creatures and bat shit huge bosses, enemies, etc. we'll run into. I hope they keep a lot of them under wraps until launch.
I wonder if we'll get another stream based around Shaper Storms though...haven't really heard a lot about them so far.
I am super curious what kind of creatures and bat shit huge bosses, enemies, etc. we'll run into. I hope they keep a lot of them under wraps until launch.
I wonder if we'll get another stream based around Shaper Storms though...haven't really heard a lot about them so far.
I get the feeling some of them might be story related, or they will be the endgame aspirational content. Something to work towards. I hope the Shaper content means they can have a mess around and come up with some crazy content and environments.
Side question: will there be a separate thread to exchange gamer tags or is that typically done in OTs?
Usually done in OT's but I am guessing the VIP demo might have a thread for it and its not NDA locked like the Alpha was.
If you pre-ordered (VIP DEMO) - January 25th to 27th
Open Demo - February 1st to 3rd.
Game launches - February 22nd
If you have Origin Premier (PC Only) full game early access starts on February 15th, and with EA Access (XBOX) you get a 10 hour free trial on the same day.
If you have Origin Premier do you get access to the VIP demo?
Yes.
"The VIP Demo takes place from January 25 - 27, a few weeks before Anthem launches on February 22, 2019. Pre-order, join Origin Access, or join EA Access to experience the VIP Demo. As part of the VIP Demo, you'll also get an exclusive in-game item to show you were the first to play.* "
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/anthem-demos
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